CAPE COD, Mass. – For the third straight season, the top college baseball players in the country will be showcasing their talent at the most historic and recognizable ballpark in the world.

For the first time, Comcast SportsNet New England will televise the CCBL All-Star Game from Fenway Park in Boston. The telecast will also be carried on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet MidAtlantic, The Mtn and CSS, reaching an estimated 34 million homes. Eric Frede and Lou Merloni return to handle play-by-play and analyst duties. Air time will be 7 p.m. with first pitch set for 7:07.

Tickets are general admission and priced at only $10. To purchase tickets, fans can log on to www.redsox.com/capecod or call (877) REDSOX-9. Fans with disabilities may call (877) REDSOX-9 to purchase accessible seating (while supplies last). The Red Sox’ TTY number for hearing-impaired fans is (617) 226-6644.

West Division All Stars:

Pitcher:             Ryan Eades             Bourne                 LSU

Pitcher:             Josh Conway           Bourne                 Coastal Carolina

Pitcher:             John Farrell             Bourne                 William & Mary

Pitcher:             Dietrich Enns           Hyannis                Central Michigan

Pitcher:             Scott Firth                Hyannis                Clemson

Pitcher:             Konner Wade           Wareham             Arizona

Pitcher:             Justin Amlung          Wareham             Louisville

Pitcher:             John Simms             Falmouth              Rice

Pitcher:             Bobby Wahl             Cotuit                  Mississippi

Catcher:            Patrick Cantwell      Bourne                 Stony Brook

Catcher:            Kevin Plawecki        Hyannis               Purdue

1B:                    Max Muncy              Wareham             Baylor

2B:                    Jake Rodriguez         Falmouth             Oregon State

SS:                     Deven Marrero        Cotuit                   Arizona State

3B:                    Colin Moran              Bourne                 North Carolina

Utility INF:         Eric Stamets             Hyannis               Evansvile

OF:                   Travis Jankowsky    Bourne                 Stony Brook

OF:                   Jeremy Baltz            Falmouth             St. John’s

OF:                   John Andreoli          Wareham             UCONN

OF:                   Joey Rickard            Hyannis               Arizona

DH:                   Victor Roache          Cotuit                  Georgia Southern

East Division All Stars:

Pitcher:             Taylor Rogers          Harwich               Kentucky

Pitcher:             Austin Voth             Brewster              Washington

Pitcher:             Chris Overman         Harwich               NC State

Pitcher:             Carter Capps           Harwich               Mount Olive

Pitcher:             Trevor Gott             Orleans                Kentucky

Pitcher:             J.T. Chargois            Brewster              Rice

Pitcher:             Tyler Johnson          Orleans                Stony Brook

Pitcher:             Tony Bucciferro      Brewster              Michigan State

Pitcher :            Matt Koch               Chatham              Louisville

Catcher:            Luke Voit                 Harwich               Missouri State

Catcher:            Dane Phillips           Chatham              Oklahoma State

1B:                    Ben Waldrip             Orleans                Jacksonville State

2B:                    Ryan Jones              Brewster              Michigan State

SS:                    Matt Duffy               Orleans                 Long Beach State

3B:                    Stephen Piscotty     Y-D                       Stanford

Utility INF:        Jabari Henry            Harwich               Florida International

OF:                   Jason Monda           Brewster              Washington State

OF:                   James Ramsey         Y-D                     Florida State

OF:                   Cody Keefer            Y-D                       UCLA

OF:                   Andrew Toles           Brewster              Tennessee

DH:                   Mason Katz             Y-D                       LSU

West Pitching Steals Show At Fenway Park…

BOSTON, MA — The old adage that “Good pitching beats good hitting” rang true on a beautiful summer night at the oldest ballpark in the Major Leagues on Wednesday, as the West All-Stars beat the East All-Stars 5-0 before 10,470 fans in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game at Fenway Park.

Fenway Park at the 2010 Cape All-Star Game (courtesy capecodbaseball.org)

Pitching was the story for the first four innings. Andrew Gagnon (Long Beach State), Marcus Stoman (Duke), Derek Self (Louisville), and Matty Ott (LSU) each made their innings count for the East, combining to allow only two hits over four shutout innings.

The West staff matched the East’s dominance, as Austin Wood (St. Petersburg), Grayson Garvin (Vanderbilt), Max Perlman (Harvard), and Tyler Ray (Troy) held the high-powered East squad scoreless.

