#1 Pick Harper Heads List Of Signees… It came right down to the wire, but number one overall MLB draft pick Bryce Harper signed his first professional contract with the Washington Nationals just before the deadline late Monday night. The 17-year-old junior college player inked a five year contract worth a reported $9.9 million,...
A By The Numbers Look At The Last Week Before The NCAA Tournament 54…Game hitting streak by Florida International sophomore Garrett Wittels, who had at least one hit in each of FIU’s five Sun Belt Tournament games to help his team win the tournament and receive an NCAA bid. Wittels is batting .414 this...
A By The Numbers Look At Week 12 Action… 42…Game hitting streak by Florida International’s Garrett Wittels, who singled in the eighth inning of Sunday’s 5-4 loss to Arkansas State. He’s now in fourth place in Division One history with Chuck Abbott of Austin Peay, who hit safely in 42 straight games in 1996....
Talking LSU, Arkansas, NCAA Regionals & More As we get closer to conference tournaments and NCAA selections we will continue to go around the country and talks to people who cover college baseball. This week Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires talks to NCBWA member Randy Rosetta, who covers LSU for the Baton Rouge Advocate. The...
A By The Numbers Look At Another Week Of Action 20 & 16…Touchdown passes thrown and home runs hit, respectively, during the current academic year by Clemson’s Kyle Parker. The quarterback/outfielder threw 20 touchdowns for the Tigers last fall and became the first “20-15″ player in Division One history after belting a grand slam...
Aces Go Head-To-Head In LSU-Ole Miss Match-Up Collegebaseball360.com contributor Randy Rosetta covers LSU baseball for the Baton Rouge Advocate. He checks-in with a preview of today’s marquee pitching match-up between LSU’s Anthony Ranaudo and Drew Pomeranz of Ole Miss. Pomeranz went head-to-head last week with CB360 Prime Time Pitcher of the Week Blake Cooper...
Big Names & Lessor Known Hurlers On The List LUBBOCK, TX — As starting pitchers across the country continue to impact the success of their teams, the College Baseball Foundation has released the first Pitcher of the Year Watch List for 2010. The Pitcher of the Year Award will be presented in Lubbock, Texas,on...
Tigers Still Missing Ace Ranaudo LSU opens SEC play this weekend against Arkansas. Here’s a look at their current pitching situation with Collegebaseball360.com contributor Randy Rosetta, who covers the LSU baseball beat for the Baton Rouge Advocate. BLOG: 2theadvocate.com/blogs/linedrives TWITTER: twitter.com/RandyRosetta BATON ROUGE, LA–Could the weekend series against Kansas be a sign of things...
Injury To Ace Brings Questions To Top-Ranked Tigers LSU Preseason All-American pitcher Anthony Ranaudo missed his start last Friday when LSU hosted William & Mary. The 6’7 junior has been experiencing discomfort on the outside bone of his right elbow. Following is an update on the situation from today’s Baton Rouge Advocate by Collegebaseball360.com...
Six 2009 Semifinalists On 2010 List USA Baseball announced Thursday its preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List, marking the organization’s first step toward identifying the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, the Golden Spikes Award will be presented in 2010 for the 33rd time. The Watch List features...