Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Local College Baseball 033115

Here is the sixth weekly update for 2015 on how my five local college baseball teams are doing. Those five teams are Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska-Omaha, Creighton, Bellevue and Iowa Western. The updates include their standings and who the top three hitters and top two pitchers are.

Nebraska-Lincoln 21-7 --- Home: 14-1 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 4-3 \\ Big Ten: 3-0
Last week: Cal State Fullerton: W 7-2, Cal State Fullerton: L 4-3, Texas: W 3-1, Texas: W 1-0, Texas: W 6-2

Ben Miller .343/.385/.429 w/ 0 HR, 23 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 28 games
Ryan Boldt .330/.433/.420 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 25 R, 4 SB in 27 games
Blake Headley .304/.373/.490 w/ 0 HR, 24 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 27 games

Kyle Kubat 4-0, 1.33 ERA, 33 K, 0.97 WHIP, .211 BAA in 47.1 IP over 7 games
Derek Burkamper 4-1, 2.87 ERA, 22 K, 1.04 WHIP, .229 BAA in 37.2 IP over 6 games


Nebraska-Omaha 13-11 --- Home: 8-1 Away: 1-4  Neutral: 4-6  \\ conf: 6-3
Last week: Oral Roberts: L 2-0, Oral Roberts: L 11-1, Oral Roberts: L 14-6

Cole Gruber .387/.467/.427 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 20 R, 11 SB in 19 games
Alex Schultz .323/.391/.404 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 19 R, 8 SB in 24 games
Alex Mortensen .295/.375/.398 w/ 1 HR, 24 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 24 games

Tyler Fox 3-2, 3.65 ERA, 23 K, 1.54 WHIP, .272 BAA in 37.0 IP over 7 games
Zach Williamsen 3-3, 3.65 ERA, 21 K, 1.41 WHIP, .293 BAA in 37.0 IP over 7 games


Creighton 15-7 --- Home: 8-3 Away:7-4 Neutral: 0-0 \\ Big East 0-0
Last week: Air Force: W 4-3, Stetson: W 6-5, Stetson: W 3-2, Stetson: W 15-5

Reagan Fowler .370/.436/.481 w/ 0 HR, 18 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Harrison Crawford .320/.474/.440 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 13 R, 3 SB in 22 games
Brett Murray .314/.372/.477 w/ 2 HR, 15 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 22 games

Rollie Lacy 2-0, 2.11 ERA, 16 K, 1.22 WHIP, .222 BAA in 21.1 IP over 10 games
David Gerber 0-1, 1.06 ERA, 15 K, 0.76 WHIP, .194 BAA, 4 SV in 17.0 IP over 11 games


Bellevue 17-7 --- Home: 9-1 Away: 10-6 Neutral: 8-0 \\ conf: 6-2
Last week: Midland: W 6-3, York College: W 14-0, York College: W 2-1, York College: W 2-0, York College: L 3-1

Osvaldo Gonzalez .470/.559/.812 w/ 6 HR, 31 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 34 games
Gabriel De La Rosa .410/.485/.547 w/ 2 HR, 28 RBI, 28 R, 2 SB in 34 games
Ross Feeley .356/.472/.455 w/ 2 HR, 20 RBI, 22 R, 2 SB in 30 games

Steve Sarcone 5-1, 2.17 ERA, 50 K, 1.27 WHIP, .231 BAA in 45.2 IP over 7 games
Stephan Meyer 5-2, 1.40 ERA, 49 K, 1.18 WHIP, .215 BAA in 45.0 IP over 7 games


Iowa Western 19-5 --- Home: 10-0 Away: 7-4 Neutral: 2-1 \\ conf: 2-2
Last Week: Indian Hills CC: L 6-5, Indian Hills CC: L 6-2, Indian Hills CC: W 6-4, Indian Hills CC: W 11-1

Alex Krupa .478/.510/.717 w/ 1 HR, 22 RBI, 29 R, 12 SB in 24 games
Jordan Getzelman .411/.514/.839 w/ 4 HR, 26 RBI, 23 R, 9 SB in 20 games
Ryan Merrill .361/.473/.475 w/ 1 HR, 17 RBI, 18 R, 5 SB in 23 games

