USA Baseball has named its coaching staff for the 2011 Collegiate National Team. Missouri head coach Tim Jamieson will head the staff. The Mizzou skipper will be joined by Dave Van Horn of Arkansas, Rob Walton of Oral Roberts and Kent State’s Scott Stricklin. All three assistants are head coaches at their respective schools....
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,...
Drops 3-1 Decision In Taiwan… Taipei, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei used four hits in the sixth inning to score a pair of runs and walked away with a 3-1 over Team USA (9-1) Sunday night at Hsinchuang Field. With the win, Chinese Taipei snaps the Collegiate National Team’s win streak at nine games. Trailing...
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. Barnes, who was battling a stomach virus, worked six innings allowing...
But Rice’s Rendon Out With Broken Ankle… CARY, N.C. - Scott McGough (Oregon) struck out nine batters in five innings of work and Ryan Wright (Louisville) collected a team-best three hits as the Collegiate National Team took game two of the five-game international friendly series against Korea, 8-1 Thursday night. McGough and Team USA’s...
Bryce Brentz Has An April To Remember (With the end of the year fast approaching, we’re counting down some of the top moments from the 2009 college baseball season. We’ll have one a day through New Year’s Eve.) Bryce Brentz was having a good season doing double duty as an outfielder and pitcher heading...