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Inside Collegiate Baseball Web Site: www.baseballnews.com How St. Won CWS Title Four Powerful Photo Pages Of The Year Beavers overcame huge hurdles All the action, drama, jubilation Oregon St. skipper presses all as they navigated 6 elimination devastation captured at College the right buttons as Beavers win games at championship/Page 4 /Pages 9-12 third NCAA Div. I title/Page 3 Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 California’s Vaughn Captures LOS ANGELES — After one eighth Pac-12 player to receive 44 times and struck out only 18 winners that include Brendan of the most prolific seasons in the award following times. McKay (2017), (2016), Cal baseball history, 1B Andrew (1978), (1980), Vaughn also was one of the (2015), A.J. Vaughn was named the Golden Oddibe McDowell (1984), Mike conference’s best defenders at Reed (2014), (2013), Spikes Award winner by USA Kelly (1991), (2001), his position, compiling a fielding (2012), Baseball and the (2006) and Trevor percentage of .992 and earning a (2011), (2010), Foundation. Bauer (2011). spot on the Pac-12 All Defensive (2009), Buster The award, which has been given The sophomore team. Posey (2008), and since 1978, is considered one of the started all 54 games and .402, Vaughn played for the Wareham (2007). highest honors a college baseball which ranks third in Cal single- Gatemen in the Cape Cod League Historically, Golden Spikes player can earn. season history. at the beginning of the summer and Award winners have later gone The other finalists were He belted 23 home runs which will wrap up the summer playing on to have tremendous success at infielder , Auburn tied the single-season record set for the USA Baseball Collegiate the professional level. Of the 40 and Florida by Xavier Nady in 1999 and his National Team. Team USA is previous winners, five have earned pitcher . of .819 is the scheduled to play Chinese Taipei, Rookie of the Year honors and two Vaughn is the first Cal baseball best in school history. Japan and Cuba. have won the award. player to win the honor and the He drove in 63 runs, walked Vaughn joins a group of past ABCA Hosts 20 Clinics Across USA G R E E N S B O R O , N . C . — The American Baseball Coaches Association is hosting 20 Barnstormers Clinics in 16 different states across the country. The clinics will from September through December, leading up to the 2019 ABCA Convention in Dallas, Tex. The one-day events will focus on fundamentals and various topics, including hitting, pitching arm care, catching, practice efficiency and planning, base running and defensive play. Coaches in each location will present the clinics, and they are open to baseball coaches of all levels and the public. The cost is $40 for non- members or $25 for coaches who are current ABCA members. The clinics typically run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ABCA Barnstormer Clinics are sponsored by Blast Motion which also will give a demonstration at each clinic. To register for a Barnstormer Clinic, please visit www.abca. org Here is the schedule: September 22 — St. John’s Big League Chew was invented by Rob Nelson, a former Cornell University, Queens, NY September 22 — University of University lefthander who was pitching in Oregon in 1977 for the San Francisco, CA fabled Portland Mavericks when he came up with the idea for a new September 23 — Harvard University, Boston, MA type of bubble gum. September 23 — UCLA, Los Angeles, CA October 6 — Metro State University, Denver, CO Rob was literally sitting in the Portland , watching his team- October 7 — University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM mates chewing other less salubrious stuff, when he thought that O c t o b e r 1 3 — Tu l a n e University, New Orleans, LA shredded bubble gum would be a much more fun option. October 14 — University of Houston, TX October 20 — University of Maryland, College Park, MD Rob shared the idea with Mav teammate who liked the October 20 — UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC concept so much he spent the next two years searching for a gum October 21 — Old Dominion, Norfolk, VA company to manufacture and distribute Big League Chew. He October 21 — University of succeeded, and BLC quickly became the must-have bubble gum for Georgia, Athens, GA November 17 — Lipscomb ballplayers in the littlest leagues to the Big Leagues. 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It is manufactured in the USA by Ford Gum of Akron, New York. of Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR December 8 — Grand Canyon ™ University, Phoenix, AZ ® December 8 — Jacksonville BIG LEAGUE CHEW AMERICA’S BUBBLE GUM University, Jacksonville, FL December 9 — San Diego Coaches Discount now available at bigleaguechew.com State, San Diego, CA December 9 — University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page  Collegiate Baseball Oregon State’s Casey Named The Voice Of Amateur Baseball CB’s National Coach Of Year TUCSON, Ariz. — Oregon State Head Coach Pat Casey is Collegiate Baseball’s 2018 National Coach of Collegiate Baseball (ISSN 0530-9751) is published twice a month January-May and once in June, July, September and October The Year. (14 total issues) by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Inc., 2515 Casey led the Beavers to OSU’s N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. 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Twenty have sport of baseball. nine Collegiate Baseball polls. January 5 March 9 May 4 September 1 In 2017, the Beavers finished January 26 March 23 May 18 October 5 February 9 April 6 June 15 56-6 and were ranked No. 1 in February 23 April 20 July 13 the Collegiate Baseball poll for Former CB Coaches Of The Year 14 consecutive weeks, an all-time • 2017: Kevin O’Sullivan, Florida Northridge high. • 2016: Gary Gilmore, Coastal • 1997: , Louisiana St. Oregon State has posted a 111- Carolina • 1996: Skip Bertman, Louisiana St., Moving? 18-1 record over the past two • 2015: Brian O’Connor, Virginia , Florida Make Sure CB Moves Along With You! seasons and has been ranked No. 1 • 2014: , Vanderbilt • 1995: , Cal. St. To change your address, please write us 30 days in advance if in 23 different polls by Collegiate • 2013: , UCLA Fullerton you can. Mail to: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Baseball, the most ever by one • 2012: Andy Lopez, Arizona • 1994: , Oklahoma Dept. 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Fame Coach Jack Stallings passed He gave many clinics in away on June 19 at the age of 87. numerous countries around the Hate our Bats Stallings was a college coach for world, served as the Pan American CheapBats.com Best Wood & Composite 39 years with Team head coach (1979), U.S. 1-800-589-HITS Wood Bats for Serious stints at Georgia Olympic Team head coach (1984) Baseball Teams and S o u t h e r n and a U.S. Olympic Team assistant Order today (1960-1999), coach (1988, 1992). have it tomorrow Players Florida State His teams experienced much and his alma success on the field as Stallings mater, Wake remains the winningest baseball Forest. coach in Georgia Southern history He posted a with 859 wins. career record of He also was an assistant coach 1,257-799-10. on the 1955 Wake Forest national He served championship team and head coach as president of JACK STALLINGS of the 1970 Florida State team the American Baseball Coaches that was runners-up in the national Association in 1980 and was tournament. chairman of the ABCA Board of In addition to coaching, he was Directors from 1989-1992. an Associate Professor in Georgia He was inducted into the ABCA Southern’s Department of Health Hall of Fame in 1988 and also is and Kinesiology. in the Georgia Southern and Wake He authored two coaching Forest Halls of Fame. instructional books, Teaching Stallings received the 1979 Lefty Baseball and Psychology of Gomez Award for his contributions Coaching and Playing Sports. [email protected] Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 Mission Impossible Oregon State Captures 6 Elimination Games To Win National Title By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. • The pitching staff had 33 walks Editor/Collegiate Baseball which was the most by a champion in the past 37 years. OMAHA, Neb. — On the • The Beaver defense, which surface, it was mission impossible only committed three errors in the for Oregon State. prior 16 games up to the College While the Beavers won their third World Series, booted the ball 10 national championship in baseball times over 8 games which was the with a 5-0 win over Arkansas at highest amount by a championship the College World Series, it was team in 22 years. hard to believe what they just • OSU was behind 3-2 in game accomplished. two of the Championship Finals Only twice in the 72-year history in the top of the ninth inning with of the event has a team ever lost two outs and two strikes on Cadyn its first game of the CWS, won Grenier and a runner on third. four straight elimination games OSU had already lost game one to to qualify for the Championship Arkansas. One more out, and their Finals, promptly lose its first game season was over. in the Finals and then win two • Oregon St. trailed by five runs straight for the national title. (6-1) in the middle of the third You are talking about walking the inning against North Carolina in tightrope of winning six elimination game nine of the CWS. With only games and playing eight contests six outs left they were still behind in the most pressure packed by three runs. environment you can imagine at How They Did It the College World Series. OSU won the 2018 national title Only the most resilient of teams with the following extraordinary can pull something like this off. achievements: Head Coach Pat Casey is the only • Great hitting was one of coach who has led teams to national the keys. The last five national championships in this fashion as the champions have had dismal batting SHOWING PLENTY OF HEART — Oregon State had the mammoth task of overcoming a loss in Beavers won the 2006 national title averages at the College World its first game of the College World Series and win four straight to win its bracket. Then the Beavers the exact same way as well as the Series with no team hitting over promptly lost the first game of the finals and battled back to win two straight for the title.Tyler 2018 championship. .248. Oregon St. hit nearly 100 Malone (right) pounds his chest during a rally by Oregon St. in the finals against Arkansas. Oregon State, which finished the points higher with a .327 batting year 55-12-1, not only navigated average as the Beavers set a new 2008. undefeated in 2018 when leading were tough, they fought, and they this minefield of elimination games. College World Series record with • The three most important after eight innings with a 44-0 scrapped,” said Oregon St. Head But they did it against exceptionally 93 hits. two-out RBIs took place in record. Another interesting factoid Coach Pat Casey. talented teams with two wins over • OSU led every key offensive Championship Finals game two. As in CWS history was that teams “I ask our guys all the time to be Arkansas and Mississippi State category in the tournament, mentioned, the Beavers were down leading after eight innings had won as competitive as they can possibly as well as victories over North including batting average (.327), 3-2 in that game with two outs and 126 of their last 128 CWS games. be, and they were. It was a great Carolina and Washington at the hits (93), runs (59), doubles (15), two strikes in the top of the ninth But that statistic was busted with comeback.” College World Series. home runs (8), triples (2) and walks on and a runner on Oregon State’s dramatic come- • Oregon State’s Adley Big Obstacles To Overcome (33). OSU was the first team with third. After a foul ball fell between from-behind win in the top of the Rutschman, the 2018 Most The Beavers did it with several 15 doubles since Stanford in 2003. the first baseman, ninth. Outstanding Player of the College huge obstacles to overcome, such The only teams all-time to have and rightfielder about 80 feet to the • Oregon State trailed by five World Series, set an all-time record as: more are Oklahoma St. (1981) and outfield side of first base in foul runs (6-1) in the middle of the third with 17 hits during the CWS. He • Not having a South Carolina (2002). territory, Grenier drove in the tying inning against North Carolina in also led all players with 13 RBI. go past 4 1/3 innings in six of the • Clutch hitting was front and run. Then belted a game nine of the CWS. With only He knocked in a run in seven of eight games. center as the Beavers had 32 two- dramatic 2-run homer over the right six outs left and still behind by three OSU’s eight games. On the season, • The pitching staff hit 10 batters out RBIs, the most by any team in field fence to win it. runs, the Beavers rallied to take an Rutschman hit .408. It was quite a which was the third highest total of a CWS since the NCAA tournament • What makes this dramatic 11-6 win thanks to four runs in the difference from a year prior when any team in the 72-year history of expanded in 1999. The previous win for Oregon State even more eighth and four more in the ninth. he only hit .234. the College World Series. high was 25 by Fresno St. in remarkable was that Arkansas was “They were resilient, they • Trevor Larnach of OSU became the second player to record 15 hits during a single CWS as he tied Jason Lane of Southern California in 1998. He also finished with 25 total bases which ranks fourth in CWS history. • Oregon St. is the sixth team in the aluminum bat era (since 1974) to have three players record 10 or more hits during a single CWS (, 17; Trevor Larnach, 15; , 10). Relief Pitching Vital Despite having trouble with starting pitching in six of Oregon State’s eight games, the pitching staff still led all teams at the College World Series with a 3.38 ERA. Relief pitching and closers were the key to staying alive. RHP Kevin Abel of Oregon St., a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, was incredible. He became the first pitcher in CWS history to record four wins during a single CWS. He won Games 5, 13 and Finals games 2 and 3. He not only threw a 2-hitter with 10 in the championship game, but he retired the final 20 Arkansas batters in a row as he fired a shutout. This was one day after pitching one inning in game 2 of the Finals. Over two days, he threw 152 pitches. He became only the fourth pitcher in CWS history to a complete-game shutout during a championship game and first since 1993. It was the first 9-inning complete MASSIVE DOGPILE — Oregon State players celebrated the 2018 national championship in high style following a 5-0 win over Arkansas in the championship game. OSU pitcher Kevin Abel went all nine innings and retired 20 straight to close the game. See 2016 TOURNAMENT, Page 5 Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page  Oregon State’s Untamed Beavers Put On Show By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR. Typically the final two teams Editor/Collegiate Baseball in the tournament have a short practice. OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon State But for the Beavers, it was a was one of the most loosey-goosey golden opportunity to have a water teams ever to appear in the College bomb fight at the end of practice. World Series over the past 72 It was something to behold with years. several players getting drilled. And it may have been their secret Trevor Larnach was one of weapon to deal with the pressure of the many hitting stars for Oregon six elimination games enroute to the State during the CWS. He hit the 2018 national championship. dramatic, game winning 2-run Here is a look inside this group homer in Finals Game 2 in the ninth of free spirits that Head Coach inning to lead the Beavers to a 5-3 Pat Casey undoubtedly enjoyed victory. watching during rally after rally at He had a special member of the College World Series. his family at every College World Freshman RHP Kevin Abel is Series game for good luck. example A. His aunt Celeste Cabral is a nun He came out of nowhere to be in the Benedictine Monastery of the pitching star of the ’Series for Hawaii in Waialua, Hawaii, and she Oregon State as Abel became the took two weeks off for vacation to first pitcher in CWS history to be with her nephew and cheer on record four wins during a single the Beavers. College World Series. She always wore a Hawaiian He not only threw a 2-hitter with