Geoff Brown (Washington) has signed to return to the Newport Gulls for this 3rd summer season with the team. Geoff is a 5-11/190 lefty from Mill Creek, WA. He went 3-0, with a 1.31 era in 20.2 innings pitched. He allowed 14 hits, walked 7 and fanned 20 batters. He also held opposing batters to a .197 batting average.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Brown Will Return To Newport
Baseball tradition draws Texas Collegiate League to Weimar
From the Victoria Advocate
WEIMAR - Chances are you've seen the lights.
If you've traveled on Interstate 10 between San Antonio and Houston or U.S. Highway 77 between La Grange and Schulenburg on a spring or summer night, the glow is visible for miles. Read the rest here.
Beavers plan to send 4 to Bend
From the Bend Elks
James Nygren is a junior in Corvallis. He saw limited action in the 2009 summer making five appearances, including three starts, for the Corvallis Knights. Went 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA in 20 1/3 innings, racking up one save and 13 strikeouts while opponents hit .211 against him. In his sophomore year for the Beavers. James made 18 appearances, all in relief ... Posted a 2-0 record and 4.45 ERA in 30 1/3 innings ... Saved one game ... Struck out 17 ... Played in seven games in Pac-10 play, going 1-0 with a 4.66 ERA. The Klamath Falls, Oregon native origially attended Western Nevada College before transferring to Corvallis.
Tyler Smith is a freshman from Thousand Oaks, California where he lettered three years at Thousand Oaks high school ... Served as team captain senior year and earned all-league honorable mention honors ... As a junior, earned second-team all-league honors ... As a sophomore, earned first-team all-league honors.
Nick Stiltner, from Eugene, Oregon made 10 appearances for the Bend Elks last summer including three starts ... Went 1-1 with a 2.73 ERA ... Worked 29 2/3 innings, scattering 28 hits and 11 runs, nine of which were earned ... Opponents hit .255 against him and he had 26 strikeouts. Nick had two back to back clutch complete games late in the season in leading the Elks to the post season. For the Beavers in 2009 he made four appearances, going 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA in 5 2/3 innings ... Threw two scoreless innings against Oregon, striking out two (5/20) ... Earned his first career win after throwing one inning, allowing two hits and two runs against Texas Tech (3/8) ... Made his first career appearance, striking out two in 1 2/3 inning of work.
Chris Viegas transferred to Corvallis from Canada College in the Bay Area. He earned first-team all-league honors his sophomore year. Chris batted .351 with six home runs, 30 RBI and 30 stolen bases. HIs freshman year he player at the University of San Diego. Chris earned 4 letters at St Francis high school in Menlo Park, California. He batted .378 with two home runs as a senior, earned second-team all-league honors ... As a junior, batted .352 with two home runs to earn a second-team all-league honor.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Marlins Welcome New General Manager
From the Coastal Plain League
The Morehead City Marlins announced today the hiring of Christopher Marmo as the club’s new General Manager for their inaugural season in the Coastal Plain League.
Marmo has been working in the Coastal Plain League for the past three seasons. Marmo spent last season as the General Manager of the Thomasville HiToms in the west division. During the 2007 and 2008 campaigns, Marmo served as the Assistant General Manager with the Wilson Tobs of the north division. Marmo was an integral part of many departments of each organization that included sales, marketing, concessions, stadium operations, and ticket operations.
A graduate of York College in sport management, Marmo started his career in baseball in 2004 as a ticket operations assistant for the Somerset Patriots in the Atlantic League. Marmo, a Cranford, NJ native, continued his work experience in 2005 with the New Jersey Sport and Exposition Authority at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ as an event marketing assistant.
“I am very excited to be a part of something so special in such a welcoming and established area,” Marmo said. “I am looking forward to working with the Morehead City community and surrounding communities and hope to see everyone at O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium this summer.”
“We are very excited to have someone with Chris’s background as our General Manager,” said Marlins Vice President Buddy Bengel. “He will bring experience in the Coastal Plain League to our franchise. I look for him to have a major impact on our organization and help this Inaugural Season be successful.”
The Morehead City Marlins are the newest member of the Coastal Plain League. The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 14th season, the Coastal Plain League features 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The CPL gives players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts.
Hawkeyes Sign Northern Colorado Freshman
The Cooperstown Hawkeyes are the newest team in the NYCBL. They have signed a catcher from the University of Northern Colorado for the 2010 summer season. Harrison Lambert is 6-4/190 pounds and hails from Lenaxa, Kansas. He was a 2nd team All-State selection while at Olathe Northwest High School.