Devon Perez 4-0, 2.63 ERA, 29 K, 0.75 WHIP in 24.0 IP over 5 games
Mitch McIntyre 3-1, 2.25 ERA, 24 K, 0.81 WHIP in 16.0 IP over 4 games

Monday, March 30, 2015

College Spotlight 033015

Here is my fifth installment of College Spotlight for 2015. This week I am looking at Buddy Putnam of South Florida and Carson Fulmer of Vanderbilt

Putnam is a senior first baseman out of Bartow High School in Bartow, FL. Last week in a four game span starting with Florida Gulf Coast last Tuesday and a three game series with Cincinnati he was 7 for 16 with 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 10 RBI and 8 runs. For the season he is hitting .254/.333/.606 with 6 HR, 20 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 26 games. Last season he hit .248/.280/.349 with 2 HR, 22 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 47 games. The Bulls are 20-8-1 this season.

RHP Fulmer is a junior out of All Saints' Academy in Lakeland, FL. On Friday he dominated Tennessee as he struck out a career high 12 in a 9-0 victory. His line for the game was 8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K in 112 pitches. This season he is 4-1, 1.50 ERA, 60 K, 1.17 WHIP, .189 BAA in 42.0 IP over 7 games. Last season he was 7-1, 1.98 ERA, 95 K, 1.12 WHIP, .195 BAA, 10 SV in 91.0 IP over 26 games. The Commodores are 22-6 this season.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Cactus League standings and top performers week four 032915

Here are the Cactus League standings and top performers through week four 2015

Los Angeles Dodgers 14-7 .667

Justin Turner (19 for 40) .475/.500/.825 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 16 games

Joc Pederson (19 for 51) .373/.407/.745 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 21 games

Clayton Kershaw 3-0, 1.86 ERA, 20 K, 0.98 WHIP, .200 BAA in 19.1 IP over 5 games

David Huff 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 4 K, 1.17 WHIP, .273 BAA in 12.0 IP over 5 games


Oakland Athletics 17-9 .654

Ike Davis (13 for 30) .433/.500/.600 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Billy Burns (24 for 63) .381/.437/.508 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 18 R, 4 SB in 22 games

Kendall Graveman 2-0, 0.60 ERA< 8 K, 0.73 WHIP, .143 BAA in 15.0 IP over 4 games

Scott Kazmir 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 14 K, 0.83 WHIP, .146 BAA in 12.0 IP over 3 games


Kansas City Royals 16-9 .640

Paulo Orlando (14 for 36) .389/.436/.611 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 19 games

Salvador Perez (14 for 40) .350/.350/.550 w/ 1 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Chris Young 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.33 WHIP, .318 BAA, 1 SV in 6.0 IP over 3 games

Brian Flynn 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 10 K, 0.75 WHIP, .186 BAA, 1 SV in 12.0 IP over 9 games


Los Angeles Angels 13-10 .565

Mike Trout (22 for 47) .468/.527/.851 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 17 R, 4 SB in 17 games

CJ Cron (22 for 54) .407/.424/.741 w/ 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 19 games

Jered Weaver 3-0, 2.53 ERA, 23 K, 1.03 WHIP, .220 BAA in 21.1 IP over 5 games

Drew Rucinski 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 12 K, 0.67 WHIP, .125 BAA in 12.0 IP over 4 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 14-11 .560

Brandon Drury (10 for 23) .435/.533/.957 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 15 games

AJ Pollock (21 for 55) .382/.414/.545 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 3 SB in 17 games

Josh Collmenter 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.62 WHIP, .143 BAA in 13.0 IP over 3 games

Chase Anderson 1-0, 1.84 ERA, 10 K, 1.36 WHIP, .276 BAA in 14.2 IP over 4 games


Cincinnati Reds 12-10 .545

Ivan De Jesus (13 for 32) .406/.486/.625 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 20 games