grass skirt as she performed the 10 strikeouts in the championship hula during multiple occasions for game, but he retired the final 20 good luck. There is no doubt she Arkansas batters in a row as he fired also prayed for her nephew and a shutout against a team that had not OSU as well. been blanked for 99 games. During a 4 hour and 31 minute It was the first 9-inning complete rain delay in the top of the sixth game of his college career. In 18 inning against Washington, Joe appearances prior to the NCAA Casey did a 30 bubble gum Tournament, the longest he had challenge and stuffed all 30 pieces gone in a game was 6 1/3 innings into his mouth. He looked like against Oregon with many outings a chipmunk and blew a massive only being 2-3 innings. bubble. What many never noticed was Also during the rain delay, OSU TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM — Freshman pitcher Kevin Abel (left) was one of many characters players got together and played a that Abel was front and center in in the dugout for Oregon State who relished cheering on the Beavers and performing interesting game called Mafia. the dugout with every offensive acts. During rallies, Abel constantly banged the side of his head with the bottom of a plastic water Here is how it is played, according rally that Oregon State had during bottle as if he was a psycho out of an insane asylum. Players had a water bomb fight the day to Tyler Malone. “You got a mafia. the College World Series. before the Championship Finals. The aunt of Trevor Larnish, a nun, came all the way from Hawaii You got sheriffs. And then you have He was the guy who kept to cheer on the Beavers as she wore a Hawaiian grass skirt and performed the hula. pounding the side of his head with a doctor,” said Malone. the back end of a plastic water The Wolf Of Wall Street which Portland Mavericks. his mouth as if it were an “Oh, my “So the mafia chooses who they bottle over and over again as he starred Leonardo DiCaprio. Kwan was the guy during rallies God” moment. want to kill or take out. And the gave the facial impression that he Then you had Steven Kwan, who screamed for joy and jumped Keep in mind that Kwan was sheriffs try to determine who was was some psycho out of an insane OSU’s remarkable centerfielder high in the air when any key nursing an injured hamstring in the mafia. asylum. who was the ringleader of this moment happened during the CWS muscle that limited his playing “The doctor tries to save those In reality, he was mimicking a band of fun loving ball players for the Beavers. Then he would stop time at the College World Series. who are injured, and then there’s scene in the 2013 motion picture who reminded several of the old on a dime and put his hand over Nobody knew how he could jump an open discussion. So it gets pretty so high with such an injury. But heated. It’s pretty fun.” that was his way of contributing During a rain delay just prior 2016 Tournament Snub Fueled Beavers to the team. to the start of Finals Game 1, Bill Continued From Page 4 recorded 50 or more wins. every day, at practice, the start of On one occasion when an OSU Rowe, undergraduate assistant Another noteworthy achievement the season in Arizona,” said Abel. hitter belted a mammoth home coach at Oregon St., took a 5-gallon game of his college career. In 18 is that Oregon State adds to “It doesn’t matter what day it is, run to start a rally, he went into a plastic bucket and turned it up appearances prior to the NCAA the legacy of national baseball we fight hard. I guess we played gorilla routine. He had the facial upside down. tournament, the longest he had championships within the Pac-12 pretty well with our backs against expression of a gorilla with back Then he grabbed two fungo bats gone in a game was 6 1/3 innings Conference. the wall.” hunched over and arms extended and used them as drum sticks for against Oregon with many outings Schools currently in the Pac-12 Head Coach Pat Casey felt the downward. an impromptu drum session to the only 2-3 innings. have won nearly three times as genesis of the past two remarkable Even his walkup songs are delight of everyone in the dugout. During the NCAA tournament, many national baseball titles than years was at the end of the 2016 not normal. According to Bob he went 8 innings against LSU, any other conference with 29. The season when Oregon State was Other Free Spirts Lundeberg of the Corvallis Gazette- Over the past 72 years of the 7 innings against Mississippi St. is second not chosen as one of the 64 teams Times, he chose Van McCoy’s 1975 College World Series, many unique and nine against Arkansas in the with 11 national championships in for the NCAA tournament. The disco song The Hustle last season and strange rituals have taken place title game. baseball. Beavers were 35-19 overall and as his walkup song. in dugouts to relax teams. He led all pitchers during the 16-14 in the Pac-12 which was tied Fuels Resolve In 2017-18 This season, he chose Dancing In 2016, Arizona’s reserves CWS with 23 strikeouts over 21 for third place. Oregon State came into the Queen by Abba which nobody in performed a water dance usually innings. The freshman also claimed It also was the year that no west 2017 College World Series with a the history of baseball has probably in the fourth inning when special a 0.86 ERA. He pitched a total of 10 coast regional was awarded for the glistening 54-4 record and posted used. music was cued up in the press innings during the Championship first time in history. a pair of 23-game winning streaks He came up with the idea of box just before the Wildcats were Finals and did not allow a run “The fuel that motivated our until losing twice to Louisiana St. using it after he was sick and went ready to hit. during the Finals to set a new CWS freshmen was when we weren’t at the College World Series in semi- to a local pharmacy. Five or six players would start Finals record. chosen for the 2016 NCAA final games. The unmistakable sound of the jumping up and down which would Oregon State pitchers struck out tournament,” said Casey. The Beavers rolled through the 1976 hit song was softly playing morph into players squeezing the 38 hitters in the CWS Finals, which “I sat there and looked at our Pac-12 Conference with the most over the speakers in the pharmacy, life out of plastic water bottles is tied for the most in a CWS Finals returning players and said there wins in league history at 27-3. and he thought it was a perfect fit which shot water straight in the air since the round became the best of was only one way to respond to “Last year having the season we for him. and fell onto the dance group. three in 2003. that, and that was make a decision had was phenomenal,” said Oregon Not many players would have Their hands would gyrate up With Oregon State’s 5-0 to be great. State All-American Adley the guts to use this walkup song, but and down to the beat of the music championship game win, it marked “Those guys were committed Rutschman. it fit Kwan. Whenever the song was as they screamed for joy. the first time in 2018 hard-hitting to that. We came back last year “But to come up short, there’s played, other players would smile. This dance always broke the Arkansas was shutout. The last and had the greatest season ever. that missing piece at the end that In virtually every rally OSU’s tension and relaxed Wildcat time the Razorbacks failed to score We played a really good LSU club you can never get back, and you offense had during the College hitters. a run was on April 9, 2017 during and didn’t get it done. And that don’t know if you’re ever going to World Series, Kwan was not alone Another wild team at the College a 2-0 loss to LSU — a span of 99 didn’t keep us from saying let’s do make it back to Omaha. in his dugout celebrations and World Series history was Cal. games. it again. “To be able to come through the gyrations. Player after player would St. Los Angeles during the 1977 Oregon State has now posted a “I do know we’ve won a lot of loser’s bracket, play eight games, be screaming for joy and jumping championship. 111-18-1 record over the past two games in the last two years. There having everyone step up at the right up and down to spur on their They were a loosey-goosey seasons and has been ranked No. 1 is nothing that’s going to come time when we needed them to. I team. group who were always relaxed but in 23 different polls by Collegiate from anything if everybody is not mean, it just makes everything so The contrast with other teams ready to play. Baseball, the most ever by one invested in one another. Once those much better. It’s a real testament to at the College World Series was The Diablos introduced CWS school. guys realize that they have a guy to the guys on our team.” amazing as they were much more fans to the phantom infield drill. For the first time in school fall back on, great things happen. Freshman pitcher Kevin Abel reserved. They held pregame infield practice history, the baseball program “My job is to make them want to who won four games at the College without the use of a ball. has won 50-plus games in two play the game together and become Water Bomb Fight World Series, marveled at the The Sunday practice for Oregon Cal. St. Los Angeles performed consecutive seasons (2017-2018). the best they can. Give them a lot of resilience of the 2018 ball club. State a day before the Championship one of the best choreographed It is the fourth time that OSU has credit. It’s a bond they built.” “This team fights the same way Finals was interesting to observe. routines ever. Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 2018 College World Series Box Scores ABCA Lists Nobach lf 3 0 0 0 McGee lf 4 0 1 0 (9), SH – Fulford (3), SF – Little (6). SB – Little 2 Kenley pr 0 0 0 0 Rutschman c 4 0  0 Coaches Of Bracket One Kwan ph 0 0 0 0 Gahagan 2b 4 0 0 0 (11), Liput (10). Fletcher cf 5 0 1 0 Malone dh 3 0 1 0 Jones pr/cf 1 1 1 0 Martorano c 3 1 1 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Shaddy 2b  1 0 0 Gretler 3b 4 0 1 1 North Carolina 8 Oregon St. 6 Gretler 3b/1b 4 0 0 0 Bergner dh 0 0 0 0 Gates 1b 4 1 1 0 Nobach lf  0 0 0 AB R H BI AB R H BI Dusek 2.0 1 1 1  1 Year For ’18 Anderson cf/lf 4 0 1  Casparius  1 1 0 Koch c 3 1  1 Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 Datres 3b 5 0 1 0 Kwan cf 4  3 0 Shetter, W (6-0) 4.3 3 1 1 1 7 Taylor 1b 3 0 1 0 Tessar ph 0 0 0 0 Biggers ss  1 0 0 Armstrong 1 0 0 0 Busch 1b 4 1 0 0 Grenier ss 3 0 1 0 Harpenau 2.6 1 1 1  3 GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Armstrong 1 1 0 0 Taylor 1b 3 0 1 0 Roberts rf 5 1  0 Madrigal 2b 5 1 1 0 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Totals 40 11 13 11 Totals 37 6 10 6 Totals 32 4 5 4 Totals 34 1 9 1 2018 ABCA/Diamond Sports Riley cf 4 0 0 1 Larnach rf 5  3  Singer, L (12-2) 6.3 9 5  0 5 Freeman ss 4  3 0 Rutschman 3 1   Oregon St...... 201 000 044 – 11 Butler 1.3  0 0 0  Arkansas...... 000 040 000 – 4 Coaches of the Year have been Gahagan 2b 4   0 Gretler 3b1b 5 0 0 1 North Carolina...... 003 012 000 – 6 Byrne 1.3 1 1 1 0 3 Oregon St...... 010 000 000 – 1 Martorano c 3  0 0 Nobach dh 5 0  1 E – Gretler (7); Heimlich (2), Gahagan (9), LOB WP – Dusek (4), Shetter (8), Harpenau (6), Byrne E – Madrigal (2). DP – Arkansas 1, Oregon St. announced in all college and high McGee lf  0 1  Anderson lf 4 0 1 0 – Oregon St. 8, North Carolina 9. 2B – Madrigal (3). BK – Shetter (1), Singer (3). PB – Girand (3).. 1. LOB – Arkansas 10, Oregon St. 7. 2B – Kjerstad school divisions. Casparius 5 0  3 Taylor 1b  0 0 0 (8), Larnach (16), Rutschman 2 (22), Datres (17), T: 2:59. A: 19,100. (16), Fletcher (16), Larnach 2 (19). HBP – Cole, Jones pr 0 0 0 0 Roberts (12), Riley (14). 3B – Martorano (2). HR Biggers. The Coaches of the Year will Florida 6 Texas 1 Claunch c 0 0 0 0 – Grenier (6), Rutschman (8), Malone (7), Datres (7). Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO be honored during the ABCA/ Malone ph 0 0 0 0 HBP – Armsrong. SH – Grenier (16), Tessar (5). AB R H BI AB R H BI Liput ss 3  0 0 Hamilton 4 0 1 0 Knight, W (14-0) 6.0 7 1 1 1 6 Armstrong 0 0 0 0 Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO Loseke 2.0  0 0 0 3 Diamond Hall of Fame/Coach of Totals 36 8 11 6 Totals 36 6 13 6 Maldonado 5 1  1 Ellis rf  0 0 0 Heimlich 2.6 6 3  0 1 India 3b 5 1  4 Todd ph/rf 1 1 1 0 Cronin, S (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0  the Year banquet at the 75th annual North Carolina...... 015 000 200 – 8 Chamberlain 3.0 3 3 3   Dalton rf 3 0 0 0 Clemens 2b 4 0 1 0 Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO ABCA Convention next January in Oregon St...... 103 000 200 – 6 Pearce 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 Schwarz 1b 5 0 1 0 Zubia dh 4 0 0 0 Heimlich, L (16-3) 4.3 3 4 3  5 E – Kwan (6), Grenier (7). DP – North Carolina Mulholland, W (2-2) 3.0 1 0 0  1 Bell 1b 0 0 0 0 Petrinsky c 4 0 1 1 Chamberlain 4.6  0 0 5 11 Dallas, Texas. 2. LOB – North Carolina 12, Oregon St. 11. 2B North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO Langworthy 3 0  0 McKenzie 1b 4 0  0 WP – Chamberlain (2). HBP – by Heimlich (Biggers), It will be held Jan. 3-6, 2019 at – Larnach (15), Rutschman (20). 3B – Larnach (1). Criswell 2.6 4 3 3 0 4 Reese 2b 4 1  0 Hibbeler lf 4 0  0 by Heimlich (Cole). T: 3:52. A: 25,321. HBP – Datres, Busch 2, Mortorano, Anderson, Taylor. O’Brien 4.3  1 1 0 5 Horvath cf 3 1 1 1 Shaw cf 3 0 0 0 the Gaylord Texan. SH – Gahagan (2), McGee (1), renier (15). SF – Riley Lancellotti 0.0 1   1 0 Girand c 4 0 0 0 Reynolds 3b 3 0 0 0 Oregon St. 5 Arkansas 3 Daniels, L (6-1) 1.0 1 1 1 3  (7), McGee (1). CS – Anderson (1). McGuire ph 1 0 0 0 AB R H BI AB R H BI NCAA Div. I Baum 0.3 1 1 1 0 0 North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO Totals 35 6 10 6 Totals 34 1 8 1 Madrigal 2b 4 0 0 0 Cole rf 4 0 0 0 Hiatt 0.3 4 3  0 1 Northeast: Mike Glavine, Northeastern Dalatri 0.6  1 1 1 0 Grenier ss 5 1 3  Martin 3b 5 1 1 0 Hutchison 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 Florida...... 100 004 010 – 6 East: Mark Scalf, UNC Wilmington O’Brien, W (7-0) 1.6 3 3 3 0  Texas...... 000 000 010 – 1 Larnach rf 5 1   Kjerstad lf 3 1 1 0 Daniels 1.6 3 0 0 0 1 WP – Lancellotti (5). HBP – by Hutchison (Armstrong). Rutschman 5 1 3 1 Bonfield dh 4 0  1 Atlantic: , North Carolina E – Reynolds (9). DP – Texas 2. LOB – Florida 8, Lancellotti 1.3 0 0 0   PB – Martorano (9). T: 3:56. A: 21,568. Gretler 3b 3 0 0 0 Kenley pr 0 0 0 0 South: Gary Henderson, Mississippi Texas 11. 2B – Reese (17), Libbeler (15). HR – India Hiatt 1.3 4   1 0 Malone dh 4 0 1 0 Fletcher cf 4 0 0 0 (21), Horvath (7). HBP – Dalton. SH – Shaw (7). SB State Criswell 2.3 1 0 0 1  Miss. St. 2 Oregon St. 12 Nobach lf  0 1 0 Shaddy 2b 4 0  1 – Reese (13), McKenzie (1). CS – India (3). Central: Bobby Barbier, Northwestern Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO AB R H BI AB R H BI Anderson 1 0 0 0 Gates 1b 3 1 0 0 Heimlich, L (16-2) .3 4 6 6 1  Mangum 3 1 1 0 Madrigal 2b 5  3  Florida IP H R ER BB SO Kwan ph 1 0 0 0 Koch c 4 0 0 0 State Eisert 4.0 5  1 1 4 Jordan lf 3 0 0 0 Grenier ss 4 1 0 0 Kowar, W (10-5) 6.6 5 0 0  13 Casey lf/cf 0 0 0 0 Biggers ss 3 0 1 0 Mideast: John Anderson, Minnesota Pearce 0.6  0 0 0 1 Allen 1b 4 0 1 0 Larnach rf 4  3 3 Butler 0.3 0 1 1  1 Taylor 1b 3 1 1 0 Midwest: , Texas Tech Chamberlain 2.0 0 0 0 1  Stovall 2b 4 0   Rutschman 4 0 1  Byrne 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 Jones cf 3 0 1 0 WP – Eisert (5), HBP – by Heimlich (Busch), by MacNamee 4 0 0 0 Malone dh  0 1 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Armstrong 0 0 0 0 West: Pat Casey, Oregon State O’Brien (Anderson, by Heimlich (Busch), by Heimlich Foscue 3b 4 0 1 0 Casey ph 1 0 1 1 Henley, L (6-7) .6 4 1 1 4 1 Totals 36 5 12 5 Totals 34 3 7 2 National Coach of the Year: Pat Casey, Shugart 4.3 6 5 5 1 6 (Martorano), by Lancellotti (Taylor), by Chamberlain Alexander ss 4 0 0 0 Nobach lf 5 1  1 Oregon St...... 000 110 003 – 5 Sawyer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Oregon State (Datres). PB – Rutschman (6). T: 4:24. A: 21,628. Skelton c  0 0 0 Jones cf 0 0 0 0 Arkansas...... 010 020 000 – 3 Gilbert c 0 0 0 0 Gretler 3b 4  1 1 Robinson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E – Grenier (8), Martin (14). DP – Oregon St. 1, NCAA Div. II Washington 0 Miss. St. 1 Westburg dh 2 1 0 0 Anderson 3   0 WP – Henley (11). HBP – by Shugart (Dalton). T: Taylor 1b   1  3:08. A: 16,620. Arkansas 1. LOB – Oregon St. 8, Arkansas 8. 