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Vanderbilt players celebrate in high style after beating Michigan 8-2 for the 2019 NCAA Division I national championship. Commodores Capture Second National Title Vanderbilt never By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. national baseball championship runs per game and led the nation (42-for-190). Editor/Collegiate Baseball 8-2 over Michigan with a group of with 100 home runs, 770 hits and It was the lowest batting average backed down from battle tested players who refused to finished second nationally with 164 of a national champion since 1972 any challenge during MAHA, Neb. — Over- quit when the toughest of challenges doubles. (47 years ago) when Southern 2019 season as they coming adversity is erupted. Yet this offensive juggernaut .208 over 6 games. t h e h a l l m a r k o f a l l The Commodores had the struggled at the College World In fact, only three national had an answer for O championship teams. most imposing hitting lineup in Series against fabulous pitching every scenario. Vanderbilt won its second the country that averaged 8.1 as the Commodores only hit .221 VANDERBILT NEVER, Page 4 Inside Collegiate Baseball Web Site: www.baseballnews.com Four Powerful Photo Pages Of The Year Extreme Shifting On Defense All the action, drama, jubilation, Vanderbilt skipper presses all College teams put devastation captured at College the right buttons as Commodores on a clinic when pull hitters come World Series/Pages 9-12 win NCAA Div. I title/Page 14 to bat 28 different times/Page 5 Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Coaching Changes Take Place Across T U C S O N , A r i z . — A s UNC Wilmington and Virginia Tech. Previously he served as pitching coach the summer progresses, more He replaces who retired at Missouri and Rice. announcements have been made after 27 years. He was a star at Rice about coaching changes at the Mike McGuire was named the and helped lead the Owls to NCAA fourth head coach to lead the University Tournament appearances in each season, collegiate level. of South Carolina Upstate baseball including three Head Coaches team. appearances. was selected as For seven years he was the head is the new head coach Oregon State’s head coach. He is coach at Morehead State and compiled at State. He recently completed his a former All-American catcher and a 228-187 record at the school. Nine of sixth season overall and second season two-time national champion with the his players have been drafted by MLB as the school’s associate head coach and Beavers. teams and 13 have signed professional recruiting coordinator. Canham served a half a season as the contracts. Three of the last four years has seen of the , the returns to Nebraska as the Texas State post a top three fielding Mariners’ -A affiliate in Huskers’ 24th head baseball coach. percentage in school history, including a the Texas League. The club clinched a He brings 16 years of coaching program best .977 mark this spring. The first-half division title on June 9. experience to the Nebraska program, team was the 2019 After graduating from OSU, he was including five seasons on the Husker regular season champions and ranked a first round selection by the Padres in baseball staff and four years as a head in the top half of 13 different offensive 2007 and spent four seasons with their coach at Texarkana College. He was categories. organization, reaching as high as - the Associate Head Coach at Nebraska Saint Peter’s University named Lou A Portland. He also spent time in other under from 2012 to 2014 Proietti its newest head coach. He brings MLB organizations before ending his and a volunteer assistant in 2005. a decade of coaching experience. playing career. is the 13th head coach For the past four years, he coached Cal State Northridge named Dave at Rutgers University baseball. He is an at Stonehill College, a Division 2 Serrano as the 10th head coach of the 11-time conference coach of the year school in Massachusetts, serving as Matador baseball team. One of the most and brings 28 winning seasons of head the Associate Head Coach. He was the experienced coaches in college baseball, coaching experience. For the last nine team’s recruiting coordinator, hitting he has spent 24 seasons coaching at the Mitch Canham (right) is the skipper at Oregon St. years, he was at Bryant University . He and defensive coach. He also coached Division 1 level. He led two different has a 914-483-3 career record. at Rider and McMaster University in schools to the College World Series and at FSU. Choate joined the Lions as the Missouri assistant coach and recruiting Canada. boasts a 446-302-1 record. was named the head coach pitching coach and recruiter in 2018. coordinator Lance Rhodes was named West Georgia named Jeff Smith the Overall he has been a part of seven at the University of Southern California His pitching staff boasted the West Coast the new head coach at Southern . eighth head baseball coach in school College World Series teams. He has after 11 seasons as the head coach at Conference’s best ERA, allowing 3.50 Rhodes has led turnarounds at Southeast history. He takes over the program after coached at UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount. earned runs per game and ranked 14th Missouri and Missouri in the last seven nine years as an assistant coach under Tennessee and West Virginia. In 2019 he led LMU to a WCC in the nation. years. SEMO teams earned conference former head coach Skip Fite, who Longtime Florida State assistant Tournament Championship and an He previously was the pitching championships and appearances in the retired this spring. coach Mike Martin Jr. was promoted NCAA Tournament Regional coach and recruiting coordinator for the NCAA Tournament while Mizzou teams Smith helped guide the Wolves to to head coach following the footsteps of appearance. University of San Diego, Grand Canyon posted 30+ wins a season and earned the Gulf South Conference tournament his father, Mike Martin, who held the Loyola Marymount’s Assistant Coach University and UC Riverside. spots in the national rankings. seven times and the NCAA South job for 40 years. Nathan Choate was promoted as the Robert Woodard was named head Pat Hallmark is the new head coach Regional in 2016. Martin has spent the past 22 years as team’s newest head coach. LMU Lions coach at UNC Charlotte. For the past at Texas-San Antonio. He was named He has been a college baseball coach an assistant coach focusing on hitting had a great season as they participated in three season, he was the pitching coach the 2019 Southland Conference Coach for 28 years and spent six years as head and recruiting. He has coached 16 Major their first NCAA post-season tournament at the University of North Carolina of the Year after two record-breaking Leaguers and numerous All-Americans since 2000. and also served as pitching coach at seasons as head coach at Incarnate Word. See NEW COACHES, Page 3

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[email protected] Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Vanderbilt Never Gives In Commodores Conquered Every Big Hurdle During 2019 Season Continued From Page 1 Series games which was the seventh highest total by a national champion champions have had lower batting in history. averages in the 73-year-history of During the three Championship the College World Series (.208 in Finals’ games, the Commodore 1970 and 1972 and .220 in 1968 all pitching staff struck out 40 Michigan by Southern California when wood batters to set a new Finals’ record. bats were used). For the season, Vanderbilt Vanderbilt hitters struck out 60 pitchers struck out 765 batters times over 6 games. It was the third which was a single-season NCAA highest total by a national record and surpassed Arizona champion offense in CWS history State’s record of 732 from 1972. as the Commodores averaged 4.6 In game three of the runs per game. Championship Series, Vanderbilt Yet, they found a way to score pitcher Mason Hickman went the key runs when they needed to and first six and struck out 10. took advantage of opportunities by He retired the final seven batters opponents to push runs across at he faced. He was the ninth pitcher crucial stages of the 2019 College to record 10 or more in a World Series. CWS Finals championship game. While Vanderbilt was the most Against Louisville, Hickman talented team in the nation with 13 threw six scoreless innings, draft picks in the recent MLB Draft, allowing two hits. He retired 18 of they had a collective heart of a lion the 23 batters he faced and threw a which allowed them to come from season-high 102 pitches. behind to win 20 games out of 59 In two starts during the College victories. World Series, he went 12 innings No comeback was more and allowed 6 hits, 1 earned run, telling than Vanderbilt’s bracket 5 walks, 13 strikeouts and had a championship win against 0.75 ERA. Louisville in game 12. , Vanderbilt’s Keep in mind that teams in the massive 6-foot-4, 255-pound College World Series had won 132 Freshman All-American by of the last 137 games when they Collegiate Baseball, was the first led after eight innings up to that freshman to win the CWS Most point. Outstanding Player Award since Vanderbilt faced its most defining of Oregon State in moment of the season as Louisville 2007 and the sixth freshman ever. held a 2-1 lead with two outs in the In the Championship Finals, top of the eighth . he got the call to pitch in game Cardinal pitcher Luke Smith two after Michigan had won game was superb as he only allowed the one, 7-4. Commodores one run through eight He shut down a Michigan hitting innings and struck out 10, throwing attack that had collected 28 hits in 105 pitches. its previous two games and held His emotions boiled over when them to 1 run on 3 hits over 6 1/3 he struck out Julian Infante for the innings with 11 strikeouts. third out in the eighth as he stared He was also superb in his first him down and then yelled at him outing of the College World Series “f*** you” several times which was against Mississippi State as he telecast on ESPN. allowed one run in six innings of Infante was shocked and work. He scattered five hits, walked infuriated. one and fanned 6 batters during a Every player on the Vanderbilt 6-3 win over the Bulldogs. bench was incensed as they took In two starts at the CWS, he a step toward the field until Head struck out 17 batters over 12 1/3 Coach Tim Corbin motioned them innings and posted a 1.46 ERA and back as he was heading back to the 2-0 record. dugout from his customary third Tyler Brown recorded base coaching position. three saves at the College World When Vanderbilt came up to Series for Vanderbilt as he retired bat in the top of the ninth down 14 of 16 batters he faced over 7 2/3 2-1, an inspired Commodore team shutout innings. with razor sharp focus had new On the season, he recorded 17 motivation to win the game. saves which is a new Commodore They went to work and scored single-season record. two runs to take a 3-2 lead. During Overall, Vanderbilt pitchers had the comeback, Vanderbilt players a 2.50 ERA over six CWS games. were verbally shredding Smith Pressure Of Being No. 1 after each hit while the umpires Prior to the season, Vanderbilt warned Commodore players that Vanderbilt players celebrate the 2019 national title with a shower of water. was ranked No. 1 by three different they would be ejected if they didn’t mowed down the Louisville lineup Vanderbilt’s Philip Clarke St. polls and second in two others. stop. in the bottom of the ninth for his recorded a hit in all 6 games at the “I know our offense was With that expectation comes In that memorable ninth, Austin 17th save as Vanderbilt qualified for College World Series. celebrated for a long period of enormous pressure to win, and Martin grounded out. JJ Bleday the Championship Series against He had three multi-hit games in time,” said Vanderbilt Head Coach Vanderbilt handled it from start to walked. Michigan. the CWS and recorded hits in 28 of Tim Corbin. finish in 2019. Then Ethan Paul lined an RBI In game one of the Championship his last 38 games. “But you look at what happened The Commodores won the double into the right field corner, Finals, Michigan won, 7-4. Pat DeMarco’s in the in this tournament, it was pitching regular- and Bleday scored the tying run. Vanderbilt responded with a 4-1 second inning of the title game and defense that led the way. season and tournament titles and Louisville’s Smith was taken out win over the Wolverines in game extended his hitting streak to eight “We won this in 2014, and set the league record for wins as at that point after his 121st pitch. two and 8-2 win in game three to games. He also recorded a hit in all relief pitching was so important. they only lost back-to-back games The Vanderbilt bench erupted in win the national title. 6 CWS games. In this tournament, it was starting twice all season. full fury once again. Michigan jumped on top in that DeMarco recorded a hit in 13 pitching. The Commodores finished with Reliever Michael McAvene came game with one run in the top of the of his last 14 games and had 40 “It was a strong collection of an SEC-record 59 wins this season, in and gave up a single to Philip first inning. hits and 34 RBI over his last 32 individuals, and they pitched deep the most by a College World Series Clarke. Pat DeMarco followed with The Commodores stormed back games. into ball games. champion since Wichita State a double which gave Vanderbilt to win their 20th come-from-behind JJ Bleday led the nation with “When you can pitch deep into finished 68-16 in 1989. the lead, 3-2 and ultimate margin victory of the season. 27 homers. He also reached base games in Omaha, you give yourself Vanderbilt’s title marks the 12th of victory. in 51 consecutive games to end a chance. College World Series championship What made the victory even Great Hitting Moments the season and was walked 60 “Had we not done that, we weren’t for a team in the SEC (all since sweeter for Vanderbilt is that the Vanderbilt’s hitters rose to the times this season to rank ninth good enough offensively really to 1990). Only teams that make up Commodores handed Louisville its occasion numerous times during nationally. get through this tournament.” the Pac-12 Conference have more first loss all season when leading the College World Series. homered twice (29). after eight innings. The Cardinals In the title game, five of the eight Pitching Incredible during a 3-1 win over Louisville The Commodores finished the had been 45-0. runs Vanderbilt scored were by Vanderbilt’s pitching staff had 61 and teammate Stephen Scott belted season by winning 32 of its final Vandy closer Tyler Brown timely hitting with two outs. strikeouts over six College World two home runs against Mississippi 35 games. Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  College World Series Had Plenty Of Extreme Shifting By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. Editor/Collegiate Baseball Extreme Shift No. 1: Extreme Shift No. 2: OMAHA, Neb. — One of the Lefthanded Pull Hitter Lefthanded Pull Hitter biggest tactical changes in baseball over the last year has been the use of extreme shifting on defense. While shifting has been used for many years in baseball, extreme shifting takes place when pull hitters SS come to the plate and defenses put SS 3B 2B most, if not all, of the on 2B the pull side of the field. Extreme shifting hasn’t been used in the College World Series until this year. B y C o l l e g i a t e B a s e b a l l calculations, there were 28 instances 3B of extreme shifting being utilized 1B 1B mainly by Michigan, Vanderbilt, Mississippi St. and Texas Tech. during the 2019 College World Series. There were three distinct extreme shifts being utilized which can be viewed in the three charts accompanying this story. With lefthanded pull hitters, defenses had all of their infielders move to the right side of the infield. Another variation was leaving the where he normally is and possibly a few steps to second • In 28 trips to the plate, only Sports Technology inputted over base. one batter got on base, and that was 2,400 Division I games in their Extreme Shift No. 3: The moved to the right via a walk. video database in 2017. Then field side of second base deep on • With the other 27 trips to the in 2018, they logged over 4,000 Righthanded Pull Hitter the dirt near the outfield grass. plate, the batter was out by striking Division I games. The was put out, grounding out or flying out. Each game was broken down in in short right field while the first • Not one ball was hit to the detail so that important areas were baseman remained where he opposite field by these pull hitters. tracked, including spray charts on typically plays. Every ball was hit to the pull side. batters. • The most unique situation That way, you can utilize extreme 2B took place during the Texas Tech.- shifting with a high probability of Florida St. game. having balls hit on that side of the SS With Texas Tech. on defense and field. Seminole runners on first and third, Lots Of Extreme Shifting the Red Raider defense extreme “There is a lot of extreme shifting shifted for a Florida St. lefthanded taking place in college baseball pull hitter. now and especially on the NCAA The third baseman moved to Division I level,” said , 3B 1B short right field and the shortstop athletics director at the University moved to the rightfield side of of South Carolina and the former second base. Hall of Fame head coach with the Nobody was within 90 feet of Gamecocks. the runner at third base except the “The Big Leagues might have With righthanded pull hitters, the righthanded pitcher. been the leader in doing this, but stays put. The second The Florida St. runner went it has filtered down to the college baseman moves to the leftfield side halfway down the line to home level. of second base, shortstop near the plate and could have gone even “I coached college baseball outfield grass on the infield dirt further if he wanted. during a time when we didn’t have which he normally patrols and The runner didn’t try to steal this technology available. third baseman where he normally home with this unique defensive “Sometimes I think there is too is positioned. alignment or try to force a balk by much extreme shifting going on not Extreme shifting is no fad. When false breaking to home. because it is wrong to do. a batter hits the vast majority of Possibly it was because the “I’m just not sure pitchers have balls to a specific side of the field righthanded pitcher for Texas Tech. the expertise to hit their spots all locations and speeds because an do some shading of the defense such as a pull hitter and rarely hits went into the stretch position and the time. extreme shift is on. when needed because the analytics one to the opposite field or bunts, held the ball longer than usual “And if you don’t hit your spots “If you have a lefthanded pull show what every hitter does with a the percentage move is to use which froze the runner before when you have extreme shifting, it hitter up with an extreme shift and bunch of games under his belt. extreme shifting. throwing home. can backfire. a short distance to the right field “By the end of the year, every Collegiate Baseball closely If the runner would have tried to “Now if is pitching, fence, then it doesn’t matter how coach has scouting reports on watched the 28 instances of extreme steal home, the pitcher would only who had incredible command, I much you shift if the pull hitter hits teams which show tendencies. defensive shifting used by teams at have to step off and fire a strike to would use extreme shifting all the one out of the park. You still have They know how many times a hitter the College World Series, and some the catcher. time. to be smart about having your guys has grounded out to the second interesting trends surfaced. The risk for Texas Tech. was “Those schools who are using pitch in my book.” baseman or some other location that any pitch in the dirt that got a • Not once during those 28 trips it have been very successful. The Hitting To All Fields Vital with regularity. to the plate by batters did they try to short distance from the catcher, the percentages show that it makes Tanner said that if extreme “Coaches have charts and data hit a ball the opposite way or bunt runner would have scored. sense to do extreme shifting. shifting is here to stay, it would be which predict where hitters will hit the opposite way which would have Tracking Data “In most cases, you are seeing it smart for batters to learn how to hit balls. A lot of hitting coaches today been easy singles. For years college programs have being utilized for pull hitters who to all fields. are teaching hitters about launch scouted opponents by online video don’t hit to the opposite side well, “If defenses are trying to take angles so they get more fly balls or in person and used spray charts according to the data coaches have. away half the field, why should a which results in more home runs. to track where hitters drive balls to They also don’t bunt well. hitter be one dimensional and only Strikeouts are OK now. Dies At Age 57 position their defense properly. “Let’s look at this another way. be a pull hitter? It doesn’t make “When I coached, striking out LAFAYETTE, La. — Louisiana Several companies have made Do you want Vanderbilt’s JJ Bleday sense to me. was taboo. I have always been a fan Head Coach Tony Robichaux died thriving businesses by tracking (hit nation leading 27 homers this “Hitters must be able to hit to all of the 3-run homer. But striking out in early July from complications of what hitters and pitchers do on year) to hit the ball to right field as fields and also be able to bunt which is not a good thing. Hitters have to a heart attack on June 23. every pitch such as Inside Edge and a lefthanded pull hitter or entice allows for a higher batting average. put balls in play and not strike out He was 57 years old. Synergy Sports Technology him to go the other way which Then you have the tools to exploit regularly. Give the team a chance. Robichaux is the winningest On the Major League level, takes away a lot of his power? If extreme shifting. Defenses don’t have to defend the coach at McNeese St. and University Inside Edge personnel charts every he goes the other way, there is a “If you have a pull hitter who strikeout. of Louisiana history with 1,177 pitch of every MLB game played as better chance the ball will stay in continually hits into an extreme “With strikeouts being up in career wins. they happen. the park” shift, he will have a lower batting college baseball, that bothers me. He led the Cajuns to 18 winning It allows teams to tap into a Tanner said the pitch sequences average. There is no doubt about It wouldn’t hurt hitters to choke seasons, 4 Super Regionals, 12 massive amount of data via reports are important to think about when it. up and hit the other way with two Regionals and the College World and analytics, including spray an extreme shift is put on. “If I were coaching college strikes. The baseball field has a Series in 2000. Robichaux coached charts so extreme shifting can be a “It all depends on what pitcher baseball today, would I do as much lot of room to get hits in. Why not 29 All-Americans and 90 Sun Belt high percentage move. has in his arsenal to get the batter extreme shifting as you see today? utilize every inch of it, shift or no All-Conference selections. On the NCAA Div. I end, Synergy out. He doesn’t stop mixing pitches, Probably not. But I would definitely shift?” Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 2019 College World Series Box Scores ABCA Lists Floyd, S (5) 4.0 1 0 0 4 8 Paul ss 4 1 1 0 Allen 1b 4 0 1 1 Coaches Of Bracket One Florida St. IP H R ER BB SO Clarke c 4 0 1 0 MacNamee 3 1 1 0 Championship Finals Grady, L (9-6) 5.0 6 2 2 2 4 DeMarco cf 4 1 1 1 Foscue 2b 3 0 0 0 Michigan 5 Texas Tech. 3 Haney 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Scott lf 5 2 2 4 Skelton c 4 0 0 0 Michigan 7 Vanderbilt 4 AB R H BI AB R H BI AB R H BI AB R H BI Year For ’19 Flowers 0.0 3 2 1 0 1 Ray 2b 2 0 0 0 Jordan lf 4 0 1 1 Nwogu dh 5 1 2 0 Neuse cf 4 1 1 0 Velez 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 Duvall dh 3 0 0 0 Hatcher dh 3 0 0 0 Nwogu dh 5 0 1 0 Martin 3b 3 0 1 0 Franklin cf 3 2 0 0 Klein 2b 5 1 2 2 Scolaro 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Infante 1b 4 0 0 0 Jordan ph 1 0 1 0 Franklin cf 5 1 1 1 Bleday rf 4 1 1 1 GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Brewer rf 4 1 1 1 Jung ss 4 1 1 0 Brewer rf 4 2 2 1 Paul ss 4 0 1 0 WP – Bonnin (5). HBP – by Bonnin (Nelson). PB Gilbert 3b 4 1 2 1 2019 ABCA/Diamond Sports Kerr 1b 3 1 1 2 Warren 1b 3 0 1 0 Kerr 1b 5 1 1 2 Clrke c 4 1 1 0 – Fulford (14); Nelson (11). T: 3:22. A: 24,104. Totals 34 6 9 6 Totals 36 3 9 3 Nelson 3b 4 0 2 1 Masters dh 4 0 0 0 Nelson 3b 5 0 2 1 DeMarco cf 3 1 1 0 Coaches of the Year were announced Vanderbilt...... 010 050 000 – 6 Bullock lf 4 0 0 0 Baker 3b/rf 4 0 1 1 Bullock lf 5 0 1 0 Scott lf 4 0 0 0 Mississippi St...... 000 001 200 – 3 in all college and high school Bloomgren 4 0 1 0 Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 Texas Tech. 3 Michigan 15 Blomgren ss 4 1 3 0 Ray 2b 3 1 1 1 Donovan c 3 0 0 0 O’Tremba 2 0 0 0 AB R H BI AB R H BI E – Infante (3). DP – Vanderbilt 1; MSU 2. LOB Donovan c 4 2 2 1 Duvall dh 4 0 1 1 divisions. Thomas 2b 3 0 1 0 Murrell ph 2 0 1 0 Murrell dh 3 0 1 1 Nwogu dh 4 1 1 3 – Vanderbilt 9; MSU 9. 2B – Bleday (14); DeMarco Thomas 2b 2 0 1 1 Infante 1b 3 0 0 0 Neuse cf 5 0 0 0 Franklin cf 5 1 3 4 Fulford c 4 0 2 0 17); Mangum (24); Westburg (21); Allen (23). HR Totals 39 7 14 7 Totals 32 4 7 3 The Coaches of the Year will Totals 33 5 8 4 Totals 36 3 9 3 Klein 2b 4 0 0 0 Brewer rf 5 0 0 1 – Scott 2 (14); Gilbert (6). HBP – Martin; DeMarco; Michigan...... 220 000 210 – 7 be honored during the ABCA/ Michigan...... 103 000 100 – 5 Jung ss 3 0 1 0 Kerr 1b 6 4 4 3 Allen. SB – Ray (21). Warren 1b 3 1 1 0 Nelson 3b 4 2 2 1 Vanderbilt...... 020 001 001 – 4 Texas Tech...... 002 001 000 – 3 Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO Diamond Hall of Fame/Coach of E – Blomgren (9); Clarke (5). DP – Michigan 1. Masters rf 3 0 1 0 Bertram ph 0 0 0 0 Rocker, W (11-5) 6.0 5 1 1 1 6 E – Jung (7). DP – Texas Tech. 2. LOB – Michigan LOB – Michigan 12; Vanderbilt 4. 2B – Brewer (20); the Year banquet at the 76th annual Wilson lf 3 1 1 0 Bullock lf 2 1 1 0 Raby 0.6 3 2 2 1 1 7; Texas Tech. 8. 2B – Warren (17); Fulford (9). 3B Bullock (7); Thomas (16); DeMarco (19). HR – Kerr Baker 3b 4 1 1 1 Lewis ph/lf 1 0 0 0 Brown, S (16) 2.3 1 0 0 0 2 ABCA Convention next January in – Kerr (1). HR – Klein (2). HBP – Donovan. SF Fulford c 2 0 1 1 Blomgren ss 5 2 2 0 (15); Donovan (9); Bleday (27). HBP – DeMarco. SH Mississippi St. IP H R ER BB SO – Brewer (8). SB – Blomgren (6). – Thomas (3). SF – Ray (8). SB – Nelson (16). Nashville, Tenn. Facendo ph 1 0 0 0 Donovan c 3 2 0 0 Plumlee, L (7-5) 4.3 6 3 3 1 5 Michigan IP H R ER BB SO Clementi ph 1 0 0 0 Barlow 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Michigan IP H R ER BB S Kauffmann, W (11-6) 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 It will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 at Salter c 0 0 0 0 Self 0.3 1 1 1 2 0 Henry, W (12-5) 8.3 7 4 3 1 8 Criswell, S (2) 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 Thomas 2b 2 2 1 2 White 0.3 0 0 0 0 1 Criswell 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 the Opryland Hotel. Texas Tech. IP H R ER BB SO Totals 31 3 7 3 Totals 38 15 14 14 James 3.6 1 0 0 2 3 Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO Dallas, L (7-1) 3.0 6 4 3 1 2 NCAA Division I Texas Tech...... 030 000 000 – 3 Cerantola 0.3 0 0 0 0 1 Fellows, L (13-2) 5.6 7 4 4 4 7 Queen 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 Michigan...... 222 105 21x – 15 WP – White (2); James 2 (9). HBP – by Rocker King 1.3 3 2 2 0 3 Northeast: , UConn McMillon 1.3 0 1 0 1 0 (Allen); by Plumlee (Martin); by James (DeMarco). Raby 2.0 4 1 1 2 3 Haveman 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 E – Neuse (2); Baker (8). DP – Michigan 2. LOB East: , West Virginia T: 3:24. A: 15,465. Floyd 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 – Texas Tech. 8; Michigan 14. 