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East Downs West In Cape Cod All-Star Game

Sean Stires — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:18:42 +0000

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Boston, Mass—As the 2011 Cape Cod League All-Stars found themselves taking the field at Fenway Park, walking the same steps that Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and many of the best to ever play the game have walked, no one could blame them for being a little nervous. Those butterflies translated into some uncharacteristic hiccups in a frantic first three innings of the 2011 Cape Cod League All-Star Game, which the East won 4-1.

The West wasted no time getting on board, opening the scoring in the first inning off East starter Taylor Rogers (Kentucky). Bourne’s Travis Jankowski (Stony Brook) led off with a single, and scored on an error by East first baseman Ben Waldrip (Jacksonville State). The RBI was credited to Eric Stamets (Evansville) of Hyannis, who bunted for a base hit before Waldrip threw the ball away.

The jitters continued in the top of the second, where the East scored two runs off Scott Firth (Hyannis). Y-D’s Stephen Piscotty (Stanford) reached on an infield single to begin the inning, and teammate Mason Katz (LSU) picked him up with a double. The throw home was high, and Firth threw the ball into left field in an attempt to catch Katz at third. Katz would score on his own double, helped home by two errors.

“We made a couple mistakes in the second inning there,” said West coach Harvey Shapiro, manager of Bourne, “they probably should have got one run, but we threw the ball around there a little bit.”

Before fans could catch their breath, the East struck again in the top of the third. Ryan Jones (Michigan State) of Brewster singled off Bourne’s Josh Conway (Coastal Carolina), moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by teammate Jason Monda (Wahington State).

That was all the East staff would need, as the West did not sniff the scoreboard again for the rest of the game. Matt Koch (Louisville) of Chatham, Tony Bucciferro (Michigan State) of Brewster, Tyler Johnson (Stony Brook) of Orleans, J.T. Chargois (Rice) of Brewster, Chris Overman (NC State) of Harwich all posted consecutive scoreless innings for the East.

“When you get these starters and closers who can go out for one inning and blow it out…pretty nice, isn’t it?” said Y-D manager and East coach Scott Pickler, in reference to the strong pitching of the East staff.

Chris Beck (Georgia Southern) was able to throw a scoreless top of the fourth for the West, but the East stuck again in the fifth, when Y-D’s James Ramsey (Florida State) laced a John Farrell (William and Mary) offering into the bullpen in right-center for a solo home run.

“Just got a fastball, put good wood on it,” Ramsey said. “The adrenaline’s obviously going, playing in this park.”

Hyannis’ Dietrich Enns (Central Michigan) was able to survive the sixth unscathed for the West despite surrendering a leadoff double. Bobby Wahl (Cotuit) followed suit with mid-90s fastballs to leave the score at 4-1 after six and a half.

After the crowd belted out “Sweet Caroline” during the seventh innings stretch, the East pitching picked up where it had left off, as Brewster’s Austin Voth (Washington), Harwich’s Carter Capps (Mount Olive), and Trevor Gott (Kentucky) of Orleans finished off a flawless three innings for the East.

Wareham’s Konner Wade (Arizona) and John Simms (Rice)of Falmouth would also throw scoreless innings to end on a high note for the West.

All told, the East staff would surrender only one unearned run to the acclaimed West lineup. The final score of the 2011 Cape Cod League All-Star Game ended in a victory for the East, 4-1.

“Their pitching was a little bit better than ours, and it showed up in the score,” Shapiro said.

The official attendance for the game was 7,007. Ramsey was named East MVP, while Stamets was named West MVP. Rogers was the winning pitcher, while Firth took the loss. Gott earned the save for the East.

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College Baseball Stats Leaders-May 19

Sean Stires — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:01:46 +0000

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Here’s a look at the official Division One NCAA baseball statistics leaders in selected categories. Stats are through games played on 5/16/10.