Tornado Signee Off To A Hot Start
A future Tennessee Tornado (SCBL) is off to a hot start this year. Dustin Maggs is a Junior from Nova Southeastern. He is currently hitting .462 in 13 at-bats this year. He has walked 4 times, driven in 2 and has scored 3 times this season.
Johnson and Viola Return
From the Florida Collegiate Summer League
Former All-Star and Major League Manager of the Year Davey Johnson, in his second year with the Florida League, will be managing the Sanford River Rats for the summer of 2010. Johnson managed the DeLand Suns in 2009 and had a highly successful first season with the Florida League. The Suns got off to a hot start, beginning the season 14-0. Although the amazing run didn’t continue throughout the entire season, the Suns easily finished the regular season in first place, finishing with a 24-11 record, before losing in the second round of the playoffs. Johnson, who has remarked that he loves the opportunity to teach younger players about the game, will surely bring excitement to the city of Sanford this summer.
Another top-tier coach, former Cy Young Award Winner and World Series MVP Frank Viola, will be returning to the Florida League this year. Viola will be returning to the Leesburg Lightning for the third straight season and the city of Leesburg should be excited with the news. Viola led the Lightning to an 18-18 regular season record last season alongside his son, Frankie, who was one of his assistant coaches. More importantly, however, Viola helped lead the team through a sweep of the playoffs to the franchise’s second Florida League Championship. Leesburg beat a surging Clermont team in dominant fashion in the championship game at Tropicana Field, with the final score 5-1 in favor of the Lightning. With the victory, the Lightning became the first franchise in Florida League history to win two championships. The excitement will be high for the beginning of this year as well, so make sure to check in on all of the action at www.floridaleague.com.
The Florida League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and one of nine leagues in the country supported and partially funded by Major League Baseball and is one of eight leagues affiliated with the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB) - an alliance of college summer wood bat leagues which operate under NCAA legislation.
Sweets Go East for Talent
From the Walla Walla Sweets
WALLA WALLA, WA (February 4, 2010) – “Go West, Young Man” was a popular quote as Americans moved across the country to settle the Wild West during the 19th century. Three talented baseball players are taking the counsel to heart as they venture West to join the Walla Walla Sweets in 2010.
Catcher Josh Daniel from St. John’s University (NY) and infielder Danny Poplawski from Georgetown University, both rising programs in the Big East Conference, and Marshall Yanzick, an infielder from Cornell University, have signed contracts to play for the Sweets this coming summer.
These players are actually coming back West, as all three come from towns west of the Mississippi. Daniel, a 6’ 4”, 200 lb. junior catcher, is from Lakewood, CO. Poplawski, a 6’ 2”, 180 lb. freshman infielder, is from Bellevue, WA, and Yanzick is a 6’2”, 185 lb. sophomore infielder from Beaverton, OR.
“In addition to their abilities on the baseball diamond, these young men come from academically challenging programs that require them to be on top of their game in the classroom as well,” said Sweets GM Zachary Fraser. “We are excited that they are choosing to continue their development as ballplayers with our club and look forward to their contributions towards winning a championship.”
The Sweets, an expansion franchise in the West Coast League, will open up the 2010 season by hosting defending league champion Wenatchee AppleSox at Borleske Stadium on June 8. Season tickets are now available by calling 509.522.BALL (2255) or by visiting www.wallawallasweets.com.
About the Walla Walla Sweets:
Walla Walla Sweets is a professionally operated baseball club in the West Coast League. It is led by a group of civic-minded individuals with strong ties to the Walla Walla region and to the game of baseball. The Walla Walla Sweets will strive to provide their fans, sponsors, business partners, and investors with the very best in competitive baseball and entertainment, including atmosphere, comfort, food & beverage, safety, competition, fun and value. For more information, please visit www.wallawallasweets.com.
CONTACT:
Walla Walla Sweets
Zachary Fraser
E: zachary@wallawallasweets.com
P: 509.522.2255
C: 801.360.8391
News and Notes For Feb. 8th
Here is your daily dose of college baseball related news and notes for today.
**Sunday's Baseball Recaps
Here is your game recaps from the CCAA Conference.
**Pacers' baseball team collects first victory of season
Sixth-ranked USC Aiken emphatically claimed its first win of the 2010 campaign on Sunday afternoon with a 14-5 victory over Lincoln Memorial at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. Read more.
