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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>20 &amp; 16&#8230;Touchdown passes thrown and home runs hit, respectively, during the current academic year by Clemson&#8217;s <strong> </strong></p>
<div id="attachment_7940" style="width: 100px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><strong><strong><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Parker1.jpeg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-7940" title="Parker" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Parker1-90x150.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="150" /></a></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Kyle Parker (Clemson photo)</p></div>
<p><strong>Kyle Parker</strong>.  The quarterback/outfielder threw 20 touchdowns for the Tigers last fall and became the first &#8220;20-15&#8243; player in Division One history after belting a grand slam in Tuesday&#8217;s 22-4 win over USC Upstate.  He also tallied his 16th homer of the season in Sunday&#8217;s win over North Carolina.</p>
<p>3 &amp; 7&#8230;Home runs hit and RBIs by Parker&#8217;s teammate, <strong>John Stinson</strong>, in that same Tuesday game.  The three HR tied a Clemson single-game record.  Clemson scored 17 of its 22 runs in the first three innings alone.</p>
<p>5&#8230;Former college football/baseball players taken in the weekend&#8217;s NFL draft- Stanford&#8217;s<strong> Toby Gerhart</strong> (#51-Minnesota Vikings), Notre Dame&#8217;s <strong>Golden Tate</strong> (#60-Seattle Seahawks), LSU&#8217;s <strong>Chad Jones</strong> (#76 New York Giants), Minnesota&#8217;s<strong> Eric Decker</strong> (#87-Denver Broncos), and Florida&#8217;s <strong>Riley Cooper</strong> (#159-Philadelphia Eagles).  Gerhart and Tate were second round picks, Jones and Decker went in the third round, while Cooper was tabbed in the fifth round.</p>
<p>5&#8230;At-bats, hits, runs scored, and RBIs by Georgia Tech&#8217;s <strong>Thomas Nichols</strong>, whose two home runs were among his five hits, in Wednesday&#8217;s 18-4 win over Georgia Southern.</p>
<p>48&#8230;Consecutive seasons <strong>Arizona State</strong> has won at least 30 games.  The current campaign also marks the 50th time overall the Sun Devils have reached the 30-win mark.</p>
<p>11&#8230;Teams, including <strong>ASU </strong>(33-5), that notched their 30th win before losing their 10th game this season.  <strong>Virginia </strong>(34-9), <strong>Texas </strong>(34-7), <strong>Georgia Tech</strong> (34-7), LSU (32-9), <strong>Arkansas </strong>(33-8), <strong>Coastal Carolina</strong> (36-5), <strong>South Carolina</strong> (32-8), <strong>Connecticut </strong>(33-7), <strong>Louisville </strong>(32-7), <strong>Vanderbilt </strong>(32-10), and <strong>TCU </strong>(30-8) also accomplished the feat.  <strong>UCLA </strong>(29-7) and <strong>Appalachian State</strong> (29-8-1) still have the chance to do it as well.</p>
<p>6&#8230;Home runs surrendered in 9.0 innings by <strong>UCLA </strong>in Tuesday&#8217;s 16-5 loss to <strong>Long Beach State</strong>.  Dirtbag  DH <strong>Jordan Cases</strong> connected for two of the long balls.</p>
<p>17&#8230;.Home runs surrendered by <strong>UCLA </strong>pitchers in the previous 295.0 innings prior to Tuesday&#8217;s loss.  The 16 runs and 18 hits allowed by the Bruin pitching staff were also season-highs.</p>
<p>2&#8230;Wins by <strong>Kansas State</strong> over intrastate rival <strong>Wichita State</strong> both this season and last season.</p>
<p>1952 &amp; 1953&#8230;The last time <strong>K-State</strong> took back-to-back season series from the <strong>Shockers</strong>.</p>
<div id="attachment_7949" style="width: 100px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Bergman.jpeg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-7949" title="Bergman" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Bergman-90x150.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Christian Bergman (UCI photo)</p></div>