The scoreboard was awash in zeroes until the West struck in the top of the fifth. The East’s troubles began when Tyler Bream (Liberty) singled off Braden Kapteyn (Kentucky), and moved to second on a wild pitch. Bream stole third, and rode home on a wild pitch.

The East ran into more trouble in the sixth when the West roughed up East pitcher Kyle Simon (Arizona). Johnny Ruettiger (Arizona State) stroked a leadoff double and moved to third on a wild pitch. East shortstop Joe Panik (St. John’s) kept the score at 1-0 by throwing out Ruettiger at the plate on Zach Wilson’s (Arizona State) grounder up the middle. But Panik’s efforts went in vain when Casey McElroy (Auburn) drove in Jordan Leyland (UC-Irvine) for a 2-0 lead.

Now operating with some breathing room, the West pitching staff continued to shine. Jed Bradley (Georgia Tech), Christian Jones (Oregon), AJ Achter (Michigan State), and RJ Alvarez (Florida Atlantic) strung together four more unblemished innings and keep the shutout intact.

“Our guys pitched great,” West field manager Harvey Shapiro said. “It isn’t too taxing when you have nine great pitchers in the bullpen. It’s very stress free.”

(Cape Cod Release)

Game Set For July 28 At Fenway Park…

The Cape Cod All-Star Game will be played at Boston's historic Fenway Park.

The All-Star game is presented by the leading banks of Cape Cod —- Bank of America, Eastern Bank, TD Bank, Cape Cod Cooperative Bank and Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank.

Scott Pickler of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox will be the field manager for the East Division, with Harvey Shapiro of the defending champion Bourne Braves piloting the West.

Leading the way for the East are Brewster outfielder Drew Martinez (Memphis) and Orleans second baseman Kolten Wong (Hawai’i), who are currently 1-2 in the league in batting average.

Wong will be joined on the right side of the infield by Chatham first baseman Aaron Westlake (Vanderbilt). Anchoring the left side will be two players from second-place Y-D —-  shortstop Joe Panik (St. John’s) and third baseman Tyler Hanover (LSU). This is the second All-Star selection for Hanover, who was a reserve last year.

Martinez will also have a friendly face beside him in the outfield as teammate Cohl Walla (Texas) was named a starter along with Y-D’s Caleb Ramsey (Houston).

The designated hitter is Harwich’s Clint Moore (West Point), with Harwich’s Pratt Maynard (N.C. State) named the starting catcher.

The Mariners also landed two reserve players in utility man Levi Michael (North Carolina) and outfielder Ronnie Richardson (Central Florida). Chatham catcher Joe Pavone (UConn) fills out the roster.

Leading the pitching staff for the East will be Brewster’s Andrew Gagnon (Long Beach State). Gagnon leads the league with five wins and sports a 1.69 ERA through six appearances. He also ranks second with 38 strikeouts. He will be joined by a strong supporting staff that includes teammate and closer Colton Murray (Kansas), Kyle Simon (Arizona) and Marcus Stroman (Duke) of Orleans, Derek Self (Louisville) and Logan Verrett (Baylor) of Chatham, and Adam Morgan (Alabama), Braden Kapteyn (Kentucky) and Matty Ott (LSU) of Harwich.

The Wareham Gatemen lead the West Division All-Stars with five selections, while the Braves had three players named.

Representing Bourne will be starter Grayson Garvin (Vanderbilt), and relievers, RJ Alverez (Florida Atlantic) and Tony Zych (Louisville). Alvarez and Zych have yet to allow an earned run this summer. Garvin is 3-0 in four starts with a 0.79 ERA.

Right-hander Austin Wood (St. Petersburg), who has dominated, going 3-0, with an 0.58 ERA in 31 innings, represents Cotuit. Joining him from the Kettleers is right-handed reliever AJ Achter (Michigan State), who has posted a 1.03 ERA in 10 appearances.

Making the team from the Gatemen are right-hander Max Perlman (Harvard) and lefty Jed Bradley (Georgia Tech). Hyannis’ Tyler Ray (Troy) will make the trip to Fenway, along with Falmouth southpaw Christian Jones (Oregon).

Falmouth’s Andrew Susac (Oregon State) gets the start behind the plate, with Hyannis’ Cam Seitzer (Oklahoma) at first base, Falmouth’s Kevin Medrano (Missouri State) at second, Wareham’s Tyler Bream (Liberty University) at third and Falmouth’s KC Serna (Oregon) manning shortstop.