2B – Nwogu (14); WP – Henry 2 (9); Fellows (17). HBP – by Henry Atlantic: Mike Martin, Florida State Franklin (14); Kerr (15). HR – Kerr 2 (14). HBP (DeMarco). PB – Donovan (21); Clarke (8). T: 3:23. WP – Kauffmann (9); Dallas (12); McMillion (4). Miss. St. 3 Louisville 4 South: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt HBP – by Queen (Donovan). PB – Fulford (13).T: – Jung; Brewer; Nelson, Bertram. SH – Masters (5); A: 24,707. Fulford (10). SB – Blomgren (7). AB R H BI AB R H BI Mideast: , Michigan 3:25. A: 24,148. Mangum cf 3 1 1 0 Dunn cf 3 0 2 0 Texas Tech. IP H R ER BB SO Westburg ss 5 0 1 0 Wyatt 1b 4 0 1 0 Central: John McCormack, Florida Dallas, L (7-2) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 Allen 1b 4 0 2 1 Fitzgerald 2 1 0 0 Vanderbilt 4 Michigan 1 Atlantic Florida St. 1 Arkansas 0 McMillon 2.0 2 2 2 4 5 AB R H BI AB R H BI AB R H BI AB R H BI MacNamee 4 0 0 0 Binelas 3b 3 1 0 0 Midwest: , Texas Tech Dobbins 2.3 2 3 3 2 3 Martin 3b 5 0 0 1 Nwogu dh 2 0 0 0 Salvatore 3 0 0 0 Ezell 1b 4 0 1 0 Foscue 2b 4 1 1 0 Snider lf 3 1 1 0 Sublette 0.3 1 3 3 2 0 Bleday rf 4 0 0 0 Clementi ph 2 0 0 0 West: , UCLA Albert rf/cf 3 0 1 0 Martin ss 4 0 0 0 Skelton c 3 0 1 0 Oriente dh 4 1 1 0 Haveman 0.6 3 2 2 0 0 Paul ss 4 0 0 0 Franklin cf 3 0 0 0 Mendoza 3b 4 0 0 0 Goodheart 3 0 0 0 Jordan lf 4 1 1 1 Campbell rf 4 0 3 2 National Coach of the Year: Tim Freeman 0.6 0 0 0 2 2 Clarke c 5 1 2 1 Brewer rf 4 0 1 0 Martin dh/rf 4 0 0 0 Fletcher cf 4 0 1 0 Halter dh 2 0 1 1 Lavey 2b 3 0 0 1 Corbin, Vanderbilt Beeter 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 DeMarco cf 4 1 1 0 Kerr 1b 4 0 0 0 Flowers cf/p 3 1 1 0 Kjerstad rf 4 0 0 0 Jordan ph 2 0 0 0 Pinkham c 2 0 1 0 Michigan IP H R ER BB SO Scott lf 3 1 1 0 Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith 1b 4 0 1 0 Kenley 2b 3 0 0 0 Gilbert 3b 2 0 0 0 Leonard pr 0 0 0 0 NCAA Division II Kauffmann, W (12-6) 6.0 6 3 3 4 2 Ray 2b 3 1 1 0 Bullock lf 3 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 0 2 0 Opitz c 2 0 1 0 Davis c 1 0 0 0 Criswell, S (3) 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 Duvall dh 3 0 0 0 Blomgren ss 4 1 2 0 East: , NYIT De Sedas 2b 3 0 0 1 Nesbit 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 3 Totals 29 4 9 4 WP – Dobbins (6); Sublette (3); Beeter (8). HBP Infante b 3 0 1 0 Donovan c 3 0 0 0 Atlantic: Joe Spano, Mercyhurst Becker lf 3 0 0 0 Franklin lf 3 0 2 0 Mississippi St...... 000 200 100 – 3 Thomas 2b 3 0 1 1 Swanson ph 1 0 0 0 – by McMillon (Brewer); by Kauffmann (Jung); by Southeast: Jim Gantt, Catawba Louisville...... 000 000 202 – 4 Totals 34 4 6 2 Totals 32 1 4 1 Cabell lf 0 0 0 0 Haveman (Nelson); by Beeter (Bertram). T: 4:02. E – Gordon (3). DP – Louisville 1. LOB – MSU 8; South: Joe Urso, Tampa Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 30 0 5 0 Vanderbilt...... 000 012 100 – 4 Louisville 6. 2B – R. Jordan (15). HBP – Mangum 2. Michigan...... 000 000 100 – 1 Midwest: John Schaly, Ashland Florida St...... 000 000 001 – 1 Bracket Two SH – Dunn (2). CS – Mangum (7). Central: Kyle Crookes, Central Arkansas...... 000 000 000 – 0 E – Paul (9); Ray (8); Kerr (9); Blomgren (10). Mississippi St. IP H R ER BB SO LOB – Vanderbilt 9; Michigan 8. 2B – Scott (21). HR Missouri E – Nelson (3); Kenley (7). DP – Florida St. 1; Louisville 1 Vanderbilt 3 Gunn 6.0 3 0 0 1 2 AB R H BI AB R H BI – Clarke (9). SH – Ray (7); Donovan (4). SB – Nelson Arkansas 1. LOB – Florida St. 8; Arkansas 6. 2B Liebelt 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 South Central: Chris Hanks, Colorado Dunn cf 4 0 1 0 Martin 3b 4 2 2 3 2 (18); Bullock (14). – Franklin (8). HBP – Flowers. SH – Nelson (9), Gordon, L (5-1) 1.0 4 2 1 1 1 Mesa Britton ph 1 0 1 0 Bleday rf 2 0 1 0 Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO SF – DeSdas (3). CS – Franklin (3). Reached on Louisville IP H R ER BB SO Leonard pr 0 0 0 0 Paul ss 4 0 0 0 Rocker, W (12-5) 6.3 3 1 1 2 11 West: Eric Newman, UC San Diego CI – Kenley. Bennett 4.0 4 2 2 2 3 Wyatt 1b 4 0 1 0 Clarke c 4 0 0 0 Brown 2.6 1 0 0 1 2 Hoeing 2.3 3 1 1 0 5 National Coach of the Year: Joe Urso, Florida St. IP H R ER BB SO Fitzgerald ss 3 0 0 0 DeMarco cf 2 0 1 0 Michigan IP H R ER BB SO Schmeltz 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 Tampa Parrish, W (9-5) 8.0 5 0 0 2 9 Binelas 3b 4 0 0 0 Scott lf 4 0 0 0 Paige, L (4-1) 4.0 3 1 0 0 5 Poland 1.6 0 0 0 0 1 Flowers, S (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Snider lf 3 0 1 0 Ray 2b 1 0 0 0 Keizer 1.3 1 2 2 3 1 Detmers, W (13-4) 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Division III Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Oriente dh 4 0 1 0 Duvall dh 2 0 0 0 Weisenburger 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 Campbell 7.0 5 0 0 2 10 Campbell rf 3 0 0 0 Infante 1b 3 1 1 0 WP – Gordon (7). HBP – by Bennett (Mangum); by Smith 1.3 2 1 1 0 3 New England: Ed Flaherty, Southern Scroggins, L (3-1) 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 Lavey 2b 4 1 1 0 Poland (Mangum). T: 3:31. A: 24,201. Weiss 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 Maine Cronin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Davis c 4 0 2 1 Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York: Joe Brown, Cortland WP – Parrish (3). HBP – by Scroggins (Flowers). Totals 34 1 8 1 Totals 26 3 5 3 Vanderbilt 3 Louisville 2 CI – Nelson. T: 2:38. A: 26,155. WP – Paige (7); Weisenburger 2 (4). BK – Rocker Mid-Atlantic: Bob Babb, Johns Louisville...... 000 010 000 – 1 AB R H BI AB R H BI (5). PB – Donovan (22). T: 3:21. A: 25,017. Vanderbilt...... 100 000 20x – 3 Martin 3b 4 0 1 0 Dunn cf 4 0 1 1 Hopkins Arkansas 4 Texas Tech. 5 Bleday rf 3 1 0 0 Binelas 3b 3 0 0 0 South: Jan Weisberg, Birmingham- AB R H BI AB R H BI E – Wyatt (5). DP – Louisville 2. LOB – Louisville Paul ss 4 1 1 1 Fitzgerald ss 4 0 0 0 Ezell 1b 5 0 1 0 Murrell 3b 3 1 1 1 10; Vanderbilt 6. 2B – Lavey (9); Infante (9). HR - Michigan 2 Vanderbilt 8 Southern Clarke dh 4 0 2 0 Wyatt 1b 4 0 1 0 AB R H BI AB R H BI Martin ss 5 1 2 1 Kelly 3b 0 0 0 0 Martin 2 (10). HBP – Fitzgerald. SH – Campbell (4). Fentress pr 0 0 0 0 Snider lf 4 0 0 0 Thomas 2b 5 1 1 0 Martin 3b 4 1 0 0 Mideast: Chad Fitzgerald, Heidelberg Goodheart 5 0 1 1 Neuse cf 3 0 0 0 SB – Ray (20). CS – Fitzgerald (6). DMarco cf 4 0 1 1 Oriente dh 3 0 1 0 Franklin cf 4 1 2 0 Bleday rf 3 2 1 1 Mideast: Jeff Mountain, Washington Fletcher cf 2 1 0 0 Klein 2b 3 0 2 0 Louisville IP H R ER BB SO Scott lf 3 0 0 0 Leonard pr 0 0 0 0 Brewer rf 4 0 1 1 Paul ss 3 1 2 1 Kjerstad rf 4 1 2 1 Jung ss 4 2 1 1 & Jefferson Detmers 5.6 3 1 1 6 5 Ray 2b 3 1 0 0 Britton ph 1 0 0 0 Kerr 1b 4 0 0 0 Clarke c 4 1 3 1 Kenley 2b 3 0 0 1 Warren 1b 3 2 1 2 Hoeing, L (3-4) 0.6 2 2 2 1 2 Duvall c 4 0 1 0 Cambell rf 3 0 2 0 Nelson 3b 4 0 1 1 DeMarco cf 4 2 1 2 Central: Bill Kurich, Webster Opitz c 4 0 0 Masters dh 4 0 1 1 Kirian 1.6 0 0 0 0 2 Infante 1b 3 0 0 0 Lavey 2b 2 1 0 0 Bullock lf 3 0 0 0 Scott lf 3 0 1 2 Midwest: Mike Stawski, Concordia Nesbit 3b 3 0 0 0 Wilson lf 4 0 1 0 Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO Davis c 4 1 1 0 Blomgren ss 4 0 1 0 Ray 2b 4 0 1 1 Franklin lf 4 1 2 0 Marusak rf 3 0 0 0 Fellows, W (13-1) 7.0 7 1 1 1 6 Totals 32 3 6 2 Totals 32 2 6 1 Donovan c 4 0 0 0 Duvall dh 3 1 0 0 Fulford c 3 0 2 0 West: Scott Laverty, Chapman King 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 Vanderbilt...... 001 000 002 – 3 Paige dh 0 0 0 0 Infante 1b 4 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 30 5 9 5 Brown, S (15) 1.6 1 0 0 0 1 Louisville...... 000 000 200 – 2 Bertram ph 1 0 0 0 National Coach of the Year: Scott Arkansas...... 012 000 010 – 4 WP – Fellows (16). HBP – by Fellows (Fitzgerald). E – Duvall (1); Lavey (5). DP – Louisville 2. LOB Totals 33 2 6 2 Totals 32 8 9 8 Laverty, Chapman Texas Tech...... 000 211 01x – 5 T: 2:57. A: 22,704. – Vanderbilt 5; Louisville 7. 2B – Paul (23), DeMarco Michigan...... 100 000 010 – 2 LOB – Arkansas 8; Texas Tech. 5. 2B – Martin (18); Oriente (17); Campbell (15); HBP – Binelas. SH Vanderbilt...... 013 200 11x – 8 NAIA (21). 3B – Martin (4); Masters (1). HR – Kjerstad (17); Auburn 4 Miss. St. 5 – Campbell (5). SB – Dunn (15); Lavey (20). LOB – Michigan 8; Vanderbilt 9. 2B - Franklin (15); Jonathan Estes, Freed-Hardeman Murrell (1); Jung (15); Warren (18). HBP – Nesbit. AB R H BI AB R H BI Nelson (17). HR - DeMarco (7). SF - Paul (8). SB SH – Murrell (1). SF – Kenley (4). SB – Franklin Ward lf 5 0 0 0 Mangum cf 4 1 2 0 Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO Billy Berry, Tennessee Wesleyan Hickman 6.0 2 0 0 2 3 - Bertram (1); DeMarco (7). (12). CS – Klein (2). Bliss 2b 4 0 0 0 Westburg ss 4 0 1 0 Brad Stromdahl, Georgia Gwinnett Davis dh 3 0 0 0 Allen 1b 3 1 1 0 Eder, W (2-0) 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 Michigan IP H R ER BB SO Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Adrian Dinkel, Southeastern Holland ss 3 1 0 0 MacNamee 5 1 2 1 Brown, S (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Kauffmann, L (12-7) 3.0 3 5 5 5 5 Noland 4.0 4 2 2 1 2 Williams rf 3 1 1 0 Foscue 2b 5 0 1 1 Louisville IP H R ER BB SO Criswell 5.0 6 3 3 3 7 Jorge Perez, St. Thomas Kopps 2.3 3 2 2 1 4 Woley 1b 3 1 1 0 Skelton c 4 2 2 0 Smith, L (6-1) 8.3 4 3 3 2 10 Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO Kostyshock 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 Patrick McCarthy, Faulkner Julien 3b 4 1 2 3 Jordan lf 4 0 0 0 McAvene 0.3 2 0 0 1 1 Hickman, W (9-0) 6.0 4 1 1 3 10 Scroggins, L (3-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Mike Ross, Science & Arts (OK) Scheffler c 4 0 1 0 Halter dh 2 0 1 1 WP – Hickman (3). HBP – by Hickman (Binelas). T: Eder, S (4) 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 Texas Tech. IP H R ER BB SO Howell cf 3 0 1 0 Hatcher ph 2 0 1 0 3:04. A: 24,673. Duane Monlux, Bellevue Kilian 7.0 6 3 3 1 9 T: 3:06. A: 20,007. Gilbert 3b 5 0 1 1 Haveman 0.6 1 1 1 1 0 Kip McWilliams, Indiana Tech Totals 32 4 6 3 Totals 38 5 12 4 McMillon, W (4-3) 0.3 0 0 0 0 1 National Coach of the Year: Bill Berry Floyd, S (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Auburn...... 020 100 010 – 4 Tennessee Wesleyan WP – Kilian (7); McMillon (5). HBP – by McMillon Mississippi St...... 000 001 004 – 5 CWS Most Outstanding Player (Nesbit). T: 3:09. A: 19,236. E – Holland (15); Julien (12); Westburg (13), NJCAA Division I Foscue 2 (13). DP – Auburn (1, MSU 3. OB – Auburn Central: Dave Burroughs, Cowley Michigan 2 Florida St. 0 6,, Mississippi St. (14). 2B Mangum (23); MacNamee (KS) AB R H BI AB R H BI (20). HR – Julien (10). HBP – Holland, Howell, Nwogu dh 4 1 1 0 Salvatore 4 0 2 0 Mangum. SB – Westburg (7). East Central: David Shelton, Walters Franklin cf4 1 2 1 Albert rf 4 0 0 0 Auburn IP H R ER BB SO State (TN) Brewer rf 3 0 1 0 Mendoza 3b 4 0 0 0 Owen 5.0 6 1 1 3 1 Eastern: Luis Melendez, Monroe (NY) Kerr 1b 4 0 1 1 Martin dh 4 0 0 0 Anderson 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0 Flowers cf 3 0 0 0 Greenhill 0.6 1 0 0 1 1 Gulf: Jeff Johnson, Chipola (FL) Bullock lf 3 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 0 1 0 Fitts 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 Northern: Marc Rardin, Iowa Western Blomgren ss 4 0 0 0 De Sedas 3 0 0 0 Burns, L (4-4) 0.6 3 3 1 2 1 (IA) Donovan c 4 0 1 0 Smith 1b 3 0 0 0 Mississippi St. IP H R ER BB SO Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0 Becker lf 1 0 0 0 Small 5.0 3 3 3 3 8 South Central: Perry Keith, Connors Swanson ph 1 0 0 0 Self 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 State (OK) Cabell lf 0 0 0 0 Liebert 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 Southeastern: Hunter Vick, Totals 34 2 7 2 Totals 30 0 3 0 Gordon, W (5-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Chattahoochee Valley (AL) Michigan...... 000 000 000 – 2 HBP – by Greenhill (Mangum); by Liebelt (Howell); Florida St...... 000 000 000 – 0 by Liebelt (Holland). T: 3:48. A: 22,671. Southern: Matt Podjenski, Navarro E – Mendoza (16); Becker (2). LOB – Michigan (TX) 7; Florida St. 5. 2B – Salvatore (23); Nelson (7). HR Louisville 5 Auburn 3 Southwestern: Jimmy Durham, New – Franklin (13). HBP – Flowers; Becker. SB – Brewer AB R H BI AB R H BI Mexico JC (NM) (25); Kerr (6). CS – Bullock (2). Dunn cf 5 0 1 0 Ward lf 5 0 0 0 Wyatt 1b 5 0 0 0 Bliss 2b 5 1 2 0 Western: Anthony Gilich, Central Michigan IP H R ER BB SO Fitzgerald ss 5 1 2 1 Davis dh 5 1 3 2 Henry, W (11-5) 9.0 3 0 0 0 10 Arizona (AZ) Binelas 3b 4 1 1 0 Holland ss 4 0 1 0 Florida St. IP H R ER BB SO National Coach of the Year: Anthony Snider lf 2 2 0 0 Williams rf 4 0 2 0 Van Eyk, L (10-4) 4.6 7 2 2 2 9 Oriente dh 3 0 2 0 Woley 1b 5 0 0 0 Gilich, Central Arizona Haney 2.3 0 0 0 0 2 Leonard pr 0 0 0 0 Julien 3b 2 1 2 0 Scolaro 2.0 0 0 0 0 6 Campbell rf 3 1 1 1 Scheffler c 4 0 2 0 NJCAA Division II WP – Henry (7). HBP – by Henry (Flowers); by Lavey 2b 3 0 0 1 Howell cf 4 0 1 1 East: David Brust, Monroe (NY) Henry (Becker). T: 2:52. A: 23,541. Davis c 3 0 0 0 Midwest: Ron Riggle, Lincoln Land Totals 33 5 7 3 Totals 38 3 13 3 Texas Tech. 4 Florida St. 1 (IL) AB R H BI AB R H BI Louisville...... 100 300 010 – 5 North: Eric Laskovy, Kellogg (MI) Holt rf 5 0 1 0 Salvatore 3 0 1 0 Auburn...... 010 000 101 – 3 Neuse cf 5 2 2 0 Albert rf/cf 5 0 0 0 E – Bliss w (7). DP – Louisville 1. LOB – Louisville North Central: Mike Davenport, Klein 2b 5 2 1 1 Mendoza 3b 3 0 1 0 7: Auburn 12. 2B – Davis 2 (14); Williams (8); Madison (WI) Jung ss 3 0 2 1 Martin dh/rf 3 1 0 0 Scheffler (12). HR – Fitzgerald (8); Davis (8). SH North Plains: Marcus Clapp, Northeast Warren 1b 4 0 2 1 Nelson c 2 0 0 0 – Oriente (2). SB – Holland (15). (NE) Masters dh 2 0 0 0 Smith 1b 2 0 1 0 Louisville IP H R ER BB SO Stilwell ph 1 0 0 0 Flowers cf/p2 0 0 0 Miller 4.0 5 1 1 2 3 Northeast: Mike McCarry Lackawanna Wilson lf 3 0 0 1 Velez p 0 0 0 0 Elliott, W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 (PA) Murrell 3b 2 0 1 0 Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 McAvene 2.0 5 1 1 1 3 Plains: Raydon Leaton, Northern Marusak pr 0 0 0 0 Scolaro p 0 0 0 0 Kirian, S (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Oklahoma-Enid (OK) Kelly 3b 1 0 0 0 De Sedas 2b 3 0 0 0 Auburn IP H R ER BB SO Fulford c 4 0 0 0 Becker lf 4 0 0 0 Horn, L (4-2) 3.3 3 4 2 3 3 South: Michael Avalon, Pearl River Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 28 1 3 0 Anderson 0.6 0 0 0 1 1 Vanderbilt freshman pitcher Kumar Rocker had a remarkable (MS) Texas Tech...... 000 101 020 – 4 Fitts 3.3 4 1 1 1 2 Southeast: Lyndon Coleman, Pasco- Florida St...... 000 100 000 – 1 Watson 1.6 0 0 0 0 2 College World Series that helped the Commodores win the Hernando State (FL) E – Fulford (8). DP – Texas Tech. 1; Florida St. 2. WP – Miller (8). T: 3:47. A: 14,481. 2019 national title. Overall, he only gave up two earned runs LOB – Texas Tech. 8; Florida St. 10. 