Kristpher Negron (17 for 42) .405/.479/.619 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 18 games

Mike Leake 2-0, 0.64 ERA, 10 K, 0.71 WHIP, .163 BAA in 14.0 IP over 4 games

Anthony DeSclafani 1-0, 1.83 ERA, 17 K, 1.32 ERA, .231 BAA in 19.2 IP over 5 games


San Diego Padres 13-11 .542

Tommy Medica (16 for 34) .471/.514/.882 w/ 4 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 20 games

Matt Kemp (16 for 41) .390/.419/.707 w/ 2 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 14 games

Tyson Ross 3-0, 2.89 ERA, 24 K, 1.13 WHIP, .203 BAA in 18.2 IP over 5 games

Andrew Cashner 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 8 K, 1.17 WHIP, .239 BAA in 12.0 IP over 12 games


Colorado Rockies 13-12 .520

Troy Tulowitzki (10 for 27) .370/.393/.741 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Kyle Parker (13 for 39) .333/.422/.462 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 21 games

Jordan Lyles 2-0, 0.60 ERA, 9 K, 0.73 WHIP, .102 BAA in 15.0 IP over 5 games

Brooks Brown 1-0, 1.08 ERA, 4 K, 0.84 WHIP, .172 BAA, 2 SV in 8.1 IP over 8 games


Milwaukee Brewers 11-12 .478

Carlos Gomez (12 for 27) .444/.500/.963 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 12 games

Jonathan Lucroy (11 for 26) .423/.500/.846 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Kyle Lohse 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 15 K, 0.67 WHIP, .167 BAA in 15.0 IP over 4 games

Wily Peralta 2-0, 2.51 ERA< 11 K, 1.26 WHIP, .259 BAA in 14.1 IP over 4 games


Cleveland Indians 11-14 .440

Michael Bourn (17 for 43) .395/.435/.512 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Jesus Aguilar (13 for 37) .351/.366/.514 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 19 games

Zach McAllister 2-1, 3.32 ERA, 24 K, 1.26 WHIP, .270 BAA in 19.0 IP over 6 games

Jeff Manship 1-0, 1.08 ERA, 11 K, 1.44 WHIP, .273 BAA, 1 SV in 8.1 IP over 9 games


Chicago Cubs 11-15 .423

Kris Bryant (17 for 37) .459/.512/1.270 w/ 9 HR, 15 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Jorge Soler (15 for 45) .333/.380/.600 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Jason Hammel 2-1, 3.60 ERA, 17 K, 1.15 WHIP, .253 BAA in 20.0 IP over 5 games

Jake Arrieta 3-1, 3.86 ERA, 15 K, 1.43 WHIP, .273 BAA in 14.0 IP over 4 games


Seattle Mariners 10-14 .417

Robinson Cano (13 for 37) .351/.368//.486 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 13 games

Dustin Ackley (13 for 38) .342/.419/.447 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Taijuan Walker 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 K, 0.56 WHIP, 19 K, .103 BAA in 18.0 IP over 5 games

Jordan Pries 1-0, 1.64 ERA, 9 K, 0.82 WHIP, .162 BAA in 11.0 IP over 4 games


Texas Rangers 9-13 .409

Elvis Andrus (13 for 33) .394/.417/.606 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 12 games

Rougned Odor (13 for 33) .394/.429/.606 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 15 games

Nick Martinez 2-0, 0.84 ERA, 9 K, 1.03 WHIP, .244 BAA in 10.2 IP over 3 games

Neftali Feliz 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 5 K, 1.17 WHIP, .182 BAA, 1 SV in 6.0 IP over 6 games


Chicago White Sox 8-14 .364

Jose Abreu (23 for 48) .479/.490/.625 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 16 games

Courtney Hawkins (14 for 34) .412/.429/.853 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 18 games

