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Top 11 College Baseball Catchers To Watch In 2011

Sean Stires — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:26:09 +0000

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We are counting down to college baseball’s 2011 opening day with position-by-position looks at some of the top college baseball players to keep an eye on this year. With some 9,000 Division One players out there, we have pared the list of candidates down as best we can.

Let’s start with the guys who have their eyes on everything that happens on the diamond: Catchers.

1. Peter O’Brien – Bethune-Cookman

The Daytona Beach, FL school is small, but the 2011 list of top catchers starts with this big man. At 6’5, 220 lbs., O’Brien is one of many on this list whose size defies what used to be the mold of the prototypical sub-6’0 squatty catcher. His bat defies most pitchers’ best pitches as well. O’Brien batted .386 with 56 RBIs, while swatting 20 home runs with an 1.193 OPS as a sophomore last season. His efforts helped the Wildcats to an 18-0 MEAC record. O’Brien was also the USA Collegiate National Team’s catcher over the summer.

2. Jett Bandy – Arizona

Bandy batted .356 with six home runs and 42 RBIs in 2010, up from .299 with 39 RBIs as a freshman in 2009. His .982 OPS, helped by a team-high 23 doubles, was the second-best on the Wildcat roster. In fact, he has stroked a whopping 44 doubles in 108 games in his first two seasons in Tucson. The junior was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 41st round coming out of high school, but the preseason All-American looks to be a much higher selection when this June’s draft roles around.

3. James McCann – Arkansas

Catchers are known as “field generals”, but it says something that, as a sophomore, McCann was named a captain of a 2010 Razorback squad that was coming off a trip to the College World Series. The 6’3 backstop started 35 games as a true freshman, including all four of Arkansas’ games in Omaha. He kept that going last year by starting in all but six of his team’s 64 games. The junior batted .286 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs. The 2008 draft pick of the Chicago White Sox has committed just five errors in 108 career games to date.

4. Mac Doyle – Wofford

Doyle grew up in the shadow of Coastal Carolina Conway, SC. However, a move across the Palmetto State has served him well. Doyle smacked a grand slam against Virginia Tech in his first game in a Wofford uniform, and he hasn’t looked back since. Doyle totaled eight home runs and 30 RBIs in 2009 and then batted .375 with 16 HR and 75 RBIs and a 1.204 OPS last year. His long ball total was nearly a fourth of his team’s home run production. After off-season shoulder surgery, Doyle is expected to start the season at DH and transition to catcher as his health allows.

5. Tyler Ogle – Oklahoma

After serving primarily as a part-time DH and pinch-hitter as a freshman in 2009, Ogle took over a more full-time role behind the plate last year. Ogle was OU’s top pinch-hitter in ’09, batting .545 (6-for-11). His overall numbers were even more impressive last year, after batting .336 with 11 HR and 36 RBIs en-route to the program’s first College World Series berth in more than a decade. He made a splash last year by going 5-for-9 in Oklahoma’s Super Regional upset at Virginia. He started behind the plate in all three of those games as well as all four of the Sooner’s games in Omaha.

6. C.J. Cron – Utah

The big man (6’4-230) has split time catching and at first base over his first two seasons at Utah, but no matter where he’s played he has hit…a ton. Cron led the Utes with 11 home runs, 19 doubles and 58 RBIs while batting .337 as a freshman in 2009. He was also the only player in the nation to get three hits in a game off future 2009 overall #1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg. He suffered no sophomore slump last year, batting .431 with 20 HR, 16 doubles and 81 RBIs (all team bests). He also managed an astounding 1.304 OPS. The reigning Mountain West Conference Player of the Year also played for the USA Collegiate National Team last summer.

7. Matt Rice – Western Kentucky

The senior has started in 118 of his team’s 120 games over the last two seasons, and he has been a vital cog in the Hilltopper offense. Rice batted .399 with 10 home runs and 72 RBIs for WKU’s 2009 NCAA Regional team. His sophomore campaign was also highlighted by a school-record 31-game hitting streak. For an encore, the 6’3 backstop hit .369 with 10 HR, 16 doubles and 65 RBIs (all team-highs) last season. He even had three triples and wound-up with a 1.031 OPS.