2B East: Scott Loiseau, Southern New AB R H BI AB R H BI – Bonfield (10). HR – Larnach (19), Rutschman (9). Totals 30 2 5 2 Totals 34 12 15 12 Hampshire Cerrillo lf 4 0 1 0 Mangum cf 3 0  0 HBP – Gates. SH – Gretler (6), Armstrong (13). CS Ward cf 3 0 1 0 Jordan lf 4 0 0 0 Mississippi St...... 101 000 000 – 2 Arkansas 7 Texas Tech. 4 – Nobach (1). Atlantic: Jon Spano, Mercyhurst Kahle c 4 0 1 0 Allen 1b 4 0 0 0 Oregon St...... 150 100 41x – 12 AB R H BI AB R H BI Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO Southeast: Greg Appleton, Columbus Wainhouse 4 0 0 0 Stovall 2b 4 1 3 0 Cole rf 4 1  0 Holt rf 5 0 1 0 E – Gretler (8). DP – Mississippi St. 3, Oregon Fehmel 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 State Jordan ss 4 0 1 0 MacNamee 4 0  0 Martin 3b 5   0 Klein 2b 4 0 1  St. 2. LOB – Mississippi St. 5, Oregon St. 11. 2B Eisert 5.0 5   0 7 Graffanino 4 0 1 0 Foscue 3b 4 0 0 0 Kjerstad lf 4 1 1 0 Jung 3b 4 0 1 0 South: Lance Niekro, Florida Southern – Stovall (16), Foscue (12), Madrigal (9), Larnach Abel, W (7-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Maclver 3b 3 0 0 0 Alexander 4 0 3 1 Bonfield dh 3 0 0 0 Little lf 4 0 0 0 (17), Nobach (10). 3B – Taylor (1). HBP – Mangum, Mulholland, S (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Midwest: Tracy Archuleta, Southern Jones rf  0 0 0 Skelton c  0 0 0 Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 Rheams dh 3 0 0 0 Westburg, Taylor 2. SH – Skelton (8), Anderson (6), Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Indiana Weiss rf 1 0 0 0 Westburg dh 3 0 0 0 Fletcher cf 4 1 4 4 Warren 1b  1 0 0 Taylor (12). SB – Madrigal 2 (15). Murphy 4.3 6   0 4 Schiffer 1b 3 0 1 0 Shaddy 2b 3 1 1 1 Davis ss 4  1 0 Central: Tim Huber, Augustana Mississippi St IP H R ER BB SO Reindl 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 32 0 6 0 Totals 32 1 10 1 Gates 1b 4 1 1 1 Farhat cf 3 1 1  South Central: Jason Gonzales, Texas Billingsley, L (5-4) 1.3 5 6 6  0 Koch c 4 0 0 0 Fulford c 3 0 1 0 Ramage 1.6 1 0 0 0 1 Washington...... 000 000 000 – 0 James 3.6 4 1 1 3 3 Biggers ss 4 0 1 1 Masters ph 1 0 0 0 Loseke 1.3  0 0 0 1 A&M-Kingsville Mississippi St...... 000 000 001 – 1 McQuary 1.0 3 3 3  0 Totals 36 7 12 7 Totals 33 4 6 4 Cronin, L (2-2) 1.6  3 3 1 1 West: Eric Newman, California San Smith 2.0 3     DP – Washington 2, Mississippi St. 1. LOB Arkansas...... 210 200 020 – 7 WP – Fehmel (4). HBP – by Fehmel (Gates). PB Diego Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO – Washington 6, Mississippi St. 8. 2B – Graffanino Texas Tech...... 000 020 002 – 4 – Koch (9). T: 4:07. A: 25,580. (6), Mangum (22). HBP – Ward. SH – Skelton (7). Fehmel 3.6 4   0 1 National Coach of the Year: Tim SB – Ward (19). Eisert, W (5-3) 5.3 1 0 0 1 3 E – Murphy (3). DP – Texas Tech 1. LOB – Huber, Augustana Arkansas 4, Texas Tech. 7. 2B – Martin (13), Fletcher Arkansas 0 Oregon St. 5 WP – James (8), McQuary (5). HBP – by Fehmel Washington IP H R ER BB SO (15), Klein (17), Davis, M. (18). HR – Fletcher (9), AB R H BI AB R H BI (Mangum), by Billingsley (Taylor), by Fehmel NCAA Div. III DeMers 7.3 7 0 0 1  Gates (6). HBP – Rheams. SH – Klein (1). CS Cole rf 3 0 0 0 Madrigal 2b 5 0 0 0 (Westburg), by James (Taylor). T: 3:54. A: 21,002. New England: Brendan Eygabroat, Hardy, L (5-3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 – Biggers (1), Warren (2). Martin 3b 4 0 1 0 Grenier ss   0 0 Mississippi St. IP H R ER BB SO Kjerstad lf 3 0 0 0 Larnach rf 3 1 1 0 UMass Boston Small 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Bonfield dh 4 0 0 0 Rutschman 4 1 3  Oregon St. 5 Miss. St. 2 Murphy 4.6     7 New York: Scott Landers, Oswego France 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Fletcher cf 3 0 0 0 Malone dh 3 0 0 0 AB R H BI AB R H BI Loseke, W (4-2) 3.0  0 0 0 5 State Gordon 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 Madrigal 2b 4 0 1 0 Mangum cf 3 0 1 0 Shaddy 2b 3 0 0 0 Gretler 3b  1 0 1 Cronin 1.3    1  Neff, W (4-3) 0.6 1 0 0 0 1 Grenier ss 4 1 1 0 Jordan lf 4 0  1 Gates 1b 3 0 0 0 Anderson cf 3 0 0 0 Mid-Atlantic: Matt Midkiff, Texas Tech. IP H R ER BB SO HBP – by Small (Ward). BK – Small (2). T: 2:44. Larnach rf 4 1 1 0 Allen 1b 4 0 0 0 Koch c 3 0 1 0 Jones cf 0 0 0 0 Martin, L (7-6) 3.6 6 5 5 1 6 Swarthmore A: 24,758. Rutschman 3 1  1 Stovall 2b 4 0 0 0 Biggers ss 3 0 0 0 Nobach lf 4 0 1 0 Quezada 3.3 3 1 1 0  South: Ray Hedrick, Randolph-Macon Gretler 3b 4 1  1 MacNamee 3 1 0 0 Taylor 1b 3 0  1 McMillon 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 Malone dh 4 1 1 3 Foscue 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 2 0 Totals 29 5 7 4 (VA) Oregon St. 14 Washington 5 Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 AB R H BI AB R H BI Mideast: Tim Pettorini, Wooster Nobach lf 3 0 0 0 Alexander 3 1 1 1 WP – Murphy (7). HBP – by Murphy (Rheams). PB Arkansas...... 000 000 000 – 0 Kwan cf  0 0 0 Cerrillo lf 4  3 0 Kwan ph/cf 1 0 0 0 Skelton c  0 0 0 – Fulford (9). T: 3:31. A: 13,637. Oregon St...... 201 010 01x – 5 Central: Alan Belourne, Monmouth Jones cf 4 1 1  Ward cf 3 0 0 0 Taylor 1b 4 0 0 0 Poole ph 0 0 0 0 E – Martin (15). LOB - Arkansas 4, Oregon St. 8. Grenier ss 6 0 1 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson cf 3 0 0 0 Westburg 4 0 0 0 Midwest: Mike Stawski, Concordia- Florida 9 Texas Tech. 6 2B - Koch (7). HBP - Grenier. SH - Jones (2), Taylor Madrigal 2b 6  3 0 Kahle c 3  1  Totals 34 5 8 5 Totals 30 2 4 2 13). SF - Gretler (5). SB - Grenier (9). Chicago Larnach rf 6 1 1 0 Wainhouse 4 0 1  AB R H BI AB R H BI West: Brent Porche, Texas-Tyler Oregon St...... 005 000 000 – 5 Liput ss 4 0  1 Holt rf 4  1 0 Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Rutschman   1 1 Jordan ss 4 0  1 Mississippi St...... 001 000 001 – 2 National Coach of the Year: Brent Gretler 3b/1b 5 3 3  Graffanino 4 0 1 0 Maldonado 5 0 0 1 Klein 2b 4 1  1 Campbell, L (5-7) .0  3  1  Nobach dh 4   3 Maclver 3b 4 0 0 0 E – Madrigal (1). DP – Oregon St. 1. LOB – Oregon India 3b 3  1 0 Jung 3b 5 0 3  Reindl 2.3 3 1 1   Porche, Texas- lf 3 1   Jones rf  0 0 0 St. 3, Mississippi St. 7. 2B – Grenier (17). HR Dalton rf 5   0 Little lf 5 0 1 3 Scroggins 1.6 1 0 0 0 1 Taylor 1 0 0 0 Weiss rf 1 0 0 0 – Malone (8). HBP – Poole. CS – Madrigal (1). Schwarz 1b 5 1 1  Rheams dh 5 0  0 Ramage 2.0 1 1 1 1  NAIA Malone ph/1b    3 Brady ph 1 0 0 0 Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO Bell 1b 0 0 0 0 Davis ss 4 0 0 0 Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO Opening Rd.: Bill Popp, Reinhardt Casey pr 0 0 0 0 Schiffer 1b 3 1 1 0 Abel, W (6-1) 7.0 3 1 1 3 5 Langworthy 4 0 0 1 Warren 1b 4   0 Abel, W (8-1) 9.0  0 0  10 Opening Rd: Jorge Perez, St. Thomas, Armstrong 0 0 0 0 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 Mulholland 2.0 1 1 1   Reese 2b 4  3 0 Farhat cf 4 0 0 0 WP –Reindl (10). HBP - by Campbell (Grenier). T: Totals 41 14 16 13 Totals 35 5 9 5 Mississippi St. IP H R ER BB SO Smith c 4 1 1 1 Fulford c 4 1 1 0 3:05. A: 19,323. FL Small, L (5-4) 4.6 7 5 5 1 5 Horvath cf 4 1  1 Opening Rd.: Adrian Dinkel, Oregon St...... 000 041 450 – 14 Totals 38 9 12 7 Totals 39 6 12 6 Washington...... 003 020 000 – 5 Gordon 4.3 1 0 0 0 3 Sets Record With 17 CWS Hits Southeastern, FL Florida...... 000 122 031 – 9 E – Jones (1), Jones C. (3). DP – Oregon St. 1, WP – Abel (6), Small (8). HBP – by Mulholland Opening Rd.: Brad Stromdahl, Georgia Texas Tech...... 000 000 330 – 6 Washington 2. LOB – Oregon St. 8, Washington 6l 2B (Poole). BK – Small (3). T: 3:02. A: 21,821. Gwinnett E – Liput (6), Reese (13), Davis, M (17). DP – Jones (6), Gretler (21), Andeson (9), Kahle (20). HR Opening Rd.: Jacob Garsez, Antelope – Nobach (6), Malone (6). HBP – Nobach. SH – Ward – Florida 1. LOB – Florida 7, Texs Tech. 11. 2B (13). SB – Madrigal (13), Graffanino (5). Bracket Two – Liput (15), Dalton (18), Reese 2 (19), Warren (16). Valley Texas 5 Arkansas 11 3B – Smith (1). HR – Schwarz (13). SF – Langworthy Opening Rd.: Patrick McCarthy, Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO (4). SB – Liput (11), India 3 (15), Reese (14). CS Fehmel 4.0 7 4 4 0  AB R H BI AB R H BI Faulkner Hamilton  0 0 1 Cole rf 4  1 1 – Liput (6). Abel, W (5-1) 4.0 1 1 1  5 Opening Rd.: Denney Crabaugh, Mulholland 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Ellis rf 4 1 0 0 Martin 3b 4 1  1 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Washington IP H R ER BB SO Clemens 2b 5 0 1 0 Kjerstad lf 5  3 3 Leftwich, W (5-5) 6.3 7    5 Oklahoma City Jones 4.6 3    3 Zubia dh 5 0  1 Bonfield dh 4  1  Baker 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 Opening Rd.: Jonathan Esles, Freed- Burgmann 0.0 3  1 0 0 Petrinsky c 3 0 0 0 Fletcher cf 5 0   Mace 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Hardeman Emanuels 1.0 1 1 1  0 McCann c 0 1 0 0 Shaddy 2b 5 1  1 Butler 0.6 0 0 0 0 1 Hardy, L (5-4) 1.0 3 4 4   McKenzie 1b 5 1 1 0 Gates 1b 5 1 3 0 McMullen 0.6  3 3  1 Opening Rd.: Kory Hartman, Knowles 1.0 5 5 5 0 3 Hibbeler lf 3 1 1 0 Koch c 4 1 1 0 Byrne, S (16) 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 Northwestern Ohio Lamb 0.0 5 5 5 0 3 Todd lf  0 1  Biggers ss 3 1 0 1 Texas Tech. IP H R ER BB SO National Coach of the Year: Adrian DeCooman 1.3 1 0 0 1 1 Shaw cf 3 1 3 0 Kilian, L (9-3) 4.3 3 3 3 3 4 WP – Abel (5). HBP – by Lamb (Nobach). PB Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 1 Harpenau 1.3 4   0 1 Dinkel, Southeastern, FL Totals 34 5 9 5 Totals 39 11 15 11 Freeman 1.6 4 3 3 0 1 – Kahle (9). T: 3:53. A: 16,881. NJCAA Div. I Texas...... 001 010 021 – 5 Haveman 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Miss. St. 12 N. Carolina 2 Arkansas...... 100 028 00x – 11 Queen 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 Central: Brent Biggs, Barton (KS) AB R H BI AB R H BI E – Biggers (9). LOB – Texas – Texas 11, Arkansas WP – Kilian 2 (6). T: 3:48. A: 24,806. East Central: David Shelton, Walters Mangum cf 4 1 0 0 Datres 3b 4 1 1 0 10. 2B – Zubia (14), McKenzie (9), Cole (14), State (TN) Jordan lf 5 1 1 1 Busch 1b 4 0 0 0 Kjerstad (15). 3B – Shaw (5). Hr – Bonfield (9). HBP Arkansas 5 Florida 2 Eastern: Luis Melendez, Monroe (NY) Allen 1b 5 1 1 1 Roberts rf 3 0 1 1 – Bonfield. SH – Reynolds (2). SF – Hamilton (5). AB R H BI AB R H BI Stovall 2b 5 1 1 1 Riley cf 3 0 0 0 Cole rf 5 0 0 0 Liput ss 4 0 1 0 Gulf: Jeff Johnson, Chipola (FL) MacNamee 4  1 0 Freeman ss 4 0 1 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Kingham, L (8-5) 5.0 9 5 5 1 4 Martin 3b 5 3 4 1 Maldonado 4 0 0 0 Northern: Marc Rardin, Iowa Western Foscue 3b 4 1 0 0 Gahagan 2b 4 0 1 0 Robinson 0.0 0    0 Kjerstad lf 5 0 0 0 India 3b 4 0 0 0 South Central: Pat Evers, Jefferson Alexander ss 3  1 1 Casparius dh 3 0 0 0 Sawyer 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 Bonfield dh 5 0   Dalton rf 4 0 0 0 Skelton c 3 0 1 0 Hesterlee ph 1 0 0 0 (MO) Shugart 0.0  3 3 0 0 Kenley r 0 0 0 0 Schwarz 1b 4 0 0 0 Anderson pr 0 1 0 0 McGee lf  1  0 Southeastern: Adam Thomas, Fields 06  0 0 1 0 Fletcher cf 5 1   Langworthy 3 1 1 0 Gilbert ph/c 1 0 0 0 Inclan ph 1 0 0 0 McGuire 1.3 1 0 0 0 1 Shaddy 2b 4 0 0 0 Reese 2b  1 0 0 Chattahoochee Valley (AL) Westburg dh 4  3 7 Martorano c 3 0 1 0 Bocchi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Gates 1b 4 1 1 0 Smith c 3 0 1 1 Poole pr 0 0 0 0 Tessar ph 1 0 0 0 Koch c 3 0 0 0 Horvath cf 3 0 0 0 Southern: Tom Arrington, San Jacinto Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Totals 38 12 9 11 Totals 33 2 7 1 (TX) Knight, W (13-0) 5.0 4   1 4 Biggers ss 4 0  0 Mississippi St...... 040 000 080 – 12 Loseke 1.6  0 0 1  Totals 40 5 11 5 Totals 31 2 3 1 Southwestern: Craig McMurtry, Temple North Carolina...... 100 000 100 – 2 Ramage 1.0     3 Arkansas...... 101 021 000 – 5 (TX) E – Allen (6), Datres (11), Freeman (11), Bergner Bonnin 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 Florida...... 000 020 000 – 2 Western: Boomer Walker, Southern (3). DP – Mississippi St. 1. LOB – Mississippi St. 1, Scroggins 1.0 1 1 1  1 E – Martin (13), Reese 2 (15). LOB – Arkansas Idaho North Carolina 7. 2B – Westburg (11), Datres (16), HBP – by Shugart (Bonfield). BK – Kingham (2). 9, Florida 5. 2B – Martin (14). HR – Fletcher (10). Martorano (11). 3B – McGee (4). HR – Westburg (2). T: 3:55, A: 23,034. HBP – Reese. National Coach of the Year: Jeff HBP – Alexander. SF – Roberts (5). Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO Johnson, Chipola (FL) Mississippi St. IP H R ER BB SO Texas Tech. 6 Florida 3 AB R H BI AB R H BI Campbell, W (5-6) 5.3    0 8 Pilkington, W (3-6) 6.0 6    4 NJCAA Div. II Holt rf 5 0  3 Liput ss 4 1 0 0 Reindl 1.3 0 0 0  1 Gordon, S (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0  Klein 2B 5 0 0 0 Maldonado 5 1   Cronin 2.0 1 0 0 0  East: David Brust, Monroe (NY) North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO Jung 3b 5 1  0 Indiana 3b  0 1 0 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Midwest: David Garcia, Parkland (IL) Bergner, L (7-3) 7.0 5 7 3 1 8 Little lf 3 1 3 1 Schwarz 1b 4 0 0 0 Singer, L (12-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1  REMARKABLE HITTING — Oregon State Hiatt 0.0 3 3 1 0 0 North: Steve Dintaman, Sinclair (OH) Rheams dh 4 1 1 1 Dalton rf 4 0 1 0 Mace 4.0 4 1 0 0 4 catcher Adley Rutschman, the 2018 Most Hutchison 0.6 1  0 0 1 North Central: Mike Davenport, Davis ss 4 0 1 1 Langworthy lf 3 0 0 0 WP – Campbell (8), Reindl (9). HBP – by Campbell Baum 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 Outstanding Player of the College World Warren 1Bb 4 0 1 0 Reese 2b 4 0 0 0 (Reese). T: 3:06. A: 25,016. Madison (WI) WP – Pilkington (11), Gordon (13). HBP – by Series, set an all-time record with 17 hits Farhat cf 4   0 Horvath cf 3 0 0 0 Hutchison (Alexander). T: 3:17. A: 13,387. during the CWS. He also led all players North Plains: Todd Rima, Kirkwood Fulford c 3 1 0 0 Girand c  0 0 0 with 13 RBI. He knocked in at least one (IA) Oregon St. 11 N. Carolina 6 Smith ph/c  1 1 0 Championship Finals Totals 37 6 12 6 Totals 33 3 5 2 run in seven of OSU’s eight games. On Northeast: Michael Carter, CCBC AB R H BI AB R H BI Arkansas 4 Oregon St. 1 defense, he only allowed 1 in Madrigal 2b 6   0 Datres 3b 5  3  Texas Tech...... 000 122 001 – 6 Essex (MD) AB R H BI AB R H BI 2 attempts. On the season, Rutschman hit Grenier ss 3 3  1 Busch 1b 4  0 0 Florida...... 001 000 200 – 3 Cole rf 3 0 0 1 Kwan cf 4 0 1 0 Plains: Raydon Leaton, Northern Lanach rf 5 1   Roberts rf 5 0 1 1 E – Davis, M (16), Liput (5). DP – Florida 2. Martin 3b 5 0 0 1 Grenier ss 4 0 1 0 .408. It was quite a difference from a year Oklahoma-Enid Rutschman 5  3 4 Riley cf 5 0 1  LOB – Texas Tech. 6, Florida 8. 2B – Little (25). Kjerstad lf 4 0 1 1 Madrigal 2b 4 0 0 0 prior as he only hit .234. Rutschman was a South: Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice (LA) Malone dh 5 1 1  Freeman ss 5 0  1 Rheams (11). 