<p>1&#8230;Batter who reached base vs. <strong>Christian Bergman</strong> in Sunday&#8217;s 13-0 UC Irvine win over UC Davis.  Aggie center fielder <strong>Daniel Cepin</strong> singled on the first pitch he saw, and Bergman then proceeded to retire the next 26 batters he faced.  Cepin was thrown out on a stolen base attempt.</p>
<p>12&#8230;Combined errors (six each) by <strong>North Carolina State</strong> and <strong>East Carolina</strong> in the Wolfpack&#8217;s 8-6 Wednesday win over the Pirates.  The miscues led to a total of eight unearned runs scored.</p>
<p>1977&#8230;The last time <strong>Notre Dame</strong> played in Ann Arbor prior to <strong>Michigan&#8217;s</strong> 3-2 home win on Tuesday.  (The teams played several neutral site games near Grand Rapids, MI over the years.)</p>
<p>13&#8230;Two-out runs scored by the <strong>Wolverines </strong>in Wednesday&#8217;s 13-1 win over the Irish in their return trip to Notre</p>
<div id="attachment_7942" style="width: 130px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Olt1.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-7942 " title="Olt" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Olt1.jpeg" alt="" width="120" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mike Olt homered twice to help UConn sweep Rutgers (UConn photo).</p></div>
<p>Dame.</p>
<p>17&#8230;Straight wins by <strong>Coastal Carolina</strong> after a 3-game sweep of VMI.  It&#8217;s the second longest winning streak in program history, and the best since the 1983 team won 19 straight.</p>
<p>21&#8230;Straight wins by <strong>Connecticut</strong>-a program record and the third longest winning streak in the nation in 2010-after the weekend&#8217;s 3-game sweep of <strong>Rutgers</strong>.  UConn (33-7, 13-2) entered the weekend tied with the Scarlet Knights for first place in the Big East Conference, but now owns sole possession of the top spot.</p>
<p>300&#8230;Career hits by Bryant&#8217;s <strong>Nick Campbell</strong>, who reached the school-record milestone with a double in Saturday&#8217;s win over Fairleigh Dickinson.</p>
<p>56 &amp; 2&#8230;Respective strikeouts and walks in 64.0 IP this season by Minnesota&#8217;s <strong>Seth Rosin</strong>.  The right-hander had 7 Ks and no walks in 7 2/3 innings in Friday&#8217;s 14-0 win over Indiana, the top offensive team in the Big Ten entering the weekend&#8217;s action.</p>
<p>15&#8230;Strikeouts by North Carolina&#8217;s <strong>Matt Harvey</strong> in Friday&#8217;s complete game 5-3 win over Clemson.</p>
<p>156&#8230;Pitches thrown by <strong>Harvey </strong>(including 101 for strikes) to pick-up the victory.</p>
<p>13&#8230;Game winning streak by #6 <strong>Arkansas </strong>that was snapped when #9 <strong>Florida </strong>won the last two games of their series in Gainesville.</p>
<p>0&#8230;Earned runs surrendered in 12 2/3 combined innings by Gator starters <strong>Brian Johnson</strong> and<strong> Hudson Randall</strong> Florida&#8217;s wins in games two and three of the series.</p>
<p>3 1/3&#8230;Scoreless innings pitched by Gator reliever <strong>Greg Larson</strong> to earn his third save of the year in Saturday&#8217;s win that ended the Razorbacks&#8217; 13-game streak.</p>
<p>9&#8230;Runs allowed in 6 2/3 innings by Pittsburgh&#8217;s <strong>Corey Baker</strong> en-route to his 9th win of the season.  The Panthers led West Virginia 12-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning and then held-on to win 13-9.</p>
<p>3&#8230;Pitchers, including Baker, who lead the nation with nine victories.  He is tied with Ohio State&#8217;s <strong>Alex Wimmers</strong> and <strong>Cole Green</strong> of Texas.</p>
<p>4&#8230;Hits apiece given-up by <strong>Wimmers </strong>and <strong>Green </strong>with respective complete game wins over Penn State and Oklahoma State to earn their ninth wins of the year.  Wimmers recorded 10 strikeouts while Green notched five.</p>
<div id="attachment_7943" style="width: 173px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Jungmann.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-7943 " title="Jungmann" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Jungmann.jpg" alt="" width="163" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Taylor Jungmann (Texas photo)</p></div>