8. Robert Brantly-UC Riverside

A guy like Brantly might get lost in the shuffle a little in the always competitive Big West Conference, but he made a name for himself as a sophomore in 2010. Brantly was named to the All-Big West First Team after batting .373 with seven home runs, 18 doubles and 39 RBIs for the 32-win Highlanders. Brantly was one of 16 semi-finalists for the Johnny Bench Award last year. The 6’2 junior was also named Baseball America’s top prospect in the Northwoods Summer League.

9. Derek Trent – East Tennessee State

Trent was a 2010 Johnny Bench semi-finalist as well. In 2010, his .348 average made him one of five Bucs to hit .344 or better on the season. Trent launched 13 home runs with 66 RBIs and 17 doubles during his junior campaign. Along with Trent’s bat, ETSU has four players who combined to hit 71 home runs in 2010. He was also one of four Bucs to start all 60 games last season.

10. Kevan Smith – Pittsburgh

Smith split time behind the plate in 2010 with Cory Brownsten, who is now gone. The 6’4, 240 lb. senior earned All-Big East First Team recognition after more than doubling his RBI total to 46 in 2010. He also batted .361 with five home runs and 16 doubles. His efforts helped his team to a 38-18 mark that just missed an NCAA, thanks in part to St. John’s Big East Tournament championship run. Smith looks to pick-up where he left off at the end of a 2010 season that ended with a 20-game hitting streak.

11. Coley Crank – Michigan

Crank was Michigan’s primary DH last season, but he looks to get more playing time behind the plate this year after the departure of 2010 Johnny Bench semi-finalist Chris Berset. Crank got his sophomore season started on the right foot in ’10 when he cranked three home runs in one game on opening day against Jacksonville State. The 6’0, 220 lb. junior batted .324 while leading the Wolverines with 14 HR and 65 RBIs. He was the only player on his team to reach double-digit home runs.

Worth noting…

Curt Casali – Vanderbilt

Casali was Vanderbilt’s primary catcher two years ago, but he delayed arm surgery until after last season so that he could primarily DH and play first base. The move paid-off in spades for both he and his team. He batted .309 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs while helping the Commodores reach the Super Regionals. Casali had an RBI and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning of Vandy’s Regional title game win over Louisville. He also went 7-for-14 with six RBIs, three doubles and a home run in three Super Regional games against Florida State. Now a senior, Casali hopes to get back on the field and behind the plate again this season.

Others To Watch…

Tony Caldwell – Auburn

Chris Cowell – Richmond

Beau Fraser – Portland

Chadd Krist – Cal

Jeremy Rodriguez – Cal State Bakersfield

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Collegiate Baseball 2011 Preseason All-American Teams

Sean Stires — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:59:54 +0000

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UCLA Duo Heads Louisville Slugger Teams…

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper has announced its 2011 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American teams. UCLA pitchers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer are the only teammates to be named first team All-Americans. The duo helped leads the Bruins to a runner-up finish at the 2010 College World Series. Bauer was 12-3 with a 3.03 ERA and 165 strikeouts in 2010, while Gerrit was 11-4 with a 3.37 ERA and 153 Ks.

UCLA's Trevor Bauer

Other first team pitchers are Matt Purke-TCU (16-0, 3.02 ERA), Taylor Jungmann-Texas (8-3, 2.03 ERA), Danny Hultzen-Virginia (11-1, 2.78 ERA), Noe Ramirez-Cal State Fullerton (12-1, 2.54 ERA), and John Stilson-Texas A&M (9-1, 10 SV, 0.80 ERA).

First team position players are C-Peter O’Brien-Bethune-Cookman (.386-20 HR), 1B-Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee State (25 HR, .421), 2B-Zack MacPhee-Arizona St. (.389, 20 SB), 3B-Anthony Rendon-Rice.394, 26 HR), SS-B.A. Vollmuth-Southern Mississippi (.386, 20 HR), OF-Jackie Bradley, Jr.-South Carolina (.368, 13 HR), OF-Alex Dickerson-Indiana (.419, 24 HR), OF-George Springer-Connecticut (.337, 18 HR, 33 SB), DH-Garrett Wittels-Florida International (.413, 56-game hitting streak), UT-Mike McGee-Florida State (.328, 17 HR).

Purke is projected by Collegiate Baseball as the National Player of the Year.