2B – Jung (23). Southwest: Tony Cirelli, Mesa (AZ) HR – Klein (3). HBP – Nelson. SH – Smith (1). SB Vanderbilt 6 Miss. St. 3 and struck out 17 in 12 1/3 innings. Against Mississippi St., he National Coach of the Year: Raydon – Neuse (18); Marusak (10); Salvatore (6). AB R H BI AB R H BI Martin 3b 4 1 1 0 Mangum 5 1 2 0 only allowed 1 run over 6 innings with 6 strikeouts. He gave up Leaton, Northern Oklahoma-Enid Texas Tech. IP H R ER BB SO Bleday rf 4 1 3 1 Westburg ss 5 0 1 0 Bonnin, W (7-1) 5.0 2 1 0 4 7 1 run with 11 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings against Michigan. See COACHES OF YEAR, Page 8 Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  2019 College World Series Notes Michigan’s High Finish Helps Baseball Bold Statement For Cold 2-strike pitches, he lined a ball into Weather Schools: Michigan won right centerfield for the walk-off as its opener at the College World he drove in Danny Oriente with the Series, 5-3 over Texas Tech. It winning run. Entering the game, was the Wolverines’ first win at Miss. St. was 47-0 when leading the CWS since 1983 — 36 years after eight innings this season. ago. The last time a cold weather Consider Louisville was only 1-16 university won the College World when trailing after eight frames. Series was 54 years ago in 1966 Mississippi St. led 3-2 heading into when Ohio St. captured the national the bottom of the ninth when the title. Cardinals pulled off the surprising The Wolverines went on to finish comeback. Miss. St. relief pitchers second at the 2019 College World gave up six hits and 4 runs on 65 Series behind Vanderbilt. It was an pitches in the bottom of the ninth amazing run as Michigan was one before the winning hit by Campbell. of the last four teams selected as It was his first walk-off hit of his an at-large team for the 64-team career. tournament. Payback For Michigan: Early The Wolverines came perilously in the season, the Wolverines close to not making the NCAA traveled to Lubbock, Tex. to play Tournament as they lost five of Texas Tech three games and were their last seven games heading swept by the Red Raiders, 11-2, into the Big Ten Tournament. Then 10-3, and 8-5. The College World Michigan promptly lost its first Series was a different story as game to Ohio St., 2-1 (now six Michigan beat Texas Tech. twice, losses in eight games). including a 15-3 beat down to send Against Illinois, the Wolverines Texas Tech. home. Michigan scored were down 4-3 heading into the runs in seven innings and collected bottom of the ninth. With two outs, 14 hits. Pitchers Karl Kauffmann Michigan was one pitch away from and Jeff Criswell limited the Red seeing the season end with seven Raiders to only 3 runs on 6 hits as losses in nine games. But Jordan the defense was brilliant with no Nwogu hit a dramatic walk-off errors and several circus catches. double to drive in two runs to win Texas Tech. gave up 12 walks and it, 5-4. committed two errors. The score Then Michigan won three games could have been worse as Michigan before falling in the tournament. left 14 runners on base. The 15 runs They had done just enough to get are the most the Wolverines have into the NCAA Tournament and scored in 27 College World Series were sent to the Corvallis Regional. University of Michigan Head Coach Erik Bakich Did A Remarkable Job. games in program history. After two wins, the Wolverines’ $50,000 each trip. Bakich doesn’t game two of the Championship and no walks. He only surrendered Last 4 Teams: The last four pitching fell apart by allowing believe in charter flights so his team Finals. The record for black 3 hits on the day, a single and two teams Louisville (ACC), Michigan Creighton to score 7 runs in the can be fiscally responsible. They starters on a College World Series doubles. Only one runner reached (Big Ten), Texas Tech. (Big 12), ninth in an 11-7 loss. instead fly coach. The total cost team is five by Arkansas in 1985. third. In the process of the game, and Vanderbilt (SEC) came from The next day, Michigan Coach depends on the number of players They included OF Mike Loggins, Henry broke Michigan’s single- four different conferences which Erik Bakich entered a team meeting he brings, how far Michigan has to OF Norm Roberts, SS Derrick season strikeouts record which hasn’t happened since 2010 when room to give the team a scouting travel. and what sort of guarantee Richardson, OF Mark Jackson and currently sits at 127. South Carolina (SEC), UCLA (Pac- report on Creighton and some opposing teams give Michigan 2B Ellis Roby. Possibly even more Mike Martin’s Final Game: 12), TCU (Big 12) and Clemson words of encouragement. Official Video Reviews: There amazing was that four of the five When Texas Tech. eliminated (ACC) comprised the final 4. He promptly fell face down on were 22 official video reviews players had no previous high school Florida St., 4-1, it ended an era Cold Weather Team Notes: the carpet as players were worried in the 2019 CWS by umpires. baseball experience. in college baseball with Mike Since the NCAA adopted its current he hurt himself. But it was a planned Only two were overturned. The Incredible Pitchers’ Duel: Martin of FSU coaching his last post-season format in 1999, 168 fall to demonstrate that if you slip two involved Michigan during its Drew Parrish of Florida St. and game. The 75-year-old walks away teams have reached Omaha. All and fall, get right back up and use game against Texas Tech. Jesse Isaiah Campbell of Arkansas were with an all-time record of 2,029 but six of those ball clubs were the adversity to your advantage. In Franklin was called out at second locked in a classic pitchers’ duel career wins. Texas Tech. pitchers from warm weather schools. The the Regional championship game, even though Texas Tech’s second in game two of the 2019 CWS. Bryce Bonnin and Taylor Floyd six cold weather schools include Michigan was down 4-1 but came baseman never caught the ball. The Parrish went eight innings for the limited the Seminoles to 3 hits and Stony Brook, Kent St., Indiana, back to beat Creighton, 17-6. second situation took place when Seminoles and allowed no runs with struck out 15 FSU batters. It was Missouri St., Notre Dame and now It was another defining moment Blake Nelson was called out on 9 strikeouts as he only surrendered strange that Martin started his head Michigan. “I think bigger than a of the season. Then it was on to play a pickoff attempt at first. But the 5 hits. Campbell went 7 innings and coaching career at Florida St. with lack of facilities, bigger than the at UCLA in the Los Angeles Super runner got back to the bag before struck out 10 and allowed 5 hits two losses at Miami (Fla.), set a weather, is a belief system,” said Regional where the Wolverines the tag was made as his outstretched with no runs. The score was 0-0 record as the winningest coach in Michigan Head Coach Erik Bakich. stunned the No. 1 overall seed in the arm touched the bag. Last year, entering the top of the ninth before any NCAA sport and ended his “Not allowing cold weather to be tournament by winning 2 of 3 on the there were 10 official reviews with Florida St. pushed across the only career with two straight losses as an excuse is important. It’s just a road and qualify for CWS. only one call overturned. run of the game. well at the College World Series mindset thing. Our players know Playing On Road Early 22 Scoreless Innings: Arkansas Michigan Hitting Star: Jimmy in 2019 which followed seven it, and our recruits know it, and we Because Of Cold Weather: This lost the 2018 CWS championship Kerr of Michigan belted 3 home consecutive wins. FSU made 17 don’t shy away from it. Yeah, it’s season, Michigan played its first 13 game, 5-0 to Oregon St. After runs, 1 double and 1 triple along College World Series appearances cold here, but it’s not going to keep games away from home and 17 of being blanked by Florida St. for with 8 RBI and scored 6 runs under Martin. His teams at FSU had us from getting better.” its first 22 because of extreme cold nine innings in their opener of the over 6 games for Michigan. His 40 consecutive 40-win seasons, 40 Attendance: The 2019 College in Ann Arbor, Mich. 2019 CWS, Arkansas had now father Derek played for Michigan’s NCAA tournament appearances and World Series drew a total of 332,054 During the early season, gone 22 innings without scoring 1984 College World Series team, two CWS second place finishes. over 15 games. It was the lowest Michigan was on the road for 23 in the CWS. They only had nine and his grandfather John played Flexing His Muscles: Texas total attendance in the past seven days which took them to Florida, hits during that span. What made for Michigan on the 1962 CWS Tech’s Brian Klein had one home years. The average attendance was South Carolina, California and the streak baffling was that the national title team. What are the run all season before arriving at the 22,137.The game three crowd of Texas. The five games Michigan Razorbacks had a superb hitting odds of that happening? College World Series. He hit two at 22,704 pushed the 69-year CWS played at home were not ideal team both in 2018 and 2019. Incredible Comeback: the 2019 College World Series. total to 10,006,028. baseball playing weather, but they Racial Diversity: College Mississippi St. beat Auburn, 5-4 25 Strikeouts In 1 Game: All-Tournament Team: The 11- got them in. baseball teams are overwhelmingly with 4 runs in the bottom of the Texas Tech. and Florida St. pitchers man All-College World Series team, The historical averages for March white. According to the NCAA ninth to stun the Tigers. It was the combined for 25 strikeouts in a 4-1 selected by the media covering the are 43 for a high and 25 as a low. Demographics Database, 90 percent 28th time the Bulldogs rallied for win by Red Raiders. Texas Tech. event, included: It is the same problem for many of NCAA Division I baseball a victory this season. Auburn had pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts C Philip Clarke, Vanderbilt programs in this part of country coaches in 2018 were white and 4 carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom to tie their NCAA post-season 1B Jimmy Kerr, Michigan early in the season. Michigan has percent black. Nearly 80 percent of the ninth before Mississippi record. Five Florida St. pitchers 2B Ako Thomas, Michigan a spacious field house to practice of NCAA Division I players were St. began working its magic. The combined for 10 strikeouts. 3B Austin Martin, Vanderbilt in, but Head Coach Erik Bakich white while 6 percent were black. winning run was produced by From Failed Bunt To Game SS Jack Blomgren, Michigan prefers to practice outdoors even That is why seeing Michigan start Marshall Gilbert. The No. 9 hitter Winner: Drew Campbell of OF JJ Bleday, Vanderbilt in freezing weather. four black players and utilize seven for the Bulldogs, who was 0-for-4 in Louisville had a special game to OF Drew Campbell, Louisville He has the team outdoors as long black players on its team was the game up to that point, delivered remember as he went 3-for-4 with OF Jesse Franklin, Michigan as the players and coaches can take impressive. National champion a clutch walk-off RBI single up the 2 RBI in a 4-3 win over Mississippi DH Cameron Warren, Texas it which also prepares them for cold Vanderbilt also has seven black middle to walk-off the Tigers. St. He will never forget his third Tech. weather games. players on its roster. Brilliant Pitching Performance: hit which allowed the Cardinals to P Tommy Henry, Michigan He told Collegiate Baseball For the first time since 2004, Michigan LHP Tommy Henry was walk-off with a victory. In his ninth P Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt that for every pre-conference road two black pitchers started the superb in a 2-0 win over Florida inning at-bat, he tried to bunt the Most Outstanding Player: Kumar trip that his team made early in the same game at the CWS when St. He struck out 10 in a 9-inning potential winning run from second Rocker, Vanderbilt (gave up two season, it made a substantial dent in Vanderbilt’s Kumar Rocker went complete game as he only tossed to third. But he couldn’t get the bunt earned runs and struck out 17 in 12 his budget to the tune of $35,000- aginst Michigan’s Isaiah Paige in 100 pitches with 71 being strikes down. After fouling off a couple of 1/3 innings during CWS). Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball’s Vanderbilt No. 1 NCAA Division I Commodores Win 32 Of Last 35 Games TUCSON, Ariz. — Vanderbilt Series games which was the seventh is ranked No. 1 in the final 2019 highest total by a national champion Get Final 2019 Collegiate Baseball NCAA Div. in history. TOP 30 POLL I baseball poll presented by Big During the three Championship Standings, Stats Presented By League Chew. Finals’ games, the Commodore The Commodores won the pitching staff struck out 40 Michigan For NCAA Div. I TUCSON, Ariz. — Readers College World Series with an batters to set a new Finals’ record. of Collegiate Baseball can get 8-2 victory over Michigan in the For the season, Vanderbilt the most current NCAA Division Championship Series title game. pitchers struck out 765 batters I standings by going to: www. Vanderbilt finished the season which was a single-season NCAA baseballnews.com and then clicking with a superb 59-12 overall record record and surpassed Arizona the category Polls. with wins in 32 of its last 35 State’s record of 732 from 1972. Then click on NCAA Division I. games. The Commodores had the most Once there, click on NCAA Div. The 59 wins set a Southeastern imposing hitting lineup in the I Conference Standings. Conference record for single- country that averaged 8.1 runs per For NCAA Div. I statistics, go to: season victories. game and led the nation with 100 www.baseballnews.com and then Vanderbilt has now won two home runs, 770 hits and finishing click on Polls, NCAA Division I national championships in 2014 second nationally with 164 doubles. and then NCAA Div. I Statistics. and 2019. Twelve different players hit home Navigate from there to find the stats www.bigleaguechew.com Vanderbilt’s pitching staff had 61 runs this season including All- you are after. (As of June 27, 2019) strikeouts over six College World American JJ Bleday with 27. Rank School Record Points Prev. 1. Vanderbilt (59-12) 497 1 Rutschman, Small Named Player, Pitcher Of Year 2. Michigan (50-22) 494 8 3. Louisville (51-18) 492 4 4. Texas Tech. (46-20) 489 5 ABCA Announces NCAA D-1 5. Mississippi St. (52-15) 487 3 6. Florida St. (42-23) 485 6 All-Americans Across USA 7. Arkansas (46-20) 481 2 GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 8. Auburn (38-28) 477 7 American Baseball Coaches 9. UCLA (52-11) 473 9 Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods announced the 2019 NCAA 10. Stanford (45-14) 470 10 Div. 1 All-America teams which 11. Oklahoma St. (40-21) 468 11 featured 12 players who were 12. North Carolina (46-19) 465 12 participating on teams in the College 13. Mississippi (41-27) 460 13 World Series in Omaha. The teams are selected by 14. Louisiana St. (40-26) 456 14 the ABCA Div. 1 All-America 15. East Carolina (47-18) 453 15 committee chaired by Tommy 16. Duke (35-27) 450 16 Raffo of Arkansas State. 17. Georgia (46-17) 447 17 Headlining the group is the 18. U.C. Santa Barbara (45-11) 444 18 2019 Player of the Year C of Oregon State and 19. . (43-19) 441 19 Pitcher of the Year LHP Ethan 20. Oregon St. (36-20-1) 439 20 Small of Mississippi State. 