Texas Tech to name a new coach??

Texas Tech has scheduled a news conference on Monday at 1 pm local time to make an important announcement about the baseball program. Oregon Live is reporting Dan Spencer who is the top assistant coach of the Oregon State program will make the move back to Lubbock to work with current head coach Larry Hays. This story will be followed closely by The College Baseball Blog as this could be great news for the Red Raiders program.

Oregon Live article
Double T Nation article

Blog Update

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Team USA takes Game 1 from Chinese Taipei

Team USA picked up a 7-0 victory over Chinese Taipei. The team was led again by Pedro Alvarez who went 3-3 with a walk, three doubles, and an RBI in the victory. The pitching staff for Team USA was outstanding again as Brian Matusz pitched four scoreless innings while allowing two hits and two walks while striking out seven batters.

Team USA Recap

Baseball America Predicts 2008 CWS Field

Baseball America published an interesting op-ed piece today, forecasting their predicted field for the 2008 College World Series. Obviously it’s too soon to tell who will be a legitimate contender, with almost 2 months remaining before the August 15 deadline for MLB organizations to sign would-be college prospects, and injuries, weather and dozens of other factors looming on the horizon. But all the same, it’s interesting to start thinking about it already as we watch the summer leagues take shape, and Aaron Fitt provides some interesting food for thought in the off-season. And no, as you near the end of the list, you’ll discover that I am not unbiased in my evaluation of this article…

The lucky 8:

Arizona State
Miami

Baylor

Michigan

Missouri

UCLA

Vanderbilt

Virginia

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Wahoos in Summer Ball

Following a season that saw the University of Virginia Cavaliers host an NCAA Regional in Charlottesville, VA and finish 45-16, and saw a school-record six Wahoos drafted in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, a number of Hoos are currently playing in summer collegiate wood bat leagues around the country.

Cape Cod League
David Adams (Falmouth Commodores)
Jeremy Farrell (Falmouth Commodores)
Jeff Lorick (Chatham A’s)

Pat McAnaney (Orleans Cardinals)

Michael Schwimer (Orleans Cardinals)

New England Collegiate Baseball League

Tyler Cannon (Keene Swampbats)

Andrew Carraway (Newport Gulls)

Valley Baseball League

Patrick Wingfield (Winchester Royals)

New York Collegiate Baseball League

Brad Grove (Saratoga Phillies)

Corey Hunt (Saratoga Phillies)

Mark Riffee (Saratoga Phillies)

A number of Cavalier recruits are also playing in summer leagues:

Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League

Dan Grovatt (Protocall Starz)
Clark Griffith League

Jarrett Parker (Vienna Mustangs)

Chester County American Legion (PA)

Phil Gosselin (West Chester, PA)

LaSalle hires a new head coach

The LaSalle Explorers hired Mike Lake to head their baseball program. Lake is a 1982 graduate of the university and has spent the last four seasons as the top assistant coach to former head coach Lee Saverio who was let go earlier this season after a 17-32 season and an 8-19 record in the Atlantic-10.

LaSalle Release
A-10 Release

USA Baseball names National Team

FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE

CARY, NC — USA Baseball announced its 22-man roster for the summer of 2007, featuring the best college freshmen and sophomores in the country. The team, which will play in the Pan American Games in Brazil in July and at the World Port Tournament in August, is highlighted by two-year veterans 3B Pedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt) and OF Roger Kieschnick, and newcomers 1B Justin Smoak (South Carolina), OF Jordan Danks (Texas), 1B Brett Wallace (Arizona State) and RHP Jacob Thompson (Virginia).

“After a successful first week, the team is really starting to come together. There is still a lot of work to do, but I think this group of guys can do it,” said Manager Mike Weathers (Long Beach State). “I look forward to working with this group this summer.”

Ryan Flaherty is batting a team-best .471 after finishing off his season at Vanderbilt with a 35-game hit streak. Smoak is batting .368 with a team-best three doubles, three homers, a 1.000 slugging percentage and team-leading eight RBIs. Logan Forsythe (Arkansas) leads the team with seven runs, while batting .313.