Jose Quintana 2-1, 2.91 ERA, 16 K, 1.06 WHIP. .241 BAA in 21.2 IP over 6 games

Carlos Rodon 1-0, 3.65 ERA, 19 K, 1.30 WHIP, .265 BAA in 12.1 IP over 5 games


San Francisco Giants 8-19 .296

Matt Duffy (15 for 43) .349/.378/.651 w/ 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 19 games

Brandon Belt (17 for 52) .327/.435/.615 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 17 games

Chris Heston 1-0, 2.40 ERA< 10 K, 0.73 WHIP, .192 BAA in 15.0 IP over 5 games

Sergio Romo 0-0, 1.59 ERA, 8 K, 0.88 WHIP, .200 BAA, 1 SV in 5.2 IP over 6 games

Grapefruit League standings and top performers week four 032915

Here are the Grapefruit League standings and top performers through week four 2015

New York Mets 15-11 .577

Curtis Granderson (17 for 38) .447/.532/.737 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 16 games

John Mayberry Jr (17 for 41) .415/.479/.683 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 17 games

Jacob DeGrom 3-0, 2.45 ERA, 21 K, 0.82 WHIP, .182 BAA in 22.0 IP over 5 games

Matt Harvey 1-1, 1.45 ERA, 17 K, 0.80 WHIP, .215 BAA in 18.2 IP in 5 games


Toronto Blue Jays 15-11 .577

Caleb Gindl (15 for 42) .357/.429/.595 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 20 games

Devon Travis (17 for 50) .340/.389/.460 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 22 games

Drew Hutchison 3-0, 1.80 ERA, 11 K, 0.93 WHIP, .196 BAA in 15.0 IP over 4 games

RA Dickey 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 7 K, 0.83 WHIP, .200 BAA in 12.0 IP over 3 games


Houston Astros 10-8 .556

Luis Valbuena (15 for 38) .395/.442/.684 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Robbie Grossman (15 for 40) .375/.435/.500 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 16 games

AJ Wojciechowski 1-0, 1.08 ERA, 13 K, 0.96 WHIP, .197 BAA in 16.2 IP over 5 games

Dallas Keuchel 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 4 K, 1.18 WHIP, .235 BAA in 9.1 IP over 3 games


St Louis Cardinals 11-9 .550

Pete Kozma (17 for 37) .459/.462/.459 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 3 SB in 19 games

Matt Holliday (10 for 27) .370/.438/.444 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Marco Gonzalez 3-0, 0.71 ERA, 7 K, 0.95 WHIP, .182 BAA in 12.2 IP over 4 games

Michael Wacha 0-0, 1.76 ERA, 13 K, 0.85 WHIP, .218 BAA in 15.1 IP over 4 games


Boston Red Sox 12-10 .545

Mookie Betts (19 for 39) .487/.512/.923 w/ 2 HR , 5 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 13 games

Jackie Bradley Jr (14 for 37) .378/.452/.459 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Steven Wright 3-0, 1.32 ERA, 9 K, 1.46 WHIP, .232 BAA in 13.2 IP over 5 games

Rick Porcello 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 8 K, 1.30 WHIP, .256 BAA in 10.0 IP over 3 games


Miami Marlins 12-10 .545

Jordany Valdespin (13 for 35) .371/.421/.600 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 19 games

Dee Gordon (17 for 49) .347/.373/.490 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 8 R, 7 SB in 17 games

David Phelps 2-0, 0.56 ERA, 12 K, 0.94 WHIP, .148 BAA in 16.0 IP over 5 games

Dan Haren 1-1, 1.93 ERA, 10 K, 0.93 WHIP, .208 BAA in 14.0 IP over 4 games


Pittsburgh Pirates 12-10 .545

Tony Sanchez (14 for 31) .452/.528/.903 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 14 games

Starling Marte (18 for 49) .367/.380/.551 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 9 R, 4 SB in 16 games

Francisco Liriano 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.00 WHIP, .172 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games

Radhames Liz 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 3 K, 1.10 WHIP, .235 BAA in 10.0 IP over 5 games


New York Yankess 14-12 .538

Jose Pirela (10 for 27) .370/.433/.630 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 15 games

