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LSU’s Austin Nola Hits for the Cycle in Summer League

DANVILLE, Ill. — When he arrived in Danville to join the Dans, Austin Nola brought with him plenty of memories from his school season at LSU.

Both he and Dans teammate Mikie Mahtook were late-comers after winning this year’s College World Series.

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Tags: Big 12, Cape Cod League, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma, SEC, South Alabama, Sun Belt

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Head Coach Scoot Googins Adds Nick Otte to Coaching Staff

CINCINNATI – Xavier baseball head coach Scoot Googins has announced the addition of Nick Otte to the XU coaching staff. He will serve primarily as the pitching coach for the Musketeers after serving three years as an assistant at Miami (Ohio).

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Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big West, Cal-State Northridge, LSU, NC State, Oklahoma, SEC, Xavier

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The regular season for the WMBL is over, and the playoffs start on Friday, July 31. The Okotoks Dawgs won the West Division pennant with a 32-13 record, and they will host the Moose Jaw Miller Express in the first playoff round. The Swift Current Indians won the Central Division pennant with a 27-13 record, and they will host Yorkton Cardinals in the first round. The Melville Millionaires won the East Division with a 26-14 record, and will host the Regina Red Sox. The other first-round playoff matchup is Medicine Hat Mavericks at Lethbridge Bulls. All series are best-of-five. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bellevue, British Columbia, Cal State Los Angeles, Campbellsville, Houston-Victoria, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Point Park, Texas Wesleyan, Wayne State

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UNCW Summer Baseball Update – July 24

Cody Stanley (Cotuit) – Stanley represented UNCW and Cotuit at the Cape Cod All-Star game on July 23 and finished the rain-shortened contest 0-2 and caught the first four innings of the game. Stanley knocked in the second run of the game for the West team with a ground out. He’s hitting .296 with 13 runs scored in the pitching dominated summer league.
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Tags: Big 12, Big Ten, CAA, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Sam Houston State, Santa Clara, Southland Conference, Texas Collegiate League, UNCW, West Coast

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FROM PRESS RELEASE

WICHITA, KANSAS – Another successful Greater Wichita Sports Banquet has come to a close for the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. The 12th annual event featured Johnny Bench, former Cincinnati Reds catcher and Hall of Famer, as he presented the Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award to University of Oklahoma catcher, J.T. Wise. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, ACC, Big 12, Boston College, CAA, George Mason, Johnny Bench Award, National Awards, Oklahoma

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FROM ABCA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – The American Baseball Coaches Association announced the ABCA/Rawlings Sporting Goods All-American teams on Wednesday, June 17.

Among the First Team honorees are six players participating in this year’s College World Series including Arizona State starting pitcher Mike Leake, LSU starting pitcher Louis Coleman, Arizona State catcher Carlos Ramirez, UNC first baseman Dustin Ackley, ASU outfielder Jason Kipnis and Virginia utility player Danny Hultzen. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 All-Americans, ABCA, Alabama, Arizona State, Army, Ball State, Boston College, Cal State Fullerton, College of Charleston, Dallas Baptist University, East Carolina, Elon, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno St., George Mason, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, LSU, Manhattan, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Missouri, Missouri State, New Mexico, New Mexico St., Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Sacramento St., San Diego State, Stetson, Texas, Texas State, Towson, UC-Irvine, UNC, Virginia, Western Kentucky

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Here is your Day 3 Recap from the Norman Regional.

Oklahoma 7 Washington State 2

NORMAN, Okla. — No. 9 Oklahoma advanced to the championship game of the Norman Regional with its 7-2 win over No. 24 Washington State Sunday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

The Sooners meet No. 21 Arkansas at 7 p.m. tonight. Tickets are still available at the ballpark’s box office. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 norman regional, Arkansas, Big 12, Oklahoma, Pac 10, SEC, Washington State

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Recapping the action from the Norman Regional at L. Dale Mitchell Stadium on Saturday.

Arkansas- 17, Oklahoma-6

NORMAN, OK- The No. 21 Arkansas Razorback baseball team pounded out a season high 20 hits including three or more from Ben Tschepikow, Scott Lyons, Andy Wilkins and James McCann to remain undefeated in the NCAA Norman Regional with a 17-6 victory over the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners at L. Dale Mitchell Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday night.

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Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 norman regional, Arkansas, Big 12, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma, Pac 10, SEC, Washington State, Wichita State

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Here is your recap from the first day of action from the Norman OK Regional.

Arkansas 10 Washington State 3

NORMAN, Okla. – The No. 21 Arkansas Razorback baseball team exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take down the No. 24 Washington State Cougars at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla., in the first round of the NCAA Norman Regional on Friday afternoon, 10-3. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 norman regional, Arkansas, Big 12, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma, Pac 10, SEC, Washington State, Wichita State

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The Oklahoma Sooners will host the 2009 Norman Regional at L. Dale Mitchell Park this weekend.  The first game of the regional will be a rematch of opening weekend for Washington State and Arkansas.  It was then that the Razorbacks swept the Cougars at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.  After Washington State and Arkansas square off in game one at 1 p.m. CT, host Oklahoma will take the field against the fourth seeded Wichita State Shockers at 7 p.m. CT.   The Sooners won both regular season meetings with Wichita State this year by scores of 15-0 and 8-1.

The first elimination game is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT and will be followed by the winner’s bracket championship game at 7 p.m. CT.  On Sunday, the 1 p.m. CT game will be for the loser’s bracket championship, and the first championship game will be at 7 p.m. CT.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 norman regional, Arkansas, Big 12, CBB Column, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma, Pac 10, SEC, Washington State, Wichita State

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The NCAA has released the 2009 regional host sites.  The ACC earned four regional hosts: Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and North Carolina.  Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss will be hosting from the SEC.  The Big 12 will have Texas and Oklahoma as hosts, and Conference USA will also have two hosts: Rice and East Carolina.  Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine will host out of the Big West.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, East Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Rice, TCU, Texas, UC-Irvine, UNC

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Here is your 2009 Big 12 Tourney Recap for May 23rd.

Baylor 8 Kansas 4

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shaver Hansen was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, leading Baylor to an 8-4 victory over Kansas in Saturday’s pool-play action at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at Bricktown Ballpark. Baylor (29-24) posted a 2-1 record in pool play but cannot advance to Sunday’s title game due to tiebreakers. Kansas (37-22) finished 0-3 in pool play. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 Recap, Big 12 Tournament, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech