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Started In 1958 At The Request Of Our Nation’s Baseball Coaches Vol. 62, No. 7 Friday, April 5, 2019 $4.00 Complictions From Heatstroke Deadly Slater Springman spends immediately brought indoors and put on a cold floor. His body was packed in ice to reduce his 3 1/2 months in hospitals, core temperature which reached 105 degrees. forced into induced coma, as A trainer called 911 and an ambulance bills mount over $2 million. quickly arrived. The initial thought was that he would get rehydrated with an IV and be fine. By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. Instead, it turned into a nightmare. Editor/Collegiate Baseball “I had been catching in the Jayhawk League all summer in Kansas,” said Springman. ENDERSON, Tenn. — Slater “In addition, I had been working out and Springman should have died from was in great physical shape. This particular day Hcomplications of heatstroke. (Aug. 27) was our first day of conditioning at In fact, it is a medical miracle he is still alive the school. today after recovering from an induced coma “We were doing the ‘2 Mile Push,’ and I was for 3 weeks and a 3 1/2 month stay in hospitals about 1 1/2 miles into it when I started having as he battled to stay alive. problems. This conditioning involves running Ultimately, medical bills would run over the first mile on your own as fast as you can. $2 million. With no rest, you then run the final mile as It all started last Aug. 27 when he collapsed baseball players are stationed about every 100 during a 2 mile conditioning run at Freed- yards or so and run a short distance next to you Hardeman University as the baseball players to urge you to run as fast as possible on this were preparing for the 2019 season. final stage of the run. Springman was the picture of health. “I’m not a big runner, but normally that He didn’t suffer from any ailment and was distance has never been a problem for me to pre-hydrated for the 2 mile run. complete. I had never had heatstroke before. The National Weather Service said the high “As I started struggling, I was helped off to that day was 94 degrees with high humidity the side. That is when I passed out. I was taken as Slater began his run with the rest of the into the clubhouse area, had my shirt taken off players. and people put me down on the concrete floor. I

He struggled to keep running at the 1 1/2 Photo By Stevenchristyphoto.com. Supplied by Springman family. mile point and started to collapse as he was See SLATER SPRINGMAN, Page 6 Freed-Hardeman Catcher Slater Springman

Losses Can Turn Fans, Media Into Attack Dogs Who Go For The Throat Dark Side Of Coaching Can Be Torture Test ASU off to 22-1 start, His first two seasons, ASU went to moments in my career, and I cherish NCAA Regionals after posting 35-23 those moments. but back-to-back losing and 36-23 records. “But these last couple of years for seasons caused Tracy Then the Sun Devils posted its first me in 2017 and 2018 have put another Smith plenty of anguish. back-to-back losing seasons in school tool in my tool belt. What it has taught history in 2017 and 2018. me is that you must have an evenness By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. In 2017, ASU was 23-32 with and have strong conviction in what you Editor/Collegiate Baseball a 10th place finish in the Pac-12 are doing. Conference. “You tighten your circle of friends EMPE, Ariz. — Losing can In 2018, ASU once again posted a whether you are winning or losing. destroy people. It is a subject 23-32 overall record with a seventh There will be a few individuals whose that Collegiate Baseball has place finish in the Pac-12. opinions matter. Outside of that, it’s not T As you can imagine, Sun Devil fans even worth listening to. never tackled in-depth before now. Winning is cherished in society. made life miserable for him and his “For the better part of my career, I The coach is put on a pedestal as the family as the media pointed out every have been on some pretty successful pressure to win intensifies. problem along the way. teams. We have gone through losing When wins are hard to come by, What makes this story so fascinating before. But it wasn’t at a place like society shuns that same coach as he is that the Sun Devils are off to a this where the expectations are so becomes a leper. 22-1 record this year and were the last high that draw such intense and vocal Arizona State Head Coach Tracy unbeaten NCAA Division I team in the criticism. Smith has faced both sides of this sixth week of the season (21-0). “I’ve never had to deal with it to fence. Fans of Arizona State believed the extent we have here. I am thankful A fabulous baseball coach for the Smith was the man who could bring I experienced it, and people probably past 22 years with previous stops at another national title to this program. think I’m lying when I say that. I am Miami (Ohio) and Indiana, he was Then they turned on him. thankful because I have never faced hired in 2014 to run the Sun Devil “Anything worth attaining is going that before in my profession. program and bring back the success to involve struggles,” said Smith. “To flip on the TV and see people that allowed ASU to win five national “If we all had the benefits or fruits of literally talking about your job security baseball titles. the labor without struggles or growing or being fired or me being on the hot The last came 38 years ago in pains, I don’t know how meaningful it Arizona State Head Coach Tracy Smith 1981. would all be. I’ve had some really high See SMITH SHOCKED, Page 2 Inside Collegiate Baseball Web Site: www.baseballnews.com Vital Importance Of Sleep Ripon’s Swick Lucky To Be Alive 6 Feet Of Water Covers Field Dr. James Maas explains in detail Sick and lacking sleep, he is forced Levees break next to rivers as what type of bed and pillow works to work for 8 hours and then falls Midland College suffers major well for long, healthy rest/Page 4 asleep at wheel of his car/Page 12 flood damage at park/Page 13 Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, April 5, 2019 Smith Shocked At How Vicious Collegiate Baseball The Voice Of Fans, Media Are With Losses Amateur Baseball Continued From Page 1 a word. But it just struck me that people were booing and going seat is extremely difficult to go crazy. We did what we did because Collegiate Baseball (ISSN 0530-9751) is published twice a month through. we have standards and expectations January-May and once in June, July, September and October “It has helped me become a better for our student athletes. We had an (14 total issues) by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Inc., 2515 coach and better person because it obligation as a coaching staff and N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. Periodicals postage paid at intensifies those close relationships leaders of this storied program to Tucson, AZ. I have with people, whether it be make sure we continue to uphold family, friends or players who are those standards. Postmaster: Send address changes to: important to me. As an overall “And that’s all we did. I just Collegiate Baseball experience the past two years, I thought those actions by fans P.O. Box 50566 wouldn’t change anything.” were odd, and that comes with the Tucson, AZ 85703 territory. I have had my share of Staying With Plan Overnight Mail: 2515 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Smith has tried to remain true hate mail and e-mail just as I’m sure to who he is throughout the past my administrators have had. “I’m pretty private about what Past Publishers: Abe Chanin, Lou Pavlovich, Sr. two years. Single 1-Year Subscription Rate: $28 for 14 issues. He demands players go to class has been said about me. It would Single 1-Year First Class U.S. Subscription: $45 and do the right thing in their lives surprise you what some individuals Single 1-Year Foreign Air Mail Subscription: $50 as well as being team players who said and how vindictive those Special Team Subscriptions: 11 papers each issue sent to one genuinely pull for each other and comments were. address — $110 (save $198 off the single subscription price), and thrive with ideal team chemistry. “They were comments my 21 papers each issue sent to one address — $189 (save $399). Late in the 2017 season, five mother told me never to say in Other Multiple Subscription Offers: Please inquire with sub- scription department at (520) 623-4530. players left the team for various writing. You read them, scratch reasons as different media outlets TRACY SMITH your head and say, really? Coming presented a program in shambles from someone in your position, do Athletics Director Ray Anderson. you not understand that in positions Directory which was far from the truth. “As far as the rest of the players “A lot of that from the media of leadership you sometimes go on my team, those kids could have through painful situations? Area Code (520) was misrepresented. All they knew swayed to public opinion that was Publisher: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. (Call 623-4530) was that certain players left our “I hang on to those e-mails or Editor: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. (Call 623-4530 to report stories) out there during that time which letters as motivation to keep me program. We had to dismiss an was on message boards, blog sites Advertising Director: Diane Pavlovich (Call 623-4530) individual who had conduct that centered. I was pretty shocked what Subscription Department: (Call 623-4530) and other locations. They didn’t. people said or the length they would was detrimental to the culture of our They wanted to be a part of the Fax Machine: (Call 624-5501) go through to personally attack me E-Mail: [email protected] program. From the outside, people solution. Those are the kids who are have their own perception of why over wins and losses. Web Site: www.baseballnews.com now experiencing success early in “There was one message sent to they were leaving. the 2019 season because they stuck “What we have never done and my personal e-mail I did reference with our process.” to the authorities. Most of the time 2019 Publication Schedule will not do is give the reasons “We started that process almost why. We don’t feel that is anybody it is someone spouting off about five years ago. I used the word what a bad coach and person you January 4 March 8 May 3 September 6 else’s business. I would just say process in the beginning when I January 25 March 22 May 17 October 4 there hasn’t been a player who has are and blah, blah, blah. This had February 8 April 5 June 14 took this job. People ridiculed us February 22 April 19 July 12 left this program where it wasn’t a connotation of physical harm. I for even using the word process. wanted to make people aware in mutually beneficial for all parties. They wondered why we needed a “My disappointment was the event something happened to process at Arizona State? me.” members of the media putting their “Any successful business or Moving? own spin on that without getting the Smith said he had his eyes program has a detailed process on opened one time when he spoke to Make Sure CB Moves Along With You! facts straight. Their spin couldn’t how you want things to go. We laid To change your address, please write us 30 days in advance if have been further from the real a booster group in Phoenix. that out, and all we have done from “I got verbally attacked during you can. Mail to: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper that time is execute that process. Dept. Address Change It takes patience at times. I am P.O. Box 50566 thankful my athletics director and Tucson, Ariz. 85703 president believe in that process 1. Please print OLD address here. and have given us the autonomy and authority to execute it. NAME I can remember There was one STREET APT. # Freshmen Grow Up “after one of the CITY STATE ZIP Smith said a lot of people have “message sent highly publicized asked him what the difference is DATE OF this year as the team rolled to a to my personal player dismissals, 22-1 record. e-mail I did MOVE: “Last year, we played 5-7 2. Please print NEW address here. I made a mound freshmen a game, and we were the reference to the NAME youngest team in the country. With visit during a youth and inexperience comes a authorities. Most STREET APT. # home game the lot of inconsistency. I was a little CITY STATE ZIP bit disappointed we didn’t win of the time it is next day. I got more games last season. But I also someone spouting wasn’t shocked. I did see flashes certain people made it clear they “You get in this profession booed out of the of brilliance. off about what weren’t with you. because you want to serve and “The simple answer to people “That happens, and it isn’t unique make student/athletes better. It stadium. about why our team is experiencing a bad coach and to Tracy Smith. It just made me a is easy to be positive and good — Tracy Smith so much success this year is that little more sensitive and in tune to when things are going well which they have grown up. We’re older person you are my relationships with people and correlates to winning. But when and more mature. These are the and blah, blah, groups. you are faced with adversity, and I same kids who were being ripped “I wasn’t going to let anybody say this all the time to our kids, that last season. blah. This had a and everybody in because I saw is how we define ourselves. reasons why people were departing “Sometimes there is a push to how quickly people turned.” “The low point for me was the program. do things more quickly. We have a connotation of Smith said the negative comments when losses were mounting and ” long way to go this season. But we really hurt his wife Jaime and three how some of the parents of players “The media portrayed this as physical harm. a giant exodus of players from are starting to see some great things sons Casey, Ty and Jack. who were departing reacted. Our Arizona State. that we laid out for our process — Tracy Smith “All of this stuff has been much coaching staff spends an incredible “It just wasn’t true and cost us a years ago.” harder on them. I have had to tone amount of time, including many my boys down. They get really sleepless nights, trying to come up lot of time. The internet now allows Most Hurtful Moments protective. I would see something anybody to say what they want. Smith has experienced some with ways to help our players every on Twitter where they are going at People will read that as gospel. very difficult moments over the way possible. it with some fanatic. I told them “Some of the misinformed, People wanted to know what was past two years. the booster group meeting. I am to knock it off because it doesn’t low shots taken by a few parents going on at Arizona State. We had “I can remember after one of the the type who can handle it and have no problem, and we were fine. ” matter. People who have those is surprising with everything our highly publicized player dismissals, some fun. It was very inappropriate opinions don’t matter. coaching staff has done to help “Of course, that led to a lot I made a mound visit during a home behavior particular from a booster “When someone is saying their kids grow as people and of negativity and a lot of unfair game the next day. I got booed out group of your school. People are something about someone you baseball players. Yet they can’t and unjust comments about our of the stadium. passionate, and I try to put that in love, you get protective. But it is a see that because maybe their son program. But you know what? I “I can handle being booed. But the context that they care. great learning experience because didn’t have a high enough batting will take a passionate fan base any what struck me as being odd is that “It may be misplaced and out it comes with the territory. Just let average or throw with the velocity time even if some of that passion is if fans really knew the reasons why of whack, but it made me less it go.” they wanted. That’s the stuff on a a little misplaced. some of these players left, I would naive and wonder what a person’s personal level that bothers me. “I was hired at ASU to do a have been booed if they would have intentions are. There were some Dealing With Parents “As the parents