Alex Rodriguez (11 for 36) .306/.405/.583 w/ 3 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Michael Pineda 2-0, 1.32 ERA, 17 K, 0.80 WHIP, .208 BAA in 13.2 IP over 4 games

Masahiro Tanaka 1-1, 1.74 ERA, 12 K, 0.68 WHIP, .171 BAA in 10.1 IP over 3 games


Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 .524

Desmond Jennings (14 for 32) .438/.500/.563 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 13 games

Evan Longoria (11 for 38) .289/.326/.474 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 16 games

Matt Andriese 1-1, 1.10 ERA, 10 K, 1.22 WHIP, .233 BAA in 16.1 IP over 5 games

Chris Archer 1-2, 1.93 ERA, 11 K, 1.36 WHIP, .204 BAA in 14.0 IP over 4 games


Atlanta Braves 12-13 .480

Andrelton Simmons (15 for 36) .417/.432/.611 w/ 2 HR, 12 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Freddie Freeman (17 for 44) .386/.481/.614 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 18 games

Wandy Rodriguez 2-0, 2.50 ERA, 15 K, 1.22 WHIP, .209 BAA in 18.0 IP over 5 games

Brady Feigl 0-0, 1.35 ERA, 6 K, 1.05 WHIP, .292 BAA, 2 SV in 6.2 IP over 7 games


Philadelphia Phillies 11-14 .440

Cameron Rupp (10 for 25) .400/.444/.600 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 12 games

Odubel Herrera (18 for 52) .346/.382/.365 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 6 SB in 16 games

David Buchanan 2-0, 1.69 ERA, 11 K, 0.75 WHIP, .200 BAA in 16.0 IP over 5 games

Luis Garcia 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, 0.56 WHIP, .107 BAA, 3 SV in 9.0 IP over 9 games


Minnesota Twins 10-13 .435

Brian Dozier (16 for 39) .410/.465/.795 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Eduardo Escobar (15 for 47) .319/.313/.553 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Ervin Santana 3-1, 2.57 ERA, 10 K, 1.07 WHIP, .260 BAA in 14.0 IP over 4 games

Kyle Gibson 0-1, 2.75 ERA, 17 K, 1.02 WHIP, .186 BAA in 19.2 IP over 5 games


Washington Nationals 9-12 .429

Matt Skole (9 for 22) .409/.480/.727 w/ 2 HR, 7 R, 8 R, 0 SB in 18 games

Clint Robinson (15 for 43) .349/.417/.651 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 22 games

Max Scherzer 1-0, 1.35 ERA, 23 K, 0.80 WHIP, .205 BAA in 20.0 IP over 5 games

Jordan Zimmermann 2-0, 1.37 ERA, 15 K, 1.12 WHIP, .261 BAA in 19.2 IP over 5 games


Baltimore Orioles 10-15 .400

Jimmy Paredes (16 for 43) .372/.378/.651 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 21 games

Steve Pearce (13 for 37) .351/.351/.784 w/ 5 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Wei-Yin Chen 0-1, 2.03 ERA, 6 K, 1.05 WHIP, .245 BAA in 13.1 IP over 4 games

Logan Verrett 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 11 K, 0.92 WHIP, .233 BAA, 2 SV in 12.0 IP over 8 games


Detroit Tigers 10-16 .385

Ian Kinsler (16 for 41) .390/.447/.707 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 14 games

JD Martinez (19 for 53) .358/.452/.717 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 19 games

Anibal Sanchez 0-0, 3.93 ERA, 16 K, 1.09 WHIP, .224 BAA in 18.1 IP over 5 games

Joakim Soria 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.57 WHIP, .045 BAA, 1 SV in 7.0 IP over 7 games

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Cactus League standings and top performers week three 032215

Here are the Cactus League standings and top performers through week three 2015

Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 .667

Joc Pederson (17 for 36) .472/.513/.833 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 15 games

Justin Turner (15 for 32) .469/.485/.781 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Clayton Kershaw 2-0, 2.03 ERA, 12 K, 1.05 WHIP, .208 BAA in 13.1 IP over 4 games