21. N.C. State (42-19) 436 21 Rutschman was one of the most decorated collegiate players this 22. Central Michigan (47-14) 433 22 season. Among his awards, he 23. Baylor (35-19) 430 23 received the , ADLEY RUTSCHMAN 24. Miami, Fla. (41-20) 427 24 Trophy, P Reid Detmers, Louisville SS Grae Kessinger, Ole Miss 25. Fresno St. (40-16-1) 426 25 Award and was named Player of the P Isaiah Campbell, Arkansas SS , UNLV 26. Texas A&M (39-23-1) 424 26 Year by numerous organizations. RP Jake Wallace, UConn S S G r e g J o n e s , U N C 27. West Virginia (38-22) 421 27 The No. 1 pick in the MLB RP Kyle Hill, Baylor Wilmington Draft by the , SS Zavier Warren, Central 28. Southern Mississippi (40-21) 418 28 Rutschman finished the season Second Team 29. Arizona St. (38-19) 415 29 C Luis Trevino, Abilene Michigan batting .411 with 17 home runs, 58 OF Ryan Ward, Bryant 30. Creighton (41-13) 412 30 RBI and 76 walks. He threw out 13 Christian C Kyle McCann, Georgia Tech OF Kevin Strohschein, Tennessee of 27 baserunners and allowed only Tech Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 4 passed balls. 1B , Arizona State OF Ethan Wilson, South Small completed the season Alabama for MSU with a 10-2 record, 1.93 1B Bobby Seymour, Wake Forest OF Dominic Canzone, Ohio ERA, 32 walks, 176 strikeouts in State Coaches Of Year Named 107 innings. He was the Bulldogs 2B , Mississippi State OF Jake Suddleson, Harvard No. 1 starter and was picked by OF Triston Carranza, New By ABCA In All Divisions the in the first 3B Austin Martin, Vanderbilt SS Joey Ortiz, New Mexico Mexico State Continued From Page 6 6. Alan McDougal, Colleyville Heritage round of the draft this year. DH Jordan Nwogu, Michigan (TX) State ABCA Div. I All-Americans SS , Texas Tech UT JC Flowers, Florida State NJCAA Division III 7: Colin Griffin, Jesuit (OR) UT Will Matthiessen, Stanford District A: Jason Rathbun, Herkimer 8: John Weber, Cypress (CA) First Team OF Chris Lanzilli, Wake Forest (NY) National Coach of the Year: Chan C Adley Rutschman, Oregon OF Jordan Brewer, Michigan P , Kentucky District B: Bill Fratto, Oakton (IL) Brown, Parkview State OF Matt Wallner, Southern P Payton Kinney, Nebraska- District C: Brandon Rains, Brookhaven High School Division II 1B , UC Omaha (TX) Miss 1: Curtis Nobles, Ballston Spa (NY) Berkeley OF Jacob Hurtubise, Army P Griffin McLarty, College of District D: Reece Honeycutt, 2: Sean O’Connor, DeMatha Catholic 2B , New Mexico Charleston Rockingham (NC) (MD) OF Garrett Mitchell, UCLA District E: Dwight Kotila, Century State DH Bryce Ball, Dallas Baptist P Emerson Hancock, Georgia 3: Don Hanson, Pike County (GA) P John Stankiewicz, Fordham (MN) 4: Matt Buckner, Farragut (TN) 3B Kody Hoese, Tulane UT Tristin English, Georgia District F: Kevin Rix, Rhode Island 5: Robert Struckhoff, St. Francis Borgia SS , North Carolina P Jack Ralston, UCLA (RI) Tech (MO) State UT Aaron Schunk, Georgia R P C h a d S y k e s , U N C District G: Keith Gorman, Cumberland 6: Ricky Griffin, Argyle (TX) OF JJ Bleday, Vanderbilt Greensboro County (NJ) 7: OJ Favela, Nogales (AZ) P , West Virginia National Coach of the Year: Keith OF , Arizona P TJ Sikkema, Missouri RP Aaron Ochsenbein, Eastern 8: Greg Wakefield, Buhach Colony State Kentucky Gorman, Cumberland County (CA) P Ryan Jensen, Fresno State Pacific Association National Coach of the Year: Ricky OF Jake Sanford, Western P Jake Agnos, East Carolina Gold Glove Winners Northern California: Derek Sullivan, Griffin, Argyle Kentucky P Geoge Kirby, Elon C Adley Rutschman, Oregon Sacramento City (CA) High School Division III OF Peyton Burdick, Wright RP Holden Powell, UCLA State Southern California: John Altobelli, 1: Ed Holloway, Bishop Hendricken State Orange Coast (CA) RP Garrett Acton, Illinois 1B Gabe Matthews, Oregon (RI) OF Jake Mangum, Mississippi 2B Sato Iza, New Orleans Northwest: Eric Lane, Lower Columbia 2: Christopher Sommerhalter, Emerson Third Team (WA) State 3B Carson Maxwell, McNeese (NJ) DH , North C , Baylor National Coach of the Year: John 3: Daniel Little, Landrum (SC) State Altobelli, Orange Coast (CA) Carolina C Philip Clarke, Vanderbilt 4: Dave Pishkur, Andrean (IN) 1B Jake Holton, Creighton SS Cam Shepherd, Georgia High School Division I 5: Aaron Frey, Sabetha (KS) UT Alec Burleson, East 1B Rudy Rott, Ohio OF Zach Weatherford, Wright 1: Greg Christodulu, Shenendehowa 6: John Parker, Ouchita Christian Carolina State (LA) 2B Jimmy Govern, Eastern (NY) P Ethan Small, Mississippi OF Josh Litchfield, Charleston 2: Rob Hahne, Westfield (VA) 7: Casey Miller, University (CO) State Illinois 8: David Lawrence, Dunn (CA) Southern 3: Chan Brown, Parkview (GA) P , Navy 3B Davis Wendzel, Baylor 4: Tim Funkhouser, Edwardsville (IL) National Coach of the Year: Aaron 3B Nick Quintana, Arizona OF Zach Watson, LSU 5: Michael Barta, Johnston (IA) Frey, Sabetha (KS) P Ryan Garcia, UCLA P Steve Theetge, Bryant Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page  College World Series/Stop Action

Vanderbilt leftfielder Stephen Scott makes a superb catch at the wall during the championship game against Michigan. Page 10 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Freeze Frame/2019 Omaha CWS

Texas Tech’s Kurt Wilson makes an all-out effort to catch a fly ball to left field, but he barely misses against Arkansas. DRAMA All Photos By Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Photos that appear on pages 1, 9, 10, 11, and 12 can be purchased for private use only for $25 each. You can order them by e-mailing us at [email protected] or calling our office at (520) 623-4530 Monday-Friday during work hours.

Vanderbilt’s JJ Bleday scores under Louisville catcher Henry Davis.

Jack Bloomgren (left) and Jordan Brewer jump high in the air to celebrate a 7-4 a win against Vanderbilt in game one of the Championship Series. The Commodores took games two and three to win the 2019 national title. The Wolverines returned to the College World Series for the first time since 1984 and were making their eighth trip Louisville rightfielder Drew Campbell dives for a ball and barely misses. to the CWS. Michigan has won two national titles. Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 11 College World Series/Stop Action

Michigan catcher Joe Donovan goes all out for a popup near the backstop against Vanderbilt but barely misses.

Louisville’s Tyler Fitzgerald tags Vandy’s Harrison Ray. College World Series Photos Powered By Michigan catcher Joe Donovan tags out Texas Tech’s Cameron Warren.

www.bigleaguechew.com Auburn leftfielder Judd Ward dives for a ball but barely misses it. Page 12 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Emotions Run High At 2019 ’Series

Mississippi St. players were devastated after a 4-3 loss to Louisville which eliminated the Bulldogs from the 2019 College World Series.

Jimmy Kerr of Michigan (far right) belted two home runs against Texas Tech. as the Wolverines beat the Red Raiders, 15-3 behind a 14-hit attack. In this photo, he celebrates after hitting a circuit clout over the right field fence. Michigan’s Tommy Henry blanked Florida St. 2-0.

Florida St. players couldn’t believe their season ended with a 4-1 loss to Texas Tech. Louisville’s Michael McAvene celebrates a strikeout. Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 13 Marazzi Looks At How Players Try To Circumvent Rules ANSONIA, Conn. — Ball the rundown to try to pickup the players have been suspiciously It would behoove teams on catcher’s tips in his career including players are sometimes coached to obstruction call. In baseball lingo known to create the infraction by any level to be aware of opposing a trip to first base in Game One do things to circumvent the rules. the term is “head-hunt.” intentionally trying to make contact batters who often reach base in this of the 1970 World Series when It could be a runner attempting Under Pro rule 6.01 (h) (1), with the catcher’s mitt. manner. the Cincinnati Reds played the to initiate an obstruction call in a this would be a Type 1 obstruction Let’s call them “Players of According to the Elias Sports Baltimore Orioles at Riverfront rundown, a batter attempting to which would kill the play and allow Interest.” Bureau, in 2018, the following Stadium in Cincinnati. pick-up a catcher’s interference, a the obstructed runner to advance to And because umpires can’t be batters led in that department: La Former Orioles’ catcher Elrod batter making a move to induce a the next base following the last base mind readers, the batter is virtually Stella (5), (4), Hendricks once told me that it was balk, etc. he legally touched. always protected and the catcher is David Freitas (4) Gregory Polanco well known that Rose would try This all creates challenges for In the above play, Bregman the victim. (3) and (3). to make contact with the catcher’s players as well as umpires. Let’s was obstructed by either Lucroy It has been rumored that the Should these players be mitt. start with the Houston or Chapman, he would ’ Tommy La Stella is considered cheaters? Even with the scouting report, Astros’ have been awarded home on the current watch list. No. But for whatever reason, Rose nailed Hendricks in the who tried to draw an because third base was Five times this past season, he catchers need to be aware of batters opening game. obstruction call targeting Ruleball the last base he legally was awarded first base because of who are inclined to reach first base In the La Stella/Butera play, Oakland A’s catcher touched. the infraction, twice in the same via catcher’s interference. hypothetically speaking, if there Jonathan Lucroy during The NCAA rule (2- game on June 7, 2018, against the Because of my involvement was one out with runners on first a rundown. 55,8-3e) is the same as and catcher with ESPN as a baseball rules and third or second and third, the pro rule. Andrew Knapp. consultant, early in the Cubs- and La Stella put the ball in play Runner Obstruction It’s possible that his batting style Rockies NL Wild Card game above, and was thrown out at first but The Under NFHS rules, obstruction is always a is conducive to the violation, or did I sent the following message to the the runner on third scored, Cubs’ and Oakland A’s played he have a premeditated plan? ESPN crew behind the scenes. manager would have in Oakland on May 7, delayed dead ball and the obstructed runner Only La Stella knows, and “If Tommy La Stella pinch-hits the option of taking the play or the 2018. perhaps a few others. tonight, you might want to bring up penalty. In the top of the first, is awarded a minimum of one base beyond his La Stella was pinch-hitting his penchant for getting on base via He could trade the out for the the Astros had runners on in the seventh inning of the 2018 catcher’s interference. run. first and third and one out position on base when With Rich Marazzi the obstruction occurred -Chicago Cubs “The rumor is he initiates the If he took the penalty, the Cubs when Lucroy attempted NL Wild Card game with runners interference with the catcher to get would have the bases loaded and to pick-off the runner Rules Consultant (2-22-1, 5-1-2b, 8-3-2). Blue Jays, Brewers, It’s important for the on first and second and two outs. on base. one out. on first. Cardinals, D’backs, On a 2-1 pitch from Adam “After he swings, you might see If he took the play, the Cubs A’s first baseman Matt Dodgers, Mariners, defensive player who Orioles, Phillies, releases the ball to Ottavino, he hit a chopper back to him look back toward the catcher to would score the run, and there Olson then fired to third the mound. see if his bat made contact.” would be two runners on base with baseman Matt Chapman Pirates, Rangers, maintain proper balance Rays, Red Sox, so that he can quickly Ottavino tossed to Ian Desmond (By looking back without bat/ two outs. in an attempt to retire Royals, Tigers, at first base for the apparent inning- mitt contact, indicates to me that he When a manager opts to do this, Bregman, the runner on Twins, Yankees, the vacate the runner ’s Fox Regional Sports baseline. ending out. is anticipating contact to occur.) he must initiate the conference with third. But plate umpire Chris Guccione This would have been great the umpire under Pro rules. The A’s had Bregman Networks, ESPN and The defensive player the White Sox TV should be aware that the called catcher’s interference on TV if the announcers Matt Under NFHS rules, it is in a pickle. Chapman announcers. Rockies’ backstop . Vasgersian, and permissible for the plate umpire to threw to Lucroy who ran runner in a rundown has Readers can submit a restricted baseline. La Stella was awarded first base Jessica Mendoza were provided this initiate the option meeting with the Bregman back toward questions to Rich at: and the runners both moved up one information and it was given to the coach of the offensive team. third base. Lucroy then It is a straight line to [email protected] the base he is going to base because they were forced to viewers before La Stella stepped NCAA rules do not specifically tossed to Chapman. advance. to the plate. cover who is responsible to initiate The moment Lucroy released and he is not allowed to exceed 3-feet on either side of Any runner not forced to They would have looked like the umpire/coach meeting. the ball, Bregman tried to initiate advance, remains at his base prior baseball’s version of Nostradamus a Type 1 obstruction on Lucroy by the line. Batter’s Actions Cause Balk That gives the runner a total of to the pitch. after Guccione ruled catcher’s One of the old tricks in the game extending his arm toward Lucroy, Under NFHS rules, however, if interference. but Lucroy quickly vacated and did 6-feet of real estate. that is seldom used today is for the Therefore, it’s important to a runner is attempting to advance at But because there were two outs, batter to make some action that not impede Bregman. the time of the pitch when catcher’s the producer did not think that La Chapman then ran Bregman vacate properly when executing the would possibly cause the pitcher to rundown on defense. interference is called, he is allowed Stella would try to get cute and stop or interrupt his delivery with a back toward the plate and tagged to remain at the next base per rule he never passed on the La Stella him for the out. Catcher’s Interference runner or runners on base. 8-1-1e. information. The idea is to induce a balk by You can view this play This is the type of catcher’s Under NFHS rules, the term By the way, the all-time leader by going to the link below: interference (Pro 5.05 (b) (3); the pitcher. “catcher’s obstruction” is used. in getting on base by catcher’s Over the years, the thinking was https://www.mlb.com/video/as- NFHS 8-1-1-e; NCAA 8-2e) when To view the call, go to the link interference is the New York nab-bregman-in-a-rundown/c- the batter’s bat makes contact that a pitcher should know better below: https://www.mlb.com/ Yankees’ Jacoby Ellsbury with than to stop his delivery. 