Tagged With "1.9"
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Showcase ERA
If player A gives up 3 runs in 3 innings shouldn't his ERA be 9?If player B gives up 1 run in 3 innings shouldn't his ERA be 3?Seems like the Showcase stats are being calculated based on 7 innings, but the games are 9 innings.
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Draft Results - Day 1
Recapping Tuesday's draft results...check out: Round 1, #21 Cliff Pennington, Oakland AthleticsSon of South Texas Fan Round 4, #129 Shane Funk Texas Rangers HSbaseballweb's AHSpitcher17Round 6, #176 Josh Bell, Toronto Blue JaysSon of FungoRound 7,...
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AJ Shappi Selected to All Stars in MWL
2005 MWL All-Stars Headlined by Patterson, Gallagher Home team has six selected for June 21 game PEORIA, IL— Six Peoria Chiefs players will take the field in front of the home crowd at the 2005 Midwest League All-Star Game Presented by Pepsi on...
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Texas Hurricanes try outs
The Texas Hurricanes 13 and 14 yr old teams are currently looking for players for the 2009 spring season. We are major/national teams with hopes of making a return visit to the Elite 24 in Orlando. We will be holding try outs and practices every...
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Spring Training Report
We had another great Spring Training trip this year. I didn’t think anything could beat last year, but watching our son in Major League camp for the first time was pretty cool. After a couple of days we figured out the routine. When they play at...
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Looking for (4) players for one game only.
Looking for (4) players who play either at the JV or Varsity level for a wooden bat game this Friday night (4/9) at 7:30pm in Georgetown, DC.We will be playing against a seasoned team who is looking for a game.There will be umps and plenty of good...
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Travel Ball - Good and Bad.......
With all of the recent posts, I thought I would chime in with my experiences in my son's journey.Mine started playing organized "coach pitch" at 8 years old. When he was 8 or 9, a coach asked me to allow him to play for his travel team. I initially...
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Scout ball - is it worth the time commitment?
I have a son who is a senior this year in high school in Southern California. He is playing on one of the scout ball team, and this is his 3rd year. As you know, playing in scout ball is a big time commitment. Typically, we drive up one to two hours...
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Harvard Play To Win Camp
One of four sessions of the Harvard play to Win camp being held this weekend in Cambridge, MA. Coach Walsh is in charge and runs a tight ship here. At many camps you do not see or hear the head coach. At this camp Walsh is front and center and seems...
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U Evansville High School Advanced Camps
The University of Evansville is pleased to annouce its High School Advanced Camps. These one-day, instruction-based camps are open to players in grades 9-12. The camps will run from 9am-4pm on September 9 and September 30, 2007.A link to the...
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Mamas don't let your pitchers grow up to go to the Stanford Camp
Let me start by telling you that for position players the Stanford camp is the greatest thing since sliced bread. The camp starts with registration beginning at 10:00 am Wednesday morning. The kids check their paperwork and they get weighed, get their...
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Volunteer Classic tourney Updates
The Volunteer Classic at John Logan College, SIU, Southern IllMiners stadium, Herrin HS and Carbondale HS--- was a huge success with over 40 recruiters and scouts in attendanceThe So Illinois Bullets won the 5 game guarantee classic with a 10-0 6...
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25 reasons why I owe my mother
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE ."If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."2. My mother taught me RELIGION."You better pray that will come out of the carpet."3. My mother taught me about TIME...
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San Diego CIF Finals
Watched some pretty good baseball yesterday at Tony Gywnn stadium. The venue is just great for high school baseball. The place was packed for D1 finals and even the D4 had a good size crowd. In D1, Rancho Bernardo just hits the cover off the ball and...
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Outfield technique - tracking fly balls
Just ran across this article, just skimmed it but will read it tomorrow. Should provide some insight into proper outfield technique.I have heard two schools of thought on tracking fly balls, one to sprint to the location and the other to "glide", and...
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Catching Camp- PGH Area this weekend
Colorado Rockies Scout Ed Santa will conduct a Catching Camp on Sat, Jan 30th at Xtra Innings BB Training Facility in Plum Boro along with Franklin Regional Head Coach & Atlanta Brave Scout Larry Wayman. The 9-12 year olds run 4-6 pm and 13 to 18 year old run 6-9 pm. Cost is $75.00. Groups of 3 receive 15% off. To register, call 724-733-4893. Not an endorsement, just passing along an opportunity..... but anything Ed Santa does is first rate...
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Best bat
My son is 13 but needs an adult bat for high school play. He's thin at about 100 pounds but he's 5-foot-9.I'm thinking 32/29. Is that too big?Also, anyone have any preferences as to bats? So far I've looked at the DeMarini Vexxum and the Louisville...