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USA Collegiate Baseball Team Downs Chinese Taipei

Sean Stires — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:11:49 +0000

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Team USA Prevails In Extra Innings…

Tokyo, Japan – Nick Ramirez’ (Cal State Fullerton) single in the 11th inning scored Ryan Wright (Louisville) from second base giving USA a thrilling 8-7 win over Chinese Taipei in pool play Sunday night at Meiji Jingu Stadium.

The game took two tie-break extra-innings to produce a winner, where both squads scored a run in the 10th before USA won the game in the bottom of the 11th. The International Baseball Federation’s (IBAF) tie-break rule, which was implemented in July of 2008, starts in the 10th stanza and each inning needed thereafter, base runners are placed on first and second with no outs.

With Wright on second and George Springer (Connecticut) on first, Ramirez celebrated his birthday by lacing a 1-0 offering from Wen Hsu back up the middle, easily scoring Wright for the walk-off win.

The 3-hour, 58-minute affair saw five lead changes and a combined 33 hits. Brian Johnson (Florida) notched the win working three innings of relief where he fanned five and allowed one run (unearned) on four hits. Starter Gerrit Cole (UCLA) fanned eight over six innings giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits. Noe Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton) and Scott McGough (Oregon) each tossed an inning of relief where they were touched for two runs.

Wen Hsu absorbed the loss allowing two runs on two hits in an inning of relief. Kuan Chen went five innings, surrendering two runs on six hits. Tsung Tseng and Yu Lin each gave up two runs on four hits in their outings on the bump.

Trailing 6-5 going to the bottom of the ninth, Wright knotted the game at six when he stroked the first pitch he saw from Yu Lin over the left field wall, sending the game into extra innings.

In the 10th, Wei Chen reached on bases loaded infield single that plated Chun Lin for a 7-6 advantage. Chinese Taipei started the frame with Hung Lai on second, Chun Lin on first base and Huang Chih at the dish. Chih singled to short loading the bases for Wei Lin, who reached on a fielder’s choice when Jason Esposito (Vanderbilt) gunned down Hung Lai at the plate.

Jackie Bradley, Jr. (South Carolina) tied the game in the bottom half of the tenth on his base knock through the left side that scored Mikie Mahtook (LSU) from second base. USA place Mahtook on second and Drew Maggi (Arizona State) on first and set their batting order to have Brad Miller (Clemson) leadoff the 10th, under the IBAF tie-breaker rules.

Chinese Taipei took an early 1-0 advantage in the first Chen Hung’s ground out to short that scored Hsien Yang, who doubled off Cole on the first pitch of the contest. Yang moved to third on a passed ball and trotted home during Hung’s at-bat.

Maggi gave USA a 2-1 lead in the third thanks to a two-RBI single through the left side that pushed across Peter O’Brien (Bethune-Cookman) and Mahtook.

After Chinese Taipei tied the game at two in the third inning, the game remained tied until the seventh when Yin Lan singled home Wei Chen and Chen Hung drove home Lan on a base hit to left before being put out at second base when he tried to stretch his single into a double, putting the score at 4-2.

Miller’s two-RBI pinch hit double in the bottom of the seventh scored O’Brien and Mahtook and tied the game at four with one out. New Chinese Taipei pitcher Yu Lin struck out Bradley, Jr. for the second out before Wright doubled home Miller for a 5-4 advantage.

In the ninth, Chinese Taipei took a 6-5 lead Kuan Yang’s single up the middle that plated Yin Lan, who doubled to right center scoring Yi Huang for the first run of the stanza, setting up the dramatic extra two innings.

The Collegiate National Team will be back on the diamond Monday, Aug. 2 when they square off against Canada at Yokohama Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5 a.m. (EST).

(USA Baseball Release)

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Home Runs Carry USA Collegiate Team To Win

Sean Stires — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:19:56 +0000

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Vandy’s Esposito Added To Roster…

CARY, N.C. – Brad Miller (Clemson), Peter O’Brien (Bethune-Cookman) and Nick Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton) each smacked home runs and Matt Barnes (Connecticut) fanned nine batters as the Collegiate National Team won its fourth-straight game Friday night, 4-1.