<p>18-2&#8230;<strong>Wimmers</strong>&#8216; record over the last two seasons.  The junior is just the third Ohio State pitcher in the last 127 years to start a season 9-0.</p>
<p>19 &amp; 1&#8230;Strikeouts recorded and runs allowed in his last two starts (16 innings) by Green&#8217;s teammate, <strong>Taylor Jungmann</strong>.</p>
<p>16&#8230;Consecutive wins by <strong>Texas</strong>, including 14 straight Big 12 contests, after a 3-game sweep of Oklahoma State.  The 16 straight wins are the most for the Longhorns in five years.</p>
<p>4&#8230;Runs allowed in their last 49 2/3 innings of Big 12 action by <strong>Texas </strong>starting pitchers.</p>
<p>2&#8230;Consecutive wins by <strong>Virginia Tech</strong> over <strong>Georgia Tech</strong> to hand the Yellow Jackets (34-7, 16-5) their first back-to-back losses of the season.  GT salvaged a 14-12 win in Sunday&#8217;s series finale.</p>
<p>23:40&#8230;Hours and minutes of the rain delay of game two of the series, which <strong>Va. Tech</strong> won 10-3.  The game was halted by rain Saturday with the Hokies leading 6-0 in the middle of the fourth inning.</p>
<p>7-5&#8230;<strong>Virginia Tech&#8217;s</strong> (28-14, 11-10) record vs. top-10 teams over the last four weekends.</p>
<p>3&#8230;Wins by <strong>Ole Miss</strong> over <strong>LSU </strong>in their weekend series in Oxford, MS. It&#8217;s the first time the defending national champs have been swept in an SEC set since 2008.</p>
<div id="attachment_7944" style="width: 143px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/yarbrough.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-7944" title="yarbrough" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/yarbrough.jpg" alt="" width="133" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ole Miss freshman Alex Yarbrough</p></div>
<p>2&#8230;Of the Rebel wins that came in walk-off fashion.  They won game two 9-8 in 11 innings after <strong>Alex Yarbrough&#8217;s</strong> game winning single on Saturday, and then capped the sweep on Sunday with a 7-6 win thanks to a game-ending RBI single by <strong>Kevin Mort</strong>.</p>
<p>14&#8230;Combined runs allowed in a total of 4 2/3 IP by LSU&#8217;s <strong>Anthony Ranaudo</strong> (9 R in 1 2/3 IP) and Mississippi&#8217;s <strong>Drew Pomeranz</strong> (5 R in 3.0 IP) in the opener of the series, which was played early Saturday afternoon instead of  Friday night after heavy rains forced postponement.</p>
<p>23&#8230;Combined strikeouts by UCLA starters <strong>Gerrit Cole</strong> (10K in 8 IP) and <strong>Trevor Bauer</strong> (13K in 9 IP) to help the Bruins take two of three games at Arizona in their three game series.</p>
<p>50&#8230;Total runs scored by <strong>Texas Tech</strong> and <strong>Kansas </strong>in two games played on Sunday in Lawrence, KS.  The Red Raiders won by finals of 11-8 and 21-10 to win the series 2-1.</p>
<p>12&#8230;Doubles hit by the <strong>Red Raiders</strong> in the 21-10 victory.  The binge of two-baggers ties a Big 12 single-game record.</p>
<p>7&#8230;Of those doubles that came in the top of the second inning-one shy of the NCAA record.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<li>A new <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/category/college-baseball-podcasts/">Podcast </a>interview with <strong>East Carolina</strong> slugger <strong>Kyle Roller</strong>-who was the 2009 <strong>Cape Cod League MVP</strong>.</li>
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<li>Several schedule releases as they were issued by schools this week.</li>
<li>A <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2009/10/28/minnesotas-decker-to-miss-rest-of-football-season/">story </a>on <strong>Minnesota</strong> baseball/football player <strong>Eric Decker</strong>-who will miss the rest of the Gopher&#8217;s football season with a foot injury.  (He is also included in our &#8220;Two-Sport Reports&#8221;.)</li>