3B – Indana (4). HR – Maldonado Bonfield dh 4 0 0 0 Larnach rf 4 1  0 Collegiate Baseball All-American. See COACHES OF YEAR, Page 8 Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page  2018 College World Series Notes Time Of Games Second Highest Ever Long, Long Baseball Games: In a CWS game took place during the the 72-year-history of the College 2014 College World Series. World Series, two of the top three Huge Inning For Hogs: longest CWS average games times Arkansas pushed across 8 runs in took place the past two years. The the sixth inning as 10 consecutive average game time for the 2018 batters got on base before an out CWS was 3:33 over 16 games, was made by Texas. It was the second highest in CWS history. The difference in the game as Arkansas 2017 College World Series saw an won, 11-5 over the Longhorns. average game time of 3:25 over 16 What made it even more amazing games, third highest in history. is that after the first two batters got The record year was in 2009 on base, there was a 2 hour and 49 as the average time was 3:38 per minute weather delay. Once the game. The 2018 CWS featured the teams came back to the field, play longest game in Series’ history at 4 resumed as 8 more hitters got on hours and 24 minutes during game base for the Hogs. one between North Carolina and Incredible Hitting Exhibition: Oregon St. The game, won by the Freshman Jordan Westburg of Tar Heels, 8-6, featured 10 pitching Mississippi State tied the single- changes, 14 runs, 24 hits, 3 errors, game College World Series RBI 8 walks and 339 combined pitches. record with a career-high 7 RBI Heading into the 2018 CWS, 13 of during a 12-2 win over North the last 14 College World Series Carolina in game 6 thanks to a have seen an average game time grand slam and 3-run . of 3:16. He is the sixth player to ever The only outlier was 2012 when record 7 RBI in a CWS game and CWS games averaged 2:54. Over the first in 17 years. Westburg the past 37 years, there have been drilled a 2-strike, 2-out grand no CWS games under two hours. slam in the top of the second. He Yet there have been 24 games over followed that with a 2-out bases- four hours. clearing double in the eighth inning The NCAA and American to run his total to 7 RBI. He finished Baseball Coaches Association are 3-for-4 in the contest. exploring ways to reduce the time Strong Pitching Performance: of games. Florida pitcher Playing With Broken Finger: struck out a career-high 13 batters Arkansas SS Jax Biggers played in 6 2/3 innings during a 6-1 win all six games of the ’Series with over Texas. Kowar, who threw 121 a broken index finger on his left pitches, is the first pitcher in the last glove hand. He broke his finger 40 years to strike out 13 batters in four weeks prior to the CWS after a CWS outing of less than seven it was injured on a drag bunting innings. attempt against Texas A&M RHP Strikeouts Galore: The Mitchell Kilkenney who threw a pitching staffs of Florida and Texas 92 mph cutter on his hands. The combined for 24 strikeouts (Gators ball crashed into his finger tip and 15, Longhorns 9) during game shattered his index finger. seven which ties for the sixth most He wore a protective splint over in a 9-inning game. The two teams his finger on defense and offense. combined to strike out the side four Prior to slipping on his glove, he OVERCOMES BROKEN FINGER — Arkansas SS Jax Biggers played all six games at the College different times. put on the protective splint and World Series with a broken index finger on his left glove hand. He broke it four weeks prior to the 12 Pitchers Used In Contest: carefully put it behind the glove CWS when a pitch by a Texas A&M hurler crashed into his finger during a drag bunt attempt. Florida and Texas Tech. combined for added protection. Biggers only when Winslow went after an errant eliminated at the College World while the Pac-12 only received to use 12 pitchers (6 each) during committed one error in six games throw. Series with a 5-2 loss to Arkansas, four. Enroute to the national title, game 10 which ties for third most and made a several spectacular During the 1999 College World it extended one of the most bizarre Oregon St. eliminated LSU during in CWS history. It has happened plays. As a lefthanded hitter, his Series, Florida State RHP Blair runs in college sports. Back in its Regional and then Mississippi three other times, most recently index finger is the highest finger Varnes threw the championship 1999, Miami (Fla.) won the national St. and Arkansas at the College in 2001. on bat which caused issues initially. game of the College World Series title as the No. 1 seed. World Series. Brilliant Outing: Arkansas But he has adjusted to it. Biggers despite suffering from a torn anterior But for 19 seasons past that point, The Beavers were 35-3 against starter Isaiah Campbell retired the hit a number of line drives during cruciate ligament in his left leg. the No. 1 overall seed has not won non-Pac-12 opponents this season. first 14 Florida batters he faced. He the CWS. Rain Problems At College the national title in baseball. Florida Schools currently in the Pac-12 had a going against Arkansas Head Coach Dave World Series: The 2018 College became the latest victim. No. 1 Conference have won nearly three the Gators with eight strikeouts. He Van Horn said the injured finger World Series will go down as one seeds only have a 20-26 cumulative times as many national baseball was so dominant that he fanned six was gruesome to look when he of the wettest in history. Rain either record at the College World Series titles than any other conference with of the first 9 batters. In 15 previous examined it. “When I went out to delayed or postponed a game for from 2000-2018. Six of those No. 29. The Southeastern Conference starts this season, Campbell pitched see what sort of injury he sustained, six days during the tournament. It 1 seeds didn’t even make to the is second with 11 national into the sixth inning only four times his finger was split and gushing ended a day later than scheduled. It College World Series and were championships in baseball. and posted a 5-6 overall record. blood,” said Van Horn. was the second time in three years knocked out in either Regional or For the 13th year in a row and the He was pulled after 5 1/3 innings “It was obviously broken, and he wet weather has impacted the CWS Super Regional competition. 17th time in the last 18 years, the as he gave up 2 hits, no walks was in a lot of pain. Jax didn’t play as the tournament also ended a day Arkansas’ Giant Slayer: Pac-12 led the nation with the most and 2 earned runs against Florida. for a couple of conference series in later than scheduled in 2016. Arkansas All-America RHP Blaine overall NCAA Championships Arkansas went on to win, 5-2. a row. When he first was allowed The worst rain problems in Knight put up a perfect 14-0 record won with 12 titles in 2017-18. Six Success Against SEC: Oregon back, he had to have the finger College World Series history took this season against some of the top different institutions within the Pac- St. won six of seven games against numbed with a needle. Initially place in 1964 when the CWS was pitchers in all of college baseball. 12 won at least one title. SEC opponents in the NCAA he had a difficult time hitting. But a scheduled 6-day event. Five He earned head to head victories Attendance Down: Total Tournament and eliminated three he raised his batting average 20 or full days were lost to rain. At the against four first round draft picks, attendance at the 2018 CWS was SEC teams. The Beavers beat so points at the end of the season time, Rosenblatt Stadium didn’t including No. 1 overall pick Casey 333,482. It was the worst overall Louisiana St. 14-1 and 12-0 in which is hard to do.” have a full infield tarp. To get the Mize of Auburn, Brady Singer attendance at the event since 2012 Regional games and then beat From broken bones to torn tournament completed, gasoline (18th) and Jackson Kowar (33rd) of when 321,684 attended in 14 Mississippi St. 12-2 and 5-2. In the ligaments, the College World Series was burned on the infield dirt and Florida and (22nd) of sessions. Finals of the College World Series, has witnessed some incredibly a helicopter was used as a hovering Mississippi. Unusual Statistic: The visiting OSU took 2 of 3 from Arkansas. courageous acts over the years. dryer for the grass areas. A tarp was In the first game of the CWS team owned a 12-4 record during All-Tournament Team South Carolina 1B Christian used for the 1965 College World Championship Series, he added the College World Series. C Adley Rutschman, Oregon Walker played the final two games Series and beyond. another victim to his list in Oregon Incredible 14-Pitch At-Bat: St. of the 2011 College World Series in Incredible 1-0 Walk-Off Win: St. LHP who was Cameron Warren of Texas Tech. 1B Jared Gates, Arkansas excruciating pain after sustaining With game two of the College 16-2 heading into his matchup had a remarkable at-bat in the top 2B Hunter Stovall, Miss. St. a broken hamate bone in his left World Series 0-0 heading into the with Knight. The Arkansas of the fifth inning against Florida 3B , Arkansas wrist on his final swing during a bottom of the ninth, Mississippi allowed only one run on seven hits pitcher Brady Singer with a14-pitch SS Cadyn Grenier, Oregon St. 13-inning win over Virginia in the State had a walk-off hit by SS Luke and struck out six as he battled at-bat as he fouled off pitch after OF Dominic Fletcher, Arkansas bracket final. Alexander against Washington. through several tough stretches. He pitch. He ultimately lined out to OF , Arkansas First baseman Bryant Winslow Entering the game, he was only was mentally tough enough to get second base. OF Trevor Larnach, Oregon St. of Wichita State played during hitting .213 and was batting seventh through situations with only one run Hit Batters Galore: North DH Dyler Malone, Oregon St. the 1989 College World Series in the lineup. It was the Bulldogs’ being scored. Carolina (2) and Oregon St. (4) P Kevin Abel, Oregon St. with a stress fracture of his right third walk-of win of the NCAA Pac-12 Still Conference Of pitchers combined to hit six batters P Blaine Knight, Arkansas leg and later sustained two more Tournament. Champions: The SEC received during game one which is tied for Most Outstanding Player: Adley broken bones when Texas batter Curse Continues For No. 1 a record-tying 10 teams in the third most all-time (combined). The Rutschman, Oregon St. Lance Jones collided with him Overall Seeds: When Florida was NCAA Div. I baseball tournament last time there were six hit batters in Page  Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball’s Oregon St. No. 1 NCAA Division I Beavers Capture 2018 NCAA Div. I Title TUCSON, Ariz. — Oregon final 20 batters he faced. St. (55-12-1) is ranked No. 1 Adley Rutschman tallied three Get Final 2018 in Collegiate Baseball’s final hits in the contest, passing Jacoby TOP 30 POLL 2018 NCAA Div. I baseball poll Ellsbury for the Oregon State Standings, Stats presented by Big League Chew single-season record with 102, and Presented By bubble gum after winning its third setting a new College World Series For NCAA Div. I national championship with a 5-0 record with 17 hits. TUCSON, Ariz. — Readers win over Arkansas. Head Coach Pat Casey also of Collegiate Baseball can get The Beavers were ranked No. 1 earned his 900th victory at Oregon the most current NCAA Division in nine Collegiate Baseball polls State with the championship game I standings by going to: www. during the 2018 season and become win over Arkansas. baseballnews.com and then clicking the ninth program in NCAA history Five of the top seven teams the category Polls. with three College World Series ranked in Collegiate Baseball’s Pre- Then click on NCAA Division I. titles. OSU won six elimination Season poll last December qualified Once there, click on NCAA Div. games during its run to the title. for the College World Series. I Conference Standings. Kevin Abel threw a complete Here is how those eight teams For NCAA Div. I statistics, go to: game shutout, striking out 10 ranked going into the season: 1. www.baseballnews.com and then Razorbacks, to record his fourth Florida, 2. Oregon St., 3. Arkansas, click on Polls, NCAA Division I win of the College World Series, a 5. Texas Tech., 7. North Carolina. and then NCAA Div. I Statistics. www.bigleaguechew.com new CWS record for victories. Abel 13. Mississippi St., 26. Texas, Navigate from there to find the stats you are after. (As of June 29, 2018) allowed just two hits and retired the received votes Washington. Rank School Record Points Prev. 1. Oregon St. (55-12-1) 495 1 Trio Chosen As Players Of The Year 2. Arkansas (48-21) 491 4 3. Florida (49-21) 489  4. Mississippi St. (39-29) 486 8 ABCA Announces NCAA D-1 5. North Carolina (44-20) 483 3 6. Texas Tech. (45-20) 480 6 All-Americans Across USA 7. Texas (42-23) 477 5 GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 8. Washington (35-26) 475 7 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA 9. Minnesota (44-15) 473 9 Division I All America and Gold Glove teams were announced by 10. Stetson (48-13) 472 10 the American Baseball Coaches 11. Duke (45-18) 471 11 Association. 12. South Carolina (37-26) 468 12 Leading this year’s team are 13. Tennessee Tech. (53-12) 466 13 Co-Players of the Year — 2B Kody Clemens of Texas and 1B 14. Cal. St. Fullerton (36-25) 464 14 Andrew Vaughn of California. RHP 15. Auburn (43-23) 462 15 Brady Singer of Florida was named 16. Vanderbilt (35-27) 461 16 Pitcher of the Year. 17. Clemson (47-16) 460 17 Clemens finished the season 18. Stanford (46-12) 457 18 with a .351 batting average and belted 24 home runs along with 15 19. Mississippi (48-17) 455 19 doubles and three triples. He drove 20. Georgia (39-21) 45 0 in 72 runs and stole 5 bases. 21. Southern Mississippi (44-18) 450 1 Vaughn was named Pac-12 Player of the Year after starting all 22. N.C. State (42-18) 447  54 games for the Bears. He hit .402 23. Louisville (45-19) 445 3 with 23 home runs, 14 doubles, KODY CLEMENS ANDREW VAUGHN 24. Oklahoma (38-25) 443 4 63 RBI and stole 4 bases. He only State 25. UCLA (38-21) 440 5 struck out 18 times. 3B , Wichita State 26. Houston (38-25) 439 6 Singer posted a 12-3 record for (KS) 27. Connecticut (37-22-1) 438 7 the Gators with a 2.55 ERA, 114 SS , Stanford strikeouts and 22 walks in 113 (CA) 28. Coastal Carolina (43-19) 435 8 innings. 29. East Carolina (44-18) 434 9 SS Seth Lancaster, Coastal The All Americans are selected Carolina (SC) 30. St. John’s (40-17) 430 30 by the ABCA’s Division I All OF Grant Little, Texas Tech America Committee, chaired by OF Nick Campana, Hartford Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State. (CT) ABCA Div. I All Americans OF Joey Denison, Troy (AL) First Team OF Ryan Ward, Bryant (RI) C , Georgia Tech DH Zach Rheams, Texas Tech Coaches Of Year Named C Adley Rutschman, Oregon P Colton Eastman, Cal State State Fullerton By ABCA In All Divisions 1B Andrew Vaughn, California P Sean Mooney, St. John’s Continued From Page 6 5: Paul Twenge, Minnetonka (MN) 1B , Illinois (NY) 6: Ron Bardley, Har-Ber (AR) 2B Kody Clemens, Texas P Patrick Fredrickson, Southeast: Robbie Allen, Brunswick 7: Joe Sato, Bingham (UT) (NC) 8: Joe Hallead, Palo Verde (NV) 3B , Florida Minnesota SS Terrin Vavra, Minnesota P Kyle Brnovich, Elon (NC) Southwest: Alex Cherney, Scottsdale National Coach of the Year: Paul BRADY SINGER (AZ) Twenge, Minnetonka (MN) SS Greg Cullen, Niagara (NY) P Joey Murray, Kent State National Coach of the Year: Jeff Willis, High School Div. II OF Trevor Larnach, Oregon (OH) P , Stanford (CA) LSU Eunice 1: Norman Walsh, Boston College State RP Nolan Hoffman, Texas P Miller Hogan, Saint Louis NJCAA Div. III (MA) OF Devlin Granberg, Dallas A&M (MO) A: Jason Rathbun, Herkimer (NY) 2: Kevin Kirkby, Pascack Hills (NJ) Baptist (TX) P Mason Feole, UConn B: Bill Fratto, Oakton (IL) 3: Jeff Segars, Loganville (GA) Third Team C: Doug Wren, Tyler (TX) 4. Greg Elie & Mike Kinney, Baylor OF , Clemson (SC) C Cal Raleigh, Florida State P Colten Schmidt, Louisiana D: Reece Honeycufff, Rockingham School (TN) OF Bryant Packard, East 1B Scott Schreiber, Nebraska P Sean Mellen, Northeastern (NC) 5. Scott Holler, Oak Creek (WI) Carolina 2B Carson Shaddy, Arkansas (MA) E: Jason Fischer, St. Cloud Tech (MN) 6: Kyle Slayton, Nashville (AR) OF Andrew Moritz, UNC 2B Kyle Gray, West Virginia RP P.J. Poulin, UConn F: Jeff Mejia, Northern Essex (MA) 7: Gerard Pineda, La Cueva (NM) Greensboro RP , Minnesota G: Adrian Yaguez, Northampton (PA) 8: John Diatte, Valley Christian (CA) 3B Kyle Datres, North Carolina National Coach of the Year: Bill Fratto, National Coach of the Year: Kyle DH Kevin Strohschein, 3B Isaiah Pasteur, George RP Ryley Gilliam, Clemson Oakton (IL) Slayton, Nashville (AR) Tennessee Tech Washington (DC) (SC) Pacific Association High School Div. III UT , Stetson SS , Illinois State Gold Glove Team No. California: Reed Peters, San Joaquin 1: Kevin Graber, Phillips Academy (FL) SS Tyler Frank, Florida C , Baylor Delta (CA) (MA) P Andre Pallante, UC Irvine Atlantic 1B Jake Vieth, Gonzaga So. California: John Altobelli, Orange 2: Ryan Terrill, Riverdale Baptist P John Rooney, Hofstra (NY) OF Grant Fennell, Nevada 2B Michael Massey, Illinois Coast (CA) (MD) P Brady Singer, Florida Northwest: Eric Lane, Lower Columbia 3: Donald Cribb, Latta (SC) OF Ross Adolph, Toledo (OH) 3B Brandon Perez, Southern (WA) 4: Dave Pishkur, Andrean (IN) P Casey Mize, Auburn (AL) OF Steele Walker, Oklahoma California National Coach of the Year: Reed 5: Steve Bushnell, Topeka Seaman P , Southern Miss OF Matt Wallner, Southern SS Tyler Depreta-Johnson, Peters, San Joaquin Delta (CA) (KS) RP Jack Little, Stanford (CA) Miss Houston Baptist 6: Hart Hering, Brock (TX) High School Div. I 7: Danny Ipson, Dixie (UT) Second Team O F K e e g a n M c G o v e r n , OF Brandon Lockridge, Troy 1: William Chapman, Bedford (NH) 8: Mark Ratekin, Bakersfield Christian Georgia OF , Mississippi 2: Nick Hoffner, Howard (MD) C Alex Holderbach, Eastern (CA) 3 Matt Cimo, Auburn (AL) Kentucky OF Matt Pita, VMI (VA) State National Coach of the Year: Steve 4: Ty Brenning, Olentangy Liberty 1B Kole Cottam, Kentucky DH Zach Biermann, Coastal OF Zach Watson, LSU Bushnell, Topeka Seaman (KS) (OH) 2B Nick Madrigal, Oregon Carolina (SC) P Joe DeMers, Washington Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page  College World Series/Stop Action