Peter O'Brien (photo courtesy Bethune Cookman)

Barnes, who was battling a stomach virus, worked six innings allowing one run on three hits for his first win of the summer. Sophomore Noe Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton) recorded his second save on the tour scattering just one hit over three frames with four strikeouts.

Both pitchers kept their opponents at bay until Korea scratched across the games first run in the fifth inning on a solo blast to left field off the bat of Boung Gon Jeung.

O’Brien’s two-run homer to left field in the bottom half of the fifth highlighted a three-run frame for Team USA, which gave them its first lead at 3-1. Nick Ramirez knotted the game at one earlier in the stanza with a solo shot to right field before Alex Dickerson drew a two-out walk setting up O’Brien’s first home run that chased Myung June Yoon.

Miller got in on the home run derby sending a 2-1 offering from Ji Woong Yoon to left field putting Team USA up 4-1 in the sixth.

Korean starter Myung June Yoon, who retired the first 13 batters he faced before Ramirez’ homer in the fifth, suffered the loss after going 4 2/3 innings where he surrendered three runs on two hits with six strikeouts. Yoon went 1 2/3 innings with four punch outs and Kun Chong Cho closed the final 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts.

The five-game series will continue Saturday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. with a first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. (EST).

Final Stats | Cumulative Stats

Notes: Collegiate National Team General Manager Eric Campbell announced that sophomore infielder Jason Esposito (Vanderbilt) has been added to the roster taking the place of the injured Anthony Rendon (Rice) who broke his ankle earlier in the week… Esposito will be available when Team USA takes the field on Saturday against Korea at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

(USA Baseball Release)

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USA Baseball Names Final Collegiate Team Roster

Sean Stires — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:02:22 +0000

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22 Players Make Final Cut…

CARY, N.C. — USA Baseball announced Sunday night the 22 members of its 2010 Collegiate National Team. The roster is headlined by pitchers Gerrit Cole (UCLA), Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt) and infielder Brad Miller (Clemson), who were all members of the 2009 National Team.

This year’s squad consists of five infielders, four outfielders, two catchers, nine pitchers and a pair of two-way players. The Collegiate National Team was selected after seven days of trials that included six intra-squad games and practices as the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Team USA is comprised of the top non-draft-eligible college players in the United States.

The U.S. will play a five-game series against Korea before squaring off against a Japanese Collegiate All-Star Team in a one-game, international friendship competition in Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium on July 21. From there, the team will travel to Taipei, Taiwan for a four-game series against Chinese Taipei at Tien-Mu Stadium beginning July 25.

Team USA will close its summer season at the FISU World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from July 30-Aug. 7. The U.S. has won the last three FISU Worlds (2004, ’06, ’08), while host nation Japan will be looking for its first title.

“We just wrapped up one of the best weeks of baseball in Cary, N.C.,” said Eric Campbell, General Manager of USA Baseball National Teams. “The players made it tough on the selection committee with their great effort over the last seven days. The selection committee assembled an impressive 22-man roster that will represent baseball and this country proudly.”

The trio of returnees (Cole, Gray and Miller) helped the 2009 Collegiate Team to a 19-5 overall record and the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline World Baseball Challenge crown in Prince George, British Columbia (Canada). Cole and Gray combined to post a 7-1 record on the mound with 73 strikeouts, while Miller started 15 of 23 games, collecting 14 hits, scoring 13 runs and driving in eight.

Joining Cole and Gray on 11-member pitching staff are Tyler Anderson (Oregon), Matt Barnes (Connecticut), Brian Johnson (Florida), Scott McGough (Oregon), Brett Mooneyham (Stanford), Noe Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton), Kyle Winkler (Texas Christian).

Alongside Miller in the infield are Nolan Fontana (Florida), Drew Maggi (Arizona State), Ryan Wright (Louisville) and 2010 Baseball America Player of the Year and Dick Howser Trophy Winner Anthony Rendon (Rice).

The outfield consists of 2010 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Jackie Bradley, Jr. (South Carolina), Alex Dickerson (Indiana), Mikie Mahtook (LSU) and George Springer (Connecticut).

Peter O’Brien (Bethune-Cookman) and Steve Rodriguez (UCLA) will catch Team USA’s pitchers in 2010.

Rounding out the roster are two-way players Sean Gilmartin (Florida State) and Nick Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton).

