Two ACC head baseball coaches could pick-up milestone wins tonight. North Carolina coach Mike Fox needs one win to reach 1,000 in his career, while Wake Forest's Rick Rembielak is one win shy of number 500.
Fox and his Tar Heels host Gardner-Webb tonight. Wake Forest is at UNC-Wilmington.
Fox's next win will make him the third active ACC head coach to achieve four-digit wins. Florida State's Mike Martin has 1,544, while Miami's Jim Morris has 1,205. Both suffered upset losses Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday's Top Performers
Week three of the college baseball season is in full swing, and some players are already on their way to making the week-ending National Notebook. Here are some of the top performances from around the country in Tuesday's action:
LSU first baseman Sean Ochinko went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2B, and 7 RBIs to help the top-ranked Tigers route New Orleans 19-3.
Clayton Ehlert struckout 9 in 7 IP as #7 Texas A&M beat Texas State 2-1. Ehlert scattered five hits.
Colin Rooney's first home run for #19 Pepperdine gave the Waves a 5-4 win over UCLA. Rooney's homer came with one out in the top of the 9th as Pepperdine won in Westwood for the first time in a decade.
TCU's Bryan Holaday was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs in the 21st-ranked Horned Frog's 11-3 win at UT-Arlington. Michael Choice was 4 for 5 in the loss.
Freshman Derek Jones hit his second and third career home runs to help Washington State beat Gonzaga 8-4.
Northwestern State's Chase Lyles set a new school record with six hits, including two home runs, in a 10-6, 10-inning win over Tulane. Lyles was 6 for 6 with 3 RBIs.
Tyler Link extended his hitting streak to 10 games and scored four runs to lead Lamar to a 6-1 win over Houston Baptist.
Tyler Knight was 2 for 3 with 4 RBIs in Sam Houston State's 8-6 upset of #8 Rice.
Angelo Songco went 4 for 5 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs in Loyola Marymount's 11-3 win over #13 UC-Irvine.
Victor Sanchez hit a first inning grand slam to help #16 San Diego to a 14-7 win over Western Carolina. Steven Chatwood was 4 for 5 with two home runs for the Toreros as well.
Casey Johnson homered in each game as #22 Oklahoma beat Arkansas-Little Rock by finals of 11-7 and 16-6. Johnson finished a combined 5 for 9 with two homers and 7 RBIs.
Jeremy Travis homered and drove-in four runs as #25 Ole Miss beat Arkansas State 11-5.
Rhode Island's Eric Smith tossed eight shutout innings to help the Rams knock-off #9 Miami 3-0 in Coral Gables. The sophomore righthander scattered five hits with two hits and five strikeouts.
**Note** We do our best to find as many top performances as possible, but with 302 division one teams we're bound to miss a few. If you know of someone we missed email us at editor@collegebaseball360.com.
LSU first baseman Sean Ochinko went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2B, and 7 RBIs to help the top-ranked Tigers route New Orleans 19-3.
Clayton Ehlert struckout 9 in 7 IP as #7 Texas A&M beat Texas State 2-1. Ehlert scattered five hits.
Colin Rooney's first home run for #19 Pepperdine gave the Waves a 5-4 win over UCLA. Rooney's homer came with one out in the top of the 9th as Pepperdine won in Westwood for the first time in a decade.
TCU's Bryan Holaday was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs in the 21st-ranked Horned Frog's 11-3 win at UT-Arlington. Michael Choice was 4 for 5 in the loss.
Freshman Derek Jones hit his second and third career home runs to help Washington State beat Gonzaga 8-4.
Northwestern State's Chase Lyles set a new school record with six hits, including two home runs, in a 10-6, 10-inning win over Tulane. Lyles was 6 for 6 with 3 RBIs.
Tyler Link extended his hitting streak to 10 games and scored four runs to lead Lamar to a 6-1 win over Houston Baptist.
Tyler Knight was 2 for 3 with 4 RBIs in Sam Houston State's 8-6 upset of #8 Rice.