Oregon State’s Cadyn Grenier is picked off first base by North Carolina catcher Brandon Martorano in game 1 of the CWS. 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]

Oregon St. SS Cadyn Grenier dives after a ball in short centerfield against North Carolina.

Braden Shewmake of Texas A&M goes after a ground ball.

Texas Tech. RF Gabe Holt (left)) and CF Cody Farhat collide Zak Taylor of Oregon St. is thrown out trying to steal as Arkansas 2B Carson Shaddy while going after a long fly ball against Arkansas. puts the tag on during Championship Finals game 1. The Razorbacks won, 4-1. Page 10 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 Freeze Frame/2018 Omaha CWS

Ike Freeman of North Carolina is out trying to steal second base as Oregon St. SS Cadyn Grenier puts the tag on him.

Texas LF Austin Todd (left) and CF Tate Shaw collide while going after a long fly ball during a game against Arkansas.

Mississippi St. CF Jake Mangum dives for a fly ball at the wall against Oregon St. but barely misses catching it. Mississippi St. 3B makes a nice snag of a hard hit ball down the line.

Washington’s Mason Cerrillo is safe at home as Oregon St. catcher Adley Rutschman can’t come up with a short hop. Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page 11 College World Series/Stop Action

North Carolina 1B Michael Busch’s feet get tangled up with Oregon State’s Cadyn Grenier’s face and arms during a pickoff.

Above, Arkansas SS Jax Biggers makes a nice snag to throw out an Oregon St. runner. In the right, top photo, CF Jack Anderson and SS Cadyn Grenier of Oregon St. collide in a game against North Carolina. In the bottom right photo, Elijah MacNamee of Mississippi St. is safe at first base on a pickoff attempt by North Carolina’s catcher. College World Series Photos Powered By

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Mississippi St.’s Jake Mangum scores against Oregon St.

This Mississippi St. player was devastated after being eliminated by Oregon St., 5-2.

Carson Shaddy of Arkansas scores against Oregon St.

North Carolina players were overcome with emotion after being eliminated by Oregon St.

The trauma of being eliminated is tough on Texas Tech.

Arkansas players couldn’t believe they finished second at the College World Series. Tyler Malone of Oregon St. celebrates after scoring a run. Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page 13 Coaching Changes Take Place Across United States TUCSON, Ariz. — As the and ultimately win in Omaha.” Mexico assistant, has been hired appearances at the NJCAA DII The Blue Devils also advanced to summer progresses, more coaching Indiana University hired Jeff to take over for Alday. Jacome was World Series, including winning its first Super Regional in school changes have been announced. Mercer to replace Lemonis. an assistant coach for Alday for the title in 2013. history. In 2017, Mercer became the head three seasons with the Lobos and He also served as the chair of Head Coaches Assistant Coaches was named coach at Wright State where he led a former assistant at the University the Health, Wellness and Human Former University of Washington Mississippi State’s 18th head the team to 77 wins, including six of Arizona. Performance Program at Murray assistant coach and recruiting baseball coach in late June. wins against ranked opponents in Jacome started the baseball State from 2012 to present. coordinator Donegal Fergus was His coaching career spans 24 just two seasons. program at El Paso Community After one of the most successful named the associate head coach at years of collegiate experience. As He is known as a great recruiter, College (TX) and led the team seasons in program history, UC Santa Barbara. the top assistant, Lemonis helped developer of talent and an innovative to three Western Junior College Jacksonville University has signed Fergus has served at his current lead Louisville to three College user of advanced analytics. He was Athletic Conference titles in the head baseball coach Chris Hayes position for the past five years and World Series appearances. He also named the 2018 Horizon League early 2000s. He posted a 207-122-2 to a five-year contract. previously was an assistant coach directed Indiana to NCAA regional Coach of the Year. in six seasons with El Paso. After a 7 year drought, Hayes at University and head appearances in three out of the last Prior to becoming the head Lloyd Gage was named the led Jacksonville to the post-season coach at Lower Columbia College four years as head coach. coach at Wright State, he served as new head baseball coach at East and the Dolphins earned the highest (WA). In 2013, Lemonis was named an assistant coach at Wright State, Central University (OK). He will seeding in program history. Since he joined the Washington American Baseball Coaches volunteer assistant at Western take over for Dino Rosato, who They won their first game of staff, the team had one of its most Association’s Assistant Coach of Kentucky and at the University of stepped down from the position the regionals, defeating Florida successful stretches in program the Year. He is widely known as one Michigan. after 9 years. Atlantic, 5-3. It was the program’s history, advancing to the NCAA of the elite recruiters and 69 of his Pima Community College head For the past year, Gage was first NCAA Tournament victory Regionals and achieving its highest players have been selected in the baseball coach Rich Alday retired the pitching coach at Seminole since 2011. ranking in team history. Draft. only one year after returning to the State College. In his one season Duke University extended the Mark Ginther joined the staff “It’s an incredible honor to be the program. with the Trojans, he helped the contract of head baseball coach at West Virginia as the new infield head coach at Mississippi State,” Alday started his career with team to a 44-11 record, conference Chris Pollard to June 2025. and hitting coach. Lemonis said in a school press the Aztecs from 1974-1989 before championship and the NJCAA Pollard has revitalized the After playing at Oklahoma State, release. “The tradition, fan base and moving on to be the head coach at Division I Region II title. program over the past six years. The Ginther was on the coaching staff facility in Starkville are second to the University of New Mexico. He Previously Gage was the team was ranked in the pre-season for four seasons where he served none in college baseball. My goal closes his Pima career with a record association head coach at Murray for the first time in program history as a volunteer assistant for three is to keep the program moving of 517-251 in 17 total seasons. State College for seven years and recorded its first 40-win season seasons and player development forward, strive for championships Ken Jacome, former New during which the team made two and a school record 18 ACC wins. coordinator for one year. NCAA Div. II All-Americans Headed By Zack Shannon, David Lebron GREENSBORO, N.C. — The RP J.T. Hintzen, Florida P James Varela, LIU Post (NY) UT Andrew Bash, Cal Baptist 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Southern P Joe Ryan, Stanislaus State P Gus Varland, Concordia-St. Division II All America and Gold Second Team (CA) Paul (MN) Glove teams were announced by C Tyler Walters, Slippery Rock RP Zach Vennaro, Mount Olive P Jacob Blank, Augustana (SD) the American Baseball Coaches (PA) (NC) P Tyler Jandron, Northwood (MI) Association. 1B Chance Bowden, Catawba Third Team Headlining the team are 1B Zack (NC) C Jake Anchia, Nova Southeastern P Tucker Burgess, North Greenville Shannon of Delta State (MS), who 2B Cody Birdsong, Quincy (IL) (FL) (SC) was named Player of the Year, 3B Jacob Richardson, Southern 1B Reed Hjelle, Minnesota- RP Daniel Jang, Biola (CA) and RHP David Lebron of Tampa Arkansas Crookston RP Zach Reeg, Augustana (SD) (FL), who was awarded Pitcher of SS Cole Taylor, Illinois 2B Daulton Martin, Tusculum Gold Glove Team the Year. Springfield (TN) C Jake Anchia, Nova Southeastern Shannon belted 31 home runs this OF , UNC 3B Kaleo Johnson, Montana State (FL) season to set a state of Mississippi Pembroke Billings 1B Jace Selsor, Colorado School and Delta State record. OF Bryce Fischer, Emporia State SS Ben Walsh, Le Moyne (NY) of Mines He is the first Division II player to (KS) INF Mike Rothmund, Illinois 2B Drew Ehrhard, Tampa (FL) receive the Player of the Year honor DAVID LEBRON OF Blake Adams, Tarleton State Springfield 3B Garrett Skillings, Regis (CO) two years in a row. He finished the School of Mines (TX) OF David Vinsky, Northwood SS Tom Walraven, New Haven OF Trevor Kehe, Colorado School (CT) season with a .406 batting average, 1B Zack Shannon, Delta State (MI) of Mines OF Austin Edgette, Bloomsburg OF Brenton Doyle, Shepherd 14 doubles, 2 triples, 93 RBI and 72 (MS) 2B Kyle Marsh, Embry-Riddle DH AJ Walden, Alabama (PA) (WV) runs scored. Huntsville OF Logan Mattix, Georgia OF Griffin Neuer, Bellarmine He was selected in the 15th (FL) 3B Trey Jacobs, UNC Pembroke UT Logan Browning, Florida College (KY) round of the MLB Draft by the Southern OF William Hairston, St. Edward’s OF Connor Grant, North Greenville Diamondbacks. SS Patrick Dorrian, Lynn (FL) INF Jared Melone, West Chester P Charlie Hecht, Georgia College (TX) (SC) Lebron was named South Region P Tanner Lawson, St. Edward’s DH Travis Able, Central P Nathan Hickey, Tarleton State Player of the Year and an All (PA) OF Matt Diesel, Felician (NJ) (TX) Missouri (TX) American for two consecutive OF Brenton Doyle, Shepherd years. (WV) He finished 10-0 this season with OF Zander Clarke, UC San a 2.24 ERA, 139 strikeouts in 96.1 Diego Outfi t Your Dugout With Major League-Style innings. He was drafted in the 26th OF Drake McNamara, Southern Round by the Rangers. Indiana The teams are chosen by the DH Nick Stokowski, Illinois Benches, Helmet & Bat Racks Division II All America committee Springfield which is chaired by Rudy Garbalosa P David Lebron, Tampa (FL) of Lynn University. P Kolton Ingram, Columbus State ABCA Div. II All Americans P Chris Vallimont, Mercyhurst First Team (PA) C Mikey Gangwish, Colorado P Josiah Gray, Le Moyne (NY)