2019048883?tid=6479266 or with the catcher’s mitt when he is video/la-stella-reaches-first-on- 31 tips. go to MLB.com, May 7, 2018, attempting to swing. But contemporary rules protect error/c-2513240883?tid=6479266 Is it his batting style, intent, the pitcher in such a situation. HOU@)OAK, “Lucroy’s pickoff It is normally an unintentional or go to MLB.com, Oct. 2, NL overly aggressive catchers or a throw starts a rundown” act. That’s if the umpire adheres to WC “La Stella reaches on catcher’s combination of all three? the rule. It’s common for a runner in However, over the years some interference” Ditto for Pete Rose who had 29 ABCA NCAA Division II All-Americans Feature Incredible Ball Players GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Memorial Davenport American Baseball Coaches P Dillon McCollough, Eckerd SS Joshua Colon, Dominican Association and Rawlings Sporting P Joe Corbett, W. Texas A&M INF Caleb Sneed, Southwest Goods announced the 2019 RP Chris Slavik, Ashland Baptist NCAA Div. 2 All-America teams Second Team OF EJ Cumbo, NY Tech which featured eight players who C Chris Gambert, Bellarmine OF Matt Higgins, Bellarmine participated on teams in the Div. 1B Kyle Kaufman, West Texas OF Hill Alexander, Lubbock 2 national championships in Cary, A&M Christian N.C. 2B Justin Decker, Dominican OF Brenton Doyle, Shepherd The teams are selected by 3B Dakota Popham, Colorado DH Jake Engel, Dixie State the ABCA Div. 2 All-America State-Pueblo P Matt Minnick, Mercyhurst committee chaired by Rudy S S M a c y H o l d s w o r t h , P Brandon Weed, UC San Garbalosa of Lynn University. Indianapolis Diego Headlining the group is the 2019 INF Eddie Nevins, Wilmington P Zach Parish, Missouri Southern Player of the Year OF Josh Elvir OF Mason Janvrin, Central State of Angelo State and Pitcher of the Missouri P Andrew Dean, Illinois Year LHP Ethan Elliott of Lincoln OF Yorvis Torrealba, Tampa Springfield Memorial. OF Jordan Hart, Minnesota P Michael Giacone, North Elvir has led the nation in State Greenville Division 2 with batting average OF Ethan Baucom, UNC RP Jeffrey Praml, Southern New (.458), on base percentage (.584), Hampshire ETHAN ELLIOTT JOSH ELVIR Pembroke RBI (81), DH Steven Ring, Hillsdale RP Quinton Driggers, (.989), is second in triples (9), third He capped his career posting a 12- Pacific Newberry 2 season, setting the program record SS Utah Jones, North P Hunter Riggins, Delta State in (177), fourth in runs P Tucker Burgess, North Gold Glove Winners scored (75) and home runs (20) and for wins in a season. He posted a Greenville 2.23 ERA and 134 strikeouts. INF Jared Melone, West Greenville C Garrett Wolforth, Nova sixth in walks (50). P Hunter Brown, Wayne State Southeastern The hard-hitting Elvir also made He helped his team defeat Mt. Chester Olive, 3-1 in the opening round of OF Josh Elvir, Angelo State P Ryan Johnson, Lubbock 1B Logan Taylor, West Georgia claim to having the most successful Christian 2B Chase Hamilton, Colorado season of any Angelo State hitter the NCAA Regional Tournament. OF Erik Webb, Central He was drafted in the 10th round Missouri RP Will Dixon, Colorado Mesa Mesa ever by ranking in the school’s 3B Ryan Nickel, Augustana record book (single season). by the . OF Trevor Kehe, Colorado Third Team School of Mines C John Michael Faile, North SS Nick Shumski, Merrimack Elliott has rewritten the Lincoln ABCA Div. II All-Americans OF Derek Schwimer, Palm Memorial record book for pitchers, First Team OF Cole Kleszcz, Azusa Greenville Pacific 1B Daniel Cipriano, Montana Beach Atlantic ranking No. 1 in career ERA (3.01), C Matt Malkin, MSU Denver OF Chris Scott, Univ. of Mary wins (37), starts (54), innings 1B Andrew Czech, Walsh DH Connor Durden, USC State Billings Aiken 2B Matt Clarke, Colorado- OF Josh Aviles, American pitched (358) and strikeouts 2B Daulton Martin, Tusculum International (402). 3B Osvaldo Tovalin, Azusa P Joshua Loeschorn, LIU Post Colorado Springs P Ethan Elliott, Lincoln 3B Jacob Buchberger, P Ryan Murphy, Le Moyne Page 14 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Vanderbilt’s Corbin Named CB National Coach Of Year TUCSON, Ariz. — Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim Corbin is Collegiate Baseball’s 2019 National Not Allowing 3rd Assistant Coach of The Year. It is the second National Coach of The Year honor for Corbin Coach ‘Sinful, Shortsighted’ from Collegiate Baseball, and it marks the 13th time a Southeastern Says Vandy’s Tim Corbin Conference head coach has won By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. a volunteer. the honor from Collegiate Baseball Editor/Collegiate Baseball “Not having an additional since the award’s inception in assistant coach is the most 1980. OMAHA, Neb. — When shortsighted thinking aspect of He previously won National the Additional Assistant Coach our game. We lose good people to Coach of The Year in 2014 when proposal for NCAA Division I other jobs and other sports such as he guided Vanderbilt to its first baseball went down to defeat in late and professional baseball national title in baseball. April, everyone in college baseball because these people can’t afford Corbin finished his 17th season was shocked that it wasn’t passed to stay in it. at the helm of the Commodore by athletics directors. “Why it hasn’t been changed program with Vanderbilt’s second Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim so we have an additional assistant national championship in baseball Corbin was asked at a College coach is sinful and dehumanizing at the recent College World Series World Series press conference in so many different ways. with an 8-2 win over Michigan. his thoughts on the issue, and he “It doesn’t open up opportunities. He has led Vanderbilt to 15 responded with one of most heartfelt We are very white inside the sport. NCAA tournaments, nine Super answers on why an additional coach Erik Bakich (Michigan Head Coach) Regionals and four College World must be added. and Vanderbilt have a collection of Series. His coaching record is 740- It would allow the sport to have minorities on our teams (7 blacks 354-1 at Vanderbilt. Under Corbin, a 1-to-8 coaching ratio enjoyed by on each team). 48 players have been named an All- sports such as men’s and women’s “But because we are white American, including 14 who have soccer, and ice hockey inside the sport, we don’t open up received first-team recognition. which isn’t asking a lot. opportunities for other minorities. In the Corbin era, 23 players Corbin offered this scenario: I’m not just talking about blacks or have gone on to play in the Major “I’m 32 years old and have a Latins. I am talking about women. leagues, the most in the SEC since child. I leave home at 7:30 every “I’m talking about other 2003. morning, and I come home at 8 or 9 people who have an opportunity Previous Collegiate Baseball Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim Corbin o’clock every night. I do it Sunday to potentially coach. Women in National Coaches of The Year through Sunday. I don’t get paid or baseball? Women are in the NFL include: • 2004: George Horton, Cal. St. • 1993: , LSU compensated while my wife stays and women are doing Major League Fullerton • 1992: , Pepperdine • 2003: , Rice • 1991: Skip Bertman, LSU home with the baby. I can’t afford Baseball on TV. • 2018: , Oregon St. • 2002: , Texas • 1990: , Georgia to have day care. “We limit ourselves greatly. And • 2017: Kevin O’Sullivan, Florida • 2001: Jim Morris, Miami (Fla.) • 1989: , Long Beach “God forbid the child goes because of that, we have young • 2016: , Coastal Car. • 2000: Skip Bertman, LSU State to daycare and gets sick. I don’t people who aspire to go to college • 2015: Brian O’Connor, Virginia • 1999: Jim Morris, Miami (Fla.) • 1988: , Cal. St. • 2014: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt • 1998: Mike Gillespie, Southern Fullerton have any benefits, so I can’t pay and play a sport. They look at the • 2013: John Savage, UCLA California • 1987: , Stanford for that. people coaching. When they don’t • 2012: Andy Lopez, Arizona , Cal. St. • 1986: , Arizona “I can’t get a ticket to the football see people like them, then they • 2011: Ray Tanner, S. Carolina Northridge • 1985: , Miami (Fla.) move to another sport. • 2010: Ray Tanner, S. Carolina game or get a ticket to the • 1997: Skip Bertman, LSU • 1984: Augie Garrido, Cal. St. game. I can’t even recruit. Why? “I can’t believe we have done • 2009: , LSU • 1996: Skip Bertman, LSU, Fullerton • 2008: Mike Batesole, Fresno St. Andy Lopez, Florida • 1983: , Texas Because I am a volunteer. this to ourselves. I can’t believe • 2007: Pat Casey, Oregon St. • 1995: Augie Garrido, Cal. St. • 1982: Ron Fraser, Miami (Fla.) “I stayed and worked all year and that we didn’t overturn this so • 2006: Pat Casey, Oregon St. Fullerton • 1981: , Arizona St. must go out during the summer to we have an additional coach. We • 2005: Augie Garrido, Texas • 1994: Larry Cochell, Oklahoma • 1980: Jerry Kindall, Arizona work camps. Why? I can’t recruit have been told we will revisit this because I am a volunteer. I make in 2022. I don’t know if I will be camp money and come home. It alive in 2022. Peck, Herzog Lead NCAA Div. 3 AAs puts stress on my wife. We can’t “This should be adjusted GREENSBORO, N.C. — The have another child because it costs immediately. It’s something that American Baseball Coaches money. We can’t do it because I am needs to be done.” Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods announced the 2019 NCAA Div. 3 All-America teams DH Dan Harwood, Wooster Payne which featured nine players who UT Christopher Peres, La OF Matt Psychas, Heidelberg participated on teams in the Div. 3 Verne OF Nick Fowkes, Thiel national championships in Cedar P Ben Lambert, Southern P Matt Valin, Cortland Rapids, IA. Maine P James Green, St. Mary’s, MN The teams are selected by P Danny Cody, Baldwin P Matt Mulhearn, Webster the ABCA Div. 3 All-America Wallace P Ian McCole, Misericordia committee chaired by Paul Hesse P Nolan McCarthy, Occidental P RJ Hall, Tufts of Mount Union. P Jack Bunting, Johns Hopkins P Phil Mary, Mount Union Headlining the group is the RP Bobby Tramondozzi, UMass Gold Glove Winners 2019 Player of the Year OF Nick Boston C AJ Hunt, Birmingham- Herzog of UMass Boston and RP Gage Smart, Buena Vista Southern Pitcher of the Year RHP Tyler Peck Third Team 1B Tyler Wise, Birmingham- of Chapman. C Graham Low, Macalester Southern Herzog won several awards after 1B Allen Murphy, St. John 2B Danny Strohm, Webster posting an outstanding season and Fisher 3B Ryan Motter, Clarmont- leading his team to its third College 2B Mullen Socha, Washington Mudd-Scripps World Series appearance in school TYLER PECK NICK HERZOG & Jefferson SS Joey Zwak, St. Scholastica history. Super Regional, going 1-0 in three UT John Brinkman, Washington 3B Ben Swords, Webster OF Davis Purviance, Aurora He hit .357 with 14 doubles, crucial starts with a 1.00 ERA and St. Louis SS Ben Boran, Bethany OF Cullen Motsinger, Texas 12 triples, 11 home runs, 59 runs 25 strikeouts over 18 innings. He P Luke Summers,Fontebonne Lutheran Lutheran scored, 57 RBI and 23 stolen picked up a win in the first game P John Howard, Washington St. OF Pat Keohane, John Carroll OF Jared Cantu, North Park bases. of the championship series over Louis OF Noah Payne, Howard P Jake Binder, Ithaca The 12 triples and 146 total bases Birmingham Southern. P Tyler Peck, Chapman P Nick Roth, Randolph-Macon are a single-season program record. ABCA Div. III All-Americans RP Nick Garcia, Chapman He also holds program career totals First Team Dan Law Dies At Age 87 in games played (189) and triples C Casey Combs, East Texas Second Team LUBBOCK, Texas – Dan Law, education at Texas Tech. (15). Baptist C Alex Kachler, Methodist the namesake for Texas Tech’s He and his wife, Jeane Law, Peck helped Chapman win its 1B Tim Johnson, Sul Ross C Rob Marinec, North Central baseball field and a Hall of Honor planted roots in West Texas, where third national championship in State 1B Will Krushena, Denison member, passed away in early July they built a successful business and program history. He made 18 starts 2B Harry Witwer-Dukes, 2B Bryce Rheault, Buena Vista at the age of 87. had a daughter and three sons. and struck out 156 batters to lead Wooster 2B Miguel Torres, Penn State Law was a two-sport athlete at “His humble and caring presence Division 3’s national statistics. 3B Cal Aldridge, Wisconsin- Harrisburg Texas Tech, competing in football will never be forgotten,” head coach He was 8-4 with a 2.22 ERA in Whitewater 3B Clayton Noakes, Louisiana (1955-56) and baseball (1956-57) Tim Tadlock said of Law. 113.2 innings pitching. Opponents SS Nate Sides, Alvernia College after retiring from the Army. “He always had a way of making hit just .219 against him. OF Bret Williams, Penn State SS Nick DiNapoli, Christopher He played end on the 1955 Border people feel loved and appreciated. His 156 strikeouts set a Chapman Harrisburg Newport Conference championship football Our family thoroughly enjoyed Mr. single-season record and helped the OF Nick Herzog, UMass SS Thomas Miller, Adrian team and helped the baseball club to Law and the interaction with him Panthers set the Division 3 record Boston OF Matt Woods, Rowan a 15-11 mark in two seasons. during games. A great two-sport for team strikeouts in a season OF Josh Goulet, Plymouth OF Thomas Craig, UT Dallas A native of Weteumpka, Ala., athlete and an even better man! with 524. State OF Connor Brandon, Concordia Law served in the Army before “His loyalty and dedication to Peck clinched games in the DH Jeremy Jess, Pomona Chicago moving to Lubbock in August of Texas Tech Baseball was very SCIAC Tournament, Regional and Pitzer OF Alex Mumme, Ursinus 1955 to play football and finish his special,” Tadlock said. Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 15 When Bad Performances Boil Over, Here’s What To Do By TYLER PAZIK becomes the cup. You put water into next pitch. Like trying to find two Peak Performance Consultant a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You numbers at once, he was trying to put water into a teapot, it becomes throw two pitches at once. DENVER, Colo. — Over the past the teapot. Now water can flow or it So what did he do? He would month, I have had conversations can crash. Be water my friend.” take a breath, become present, and with baseball and softball players Thoughts become things. If find number 18. On the mound, about how much they’re either you’re thinking about striking out, he would take a breath, become striking out, grounding out, or you raise your chances of striking present, and throw strike two. having “bad” at-bats. out. If you think about grounding With Athlete 2, I informed her They say they’re struggling. out to the shortstop again, you’re about self-talk and , and They say they’re anxious at the probably going to ground out we came up with a plan. Every plate. They say that they have never to shortstop. If Athlete 1 was time she felt herself slipping into a played this poorly before. not thinking about anything, and future moment and thinking about My first question, “What are you therefore, nothing was happening! striking out, she would step out, thinking up there?” The solution? After talking about reset with a breath by looking at A few of the answers: the power of self-talk, I asked him the A in Demarini, remind herself Athlete 1: My thinking? My to try out becoming the barrel - just to stay aggressive (productive self- head seems clear. I’m not thinking like water becomes the teapot. I talk), and imagine herself squaring about anything. That’s why I’m asked him to hold the bat by the up the ball. confused. Shouldn’t my mind be barrel whenever he was holding Later that week I heard from her clear to perform at my best? his bat. I asked him to look at his coach, “Athlete 2 came up to me Athlete 2: I’m fine… then there’s barrel whenever he could. I asked after our game on Tuesday and told a called strike or I swing and miss, him to smell his barrel and to feel me about what you talked about. and I’m instantly already thinking the barrel. I fill his head with the She said that she felt completely in about not striking out. thought of barreling up the ball. control and that the game felt like Athlete 3: When I’m in the box, Five hours later, he calls me it was in slow motion.” I am thinking about keeping my back, “Pazik! This stuff actually Simplify the process, focus your back elbow up, landing on time, works man! I went 1-for-4 today, thoughts. the situation, how I am better than but I smoked 4 line drives. I felt like Athlete 3 is beautiful. the guy on the mound, staying I was so much more focused at the Analytical athletes are notorious through the ball, seeing it out of plate and I saw myself barreling up for overthinking. They let several his hand, squaring it up, exploding Peak Performance Consultant Tyler Pazik the ball, and then I did it.” thoughts clutter their mind as with my bottom half, keeping my talking to themselves out loud their “mind is clear.” Simply put, Simplify the process, focus your they’re trying to perform one hands back, and expecting throughout the game. They are this is impossible. Our brains are thoughts. task. Then, before they know it, but adjusting off-speed like coach telling themselves they can and constantly taking in information and I could’ve said the same thing to they’re sitting on the bus ride home always says. I feel like all of telling themselves they are beasts. picking up relevant environmental Athlete 2, but we went a different wondering what happened, or more these are good, but I in a hardcore In baseball, the greatest players cue to accomplish our goals and route. We brought awareness to her so at the college level, they’re slump. of all-time follow the K.I.S.S. needs. thoughts. In this case, I told her wondering why they haven’t played All three of these athletes have principle - Keep It Stupid Simple. When an athlete is locked in, about Jon Lester and how he uses in two weeks. Here’s what I told one thing in common - their self- Pete Rose would tell himself, “See focused, and seeing the baseball concentration grids. Athlete 3. talk. the ball - hit the ball.” like a beach ball, they are focused In Bob Tewkbury’s book, 90 The key is to focus our attention Self-talk is an incredibly useful This is the all-time hits leader and on one task. In this athlete’s case, Percent Mental, he gives us an on the task at hand and simplify tool for any athlete, but as you can he tells him 6 words. It’s ingenious. he really wasn’t thinking about insight into Jon Lester’s mind. our thoughts without removing the see, it can be a double-edged sword. When the greatest players get into anything - he wasn’t focused. He When Lester was completing necessities. A few simple strategies Self-talk is the voice inside your the box or on the mound, they have was basically day dreaming at the concentration grids, he noticed are: head. It’s the voice you’re hearing one thought, they have one image, plate. that he’d start thinking about the 1. Thoughts become things. Fill read these words to you. It can be they have one feeling, and they Daydreaming is what you do number 19 while he still had to find your head with productive thoughts, used to help bolster confidence, execute it. when you’re looking at the teacher the number 18. He was one number images and feelings. drive your focus, increase your A final thought, image, or feeling, at the front of the class, but you ahead and was basically trying to 2. Use concentration grids to attention to detail, and create energy is what I call a Final TIF. Let’s take aren’t listening. Here was how I find 2 numbers at once. bring about awareness and present- and desire to perform. a look at Athlete 1 in terms of this explained it to him. On the mound, he found that he moment focus. You hear and see NFL players final TIF. Bruce Lee put it best, “Be was doing the same thing. As soon 3. Simplify the game to your doing it all of the time. They Most athletes like to think formless, shapeless, like water. as he got strike one on a hitter - he’d fundamentals - your ABCs. are constantly mic’d up athletes they are playing their best when Now you put water into a cup, it be thinking about striking the guy Tyler can be contacted at Pazik out. He still never threw strike two, Performance Group at: Tyler@ NAIA All-Americans Announced By ABCA and therefore, was not all in on the PazikPerformanceGroup.com GREENSBORO, N.C. — The International American Baseball Coaches RP Hunter Avery, Mobile Association and Rawlings Sporting Second Team The Ultimate Hitting Aid Goods announced the 2019 NCAA C Darren Trainor, Lewis-Clark Div. 1 All-America teams which State ™ featured at least one individual C Dylan Shockley, Rio Grande from each of the 10 teams that 1B Max Guzman, Faulkner RADAR TEE participated in the NAIA national 2B Trent Nash, Middle Georgia championships in Lewiston, State “Best Of Show” Award Winner Idaho. 3B Payton Robertson, LSU The teams are selected by at 2016 American Shreveport Baseball Coaches the ABCA NAIA All-America SS Kory Longaker, Bellevue committee chaired by Kip Association OF Kelby Richardson, Convention McWilliams of Indiana Tech. Benedictine Mesa Headlining the group is the OF Zach Cornell, Middle 2019 Player of the Year SS Aaron Georgia State Shackelford of The Master’s and OF Sergio Lopez, St. Thomas Pitcher of the Year LHP Colton OF Bryce Morison, Westmont Williams of Science & Arts (OK). DH Garrett Hall, Keiser Shackelford had an amazing UT Brody Wofford, Georgia season, batting .415 with 14 Gwinnett doubles, 3 triples, 36 home runs, P Zach Harvey, Rio Grande 99 RBI and stole 11 bases. P Matt Merrill, Science & Arts He led the NAIA in nine offensive AARON SHACKELFORD P Cole Bellair, Tennessee categories and his home run total SS Aaron Shackelford, The Wesleyan was the third most in a season in Master’s P Matt Lindsley, York NAIA and school history. OF Tyler Williams, Oklahoma RP Parker Robinson, Texas Optimize your swing efficiency to maximize ball He leaves the Master’s as the City Wesleyan exit velocity. Measure both with the RADAR TEE! program’s all-time leader in home OF Drenis Ozuna, Oklahoma Gold Glove Winners runs (67), RBI (231), total bases Wesleyan • Maximize ball exit velocity by optimizing swing speed (534), runs (215) and triples (15). C Willie Estrada, Southeastern and efficient energy transfer to the ball. OF Manuel Mesa, Southeastern 1B Peter Crocitto, Keiser Williams posted a 16-0 record OF Willie Carter, Webber • Train to hit hard line drives. with a 1.33 ERA, 136 strikeouts in 2B Brandt Miller, Mount Vernon • Develop bat control and directivity to hit balls into gaps. International Nazarene 108.2 innings. He led the NAIA in DH Josh Sears, Freed- • Swing in an optimum plane for best hard contact probability. strikeouts and wins this season. 3B Tyler Wagner, Georgetown • Proudly made in the USA. Hardeman S S A a r o n K r u p a n s k y, ABCA NAIA All-Americans UT Manny Lopez, Southwestern Cornerstone First Team Christian LF Jay Denman, Lourdes C Glen McClain, Indiana Tech P Evan Gillespie, Faulkner CF Bryce Morison, Westmont C Anthony Lepre, The Master’s P Bryce Milligan, Oklahoma RF Travis Schoonover, St. 1B Mitchell Lundholm, Fisher City Francis 2B Cam Coursey, Georgia P Colton Williams, Science & P Cole Connolly, Texas A&M- (888) 542-9246 Gwinnett Arts Texarkana www.sportssensors.com 3B JT Patterson, Bellevue P Z a k S p i v y, We b b e r Page 16 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 NJCAA Div. I, II, III All-Americans Feature Great Athletes GREENSBORO, N.C. — The OF Tommy Dunleavy, Northampton American Baseball Coaches (PA) Association and Rawlings Sporting OF Billy Rogers, Cedar Valley Goods announced the 2019 NJCAA (TX) All-America Teams for each of the OF CJ Peechatka, Northampton three divisions. (PA) DH Brian Forbes, Herkimer (NY) The teams are selected by P Michael Miles, Cumberland the ABCA NJCAA All-America County (NJ) Committee, made up of baseball P Noah Weber, Northampton (PA) coaches from all of the divisions. P Zac Cummins, Rock Valley (IL) The following is a list of each Second Team of the teams, Gold Glove winners C Mike Flemming, Erie (NY) and the Player and Pitchers of the IF Kyle Lauria, Ocean County Year. (NJ) NJCAA D1 All-Americans IF Tanner Cooper, Finger Lakes Player of the Year: 1B Cael Baker, (NY) Wabash Valley (IL) — .506, 21 2B, 25 IF Dylan Scaranda, Cumberland HR, 101 RBI, 17 SB County (NJ) Pitcher of the Year: RHP Jackson IF John Marion, Surry (NC) Rutledge, San Jacinto (TX) — 9-2, OF Luis Massa, St. Cloud Tech 0.87 ERA, 30 BB, 134 K, 82.2 IP (MN) OF Alex Whipple, Erie (NY) First Team OF Anthony Ramos, CC of Rhode C Cody Milligan, Cowley (KS) CARTER ROBINSON MICHAEL MILES Island IF Christian Encarnacion-Strand, DH Jose Castillo, Cedar Valley Yavapai (AZ) IF Noah Fitzgerald, Chattanooga IF Drew Smith, Northeast (NE) Oklahoma State (OK) (TX) IF Cael Baker, Wabash Valley (IL) State (TN) IF Mike Sears, Sinclair (OH) OF Matt McElwain, Murray State P Tyler Stacy, North Lake (TX) IF Dustin Harris, St. Petersburg OF Oraj Anu, Wallace-Dothan OF Adam Henderson, Kellogg (OK) P Brendan Knoll, Century (MN) (FL) (AL) (MI) OF John Daly, Rockland (NY) P Erik Johnson, Niagara County INF Braydon Webb, Grayson (TX) OF Matt Turino, Jefferson (MO) OF Domenic Boselli, Mercer DH Cacy Harper, Northern (NY) OF James Nix, College of Central OF Javeon Cody, Alvin (TX) County (NJ) Oklahoma-Tonkawa (OK) Florida (FL) DH Bryce Hodge, Walters State OF Brandon Parker, Mississippi P AJ Javitt, Montgomery (MD) Third Team OF Kyler Castillo, Odessa (TX) (TN) Gulf Coast (MS) P Houston Harding, Itawamba C Hogan McIntosh, Waubonsee OF Anthony Amicangelo, Johnson P Logan Hoffman, Colby (KS) DH Ryan Moormeier, Bismarck (MS) (IL) County (KS) P Dane Acker, San Jacinto (TX) State (ND) P Spencer Walker, Lincoln Land IF Vincent Chiarenza, Niagara DH Zane Schmidt, Hutchinson P Braeden Fausnaught, Harford P Carter Robinson, Mesa (AZ) (IL) County (NY) (KS) (MD) P Logan Bender, Catawba Valley IF Dillon Eatman, North Lake P Alex Haynes, Walters State (TN) Gold Glove Winners (TX) (NC) C Austin Kirkpatrick, LSU Eunice P Kevin Dickey, Seminole State Gold Glove Winners IF Ryan McIsaac, Cumberland C Lane Powell, Coastal Alabama- P Dane Dixon, LSU Eunice (LA) (LA) (OK) County (NJ) North (AL) 1B Lukas Coker, Kalamazoo Valley P Jackson Rutledge, San Jacinto Second Team IF Leo Romero, Northern Essex 1B Ronald Sweeny, Iowa Western C Nate Bloxham, Miles (MT) (MI) (TX) (MA) (IA) IF Gary Mattis, GateWay (AZ) 2B Cole Greer, Lincoln Land (IL) OF Andrew Rouse, Oakton (IL) Second Team 2B Mikey Madej, Northwest Florida IF Gage Hammonds, Southeastern 3B Brian Chesanek, Southeastern OF Cody Windisch, Richland C Jaden Rolffs, Iowa Western (IA) State (FL) (NC) (NC) (TX) IF Skylard McPhee, Georgia 3B Christian Encarmacion-Strand, IF Alex Petchark, UConn-Avery SS Jacob Hanoian, Henry Ford OF Lorenzo Morello, Rowan Highlands (GA) Yavapai (AZ) Point (CT) (MI) Gloucester (NJ) IF Matt Coutney, Colby (KS) SS Raphy Almazara, Miami Dade IF Ben Van Cleve, Northwest OF Tristan Peters, Chandler-Gilbert DH Zach Lauras, Joliet (IL) IF David Mendham, Connors State (FL) Mississippi (AZ) P Trent Sholders, Coastal Bend (OK) OF Brenton Phillips, Andrew OF Nathan Aide, Madison (WI) OF Brandon DeWitt, Sinclair (TX) IF Freilin Cabrera, Crowder (MO) (GA) OF Jake Hall, County College of (OH) P Michael Spinozzi, Tyler (TX) OF Noah Myers, Wabash Valley OF Jackson Tate, Lawson State Morris (NJ) OF River Town, LSU Eunice (LA) P Benjamin Sears, CC of Rhode (IL) (AL) OF Vinnie Massaglia, Illinois P AJ Peter, Sinclair (OH) Island OF Nathan Collins, Vernon (TX) OF Cameron Crawford, Baton Central OF Luke Brown, John A Logan NJCAA D3 All-Americans Gold Glove Winners Rouge (LA) DH Ben Mets, Kalamazoo Valley Player of the Year: SS Ruben (IL) C Aaron Shoemaker, Finger Lakes P Jerry Dale Bowman, Wallace (MI) Alcala, Brookhaven (TX) — .424, 19 DH Brandon Pimentel, Howard (NY) state (AL) P Matt Hamilton, Madison (WI) 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 88 RBI, 3 SB (TX) 1B Ryan Ratliff, Cedar Valley P Brock Begue, Cuyhoga (OH) Pitcher of the Year: RHP Michael P Trystan Kimmel, Iowa Western NJCAA D2 All-Americans (TX) Player of the Year: 2B Drew Smith, P Ty Rybarczyk, Parkland (IL) Miles, Cumberland County (NJ) (IA) 2B Ethan Danley, Surry (NC) Northeast (NE) — .465, 20 2B, 3 3B, — 12-0, 1.84 ERA, 1 SV, 39 BB, 114 P Braden Carmichael, Grayson Third Team 3B Kyle Launa, Ocean County 18 HR, 69 RBI, 18 SB C David Espinal, Cuyahoga (OH) K, 93 IP (TX) (NJ) Pitcher of the Year: RHP Carter IF Austin Murr, Des Moines Area P Ryan Gusto, Florida Southwestern First Team SS Bryan Javier, Milwaukee Area Robinson, Mesa (AZ) — 9-3, 1.53 (IA) (FL) C Alex Gattinelli, Rowan Gloucester Tech (WI) ERA, 1 SV, 17 BB, 126 K, 112 IP IF Fox Leum, North Iowa Area (NJ) OF Billy Rogers, Cedar Valley Third Team (IA) IF Ruben Alcala, Brookhaven (TX) C Easton Kirk, Wallace State (AL) First Team C Ryan Parquette, McHenry County IF Dayan Reinoso, Chesapeake (TX) OF Kyler Bumstead, Coastal Bend IF Cash Rugely, Navarro (TX) (IL) (MD) IF Spencer Brown, N. Essex (MA) (TX) IF Brian Fuentes, Wabash Valley IF Dan Pruitt, Western Oklahoma IF Wiley Cleland, Pearl River IF Dan Sullivan, Oakton (IL) OF Trey Newland, Prince George’s (IL) State (OK) (MS) IF Will Funk, St. Cloud Tech (MD) IF Ivan Melendez, Odessa (TX) IF Nick Gile, Madison (WI) OF Caleb Upshaw, Western (MN) P Casey Ison, Lorain County (OH) Gasser, Middleton Head Up Pacific Association All-American Teams GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 1B Aidan Nagle, Cuesta (CA) IF Connor Kiffer, Columbia American Baseball Coaches IF Davin Kapuras, Hartnell