**Columbus State baseball: CSU's split with West Alabama includes program's longest game
LIVINGSTON, Ala. — Columbus State and West Alabama played a scheduled doubleheader into the equivalent of a tripleheader Sunday. Read more.
**Whitworth Gets First Win in Split at Occidental
LOS ANGELES - JR Jarrell hit a game-winning three-run home run in the final inning and Kyle Krustangel added an insurance homer to lift visiting Whitworth University to a 7-5 victory in the nightcap of a non-conference baseball doubleheader at Occidental College, giving the Pirates their first win of the season. The host Tigers came from behind to win the opener 9-6. Read more.
**Condors split double-header against Cerro Coso College
Opening Day for the Oxnard College Condors’ baseball team turned out to be a slugfest. The Condors defeated Cerro Coso College 17-6 in game one of the double-header, with the teams combining for seven home runs. Read more.
**Baseball Sweeps Southwestern in 2010 Season Opening Doubleheader
GEORGETOWN, Texas -- The Tommy Boggs era at Concordia University Texas started on the right foot as the Tornados (2-0) baseball team swept a doubleheader against Southwestern University at Rockwell Field on Saturday afternoon. CTX won both games in extra innings, winning game one 9-5 and game two 7-3. Read more.
**Mullin leads McM into baseball opener
McMurry looks to get the baseball season off to a Super start today when West Texas A&M visits Walt Driggers Field at 2 p.m. Read more.
**Baseball Opens Season
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Southwestern Oklahoma State University opened its 2010 baseball season by winning one of three games at Arkansas Tech during a weekend series in Russellville, Ark. The Bulldogs won the middle game 9-5 but lost the opener 19-0 and the finale 9-6. Read more.
**No. 17 Tusculum, Stillman Split Baseball Doubleheader
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --- The No. 17 Tusculum College baseball team split a doubleheader at Stillman College Sunday afternoon. The Pioneers win the season-opening, three-game series 2-1, while the Tigers fall to 1-3 on the season. Read more.
**Gators Take Two of Three From Westmont in Weekend Series
SAN FRANCISCO – Tyler Overstreet (Fresno, Calif., Central HS), Santa Barbara City College) scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning to lift the San Francisco State baseball team to a 4-3 victory over Westmont College in the second half of a doubleheader Sunday at Maloney Field. Read more.
Knights sign Boyd
From the Gazette Times.com
The Corvallis Knights of the West Coast league have signed freshman pitcher/third baseman Griffin Boyd of Mt. Hood Community College to a 10-day contract for the upcoming season. He is the younger brother of Oregon State undergraduate assistant baseball coach Logan Boyd.
The Knights open the season June 4 at Kitsap. Their home opener is June 15 against Bend. You can read the press release here.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Watson To Pitch In Wareham
Mississippi State University freshman pitcher, C.C. Watson will be pitching for the Wareham Gatemen this summer. C.C is 6-1/190 pounds and hails from Heflin, AL. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 29th round of last year's draft. He should be one of the better freshman pitchers this season. He is said to have a "fast, live arm." So, it should be very exciting to see him pitch.
Aranas Moving North for the Summer
From the Coastal Plain League
The Tobs have signed Lexington, SC native Nick Aranas (photo courtesy of USC Aiken) out of the University of South Carolina Aiken. The junior infielder started all 61 games for the Pacers as a sophomore last year. Aranas will represent the first ever player from the University of South Carolina Aiken to wear the pin stripes for Wilson.
“As always, it is great to establish new relationships with different schools” Said Wilson general manager Ben Jones. “USC Aiken has put great players in our league for years, and we are hoping that it will continue with us”
In 2009, Aranas collected 85 hits, the forth most on the USC-Aiken team, for a .342 average. Aranas also contributed with 58 RBI, 18 doubles, four triples, and seven home runs on the year. He also swiped ten out of sixteen bases and primarily played first or third base. Aranas looks to be an everyday player and could give the Tobs some versatility at the corners.
“We are excited to have a player who can do so many thing so well” Said Tobs’ head coach Jeff Steele. “Nick will give us another consistent bat in our line up, and that is something that we are always looking for”
The Wilson Tobs are a member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 14th season, the Coastal Plain League features 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at http://www.coastalplain.com.
Owls, United Way Work to Collect Blankets in February
From the Coastal Plain League
With one of the coldest winters in recent memory upon us, the Forest City Owls and the United Way have teamed up to collect new blankets for the less fortunate in Rutherford County. The Owls are collecting blankets at their office at 353 W. Main St. Monday through Friday and at McNair Field the final two weekends in February. Anyone who donates a new blanket can purchase a general admission ticket to any college game in February at McNair Field for $3, half-off the face value. United Way will distribute the blankets to agencies in Rutherford County who will get them to people in need.
