FROM TEAM USA RELEASE

(KANNAPOLIS, N.C.) – Drew Pomeranz (Ole Miss) broke the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) record for strikeouts in a game with 17 and pitched six solid innings to lead the National Team to a 15-1 victory at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium in the opening game of a four-game friendship series against Guatemala. The U.S. improved to 6-0 on its 2009 summer tour with the win. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Conference USA, FSU, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Tennessee

FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE

(CARY, N.C.) – USA Baseball announced Wednesday night the 22 members of its 2009 National Team (Collegiate). The roster is headlined by shortstop and 2008 National Team member Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton; Capey, Puerto Rico), and consists of five outfielders, six infielders, 10 pitchers, and one utility player. Two additional players will stay with the team to serve as alternates. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, FSU, Hawaii, Horizon League, Kansas State, Louisville Slugger, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, Ohio Valley Conference, Ole Miss, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Tennessee, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Tulane, UCLA, UT-Arlington, Vanderbilt, WAC, Wright State

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee State) went 3-3 with a solo home run and the Blue Team picked up a 3-1 win over the Red Team at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

Brentz wasted little time as he kicked off the scoring in the top of the second inning with a 390 foot home run to left centerfield on Red Team starter Drew Pomeranz (Mississippi) for the early 1-0 lead. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Baylor, Conference USA, FSU, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, Mountain West, Ohio Valley Conference, Ole Miss, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, TCU, Tennessee, Tulane, UCLA

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

OXFORD, Miss. – The Virginia baseball team captured its first berth in the College World Series after earning a 5-1 win over Ole Miss Sunday in front of 10,110 spectators at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field in the NCAA Oxford Super Regional. After dropping the first game of the super regional, Virginia rallied to take the final two games and win the series. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Super Regional, ACC, Ole Miss, SEC, Virginia

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
OXFORD, Miss. – Trailing Ole Miss 3-2 in the eighth inning, the Virginia baseball team rallied to score two in the inning and then held on in a tense ninth inning to record a 4-3 win over the Rebels Saturday in front of a raucous stadium-record crowd of 10,323 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field in the NCAA Oxford Super Regional. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Super Regional, ACC, Ole Miss, SEC, Virginia

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
OXFORD, Miss. — Rebel sophomore Matt Smith only got one hit on the afternoon, but it was the one that mattered as his solo walk-off in the 12th inning propelled No. 8 Ole Miss (44-18) to a 4-3 win over No. 5 Virginia (46-13-1) in the first game of this weekend’s NCAA Super Regional. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Super Regional, ACC, Ole Miss, SEC, Virginia

Here are some of the best links from Around the Nation.

The first article checks in on Cal-State Fullerton catcher Dustin Garneau who turned down a chance to play college football to play for the Titans baseball program. The Courier-Journal out of Kentucky has a preview of the Cal-State Fullerton Titans from a Louisville prespective. The Clarion-Ledger has an interesting take on some of the things that go on in the Ole Miss dugout. The final article of the day comes from The News and Observer has a great article on the solid pitching staff of the UNC Tar Heels which is led by Alex White.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Links, Louisville, Ole Miss, SEC, UNC

Virginia beat the seemingly-immortal Stephen Strasburg in the Regionals last week, so they’re confident that playing on the road in the Super Regionals won’t pose as big a problem as people think.

In fact, Cavaliers coach Brian O’Connor almost sees it as an advantage for his team, with the majority of the pressure squarely on Mississippi when the Oxford Super Regional begins on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Super Regional, ACC, CBB Column, Ole Miss, SEC, Virginia

OXFORD, Miss. — It was a night for heroics as sophomore left-hander Drew Pomeranz pitched a complete-game with a career-high 16 strikeouts to tie the school’s single game record as No. 9 Ole Miss (43-18) defeated Western Kentucky (42-20) by a score of 4-1 on Monday to advance to an NCAA Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Regional, Ole Miss, SEC, Sun Belt, Western Kentucky

We see six regional finals taking place tonight to decide who makes the trip to the Super Regional round. We have found Free Live Video links to four of the six games with the Clemson and Oklahoma State matchup shown on CSS. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, East Carolina, Kansas State, Louisville, Ole Miss, Rice, SEC, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Webcasts, Western Kentucky

Here is the Day 3 Recap of the Oxford Regional.

Western Kentucky 11 Missouri 6

OXFORD, Miss. – Western Kentucky University (41-19) jumped on the Missouri Tigers (35-27) early for the second time in three days to post an 11-6 victory on Sunday afternoon at Oxford-University Stadium and advance to the program’s first NCAA Regional Championship round appearance in 29 years. The third-seeded Hilltoppers won their second game in three tries in the NCAA Oxford Regional, eliminating the Tigers, and will now face top-seeded and eighth-ranked Ole Miss at 5:00 PM. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Regional, Big 12, Missouri, Ole Miss, SEC, Sun Belt, Western Kentucky

Here is your Day 2 Recap of the Oxford Regional.

Ole Miss 7 Western Kentucky 4

OXFORD, Miss. — For the fifth-straight season No. 9 Ole Miss (42-17) will find itself playing for an NCAA Regional Championship as the Rebels defeated Western Kentucky (40-19) by a score of 7-4 on Saturday to advance to the championship game of the NCAA Oxford Regional on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Oxford Regional, Big 12, Missouri, Monmouth, Northeast Conference, Ole Miss, SEC, Sun Belt, Western Kentucky