Joe Wieland 0-0, 1.00 ERA, 9 K, 1.11 WHIP, .200 BAA, 1 SV in 9.0 IP over 4 games


Oakland Athletics 13-7 .650

Billy Burns (17 for 41) .415/.468/.610 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 12 R, 4 SB in 16 games

Ben Zobrist (10 for 29) .345/.355/.655 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Kendall Graveman 2-0, 0.93 ERA, 3 K, 0.93 WHIP, .188 BAA in 9.2 IP over 3 games

Fernando Rodriguez 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 1.71 WHIP, .188 BAA, 2 SV in 4.2 IP over 5 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 12-7 .632

Ender Inciarte (17 for 36) .472/.512/.528 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 4 SB in 12 games

David Peralta (14 for 32) .438/.513/.531 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 12 games

Randall Delgado 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 9 K, 0.80 WHIP, .167 BAA in 10.0 IP over 4 games

Josh Collmenter 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.50 WHIP, .150 BAA in 6.0 IP over 2 games


Kansas City Royals 12-7 .632

Brett Eibner (13 for 25) .520/.538/1.120 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 12 games

Lorenzo Cain (11 for 27) .407/.414/.519 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Joe Blanton 1-0, 2.79 ERA, 5 K, 1.66 WHIP, .351 BAA in 9.2 IP over 3 games

Brian Flynn 0-0, 1.74 ERA, 8 K, 0.87 WHIP, .211 BAA, 1 SV in 10.1 IP over 7 games


Los Angeles Angels 9-7 .563

Mike Trout (15 for 29) .517/.571/.966 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 3 SB in 11 games

Efren Navarro (13 for 30) .433/.469/.500 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 13 games

Jared Weaver 2-0, 1.69 ERA, 15 K, 1.00 WHIP, .200 BAA in 16.0 IP over 4 games

Vinnie Pestano 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA, 1 SV in 3.2 IP over 4 games


Colorado Rockies 9-9 .500

Kyle Parker (12 for 31) .387/.472/.548 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 16 games

Nolan Arenado (10 for 32) .313/.353/.688 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Jordan Lyles 1-0, 0.82 ERA, 8 K, 0.64 WHIP, .083 BAA in 11.0 IP over 4 games

Brooks Brown 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 2 K, 1.13 WHIP, .200 BAA, 2 SV in 5.1 IP over 6 games


Seattle Mariners 8-8 .500

Dustin Ackley (10 for 22) .455/.520/.545 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Kyle Seager (10 for 25) .400/.452/.600 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Taijuan Walker 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 13 K, 0.58 WHIP, .100 BAA in 12.0 IP over 4 games

Erasmo Ramirez 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 4 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games


Chicago Cubs 9-10 .474

Kris Bryant (12 for 25) .480/.552/1.520 w/ 8 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Addison Russell (9 for 22) .409/.458/.682 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 8 games

Kyle Hendricks 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.43 WHIP, .125 BAA in 7.0 IP over 2 games

Edwin Jackson 1-1, 1.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.33 WHIP, .257 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games


Cincinnati Reds 8-9 .471

Marlon Byrd (10 for 24) .417/.481/.500 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Brennan Boesch (13 for 33) .394/.394/.697 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Mike Leake 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 K, 0.67 WHIP, .129 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games

Anthony DeSclafani 0-0, 2.63 ERA, 8 K, 1.39 WHIP, .255 BAA in 13.2 IP over 4 games


Chicago White Sox 7-8 .467

Jose Abreu (15 for 31) .484/.469/.613 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Micah Johnson (14 for 30) .467/.515/.667 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB in 12 games

Jose Quintana 2-0, 1.59 ERA, 11 K, 0.62 WHIP, .146 BAA in 11.1 IP over 4 games

Hector Noesi 0-0, 2.89 ERA, 8 K, 0.64 WHIP, .129 BAA in 9.1 IP over 3 games


San Diego Padres 8-10 .444

Tommy Medica (14 for 25) .560/.607/1.000 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 14 games