Angelo Songco went 4 for 5 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs in Loyola Marymount's 11-3 win over #13 UC-Irvine.
Victor Sanchez hit a first inning grand slam to help #16 San Diego to a 14-7 win over Western Carolina. Steven Chatwood was 4 for 5 with two home runs for the Toreros as well.
Casey Johnson homered in each game as #22 Oklahoma beat Arkansas-Little Rock by finals of 11-7 and 16-6. Johnson finished a combined 5 for 9 with two homers and 7 RBIs.
Jeremy Travis homered and drove-in four runs as #25 Ole Miss beat Arkansas State 11-5.
Rhode Island's Eric Smith tossed eight shutout innings to help the Rams knock-off #9 Miami 3-0 in Coral Gables. The sophomore righthander scattered five hits with two hits and five strikeouts.
**Note** We do our best to find as many top performances as possible, but with 302 division one teams we're bound to miss a few. If you know of someone we missed email us at editor@collegebaseball360.com.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Handful Of Tuesday Upsets
Tuesday saw a few upsets around college baseball. Here's a look:
Jacksonville (4-4) used a three run second and a five run sixth inning to hand #6 Florida State a 9-4 defeat on a cold night in Jacksonville, FL. The Seminoles (6-2) managed just four hits, including a pinch hit homer from James Ramsey, off five Dolphin pitchers.
Sam Houston State scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, and then held on to beat #8 Rice 8-6. The Bearkats (7-3) rapped-out 14 hits, including a 3-run double by Tyler Knight in the seventh inning. Four Bearkat pitchers combined to strikeout 11 Owl batters. Rice (5-3) managed eleven hits, but left ten runners on base.
Rhode Island's Eric Smith tossed eight shutout innings to help the Rams knock-off #9 Miami 3-0 in Coral Gables. The sophomore righthander scattered five hits with two hits and five strikeouts. Miami (6-2) saw a 4-game winning streak end, while Rhode Island (5-2) has won four straight.
Eight pitchers combined to get Furman(4-2)past#18 Clemson 4-2 in 14 innings in Clemson, SC. Jay Friedman had the longest stint of the Paladin pitchers at three innings. Since opening the season with four wins Clemson (4-2) has lost two straight.
Five straight seventh inning singles produced three runs to give Eastern Kentucky (3-2) a 7-5 win over #29 Louisville. The loss at Turkey Hughes Field in Richmond, KY ends the Cardinal's 4-game winning streak.
Loyola Marymount knocked-off #13 UC-Irvine 11-3.
Jacksonville (4-4) used a three run second and a five run sixth inning to hand #6 Florida State a 9-4 defeat on a cold night in Jacksonville, FL. The Seminoles (6-2) managed just four hits, including a pinch hit homer from James Ramsey, off five Dolphin pitchers.
Sam Houston State scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, and then held on to beat #8 Rice 8-6. The Bearkats (7-3) rapped-out 14 hits, including a 3-run double by Tyler Knight in the seventh inning. Four Bearkat pitchers combined to strikeout 11 Owl batters. Rice (5-3) managed eleven hits, but left ten runners on base.
Rhode Island's Eric Smith tossed eight shutout innings to help the Rams knock-off #9 Miami 3-0 in Coral Gables. The sophomore righthander scattered five hits with two hits and five strikeouts. Miami (6-2) saw a 4-game winning streak end, while Rhode Island (5-2) has won four straight.
Eight pitchers combined to get Furman(4-2)past#18 Clemson 4-2 in 14 innings in Clemson, SC. Jay Friedman had the longest stint of the Paladin pitchers at three innings. Since opening the season with four wins Clemson (4-2) has lost two straight.
Five straight seventh inning singles produced three runs to give Eastern Kentucky (3-2) a 7-5 win over #29 Louisville. The loss at Turkey Hughes Field in Richmond, KY ends the Cardinal's 4-game winning streak.