of athletes job and build a culture that was been allowed to continue. people in your quarter. But when Smith was asked if he had a low consistent with the culture of our “Hurtful may be too strong of the losses started coming in 2017, point the last two seasons. See TRACY SMITH’S, Page 3 Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  Tracy Smith’s Vision Of ASU Refined After Losses Continued From Page 2 schools prior to ASU, I might have bothers me. If you are losing with responded differently than I have. the right people and doing things myself, I understand what coaches It may have been immature and the right way, you know you will do with the time they are with kids. worried more about what people overcome that stuff. For me, it is Nobody is trying to make kids think. I just don’t worry about it or who you are doing it with and the worse. It fundamentally doesn’t have time for that. culture that you set. make sense to do that. Seeing some “If you are leading people, “We have had a wonderful of these parents who you had great you must keep your focus on the season so far. We will hit adversity relationships with turn on a dime people in that locker room. You this season because we play in such was the low point for me. make decisions which are in the a difficult conference in the Pac-12. “One thing I have found is that best interest of your organization. It’s just gonna happen. coaches across the board want to You must have conviction and “But this amazing group of help their kids. And often times, belief. If you are doing things right, kids we have will stay together coaches might be the first people everything will take care of itself. when adversity hits because of in the lives of some kids that hold “We have a lot of baseball to play the character they have. Players these young men accountable for this season after starting the season genuinely care about each other and their actions. Often times I am so so well (22-1). I am the type of about the team’s success. disappointed when kids do the person who likes to keep both feet “We now have great culture wrong thing. in today. I won’t say by any stretch with great kids. I am proud of the “In our recruiting, we want to of the imagination that we are there. direction we are headed in. Kids are know what the message will be But we are starting to see the fruits having a good message from home from home as far as doing the right of the labor of our process that we which is also important. thing in life. We want that to be laid out years ago.” “This group of players is willing consistent at Arizona State as well Having Great Culture to put their personal things aside for as home with the full backing of Smith said he hates to lose. the team’s success. parents.” “But it’s not the losing that ever “And it’s fun to watch.” Process Refined A little over a year ago, Smith met Sandy Ogg, a world renowned Demie Mainieri Dies At Age expert who works with chief executive officers in Fortune 500 90; Hall Of Fame Skipper companies. BATON ROUGE, La. — Demie “Sandy is a remarkably talented Mainieri, the father of LSU baseball person, and we developed a coach Paul Mainieri and a member friendship of the ABCA Hall of Fame, passed “He ultimately helped me lay away in mid-March in Baton Rouge out thoughts that have always been at the age of 90. swirling around in my head about Mainieri enjoyed a remarkable running an organization. He has baseball coaching career, and he really helped me bring pen to paper. was the first junior college coach We worked for several months to to win 1,000 games. lay out the vision of what ASU He finished his career with 1,012 baseball is. Now I have a brochure wins in 30 seasons at Miami-Dade I am able to hand out to parents North Community College. and potential players which shows More than 100 of his former specifically what our process is. players were drafted or signed by “It has been fun. Part of that professional teams, and 30 of them process is believing in what you are made it to the Major Leagues. doing and being consistent. I give His 1964 team won the NJCAA Sandy a lot of credit in helping me national championship, and he had put this together. The motivation in three teams finish as the national doing this is not to please anybody runners-up and another finish else. third. “It has always been about our He has been inducted into seven DEMIE MAINIERI organization. If we make decisions halls of fame and was named to the on what people say positively or NJCAA All-Century Team. better men ready to succeed in life negatively, then that is the wrong Demie was a pioneer for college after baseball, something of which thing to do. We must care about baseball in South Florida when he was most proud when reflecting the locker room and how those the sport received little attention upon his career. guys interact. We want to make there. everybody in our program better In only his fourth year on the job each and every day. If you do that at Miami-Dade North, he won the CheapBats.com and have a good plan, you should national championship and brought be successful.” 1-800-589-HITS Arizona State Head Coach Tracy Smith unprecedented attention to his Radio Silence school and the region. Order today Smith said that the last two thing.” with the wind with a win or a loss. He dominated the college have it tomorrow years have yielded an abundance of Smith discovered that people “I save those positive voice baseball scene in South Florida negative comments locally. who are now supportive, by and mails. When I have been at the low at all levels, including Division I, “After we started this season large, are the same people who points of my life whether that be for all of the 1960s and a portion so well (22-1), nobody is saying backed the program during losing professionally or personally with of the ‘70s. anything. It is like there is radio seasons in 2017 and 2018. my family, you will get that out of He influenced hundreds of silence. It tells you a little bit “My favorite saying is: ‘Those the blue e-mail or voice message players on the field and made them about society and how sad that is who matter, matter.’ I will only care from somebody saying they are because people are quick to say about those who matter. There isn’t thinking about you and you mean woodbats4sale.com cutting, negative things. But if you a qualifier on support. You either a lot to them. I save them because are a supporter of the program, support or don’t. The people who they are such a great pick me up. 503.208.2009 how about saying good job Sun reach out to us positively now via Those are people I remember Pitchers Hate our Bats Devils with the season we have text, direct message, voice mail or through good or bad times. Best Wood & Composite had so far. by other means are the same people “If I hadn’t experienced losing Wood Bats for Teams & “It’s funny because there hasn’t like the Sal Bandos of the world seasons a few times at other Players been a lot of that. There has just who were there for us in the midst been silence. of losses the last two seasons. “If fans want to cheer for us, “The ones who matter most are great. If they want to cut us down, the ones who are there through great. We will just keep doing our thick and thin. They don’t blow

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Collegiate Baseball For Ideal Sleep, Follow This Key Advice The Voice Of Amateur Baseball FORT WORTH, Tex. — Everyone and turn excessively is fine. So endures sleepless nights. many people go to a mattress store When a pattern of sleep Around The Horn and only put their fingers on the deprivation takes place with mattress and press down. You’re athletes, serious consequences can With not buying a piano. You’re buying occur as performances suffer on the a mattress. Lie down on it and take OPINION field and in the classroom. Dramatic a power nap for 10 or 15 minutes mood swings happen as well. to see if you relax or the mattress Publisher: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Those in the game of baseball Lou Pavlovich makes you stiff. Editor: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. have broken down almost everything “For the most part, you want an in the quest for high level athletic individual pocketed coil innerspring achievement. mattress that conforms to your body The Topic: And that can take the form of and has low motion transfer. This better nutrition, weight training, type of mattress will not cause your Heatstroke Complictions mental training, video technology Each issue, Collegiate Baseball explores a major His book said that as you sleep, partner to be awakened by tossing and progressive teaching concepts development in the world of baseball. This issue’s you must have your head, neck and and turning or your animals if they specific to the different skill sets editorial explains why a change in conditioning, spinal cord aligned just as if you sleep with you. Stay away from required. punishment must take place across baseball. were standing. foam mattresses. They are usually But rarely do coaches talk about If you have a waterbed, he said too hot and ruin your sleep or they proper sleeping habits which may that you should have a thick vinyl mold to your body in such a way be among the most important cover which is at least 20 mil. that there will be hills and valleys Dirty Little Secret Can aspects of athletic performance. And if you are in a hotel and have in that mattress after a fairly short Dr. James Maas is an a terrible mattress, either ask to period of time. Kill Players In Sports international consultant on sleep change rooms or have the mattress “It also is important to ask for There is absolutely no doubt that every baseball coach in and performance. replaced. the proper coil count for a bed America should re-think how they condition athletes and dole out He wrote a book with Haley “The pillow is as important as (above 400 for a queen and 480 punishment to players. Davis called Sleep To Win!: the mattress. If you are really sleep for a king). If the salesman doesn’t At the forefront of our concern is heatstroke complications that Secrets To Unlocking Your Athletic deprived as most high school and know what the coil count is, walk have killed athletes for years. Excellence in Every Sport. college kids are, you can sleep on away. Cheap mattresses have very Coaches are wonderful people who simply want their players Last issue, Dr. Maas explained concrete. The best mattress is one low coil counts, and the coils are all to be in great shape. They aren’t in the business of hurting or what causes athletes and coaches to that will give you body and lumbar yoked together by wires so that if potentially killing their players. become “walking zombies.” support that ultimately will make one part of your body moves, then But many simply don’t know the danger involved with Now we will delve into what to you feel comfortable. the motion transfers to the rest of heatstroke. purchase for ideal sleep. “And there are different strokes your body. And it is not a good, According to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Choosing Mattress, Pillow for different folks. Some people like stable surface. Research (NCCSIR), 149 men and women college athletes died Dr. Maas said that it was vital hard mattresses and others like soft “As important is the pillow. You from 1982-2017 from indirect causes related to their sport such as to choose the correct mattress and mattresses. Whatever doesn’t make heatstroke and sudden cardiac arrest. pillow for sleeping soundly. you sore and doesn’t make you toss See LIMIT USE OF, Page 5 This typically takes place when overexertion causes key organs in the body to fail. The number of high school indirect fatalities from 1982-2017 was 584 for men and women, according to the NCCSIR. Our page one story this issue is all about this subject. Slater Letters To The Editor Springman nearly died last August when Freed-Hardeman’s baseball team was doing its annual “2 Mile Push” conditioning High Hit-By-Pitch Numbers John Smith U.S. I am shocked and a bit dismayed at why the 17 Mockingbird Lane Mail run to kick off practices. Pullman, WA 99164 According to Springman, a player runs as hard as he can over hit-by-pitch numbers are so high early in the the first mile. With no rest, the player is then pushed the final 2019 college baseball season (March 22, 2019 mile as baseball players are stationed about every 100 yards and edition). Collegiate Baseball run next to you to urge you to go as fast as possible on this final I know the NCAA Rules Committee has tried P.O. Box 50566 stage of the run. to put a stop to batters who purposely get hit by Tucson, AZ 85703 The high temperature that day in Henderson, Tenn. on Aug. pitches. 27 was 94 degrees with high humidity, according to the National Coaches can’t even argue a hit batter anymore. Weather Service. The run took place at about 4 p.m. If they do, they will immediately be ejected. He started having trouble at the 1 1/2 mile mark of the run. Once I read Collegiate Baseball’s page one You can also FAX letters to He had heatstroke which turned into a potentially deadly malady article last issue, it became apparent batters must the editor or called rhabdomyolysis. be trying to get hit on purpose with the number E-Mail them: Essentially this condition breaks down the skeleton muscle into of batters being hit. the blood stream. Since the muscle fibers are thicker than blood, According to the NCAA statistics, 18 teams this FAX: E-Mail: (520) 624-5501 [email protected] whenever it passes through the kidneys, it clogs them up and caused season are on track to be ranked in the top two them to shut down. all-time in the hit-by-pitch category if they keep Collegiate Baseball welcomes letters from In turn, other organs in your body begin to shut down as well. up their current pace. readers. Letters must include the writer’s Since 2007, the NCAA has reported 49 athletes who have It was mentioned that Indiana State led NCAA name, address and telephone number. We experienced rhabdomyolysis. The number is now 50 with Slater Division I schools with 29 hit batters in 9 games as reserve the right to condense or reject any Springman’s case. Athletes in the sports of baseball, football, 12 different batters had been hit. Over a 56-game letter and to limit frequent writers. swimming, soccer, lacrosse, track and even volleyball have been schedule, they would have 180 hit-by-pitches impacted. which would shatter the old mark of 152 in 58 2019 edition). I have marveled at what he has Randy Cohen, associate athletics director for medical services games set in 2012 by Delaware St. accomplished during his time at California. at the University of Arizona, told Collegiate Baseball that coaches The other 17 teams weren’t far behind. Now I have a great idea why he is this good. in every sport must realize deaths from complications of heat If players are purposely getting hit by pitches His analysis of what allows him to hit at a high stroke almost always happen during conditioning and rarely during and it isn’t simply an epidemic of poor pitching level was amazing. games. which is highly unlikely, it is a terrible image for He not only has a great system, but he has been “Coaches must be careful when they force players to run mile the sport. able to learn from Barry Bonds, Dusty Baker and after mile in high heat and especially if they are not ready for it,” I firmly believe that batters should never be anybody else who has something that he can take said Cohen. allowed to use any elbow or upper arm protection and implement into his system. “If an athlete gets heat stroke, then complications can make the or shin protection which gives them an edge in Dave Martin condition deadly. In addition, punishment running in hot weather is getting hit without any pain. They simply roll into San Francisco, CA every bit as bad because because coaches are trying force players pitches that are even strikes as pitches bounce off to do the right thing.” their “armor”. Importance Of Sleep If athletes don’t go to class, don’t show up on time for practice, I know some coaches who encourage their On every baseball team I have ever been on, smoke marijuana or use illegal drugs and refuse to do the right thing hitters