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[url=http://www.addictionrecovery.net/connecticut]Addiction Recovery Connecticut[/url] Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:22:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285433 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285433 My Hitter of the Night in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League is John Wallace (Oregon State). John hails from Reno, and currently plays for the Corvallis Knights. John went 3 for 3, with a triple, double, 2 runs and 1 rbi last night. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:51:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285081 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285081 The following is a short list of some of the more prolific power hitters playing summer ball. It's very difficult to compare hitters from different leagues, due to the quality of pitchers faces and the dimensions of the parks, but I think the numbers speak for themselves in these cases. Max Eckert currently plays for the Beltway Blue Caps of the Clark Griffith League. The Stevenson star currently has 6 homers. He is batting .356/.729/.531. Max also has driven in 18 runners. Landen Camp has taken his power game from Oklahoma City University to the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley League. He has 5 homers on the season. Landen has also swiped 2 bases this season. Mike Marion (Virginia Wesleyan) currently plays for the DC Grays of the Clark Griffith League. He has 7 homers and 18 rbi's this season. Joe Charon has been one of the best hitters in the Cal Ripken Sr. League this season. The Binghamton star has 4 homers, 15 rbi's and has scored 14 runs. He is hitting .294/.544/.354. Blake Forsythe currently plays for the Thomasville HiToms. Next year, the Tennessee Volunteers will be counting on him heavily to provide power to their lineup. Blake has hit 7 homers and has driven in 20 rbi's. Kevin Mahoney (Canisius) has been one of the best hitters in the Coastal Plain League. Kevin currently smacks homers for the Forest City Owls. he has 7 homers and a whopping 27 rbi's. He has scored 24 runs and has also hit 10 doubles. He is batting .358/.551/.442 this year. Louie Haseltine (S.E. Missouri State) has been the best hitter in the KITTY League. He currently plays for the Fulton Railroaders. He has 4 homers and 22 rbi's. He has also scored 27 runs this season. Michael Provencher (Mesa State) currently swings the bat for the North Shore Navigators of the NECBL. Michael has hit 4 homers and driven in 14 runs. He is currently batting .338/.518/.348 this year. J.D. Martinez (Nova Southeastern) is a force to be reckoned with in the NYCBL this year. He has 7 homers and 17 rbi's this year. J.D. is currently hitting .485/.909/.534. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:57:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284814 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284814 My Hitter of the Night in the NECBL is Gerald Ogrinc (Wright State). Gerald is a junior catcher for the Vermont Mountaineers. He went 2 for 2, with a triple, 2 runs and 3 rbi's last night. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:16:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284206 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284206 My Hitter of the Night in the Northwoods League is Aaron Bray (UNC-Charlotte). Aaron is currently an infielder for the Madison Mallards. Aaron went 4 for 5, with 3 runs last night. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:51:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282954 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282954 Casey Grogan has outdone himself... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:50:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282795 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282795 The Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team put on quite a performance in the College World Series, but their feats aren't enough to classify them as the best Cinderella story, or really even a Cinderella team... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:24:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282779 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282779 FRESNO, CA - Law enforcement officials picked through the debris Thursday morning after celebrations turned violent following Fresno State's College World Series-clinching win over Georgia the previous night. Raucous fans left overturned hundreds of pieces of farm equipment and left countless heads of cattle, sheep and other livestock "startled but otherwise unharmed." The harsh light of morning revealed tractors, harvesters and balers that had been overturned during the celebrations by out-of-control fans. Officers in helicopter patrols during the night had reported multiple incidents of fires being started in celebration, but later investigations discovered that these were merely cases of farmers performing regularly-planning burning of leaves, weeds and other agricultural rubbish. Still, many area residents who went to sleep to the sounds of wild celebrations woke up to a tremendous shock this morning. John Mosesian is a farmer with a 1,200 acre grape vineyard in Fowler. "I start going to bed, next thing I know, I hear all this shouting and hollering coming from down the road," Mosesian said. "I just thought it was the neighbors getting into it again, so I went to bed. I wake up in the morning, and someone's set my compost heap on fire, and my rotary tiller's been dumped on its side." Mosesian paused to survey the damage before reflecting on the clean-up effort. "It's a damn shame - it's going to take hours for Juan, Jose, Paco and Manuel to clean all this up, and they still have 12 hours of field work to do," he said, shaking his head. "They'll be here well past sundown." Mosesian then drove off in his pick-up to his traditional two-hour breakfast at Lou's Diner with other hard-working farmers. There were no confirmed reports of injuries or deaths following the incidents, although three Visalia men were arrested and charged with public intoxication and animal cruelty after tossing a pig into the air repeatedly in celebration. The pig was slaughtered as planned later in the morning and was said by observers to be "delicious." Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:45:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282728 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282728 There are quite a few players that are having breakout seasons this summer. I hope to spotlight them as the season goes on. Here are the first four. (Visit my blog for the list) Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:41:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282679 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282679 My Pitcher of the Night in the Coastal Plain League is Chris Pitts from Anderson University. Chris currently pitches for the Forest City Owls. Chris didn't allow a run on 4 hits, in 8 innings of work for the win. He walked 2 and didn't strike out anybody. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:40:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282610 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282610 The College Baseball World Series ended last night with the Fresno State defeating Georgia 6-1. Now all the sudden they are being written up as cinderella heroes who were much bigger underdogs than the 2006 George Mason basketball team. Luke Winn of SI.com writes: "The No. 4 slotting they received in the 64-team field was equivalent to a 13-16 seeding March Madness parlance, which means they were bigger long-shots than Villanova winning a basketball national title in 1988 or George Mason reaching a Final Four in 2006. With a final record of 47-31, Fresno finished with the most losses of any national champ in history." I'm no college baseball ethusiast but last time I checked the men's basketball tournament had 64 teams too so I am not understanding how being a #4 seed makes you a huge underdog. Matt Martinez of the Daily Globe writes: "What Fresno is doing at the very instant I write these words is as if a 13-seed somehow marched all the way through the NCAA basketball tournament and found itself in the title game." I think it's funny how these writers are comparing such a feat to having success in the NCAA basketball tournament, which unlike the CWS actually has people watching it. Fresno State isn't American's darling like a small mid-major school taken down big conference giants. I mean wheres the pressure? Did they play in front of a massive crowd in the RCA dome along with millions watching on TV do win the championship? I mean how many casual sports fans even knew that Fresno State was even in the tournament? Was CBS shelling out billions to lock up the rights to broadcast the CWS recently? I don't think so. Now comparing them to Disney's Mighty Ducks, that I am OK with. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:29:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282590 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282590 Someone pinch me! Did Fresno State really just win the NCAA national championship? Yep! That just happened. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:09:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282585 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282585 Fresno State completed the most improbable run in recent college sports history as they became the lowest seed ever to win a national championship defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 6-1 on Wednesday night at Rosenblatt Stadium. The night belonged to Steve Detwiler who had a career night in the championship game going 4-4, driving in all six Fresno State runs and setting College World Series records for the most home runs in a championship game with two, most home runs in a championship series with three, most RBIs in a championship game with six, most RBIs in a championship series with nine, most extra base hits in a championship game, most bases in a championship game with 11 and in a fitting end to the game he caught the final out for Fresno State. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282477 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282477 My Pitcher of the Night in the Hawaii Collegiate League is Joe Duffy from Quinnipiac. Joe currently pitches for the Waikiki Surfers. He pitched 6 shutout innings to earn the win. Joe scattered 5 hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out 3 as well. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:56:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282251 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282251 Is it me or is it hard to watch a game, where both teams are wearing red with Bulldogs across the front? Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:44:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282242 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282242 Eric Stephens (Cal State Fullerton) is quickly becoming one of the top prospects in the Northwoods League. The Monrovia, CA native is currently playing for the Rochester Honkers. In a double-header split with Waterloo, Stephens went a combined 5 for 9, with 2 homers and a double. He scored four runs and knocked in 6 on the night. Eric also stole 3 bases in the 2nd game. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:58:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282199 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282199 Depite suffering an injury to his throwing hand, Tommy Mendonca has turned heads and dropped jaws with his outstanding play for the Fresno State Bulldogs in the College World Series. Mendonca's Bulldogs take on the Georgia Bulldogs in Game 3 of the Championship Finals tonight to decide the national champion. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:17:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282181 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/282181 John Anderson (LA Tech) was a strikeout machine last night. The Thomasville HiTom starter fanned 13 Copperheads to help ensure that the HiToms would defeat their rivals. John wound up throwing a 9-inning shutout. He scattered 3 hits and didn't walk a batter. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:29:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281845 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281845 Real? Not real? Either way, it's awesome. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:15:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281841 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281841 My Hitter of the Night in the Hawaii Collegiate League is Kurt Steinhauer from Point Loma. Kurt currently plays for the Hawaii Aliis. He went 4 for 4, with 2 triples, 3 runs and 3 rbi's Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:49:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281754 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281754 My Pitcher of the Night in the CICL is Bryce Butt (Garden City CC). Bryce hails from Omaha, NE, and he currently plays for the Springfield Sliders. Bryce upped his record to 3-0 on the season by throwing 7 quality innings. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits. He didn't walk a batter and he struck out 4 as well. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:39:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281746 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281746 The Georgia Bulldogs tagged Fresno State closer Brandon Burke for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to stun the west coast Bulldogs in game one of the best of three series. Fresno State had just plated three runs in the top of the inning to take a 6-3 lead. With their starting pitching used up the Fresno State Bulldogs turned to Sean Bonesteele for the start. Bonesteele pitched three innings and gave up just one run before turning the ball over to the rest of the Fresno State bullpen. Jake Floethe, Kris Tomlinson and Jason Breckley combined to pitch the next six innings giving up just two more runs as Fresno State turned to their closer Bradon Burke with a three run lead heading into the bottom of the eighth. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:55:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281565 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281565 Even simultaneous instances of such. Great catch, Kyle, but at what cost? At least this play, which I'm officially nominating for Face Plant of the Year, basically guarantees that Kyle Shelton will be seen on Megatrons in baseball parks around the country for the foreseeable future. Kyle Shelton and the San Diego Chicken: Joined for eternity. You're a utilitarian hero in that sense, Mr. Shelton. That wall may have simply left a mark on your face, but you and your brazen approach to tracking down foul balls have left a mark on the baseball universe, and that's something...even in the context of a 6-1 loss and being eliminated from the College World Series. God bless you, Kyle Shelton. (Video clip at source site) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:08:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281019 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281019 Yeah, even we're a little lost about this one. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:58:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281014 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281014 his isn't really a column, it's part obituary part personal ad. I've been reading too much Rick Reilly lately - Lindsay Schnell got me hooked. Someone is missing today. They have been for a while. No one's noticed though. Maybe no one cares. I'm pretty sure I'm alone in this search. Then again, maybe coach Craig Robinson is with me. Call me an old-timer, and by college standards that might apply, but I'm a sucker for nostalgia - and I don't mean the song by Marco Polo and Masta Ace or the "dancer" at the gentlemen's club in Eugene. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:06:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280458 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280458 I am seriously looking to join a Hard Ball League in San Francisco proper. Please Advise. Do I have to settle with a soft ball league? Never played soft ball... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:31:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280400 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280400 by Jarred Amato Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 2,763 at Cardines Field, the USA National Team defeated Newport 8-3 Thursday night. There were also at least eight scouts in attendance, from San Francisco, Boston, Toronto, Atlanta and Kansas City among others, who were beginning their evaluations for the 2009 (and 2010) MLB Drafts. Here's a breakdown of the Americans' performance against the Gulls of the NECBL. Kentrail Davis (Outfielder, Tennessee, FR) - Davis is off to a torrid start this summer and Thursday night was no different. In the third, the freshman blasted his fourth homer to deep right field, turning on a fastball to clear the 20-foot high fence with ease. In the sixth, Davis added a long double off the wall in the right-centerfield gap in the sixth after fouling off two tough two-strike pitches. Davis led the Vols in batting average (.330), home runs (13) and RBI (44) as a freshman and has only elevated his play with Team USA. He stands at just 5?9", but weighs 198 pounds and is extremely strong with quick hands and a sweet left-handed stroke. Expect Davis to be a first-round pick in 2010. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280397 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280397