<li>A release on the <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2009/10/28/creighton-baseball-to-play-in-td-ameritrade-park/">announcement </a>that, beginning in 2011,  the <strong>Creighton </strong>baseball team will play home games in the new<strong> TD Ameritrade Park</strong> in downtown <strong>Omaha, NE</strong>.  The park will also be the new home of the <strong>College World Series</strong>.</li>
<li>A <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2009/10/29/college-boys-rule-world-series-game-one/">story </a>on former college stars <strong>Cliff Lee, Chase Utley</strong> and <strong>Ryan Howard</strong> propelling the <strong>Phillies </strong>to a game one win in the World Series.</li>
<li>A <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2009/10/28/eight-acc-baseball-games-scheduled-for-rsn-telecast/">release </a>on <strong>ACC baseball games</strong> that will be televised in 2010 on the <strong>Regional Sports Network</strong> (RSN).</li>
<li>A <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2009/10/29/tickets-on-sale-for-2010-big-tenbig-east-challenge/">release </a>on tickets going on sale for the <strong>2010 Big Ten/Big East Challenge</strong>.</li>
<li>A new <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/category/big-10big-east-challenge/">Big Ten/Big East Challenge</a> page on the site where you can find coverage before, during and after the event.</li>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<div id="attachment_741" style="width: 117px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Decker-foot.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-741" title="Decker foot" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Decker-foot.jpg" alt="Eric Decker" width="107" height="107" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Eric Decker</p></div>
<p>MINNEAPOLIS &#8212; <strong>Minnesota&#8217;s</strong> sputtering offense sure didn&#8217;t need this: Star wide receiver <strong>Eric Decker</strong> will miss the rest of the regular season because of a sprained left foot.</p>
<p>If the Gophers (4-4 overall, 2-3 <strong>Big Ten</strong>) get in a bowl game and Decker doesn&#8217;t need surgery, the school&#8217;s all-time leading receiver could play once more. Otherwise, Decker&#8217;s college career is done. He hurt his arch last Saturday.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s tough right now,&#8221; quarterback <strong>Adam Weber</strong> said. &#8220;You have all these expectations for the season, and it&#8217;s a big blow.&#8221;</p>
<p>Decker sprained his left ankle last Nov. 1 in a loss to <strong>Northwestern</strong>, was unable to contribute in the following two games and the Gophers didn&#8217;t win again. This is a different injury, but the impact is the same.</p>
<p>Decker is one of 10 finalists for the <strong>Biletnikoff Award</strong>, given annually to the nation&#8217;s top receiver. He&#8217;s a baseball star, too, drafted by the <strong>Minnesota Twins</strong> in June, and he batted .319 with four home runs and 25 RBIs last spring.</p>
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<p>He is the first Minnesota athlete to letter in football and baseball since 1999, and he&#8217;s only the third Minnesota player since 1966 to letter in football and be selected in the <strong>Major League Baseball Draft</strong>.  (He joins Hall of Famer <strong>Dave Winfield</strong> on that short list.)</p>
<p>Decker was unavailable for comment Tuesday.</p>
<p>The transition to a pro-style, play-action offense after two seasons running the spread has been rough for the Gophers. They&#8217;re next to last in the conference with 21.1 points per game and last with 292.8 yards per game after dropping 20-0 and 38-7 decisions to <strong>Ohio State</strong> and <strong>Penn State</strong> in successive weeks.</p>