to get on base any way they can which different players suffer from lack of sleep. repeatedly, another form of punishment for those players must be includes purposely getting hit by pitches. I was intrigued at the information Dr. James used by coaches that is safer. Or fire the player from the team. In my book, it is a cheap way to get on. Maas brought to the table in your article on this Strict, hard-nosed coaches demand discipline on teams and can’t Helmets should be the only protective subject (March 22, 2019). stomach athletes who are self centered and don’t care about the equipment allowed for hitters. It is obvious that players for decades have team. Don’t let tough love kill one of your players. What scares me when batters purposely get hit ignored the important subject of sleep. These are is what pitchers might do the next time they are the same athletes who like to stay up late and play up. I know pitchers who wouldn’t think twice at computer games or talk to their friends into the throwing at the heads of batters if they really want early hours of the morning. UOTE to get hit. When a pitcher has the ability to throw Unquote” How many athletes never reach their potential “Q a 90-95 mph fastball, it can be a deadly weapon because of a lack of sleep? “You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise, in my mind. Sleep is incredibly important not only to athletes they won’t come to yours.” Bob Bauer but to coaches as well who spend day and night — Yogi Berra Slippery Rock, PA trying to make their players better. I can’t wait to read part two of this series in “Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base Art Of Hitting With Vaughn the next issue. and keep your foot on first.” Superb article on Cal’s Andrew Vaughn and Dave Lane —Frederick B. Wilcox why he is such a consistent hitter (March 22, Belmont, CA Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  Limit Use Of Electronics Prior To Going To Bed Continued From Page 4 which goes extra innings. Then they when it comes to lack of sleep. I bus to an airport and fly all night to know of many coaches who are can be on a $10,000 mattress. But another destination. barely getting four hours of sleep if you have a bad pillow, you will “Then they might have an a night. And these coaches simply have a bad night’s sleep. I feel a afternoon game the next day can’t function properly. Coaches good down (such as goose down) or with possibly a practice prior to must realize that sleep is a necessity. down alternative pillow is the best. that. Players who go through this It is not a luxury. They will be much Memory pillows build heat, and constant travel scenario and don’t better prepared to think and handle they are terrible. Some people want get adequate sleep are worthless on their team with the proper amount water pillows or foam pillows. the baseball diamond. Alcohol and of rest. They won’t be so irritable “A good pillow can save you chewing tobacco also has a major to their family or players. Football as much as 20 percent better delta role in getting to sleep as well. coaches that we work with are the or deep sleep time which is so “Any travel over three hours worst example of this. Hockey important for muscle, body, brain will be an issue. We like athletes coaches are this way as well. They development and growth. There is to prepare a few days prior to the are good people. But lack of sleep no doubt about it. trip. If they will be traveling east, is a big problem. “When traveling, a lot of people it is a good idea to start going to “A lot of them have teenagers, are smart enough to bring their own bed a bit earlier beginning a week and we tell them that they are setting pillows which allows for better before the trip. The minute you a terrible example for their family. sleep at hotels. On airline flights, get on the airline, set your watch Furthermore, a lot of coaches as we you can purchase a travel pillow to your destination time and start see more and more now are having from Bed, Bath and Beyond which living in that time zone as far as heart attacks and strokes at fairly is a little bit bigger than a paperback living and sleeping. No. 3, make young ages. And sleep deprivation book. Most airlines don’t have sure on the plane you get a seat is a major cause of that. pillows any more. And if they do, that is away from the galley and use “If they want to be around for God knows what’s in them. Using noise cancelling ear phones. One a lengthy coaching career, they this neck pillow for sleeping on a great source for these is the Bose must pay attention to their sleep plane helps. Then when you get company. People don’t have any and make sure their players are to the hotel, this pillow unzips idea how noisy the inside of airlines doing the same thing. If you can and is made of down. Then you are until you use these special ear show them, as we know from our put the hotel pillow inside this phones. research, that any work you do after down pillowcase. Now you have “We work with a lot of pilots. 16 hours being awake is totally a sanitized pillowcase and a good Sleep like a baby by following the advice of Dr. Maas. And the constant drone of the engine worthless. You might as well not feel of down. noise is a big problem with them. be working at all.” teams with great success. Let’s say amount of sleep is impossible with “Any time a team is traveling for Make sure when the trip is planned Final Thoughts an hour or more on a plane, you will a team has a 2 p.m. football game. their schedules have been asked that the hotel room is away from the They are taking the field at the to try this for only a week. And Dr. Maas feels that working at need some form of neck support.” ice machine, elevator shaft and not sleeping properly is essential. precise time they would normally those who have done it have seen on street level. Avoiding alcohol Limit Use Of Electronics “Practicing all of the things you want a power nap. So we are now dramatic changes in the quality on the plane will help. Drinking In his book, Dr. Maas mentions using these lights for players in and quickness of their work being must do to prepare for sleep is that you should limit the use of alcohol will delay your adjustment essential as well as having a pre- the locker room about 15 minutes accomplished. They are now full to the new time zone. There is an electronics an hour before bed. Blue before they take the field. And we of energy that they didn’t realize sleep routine and going to bed at the spectrum light from these devices entire chapter in the book on what same time and waking at the same have found that players are not they had. you can do to minimize the effects block the release of melatonin from having a dip in alertness.” “So they first establish how time. Sleep is an absolute necessity. the body which facilitates sleep. of jet lag.” And as we put in the title of the Nightly Sleep Routine long they will sleep. Second, they Electronic devices include TVs, establish a schedule when they go Coaches Don’t Sleep Well book, you must sleep to win. Sleep computers, iPads, mobile phones, In the book, it mentions that no It was mentioned to Dr. Maas is food for the brain. And you don’t caffeine should be taken after 2 p.m. to bed and wake up every day of the and tablet readers like Hooks and week. This takes discipline. Most that athletes aren’t the only people want to starve the brain of sleep. Kindles. And that can include coffee, soda, who don’t get a good night’s sleep. “Literally overnight, you can energy drinks, chocolate and things of our athletes are disciplined and “If this is too big of a sacrifice, will exercise, and eat very carefully Coaches notoriously work late into change your athletic performance. purchase a pair of blue spectrum of this nature. It stated that caffeine the night or come to work before the Athletes and coaches, especially at has a half life of six hours. while working constantly on their blocking glasses for use an hour skills. We are trying to have them sun comes up. And worrying about the elite NCAA Division I level and before bed if you must use electronic Another interesting note was that losses or other issues with the team profession levels, are all looking for fast-food chains routinely serve be disciplined with their sleep on a devices. daily basis as well. weighs on them which causes sleep that extra edge. And we have the “Electronics are a lifeline to “decaf” coffee that actually contains deprivation. extra key to that now. All you have up to nine times the amount of “If athletes don’t have enough young people, and they constantly sleep, the other things they are “Football coaches are the worst to do is get more sleep.” use them. Cutting out electronics caffeine that a non-caffeinated beverage will have. So if you ingest doing are a waste of time. How can is virtually impossible for a kid in they grow as athletes if they are school. They are constantly surfing a form of caffeine during dinner or prior to bed, you are not helping walking zombies? You see a lot of on the internet for fun, doing an kids chewing smokeless tobacco in The Ultimate Hitting Aid assignment on the computer, calling yourself get to sleep. It also was pointed out that the National Hockey League. And friends their cell phones and texting besides being detrimental to their or watching television. alcohol should not be consumed ™ within three hours of bed time, health, nicotine keeps them up at “The worst of these devices is night.” the iPad. It puts out huge amounts because it can destroy critical RADAR TEE stages of sleep that could have a Chewing tobacco has been a of blue daylight spectrum light. huge problem in baseball since “Best Of Show” So you must get yourself a pair of big bearing on athletic performance the next day. the game was invented. But not as Award Winner glasses that fit over your prescription at 2016 American Cutting out all nicotine, including many athletes in the game use this glasses or are non-prescription. substance as they once did since it Baseball Coaches And these special glasses block all smokeless tobacco, is vital as well, Association since it will keep you awake at is illegal to use chewing tobacco the blue daylight spectrum light. in high school and college games. Convention So you can continue to use the night. An alternative to all of the above In addition, professional baseball electronics of your choice up to bed has an active program to show time. Then when you turn off your is having a low-protein, high carb snack, taking a warm bath or shower its athletes the danger of chewing devices and go to bed, you should tobacco. fall right to sleep. and doing some light stretching in a “There really is one source regular routine every evening. Your Handling Jet Lag I recommend which is www. bedroom should be quiet, dark and The book delves into this subject litebook.com They handle two cool (between 65 and 67 degrees). which will be a revelation to many products which include the glasses “The first thing you must do baseball coaches and players. and also produce a little paperback is determine your sleep need and Some of the areas it covers is light source which features 50 get that amount every night or get trying to synchronize the body’s LED lights in this battery operated close to it. That means discipline. natural rhythm to a new location, gadget. It is FDA approved. It helps Students will always tell me that why it is tougher to travel east prevent jet lag, and second, it helps they don’t have 9 ¼ hours to sleep. than west, why preparing for time Optimize your swing efficiency to maximize ball young people adjust quickly to They must get up early in the zone adjustment a few days before exit velocity. 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Now, they are doing this more time outdoors and making breakfast for 10-15 minutes, the half drugged with caffeine while sure you stay in rooms that are light will shine on your retinal they are half awake. Also, with the quiet with no parties going on is surface and makes you a morning proper amount of sleep, they will crucial. person instead of an evening get things done much quicker and “Travel schedules of professional (888) 542-9246 person. will have some time left over. baseball teams are crazy. A team www.sportssensors.com “We have used it for football “The students who have said this may be involved in a night game Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, April 5, 2019 Danger Of Heatstroke Slater Springman Nearly Dies As Doctors Put Him In Induced Coma Continued From Page 1 my full recovery. They seem to be amazed I have gotten this far. was then packed in ice to reduce the “Now all I have to do is get my core temperature of my body. strength back to be able to play “Everyone thought I just at that level again. I have a lot to overheated and was dehydrated. do. But luckily I still have time The temperature that day wasn’t to get ready. With this being said, overly hot. It was 90-94 degrees, doctors have also said my return and it had rained that morning. So it to Freed-Hardeman next fall is a was really humid, and we began our possibility.” running about 4 p.m. But it wasn’t Slater is incredibly grateful anything I wasn’t used to.” for everything his teammates and Just prior to packing Slater in coaches did for him at Freed- ice, the trainer called 911 to get an Hardeman after this situation took ambulance immediately. place. “The ambulance took me to “The one thing I will always Jackson-Madison County General remember is how great Freed- Hospital which is about 20 minutes Hardeman Head Coach Jonathan away or so. Once I got to the Estes was as well as the entire hospital, I was having a bunch of team. seizures. What they did was put “When I was in the hospital in me in a medically induced coma to Jackson, TN, it was like a revolving try and slow that down and let my door of people coming in to see me body heal on its own. even when they knew I wouldn’t “I was in a coma for about three remember them being up there. weeks. It was a little weird waking “Coach Estes’ family and up after all that time. I thought I everyone in that west Tennessee was out for a couple of hours. I area were wonderful. I had just remember passing out. The next transferred out there after three thing I remember is being in the years at Oklahoma Christian. I had hospital. I looked at the board in Slater Springman (front left) was in a hospital for 3 1/2 months. only been there for about 10 days. the hospital room, and it had some reason the urine was blood red “During the flight, I was on a in for the past 6 1/2 months, and “I was just starting to learn the date in September, and I was really was because of the high volume ventilator. So it was a big deal when my wife has been handling a lot names of players on the team. confused. of muscle fibers that was being I ultimately got off that. All I could of this.” So many people from that area “Then people explained filtered from his bloodstream into do when I arrived at St. Francis The flight from Jackson, TN embraced my family as if I had been everything that happened to me.” his urine. Hospital was move my head and my to Tulsa, OK was over $200,000 there my entire college career. “As I mentioned, they had never arms a little bit. But I couldn’t move alone, according to Slater. “I know my parents appreciated At Death’s Door According to the National seen this number at 250,000 before my legs or wiggle my toes at all. “My family is fortunate because that as well. They didn’t know how Center for Catastrophic Sport which was the total when I came in “Ultimately, I didn’t get out my dad’s medical insurance is long they had to be there. People Injury Research (NCCSIR), 149 let alone 1 million eight days later. of St. Francis Hospital until Dec. first utilized with the bills. The were offering them homes to stay men and women college athletes Once the numbers finally started 13. So I was in hospitals for 3 1/2 second insurance source is Freed- in and food all the time. They really died from 1982-2017 from indirect coming down, they started doing months during this whole ordeal.” Hardeman University. And then took care of us and made a bad causes related to their sport such dialysis for my kidneys. Slater said being at