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B…It reads, “When 4. Lineup card problem…two 8. Can a pitcher before coming I have noted, when necessary, Infield Fly, the ball remains alive the ball is dead, no runner may players in the batting order are to a set position take his sign with where there is a difference between until it is determined whether the return to touch a missed base listed in the wrong position. Is this his pitching hand in the front of his the Pro rule and the NFHS and ball is fair or foul. If fair, both the or one he has left after he has a batting out of order situation? body near his glove? NCAA rule. runner who interfered with the advanced to and touched a base A. No. Rule 5.04 (a) (1) says, A. The rulebook clearly states 1. Infield Fly Rule situation. The fielder and the batter are out. If beyond his missed base…” “Each player of the offensive that preparatory to coming to a bases are loaded and one out when foul, even if caught, the runner Although the rule prohibits team shall bat in the order that set position, the pitcher shall have the batter hits a pop fly is out and the batter the runner from returning to a his name appears in his team’s one hand on his side. Because near first base in fair returns to bat.” missed base he has left without batting order.” the pitcher normally gets his territory. The umpires Ruleball 3. There’s a runner on tagging-up, or failed to touch, If prior to the start of the game sign while on the rubber in both invoke the IFR. The first base when the batter once he advanced “one base the plate umpire, manager, or the windup and set positions, runner on first base, who hits a foul fly ball deep beyond” when the ball is dead, coach, notices an obvious error in it is my interpretation that the is several feet off the down the left field line. the umpires cannot stop the the order (i.e. two players in the pitcher should have one hand bag, is tracking the fly The left fielder makes runner from doing so. The onus same defensive position; no DH), to his side while taking his sign. ball instead of locating the catch and falls into remains on the defensive team to he can correct the error. Umpires The purpose of the hand positions the first baseman who the stands. The runner, appeal the violation even after working games prior to coming set is to enable is about to make the who was on first base, the runner has attempted to must be sure there is a pitcher the runners to determine the catch. The runner was beyond second base correct the infraction after the and a DH listed. pitcher’s status. Has he come set unintentionally runs when the fielder fell into ball is dead. 5. With the bases empty, the or not? into the first baseman the stands. The umpire Example: The batter hits a batter has a count of two balls and Positions in which the pitching who makes the catch in awarded the runner second fair fly ball that bounces in the two strikes on him when he swings hand is behind his back or at fair territory. Should a base because the fielder fell stands for a book rule double but and misses a pitch in the dirt. his side allow the runners to be called? With Rich Marazzi into the stands following he misses first base on the way The ball rebounds off the catcher ascertain that he has not come set. A. Yes. The batter Rules Consultant the catch. However, the to second. The batter is between and hits the runner’s foot as he In some rare cases, the pitcher Blue Jays, Brewers, first and second when the ball attempts to advance to first base. may actually have his glove is called out under the Cardinals, D’backs, runner never tagged-up. Infield Fly Rule and Dodgers, Mariners, Does the runner have the goes into dead ball territory. If Should the runner be called out for behind his back and his pitching the runner is called Pirates, Rangers, right to return to first base the batter touches second base interference? hand in front of his body. If a out for interference Rays, Reds, Red and tag-up before going to after the ball is dead, he loses the A. The answer is found in left handed pitcher took his sign Sox, Royals, Tigers, right to go back and touch first rule 6.01 (a) (1), Comment. with his hands in front of him, it because he hindered Twins, Yankees, the second base, his awarded or impeded the fielder. Fox Regional Sports base, because he already base. If has not reached second It reads, “If the pitched ball would not be an issue because the The fact the fielder Networks, ESPN and touched second base? base, he can return to touch first deflects off the catcher or umpire runner can see when the pitcher made the catch does the White Sox TV A. Yes. The runner base. This is where the base coach and subsequently touches the is in the set position. It becomes not erase the act of announcers. can return to first base needs to carefully observe the batter-runner, it is not considered an issue when there are multiple interference. Readers can submit and tag-up because he touch of first base. Of course, the interference unless, in the runners on base and a runner 2. In the situation questions to Rich at: did not touch third base, defensive team should be aware judgment of the umpire, the could not determine when the above, what if the ball is [email protected] one base beyond the base as well so they can make the batter-runner clearly hinders the pitcher comes set. If the rule is caught in foul territory he last touched after the proper appeal. catcher in his attempt to field the violated, there is no penalty. The after the runner interferes with the ball went into dead ball territory. Under NFHS rules, because the ball.” Intent of the batter-runner umpire should warn the pitcher fielder? For instance, in the above play, if runner was beyond a succeeding in not written into the rule. before ejection. A. The runner is called out the runner continued to run and base when the ball went dead, he There was a time when the 9. With a runner on base, the and the batter remains touched third base after the ball cannot legally return and can be vicinity of the batter-runner pitcher accidentally delivers a pitch because the IFR is not invoked went into dead ball territory, he appealed if he physically returns factored into the rule. But it off the side of his leg. The ball rolls no longer matters if the batter- 20-feet from the mound and stops. runner is in the vicinity of home Is this a balk? plate or up the first baseline when A. If the ball does not cross the deflected ball strikes him. If the foul line, it’s a balk. If the he clearly hinders the catcher ball crosses the foul line, a “ball” Visit Us On The Web from making a play, he should be should be called. called out for interference. The ball is dead. At www.baseballnews.com In both NCAA and NFHS Hal Smeltzley rules, the interference must be intentional. Dies At Age 86 • The latest news 6. 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Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page 15 Developing Well Rounded Players Grady Carson Focuses On 3 Essential Areas For Improving Athletes By GRADY CARSON It also helps me communicate  It fosters the understanding Special To Collegiate Baseball staying out of the big inning and of focusing on each pitch. helps in later innings if we try to  The players can expect this EL CERRITO, Calif. — In an hold a run because we only have approach to all instruction and effort to develop baseball players three outs left. This helps create feedback. and to help me be the type of thinking ball players.  It allows me to focus on manager/coach/teacher I strive to Mechanics process over results. be, I focus my instruction, practices Attitude You have to teach players the  It forces me to model being and managing on three player how of what you want them to do. a leader and a man who doesn’t attributes: You have to teach not only for need to yell, threaten or belittle his 1) IQ The Key To the level in which you have them, players. 2) Attitude but how to do it so they can be  Players play freely as mistakes 3) Mechanics Unlocking successful at the next level. are learning opportunities. The rationale behind this is based This brings in the other two  It allows us to provide on the age old student question… Your Life qualities, and you can explain the specific feedback based on what we why do we have to learn this? what and why of what you are have taught and provide individual With this mindset, students tune teaching through the lens of attitude instruction to particular players out, don’t engaged and don’t learn and IQ. based on what they need to work to their full capacity. this is a very important attitude for players as much as anything, I always start working them on on. A coach’s job is to make learning success in baseball. especially as the players get older. their knees with bare hands with  It allows me not to blame relevant, accessible and to meet While all personalities are I want smart ball players on my rolled ground balls all the way up the players and puts the emphasis players where they are. different, I do try to move players team who can transfer knowledge to to “Right, left, field…Right, left, on my teaching or maybe that I As a coach, I try to ground towards this ideal within who they ever changing game situations. For throw” off a fungo. haven’t taught something they need my instruction in understandable are. fielding a ground ball we discuss Teaching in this building block to know. and practical contexts, provide Before teaching the mechanics time. A runner at full speed takes approach allows for a common  Players are held accountable specific instruction to support of how to field a ground ball, I about five steps a second. language and individualized for things within their control, player execution and foster deep share the simple, but amazingly Knowing this, fielders have to instruction throughout the season as such as listening, asking questions, understanding in order to help important principle, of catch-throw- go to the ball, field it smoothly players develop, or in some cases, learning, practicing and working players to transfer knowledge and catch and relate that to fielding a and make a quick, strong, accurate backslide and need review. hard. skills to other contexts (on the ground ball. throw (we teach this). It is a clear connection to the While all coaches want or expect and in life.) I preach to our players that they This falls under “baseball is other two qualities as you can’t have these player attributes, articulating I have found these three qualities must want the ball hit to them a game of inches and that every a confident/aggressive attitude, nor it and living it on the field forces me to be inextricably linked. Often before every pitch. second is important for both offense can you be free to use your baseball to know what I want, why I want it when one is missing in a player of We know that this confident and defense.” IQ, if you are not a fundamentally and how to teach it. any level, that player’s development mentality prepares players to be Also, we discuss the importance sound baseball player. If I don’t do my job well, I can’t comes to a halt prematurely. their best. Another way to show of making an out (catch-throw- It is important to communicate expect them to do what I am asking When successful, I find players this attitude is to move forward as catch) because I preach that there this approach to my coaches so well. develop confidence in themselves the pitcher making his delivery and are 21 outs and every one of them we use the same language and are Once the kids get going, our and their teammates and truly enjoy be in a “ready” position when the counts. sending the same message. practices open up to larger team playing baseball. ball enters the strike zone. A byproduct of getting outs concepts and to fun, valuable I filter all my work with players Once the ball is hit, be sure to is that they give us energy, team Other Benefits scrimmages where we apply what through these three attributes. go get the baseball before it gets confidence and pitcher confidence.  This way of approaching we are learning in game-like, game For the purposes of this article, you. In other words, attack the As the game moves later into the work with the players allows me to speed situations. I will use teaching how to field a ball. This attitude is reinforced contest, we get to ending constantly and consistently preach I feel this approach better ground ball as the context. throughout all instruction, and I their offensive game. and teach about “Our Way” of prepares kids for the higher levels connect whatever is being taught When I tell them I’ll take an playing baseball. of play. Attitude  The players learn that I have a type of player attitude to IQ and to mechanics. out for a run early in the game, I When the game speeds up, they can put it in the context of getting doing the little things well breeds have a solid foundation to keep up I desire in all of my players which High Baseball IQ success. I call aggressive confidence. I feel A high baseball IQ separates those 21 outs. with it. NCAA Div. III All-Americans Headed By Wielansky, Reeves GREENSBORO, N.C. — The OF Sean Guida, Roanoke (VA) 1B Alex Bishop, Texas-Tyler 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA OF Tanner Johnson, Denison 2B Mitch Wilson, Concordia- Division III All America and Gold (OH) Chicago (IL) Glove teams were announced by OF Riley Schaefer, Texas 3B Austin Lindsay, The College the American Baseball Coaches Lutheran of New Jersey Association. DH Dan Harwood, Wooster SS Aaron Singh, Redlands (CA) Leading the team are SS Michael (OH) OF Brady Chant, Suffolk (MA) Wielansky of Wooster (OH), who UT Chandler Dippman, Wooster OF Paul Giacomazzi, Rhodes is the Player of the Year, and RHP (OH) (TN) Connor Reeves of Salisbury (MD), P Jimi Keating, Spalding (KY) OF Nick Mailman, Wheaton who is the Pitcher of the Year. P Mike Formella, Concordia (IL) Named the Mideast Region Chicago (IL) P Chase Kueter, Dubuque (IA) Player of the Year, Wielansky is P Troy Terzi, Keystone (PA) the second known Division III P Dylan Drgac, Texas Lutheran player to record 200 hits, 200 runs P Matt Cronin, UMass Game Clock and 150 RBI before the end of his Dartmouth Reduces Time junior season. Third Team IRVING, Tex. — Big 12 Confer- He hit .401 this season with 20 C Alex Kachler, Methodist ence baseball saw game times drop doubles, 7 triples, 6 home runs, 50 (NC) by an average of 13 minutes due to RBI and scored 76 runs. He also 1B Kyler Kent, Webster (MO) a visible pitch clock utilized during stole 17 bases. 2B Rocco Maue, Case Western 2018 league games. The junior was drafted in the Reserve (OH) The average length of play in 18th Round by the Astros. MICHAEL WIELANSKY CONNOR REEVES 3B Jack Koch, Union (NY) 2017 was 3:17, while in 2018 the Reeves completed the season SS Ben Beachy, Otterbein (OH) length had dropped by 13 minutes with a 14-3 record, which set a Newport (VA) Lutheran SS Chris Seibert, Wesley (DE) to 3:04. SS Michael Wielansky, Wooster school and conference record for Second Team OF Brady Ballstadt, Piedmont If eliminating the five longest most wins in a single season. (OH) C Nick Raposo, Wheaton (MA) (GA) and five shortest games in 2018, the He made 20 appearances on the OF Daytona Bryden, Wisconsin- 1B Barry Casey, UT Dallas OF Ryan Bixler, Franklin (IN) length of games was three hours. Whitewater mound and recorded 2 saves, a 1.19 1B Chris Fowler, UMass OF Tyler Cauley, Texas Under NCAA experimental rules, OF Grant Myers, Monmouth ERA, struck out 113, walked 17 in Boston Lutheran the Big 12 utilized a visible pitch (IL) 120.2 innings. 