<p>Despite being held down this month by <strong>Purdue </strong>(three catches, 50 yards), Penn State (one for 42) and Ohio State (three for 27 before the injury), Decker has still accounted for half of Minnesota&#8217;s passing yardage and five of Weber&#8217;s six touchdown throws. He&#8217;s second in the Big Ten with 758 yards receiving.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s the best wide receiver in college football, period,&#8221; coach <strong>Tim Brewster</strong> said Tuesday. &#8220;You know, it&#8217;s tough to replace a guy like that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Will the Gophers be all right? Defensive tackle <strong>Eric Small</strong>, another captain, called Decker the hardest worker on the team. He&#8217;s not only their most talented player but also perhaps their most inspiring.</p>
<p>During a loss to Cal, then the nation&#8217;s eighth-ranked team, Decker caught eight passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns with blood all over his face and jersey from a hard hit that opened a gash that needed stitches. He even threw for a score in that game.</p>
<p>&#8220;He adds everything you could ever want in a player,&#8221; Small said.</p>
<p><em>(AP and Staff report)</em></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- I got these buttons from simplesharebuttons.com --><div id="ssba"><a href="http://www.simplesharebuttons.com" target="_blank" class="ssba_tooptip" id="ssba_tooptip""><span>www.simplesharebuttons.com</span> </div><p>This is our second installment of the two-sport report.  Following is a list of <img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-208" title="Gerhart" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Gerhart1-150x150.jpg" alt="Gerhart" width="90" height="90" />college baseball players who also play another sport at the collegiate level.  Most play football, but there is also a soccer player and a swimmer on the list.   We have updated the stats through September for players who are currently playing a fall sport.</p>
<p><strong>Clemson</strong></p>
<p><strong>Kyle Parker</strong>- 6’1-200 – Football: QB &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Parker graduated high school a semester early to enroll at Clemson in January 2008.  He’s a redshirt freshman on the football team, but he will be a junior on the baseball squad in 2010. Parker has completed 54 of his 115 pass attempts for 715 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions through Clemson’s first four games of 2009.</p>
<p><strong>Elon</strong></p>
<p><strong>Scott Riddle</strong>-6’0-210-Jr. – Football: QB &amp; Baseball: IF/C<br />
Riddle just set Southern Conference records for career completions (705) and passing yards (7,893) in a win over Georgia Southern.  He also threw his first interception of the season in that game to end a stretch of 218 attempts without a pick.  For the season Riddle is 96 of 153 for 1,205 yards with 10 touchdowns and one int.  He and the Phoenix are ranked 13th nationally in the Football Championship Subdivision.</p>
<p><strong>Fairfield</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tucker Nathans</strong>-6’0-180-Jr. – Soccer: Forward &amp; Baseball: 2B<br />
Nathans has started the Fairfield soccer team’s first six games in 2009. He<br />
started all 47 games for the Fairfield baseball team last season, and led the<br />
Stages with a .377 average with a 1.006 OPS.</p>
<p><strong>George Washington</strong></p>
<p><strong>Marshall Seedorf</strong>-6&#8217;3-185-So. &#8211; Swimming: Sprints &amp; Baseball: P                         Seedorf was one of just two freshman to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship finals in both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events in 2009.  He pitched in relief in 13 games last season for the GW baseball team.</p>
<p><strong>Hofstra</strong></p>
<p><strong>Anthony Nelson</strong>-5’10-180-Jr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Nelson is Hofstra’s second-leading receiver with 11 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown through the first three games of the season.</p>
<p><strong>Holy Cross</strong></p>
<p><strong>Rob Dornfried</strong>-5’8-176-Jr. – Football: K &amp; Baseball: IF<br />