St. Francis if anything is owed after that situation as good and comfortable as heatstroke and sudden cardiac “For dialysis, you typically Hospital was important since they point, the National Association Of as it possibly could.” arrest. use one port in a body. But they had a respiratory intensive care Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Symptoms To Watch For This typically takes place when needed to start cleaning out some unit. policy kicks in,” said Slater. Slater said he has thought long overexertion causes key organs in of the blood. So they put one port “Because my skeletal muscle had “People don’t realize what a and hard about what steps he needed the body to fail. on one side that was taking blood broken down and traveled through secret killer rhabdomyolysis is after to take to prevent his situation from The number of high school out. Then they put another one on my blood stream into my kidneys heatstroke,” said Bill. occurring. indirect fatalities from 1982-2017 the other side that was filtering it due to rhabdomyolysis, I couldn’t “I have seen people in pro “You can do everything right but was 584 for men and women, all back in. move at all by myself. baseball who have had their sons still be faced with heatstroke. I was according to the NCCSIR. “They had never done that “Being in a respiratory ICU was die from unfortunate situations. fully hydrated prior to running and Slater discussed how close he with a patient either. But I was in important so I could build up my And here I was facing that horrible was carrying around a water bottle was to dying from complications critical condition so they had to do lungs again. I was in three different possibility with my son. When I got with me. of heatstroke. something different. parts of the hospital during my three to the hospital to be with my son “Going into the run, I was a little “A condition called rhabdo- “I have had some outstanding month stay at St. Francis. in Jackson, Tenn. after he was first bit anxious because I am a catcher myolysis had set in. This is what doctors and nurses involved with “After initially being in admitted, I looked into my son’s and am not a big runner. It was my has caused football players to die my situation. But none of them can respiratory ICU, I was moved eyes and told doctors that he wasn’t first day of practice, and I didn’t from time to time from workouts. figure out what triggered heatstroke to progressive care unit where going to make it. want to embarrass myself. I wanted Essentially this condition breaks and everything that happened after I did a little bit of physical and “They didn’t see how he would to impress people. But I should down the skeleton muscle into the that point. They are at a loss to occupational therapy just to get live as well.” have stopped earlier because I felt blood stream. Since the muscle explain it. moving a little bit. After that, I was Playing Baseball Again like I was getting more fatigued fibers are thicker than blood, “They performed a muscle biopsy moved to the rehab unit for about Slater will do everything in his than I normally would. whenever it passes through the along with a bunch of other tests. five weeks. power to play baseball again. “Normally I sweat a lot during kidneys, it clogs them up and They ruled out many potential bad “That’s when I really started to “It is the middle of March now, any physical activity. But when caused them to shut down. scenarios that could have triggered see a lot of physical improvement. and I am working out on my own they got me inside after passing “In turn, other organs in your it such as muscular dystrophy and When I got there, I couldn’t move again which is wonderful. I am out, they said I didn’t have a drop body begin to shut down as well.” other muscle diseases. But they my legs hardly at all. When I left, still weak compared to what I used of sweat on me from running that Since 2007, the NCAA has can’t pinpoint what caused it. I was able to walk a little bit on to be. But I have put on more than whole time. I wish I had noticed reported 49 athletes who have “They think it was a perfect my own. 30 pounds since I got out of the that sooner and stopped to prevent experienced rhabdomyolysis. The storm that I had. They believe I “During this entire ordeal, I lost hospital. what took place. number is now 50 with Slater was coming down with some sort about 75 pounds. I was about 215 “When I got out of St. Francis “I don’t know if that would Springman’s case. of sickness before I started running. pounds prior to this situation. It Hospital, I was still in a wheel have stopped the situation from “As they were monitoring my But I didn’t know it. Then when was nice to start gaining back a chair. But I used a walker to get escalating into rhabdomyolysis. kidney function, they looked I tried to run 2 miles, it triggered little weight. When I was released, around places. Then I progressed Pushing through everything specifically at the creatine everything that took place.” I weighed about 155 pounds. I then to using a cane. Now I am walking definitely wasn’t wise as I look phosphokinase (CPK) number I Learjet To Tulsa was involved with outpatient rehab completely on my own and am back on it now. Everyone will get had,” said Slater. Slater said after he woke up up until about mid-March. I did that jogging a little bit. tired with a run like this. But if you “A normal kidney will have a from the coma three weeks later, for about three months. “That feels wonderful. know something is wrong or doesn’t level of around 200. When I got he was as the hospital an additional “Now I can try to get back to “My plan is to go back to Freed- feel right, then do something about to the hospital, that level was at week and a half. The next step living a normal life again. Hardeman next fall. I realize that it immediately and don’t be quiet 250,000 which they had never seen was returning to his home town of Medical Bills Over $2 Million I have a long way to go. Doctors like I did.” before. Tulsa, OK. Slater’s dad is Bill Springman, haven’t really given me a time table Freed-Hardeman Head Coach “Every day after that for about He and his mom Rexann were hitting coach with the Connecticut for anything. When I went back to Jonathan Estes spent many sleepless eight days while I was in an transported to a Learjet at McKellar- Tigers, Class A minor league Tennessee to see one of my doctors nights worrying about Slater after induced coma, the numbers kept Spikes Regional Airport on Sept. affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. who initially treated me, he told heatstroke turned into dangerous going up by about 100,000 each 26 and flown by Angel Flight “The medical bills for this entire me that he gave me a zero percent complications which nearly killed day. It ultimately topped out at Medical Transportation to Tulsa ordeal has cost in excess of $2 chance to live while I was there. him. about 1 million. My parents were (OK) International Airport. The million,” said Bill. “I am glad he told me that “Heatstroke is something we have wondering what doctors could do flight took 1 hour and 10 minutes. “Thank God I have great medical afterward instead of while I was tried to educate our players about to stop it from rising each day. They Slater was accompanied by a insurance through the Major League under his care. Another doctor who because it can cause a downward said nothing. It just had to stop on doctor and nurse who monitored Baseball insurance policy. I visited told me that he thought I spiral with ultimate death if you its own.” his numbers. “If I didn’t have that policy, would be on dialysis for the rest aren’t careful,” said Estes. During the first 48 hours, his An ambulance at the airport our family could have been ruined of my life or possibly be stuck in “Before conditioning or being urine bag was filled with red liquid took Slater to St. Francis Hospital financially. a wheel chair. None of the doctors that appeared to be blood. The in Tulsa. “Medical bills have been coming have predicted a time table for See NIGHTMARE, Page 11 Friday, AprilFeb. 5,22, 2019 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball’s N.C. State No. 1 NCAA Division I Wolfpack Keeps Rolling With 23-1 Record TUCSON, Ariz. — N.C. State come-from-behind wins, including (23-1) is ranked No. 1 in the latest seven when trailing after the sixth Get Latest 2019 Collegiate Baseball NCAA Div. inning. TOP 30 POLL I baseball poll presented by Big Poll Notes: Several teams are Standings, Stats Presented By League Chew. red-hot. U.C. Irvine, Oklahoma Ranked No. 1 for the second and Southern Mississippi have each For NCAA Div. I TUCSON, Ariz. — Readers straight poll, the Wolfpack leads won seven in a row. 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Coastal Carolina (18-5-1) 476 11 rarest achievements in baseball, Coastal Carolina hit for the home 11. Texas A&M (21-5) 474 19 run cycle during a 13-3 win over 12. Louisiana St. (17-7) 472 7 Louisiana Monroe. 13. Auburn (20-4) 471 12 Four different players combined 14. Texas Tech. (15-5) 468 18 to hit a solo home run, 2-run, 3-run 15. Clemson (18-6) 464 20 and grand slam during the contest. Cory Wood led off the home run 16. East Carolina (18-6) 463 21 barrage with a 3-run shot in the 17. U.C. Santa Barbara (17-3) 460 22 fourth. Jared Johnson hit a 2-run 18. U.C. Irvine (15-4) 457 24 homer in the fifth. 19. Florida (16-10) 454 13 Two innings later Jake Wright 20. Florida St. (17-6) 451 14 blasted a grand slam for his first home run of the year. 21. Louisville (18-6) 448 15 Then Zach Biermann completed 22. North Carolina (18-7) 446 16 the home run cycle with a solo 23. Illinois (17-4) 445 21 home run over the batter’s eye in 24. Oklahoma (21-4) 444 25 25. Baylor (16-6) 441 26 NCAA D-1 Notes 26. Washington (14-5) 439 — straight away centerfield. 27. Southern Mississippi (15-6) 438 — Hits 5 Home Runs 28. Texas Christian (15-7) 436 — Stony Brook blasted five home 29. Georgia Tech. (16-8) 434 — runs enroute to a 13-4 win over 30. San Diego (17-7) 431 27 Army. Chris Hamilton sent both of Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper his hits out of the ballpark while Brandon Janofsky, Cole Durkan and Michael Russell all added circuit clouts to help Stony Brook NATIONAL PLAYERS match its season high in runs. Minnesota Hits 11 Doubles The University of Minnesota Photo by Patrick Cavey. OF THE WEEK belted 11 doubles during a 19-6 PERFECT GAME — Southpaw Jake Kuchmaner of East win at Long Beach State. Carolina fired the 28th perfect game in NCAA Division I history Powered By It was the 11th highest total in during a 3-0 win over Maryland. He struck out 8 batters, induced NCAA Division I history for one 10 fly outs and 9 ground outs. game. Florida State set the record in Pitching Duel Strasburg’s 23 strikeouts against 2009 with 15 doubles during a South Alabama outlasted Texas Utah during the 2008 season. game against Ohio State. State, 1-0 in a terrific pitchers’ His 18 strikeouts are the most by Ties NCAA Record duel. any pitcher in NCAA Division I so Appalachian State freshman JoJo Booker earned the win for far this season. www.diamond-sports.com Luke Drumheller tied an NCAA South Alabama after throwing six 16 Mowed Down single-game record with 5 doubles scoreless innings with 4 hits, 4 Pitcher Noah Song of Navy tied RHP Noah Song, Navy: Song struck out 13 batters during a strikeouts and 3 walks. 5-2, 7 inning complete game against Army. He only allowed during a 14-0 win over Furman. his career high with 16 strikeouts He went 5-for-6 in the contest Hunter McMahon of Texas during a 2-1 win over Cornell. two hits. At one point, he retired 14 of 15 batters. He now has State pitched brilliantly as well. He struck out at least 10 batters in all six of his starts this season. with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. He recorded at least two He became the seventh NCAA threw eight innings and struck out strikeouts in each innings. On the season, he leads the country with 78 strikeouts in 39 2/3 a season-high 6 while giving up a innings of work. Division I player to hit five doubles During his four starts this season, in a game. run on 4 hits and 2 walks. he has struck out 52 batters in 25 2/3 1B Tristan Peterson, New Mexico St.: Peterson belted 5 home 18 Strikeouts innings to lead the nation. runs with 13 RBI as he was 12-for-19 at the plate with 7 runs 3 Homer Games Nick Howie of Eastern Kentucky Andrew Mitchel of San Jose He also leads the country with scored. All 5 home runs and 10 of his RBI came during a 3-game State struck out 18 batters during a 18.23 strikeouts per nine innings. series against Cal. St. Bakersfield. belted three home runs during a 9- 3win over Kentucky State. 4-1 win over Air Force Hitting For Cycle CF Aaron Simpson, Ball St.: Simpson collected 17 hits in 26 He finished 3-for-4 in the game He allowed one run while Several players have hit for the at-bats over 5 games and scored 12 runs as he hit 2 doubles, 1 with 3 runs scored and 8 RBI. scattering 4 hits and walking 2 and cycle in recent action. triple, collected 6 RBI and compiled 21 total bases. For good Jason Hinchman of Tennessee throwing 133 pitches in the win. T.J. Hopkins of South Carolina measure, he was 3-for-3 in stolen bases. Tech blasted three home runs during His 18 strikeouts are the second hit for the cycle during a 12-6 win a 12-8 win over Valparaiso. most ever compiled by a Mountain over Valparaiso. See NATIONAL PLAYERS OF WEEK, Page 12 He had a career-high 7 RBI in West Conference pitcher in league the game. play, second only to Stephen See AUBURN’S, Page 9 Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  Auburn’s Burns Doesn’t Allow Run In 22 2/3 Innings Continued From Page 8 He led the Wildcats in RBI twice struck out 18 in 7 2/3 innings of Johnson hit 4 home runs with 10 Zach Watson of Louisiana State and paced the team in stolen bases relief work this season. He has not RBI over an impressive 4-game had a remarkable week as he went Luke Shadid of Bradley once. He hit .403 during the 1982 allowed any hits or runs. stretch. He was 7-for-20 and posted 13-for-21 in five games with 2 produced the first cycle in Bradley season. Tulane pitcher Chase Solesky a .950 slugging percentage. doubles, 2 homers, 9 RBI and 11 University’s 119-year history during Ward went on to enjoy an 11-year earned his first win in dominant Western Kentucky’s Jake runs scored. a 5-for-6 performance against career as a professional baseball fashion striking out the first seven Sanford went 5-for-13 over Georgia State ace Hunter Nevada-Las Vegas in an 8-5 win. player. batters he faced against U.C. three games against Alabama Gaddis pitched 8 scoreless innings Jimmy Govern of Eastern Illinois Offensive Show Riverside enroute to retiring 14 Birmingham with 2 home runs, 3 with a season-high 10 strikeouts hit for the cycle during a 15-6 win Ryan Novis of Saint Mary’s consecutive batters. He went 7 runs scored and 5 RBI. during a 2-0 shutout of Appalachian over Alabama State. He finished the put on an offensive show against innings and struck out a career-high Georgia pitcher Emerson State. He only allowed 4 hits. game 4-for-6. Utah Valley in leading the Gaels 11 batters in the 10-0 win over the Hancock struck out 12 South Nick Lodolo of Texas Christian Mike Salvatore of Florida also to a sweep. Highlanders. Carolina batters over 7 innings fanned 13 Eastern Michigan batters hit for the cycle during a 9-8 loss He hit 8-for-15 with 7 runs Sam Houston’s Colton Cowser during a 6-1 win. He scattered 4 during a 12-2 win. He pitched 7 at N.C. State. It was the ninth in scored, 2 home runs and a double. reached base safely in 13 of his 18 hits and one run while giving up innings and didn’t allow a hit until FSU history. plate appearances over a 4-game 2 walks. He improved to 5-0 this one out in the seventh inning. He Hayden Cantrelle of Louisiana Around The Horn… span. season with a 0.58 ERA with 37 allowed only one hit and walked also hit for the cycle during an 8-3 Chris Wright of Bryant has Mercer graduate senior Kel strikeouts and only 8 walks. four. win over Northwestern State. Amazing Achievements R H P Ta n n e r B u r n s , Auburn: Burns turned in his third straight scoreless start and hasn’t allowed a run in his last 22 2/3 