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Trying to get back into affiliated ball
Hey guys my name is Steve Shepard and I'm looking to get back into affiliated ball. I'm a 6'4 245 lb RHP. I got drafted in the 13th round by the Nationals in 07 and was released the following June in 08. I then signed with the Phillies this past...
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comments and advice on swing and video. thanks
comments on swing and video[URL=Colin 9-18-09.mov]comments on swing and video[/URL]
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Goodwill Series events
If you are interested in participation as a player or as a team, please complete a profile on our web site <www.goodwillseries.org>May 29 @ Sonoma State U,California. The "John Goelz" Invitational Tournament Age 15-18.June - San Diego - Tampa...
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Rivals Pre-season Rankings for 2010
School Ranking RivalsHigh Baseball Atlantic East RegionListed below are the rankings for the Atlantic East region.Top Three for Virginia are:1. Poquoson2. McLean3. West Springfield Compiled by Dallas Jackson (email) Senior Analyst for...
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2010 Pre-Season Rankings
What's a high school baseball season in Illinois without some pre-season rankings? I've seen this done the last two years on this board, so I thought I would give my two cents this year. For what it's worth, here is the top 15 based on a few factors,...
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NORTHERN REGION POLL
Here is first NR Coaches PollPreseason Northern Region Top Ten: 1. McLean2. Lake Braddock3. West Springfield4. Westfield5. Centreville6. Robinson7. Madison8. Stone Bridge9. Woodson10. TC Williams / South CountyOthers receiving...
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First spikes
alright so this is my first year of playing HS ball and im debating between 3 different spikes Under Armour's Clean UP 3n2's Pro Metal Classic and Mizuno 9 spike classic g5I'm new to this so im wondering which spike would be the best buy? Thanks ...
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Youngest Son's Baseball Experience
Alright guys/gals...I really enjoy this site and reading about experiences I may or may not go through one day. I've read so many post about jr.'s high school, college and pro experiences that I thought I would share my youngest son's experience....
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So Cal High School Rankings
From LA Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/...ar01,0,3647082.storyI am not sure why Newbury Park made the list and I also wonder why there are so many Div IV teams on the list.Rk. Team (2009 rec., Sec.-Div.) Comment 1 EDISON (23-6, SS-Div. I) Lake...
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D3 Spring Games Webcast (Friends + family pass-along)
NEXT WEEK :Haverford College's spring trip games against these opponents will be webcast (live) Fort Myers, FL:Mar. 8 vs. Elms (Mass.) 10am Mar. 9 vs. Dominican (Ill.)(DH)10am Mar. 10 vs. North Park (Ill.) 10am Mar. 11 vs. Fredonia State (N.Y.)2pm...
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2010 Summer Tournament
The Cape Coast Canes are running an 18U baseball tournament for the 2010 summer. The tournament will run from July 9-11 in Brevard County Florida. The tournament will be a 4 game guarntee costing $500 per team. Before the tournament on July 9th there...
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2010 FL Showcase / Tournament
The Cape Coast Canes are running an 18U baseball tournament for the 2010 summer. The tournament will run from July 9-11 in Brevard County Florida. The tournament will be a 4 game guarntee costing $500 per team. Before the tournament on July 9th there...
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Matt Rein
Anyone ever heard of him?http://www.goccusports.com/spo...mtt/rein_matt01.htmlhttp://www.goccusports.com/spo...9-2010/teamcume.htmlHe is from Houston, Texas and Langham Creek High School. Matt is not a big guy but he has had a fine career at Coastal...
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Games/Scores From 3-9-10
Great game last night between two quality pitchers/ball clubs...Weatherford 5 FW Paschal 1WP: Teakell (TCU signee/FW Cats) 15 K'sLP Nurdin (Tx State signee/DBAT) 12 K's
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Rainy day ... daydreaming ...
So I remember my favorite story from a couple years ago. Chicago area men's league; really good baseball with alot of D1 players on hand. A D/H. 1st game is one of those games where you see a bunch of close plays at the plate and bases ... know what...
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Charleston Southern beats Florida Gators 6-3
An amazing performance by Tyler Thornburg leads CSU to a 6-3 win over the Gators, A complete game 158 pitch game with 11 Ks. Just amazing effort. CSU held a 9-6 lead in the previous game in the 5th but blew up in the 6th. Nice work CSU.
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10-4A
Royse City beat Pearce 10-2Rockwall Heath beat Rockwall I'm not sure of the final but I think it was 9-2
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great game in 16-4a tonight
great game seen in 16-4a tonight. corsicana beats waco midway 3-2. great pitching performance from both teams. 13 k's for Matt Kent from Midway and 9 k's from Gage Curry of Corsicana. A 2 run bomb from Heath Donica of Corsicana broke up a scoreless...