Dornfried has hit 3 of 5 field goals and 12 of 13 extra points through the Crusader’s first three games.</p>
<p><strong>Josh Hauser</strong>-6’4-218-Fr. – Football: TE &amp; Baseball:</p>
<p><strong>Kentucky</strong></p>
<p><strong>Brian Adams</strong>-6’4-212-Fr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Adams is a true freshman who was a high school quarterback and is now making the transition to receiver in college.</p>
<p><strong>Louisiana-Monroe</strong></p>
<p><strong>Kolton Browning</strong>-6’2-181-Fr. – Football: QB &amp; Baseball: Pitcher.<br />
Browning is a true freshman that is a back-up quarterback on the football team and is expected to pitch for the Warhawk baseball team next spring.</p>
<p><strong>LSU</strong></p>
<p><strong>Chad Jones</strong>-6’3-231-Jr. – Football: Safety &amp; Baseball: Pitcher<br />
Like his former LSU teammate, Jared Mitchell (drafted and signed by the WhiteSox), Jones has both a football and a baseball national championship ring.  He most recently returned a punt 93 yards for the decisive touchdown in LSU’s 30-26 win over Mississippi State.  He also has 20 tackles and two interceptions in the Tiger’s first four games.</p>
<p><strong>McNeese State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Jace Peterson</strong>-6’1-190-So. – Football: Safety &amp; Baseball: IF<br />
Peterson has 14 tackles and two sacks in the Cowboy’s first four games of 2009. He batted .366 with 16 stolen bases in limited action on the<br />
diamond last spring.</p>
<p><strong>Malcolm Bronson</strong>-5’11-188-So. – Football: Safety &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Bronson is the Cowboy’s second-leading tackler with 29 through his first four games.</p>
<p><strong>Minnesota</strong></p>
<p><strong>Eric Decker</strong>-6’2-215-Sr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF</p>
<p>Decker is the Golden Gophers’ leading receiver with 35 catches for 499 yards and four touchdown grabs.</p>
<p><strong>Nebraska</strong></p>
<p><strong>Khiry Cooper</strong>-6’2-180-rsFr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Cooper started 20 games for the Cornhusker baseball team as a true freshman<br />
last spring.</p>
<p><strong>New Mexico State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tanner Rust</strong>-6’2-195-Fr. – Football: QB &amp; Baseball:<br />
Rust is the Aggie’s third-string quarterback and he plans to play baseball next spring as well.  He would be just the second athlete to play both football and baseball at New Mexico State.</p>
<p><strong>Nicholls State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mike Barba</strong>-6’1-180-Fr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball</p>
<p><strong>Kyle Hughes</strong>-6’5-220-Sr. – Football: LB &amp; Baseball<br />
Hughes has recorded 14 tackles in the Colonel’s first four games.</p>
<p><strong>Kevin Persick</strong>-6’2-215-rsFr. – Football: LB &amp; Baseball</p>
<p><strong>North Carolina State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Russell Wilson</strong>-5’11-201 – Football: QB &amp; Baseball: 2B<br />
Wilson is a redshirt sophomore for the football team, but he will be a junior on the 2010 Wolfpack baseball squad.  He has completed 74 of 115 passes for 969 yards with 12 touchdowns and no interceptions so far in 2009.  For his career Wilson has thrown 29 touchdowns with just one interception.</p>
<p><strong>Notre Dame</strong></p>
<p><strong>Eric Maust</strong>-6’2-190-Sr. – Football: P &amp; Baseball: Pitcher<br />
Maust has averaged 39.8 yards on 14 punts so far in 2009.</p>
<p><strong>Evan Sharpley</strong>-6’2-217-Sr. – Football: QB &amp; Baseball<br />
Sharpley is the ND 3rd string quarterback in 2009. He was named the<br />
team’s scout team player of the week for his impersonation of Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick prior to ND’s 35-0 win. 2009 was Sharpley’s last season with the Irish baseball team. He was picked by Seattle in the 50th round of the June MLB draft. Sharpley batted .333 with 7 HR, 29 RBIs and a 1.043 OPS for the Mariner’s AZL Rookie League team.</p>