innings pitched. Against Tennessee in a 2-0 win, Burns struck out 9 and only walked 1. He has struck out 48 batters and issued 5 walks in 33 1/3 innings this season. OF Chris Lanzilli, Wake Forest: Lanzilli hit 3 home runs with 3 doubles and collected 16 RBI over four games. He also walked twice and stole one base. LHP Levi Prater, Okla- homa: Prater struck out a career- high 15 batters over 7 innings during a 6-1 win over Missouri St. Prater is the first Sooner pitcher since 1999 to strike out 15 batters in a game. He allowed only one hit, one walk and hit two batters. RHP Zak Kent, Virginia Military Institute: Kent tied a school record with 15 strikeouts during an 11-1 win over Lehigh in seven innings of work. The Mountain Hawks’ first batter of the game flew out. Kent’s next 11 recorded outs were via the strikeout. He only allowed one hit, one walk and one run. 2B Craig Larsen, Pennsyl- vania: Larsen went 8-for-20 at the plate as he hit 3 homers (including two grand slams) and compiled 13 RBI. He also hit two doubles and scored 9 runs over five games. LHP Ethan Small, Mississippi Big League Chew was invented by Rob Nelson, a former Cornell St.: Small struck out 11 University of Florida batters over 6 innings as University lefthander who was pitching in Oregon in 1977 for the he only allowed 2 hits on the road. His only blemish was a fourth fabled Portland Mavericks when he came up with the idea for a new inning solo home run with two outs. His 11 strikeouts marked the fourth type of bubble gum. time this season he fanned double- digit batters. Grand Slam Parade Rob was literally sitting in the Portland bullpen, watching his team- Nash Adams of Jacksonville State hit a walk-off grand slam mates chewing other less salubrious stuff, when he thought that in the 11th inning to power the Gamecocks to a 9-5 win over shredded bubble gum would be a much more fun option. Troy. Jackson State has now had walk- off wins by way of the home run in two of its last four games and has Rob shared the idea with Mav teammate Jim Bouton who liked the won in the final at bat three times. Five days earlier Cole Frederick concept so much he spent the next two years searching for a gum hit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning to give Jacksonville State a company to manufacture and distribute Big League Chew. He 6-5 win over Eastern Illinois. Riley Smith of Appalachian succeeded, and BLC quickly became the must-have bubble gum for State hit a grand slam during a 17-6 loss against Georgia State. ballplayers in the littlest leagues to the Big Leagues. Ubaldo Lopez of Dartmouth launched the first two home runs of his career, including a grand Today, over 40 years later, Big League Chew is the #1-selling slam with two outs in the ninth, to lift the Big Green to a 6-2 win over shredded bubble gum in the world — with over 800 million pouches Bradley. Lopez drove in all 6 runs for sold. It is manufactured in the USA by Ford Gum of Akron, New York. Dartmouth. Kevin Ward Dies Former University of Arizona ™ baseball player Kevin Ward died ® at the age of 57. BIG LEAGUE CHEW AMERICA’S BUBBLE GUM He played under former Head Coach Jerry Kindall from 1981- Coaches Discount now available at bigleaguechew.com 83 and logged 124 games as a Wildcat. Page 10 Collegiate Baseball Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball’s Lake Travis H.S. No. 1 Cavaliers Roll To 17-0 Record In 2019 National High School TUCSON, Ariz. — With a 17-0 Tampa Prep, FL, 2-0. It was Nolan No. 18 St. Thomas Aquinas record, Lake Travis (Austin, TX) is Hudi’s first loss of his high school (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is 10-1. After ranked No. 1 in the latest Collegiate career. However a week later, he losing the first game of the season Baseball National High School poll tossed his first no-hitter in a 7- to Cypress Bay, the team has won TOP 30 POLL presented by Diamond Pro. inning, 3-0 win over Berkeley Prep 10 straight. Presented By The Cavaliers defeated Lehman (Tampa, FL). He struck out 12 and No. 19 Valley Christian (San Jose, (Kyle, TX), 8-7 which gave Head walked 2. CA) has an 11-2 record. Four of the Coach Mike Rogers his 700th No. 9 Harvard-Westlake (Studio last 5 games have been shutouts career victory. City, CA) is 11-1-1. They recently against Serra 10-0, Archbishop He has coached 27 years at four tied Alemany, CA, 4-1, putting Riordan 25-0, Bellarmine College different high schools and took over their League record at 5-0-1. The Prep 2-0 and Saint Francis 6-0. the baseball program at Lake Travis Wolverines have a three-game No. 20 Barbe (Lake Charles, in 2014. series with Chaminade before LA) posted a 21-2 record. The With the exception of three heading to North Carolina to Buccaneers currently have an 13- games, the Cavaliers have kept play in the National High School game win streak going that includes opponents under 3 runs so far. The Invitational. 3 shutouts. team has posted a .346 batting No. 10 Huntington Beach, CA No. 21 Sam Houston (Lake average with 30 doubles, 15 home posted a 12-2 record. They have Charles, LA) started the season runs, 171 runs and 65 stolen won 6 games in the past three with a 16-game win streak which bases. weeks and are ranked third in the was broken with a 5-1 loss to Leading the team are 3B/P Brett Los Angeles Times ranking. Zachary. In the next 7 games, the Baty (.590, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 0.00 No. 11 American Heritage Broncos dropped two more games ERA, 13 K, 8 IP, Texas commit) and (Plantation, FL) started with a to post a 21-3 record. PROFESSIONAL GROUNDSKEEPING PRODUCTS RHP Jimmy Lewis (4-0, 39 K, 24 9-1 record. In a 15-0 win over No. 22 La Cueva (Albuquerque, IP, .407 BA, LSU commit). Stranahan, Gavin Casas hit 2 NM) is 9-1 to start the season. In No. 2 Cypress, CA has moved to doubles and Justin Quintana belted a 2-1 win over Sandia, RHP Ben the top of most polls in California a home run. This week the Patriots Schoneman threw a one-hitter, after posting a 13-1 record. The will head off to the Spring Break allowing one unearned run and (As of March 25, 2019) Centurions had quality wins over Tournament in Jacksonville, FL. recording 16 strikeouts. Rank School Record La Mirada, El Toro, Ayala and No. 12 Cypress Ranch (Cypress, No. 23 St. Laurence (Burbank, Orange Lutheran in the early part TX) is 18-2 and on a 12-game win IL) kicked off its season with a 4-0 1. Lake Travis (Austin, TX) 17-0 of the season and are now 2-0 in streak with the last 5 games being start. Of the 4 games, two have been 2. Cypress (Cypress, CA) 13-1 league games. They will begin play shutouts by its pitching staff. All shutouts and they have scored 27 3. Argyle (Argyle, TX) 18-1-1 in the Boras Classic. total, they have posted 9 shutouts. total runs. 4. Jesuit (Tampa, FL) 9-0 No. 3 Argyle, TX has posted No. 13 Georgetown, TX posted Pitcher Max Engstrom recorded 5. Saint Xavier (Louisville, KY) 5-0 6 wins since losing a game to an 18-2-1 record. Ty Tilson went 11 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over 6. Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, TX) 18-1 Southlake Carroll, TX, the only loss 3-for-3 in a 16-0 win over Elgin, Jones. The Vikings meet Lincoln- of the season. They are 18-1-1. TX, driving in 5 runs. He hit 2 Way Central, IL next. 7. New Hanover (Wilmington, NC) 7-0 No. 4 Jesuit (Tampa, FL) doubles, a triple and sacrifice fly in No. 24 Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) 8. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, FL) 7-1 enters the poll after starting with the game. In that same game, Jack is 11-4 overall. The Huskies lost 9. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA) 11-1-1 a 9-0 record. They have outscored Brinley went 4 innings, allowing the title game of the Boras Classic 10. Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA) 12-2 opponents 103-21 and posted 4 3 hits, no runs, striking out 7 and Arizona to Corona Del Sol, AZ, 6- shutouts. walked one. 5; however, they avenged the loss 11. American Heritage (Plantation, FL) 9-1 No. 5 Saint Xavier (Louisville, No. 14 Owasso, OK is 13-3 and in a divisional game by beating 12. Cypress Ranch (Cypress, TX) 18-2 KY) kicked off its season with 5 is currently on a spring break trip Corona, 3-0. The tournament games 13. Georgetown (Georgetown, TX) 18-2-1 straight wins, including a 2-1 win to Florida where the Rams are 3-2 do not count in the power ratings 14. Owasso (Owasso, OK) 13-3 over St. John Vianney (St. Louis, so far against Florida teams. in Arizona. LHP Shane Murphy MO), Missouri’s pre-season No. No. 15 George County (Lucedale, went the distance in the victory, 15. George County (Lucedale, MS) 14-2 1 team, and a 7-2 victory over La MS) recently dropped two games allowing just three hits, struck out 16. Orange Lutheran (Orange, CA) 10-2 Salle (Cincinnati, OH). against Hattiesburg, MS and are 8 and walked none. 17. Parkview (Lilburn, GA) 14-2 No. 6 Colleyville Heritage now 14-2, breaking a 14-game win No. 25 Jackson (Massillon, 18. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 10-1 (Colleyville, TX) is 18-1 and hasn’t streak for the season. OH) began its season with an 11-0 19. Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) 11-2 lost a game since losing 4-1 against No. 16 Orange Lutheran (Orange, win over Boardman (Youngstown, 20. Barbe (Lake Charles, LA) 21-2 Oak Ridge, TX. For the season, they CA) is 10-2 overall, 6-0 in the OH). have posted 7 shutouts and defeated Trinity League with 3 wins each No. 26 Mountain Vista 21. Sam Houston (Lake Charles, LA) 21-3 defending 6A champs Southlake over Santa Margarita and St. John (Highlands Ranch, CO) fell in the 22. La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) 9-1 Carroll, 4-1. In that game, Bobby Bosco. poll after posting a 6-2 record. In the 23. St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 4-0 Witt went 3-for-4 with a double, No. 17 Parkview (Lilburn GA) Boras Classic Arizona, the Golden home run and 2 RBI. posted a 14-2 record and is the No. Eagles lost to Hamilton (Chandler, 24. Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) 11-4 No. 7 New Hanover (Wilmington, 1 team in Georgia’s 7A. Leading the AZ) 12-1 and Mesquite, AZ, 13- 25. Jackson (Massillon, OH) 1-0 NC) enters the poll with a 7-0 offense is Jonathan French (.545, 3. They returned to Colorado and 26. Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, CO) 6-2 record. Leading the team are C Kyle 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 10 RBI local competition, defeating Arvada 27. Palo Verde (Las Vegas, NV) 7-1 Smith who is hitting .588 with a and 7 runs). Cameron Orr tossed West, 10-7 and Lakewood 4-0. 28. Delbarton School (Morristown, NJ) 0-0 double, a triple, a home run, 10 RBI a complete game (6 innings) in an No. 27 Palo Verde (Las Vegas, 29. Har-Ber (Springdale, AR) 10-3 and 9 runs and LHP Blake Walston 11-1 win over Hoover. He allowed NV) is 7-1 with three recent wins who is 3-0 with a 0.79 ERA, 40 4 hits, one unearned run and struck over Utah teams. 30. Blessed Trinity (Roswell, GA) 14-3 strikeouts in 17.2 innings. out 5. In a 9-0 win over Norcross, For more information about No. 8 Calvary Christian Miles Garret went 6 innings and other teams ranked in the top 30 Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (Clearwater, FL) is 7-1 on the allowed 5 hits, no runs, struck out national high school poll, visit season. The only loss has been to 11 and walked none. www.baseballnews.com High School Notes Boiling Springs Beats AC Flora For IP Classic Title GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Springs was named MVP of the starting with a home run — his third Amat, West Ranch, Birmingham, Other HS Notes Boiling Springs (S.C.) defeated tournament. In the title game, he of the tournament — to give Corona Gahr, San Dimas, Redondo Union, In the first 12 games of the AC Flora (Columbia, S.C.), 6-3 went 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, a 1-0 lead in the second. South Hills, Beckman, Santiago, season, Desert Oasis (Las Vegas, to capture the 2019 IP Baseball two earned runs, one walk and He hit a sacrifice fly to cap a all from California; Pleasant Grove NV) INF Aaron Roberts is hitting Classic held in Georgetown, S.C. struck out 7. two-run rally and snap a 2-2 tied and Jordan from Utah; Mountain .780. The Bulldogs were the preseason Boras Classic Arizona in the third. Ridge and Horizon from Arizona; He has 7 home runs and has No. 1 team in South Carolina’s 5A Corona del Sol (Tempe, AZ) In the bottom of the sixth with IMG Academy from Florida and extra base hits in all 12 games. He division and they kicked off the defeated Hamilton (Chandler, AZ), the game 3-3, Kalmer led off Shaker Heights from Ohio. has helped lead his team to a a 10- season by defeating four teams that 6-5 to win the 2019 Boras Classic Corona’s half with a double to left The Classic features a Home Run 2 record. were ranked in the state’s preseason Arizona baseball tournament held center. He scored when the next Derby on Saturday, March 30 for Two pitchers on the team, Josh baseball polls. in Phoenix. batter bunted down the third base selected participants. Prior to the Sharman and Campbell Holt, are They started the tournament The Aztecs went through the line and Hamilton committed a Derby events, a barbeque will be 3-0 for the season. defeating Bishop England, the No. tournament undefeated, beating throwing error. held starting at 12:30 p.m. Tickets Desert Oasis is one of the teams 1 3A team, 4-1. They followed up Liberty (Peoria, AZ) 4-1, National Classic Tourney to the game will be on sale at that to watch for the national poll. with wins over Chapin, 10-0 in 5 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City, UT) The National Classic is scheduled point as the games will begin the Other teams of interest include innings and Blythewood, 5-4. Both 3-2 and Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ) 3-2 for April 1-4 at various locations next day. Doral Academy (Doral, FL), 8-0 are ranked 5A teams. That put them to get to the title game. around Fullerton, Calif. Games will be played at El and Christian Brothers (St. Louis, in the title game against AC Flora, Infielder Brian Kalmer of Corona Sixteen high school teams will Dorado High School, Amerige Park MO), 5-0. which was ranked No. 1 in the del Sol was named the MVP of be competing from California, and Cal State Fullerton. Doral was set to play American preseason in 4A. the tournament. He led the team Arizona, Utah, Florida and Ohio. For more information, visit Heritage (Plantation, FL), but the P Ben Hutchins of Boiling in hitting during the title game, They include El Dorado, Bishop www.nationalclassicbaseball.com game was postponed. Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 11 Hall Sets NCAA Div. II Record With 22 Strikeouts GREENVILLE, Tenn. — five hits. Tusculum pitcher Charles Hall 4 Home Runs NCAA Div. II broke the NCAA Division II single- Shay Whitcomb of U.C. San game record with 22 strikeouts Diego had a monster week as he Baseball Poll during a 9-inning, complete game belted 4 home runs with 5 doubles, (As Of March 18) 10-1 win over Queens. Rank School 2019 Rec. Points 8 runs scored, 13 RBI and 28 total 1. Tampa (20-5) 240 The old mark was 21 strikeouts bases during a 4-game span. 2. Delta St. (19-4) 227 in a game held by five pitchers. 3. West Texas A&M (21-3) 225 Hall’s 22 strikeout effort ranks Belts 3 Homers 4. Colorado Mesa (20-2) 216 Timothy Brodhag of Jefferson 5. North Greenville (21-6) 208 seventh for all NCAA divisions. 6. St. Cloud St. (13-3) 199 He threw 123 pitches as he hit 3 home runs with 9 RBI and 7 7. U.C. San Diego (17-4) 193 struck out every batter at least once, runs scored as he went 13-for-23 at 8. Catawba (23-7) 182 the plate in recent action. 9. Southern Arkansas (17-7) 169 including eight of the nine batters 10. Missouri Southern (18-6) 158 two times each. Eric Roubal of Queens went 8- SECOND TEN Hall recorded two strikeouts in for-14 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI 11. Quincy (13-4) 155 in recent action. 12. North Georgia (17-8) 143 every inning and fanned the side 13. Mercyhurst (8-2) 136 four times, including the first, 11 Strikeouts 14. Mount Olive (17-6) 135 15. S. New Hampshire (14-5) 132 second, fifth and sixth innings. Michael Gutierrez of Felician 16. Nova Southeastern (17-7) 119 Sixteen were swinging strikeouts posted 11 strikeouts during a 17. San Francisco St. (12-1-1) 115 while six were looking. 