“This was a great week of baseball,” said Manager Bill Kinneberg (Utah). “It was a tough decision to get the team down to 22 players, but I feel that we selected a special group of guys that will give us the best chance to win the FISU World University Baseball Championships.”

Joining Kinneberg are pitching coach Dave Serrano (Cal State Fullerton), and assistant coaches Ed Blankmeyer (St. John’s) and Nino Giarratano (San Francisco).

The Collegiate National Team begins its summer season Monday evening when they travel to Gastonia, N.C. to face the Gastonia Grizzlies of the Coastal Plain League. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. (EDT) at Sims Legion Park.

The Collegiate National Team roster is as follows (name, class, position[s], school):

2010 Collegiate National Team Roster
Tyler Anderson, So., LHP, Oregon
Matt Barnes, So., RHP, Connecticut
Jackie Bradley, Jr., So., OF, South Carolina
Gerrit Cole, So., RHP, UCLA
Alex Dickerson, So., OF, Indiana
Nolan Fontana, Fr., IF, Florida
Sean Gilmartin, So., LHP/OF, Florida State
Sonny Gray, So., RHP, Vanderbilt
Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP, Florida
Andrew Maggi, So., OF/IF, Arizona State
Mikie Mahtook, So., OF, Louisiana State
Scott McGough, So., RHP, Oregon
Brad Miller, So., IF, Clemson
Brett Mooneyham, So., LHP, Stanford
Peter O’Brien, So., C, Bethune-Cookman
Nick Ramirez, So., IF/LHP, Cal State Fullerton
Noe Ramirez, So., RHP, Cal State Fullerton
Anthony Rendon, So., IF, Rice
Steve Rodriguez, So., C, UCLA
George Springer, So., OF, Connecticut
Kyle Winkler, So., RHP, Texas Christian
Ryan Wright, So., IF, Louisville

Coaching Staff
Bill Kinneberg, Manager, Utah
Dave Serrano, Pitching Coach, Cal State Fullerton
Ed Blankmeyer, Assistant Coach, St. John’s
Nino Giarratano, Assistant Coach, San Francisco

Administration
Danny Wheat, Athletic Trainer, Texas Christian
Nick Nakagama, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Auxiliary Coach, Utah
Malcolm Gray, Press Officer, East Carolina
Eric Campbell, General Manager, USA Baseball National Teams

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Around The Bases-May 19

Sean Stires — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:30:13 +0000

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College Baseball Thoughts Heading Into The Season’s Home Stretch

By Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires

The “weekend” starts early this week. With most conference tournaments starting next Tuesday and Wednesday the start of the last week of most conference regular season series will start this Thursday instead of Friday. In fact, so many conferences are starting on Thursday this week (ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big East to name a few) the Big 12 is about the only conference that is sticking with its regular Friday, Saturday, Sunday schedule.

Peter O'Brien

The MEAC starts its tournament this Thursday. It would be a major upset if Bethune-Cookman doesn’t win the championship. The top-seeded Wildcats (32-18, 18-0) are one of just two teams in the six-team field with a winning record (North Carolina A&T at 25-23 overall & 15-3 in league play is the other). BC’s Peter O’Brien leads the MEAC and is tied for fourth in the nation with 19 home runs.

What happened to Portland? Just two weeks ago the Pilots were the nation’s feel good story heading into a home series with West Coast Conference leader San Diego. Winners of 11 straight heading into that showdown, they had a chance to make a case for at least an at-large NCAA berth and an outside chance to claim the WCC title. All that is gone now though. After being swept by San Diego, Portland (31-16) lost a mid-week game to Washington State and was swept again last weekend by San Francisco. That’s seven straight losses heading into Wednesday’s (5/18) home game vs. Oregon. Ben Roethlisberger has about as much of a chance at being named Georgia’s Man of the Year as Portland now has to get an NCAA bid.