<p><strong>Golden Tate</strong>-5’11-195-Jr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Tate enters 2009 on the Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list. He is ND’s leading receiver with 24 grabs for 358 yards and three touchdowns through four games.  Tate has also rushed for 62 yards and another TD.</p>
<p><strong>Oregon State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Jordan Poyer</strong>-5’11-181-Fr. – Football: S &amp; Baseball</p>
<p><strong>Penn State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Jesse Alfreno</strong>-5’11-194-Jr. – Football: CB &amp; Baseball: Pitcher<br />
Alfreno was 1-0 with one save in 20 relief appearances in 2009 for the Nittany Lions baseball team.</p>
<p><strong>Sacred Heart</strong></p>
<p><strong>Steve Tedesco</strong>-6’1-195-Sr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: IF<br />
Tedesco is Sacred Heart’s leading receiver with 21 catches for 233 yards and a touchdown through three games so far this season.</p>
<p><strong>Bobby Shepherd</strong>-6’1-180-rs Fr. – Football: P &amp; Baseball: Pitcher<br />
Shephard made four relief appearances and two starts in ’09 for the Sacred<br />
Heart baseball team. He’s the football team’s back-up punter.</p>
<p><strong>South Alabama</strong></p>
<p><strong>Eddy Cabrera</strong>-5’9-160-Fr. – Football: DB &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
This is South Alabama’s first season of college football, which makes Cabrera<br />
the first player in the 45-year history of the USA baseball program to play football and baseball.</p>
<p><strong>Stanford</strong></p>
<p><strong>Toby Gerhart</strong>-6’1-235-Sr. &#8211; Football: RB &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Gerhart has rushed for 516 yards on 91 carries in Stanford’s first four games of 2009.  On Sept. 26th he rushed for 200 yards and a TD in Stanford’s 34-14 win over Washington.  He became the first Cardinal back since 1988 to have a 200 yard rushing day.</p>
<p><strong>Texas State</strong></p>
<p><strong>Jeff McVaney</strong>-6’2-220-So. – Football: FB &amp; Baseball: OF/LHP<br />
McVaney made 12 relief appearances as freshman for the 2009 Bobcat baseball team that made it to the NCAA Tournament.   The fullback has two carries for three yards through three games in 2009.</p>
<p><strong>Villanova</strong></p>
<p><strong>Matt Szczur</strong>-5’11-195-Jr. – Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Szczur was second team All-CAA in football last season as a sophomore. As a<br />
redshirt freshman in 2009 he led the baseball team with a .346 average. Szczur was a 38th round draft pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school in 2007.   He has nine catches for 72 yards for the 4-0 Wildcat football team in 2009.  On Sept. 19th he returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown on the game’s opening kickoff vs. Penn.  Szcur is averaging 34.1 yards on seven kick returns this season.</p>
<p><strong>Marlon Calbi-</strong>5’11-180-So. – Football: QB/Holder &amp; Baseball: SS<br />
Calbi is a third-string quarterback who has played every career game as the<br />
team&#8217;s holder. He started more than half of the baseball team&#8217;s games at<br />
shortstop last season.</p>
<p><strong>Christian Culicerto</strong>-5’9-190-So. – Football: QB &amp; Baseball: LHP<br />
Culicerto is a backup quarterback on the football team who walked on to the<br />
baseball roster last season. He pitched in two games in relief.</p>
<p><strong>Kenny Miles</strong>-5’11-180-Fr. Football: WR &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Miles is a highly-touted freshman in both sports. He is currently low on the depth chart for football, because the team is deep at the wide receiver position.</p>
<p><strong>Wofford</strong></p>
<p><strong>Landon Bennett</strong>-6’3-200-So. – Football: K/P &amp; Baseball: OF<br />
Bennett had 8 punts in four games in 2008 for the football team. During the 2008 baseball season played in 25 games with 14 starts and hit .298 with 17 hits and 8 RBIs.<br />
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