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Menchville wins opener
Menchville sophomore Alex Korecky drilled a leadoff homerun in the second inning of Menchville's 9-1 win over Warwick. It was Korecky's first varsity at-bat. The blast cleared the left-center fence for a 1-0 Monarch lead. Korecky also doubled in a run...
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Coastal Carolina VS Charleston Southern
Yesterday Charleston Southern led Coastal 5-2 after 7 innings, 5-5 after 8 and fell to 7-5 after 9. Today CSU is down 12-10 in the 5th are slugging it out after falling behind 7-0 after 2. Looks like the new coaches are getting more out of the players...
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Southeastern District Games: March 22-27 (Week 2)
Schedule for next week per school web sites. Please advise of corrections.Monday, March 22Nansemond River (0) @ Western Branch (10) Tuesday, March 23Grassfield (7) @ Great Bridge (3)Indian River (0) @ Hickory (1)Nansemond River (6) @ Oscar Smith...
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Metroplex Rankings - 3/22/10
SportsDay's area baseball rankings (3/22)04:10 AM CDT on Monday, March 22, 2010From Staff Reports CLASS 5A Rk. School W-L Prev. 1. Colleyville Heritage 16-1-1 1 2. Southlake Carroll 11-4-1 4 3. Plano West 12-4-2 7 4. Flower Mound 12-4-1 6 5. McKinney...
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D1 College Blue
Took my son down to the University of Arizona to watch them play Sacramento State yesterday. He's interested in U of A, so we went down to get a tour, watch BP and see a game.One thing that stood out was the HU. This guy was in total control of the...
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Southeastern District Games: March 29-April 3 (Week 3)
Schedule for Week 3 per school web sites. Please advise of corrections. Monday, March 29 Lakeland (0) @ Western Branch (10)(postponed from 3/26 & POSTPONED to Wed 3/31) Indian River (8) @ Nansemond River (6)(postponed from 3/26 & POSTPONED to Wed 3/31) Tuesday, March 30 Western Branch @ King's Fork POSTPONED to Thur. 4/1 Great Bridge @ Nansemond River POSTPONED to 4/12 Hickory (3) @ Grassfield (13) Deep Creek @ Indian River POSTPONED to Thur. 4/1 Oscar Smith @ Lakeland POSTPONED to...
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First Scrimmage
Scrimmaging outside in Somersworth NH on March 27. I love this global warming thing. We scrimmaged Newmarket today it was 31 degrees out, but it felt like 71 because we were so glad to be outside playing the best sport ever invented. I hate practicing...
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Washington Post Top 10 Baseball High Schools This Year
1 Severan Park2. DeMatha3. McLean4. Good Counsel5. Hammond6. St. Johns7. St. Albans8. Spalding9. West Springfield10.HuntingtonSorry coaches from MSABC but it appears that this poll does not have a "self-serving" aspect to its ranking and recognition. ---
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No one can say VA high schoolers lack opportunities in D1 baseball
I believe few states offer as many D1 baseball programs to choose from...thirteen by my count. Is this the highest number for any state? If so, it may also be the highest number of Division 1 opportunities for a given sport within any one state. This...
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Worthington throws no-hitter
Kent Worthington, Sr RHP for Mount St Mary's University, tossed a complete game 9 inning no-hitter yesterday vs Quinnipiac. The Mount came back after losing Friday's contest, and took the last 3 games in the first conference series of the season in...
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9 year old/2 Questions
9 year old son pitched 4 innings opening day (Sat.) before I asked the head coach to pull him. He, nor my son, wanted him to but I could tell he was loosing "it". After allowing one runner on base the first 3 innings he allowed 2 walks and a hit...
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Maxpreps Top 10
Maxpreps Top 10 as of today1. Severna Park2. OLOGC3. Dematha4. Hammond5. Atholton6. Urbana7. Mt St Joseph8. Huntingtown9. St Michaels10.WootonOthers: Calvert Hall 12, St Johns 13. Note to Terpfan St Johns is a DC team but Maxpreps has them on the...
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Batting Averages are Selfish
Hello again HS Baseball Web Community,Recently a student of mine told me he was stressed about going 1 for 5 in the first two games of the year. He’s a great ballplayer, a freshmen starting on Varsity, and it scared me to see that all his talent...
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tonight's 9-4A matchups
Who are the pitching matchups tonight and which underdogs have a chance for an upset?
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Area Rankings - Dallas Morning News 3/29/10
SportsDay's area baseball rankings (3/29)CLASS 5A Rk. School W-L Prev. 1. Colleyville Heritage 19-1-1 1 2. Flower Mound 14-4-1 4 3. Southlake Carroll 13-5-1 2 4. Plano West 13-5-2 3 5. McKinney Boyd 15-4 5 6. Carrollton Creekview 13-4 7 7. Mesquite...