“We are pleased to work with the United Way in this worthy cause” said Owls general manager James Wolfe. “The unemployment rate is still very high here, and the temperatures have been very low. There are plenty of people that are struggling to make it through the winter and this is one small way that we can help.”
McNair Field will host five days of collegiate baseball in February, beginning with Western Carolina versus Gardner-Webb February 20 and 21. Both games will begin at 2 pm. The following weekend, Forest City will be the host for the inaugural North South Challenge. Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb, Niagara, and Marist will compete, with two games per day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Games begin at 3 pm on Friday and 1 pm Saturday and Sunday.
“Being that we are experiencing unusually cold weather this year I am delighted that the Forest City Owls are eager to facilitate a project to help more people keep warm without impacting their heating bills” added Faye Hassell, Executive Director of the United Way of Rutherford County.
Tickets to the games in February are included in the Owls season ticket packages, as well as the Owls Bonus Books. Individual tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth, or $3 with a new blanket donation. For more information contact the Owls at (828) 245-0000.
The Forest City Owls are the 2009 Coastal Plain League Petitt Cup Champions. The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league, heading into its 14th season. Featuring 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with wooden bats during the summer months. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at http://www.coastalplain.com.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Three Redhawks To Play For The Pirates
The Moses Lake Pirates of the WCL will have three Seattle University student-athletes on their summer roster. All are currently freshman at Seattle U.
Alex Kuniyoshi is a 6-0/180 pounder from Shoreline, WA. He was a 4-year varsity letter-winner at Shoreline High School.
Nate Roberts is a 5-9/170 infielder from Silverdale, WA. He went to Central Kitsap High School.
Evan Yardley is a 6-1/170 pound utility player from Richland, WA. He played baseball at Richland High School.
Chowan teammates commit to play for Staunton Braves
From the Staunton Braves
Chowan sophomores Ryan Bradshaw and Travis Bagbey have committed to play for the Staunton Braves during the upcoming summer season.
Bradshaw posted a 5-2 record and a 2.92 ERA in his freshman season at Chowan. He struck out 40 batters in 66.2 innings and opponents hit for a .261 average against the 6-foot-5 righthander. He will be Chowan’s No. 1 starter this spring.
Bagbey established himself as one of the top power hitters in Division II during his freshman year. The sophomore first baseman led all Division II hitters with a .955 slugging percentage. He finished his freshman year with 17 doubles, 17 homers and a .465 batting average.
Mudcats taking biggest plunge into Big 12 with 2010 roster
From the Constitution-Tribune
Capitalizing on coincidental timing, the Chillicothe Mudcats college-level summer baseball team will have by far its largest contingent of players from a couple of the nation’s most-prestigious college baseball conferences, if the preliminary roster of players recruited by returning coaches Adam Steyer and Chris Emanuel holds up. Read the rest here.
Spiders trio weave web to 'Devils
From the Outer Banks Daredevils
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -- The Outer Banks Daredevils Baseball Club will welcome three players from the University of Richmond to play on its 2010 squad.
With Matt Zink, Ryan Mallory and Matt Trent the Daredevils get an infielder, outfielder and pitcher from the Spiders.
Zink, a sophomore, started 21 games last year in the outfield and also had 11 appearances on the mound. The New York native batted .529 in his senior year of high school with a .929 slugging percentage. During Atlantic 10 Conference play for Richmond, Zink had a .276 average.
Mallory is another sophomore who got his share of playing time as a rookie. In a win against Iona he had a career-high five RBIs coupled with a home run. The first baseman drove in three more runs in the next game of the Iona series.
After four starts and 15 appearances as a sophomore, Trent sat out his junior year with a shoulder injury and got a medical redshirt. The right-hander has shown potential during the past fall season, posting average speeds of 91-92.
To see the 2010 team schedule and roster updates, go to obxdaredevils.com. Last summer was a banner year for Outer Banks, winning the first half Coastal Plain League North Division title and reaching the semifinals of the Petitt Cup Playoffs. The Daredevils were ranked as high as No. 7 in the weekly Perfect Game Crosschecker poll of the country’s top summer league teams, and had seven league all-stars.
Outer Banks is a member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Heading into its 14th season with 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with wooden bats during the summer months. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league Web site at www.coastalplain.com.