What happened to the Big Ten? A year ago at this time there were three Big Ten teams that had a legitimate chance to receive an NCAA bid, and that’s how many bids the league ended-up with. Ohio State, Minnesota and Indiana all went to regionals, while Illinois just missed out after the Hoosiers won the conference tournament. There won’t be three bids for the Big Ten this year though. All ten teams are still in contention for the six spots in the conference tournament, but only the tourney winner will be NCAA bound this year. Minnesota (25-27, 13-8) leads the conference, while Michigan State (32-17, 10-11) has the best overall record, but sits in a four-way tie for fifth place

Retiring head coach Bob Todd (OSU photo)

heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Speaking of Ohio State…The Buckeyes have to be the biggest disappointment in the conference. OSU returned the conference Player and Pitcher of the Year (Dan Burkhart and Alex Wimmers, respectively) from last year’s regular season championship team, but they have floundered their way to a 27-21 overall mark, including 10-11 in conference play. And if head coach Bob Todd was hoping for a “Corky Palmer effect” by announcing his retirement it hasn’t worked. Palmer’s Southern Mississippi squad ran a hot streak all the way to Omaha after he announced his retirement before season’s end last year, but Todd’s Buckeyes have gone 3-4 with series losses to Illinois and Iowa since he announced his impending retirement on May 5.

Tony Thompson (KU photo)

Kansas finds itself in a rough situation this weekend. As they head into this weekend’s regular season ending series with Oklahoma, most current bracket projections have the Jayhawks (31-21 DI record, #54 NCAA RPI) staying home for the NCAA Tournament. A look at the stats shows this year’s team is not much different than last year’s team that finished 39-24 after playing at the Chapel Hill Regional. This year’s respective team batting average and ERA of .303 and 5.15 are pretty similar to the 2009 marks of .301 and 4.46. The biggest difference appears to be the absence of the big bat Tony Thompson provided when he won the Big 12’s first triple crown by hitting .389 with 21 home runs and 82 RBIs. He was one of two Jayhawks to hit double-digit dingers last year, but so far no KU player has reached even 10 long balls in 2010. Thompson fractured his left knee cap before the season started, and he hasn’t been able to fully regain his form in the 33 games he’s played since his return to the field. Thompson is batting a respectable .325, but has just five home runs with 35 RBIs. He also hasn’t seen as many pitches to hit this year. After walking 21 times in 61 games and 247 at-bats as a sophomore, the junior has drawn 19 free passes in just 126 ABs this season.

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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

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College Baseball 2010 Stats Leaders-April 16

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Here are this week’s college baseball Division One leaders in selected categories, including Team ERA and Team Batting Average. All stats are updated as of Thursday, April 15.