Loyola Marymount knocked-off #13 UC-Irvine 11-3.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Alabama's Matthes Rolls To Monster Week
Alabama's Kent Matthes had a week he won't soon forget. The rightfielder hit for the cycle in one game, had two game-winning RBIs, including a walk-off 10th inning blast, and tied the school record with a home run in five straight games. He was 11-for-20 (.550) with six home runs and 15 RBI and a whopping 1.650 slugging mark. Matthes has also added 11 runs, two doubles and one triple in the last seven days.
To read about other big performances around the nation check out the Week Two Notebook on Collegebaseball360.com
To read about other big performances around the nation check out the Week Two Notebook on Collegebaseball360.com
Weekly Notebook On Collegebaseball360.com
Last week we posted our weekly notebook here on the blog, but we've moved it to its own page on the web site. For the rest of the season you can find our weekly notebook on the "Notebook" page on collegebaseball360.com.
You will be able to see all the noteworthy accomplishments for not only the current week, but from previous weeks of the season as well. We'll post new material on Mondays and Tuesdays each week.
You will be able to see all the noteworthy accomplishments for not only the current week, but from previous weeks of the season as well. We'll post new material on Mondays and Tuesdays each week.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Sunday Head-To-Head Ranked Team Match-Ups
There were just a handful of Sunday games that featured two ranked teams. Two games between TCU and Mississippi were canceled due to weather, as were several other games that were scheduled to be played in the southeastern part of the country.
Here's a quick look at the Sunday games that had two ranked teams:
#16 Cal State Fullerton beat #11 Stanford 9-3. The Titans sweep the 3-game series.
#10 Miami routed #13 Florida 16-2. The Hurricanes sweep the 3-game set in Gainesville. Jim Morris gets his 701st career win.
Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park
#9 Rice downed #20 Baylor 9-3. Winning pitcher and starter Taylor Wall (2-1)has three decisions in just over a week in 2009.
#14 UC-Irvine beat #26 UCLA 7-4. Casey Haerther extends his hitting streak to 19 games in the loss.
Here's a quick look at the Sunday games that had two ranked teams:
#16 Cal State Fullerton beat #11 Stanford 9-3. The Titans sweep the 3-game series.
#10 Miami routed #13 Florida 16-2. The Hurricanes sweep the 3-game set in Gainesville. Jim Morris gets his 701st career win.
Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park
#9 Rice downed #20 Baylor 9-3. Winning pitcher and starter Taylor Wall (2-1)has three decisions in just over a week in 2009.
#14 UC-Irvine beat #26 UCLA 7-4. Casey Haerther extends his hitting streak to 19 games in the loss.
Ranked Round-Up
There have been a lot more games featuring two ranked teams this weekend than last weekend. Most of those match-ups have been played at the Houston College Classic at Minutemaid Park. Here's a look at some of Saturday's results:
At the Houston Classic... #6 Baylor beat #26 UCLA 5-1. The Bruins turned a triple play in the loss.
#9 Rice downed #3 Texas A & M 2-0 behind a 2-hit shutout by Ryan Berry, who struckout 12 with no walks in 9 innings.
In Gainesville...#10 Miami edged #13 Florida 2-1. It's the 700th win for Jim Morris as Miami head coach. He's been there since 1994.
In Fullerton...#7 Cal State Fullerton beat #14 Stanford 3-2. The Cardinal has lost three straight, and had a scoreless streak of 14 innings before finally plating both of its runs in the 8th.
At the Houston Classic... #6 Baylor beat #26 UCLA 5-1. The Bruins turned a triple play in the loss.
#9 Rice downed #3 Texas A & M 2-0 behind a 2-hit shutout by Ryan Berry, who struckout 12 with no walks in 9 innings.
In Gainesville...#10 Miami edged #13 Florida 2-1. It's the 700th win for Jim Morris as Miami head coach. He's been there since 1994.
In Fullerton...#7 Cal State Fullerton beat #14 Stanford 3-2. The Cardinal has lost three straight, and had a scoreless streak of 14 innings before finally plating both of its runs in the 8th.
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