The starting outfielders are Cotuit’s Chad Wright (Kentucky), Wareham’s  Zach Wilson (Arizona State) and Hyannis’ John Ruettiger (Arizona State).

The designated hitter will be Cotuit’s Jordan Leyland (UC Irvine).

The reserves are Wareham catcher Tony Caldwell (Auburn), utility infielder Casey McElroy (Auburn) and Bourne outfielder Scott Woodward (Coastal Carolina).

General admission tickets for the game, priced at $10, are still available and can be purchased on the Cape League website at www.capecodbaseball.org, or at any of the 10 ballparks.

(Cape Cod Release)

CAMBIDGE, Mass. - Harvard has posted its completed 2010 baseball schedule. Joe Walsh’s Crimson plays its first 22 games away from home in what will be a 43-game regular season schedule.

Harvard Head Coach Joe Walsh

7 p.m. that night to face the host Hatters team. The next day Harvard confronts Kansas State in a noon start.

Complete 2010 Harvard Schedule

The Crimson then embarks on a 10-day trip to Minnesota and the Carolinas. On March 12-14, Harvard plays single games at the Minneapolis Metrodome, opening against the host Gophers on the 12^th. Harvard defeated Minnesota, 9-1, during its last trip to the Dome in 2005. Harvard will also play South Dakota State (13^th) and Creighton (14^th) during the three-day tournament.

Harvard has a short turnaround following the Creighton game as the Crimson takes on Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C. at 3 p.m. on March 15.   The following day Harvard takes on Winthrop in Rock Hill, N.C. before playing two games in as many days at UNC – Greensboro. Harvard concludes its southern swing with a three-game set at Charlotte, March 19-21.

After six off days, Harvard travels to Hartford, Conn. for doubleheaders against Sacred Heart (March 27) and the University of Hartford (March 28). Following a midweek game at Holy Cross, March 31, Harvard gets into its Ivy League schedule with twinbills at Princeton (April 3) and Cornell (April 4).

Harvard’s home opener comes April 6 against Bryant University. That weekend, the Crimson hosts Penn and Columbia at O’Donnell Field as part of the five-game home stand.

The Crimson makes a short trip to Northeastern on April 13, one day before a first round game of the annual Beanpot at Boston College. The final round of the tournament is scheduled for April 20 at Fenway Park and Harvard will play another regularly-scheduled game against Boston College on the 21st.

Harvard hosts the Brown Bears in a four-game set at O’Donnell Field April 17-18 while traveling to Yale for four games the following weekend in its pivotal Rolfe Division games. The Crimson then plays home-and-home twinbills against Dartmouth with the first set being played at O’Donnell Field on May 1. The Ivy League Championship Series, pitting the Rolfe and Gehrig Division winners in a 2-of-3 series, will take place May 8-9.

(Release)

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team released its schedule for the 2010 season. The 58-game slate begins on February 19 at Tulane and concludes with a nine-game home stand that features two perennial ACC powerhouses.

BC Head Coach Mikio Aoki

following weekend, BC will compete in a tournament at Auburn where it will face the host Tigers, Florida Atlantic and Missouri.

Complete 2010 Boston College Schedule

Boston College’s annual exhibition game with the Boston Red Sox is scheduled for March 3 at 6:05 p.m. at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla. Last season, BC nearly won for the first time as it led 1-0 after four and a half innings (in a six inning game). The Red Sox scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth and went on to win, 7-1.

The Eagles will stay in Florida until March 14 as they have a three-game series at Florida Atlantic (March 5-7) and then a two-game midweek set at Florida International (March 9-10). BC then opens ACC play at Miami on March 12. The Hurricanes finished No. 20 in the final USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and reached the NCAA Regionals.

Boston College returns to New England for two more away contests at Connecticut (March 16) and Bryant (March 17) before traveling to Virginia, which reached the College World Series and finished No. 5 in the country.

The Eagles open their home schedule on March 23 when they host Hartford at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field. Holy Cross visits Chestnut Hill the next day before Duke comes into town for a three-game ACC series beginning March 26.

BC’s early ACC away schedule does not get any easier as the next weekend it heads to South Carolina to take on Clemson, which finished No. 14 in the poll and advanced to the Super Regionals.

The Eagles will spend a good amount of time at home after their Clemson trip as it hosts Maryland beginning April 9, sandwiched by two non-conference games at Shea Field against Bryant (April 7) and Massachusetts (April 13).

Wake Forest will make a trip to Chestnut Hill on April 16 for a three-game series and BC will also host Harvard in a local tilt on April 21.