18. Columbus St. (16-7) 96 complete game win over New Haven 19. Wayne St. (14-3) 93 while Brad Scull of Wilmington 20. Barry (19-4) 84 also fanned 11 batters during a win THIRD TEN Tusculum pitcher Charles Hall struck out 22 batters. 21. West Chester (9-3) 76 NCAA D-2 NOTES over Bridgeport. 22. Illinois Springfield (13-4-1) 66 He was listed in critical condition continue to be with all of them,” RHP Brandon Wise of Saginaw 23. Colo. School Of Mines (13-6) 55 Hall leads the nation with 88 Valley State struck out a career-high West Florida (18-8) 55 as Collegiate Baseball went to the statement said. 25. Millersville (13-5) 46 strikeouts and has struck out 10 11 batters during a road victory press. Homers In 5 Straight 26. Lubbock Christian (16-8) 44 or more batters in six consecutive 27. Angelo St. (18-5) 38 His teammates told Arkansas Matt Malkin has homered in 5 over Mercyhurst. He is 2-0 on the starts. season with 21 strikeouts over 18 28. Central Missouri (16-8) 24 state police the car didn’t stop, straight games and 8 of his last 9 for 29. Dixie St. (17-4) 17 Cerda In Critical Condition and Cerda tried to jump out of the 2/3 innings of work. 30. Central Oklahoma (13-8) 11 Metropolitan State Denver. Southeastern Oklahoma State’s way. During the past week, he went Throws Goose Eggs Source: NCAA Div. II Poll Committee Joseph Cerda was seriously injured Arkansas state police arrested 24- 11-for-18 with 4 home runs, 4 Chico State’s Kenton Carruthers in a hit-and-run as he crossed a year-old Katley Amanda Johnson in doubles, 6 runs scored and 12 posted 9 1/3 scoreless innings southeast Arkansas highway. connection with the hit-and-run for RBI. spanning four appearances. innings. The second baseman was hit by leaving the scene of an accident He struck out 8 and allowed 6 Will Drop Baseball In seven total innings, he allowed a car around 8 p.m. after his team with an injury. hits. played Arkansas-Monticello. Johnson was booked into Drew Winston-Salem State will drop no runs on two hits. He was walking to a local County Detention Center on its baseball program at the end Sets Career Hit Record Near Perfect Game restaurant with teammates when he $20,000 bond. of the season, according to an David Vinsky of Northwood set Nathan Dockery of Lubbock was hit while crossing U.S. 425. Southeastern Oklahoma State announcement by the school. the school record for career hits Christian fell just three batters short Cerda was treated for injuries in released a statement following the The school is expecting an with 227. of throwing a perfect game. Monticello before being airlifted crash that said the Cerda family was athletic department budget decline The old mark was 225. He allowed one hit and walked to UAMS Medical Center in Little being offered assistance. of $350,000 next year. Over a recent 5-game span, he two in a complete game shutout of Rock, Ark. “Our thoughts and prayers The elimination of baseball will collected 10 hits with 2 home runs, Texas A&M International. leave Winston-Salem State with 6 RBI and scored 9 runs. He struck out six as the Chaps nine varsity teams, six of which are He leads the Great Lakes beat the Dustdevils, 10-0 in seven Nightmare Scenario Caused women’s programs. Intercollegiate Athletic Conference innings. Winston-Salem State is the third in seven offensive categories Only one runner reached second Estes Many Sleepless Nights historically black baseball program including home runs, slugging base. Continued From Page 6 in an ambulance on the way to to be eliminated in the last two percentage and RBIs. He has 7 Jackson, TN which is about 30 years. Concordia College Alabama home runs, 5 more than any other 15 Strikeouts outside in hot weather, athletes minutes away. and St. Augustine’s University were player in the GLIAC. Zach Parrish of Missouri must pre-hydrate and drink lots of “After the fact, we learned Slater put on the chopping block in 2017 Southern struck out 15 batters in Trio Of Saves In 4 Games six innings of work against Fort water. You also must put the right was having seizures on the way and just before the 2019 seasons. RHP Brooks Zimmer of Montana to the hospital. Then when he got Hays State. types of things in your body. No-Hitters State Billings picked up 3 saves “A lot of kids today are drinking to the hospital, things really went He walked two and allowed three Cooper Cain of Valdosta State over a 4-game series against Central hits and no earned runs. energy drinks that have all sorts down hill for him. The outlook tossed his first career no-hitter Washington. of sugar. There are much better was grim. Beau Brieske of Colorado State during an 8-1 win over Kentucky He allowed only one hit and Pueblo struck out 15 batters over alternatives (such as Gatorade). “Doctors got to a point where Wesleyan. struck out four in two innings in “While we have emphasized they couldn’t do any more for him. It 6 1/3 innings during a 10-8 win He also had a career-high of 14 the second game. over Regis. being pre-hydrated prior to Slater’s was in God’s hands, and thousands strikeouts in the game. Then he earned two saves the emergency situation, we have of people were praying for him to He surrendered six hits, one walk Matthew Minnick of Mercyhurst next day. and allowed two earned runs. gone even further after that with recover from our community. threw a no-hitter against Saginaw He became just the fourth making sure players fuel their “Slater’s entire family was there Valley. pitcher in Great Northwest Athletic Huge Week bodies properly prior to strenuous for him with his dad (Bill), mother The redshirt senior struck out Conference history to tally three Jordan Barth of Augustana went work on hot days. (Rexann) along with his sisters nine. saves in a 4-game series. 15-for-27 at the plate over six “Suffering from heatstroke is Sutton and Sheridan. games. extremely dangerous, and everyone “The entire time Slater’s parents 800th Career Win Hits For Cycle He belted 2 home runs with 6 in baseball from coaches to players, and their daughters were here while Tampa Head Coach Joe Urso Jake Barlow of Delta State hit for doubles, scored 6 runs and collected trainers and parents must talk about he was in the hospital in Jackson, celebrated his 800th career win with the cycle against Union. 13 RBI. this issue so the risk is minimal. they didn’t have to worry about a sweep at Albany State. He becomes the first Statesman He has led the Spartans to four to accomplish the feat since 2011. Fires 1-Hitter Despite doing everything right, having a place to stay. Jacob Lagos of Benedict threw a there will still be situations where “At first, different people paid national championships in 2006, Fans 13 2007, 2013 and 2015 during his 1-hitter against LeMoyne-Owen. things like this happens.” for hotel rooms for them. Then Chris Crosby of Mississippi He struck out 10 and walked people arranged for them to stay in 19-year career as head coach. Horrible Nightmare College struck out a career-high 13 two. a house free of charge. He also won a national batters during a 3-1 win over West Estes said the day Slater was championship as a player in 1992. rushed to the hospital is one he will “There was a lot of money Georgia over 8 2/3 innings. never forget. donated to them. People also 10-RBI Game It is the second most in a Mazmanian Dies LOS ANGELES — Former “It all happened during our first gave them gift cards. The love After setting a school record with game this year in the Gulf South Mt. San Antonio Head Coach Art day of conditioning last fall,” said and outpouring of the Henderson 10 RBI in a single game and batting Conference. Mazmanian died at the age of 91. Estes. and Jackson communities was a blistering .591 in six games over Jake Walkinshaw of Southern He also was an All-American “We had our entire coaching unbelievable. a week, Florida Southern’s Jacob New Hampshire threw two second baseman on the University staff and team out there and saw “From the very point where he Teter was named the NCBWA consecutive outings with 13 of Southern California’s first that he was struggling. My assistant was brought out of his induced Division II National Hitter of The strikeouts. College World Series championship coach Jess Trask took him into the coma, his determination was Week. The latest was djuring a 12-1 team in 1948. locker room and put him on the cold remarkable. He went 13-for-22 from the plate win over Adelphi as he allowed one Mazmanian, who came to concrete floor and took his socks off “He couldn’t speak at that time with 17 RBI, 9 runs scored, 5 home run on three hits in eight innings USC after starring in baseball and and immediately put ice on him to but wrote on a dry erase board runs and 5 walks. of work. football at nearby Dorsey High, was get him to cool down. that he would be back with his His top game of the week came He retired 10 straight from the Trojans’ first 4-year letterman in “Our trainer was over there, and teammates and be playing baseball in the finale against Felician where the second to the fifth inning and baseball since 1915 when he did so the ambulance got there quickly. I again. he went 4-for-4 with a school record capped his outing by setting down in 1945-47-48-49. was proud of the way we handled “He has come so far. Slater will 10 RBI as he belted 2 home runs. 11 in a row. He started at shortstop as a 1945 the situation as he was rushed to be a part of our program when he The first baseman tallied 28 total Devin Dudal of Columbus State freshman and then at second base the hospital so they could take care comes back. Our hope is that he will bases and reached base safely in all struck out 13 batters over three in 1948 and 1949. He joined Wally of him. make a full recovery and compete six games. appearances in one week as he Hood and Hank Workman as USC’s “Slater and his dad Bill both told for us at the highest level and help posted one win and two saves. us win championships. 14 Strikeouts first baseball All-Americans. us that we saved Slater’s life. We James Varela of LIU Post struck The righthander picked up two 6- “If he isn’t physically able to Mazmanian played 6 years just did what needed to be done. out 14 Assumption batters over 8 out saves, one against West Georgia do that, he will still be a part of (1949-54) in the New York Yankees’ Our college is in Henderson, TN, innings of work. and one on the road at Lander. our program in some important organization, making it to the and EMTs (Emergency Medical He allowed one unearned run, Then in the final game against capacity.” Triple-A level. Technicians) took care of Slater walked one and only surrendered Lander, he pitched the final three Page 12 Collegiate Baseball Friday, April 5, 2019 Swick Lucky To Be Alive After Head-On Collision By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. “That was the extent of my “The triceps tendon on my left Editor/Collegiate Baseball surgery at that time. elbow didn’t seem to improve over NCAA Div. III He was ultimately released after all this time. The doctor initially RIPON, Wisc. — RHP Brice five days in the hospital. told me that it would improve. But Baseball Poll Swick of Ripon College could have After recovering for a month, his if it didn’t, he wanted me to come (As Of March 19) died after he fell asleep at the wheel goal was to play two months later back. So I came back in and got an Rank School 2019 Rec. Points 1. Trinity, TX (15-3) 475 of a car in 2017 as he crashed head- in the season opener against Rowan ultrasound on my triceps tendon. 2. Concordia-Chicago, IL (8-1) 435 on with another vehicle. on March 10. They couldn’t use an MRI because 3. Wooster, OH (4-2) 429 4. Chris. Newport, VA (13-2) 397 The day before, he was running “Once my bones were totally of the plates in my upper arm and 5. Swarthmore, PA (7-3) 391 a fever and was vomiting as he felt healed, my doctor gave me the elbow. 6. Webster, MO (10-3) 322 horrible. OK to start throwing. Since I had “They discovered that the triceps 7. Randolph-Macon, VA (5-2) 309 8. Southern Maine (4-1) 296 After going 1 1/2 days without those plates in place, the left arm tendon was about 90 percent torn. 9. Wisc.-Whitewater (1-2) 284 sleep, he was forced to attend Army was more stable. However, it was The doctor had no idea how I 10. Texas Lutheran (12-5) 264 National Guard training for eight extremely painful to catch balls. was pitching, hitting or playing SECOND TEN 11. Cal. Lutheran (11-4) 254 hours the next day simply because “When you are pitching, your shortstop. He told me I had to stop 12. Adrian, MI (7-1) 239 he didn’t have a doctor’s slip which glove arm goes outward toward the playing baseball until surgery was 13. Johns Hopkins, MD (10-3) 224 14. Rowan, NJ (3-2) 222 would have excused him. batter, and then the elbow is tucked performed. That is when I applied 15. Chapman, CA (12-5) 217 “Because I didn’t have the into your front side as the fingers on for a medical redshirt.” 16. Concordia, TX (16-3) 211 doctor’s slip, there is no provision the back arm release the ball. He ultimate had surgery in May 17. Huntingdon, AL (16-3) 182 18. Babson, MA (5-2) 181 “The first few times I went to repair his triceps tendon. 19. Methodist, NC (17-3) 164 through a pitching motion, I had “During surgery, they took out the 20. St. John’s, MN (12-1) 142 NCAA D-3 NOTES to slow everything down because I plate near my elbow because they THIRD TEN 21. Birmingham-So., AL (15-6) 139 was unsure of how much pain my had to reattach my triceps tendon. that allowed me to miss training. 22. Salisbury, MD (11-4-1) 138 BRICE SWICK left arm would be in. In addition, I Then they did some reconstruction 23. Misericordia, PA (10-6) 136 So even though I felt horrible and 24. Hendrix, AR (17-4) 124 had limited range of motion. Once to make it fully functional again. had no sleep for 36 hours, I made woke up the next day on Sunday,” 25. North Central, IL (6-1) 116 I got used to that motion, I just They also cut out some of the 26. Oswego, NY (5-2) 100 the 20 minute trip to the armory on said Swick. “My mom and dad were there. I threw. scar tissue from the first elbow 27. Piedmont, GA (16-6) 93 Dec. 2 of 2017 and worked there 28. Coll. Of New Jersey (2-1) 78 “I worked with our trainer quite a surgery.” all day. wanted to know what I was doing 29. Mass.-Boston (4-4) 74 bit to get back my range of motion 30. Wheaton, MA (7-3) 72 in this bed in the hospital. All I Long Road To Recovery “I did briefs and went to with my left arm. remember my mom saying was At that point, an L-shaped metal Source: NCAA Div. III Poll Committee mandatory classes. I remember “Catching a baseball still hurt vomiting once that morning and felt that I got into a bad car accident bar was put around his arm which and everything would be OK. quite a bit. was wrapped up so nothing could horrible all day. I was there from 8 “Another area that was really a.m.