2B Ryan McCarty, Penn State O F D e r e k M a n n i n g , clock. OF Mike Wisz, North Central The teams are chosen by the Abington Elizabethtown (PA) Additionally, the Conference was (IL) ABCA’s Division III All America 3B Michael Mateja, North P Mike Harrington, Cortland permitted to reduce the time between DH Cal Aldridge, Wisconsin- committee. Central (IL) (NY) pitches when no runners were on Whitewater 3B Brendan Gardiner, Redlands P Danny Serreino, Rowan (NJ) base from 20 to 15 seconds. ABCA Div. III All Americans UT Jake Dexter, Southern (CA) P Colan Treml, Wisconsin- Pitchers who did not begin their First Team Maine SS Colin Kelly, Union (NY) Oshkosh delivery in the allotted time were C Austin Parent, Pitt-Bradford UT Jake Vesling, Union (NY) (PA) SS Aaron Singh, Redlands P Ricky Conti, Swarthmore warned for a first violation and a P Connor Reeves, Salisbury (CA) (PA) 1B Jake Schuster, Marywood (MD) ball was accessed for any additional (PA) OF Garrett Wilson, Spalding P Jacob Stockman, Aurora (IL) infraction. P Tommy Parsons, Adrian (MI) (KY) 2B Mike DeDonato, Endicott P Colin Selby, Randolph-Macon Gold Glove Team The batter was assessed a strike (MA) OF Dudley Taw, Baldwin Wallace C Spencer Brandt, Texas if he was not in the box at the five- (VA) (OH) 3B Seth Woodard, Christopher P Nathan Malinovsky, Texas Lutheran second mark. Page 16 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 NAIA All-Americans Headed By Menendez, Bermudez GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Thomas (FL) OF Dan Valerio, Southeastern 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NAIA All OF Rayden Sierra, Cumberland (FL) America and Gold Glove teams (TN) OF Tyler Sroczynski, Trinity were announced by the American DH Josh Sears, Freed-Hardeman Christian (IL) Baseball Coaches Association. (TN) OF Austen Swift, William Jessup Headlining the team are Player UT Walter Coursey, Georgia (CA) of the Year OF Kiki Menendez of Gwinnett DH Joe Lytle, Oklahoma City Texas Wesleyan and Pitcher of the P Jonathan Bermudez, UT Matt Majher, La Sierra Year LHP Jonathan Bermudez of Southeastern (FL) (CA) Southeastern (FL). P Stephen Chamblee, Bryan P Kyle Fulton, Central Methodist Menendez led the NAIA this (TN) (MO) season with 26 home runs. P Shawn Dubin, Georgetown P Tyson Campbell, Lyon (AR) He batted .466 with 23 doubles, (KY) P Tyson Cronin, Oklahoma 84 RBI and stole 10 bases. P Orlando Rodriguez, St. Thomas Wesleyan Bermudez was dominate on (FL) P Matt Patton, Taylor (IN) the mound this season, posting a RP DJ Wilson, Campbellsville RP Jacob Hulcher, Northwestern 15-2 record with a 1.95 ERA, 153 (KY) Ohio strikeouts in 110.2 innings. Second Team Gold Glove Team On March 2nd, he struck out C Dylan Shockley, Rio Grande C Tanner Watson, Taylor (IN) 18 batters, which tied for most in (OH) 1B Hunter Henry, Oklahoma a game by an NAIA pitcher this C Tighe Koehring, Indiana Wesleyan season. Tech 2B Michael Stefanic, Westmont He also had a 16K game against 1B Glen McClain, Indiana (CA) KIKI MENENDEZ JONATHAN BERMUDEZ Warner on March 23 in which he Tech 3B Matt Evans, Bellevue (NE) pitched a no-hitter. City Baptist (TX) 2B Jackie Urbaez, St. Thomas SS Michael Fuchs, Vangaurd The NAIA teams are chosen C Elih Marrero, St. Thomas SS Randy Perez, Central (FL) (CA) by the ABCA NAIA All America (FL) Methodist (MO) 3B Austin Sojka, Oklahoma LF Josh Weeks, Vangaurd (CA) committee which is chaired by Kip 1B Andrew Warner, Columbia OF Kiki Menendez, Texas Wesleyan CF Jared Hagan, Madonna McWilliams of Indiana Tech. (MO) Wesleyan SS Kory Longaker, Bellevue (MI) ABCA NAIA All Americans 2B Augie Isaacson, Friends OF Fernando Garcia, Bryan (NE) RF Sean Fannon, Lawrence First Team (KS) (TN) OF Reese Cooley, Faulkner Tech (MI) C Lane Milligan, Oklahoma 3B Gregg Veneklasen, Wayland OF Nelson Mompierre, St. (AL) P Tyler Tognarine, Lyon (AR) NJCAA All-Americans Named On Division I, II, III Levels GREENSBORO, N.C. — The INF Tyler Melko, Northampton 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA All (PA) Americans and Gold Glove teams INF Vincent Chiarenza, Niagara were announced by the American County (NY) OF Jackson Wenstrom, Hudson Baseball Coaches Association. Valley (NY) The teams are selected by the OF Antony Orta, Brookhaven (TX) ABCA/NJCAA coaches committee OF Griffin Schneider, Century in each division. (MN) In NJCAA Division I, 1B Joey DH Alex Gattinelli, Rowan Gloucester Polak of Jefferson CC (MO) was (NJ) named Player of the Year while RHP P Solomon Klimeck, Eastfield (TX) P Marco Becerril, Coastal Bend Sean Chandler of Iowa Western was (TX) awarded Pitcher of the Year. P Alex Crinigan, Oakton (IL) Polak led the NJCAA in home Second Team runs (32) and RBI (107) this season. C Riley Magee, Northern Essex He hit .459 with 20 doubles and 82 (MA) runs scored. INF Michael Morissette, Tyler (TX) He will continue his college INF Jordan Gochenour, Coastal career at Missouri State. Bend (TX) Named ICCAC Player of the INF Brian Rodriguez, Brookdale Year, Chandler posted an 11-0 (NJ) record with a 1.34 ERA, 123 INF Alex Evenson, Century (MN) JOEY POLAK BRANDON PARKER ALEX CRINIGAN OF Brendyn Stillman, Herkimer strikeouts in 74 innings. (NY) (FL) He was chosen in the 6th Round OF Luis Pelayo, Connors State P Dylan Steen, Southern Idaho OF Luis Massa Ortiz, St. Cloud Tech P Wyatt Rush, Lansing (MI) of the MLB Draft by the Texas (OK) Gold Glove Team (MN) Rangers. OF Mark Castelblanco, Clarendon C Brandon Ashy, Blinn (TX) Third Team OF Ben Irvine, Northern Essex In NJCAA Division II, OF (TX) 1B Scott Hastings, Navarro (TX) C Ryan Parquette, McHenry County (MA) Brandon Parker of Mississippi DH Colton Burgess, Connors State 2B Michael Lawson, Panola (TX) (IL) DH Chad Musser, Century (MN) (OK) INF Luke Baranchak, Mercyhurst Gulf Coast was chosen Player of the 3B Matthew Coutney, Colby (KS) P Jack Parkinson, Rowan Gloucester P Sean Chandler, Iowa Western North East (PA) (NJ) Year while P Zach Hester of LSU SS Dustin Baber, Daytona State P Antonio Frias, Monroe (NY) (FL) INF Connor Denning, Mesa (AZ) P Jose Venegas, Elgin (IL) Eunice was named Pitcher of the P Aaron Ashby, Crowder (MO) OF Jordan Holt, Andrew (GA) INF Scott McKeon, Brunswick P Tom Gertner, Oakton (IL) Year. Second Team OF Brian Rey, Miami Dade (FL) (NC) INF Handy Rodriguez, CCBC Third Team Parker completed the season C Colton Onstott, Dodge City (KS) OF Matt Turino, Jefferson (MO) C Matt Cross, Niagara County (NY) Catonsville (MD) hitting .424 with 14 doubles, 2 INF Michael Lawson, Panola (TX) P Brock Robinson, USC Lancaster INF Mason Ruhlman, Riverland (MN) OF Scott Giordano, Westchester triples, 24 home runs and 81 RBI. INF Hunter Wolfe, Walters State INF Kelvin Volquez, Eastfield (TX) NJCAA Div. II All Americans (NY) Hester posted a 13-1 record (TN) INF Jordan Larson, DuPage (IL) First Team OF Griffin Keller, Northern INF Phil Archer, Olney Central (IL) INF Kyle Lauria, Ocean County witha 2.34 ERA, 134 strikeouts, 38 C Jacob Padilla, Murray State (OK) Oklahoma-Enid INF Bryan Lavastida, Hillsborough (NJ) walks in 100 innings. INF Josh Bristyan, Paradise Valley OF Hunter Ruhstorfer, Lansing (MI) (FL) OF Ben Hoare, Thomas Nelson In NJCAA Division III, C Jack (AZ) DH Phil Ferranti, Monroe (NY) OF Tyler Reichenborn, Iowa (VA) Goan of Rowan-Gloucester (NJ) INF Izaya Fullard, Kirkwood (IA) P Ryan Anderson, McHenry County Western OF J.J. Ganzaroli, Rowan Gloucester INF Kelani Luke, Lackawanna (PA) (IL) was named Player of the Year while OF Juston Dunham, Coastal Alabama- (NJ) INF Juan Paulino, Western Oklahoma P Brock Begue, Cuyahoga (OH) P Alex Crinigan of Oakton (IL) was South OF Jake Hahn, Brookhaven (TX) State P Julian Smith, Catawba Valley awarded Pitcher of the Year. OF Andrew Eyster, Santa Fe (FL) DH Daniel Quintanilla, Cedar Valley OF Aaron Palensky, Southeast (NE) (NC) Named Region XIX Player of DH Oraj Anu, Wallace-Dothan (AL) OF Joe Quinones-Mason, Pitt (NC) (TX) the Year, Goan hit .486 with 30 P Yusniel Padron, Miami Dade (FL) OF Brandon Parker, Mississippi Gold Glove Team P Walker Joyce, Rockingham (NC) doubles, 3 triples, 14 home runs P Blake Rivera, Wallace State (AL) Gulf Coast C Daniel Abiles, Glendale (AZ) P Ryan Sandberg, Queensborough P Landon Knack, Walters State 1B Charlie Harrigan, Heartland (IL) and 79 RBI. DH Trace Jordan, Meridian (MS) (NY) (TN) 2B Hunter Stanley, Meridian (MS) P Joe Kruszka, Niagara County Crinigan led the division in wins, P Blake Flint, Paradise Valley (AZ) Third Team P Zach Hester, LSU Eunice 3B Will Van Horn, CCBC Essex (NY) strikeouts and this C Josh Breaux, McLennan (TX) P Chas Sagedahl, Southeastern (IA) (MD) season. SS Josh Bristyan, Paradise Valley Gold Glove Team INF Joseph Locascio, Kishwaukee C Keegan Mickey, Rock Valley (IL) Second Team (AZ) He posted a 12-3 record with 3 (IL) 1B Matt Quade, St. Cloud Tech C Martin Muzik, Wake Tech (NC) OF Calen Schwabe, Des Moines saves, 3.02 ERA, 107 strikeouts, 32 INF , Grayson (TX) (MN) INF Alex Cimaroli, McHenry County Area (IA) walks in 98.1 innings. INF Bryan Sturges, Howard (TX) (IL) 2B Anthony Agne, Joliet (IL) INF Malik Williams, Johnson County OF Sam Anthony, Western Oklahoma NJCAA Div. I All Americans INF Gavin Homer, Kellogg (MI) 3B Blake Cleverley, Rockingham (KS) State First Team INF Simon Landry, Pearl River (NC) OF Alerick Soularie, San Jacinto OF Austin France, Chandler-Gilbert C Conrado Diaz, Trinidad State (MS) SS Ryan Collins, Northern Essex (TX) (AZ) (CO) INF Trystin Raikes, Parkland (IL) (MA) OF Dylan Harris, Walters State P Brennan Kelly, Kankakee (IL) INF Austin Henry, Walters State OF Bryce Butler, Kankakee (IL) OF Jackson Wenstrom, Hudson (TN) (TN) OF Dan Fry, Allegany College of NJCAA Div. III All Americans Valley (NY) OF Andrew Morrow, Fort Scott INF Rankin Woley, Chattahoochee Maryland First Team OF Darren Prebble, Montgomery (KS) Valley (AL) OF Tyler Paulsen, Parkland (IL) C Jack Goan, Rowan Gloucester (MD) DH Angel Colon, New Mexico INF Joey Polak, Jefferson (MO) DH EJ Taylor, Northern Oklahoma- (NJ) OF James Matera, Suffolk County Military Inst. INF CJ Alexander, State College of Enid INF Michael Roberts, Surry (NC) (NY) P Cole Ganopulos, Chattahoochee Florida P Joey Baran, Lackawanna (PA) INF Leo Romero, Northern Essex P Tristan Lawrence, Rainy River Valley (AL) OF Alex Peterson, Cowley (KS) P Tyler Buchanan, Pasco-Hernando (MA) (MN) P Braden Scott, Olney Central (IL) Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page 17 Page 18 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 Pacific Division All-Americans Led By Blair, Allen GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Basin (WA) 2018 ABCA/Rawlings Pacific INF Everett Lau, College of San Association All America and Gold Mateo (CA) Glove teams were announced by INF Damon Peters, Linn-Benton the American Baseball Coaches (OR) Association. OF Cooper Morrison, Reedley Leading the team are OF Connor (CA) Blair of Butte CC (CA), who was OF Cole McKenzie, Yakima named Player of the Year, and LHP Valley (WA) Chris Allen of College of Marin OF Jeremiah Vison, Golden (CA), who was named Pitcher of West (CA) the Year. DH Brandon Booz, Modesto Blair finished the season with a (CA) .411 batting average, 15 doubles, 1 UT Robert Ahlstrom, Chemeketa , 21 home runs, 77 RBI and (OR) stole 12 bases. P , Edmonds (WA) He will continue his college P Art Joven, College of the career at the University of Sequoias (CA) Washington. P Andrew Nardi, Moorpark Allen completed the season (CA) with a 13-0 record, 1.34 ERA, RP Nick Roth, College of Marin 102 strikeouts, 23 walks in 100.2 (CA) innings. OF CONNOR BLAIR, BUTTE CC (CA) CHRIS ALLEN Gold Glove Team The teams are selected by the C Nathaniel Sagdahl, Edmonds ABCA Pacific Association Division OF Connor Blair, Butte (CA) Second Team DH Cade Spurlin, LA Mission (WA) All America Committee which OF Johnny Sage, Yakima Valley C JT Strickler, Lower Columbia (CA) 1B Josh Congdon, Linn-Benton is chaired by Paul Moore of the (WA) (WA) UT Riley Cleary, Los Medanos (OR) California Community College OF Eric De La Rosa, Grossmont 1B Spencer Palmer, El Camino (CA) 2B Diego Alarcon, El Camino Baseball Coaches Association. (CA) (CA) P Ethan Skuija, Ohlone (CA) (CA) Pacific Assn. All Americans DH Zach Inskeep, Yakima Valley INF Collin Wolf, Tacoma (WA) P Jacob Lopez, College of the 3B Dominic Burke, College of First Team (WA) INF Wyatt Tilley, College of the Canyons (CA) Marin (CA) C Dominic Campeau, Cypress UT Jake Holton, Santa Barbara Sequoias (CA) P Gerald Hein, Yakima Valley SS Austin Healy, Shasta (CA) (CA) (CA) INF Ramon Bramasco, Cerritos (WA) OF Sean Coffey, Walla Walla 1B AJ Curtis, Ohlone (CA) P Tanner Brubaker, Saddleback (CA) RP Zach Bromstead, Mt. SAC (WA) INF Beau Philip, San Joaquin (CA) OF Elijah Greene, Mt. SAC (CA) OF Jeremiah Vison, Golden Delta (CA) P Chris Allen, College of Marin (CA) Third Team West (CA) INF Brandon Lewis, LA Pierce (CA) OF John Mook, Folsom Lake C Joe Bath, Feather River (CA) OF Cooper Morrison, Reedley (CA) P Elliot Carney, Edmonds (CA) 1B Rylan Cratsenberg, Pierce (CA) INF Andrew Navigato, Cuesta (WA) OF Guthrie Morrison, Edmonds (WA) P Nathan Gutierrez, Solano (CA) RP Derek Browne, Clark (WA) (WA) INF Xander Orejudos, Columbia (CA) Weinstein Explains How To Stop Red-Hot Hitters By JERRY WEINSTEIN game. Special To Collegiate Baseball They learn from every at bat. Runs Gained From Walks Based on 1.69 million at bats from Bases Occupied 0 Outs 1 Out 2 Outs MODESTO, Calif. — The first 1984 to 1995, it was reported 2B/3B 0.362 0.217 0.175 rule is not to let the hot hitter or by David W. Smith in Charles 2B 0.393 0.263 0.119 quality hitters beat you. Euchner’s book, The Last Nine Empty 0.397 0.273 0.129 The easiest way to do that is to Innings, that batting average 3B 0.424 0.251 0.154 walk them when you have an open increases with each at bat during 1B,3B 0.570 0.422 0.260 base. a game. 1B 0.633 0.417 0.217 That is not always a viable The average for the first at bat 1B,2B 0.833 0.686 0.339 option because of game situations was .259 and the fourth .276. 