The Beanpot is also scheduled for April but dates and times will be announced at a later date. The championship game of the Beanpot is annually played at Fenway Park.

Boston College will be back on the road for two more ACC series at NC State (April 23-25) and Virginia Tech (April 30-May 2) before closing out the season with a nine-consecutive games in Chestnut Hill.

The Eagles will host non-conference match ups against Northeastern (May 4), Connecticut (May 10) and St. John’s (May 18) to finish up its out of league contests. BC will also host a pair of ACC and national powers to close out the season as Florida State (May 7-9) and Georgia Tech (May 20-22) come to town. The Seminoles reached the Super Regionals and finished No. 10 in the poll and the Yellow Jackets advanced to the Regionals and ended at No. 18.

The 2010 ACC Baseball Tournament will be held May 26-30 at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C.

(Release)

Sale

The Florida Gulf Coast pitcher was named the Cape Cod League’s Pitching MVP over the summer.  As a member of the Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox Sale led the Cape with 57 strikeouts, while his 1.47 ERA was the third lowest among Cape pitchers.   Sale was also 7-4 with a team high 104 strikeouts in just 89 1/3 innings at FGCU last season.  In this interview with Sean Stires Sale talks about his experience last summer as well as the chance to play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time.  (Florida Gulf Coast has been transitioning to Division I status, and baseball is eligible for the post season for the first time this year.)

6’6 - 172 - Jr. - Lakeland, FL        Head Coach:  Dave Tollett

Gyorko

The West Virginia infielder hit .421 last season, and then he went to the Cape Cod League for the summer and continued to hit.  Gyorko was named a Cape Cod All-Star and All-Cape Cod player after batting .323 with five home runs for the Brewster Whitecaps. In this interview with Sean Stires he talks about which means more-being the 2008 Big East Rookie of the Year or being named All-Cape Cod, as well as what it’s like to hit .421 and not even be your team’s batting champion.

5’10 – 185 – Jr. – Morgantown, WV        Head Coach:  Greg Van Zant

Rhode Island turned in a school-record 37 wins in 2009

URI Head coach Jim Foster (left) and Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn (right)

This past season was one for the ages as the Rams amassed a school-record 37 victories, including wins over No. 8 Miami, No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 25 Ohio State. In defeating the eighth-ranked Hurricanes, URI became the first unranked team to hold Miami scoreless since 2001. The Rams also became the first team to shut down the Hurricanes on their home field since 2004.

Rhody kept the momentum rolling in league play, finishing second overall in the Atlantic 10 and advancing to the Conference’s championship game by way of downing top-seeded Dayton by seven runs.

With just two seniors on the team, URI put together what, arguably, is best season in Rhode Island baseball history. The Rams saw seven players collect All-Conference honors, including A-10 Player of the Year Dan Rhault. Four Rams earned NEIBA All-New England honors while Nick Greenwood was an ABCA Northeast Region selection and the A-10’s first-ever recipient of a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

Rhode Island also had a program-best four players taken in the 2009 MLB Draft, including URI’s highest-ever draft pick Eric Smith – who went 60th overall to Arizona.

Additionally, Foster was selected as the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association’s Division I Coach of the Year.

The Bosox Club, established in 1967, was formed to promote baseball at all levels and to assist the Boston Red Sox in community and charitable endeavors. With over 900+ die-hard Red Sox fans from all over New England (and beyond), the BoSox Club represents the largest officially sponsored baseball booster club in the world.

Traditionally, the BoSox Club has raised funds both inside and outside its membership to support many worthy causes including the Red Sox Foundation, the Jimmy Fund and New England Little League organizations. The BoSox Club is also instrumental in providing seating for challenged fans at Fenway Park through the Challenger Program, and provides financial assistance to a select group of deserving athletes to attend a baseball camp each summer.

(Press Release)

Roller

The East Carolina slugger had a monster 2009 summer in the Cape Cod League.  Roller helped the Bourne Braves win their first ever Cape championship by hitting .342 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs, and a 1.093 OPS (including a .644 slg. %).  He was named the Cape Cod League MVP and Cape Cod Championship MVP as well.  Roller also helped his Pirate teammates advance to a Super Regional in June by winning the Greenville Regional.  He has slugged 39 home runs with 155 RBIs in his first three seasons at ECU, and in this interview with Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires he talks about his ultimate goal of going to the College World Series.

6’1 - 255 - Sr. - Rockingham, NC      Head Coach: Billy Godwin