Justin Howard

BATTING AVERAGE

Minimum 3.0 Plate Appearances Per Game & Minimum 120 Plate Appearances

1. Justin Howard-New Mexico .466

2. Keith Werman-Virginia .456

3. Chad Oberacker-Tennessee Tech .451

3. D.J. Leonard-Bethune-Cookman .451

5. Effrey Valdez-New York Tech .449

6. Kevin Tokarski-Illinois St. .448

7. Jace Brinkerhoff-Utah Valley .447

7. Sean Allaire-Central Connecticut St. .447

7. Tom Clayton-Youngstown St. .447

10. Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee St. .441

Dan Paolini

HOME RUNS

1. Dan Paolini-Siena 25

2. Jordan Ribera-Fresno St. 24

3. Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee St. 23

4. Alex Dickerson-Indiana 22

5. Anthony Rendon-Rice 21

6. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech 20

6. Justin Miller-Middle Tennessee 20

8. Seth Furmanek-Oral Roberts 19

Matt Leeds-College of Charleston 19

Robert Maddox-Ohio 19

Hunter Morris-Auburn 19

Peter O’Brien-Bethune-Cookman 19

Bo Reeder-East Tennessee St. 19

Luke Stewart-UAB 19

Jacob Tanis-Mercer 19

Phil Wunderlich-Louisville 19

Roberts

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE

Minimum 120 Plate Appearances

1. Nate Roberts-High Point .583

2. Michael Choice-UT Arlington .578

3. Kevin Tokarski-Illinois St. .563

4. Taylor Dugas-Alabama .553

5. Kyle Roller-East Carolina .550

6. Yasmani Grandal-Miami (FL) .547

7. Chris Bangi-Campbell .542

8. Effrey Valdez-New York Tech .542

9. Shane Brown-Central Florida .538

10. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech .536

Jacob Tanis

RBIs

1. Jacob Tanis-Mercer 78

2. Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee St. 76

2. Matt Leeds-College of Charleston 76

2. Steve McQuail-Canisius 76

5. Wes Cunningham-Murray St. 74

6. Nate Woods-Belmont 73

7. Eric Cain-South Dakota St. 72

7. Mac Doyle-Wofford 72

7. Justin Miller-Murray St. 72

10. Chris Benson-Utah Valley 71

10. Chris Duffy-Central Florida 71

10. Robert Maddox-Ohio 71

Nate Roberts

RUNS

1. Nate Roberts-High Point 79

2. Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee St. 75

3. Ryan Aguayo-New Mexico St. 74

4. Jace Brinkerhoff-Utah Valley 72

4. Jake Rickenbach-Utah Valley 72

6. Tom Zebroski-George Washington 71

7. Tyler Holt-Florida St. 70

7. Justin Howard-New Mexico 70

7. Perry Silverman-Canisius 70

10. Dallas Poulk-North Carolina St. 69

10. George Springer-Connecticut 69

Paul Hoilman

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

Minimum 3.0 Plate Appearances PG & Minimum 120 Plate Appearances

1. Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee St. .896

2. Wes Cunningham-Murray St. .862

3. Dan Paolini-Siena .836

4. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech .829

5. Alex Dickerson-Indiana .814

6. Rob Segedin-Tulane .810

7. Chris Duffy-Central Florida .805

8. Anthony Rendon-Rice .800

9. Sean Allaire-Central Connecticut St. .798

10. J.D. Ashbrook-Morehead St. .797

Willie Wesley

STOLEN BASES

(Caught Stealing)

1. Willie Wesley-Jackson St. 48 (5)

2. Rico Noel-Coastal Carolina 47 (11)

3. Dexter Kelley-Savannah St. 44 (10)

3. Scott Woodward-Coastal Carolina 44 (5)

5. Eric Stamets-Evansville 40 (5)

6. Willie Argo-Illinois 39 (3)

6. Damian Csakai-Wagner 39 (4)

8. Shawn Payne-Georgia Southern 38 (1)

8. Ryan Strausborger-Indiana St. 38 (2)

10. Jerry Hildreth-Mississippi Valley St. 37 (8)

Quintavious Drains

WINS

1. Quintavious Drains-Jackson St. (12-2)

2. Corey Baker-Pittsburgh (11-2)

2. Anthony Meo-Coastal Carolina (11-1)

4. Jake Borup-Arizona St. (10-1)

Blake Cooper-South Carolina (10-0)

Cole Green-Texas (10-0)

Matt Ianazzo-Pittsburgh (10-1)

Cortney Nelson-Jackson St. (10-4)

Matt Purke-TCU (10-0)

Nick Rogers-North Carolina A&T (10-3)

Shawn Teufel-Liberty (10-2)

Cody Wheeler-Coastal Carolina (10-0)

Brandon Workman-Texas (10-1)

Trever Vermeulen

ERA

Pitchers must have 1 IP for every game played by team & Minimum 50 IP

1. Trever Vermeulen-South Dakota St. 0.66

2. Chance Ruffin-Texas 0.87

3. John Stilson-Texas A&M 1.05

4. Dietrich Enns-Central Michigan 1.22

5. Kenny Long-Illinois St. 1.24

6. Alex Wimmers-Ohio St. 1.61

6. Jordan Cooper-Wichita St. 1.61

8. Brady Rodgers-Arizona St. 1.62

9. James Giuletti-Binghamton 1.76

10. Anthony Meo-Coastal Carolina 1.78

Andrew Burkett

SAVES

1. Kevin Arico-Virginia 13

Andrew Burkett-Cincinnati 13

Chris Dennis-Portland 13

Neil Holland-Louisville 13

Kevin McKague-Army 13

Chris Patterson-Appalachian St. 13

7. Chance Ruffin-Texas 12

8.Andy Dean-Northern Illinois 11

Ryan Duke-Oklahoma 11

Andy Mee-Florida Atlantic 11

Matty Ott-LSU 11

Lex Rutledge-Samford 11

Paul Snieder-Northwestern 11

Chris Sale

STRIKEOUTS

1. Chris Sale-Florida Gulf Coast 128

2. Drew Pomeranz-Mississippi 121

3. Asher Wojciechowski-The Citadel 119

4. Josh Smith-Lipscomb 115

5. Barret Loux-Texas A&M 111

6. Trevor Bauer-UCLA 109

7. Eric Cantrell-George Washington 106

7. Gerrit Cole-UCLA 106

7. Bryce Shafer-Valparaiso 106

10. Jason Mitchell-UT Arlington 105