Team USA finished off its first week of the season in the North England Collegiate Baseball League, going 5-1. Seven pitchers did not allow an earned run, as the staff ERA is 1.62 after two shutouts and two one-run games.

The roster features six All-Americans in: Alvarez (a two-time first team selection), Smoak, Wallace, RHPs Thompson, Ryan Berry (Rice) and Brian Matusz (San Diego), and LHP Josh Romanski (San Diego). Berry was the 2007 National Freshman of the Year, while Wallace was the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a sophomore.

Three additions were also made to fill out the team of 22 in RHP Joe Kelly (UC Riverside), LHP Mike Minor (Vanderbilt) and OF/1B Jeremy Hamilton (Wright State).

Kelly was added to the 20-man roster after it was learned that USA veteran 2B Jemile Weeks (Miami) could not play due to injury. Kelly had a 2.08 ERA in two appearances after serving as the closer for the Big West Champion Highlanders during the season.

Minor and Hamilton were added to the 22-man roster, which will continue to play for the team, except in Brazil, when the roster is reduced to 20 players for the five-game tournament. This summer Minor did not allow a run in 4.0 innings of work, striking out a team-best seven, while Hamilton batted .308.

Roster available here

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Five Cavaliers Earn VaSID Post-Season Honors

Five Cavaliers Named to 2007 VaSID All-State Baseball Team

Five Virginia baseball players have earned 2007 University Division All-State honors, as selected by the Virginia College Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Brian O’Connor was selected as Coach of the Year, Jacob Thompson (after an 11-0 season earning him a slot as a finalist for the Roger Clemens Award, with the winner to be announced July 11) was chosen as Pitcher of the Year, and shortstop Greg Miclat, OF and Chicago Cubs draftee Brandon Guyer and pitcher and Oakland Athletics first round sandwich pick LHP Sean Doolittle (pictured at left) garnering first-team all-state honors. Doolittle also earned second-team honors at 1B, and was joined on the second team by 2B David Adams.

The official press release can be found by clicking here.

2007 University Division VaSID All-State Team

First Team

1B Joe Mahoney, Richmond

2B Chris Fournier, George Mason

SS Sergio Miranda, VCU

3B Greg Sexton, William & Mary

OF Brandon Guyer, Virginia

OF Scott Krieger, George Mason

OF Kellen Kulbacki, James Madison

C Jason Bour, George Mason
DH Greg Miclat, Virginia

P Sean Doolittle, Virginia

P Anthony Shawler, Old Dominion

P Jacob Thompson, Virginia

Coach of the Year: Brian O’Connor, Virginia

Player of the Year: Kellen Kulbacki, James Madison

Pitcher of the Year: Jacob Thompson, Virginia

Rookie of the Year: Jason Bour, George Mason

Second Team

1B Sean Doolittle, Virginia

2B David Adams, Virginia

SS Davis Stoneburner, JMU

3B Alex Gregory, Radford

OF Robbie Bailey, Longwood

OF Garrett Young, Liberty

OF Mike Zahm, Old Dominion

C Tim Park, William & Mary

DH Tyler Childeress, Longwood

P Luke Foss, Norfolk State

P Dan Hudson, Old Dominion

P Luke Pisker, VCU

Wells goes back to Alabama

Jim Wells will return to the Alabama Baseball program as the head coach after about a week long retirement. He has led the Crimson Tide program to two SEC titles, six conference tournament championships, and been to the CWS on three occasions.

AP Article
Alabama Release

MSU’s Easley wins Johnny Bench Award

WICHITA, KAN. — Edward Easley will fly to Arizona today.

He’ll sign a contract, and when the ink dries, he will be a professional baseball player in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

In case the former Mississippi State catcher needs any leverage for negotiating a signing bonus, he got it Wednesday when he won the Johnny Bench Award as the top catcher in college baseball.

“It is, for a fact, the most exciting news I’ve ever received in my life,” said Easley, who helped lead MSU to the College World Series earlier this month. “Catching is what I love to do. It’s what I love to do to help my team win. To be a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award is just a great honor, and to finally be picked is just a great honor.”

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