-5 p.m. Then I fell back asleep after 5-10 move. uncomfortable was my left knee opening 11-0 win over Clarkson in “I was fortunate they didn’t have minutes. “I couldn’t flex or bend my which had the PCL tear. That is seven innings. any PT (physical training) that day “I had a compound fracture of left arm past 90 degrees for two your landing leg for a righthanded Sean Hoey combined with which would have been extremely my left humerus bone (bone from months. Once I got out of the cast, pitcher. My knee was not stable and relievers Matt Van Dyken and difficult in my condition. elbow to shoulder). I broke my left I rehabbed twice a week with a shifted around. Getting that stability Max Gaishin for the no-no. “It was extremely cold in elbow. In addition, I had a grade physical therapist. in my knee was important and was Six games later, all within a week Wisconsin that particular day, and three lacerated spleen and tore my “Once I moved back to school a big road block at first. of baseball, Hope pitching threw you can’t do much during the cold PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) at Ripon, I was with the athletic “I have worked with my trainer another no-hitter during a 6-2 win months outdoors.” in my left knee. If that wasn’t trainer every day. Every other week, on my left knee nearly every day. over Minnesota-Morris. After he was done, he began enough, I had a concussion and I would see the physical therapist. It has come a long, long way Keaton Hamilton and CJ driving the 20 minute trip back to tore the triceps tendon in my left “Just about every day, I would do since those early days after the Otteman combined to throw the Ripon College a little after 5 p.m. elbow, although doctors didn’t see some cardio work on the elliptical accident.” second no-no. that Saturday. the damage at that time. machine. I did anything I could do Prior to the duo of no-hitters, “As I started to drive, I turned the “All the damage to my body Pitches In Opener to stay in decent shape. Then when Hope’s last no-hitter was in 2009 by music up to try to stay awake and was on the left side of my body. Incredibly, Swick was able to I was cleared by doctors in early Derek Fairchild against Albion. rolled my window down a bit so Fortunately, I had no damage to my pitch in the season opener — nearly August, I could only lift 10 pounds Washington College won its first cold air would hit me in the face. right throwing arm.” three months to the day the head-on with my left arm. But I couldn’t eight games of the season for the “I set the cruise control to collision happened. do any shoulder or bench presses. Surgery Performed first time in 80 years. It’s latest win 60 mph, and I was on a county Swick said he had surgery at the He was the second pitcher for Each week, my physical therapist was a 13-2 win over Northwestern highway. When I fell asleep, the hospital. Ripon that game. allowed me to do a little more. (MN) as the Shoremen launched vehicle apparently drifted across “I was fortunate that I got to He faced six batters and didn’t “Anything triceps’ related, I four home runs in the win. the line into oncoming traffic and keep my spleen. Only one percent record an out as he allowed 3 hits, was limited to two pounds at the Jake Ryan of Case Western hit another car head-on. I don’t of people who suffer that injury can 2 walks and 4 runs. most. And that was with pain for Reserve matched a program high remember anything from that keep their spleen. They monitored In total, he made two pitching a while.” with 6 hits during a 19-1 win in situation.” it, and it was fine. appearances last season with a 7.11 Since then, it has been steady seven innings over Roger Williams Swick was extracted from the “They performed surgery on my ERA over 6 1/3 innings. progression of working out with University. wreck by the Jaws Of Life and humerus bone as they put a plate A superb shortstop when he isn’t slightly more weight. Four Rensselaer Polytechnic transported to Theda Clark Medical in that area to fix the compound injured, he only played in six total Ripon Head Coach Eric Cruise Institute pitchers combined on a Center in Neenah, Wisc. by a Flight fracture and keep my lower elbow games with 1 hit in six at bats. is amazed at the courage of his 1-hitter against Cobleskill during a For Life helicopter. fracture in place with a plate so the He obviously wasn’t ready to righthanded pitcher. 7-0 win. The staff struck out eight “I was really confused when I bone could heal. play baseball at that point. “Considering the circumstances, “When I was in Florida with our he is lucky to be alive,” said batters led by Ryan Yerby (4) and team to start the season last year, I Cruise. Chris Grome (3). pitched a couple of times and even “What makes his story so Ozarks used two grand slams National Players Of Week started a game. I played shortstop amazing is that he came back from and 12 runs in the seventh inning for a couple of games as well and all of that to become our No. 1 to overcome a 10-4 deficit and Continued From Page 8 hit. I wasn’t at full strength hitting starting pitcher this season. secure a wild, 18-16 win. The two teams combined for 8 home runs. LHP Asa Lacy, Texas A&M: Lacy had a career-high 13 strikeouts because I couldn’t fully extend “His desire to get back to playing my left arm without experiencing baseball was amazing even though Rocky Liveoak hit two circuit in 6 innings during a 9-3 win over Kentucky. He recorded 8 clouts, including a grand slam with strikeouts over the final 3 innings and fanned the last 6 batters. pain. he faced tremendous pain when he “I had a tough time hitting in the tried to come back last season. I 5 RBI. OF/1B Ubaldo Lopez, Dartmouth: Lopez entered last week condition I was in.” remember him throwing a bullpen Davis Mikell of Castleton with only 5 hits in 50 career at-bats. But something clicked for the reached base in each of his 11 plate Another Injury in mid-February of 2018 because he sophomore as he went 9-for-22 with 5 doubles, 2 homers and 11 wanted to play. He was in a lot of appearances during a doubleheader RBI. He hit safely in each of the Big Green’s 6 games and had at While he was in Florida, he got sweep of Bard. He was 7-for-7 with hit by a pitch in his left hand. pain but still sitting in the mid-80s least one extra-base hit in 5 of them. with his fastball.” 5 extra base hits and scored 8 runs “While I was hitting one game, while driving in 4. SS Shay Whitcomb, U.C. San Diego: Whitcomb hit 5 doubles, 4 “For him to get back took an my left hand near the knob of the Ithaca College pitcher Jake home runs, scored 8 runs and collected 13 RBI over four games as enormous amount of determination bat was hit with a pitch, and it burst Binder carried a no-hitter into the he went 11-for-22 at the plate. He compiled 28 total bases. my hand open. by him as he rehabbed day after day all summer and fall. ninth inning during the Bombers’ RHP Beau Keathley, Oakland: Keathley threw a 9-inning “My hand opened all the way “It is a testament to this young 2-0 win over Cal. Lutheran. He was complete game as he fanned a career-high 13 batters and only down to the bone.” man who will be successful in life. perfect through 7 innings before allowed 3 hits as he led Oakland to an 8-0 win over Youngstown Swick was immediately taken He is determined and won’t let issuing a walk. His lone hit came St. At one point, he retired 14 consecutive batters. to the emergency room to receive with 1 out in the ninth. He had 5 stitches in his left hand. anybody tell him no.” SS Jimmy Titus, Bryant: Titus went 11-for-20 with 3 home runs, strikeouts and threw 100 pitches. “Two days later was when I This season, he has pitched 6 3 doubles, 14 RBI and 9 runs scored over 4 games last week. He Arcadia University pitcher Tyler made a start as a pitcher without innings and has a 0.00 ERA with 8 had the best offensive game in program history against Hartford as Showers came within an eyelash being able to close my left hand. I strikeouts and 1 walk. he went 5-for-5 with 2 home runs, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored. of throwing a perfect game during was catching everything with two “He will contribute in the lineup for us as well,” said Cruise. a 6-0 win over Messiah College. RHP Seth Shuman, Georgia Southern: Shuman dominated hands pretty much.” He needed only 87 pitches over 7 Arkansas-Little Rock as he struck out a career-high 13 batters in 7 Keep in mind Swick still had “He is arguably our best player.” innings to throw a no-hitter. His innings. It was the most by an Eagle pitcher since 2014. stitches in his left glove hand and only blemish in the game came on a LHP Ian Seymour, Virginia Tech.: Seymour was two outs away was in agony when he caught Around The Horn… leadoff walk in the fourth inning. from Virginia Tech’s first no-hitter in more than 30 years as he shut balls. Hope College started the 2019 Holden Bridge of Swarthmore down North Carolina for more than eight innings during a 4-1 win. When the team came back home season with two no-hitters in the went 19-for-28 at the plate over six Ultimately, he allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts in the 9 to Ripon, Wisc. in mid-March, first week of action. games. His best performance was inning complete game performance. Swick had a follow up visit with The Flying Dutchmen recorded six hits in a 22-6 win over State his doctor. the first no-hitter during the season Univ. of New York at Canton. Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 13 Levee Breach Takes Place Midland University’s Entire Baseball Field Under 5-6 Feet Of Water FREEMONT, Neb. — Midland University sits in a valley between NAIA Top 25 the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, both of which are part of the record National Poll flooding that hit Nebraska during (As Of March 19) March. Rank School 2019 Rec. Points 1. Southeastern, FL (26-3) 498 The school’s baseball field was 2. Faulkner, AL (22-6) 474 covered with 5-6 feet of water for 3. Westmont, CA (22-3) 458 about three days before the water 4. Freed-Hardeman, TN (21-6) 430 5. Oklahoma City (23-4) 420 receded. 6. Tennessee Wesleyan (21-6) 415 “The part of Fremont that the 7. Georgia Gwinnett (18-7) 414 8. Middle Georgia St. (22-3) 396 field is in took the hardest hit from 9. LSU Shreveport, LA (27-4) 366 the floods due to a levee breach,” 10. St. Thomas, FL (25-7) 346 said Head Coach Chad Miller. SECOND TEN 11. Cumberlands, KY (20-3) 344 When the team was able to get 12. Science & Arts, OK (22-4) 340 on the field to begin clean up, they 13. Oklahoma Wesleyan (19-4) 309 found that every inch of the field 14. Bryan, TN (18-8) 292 15. Central Methodist, MO (16-4) 258 was affected in some way. 16. Indiana Tech. (13-8) 239 17. Texas Wesleyan (25-4) 238 18. Lyon, AR (22-6) 236 19. Benedictine Mesa, AZ (20-7) 190 NAIA NOTES 20. Taylor, IN (21-6) 185 THIRD TEN “Mud is everywhere, buildings 21. Warner, FL (26-9) 156 22. Georgetown, KY (20-7) 145 have to be gutted and cleaned, 23. Vanguard, CA (18-9) 126 bullpens have to be washed out,” 24. Webber Intl., FL (21-11) 113 Miller said. 25. Mobile, AL (16-9) 99 “We really don’t know when we Source: NAIA will be able to play on our field, if at all, this spring,” he added. “It’s a mess, but we will work hard to get it playable.” a complete game one-hitter in the Miller said his team will play on second game of a three-game series the road for as long as needed. against Harris-Stowe State. Vincent “So many people in the baseball struck out 14 batters in that game. world have reached out offering 1B Sloan Dieter of William their help and support. We are very Carey (AL) was named SSAC thankful for those kind gestures. Player of the Week after hitting .636 “Many have lost everything, and Record flooding in Nebraska impacted Midland University’s baseball field. to led his team to a 2-1 week. In the we are respectful of that. We are two wins, he had 3 runs, 3 doubles, just talking about a baseball field in 12 innings. Shreveport (LA) earned national Breaks Career HR Record 2 home runs and 8 RBI. Arizona Christian (AZ) OF to clean up. Hits For Cycle NAIA Player of the Week honors After setting a career RBI record “Many are trying to figure out Truett-McConnell’s (GA) Austin after going 10-for-13 with 3 home in February, Logan Haring of Robert Bostedt hit .571 in a five- where they are going to live, so it Bishop became the first Bear to hit runs and 14 RBI to help the Pilots Central Methodist (MO) added game week with 3 doubles, a triple, could always be worse,” he said. for the cycle . improve to 27-4 on the season. another record to his college career 2 home runs, 11 runs scored and Against Bryan College, the In the final two games of a three- — 26 home runs. 10 RBI. Fires Perfect Game game series with Houston-Victoria The junior belted a solo shot in In the first game against William RHP Alec Myers of William senior led TMU to its third straight conference series win. (TX), Fajardo belted two grand the first game of a doubleheader Jessup, he went 5-for-6 and belted Penn (IA) posted a perfect game slams and hit a three-run shot in the against Missouri Baptist to reach a home run, triple, 5 RBI and 4 against Lincoln (IL). It was the first He hit .667 and recorded 5 RBI, 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple first game of the series. the mark. runs. He was named GSAC Player perfect game for the school since Fajardo has overcome back-to- So far this season, he is batting of the Week. they joined the NAIA in 2001. and 8 runs. In the third game of the series, back season ending injuries and .288 with 3 homers and 16 RBI. After helping his team to a 5-0 In the 8-0 win, Myers needed just has worked hard to get to this point, Also hitting well is teammate week, University of St. Francis’ 55 pitches to retire all 21 Lynx who Bishop went 5-for-6 to achieve the cycle, hitting two singles, a double, according to Head Coach Brent Sergio Macias, who was named (IL) Anthony Faron was named came to the plate. He averaged 2-6 Lavallee. Heart Player of the Week. Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic pitches per at-bat and struck out 6 a triple and a home run to help his team win 12-8. Fajardo currently is tied for Over a three-game series against Conference Player of the Week. He in the process. second place for most home runs Evangel, Macias went 9-for-12 with hit .500 with five of his seven hits For his efforts, he was named He was named Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the in the NAIA with 14. three home runs, two doubles, 10 going for extra bases. Faron leads NAIA Pitcher of the Week, which the Saints in batting average (.444), Week. Wins 500th Victory RBI and 6 runs scored. was also a first for WPU. RBI (18), doubles (6), home runs Taylor University Head Coach Around The Horn… On the year, Myers is 2-0 with a Dominate At The Plate (2) and hits (24). Kyle Gould captured his 500th College of Ozarks pitcher Collan 4.50 ERA, 5 walks and 11 strikeouts OF Taylor Fajardo of LSU University of British Columbia career victory when his team picked Thrasher struck out 11 batters over (Canada) hit seven home runs up a pair of wins over Cincinnati- six innings to earn his fourth victory to sweep Oregon Tech, 10-0 and Clermont, 4-2 and 6-4. of the season. In the 6-0 win over Should Third Baseman Hold 13-8. In his 15th season at Taylor, Manhattan Christian College, the In the first game, the Thunderbirds Gould has a .646 winning percentage right-hander gave up two hits and Runner On Bag As Tactic? belted five homers and scored all 10 and holds the most wins in the did not walk a batter. This was his runs in the first two innings. BY CHARLIE GREENE to try it. Crossroads League of any coach. sixth start this season where he has In the second game, UBC batters Special To Collegiate Baseball The maneuver has many His team was 23-6 and is ranked not allowed a walk. He ranks No. 2 hit back-to-back homers in the third advantages and would serve as an in the current NAIA poll. in the NAIA for walks allowed per inning. MIAMI, Fla. — To stop the extra defensive tactic. nine innings, having two walks in On Fire After leading his team to a offensive team from scoring a He would need to have a just 53.2 innings pitched. The Southeastern (FL) baseball 4-1 week, Shawn Barrowdale runner from third base on a ground communication signal with the During a four-game series team continues to claim the top of Benedictine University Mesa ball, the defensive team can employ pitcher to know when to expect against Menlo, RHP Bailey Reid spot in the NAIA poll with a 27-3 (AZ) earned California Pacific their infield in too cut down the run a pick-off throw. However, the of Westmont College recorded three record. Conference Player of the Week at the plate. purpose of the “holding” position saves. Reid boasts a 0.00 ERA for The Fire leads the NAIA in nine honors. He batted .391 for the week To create an element of doubt would not be to pick off the runner the season and has yet to surrender offensive categories, including with two home runs and 8 RBI. and uncertainty, the third baseman but to create an element of doubt. an earned run in 11 appearances. hits per game (11.87), home runs His best performance came against can place himself in a seldom seen A pick off throw resulting in an He has given up just two hits per game (1.93) and team batting Simpson where he tallied seven position, that of holding the runner out would be considered a bonus. while recording 19 strikeouts in 10 