1B,2B,3B 1.000 1.000 1.000 and the fact that it often sends the After looking at the above chart wrong message to your pitcher. it is obvious that every time you Source: Playing The Percentages In Baseball It tells them that they are not walk a hitter, it increases the overall good enough to get the hitter out. run potential (over and above the Changing Rhythm Pitch to the space between the They obviously have to learn normal expectations without the When hitters are on a roll, they hitter and the plate. how to factor their ego out of the walk) for the opposition. usually have a distinct routine and Make the at-bat more equation and realize that at times This is especially risky early rhythm. uncomfortable by moving the discretion is the better part of in the game because big innings Anything that you can do as a hitter’s feet, eyes and body. valor. early in the game really limit your battery to break the hitter’s routine Occasionally throw the hitter his The down side of the intentional chances of winning. and rhythm can help you get the pitch during the at bat right after he walk is that it increases the chance The only time it doesn’t is hot hitter out. hit it hard. of a multiple run inning, and if the JERRY WEINSTEIN when an exceptional hitter like Slow the tempo down. It’s probably the last pitch that walk loads the bases, some pitchers difficult for him to get back into Bonds or Puljos is coming up in Use multiple shake offs. he is looking for. don’t have the requisite command the zone. an unprotected situation (with a Step off the mound. Pick to the There are also at bats where you to pitch with the bases loaded. A better approach would be to significantly lesser quality run bases. will throw the hot hitter his pitch in Also walks follow intentional treat it like an 0-2 situation where producer coming up) with runners Hold the ball longer before situations where he can’t hurt you to walks for some pitchers because the goal is to get a strike out on the on second and third and two outs. pitching. Make the hitter call time keep him looking for that pitch. they never practice intentionally next pitch. The other exception would be out or stand there longer. Then in important situations you walking hitters. If the hitter gets a hit on a quality when dealing with the number Pick to first with a long hold do not throw him his pitch. They change their release point 0-2 pitch in a pitch around situation, 8 hitter and an average to weak and then pitch to home with a If you are a talker and he’s a and will push the ball up to the you have to accept it and not second hitting pitcher to follow. quick set. talker, ask him what he’s doing plate for the intentional walk and guess your strategy. The negative of walking the Get your signal down before differently now that he’s so hot. then they have trouble getting back There is always the option to number 8 hitter is that you are the hitter gets in the box and make Get him thinking. It is important into their deliveries and struggle intentionally walk the hitter later in turning the lineup over and will the hitter feel that he has to rush to to have a plan for every hitter in locating to the hitter after the the count if the pitcher gets behind start the next inning with the leadoff get ready. the lineup — not just the hot hitter. intentional walk. or he is not making quality pitch hitter as opposed to a weak hitting I’m not talking about quick The number one consideration is These same pitchers pitch best around pitches. It is always best pitcher (number 9 hitter in amateur pitching, just varying the tempo to your pitcher and his strengths and when they have some wiggle room. to pitch around hitters with the baseball.) get the hitter out of his comfort zone. abilities. It’s not necessarily the bases loaded pitcher’s best command pitch. Another consideration is the This is not a one-sided technique. Asking your pitcher to do walk that is the issue, it’s more that When pitchers use their number of outs. Hitters often try to slow the game something that is strategically the quality of strikes suffers for secondary command pitches in a Any time you intentionally walk down when pitchers are on a roll. right but is not within his skill set some pitchers after the intentional pitch around mode, they tend to or walk a hitter in a pitch around Tempo control is a subtle is a sure recipe for disaster. walk. overthrow them. mode with less than two outs you and often misunderstood game have to look at the match up for (Jerry Weinstein, who has Pitch Arounds The risk of wild pitches increases management skill. coached baseball for 60 years, which exacerbates an already bad more than just the next hitter. The second approach is the Other Techniques To Slow was voted Baseball’s Greatest situation. The pitch around is more The big inning implications for “pitch around” approach. Down Hot Hitters Scientific Coach by Collegiate Traditionally this is the same about command than throwing an the walk in the ninth inning with a one run lead or in a tie game do not Use the off speed pitch as a lead Baseball last fall. He is an as the intentional walk, four non- especially nasty pitch. off pitch more frequently. American Baseball Coaches competitive pitches. Both pitching around a hitter and come into play. The only consideration should Throw more elevated , Association Hall of Fame skipper If that is the approach, then you intentionally walking him increase fastballs above the waist in the who previously coached at might as well intentionally walk the number of hitters you must face. be what gives you the best chance of not giving up one run unless you strike zone. Sacramento City College (Calif.) the hitter. When you have to face 40+ hitters Pitch inside more, especially with the second most wins in Four pitches so far away from in a game, it greatly increases the are confident in your ability to win in extra innings (conceding a run elevated in (hands to shoulders). California Community College the pitcher’s strike throwing release chances of your opponent scoring. Pitch inside off the plate. baseball history at 831.) point makes it that much more Hitter’s get better during the with a one run lead). Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball Page 19 Collegiate Baseball’s Argyle No. 1 National High School Eagles Roll With Perfect 37-0 Record TUCSON, Ariz. — Undefeated No. 15 Wesleyan Christian completed the season 30-4. Argyle (Argyle, TX) completes Academy (High Point, NC) 23-1 No. 29 Cleburne (Cleburne, TX) the season as the No. 1 team — season over. 35-3-2 — season over. TOP 30 POLL in Collegiate Baseball’s National No. 16 O’Fallon (O’Fallon, IL) No. 30 American Heritage Presented By High School Poll presented by 35-3-1 — season over. (Plantation, FL) 25-4 — season Diamond Pro®. No. 17 Malvern Prep (Malvern, over. Argyle (37-0) defeated Sweeny, PA) 30-7 — season over. Teams that fell out of the top TX, 5-0 for the Texas 4A state title. No. 18 Greenwood (Greenwood, 30 include: Bay City Western, MI; The game came down to the sixth AR) 32-3 — season over. Arcadia, CA; Huntington Beach, inning when the Eagles scored five N o . 1 9 N e w H a n o v e r CA; and Eastlake, CA. runs to break a scoreless tie and (Wilmington, NC) 28-1 — season cruise home with the win. over. Argyle is the fourth team in No. 20 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Games Begin Texas high school history to finish Lauderdale, FL) 27-3 — season as undefeated state champions. over. After US Trials’ The others were Lorena (2003), No. 21 St. Augustine (Richland, Colmesneil (1986) and South San NJ) captured the New Jersey Non- Roster Chosen Antonio (1967). Public A championship by defeating CARY, N.C. — At the conclusion Of the 37 wins, Argyle won 20 Delbarton, 1-0. Cole Vanderslice of the 2018 Tournament of Stars, games by at least 10 runs. tossed a complete-game two-hitter, USA Baseball chose the 2018 18U Coach Ricky Griffin told The striking out six and walking one, National Team Trials roster. Dallas Morning News that the team while Kevin Eaise scored the Forty-three players were selected PROFESSIONAL GROUNDSKEEPING PRODUCTS was able to work past the pressure game’s lone run. for this roster representing 17 of being ranked No. 1 by never It was the Hermit’s third straight states across the country. They mentioning the undefeated record appearance in the final. They won were chosen from the previous throughout the season. their last title in 2011. St. Augustine year’s 17U developmental team, No. 2 Riverdale Baptist (Upper finished 26-4. the USA Baseball 17U National (As of June 18, 2018) Marlboro, MD) 32-1 — season No. 22 Yucaipa, CA defeated Team Identification Series and the over. Beckman, CA, 8-1 to capture the CIF Tournament of Stars. Rank School Record No. 3 St. John Vianney (St. Southern Section Division 2 title. It In June, the 18U National Team 1. Argyle (Argyle, TX) 37-0 F Louis, MO) 37-2 — season over. is the team’s first championship Trials were divided into two teams 2. Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, MD) 32-1 F No. 4 Valley Christian (San Jose, since 1994. They finished 28-5 — the Stars and the Stripes — and 3. St. John Vianney (St. Louis, MO) 37-2 F CA) 29-3-1 — season over. which broke a school record for the played five games, some intra- 4. Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) 9-3-1 F No. 5 St. Xavier (Louisville, most wins in a season. squad and one against the Collegiate KY) beat Highlands (Fort Thomas, No. 23 James Monroe (Bronx, National Team. 5. St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) 37-2 F KY), 10-6 to win the KHSAA state NY) captured the PSAL NYC This fall a final 20-man roster 6. Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, CO) 6-1 F baseball title. Ryan Nicholson belted championship by defeating Grand will be named for the 18U National 7. La Cueva (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7-3 F a two-run homer in the bottom of Street Campus, 3-0. Monroe Team that will compete in the 2018 8. Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.) 31-2 F the fifth. That was followed by went through league competition COPABE Pan American “AAA” 9. Parkview (Lilburn, GA) 35-6 F Andrew Littlefield’s three-run undefeated at 29-0 and finished Championships in Panama City, Panama, from November 23 to 10. Carroll (Southlake, TX) 35-6 F homer in the sixth which sealed the 45-4 overall. win. St. Xavier finished 37-2. This was the first back-to-back December 2. 11. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, FL) 30-1 F No. 6 Mountain Vista (Highlands city titles in Coach Mike Turo’s The 18U team will be looking 12. Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, CA) 5-10 F Ranch, CO) 26-1 — season over. 41-year career at the school. for its fifth consecutive Pan Am 13. Har-Ber (Springdale, AR) 31-4 F No. 7 La Cueva (Albuquerque, The team has won 8 titles total, Championships gold medal. The NM) 27-3 — season over. 7 under Coach Turo. Recently the program has won seven straight 14. Faith Academy (Mobile, AL) 36-3 F No. 8 Bishop England New York City Schools renamed international tournament titles 15. Wesleyan Christ. Acad. (High Point, NC) 3-1 F (Charleston, SC) 31-2 — season the school’s baseball field, Mike dating back to 2011, including 16. O’Fallon (O’Fallon, IL) 35-3-1 F over. Turo Field. He also was honored winning the last four World 17. Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) 30-7 F No. 9 Parkview (Lilburn, GA) as the PSAL’s all-time winningest Baseball Confederation 18. Greenwood (Greenwood, AR) 32-3 F 35-6 — season over. baseball coach with a 1,330-227 U-18 Baseball world Cups in 2012, No. 10 Carroll (Southlake, TX) career record. 2013, 2015 and 2017. 19. New Hanover (Wilmington, NC) 8-1 F defeated San Antonio Reagan, 7-2 No. 24 Nogales, AZ 31-5 — The team manager is Jack 20. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 27-3 F to win the Texas 6A championship. season over. Leggett, former Clemson University 21. St. Augustine (Richland, NJ) 6-4 F Will Quillen hit a two-run triple in No. 25 Loganville, GA 35-6 head coach and American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame 22. Yucaipa (Yucaipa, CA) 8-5 F the top of the first inning while RHP — season over. Kyle Warden threw six scoreless No. 26 Reagan (San Antonio, coach. This is his second year 23. James Monroe (Bronx, NY) 45-4 F innings to beat the Rattlers. Carroll TX) lost the Texas 6A championship working with USA Baseball and 24. Nogales (Nogales, AZ) 31-5 F finished 35-6. game to Southlake Carroll, 7-2. his first year as a national team 25. Loganville (Loganville, GA) 35-6 F No. 11 Calvary Christian They finished 37-8. coach. 26. Reagan (San Antonio, TX) 37-8 F (Clearwater, FL) 30-1 — season No. 27 De La Salle (Concord, He will be joined by Pitching 27. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 6-4 F over. CA) captured the CIF North Coast Coach from North No. 12 Capistrano Valley Division 1 title after defeating Carolina Baseball Academy and 28. Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH) 30-4 F (Mission Viejo, CA) 25-10 — Foothill, CA, 11-0. They finished Assistant Coaches Joe Almaraz of 29. Cleburne (Cleburne, TX) 35-3-2 F season over. 26-4. the St. Louis Cardinals and Gregg 30. American Heritage (Plantation, FL) 5-4 F No. 13 Har-Ber (Springdale, AR) No. 28 Olentangy Liberty Ritchie of George Washington. 31-4 — season over. (Powell, OH) beat Anthony Wayne For more information about the Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper No. 14 Faith Academy (Mobile, (Whitehouse, OH), 8-1 to win national teams, please visit www. AL) 36-3 — season over. the Ohio Division 1 title. They usabaseball.com ABCA High School All-Americans Feature High Profile Players GREENSBORO, N.C. — The ABCA H.S. All Americans Heritage (TX) OF Brennen Davis, Basha (AZ) ABCA/Rawlings High School All First Team INF Ryan Archibald, John Carroll OF Micah Bello, Hilo (HI) C Will Banfield, Brookwood (GA) (MD) DH Haydn McGeary, Thunderbird Americans and Gold Glove winners (AZ) were announced by the American 1B Grant Lavigne, Bedford (NH) OF Jack Washburn, Webster (WI) INF Jeremiah Jackson, St. Luke’s OF Kingston Liniak, Mission Hills UT Nick Decker, Seneca (NJ) Baseball Coaches Association. Episcopal (AL) (CA) UT Connor Noland, Greenwood The teams are chosen by the INF , American Heritage OF Joe Gray, Hattiesburg (MS) (AR) ABCA High School All America (FL) DH , Bishop Gorman P Lineras Torres Jr., Beacon (NY) Committee which is led by Jack INF , O’Connor (AZ) (NV) P Owen White, Jesse Carson (NC) Thomson of Sierra H.S. (CA). OF , Green Hope UT Luke Mann, St. John Vianney P Joey Magrisi, Torrey Pines (CA) Headlining the team are UT (NC) (MO) P , Eau Gallie (FL) P Willie Weiss, Westview (OR) of Cartersville OF , Plant (FL) P Matt Liberatore, Mountain Ridge OF Nicholas Schnell, Roncalli (IN) (AZ) Gold Glove Team H.S. (GA), who was named Player DH Jace Bohrofen, Westmoore P J.T. Ginn, Brandon (MS) of the Year, and P of C Logan O’Hoppe, St. John the (OK) P Mason Denaburg, Merritt Island Baptist (NY) Loretto H.S. (TN), who was named UT Anthony Seigler, Cartersville (FL) 1B Christian Almanza, St. Mary’s Pitcher of the Year. (GA) Third Team (CA) Seigler, who signed with Florida, P Gunnar Hoglund, Fivay (FL) C Andrew Cossetti, La Salle (PA) INF Charles Mack, Williamsville was a first round draft pick by the P Ryan Weathers, Loretto (TN) 1B Kody Milton, Severna Park East (NY) Yankees this year. He completed the P , Orange Lutheran (MD) INF Dominic Grupalo, De La Salle season with a .421 batting average, ANTHONY SEIGLER (CA) 1B Cade Beloso, John Curtis (LA) (CA) 10 doubles, 3 triples, 13 home runs He posted a 11-0 record with a 0.09 Second Team INF Matt McLain, Beckman (CA) INF Cole Lightfoot, Brock (TX) C Matt McCormick, St. Laurence INF Jonathan Ornelas, Kellis (AZ) OF Jacen Roberson, Garces Memorial and 16 stolen bases. He also pitched ERA, 148 strikeouts, 10 walks in (CA) and had 5 saves this season. (IL) INF Cameron Chick, Hickman 76 innings. The Vanderbilt signee 1B Justin Olson, Pine Creek (CO) (MO) OF Ryan Koval, Olathe South (KS) Weathers allowed only one was chosen in the first round of the INF , Santiago (CA) OF Ryder Green, Karns (TN) OF Parker Meadows, Grayson (GA) earned run the entire 2018 season. MLB draft by the Padres. INF Jr., Colleyville OF Alek Thomas, Mt. Carmel (IL) P Tyler Polk, Duncan (OK) Page 20 Collegiate Baseball Friday, July 13, 2018 Collegiate Baseball A Valuable Coaching Resource For 61 years, Collegiate Baseball has offered baseball coaches at all levels valuable coaching knowledge from top coaches in the game, new product and technology information, discussions on news items that affect you as a coach and more. This is in addition to our national polls and in-depth human interest stories about coaches and players. Collegiate Baseball is the ONLY place you will find national coverage of NCAA Div. 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