Owen Hassell
General Manager
Outer Banks Daredevils Baseball
(252) 441-0600
Office Fax: (252) 441-0606
Friday, February 5, 2010
Miller: Team deal may come within week
From the Daily Star.com
ONEONTA _ Oneonta Community Baseball may be only a week away.
Mayor Dick Miller unveiled a plan Thursday to bring baseball back to city-owned Damaschke Field this summer. The focal point of the plan is the purchase or lease of a yet-to-be-named New York Collegiate Baseball League franchise. Read the rest here.
Copperheads Announce Signing of Four Outfielders, Two Pitchers
From the Coastal Plain League
The Asheboro Copperheads continue to bolster their 2010 roster by announcing the signing of a talented group of outfielders who have already posted some impressive collegiate numbers, plus a couple of pitchers from defending Big Ten champion and nationally-ranked Ohio State.
Justin Wilson of UNC Charlotte, Xavier Macklin of North Carolina A&T, Kevin Deese of West Alabama, along with Ryan Honeycutt of the University of New Mexico will be honing their offensive skills against Coastal Plain League opposition this summer. From Ohio State, the Copperheads will be getting a pair of righthanded pitchers, junior Jared Strayer and freshman Brett McKinney.
Wilson was a second-team All-Atlantic 10 selection for the 49ers in 2009 when he hit .364, scored 53 runs, drove in another 38 and stole 19 bases. A native of Canton, NC and a 6-1, 190-pound junior at Charlotte, Wilson hit .414 with runners in scoring position for the 49ers last spring and put together an amazing streak when he had 10 consecutive hits and earned A-10 Player of the Week honors.
A&T’s Xavier Macklin is looking to continue the offensive form that earned him first-team All-MEAC honors as a freshman and landed him on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s first team Freshman All-American squad. Macklin, a 6-2, 190-pounder out of Rocky Mount, hit .364 for the Aggies last spring with 12 homers and 51 RBIs. He led the team in hits and also stole 14 bases. Macklin played briefly with the Wilson Tobs in the CPL last summer, but returned home to play American Legion ball and led his team to the state tournament by hitting close to .500.
Deese, a 6-4, 205-pound junior from Tuscaloosa, hit a school record 17 home runs for the Division II West Alabama Tigers as a sophomore, driving in 54 runs and posting a slugging percentage of .634. He had 18 multi-hit games, hit .over .300 and earned a spot on the Division II All-Regional team.
Ryan Honeycutt was one of the top hitters in the Mountain West Conference as a sophomore for the Lobos. The 6-0, 195-pounder from Las Cruces, hit a robust .406 for the season with 25 multi-hit games. He was among the MWC leaders in hits (80) and RBIs (53), posted an on-base percentage of .472 and belted six home runs. One of his multi-hit games came against San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg and in two games against the No. 1 MLB draft pick Honeycutt went 3-for-7.
From Ohio State, the Copperheads will be getting an experienced pitcher in Strayer, a 6-1, 180-pound junior, along with highly-regarded 6-2, 225-pound freshman McKinney. Strayer is in his fourth season in the Buckeye program and is expected to be a major factor out of the bullpen. He had a 1.80 ERA against Big Ten opponents a year ago and actually got a start in the NCAA Tournament against Florida State. McKinney went to Columbus after being one of Ohio’s most sought after prep hurlers. He is expected to get innings right away for the Buckeyes and was particularly impressive in two starts in the Buckeyes’ Scarlet and Gray World Series in October, giving up just one earned run in 10 innings and notching a pair of victories. As a junior and senior in high school he went a combined 18-2 with 145 strikeouts in 124 innings and was named the state’s 2009 D-III Player of the Year.
“I am very excited about this group of players, especially the proven talent we have in the outfield,” said Donnie Wilson, the 2010 head coach for the Copperheads who is a current assistant at College of the Sequoias in California. “Those four outfielders are all proven college hitters, three of them at the D-I level and the other at a very good D-II school (West Alabama) that plays a very tough schedule. They give us the potential to be a very productive offensive team.”
“I feel good about the two Ohio State pitchers as well,” added Wilson. “One (Strayer) has already gotten quite a bit of experience at a very high level and the other (McKinney) is a freshman, but a very impressive kid who is expected to contribute right away, probably as a starter for a team that is nationally ranked. Both are certainly going to play key roles on our pitching staff this summer.”
Asheboro is a member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Heading into its 14th season with 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with wooden bats during the summer months. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league Web site at http://www.coastalplain.com.
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