Kendall Rogers continues his series of conference reports heading into Fall Practice with the Big 12. He states that the Big 12 on paper is slightly down from where they have been in the past couple of years but as I always say when the pedal gets to the metal in February we will see how strong the Big 12 actually is.

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The NCAA is currently looking into cracking down on the Advisers/Agents in the MLB Draft negotiations. The reason for this comes from the Andrew Oliver case where he was deemed ineligible because he had an advisor (agent) representing him out of high school during his negotiations. MLB is also not happy with the current situation with how drafted players are receiving outrageous money from some of the large market clubs.

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FROM CAPE COD BASEBALL LEAGUE RELEASE

COCA COLA PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

Tyler Lyons, Chatham LHP

The first half of this week’s Coca Cola Co-Pitchers of the Week has been awarded to Chatham starter Tyler Lyons (Oklahoma State). The 6-2 southpaw earned the accolade this week by shutting out Wareham on August 19th, securing a 1-0 victory for his Anglers. Lyons surrendered only two hits in a complete game performance, fanning 11 Gatemen without walking a batter. Lyons now has two wins and two losses on the season, sporting a healthy 2.20 ERA.

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Here is your CCBL Recap for July 15th.

Hyannis defeated Bourne 6-0 behind Dustin Harrington (East Carolina) who went 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Box Score

Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia) went 3-6 with two runs scored as Brewster and Orlenas tied at 3 after 11 innings. The game was called due to darkness. Box Score Read the rest of this entry »

Oklahoma State is facing a meeting with the NCAA over a major rules violation a former player receiving a gift from an out of state congregation. The former player was not included in the documents but a hearing is scheduled on August 7th and 8th.

An OSU spokesman explained that the former player was on an out-of-state summer baseball roster in 2007, and during that summer attended a church. The player did not own a vehicle and had money problems, the spokesman said.

As anyone knows that has dealt with the NCAA, they do not look past these things that often so expect the Cowboys to face some sort of sanctions in the coming months.

You can check out the full article by the Tulsa World by clicking here.

Clemson, South Carolina (AP) – Kyle Parker didn’t get mad or pout when he was sent to the bench for the two most important games of Clemson’s season.

Mired in a slump, the former cleanup hitter, tried to stay focused and prepared. Read the rest of this entry »

A pair of freshmen pitchers came up big and the Clemson offense had two breakout games to extend the Clemson Regional to a fourth day.

The Tigers (42-20) beat Tennessee Tech in an elimination game, 10-0, then pounded Oklahoma State, 15-1, to force a 7 p.m. Monday game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Oklahoma State, which earned an NCAA Tournament bid despite not qualifying for the Big 12 Tournament, was the poster child for those criticizing some omissions/inclusions in the NCAA field.

After turning back host Clemson, 3-2, in the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Saturday night, the Cowboys sit one victory away from heading to the Super Regionals. Read the rest of this entry »

SPECIAL TO THE CBB
Top-seeded Clemson needed ninth-inning drama Friday to join Oklahoma State in the winners bracket of the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

The Tigers and Cowboys play at 7 p.m. Saturday, after an elimination game between Alabama and Tennessee Tech at 3.

Oklahoma State 10 Alabama 6

In the first game, Tom Belza homered in his first three at-bats — including a first-inning grand slam — as third-seeded Oklahoma State beat No. 2 Alabama. Read the rest of this entry »

The Clemson Tigers will be hosting a 2009 NCAA Regional which features Alabama as the number 2 seed, Oklahoma State as the third seed, and Tennessee Tech as the four seed. The Tigers enter the tournament with a 40-19 overall record and finished second in the Atlantic Division of the ACC with a 19-11 record. Alabama on the other hand comes into the tournament with a 37-19 record and went 18-11 in the SEC which was good enough for a third place finish in the Western Division. Oklahoma State enters the tournament as the biggest controversy as they finished the season with a ninth place finish in the Big 12 conference which did not qualify them for the Big 12 Tournament. They have an overall record of 32-22 and finished the Big 12 season with a 9-16 record. Tennessee Tech makes the NCAA Tournament after an extra-inning victory over Jacksonville State to win the Ohio Valley Conference. They currently have a 30-22-1 record after going 10-11-1 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Oklahoma's Catcher J.T. Wise

#13 Oklahoma 6 #15 Texas A&M 5

NORMAN, Okla. — The No. 13 Sooners hit three home runs en route to a 6-5 victory over No. 16 Texas A&M during Friday’s series opener in front of 1,236 fans at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

J.T. Wise’s 17th home run of the year, a two-run blast in the fifth inning, gave OU a 6-4 advantage as Ryan Duke recorded his 13th save of the season.
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Alex Wilson and Texas A&M travel to Oklahoma to take on the Sooners this weekend. (Photo courtesy of Wildmen03 at TexAgs.com)

With Texas locking up the Big 12 regular season championship last weekend, it’s a battle for second place in the conference this weekend.  Oklahoma and Texas A&M both sit at 14-10 in conference play, and the two teams face off in Norman this weekend with a potential NCAA host spot on the line.  Kansas and Kansas State face off in a split series, with the first game in Manhattan on Friday and the remaining two games in Lawrence.  Read the rest of this entry »