average (.374). hits in three games, including both similar to the tactic of the first What would the defensive team innings pitched. On the mound, the pitching home runs. baseman. be gaining by this seldom seen Reid threw one inning in three staff ranks third nationally in Over four games, Ethan Howser This would require the third strategy? of the four games, giving up one total strikeouts (259) and 14th in of Columbia College (MO) earned baseman to place his right foot on It would cause the offensive team hit, walking one and striking out opponent batting average (.226). his first career American Midwest the second base side of third base to eliminate the suicide squeeze three. OF Abdel Guadalupe earned Conference Player of the Week to await the throw from the pitcher play. The runner on third would He has recorded 7 saves for the The Sun Conference’s Player of honor. before returning to his normal in take a less aggressive lead or jump season which is second best in the the Week honors after hitting .519 He went 7-for-15 with two position. while trying to score on a ground NAIA currently. over 8 games. homers (one grand slam), one I had a conversation with a ball. He might even hesitate to go. Central Baptist Pitcher Justin He scored 14 runs, had 13 RBI double, one triple, 10 RBI and 5 former major league Manager, A runner on second base would Vincent earned American Midwest and 4 home runs to push his long runs scored. George Bamberger, over 30 years also be apprehensive about taking Conference Pitcher of the Week ball total to 10 for the season. Texas Wesleyan recently ago, and we discussed this very third on the grounder. after going 2-0 in 13 innings on He also posted a 1.692 on-base recorded its 22nd straight win at maneuver. Before or after a pick-off attempt the week. He allowed just two runs percentage, struck out only 3 times home after defeating Arlington He said he wanted to try it at the at third base would be a good time while striking out 21. in 27 at-bats and recorded a hit in Baptist, 11-3 and 2-1 (8 innings). major league level but felt he would for a “pick” at second base. He struck out 7 in 6 innings to every game. Alan Campero belted a walk-off probably be criticized because it This “new look” could create defeat Williams Baptist in his first Guadalupe has an 11-game home run to break the tie and win was too much like Little League quite a stir in the opponent’s dugout appearance of the week and threw and his players would be reluctant if used late in a close game. hitting streak. the second game in extra innings. Page 14 Collegiate Baseball Friday, April 5, 2019 Deflections That Go Into Dead Ball Area Discussed ANSONIA, Conn. — This is the realmutos-odd-little-league-hr/c- released the ball to Hechavarria. runners on the bases at the time of flight” and deflects off a fielder in first of a three-part series involving 2288842083?tid=6479266 or go to Therefore, Realmuto should the deflection. fair territory into the stands on the rules that relate to pitched, thrown MLB.com, July 20, 2018, MIA@ have been placed at third base The Los Angeles Dodgers and fair side of the foul pole, or strikes and batted balls that are deflected TB, “Realmuto races home for a because the last base he legally Philadelphia Phillies met at Dodger the foul pole, the play is ruled a into dead ball territory or remain Little League homer.” occupied before the throw was Stadium on June 29, 2013, when a home run. in play. Did the umpires handle the play first base. Instead, he was allowed rare kick deflection occurred. In the Batted Ball In Flight In this edition, I’ll cover properly? to score which proved to be the top of the sixth inning Ben Revere If a batted ball that remains “in deflections that go into dead ball The answer is no. winning run. hit a shot down the right field line flight” deflects off a fielder in fair territory on throws from the outfield Rule 5.06 (b) (4) (H) in the In the past, I have recommended that deflected off Yasiel Puig’s foot territory and lands in the stands in or batted balls that deflect off the Official Baseball Rules and Sections that someone in the dugout should when he accidentally kicked the foul territory, the batter-runner and outfielder and go into 19 and 20 of the 2018 be responsible for watching the ball into the stands on the fair side all runners are awarded two bases DBT. MLB Umpire Manual position of the runners when the of the foul pole. from the base they occupied at the Whenever a thrown, Ruleball covers deflections and ball is released from the outfielder’s At the moment the ball bounced time of the pitch. pitched, or batted ball awarding of bases. The hand. into the stands, Revere was between In the above play, because the is deflected into dead MLB Umpire Manual The Rays had a good argument first and second. Phillies’ manager ball struck the wall before it made ball territory, umpires states, “If a thrown ball to keep Realmuto at third but failed Charlie Manuel incorrectly argued contact with Revere, it was no must be able to make the goes through or by a to take advantage of it. that Revere should be awarded longer “in flight.” Thus, the two- proper base award and fielder, remains on the Umpires and coaches should three bases because he was between base award, even though the ball left coaches should be able playing field and is observe the position of the base first and second when the deflection the playing field in fair territory. to determine if the base subsequently kicked or runners the moment the ball is occurred or when the ball entered Jose Canseco hit 462 home runs award was proper. deflected out of play released by the outfielder. Normally, dead ball territory. in his 17-year career. This can impact the (unintentionally in either the plate umpire can make the base The umpires properly awarded However, the most memorable outcome of a game. case), the award is two award because he is in position to Revere second base because homer he was a part of wasn’t see the whole play. the deflection was judged to be Thrown Ball Deflects bases from the time of one he crushed. It was one that he On all levels of baseball, it is unintentional. Into Dead Ball Area the throw.” The rule is “allowed.” natural for everyone in the park Therefore, the award of bases Take what occurred With Rich Marazzi universal. On May 26, 1993, Carlos Rules Consultant to focus on the baseball, while is made from the time of the pitch. when the Miami Marlins Notice the rule states Martinez of the Indians hit a fly Blue Jays, Brewers, unaware of what is going on in the If the umpires judged that Puig and Tampa Bay Rays the base award for the ball to right field where Canseco Cardinals, D’backs, under belly of the play. intentionally kicked the ball into played at the Trop on July Dodgers, Mariners, runner/s is made from roamed. It wasn’t hit particularly In the above play, too many dead ball territory, then the award 20, 2018. Orioles, Phillies, the time of the throw, hard, but it carried, and carried, and Pirates, Rangers, eyes, including the umpires, were would have been two bases from Miami had a five- not from the time of the carried all the way to the wall. Rays, Red Sox, fixated on the ball while ignoring where the runners are at the time run lead in the seventh. deflection/s. Upon reaching the warning track, Royals, Tigers, the position of the runners at the the ball was kicked or deflected F o l l o w i n g D e r e k Twins, Yankees, the Canseco stutter-stepped, reached up Awarding Bases moment the ball was released by and Manuel would have had a Dietrich’s one-out, Fox Regional Sports As for awarding bases with his glove and watched the ball Networks, ESPN and the fielder. legitimate argument. three-run homer, Brian on deflected throws, it clank off of his head and over the the White Sox TV The lack of attention to To view the above play, go to A n d e r s o n w a l k e d is treated as if the ball wall for a home run. announcers. Realmuto’s position on the bases You Tube on the internet: “Yasiel before J.T. Realmuto was never touched or Because the ball never struck the Readers can submit when the ball was released by Puig kicks the ball over the wall” smashed a double to left deflected. Umpires must ground or some object, it remained questions to Rich at: Bauers, certainly impacted the Revere was on the other side of field off the wall. determine the position “in flight.” [email protected] outcome of the game since the the rule one year later on Aug. 23, Rays’ left fielder Jake of the runner/s at the To view the play, go to You Tube, Marlins won by one run. 2014, when the Phillies hosted the Bauers had difficulty handling moment the ball is released by the go to “ Martinez home run aided by Cardinals. In the top of the ninth, the ball before he picked it up fielder (Bauers). Outfielder Deflections Canseco’s head.” Kolten Wong led off the inning by and fired to shortstop Adeiny The runner/s are awarded two If a batted ball hits the ground It should be noted that if a fielder hitting a ball that bounced off the Hechavarria, who booted the ball bases from their position on the or deflects off a wall, it is no longer has complete possession of a batted base of the center field wall. to third baseman Daniel Robertson, bases meaning the last base that “in flight” and no legal catch can or thrown ball and subsequently The ball then deflected off who in turn, accidentally kicked it was legally touched. If a ball is be made. deflects or kicks the ball out of play, Revere and went over the wall. into the camera well. intentionally deflected out of the If a fair, bounding ball is the award is two bases from the The umpires correctly awarded The only throw made on the play play, runners are then awarded two deflected into dead ball territory, the position of the runners at the time Wong two bases from the time of was by Bauers. bases from their position on the runners’ award is two bases from the ball was kicked or deflected. the pitch per rule 5.06 (b) (4) (F). Both Anderson and Realmuto bases at the moment of deflection. their position at the time the pitch The rule is designed to give the Again, the rule is universal. were awarded home. The two runs If you watch the video provided was delivered unless the umpires proper penalty in rare cases where The rule covers batted balls that were critical as the Marlins won the by MLB.com, assuming everything judge that the fielder intentionally a fielder will intentionally deflect or are inadvertently deflected into the game, 6-5. is in proper sequence, you will deflected the ball into dead ball carry the ball into dead ball territory stands. You can view the play by going notice that Realmuto had not territory, in which case the award is to prevent runners from advancing If a batted ball remains “in to the link: www.mlb.com/video/ reached second base before Bauers two bases from the position of the extra bases. Jake Dykhoff Tosses Perfect Game Against Erie CC With 14 Strikeouts FERGUS Falls, Minn. — RHP the reasons Waubonsee CC (IL) is Jason Nelson defeated Dawson Jake Dykhoff of Minnesota State off to a 6-1 start this season. JC NOTES CC, 6-0. He tossed a 9-inning, no Community & Technical College The sophomore was hitting .500 hitter, striking out 17 and walking tossed a perfect game against Erie in 7 games with 6 doubles, 2 triples, Pitcher of the Week. 2. Nelson was named ACCAC D1 CC (NY). one home run, 10 runs scored, 12 Outstanding Hitting Pitcher of the Week. In the 8-0 victory, Dykhoff went RBI and 2 stolen bases. Ohlone College (CA) freshman RHP Jackson Uner of Des seven innings, striking out 14, He was named NJCAA D3 Zach Patterson helped his team Moines Area CC (IA) helped his allowing no walks, hits or runs. Player of the Week. to three consecutive wins in mid- team sweep Western Tech (MN). It was his second complete Another player with a great start March. In five innings of work, he struck game of the year and he is 2-0 on to the season is OF Miles Simington He hit .615 with 2 doubles, 1 out 8 and took a no-hitter into the the season. of Hartland CC (IL). triple, 2 home runs (including a top of the fifth inning when he For his efforts, he was named The Hawks traveled to Florida grand slam), 5 runs, 11 RBI and 4 gave up a hit. DMACC won the NJCAA D3 Pitcher of the Week. to compete in the RussMat Central stolen bases. game 11-0. Uner has a 1.93 ERA Pulls Team From Slump Florida Invitation where they went For his efforts, he was named in 9.1 innings for the season and In another great pitching effort, 7-1. Simington led the team’s NorCal Co-Player of the Week. was named ICCAC D2 Pitcher of RHP Blake Gipson of Lenoir CC offense scoring in seven of the eight OF Charles Middleton of the Week. (NC) helped lift his team from an games and knocking in a total of 13 Sierra College (CA) helped the Kirkwood CC (IA) CF Taylor 8-game slump by tossing a 9-inning runs during the week. Wolverines to a three-game sweep Jackson had 5 multi-hit games complete-game win over Pitt CC. His best showing was against of Consumnes River College. in a row in a recent 4-1 week. In the 5-1 win, Gipson struck out Genesee CC (NY) when he hit 2 He went 7-for-11 with a double, His hit barrage included a six-hit 12, walked none, gave up 8 hits and homers, recorded 5 RBI and 2 runs 2 home runs, 10 RBI and 7 runs performance against Lakeland JAKE DYKHOFF allowed one earned run. scored. scored. One of his homers was when he haf 5 RBI. He had 15 hits He was named NJCAA D2 (.830). In the season’s 10 games, he a walk-off three-run blast in the in 21 at-bats for an average of .714. Pitcher of the Week. He was named NJCAA D1 scored 11 runs, hit 5 doubles, one bottom of the ninth. He belted 2 homers and drove in 13 Player of the Week. triple, 3 home runs and recorded He also was named Nor-Cal Co- over the course of the week. Leads In Conference RBIs 14 RBI. He has made no fielding Player of the Week. Jackson was hitting .510 with Indian Hills CC (IA) C Garrett Wins 800th Victory errors. 4 homers and 21 RBI in 14 games LSU-Eunice head baseball coach Leading The Pack Takamatsu leads the Iowa He was named NJCAA D2 and was named ICCAC D2 Hitter Jeff Willis notched his 800th career The College of Central Florida Community College Athletic Player of the Week. of the Week. win when his team defeated Baton was unranked in the NJCAA D1 Conference in RBIs with 23. Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Dawson Rouge CC, 15-3. No Hitter pre-season poll, but moved to In a 6-game week recently, he Hall was named MACJC Pitcher of Willis has averaged more than 48 RHP Evan Baber of Chatahoo- the No. 1 spot in the most recent picked up 11 hits in 19 at-bats. In the Week after helping his team wins a season in his 17 years as the chee Valley CC (AL) threw a no- rankings with a 28-4 record. the final game of a four-game series defeat Nunez CC, 9-2. Hall struck Bengals head coach. hitter against Enterprise State to After losing its first game of the with Colby College, Takamatsu out 9, walked 2, allowed no hits In the game, the Bengals had win 3-0. season, the Patriots went on a 22- went 4-for-4 with two homers and 7 or runs in 4 innings of work to get a 12-run inning in the fifth where In 7 innings, he struck out 6, game winning streak before it was RBI to help win the game 13-4. the win. every batter scored. The first 10 walked 2 and allowed no hits or finally snapped. He has hit in eight of his last nine He improved his record to 3-0 on batters reached base safely. Jack runs. The team has a .337 batting games and has six multi-RBI games the season with a 2.35 ERA. Merrifield belted a two-run double For the season, Baber is 1-0 with average and has recorded 33 home in 15 games played. In a 5-0 win over Shasta College, to make it 12 runs for the inning. a 4.33 ERA, 25 strikeouts, 10 walks runs and 246 RBI on the season. He leads the conference in Marlin Brucato of Lassen College doubles (6), home runs (5), RBIs in 27 innings. Around The Horn... Off To A Great Start He was named NJCAA D1 went 9 innings, allowing 3 hits, no (23) and slugging percentage 1B Gavin Lovesky’s bat is one of Central Arizona CC Pitcher runs, 2 walks and 10 strikeouts. Friday, April 5, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 15

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