Chris Benson

BATTING AVERAGE

1. Effrey Valdez-New York Tech .473

2. Chris Benson-Utah Valley .467

3. Phil Cerrato-Longwood .461

4. Zach Wentz-North Dakota St. .460

5. J.D. Ashbrook-Morehead St. .459

6. Carlos Alonso-Delaward .458

7. Aaron Senne-Missouri .457

8. Casey Jones-SE Missouri St. .453

9. Kevin Tokarski-Illinois St. .451

9. Garrett Bivone-UT Pan American .451

A.J. Kirby-Jones

HOME RUNS

1. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech 17

1. Jacob Tanis-Mercer 17

3. Mike Sodders-New Mexico St. 15

4. J.D. Ashbrook-Morehead St. 14

4. Adam Bailey-Nebraska 14

4. Jordan Ballard-VMI 14

4. Wes Cunningham-Murray St. 14

4. Alex Dickerson-Indiana 14

4. Chris Duffy-Central Florida 14

4. Matt Leeds-College of Charleston 14

4. Peter O’Brien-Bethune-Cookman 14

4. Jordan Ribera-Fresno St. 14

Jacob Tanis

RBIs

1. Jacob Tannis-Mercer 65

2. Jake Overstreet-South Alabama 56

3. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech 53

4. Danny Brock-St. Louis 52

5. Chris Duffy-Central Florida 51

6. Drew Lee-Morehead St. 50

6. Ryan Soares-George Mason 50

8. Phil Cerreto-Longwood 49

8. Wes Cunningham-Murray St. 49

8. Tyler Huelsing-Memphis 49

8. Jose Iglesias-Coastal Carolina 49

8. Matt Leeds-College of Charleston 49

8. Nick Rogers-North Carolina A&T 49

8. Nate Woods-Belmont 49

Taylor Dugas

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE

1. Taylor Dugas-Alabama .577

2. Brian Harris-Vanderbilt .574

3. J.D. Ashbrook-Morehead St. .570

4. Jon Kelton-Alabama .568

5. Kevin Tokarski-Illinois St. .566

6. Michael Choice-UT Arlington .563

6. Chad Salem-Manhattan .563

6. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech .563

9. Curtis Wilson-Southern .556

10. Kyle Roller-East Carolina .553

Mac Doyle

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

1. A.J. Kirby-Jones-Tennessee Tech .941

2. Mac Doyle-Wofford .908

3. Chris Duffy-Central Florida .879

4. Wes Cunningham-Murray St. .869

5. Paul Hoilman-East Tennessee St. .867

6. Ben Harty-New Mexico St. .843

7. Phil Cerreto-Longwood .836

8. J.D. Ashbrook-Morehead St. .830

8. Chace Perkins-New Mexico St. .830

8. Chad Salem-Manhattan .830

J.D. Ashbrook

RUNS

1. J.D. Ashbrook-Morehead St. 56

2. Ryan Aguayo-New Mexico St. 55

3. Jeff Rowland-Georgia Tech 51

4. Mike Sodders-New Mexico St. 50

5. Wes Cunningham-Murray State 48

5. Danny Lopez-Pittsburgh 48

5. Nate Roberts-High Point 48

5. Cory Spangenberg-VMI 48

9. Tyler Holt-Florida St. 47

9. Jacob Tanis-Mercer 47

TEAM BATTING AVERAGE

1. Georgia State .386

2. New Mexico St. .370

3. Pittsburgh .369

4. VMI .355

4. SE Missouri State .355

6. Utah Valley .354

7. Arizona .351

8. Auburn .350

9. Central Connecticut St. .347

10. Arizona State .346

Justin Jones

WINS

These eight pitchers are tied with seven wins

Corey Baker-Pittsburgh

Cole Green-Texas

D.D. Hanks-South Alabama

Justin Jones-California

Merrill Kelly-Arizona State

Keegan Linza-Liberty

Alex Wimmers-Ohio State

Asher Wojciechowski-The Citadel

* 29 pitchers are tied with six wins each.

Chance Ruffin

ERA

1. Chance Ruffin-Texas 0.50

2. Adam Izokovic-Gardner-Webb 1.06

3. Neil Holland-Louisville 1.09

4. Trever Vermeulen-South Dakota St. 1.21

5. John Stilson-Texas A&M 1.25

6. Drew Leininger-Indiana 1.38

7. Chris Sale-Florida Gulf Coast 1.41

8. Elliot Glynn-Connecticut 1.52

9. Michael Wacha-Texas A&M 1.53

10. Drew Pomeranz-Ole Miss 1.57

Drew Pomeranz

STRIKEOUTS

1. Drew Pomeranz-Ole Miss 80

2. Asher Wojciechowski-The Citadel 74

3. Gerrit Cole-UCLA 71

4. Barret Loux-Texas A&M 70

4. Josh Smith-Lipscomb 70

6. Daniel Bibona-UC Irvine 68

6. Taylor Jungmann-Texas 68

8. Trevor Bauer-UCLA 67

8. Chris Sale-Florida Gulf Coast 67

10. Danny Hultzen-Virginia 66

10. Mike McCarthy-Cal St. Bakersfield 66

10. Jason Mitchell-UT Arlington 66

10. Tanner Peters-UNLV 66

10. Noe Ramirez-Cal State Fullerton 66

10. John Stilson-Texas A&M 66

Kevin Arico

SAVES

1. Kevin Arico-Virginia 11

2. Matty Ott-LSU 10

2. Chris Patterson-Appalachian St. 10

4. Brooks Pinckard-Baylor 9

4. Chance Ruffin-Texas 9

6. Adam Conley-Washington St. 8

6. Neil Holland-Louisville 8

6. Ryne Purcell-Eastern Kentucky 8

6. Chad Sheppard-Northwestern St. 8

6. Jordan Swagerty-Arizona St. 8

TEAM ERA

1. UCLA 2.28

2. Texas 2.58

3. Vanderbilt 2.92

4. Oregon 2.93

5. Oregon State 2.97

6. Arizona State 3.03

7. Coastal Carolina 3.17

8. Portland 3.25

8. TCU 3.25

10. Connecticut 3.34