Basin (WA) Association and Rawlings Sporting (CA) OF Jacob Melton, Linn-Benton Goods announced the 2019 Pacific IF Trace Hokkanen, Mt Hood (OR) Association Division All-America (OR) OF Gabe Arrellano, Pasadena teams. IF Judah Wilbur, Barstow (CA) City (CA) The team is chosen by the ABCA OF Chet Allison, Fresno City OF Jesse Lopez, Cypress (CA) Pacific Association Division All- (CA) DH Lane Hailey, Walla Walla America Committee chaired by OF Vinny Bologna, San Joaquin (WA) Paul Moore of the California Delta (CA) UT Hunter Schilperoort, Mission Community College Baseball OF Zane Zurbrugg, Shoreline (CA) Coaches Association. (WA) P Garrett Rennie, Long Beach The team is headlined by Player DH Tylson Banks, Cerro Coso city (CA) of the Year OF Charles Middleton (CA) P Ben Elder, Butte (CA) of Sierra College (CA) and Pitcher UT Johnathan Lavallee, LA P Zach Boswell, Everett (WA) of the Year LHP Robert Gasser of Pierce (CA) RP Reed Harrington, Spokane San Joaquin Delta (CA). P Garrett Irvin, Riverside City (WA) ABCA Pacific All-Americans (CA) Gold Glove Winners First Team P Alec Gomez, Yakima Valley C Ethan Payne, Santa Rosa C Tyler Rando, Mission (CA) (WA) (CA) 1B Blake Diggle, Mission (CA) P Noah Rennard, Santa Rosa 1B Vince Lontz, Los Medanos IF Zack Mathis, San Joaquin (CA) (CA) Delta (CA) ROBERT GASSER CHARLES MIDDLETON RP Josh Ibarra, Golden West 2B Luke O’Brien, Ohlone (CA) (CA) IF Murphy Stehly, Orange Coast OF Justin Van De Brake, Tacoma P Ian Churchill, Santa Barbara 3B Nic Sokol, Edmonds (WA) (CA) (WA) City (CA) Third Team SS Taishi Nakawake, El Camino IF Justin Culpepper, Chemeketa DH Nick Henry, College of the P Logan Gerling, Tacoma (WA) C Matt James, Yakima Valley (CA) (OR) Canyons (CA) RP Devin Kirby, Santa Rosa (WA) OF TJ Foreman, Ventura (CA) OF Charles Middleton, Sierra UT Dawson Day, Mt. Hood (CA) 1B Luke White, Yakima Valley OF Cameron Hoff, City College (CA) (OR) (WA) of San Francisco (CA) OF Davis Delorefice, Orange Second Team IF Cole Coffey, Chabot (CA) OF Jacob Berg, College of Marin P Robert Gasser, San Joaquin C Michael Choi, Glendale Coast (CA) IF Marco Martinez, Pasadena (CA) Delta (CA) (CA) City (CA) P Eric Chavarria, Cypress (CA) Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 17

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Barnstormers Clinic registration is now FREE for ABCA Supporting members! Not a member? Join today for just $55! Partner: Page 18 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball’s Argyle H.S. No. 1 National High School Eagles Roll With 28 Straight Victories TUCSON, Ariz. — Argyle (TX) NJ), 4-3 for the NJSIAA Non- No. 24 Tattnall Square Academy is the 2019 national champion Public- A championship. Jack (Macon, GA) — Georgia Single A in Collegiate Baseball’s final Leiter tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing Private champions. TOP 30 POLL 2019 National High School Poll 3 runs, one earned, walking 4 and No. 25 Lake Travis (Austin, TX) presented by Diamond Pro. striking out 7. Delbarton completed was knocked out of the tournament Presented By The Eagles finished 40-1-1 the season 26-3. in the semi-finals by eventual as they captured the Texas 4A No. 14 Jesuit (Tampa, FL) — champions, Southlake Carroll, 6-2. championship by beating Sweeney Florida 6A state champions. They finished 37-5. (TX), 6-3. No. 15 Southlake Carroll No. 26 Edwardsville (IL) This is the second year in a row (Southlake, TX) defeated Fort Bend defeated St. Charles North (IL), that Argyle has finished No. 1 Ridge Point, 17-0 in five innings to 3-2 in 8 innings for the Illinois 4A team in the country by Collegiate win the Texas 6A state title. state title. Baseball. The Dragons (33-11) set the 6A Two defensive errors by St. Argyle was ranked No. 1 in state tournament record for runs in Charles North allowed the go-ahead Collegiate Baseball’s 2019 pre- a game and runs in one inning when run for the Tigers. Edwardsville’s season poll. they scored 11 times in the third. Collin Salter came in for relief and In the past two seasons, the Carroll had 17 batters go to the retired North’s batters 1-2-3 to end Eagles have lost only once in the plate and got four hits and three the game. last 79 games. This season, they Ridge Point errors to score the 11 The title game was the 700th finished with 28 wins in a row. runs. Pitcher Joe Steeber earned the victory for Head Coach Tim Argyle posted a .340 team batting win, allowing four hits and had five Funkhouser and the third state title average this year and averaged strikeouts. for the school. The Tigers finished PROFESSIONAL GROUNDSKEEPING PRODUCTS 8.6 runs per game with 106 stolen Carroll graduated 22 seniors from 36-5. bases. The pitching staff had a 2.49 the 2018 team and did not have a No. 27 McGill-Toolen (Mobile, ERA. single starter for this season’s team. AL) won its first state 7A baseball The Eagles previously beat They were not considered a team championship by beating Bob Jones Canon (TX), 9-0 and 19-1, Iowa that could repeat as state champions twice in a three-game series. In (As of June 20, 2019) Park (TX), 2-0 and 2-0 and La this year. the final game, they won 7-6 and Vernia (TX), 16-0 before reaching This title game brought Head finished the season 32-8-1. Rank School Record the title game. Coach Larry Vucan his 100th career No. 28 St. Laurence (Burbank, 1. Argyle (Argyle, TX) 40-1-1 F No. 2 DeSoto Central (Southaven, victory with the Dragons. IL) finished as the runners-up in 2. DeSoto Central (Southhaven, MS) 34-3 F MS) — Mississippi 6A state No. 16 Georgetown (TX) lost to the IHSA 3A state championships 3. New Hanover (Wilmington, NC) 28-2 F champs. Colleyville Heritage, 14-2 in the after losing to Montini, 6-3. They No. 3 New Hanover (Wilmington, completed their season with a 35-6 4. Barbe (Lake Charles, LA) 38-3 F championship game and finished NC) — North Carolina 3A state the season 41-5-1. record. 5. Cypress (Cypress, CA) 31-3 F champs. No. 17 Benedictine (Richmond, No. 29 Harvard-Westlake (Studio 6. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 29-1 F No. 4 Barbe (Lake Charles, LA) VA) — Virginia D1 champions. City, CA) — Runners-up in CIF 7. Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, TX) 39-3 F — Louisiana 5A state champs. No. 18 Desert Oasis (Las Southern Section Division 1. 8. Blanchard (Blanchard, OK) 39-0 F No. 5 Cypress (Cypress, CA) — Vegas, NV) — Nevada 4A state No. 30 Sam Houston (Lake 9. Farragut (Knoxville, TN) 42-3 F CIF Southern Section D1 champs. champions. Charles, LA) — Runners up in No. 6 De La Salle (Concord, CA) No. 19 Volcano Vista Louisiana 5A. 10. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, FL) 26-4 F — CIF North Coast D1 champs. (Albuquerque, NM) — New Teams that fell out of the poll 11. Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) 29-4 F No. 7 Colleyville Heritage Mexico 5A state champions. include Cypress Ranch (Cypress, 12. Parkview (Lilburn, GA) 35-4 F (Colleyville, TX) completed its No. 20 Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) TX) 34-6-1 F, St. season by defeating Georgetown — Arizona 6A state champions. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 24-4 F and 13. Delbarton (Morristown, NJ) 26-3 F (TX), 14-2 and claiming the Texas No. 21 Regis Jesuit (Aurora, CO) Mosley (Lynn Haven, FL) 25-4 F. 14. Jesuit (Tampa, FL) 27-5 F 5A state title. — Colorado 5A state champions. 15. Carroll (Southlake, TX) 33-11 F MVP for the game 2B Joey No. 22 Andrean (Merrillville, IN) 16. Georgetown (Georgetown, TX) 41-5-1 F Koetting finished 2-for-2 with a finished as the 3A state champions Mangum Wins 17. Benedictine (Richmond, VA) 28-2 F walk and three-run double. He also after defeating Edgewood, 2-1. Ferris Trophy 18. Desert Oasis (, NV) 34-8 F scored three times. This is back-to-back state titles for Heritage’s 14 runs were the the Fighting 59ers and their seventh JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi 19. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) 25-5 F most Georgetown had yielded in overall state championship. State’s Jake Mangum became the 20. Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) 26-7 F 47 games. Heritage finished the Coach Dave Pishkur’s father first two-time winner of the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, given to the 21. Regis Jesuit (Aurora, CO) 25-6 F season 39-3. passed away the day before the No. 8 Blanchard (OK) — title game after several years of top collegiate baseball player in the 22. Andrean (Merrillville, IN) 36-1 F Oklahoma 4A state champs. declining health. state of Mississippi. 23. Venice (Venice, FL) 26-6 F No. 9 Farragut (Knoxville, TN) The team told several news Finalists and the ultimate winner 24. Tattnall Square Academy (Macon, GA) 35-4 F — TSSAA 3A state champs. outlets that they were playing for of the award are chosen by the 25. Lake Travis (Austin, TX) 37-5 F No. 10 Calvary Christian him and their coach’s family. state’s college baseball coaches and a panel of 26. Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) 36-5 F (Clearwater, FL) — Florida 4A Michael Doolin eclipsed the 3A state champs. professional scouts, along with fan 27. McGill-Toolen (Mobile, AL) 32-8-1 F state final record of 13 strikeouts No. 11 Valley Christian (San which he set last season. voting. 28. St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 35-6 F Jose, CA) — CIF Central Coast He allowed one run on four hits Mangum was the leading vote 29. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA) 27-6-1 F champions. and a walk with 15 strikeouts in getter in the fan vote, received 30. Sam Houston (Lake Charles, LA) 37-5 F No. 12 Parkview (Lilburn, GA) the game. Andrean finished the 3,923 votes, while teammate Ethan — Georgia 7A state champions. season 36-1. Small finished second with 2,273 votes. The Mississippi State duo Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper No. 13 Delbarton (Morristown, No. 23 Venice (FL) — Florida 7A NJ) beat St. Augustine (Richland, state champions. received 70 percent of the vote. ABCA H.S. All-Americans Led By Bobby Witt, JJ Goss GREENSBORO, N.C. — The He finished 11-2 with a 0.64 ERA, P JJ Goss, Cypress Ranch, TX IL NC American Baseball Coaches 147 strikeouts and 28 walks in 87.1 Second Team Third Team P Joe Clancy, Westfield, VA Association and Rawlings Sporting innings. C Kody Huff, Horizon, AZ C Jack Bulger, DeMatha Catholic, P Ryan Hagenow, Farragut, TN P Drew Gilbert, Stillwater, MN Goods announced the 2019 High ABCA H.S. All-Americans 1B Jordan Beck, Hazel Green, MD P Kale Davis, Westmoore, OK School All-America teams. First Team AL C Micah Yonamine, Iolani, HI The teams are selected by the C Jonathan French, Parkview, IF , Delbarton, 1B Joe Naranjo, Ayala, CA P Stephen Klenske, Sage Creek, ABCA High School All-America GA NJ IF Luke Gold, Ballston Spa, NY CA committee chaired by Jimmy 1B Jace Bohrofen, Westmoore, IF Gunnar Henderson, John T. IF Tyler Callihan, Providence- Gold Glove Winners Harris, head coach at Stillwater OK Morgan, AL Jacksonville, FL C Silas Ardoin, Sam Houston, H.S. (OK). IF CJ Abrams, Blessed Trinity IF Keoni Cavaco, Eastlake, CA IF Parker Noland, Farragut, TN LA Headlining the group is the 2019 Catholic, GA OF Maurice Hampton, Jr., IF Will Duff, Springfield Catholic, 1B Peyton Williams, Johnston, Player of the Year SS Bobby Witt IF , Lake Travis, TX Memphis University, TN MO IA Jr. of Colleyville Heritage (TX) and IF Bobby Witt Jr., Colleyville OF Colin Barber, Pleasant Valley, OF Joshua Mears, Federal Way, IF Mason Land, Tate, FL Pitcher of the Year RHP JJ Goss of Heritage, TX CA WA IF Robert Moore, Shawnee Cypress Ranch (TX). OF Sammy Siani, William Penn, OF Stephen Paolini, St. Joseph, OF Andre Tarver, Ringgold, GA Mission East, KS Witt was the second overall PA CT OF Ethan Vecrumba, Edgewood, IF Glenallen Hill Jr., Santa Cruz, pick in the 2019 MLB Draft by the OF , Hagerty, FL DH Robert Hassell, Independence, IN CA . OF Corbin Carroll, Lakeside, TN OF Jack Washburn, Webster, WI OF Jerrion Ealy, Jackson Prep, He posted a .482 batting average WA UT Michael Doolin, Andrean, DH Ethan Hearn, Mobile MS with 15 doubles, 9 triples, 15 DH Aaron Roberts, Desert Oasis, IN Christian, AL OF Jasiah Dixon, Orange home runs and 55 RBI. He stole NV P Jack Leiter, Delbarton, NJ DH Brenden Dixon, Argyle, TX Lutheran, CA 19 bases. UT Jared Jones, La Mirada, CA P Matthew Thompson, Cypress UT Ronan Kopp, Scottsdale OF Marcus Smith, Pembroke Goss was the 36th overall pick P Matthew Allan, Seminole, FL Ranch, TX Christian, AZ Hill, MO by the in the draft. P Chris McElvain, Summitt, TN P , Cary-Grove, UT Blake Walston, New Hanover, P Landon Sims, S. Forsyth, GA Friday, July 12, 2019 Collegiate Baseball Page 19 Pitching Back To Front Zahn Explains How To Upset Hitters’ Timing With Key Techniques By hitters out and cause them to have 12 mph off, etc. until the motion Special To Collegiate Baseball to adjust their timing. changes and we have to apply I teach pitchers a breaking ball change-up techniques. DEXTER, Mich. — Aluminum grip and the wrist action necessary. I continually stress that these bats have allowed hitters to I then have them see how many pitches are all legitimate ways to wait longer before starting their different speeds they can throw the get hitters out. swing, and they realized that by breaking ball while maintaining Pitchers then develop the kinds emphasizing bat speed through the their maximum arm speed. It is the of breaking balls and change-ups hitting zone they could hit the ball same for teaching the change-up. I that compliment their style and CH Curve Cutter FB out of any area of the park. start by not changing anything but allow them to move the hitters Arrows display linear time the bat is in the hitting zone. Three things have happened to have them try to take three mph off timing zone back to front and vice line off the fastball unless a pitcher enough to make the hitter adjust the skill of hitting: the fastball. versa. The bottom line is that a makes him. If a pitcher has not and move his timeline forward, he 1. The players started using We then move to six mph off, hitter will never adjust his time developed any pitch that is slow is going to get hit hard. lighter wooden bats, and the bat manufacturers found ways to accommodate the players. Hitters, being bigger and stronger than ever, can wait much longer to start their swing. 2. The aluminum bats had a bigger sweet spot, it was harder for pitchers to jam hitters. So they started to pitch more away and lost the skill of pitching in. In time, the hitters have migrated to stances much closer to the plate where they can cover the outer half of the plate easier. 3. They now wear protective devices on their wrists, elbows and shins making them more comfortable

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