Matt Kemp (10 for 27) .370/.414/.667 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Andrew Cashner 1-0, 1.13 ERA, 4 K, 0.75 WHIP, .179 BAA in 8.0 IP over 3 games

James Shields 1-1, 3.86 ERA, 10 K, 0.86 WHIP, .160 BAA in 7.0 IP over 3 games


Texas Rangers 7-9  .438

Elvis Andrus (10 for 22) .455/.478/.636 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Jake Smolinski (10 for 26) .385/.448/.654 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Ross Ohlendorf 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 0.25 WHIP, .071 BAA in 4.0 IP over 2 games

Neftali Feliz 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.33 WHIP, .182 BAA, 1 SV in 3.0 IP over 3 games


Milwaukee Brewers 7-10 .412

Carlos Gomez (7 for 17) .412/.500/.941 w. 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Khris Davis (11 for 27) .407/.448/.630 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 11 games

Kyle Lohse 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 15 K, 0.67 WHIP, .167 BAA in 15.0 IP over 4 games

Wily Peralta 2-0, 2.16 ERA, 7 K, 1.20 WHIP, .250 BAA in 8.1 IP over 3 games


Cleveland Indians 7-11 .389

Michael Bourn (12 for 28) .429/.484/.536 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Jesus Aguilar (11 for 27) .407/.414/.630 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Shaun Marcum 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 2 K, 0.86 WHIP, .231 BAA in 7.0 IP over 3 games

CC Lee 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.00 WHIP, .125 BAA, 1 SV in 5.0 IP over 5 games


San Francisco Giants 5-14 .263

Casey McGehee (13 for 31) .419/.438/.548 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Brandon Belt (12 for 33) .364/.488/.788 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 12 games

Tim Hudson 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 6 K, 1.50 WHIP, .227 BAA in 6.0 IP over 3 games

Erik Cordier 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 1.67 WHIP, .273 BAA, 1 SV in 3.0 IP over 3 games

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Here are the Grapefruit League standings and top performers through week three 2015

New York Yankees 12-7 .632

Jake Cave (5 for 12) .417/.385/.750 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Slade Heathcott (7 for 17) .412/.524/.765 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 13 games

Masahiro Tanaka 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.35 WHIP, .111 BAA in 5.2 IP over 2 games

Jared Burton 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .133 BAA, 2 SV in 4.0 IP over 4 games


Miami Marlins 10-7 .588

Jordany Valdespin (10 for 27) .370/.393/.519 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 13 games

Dee Gordon (11 for 32) .344/.382/.438 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 5 SB in 12 games

David Phelps 2-0, 0.82 ERA, 9 K, 1.00 WHIP, .158 BAA in 11.0 IP over 4 games

Mat Latos 1-0, 2.57 ERA, 5 K, 0.86 WHIP, .174 BAA in 7.0 IP over 2 games


Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 .579

Jose Reyes (11 for 28) .393/.433/.750 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB in 10 games

Jose Bautista (8 for 22) .364/.481/.909 w/ 4 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Drew Hutchison 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 5 K, 0.90 WHIP, .182 BAA in 10.0 IP over 3 games

Daniel Norris 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 14 K, 1.34 WHIP, .260 BAA in 12.2 IP over 4 games


Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 .563

Tony Sanchez (11 for 23) .478/.538/.870 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 11 games

Starling Marte (14 for 34) .412/.429/.647 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 9 R, 4 SB in 12 games

Francisco Liriano 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.00 WHIP, .172 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games

Collin Balester 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.33 WHIP, .000 BAA, 1 SV in 3.0 IP over 3 games


Tampa Bay Rays 9-7 .563

Desmond Jennings (9 for 21) .429/.500/.429 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB in 9 games

Evan Longoria (9 for 25) .360/.357/.520 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Nathan Karns 2-1, 2.03 ERA, 8 K, 0.90 WHIP, .196 BAA in 13.1 IP over 4 games

Matt Andriese 1-1, 1.59 ERA, 4 K, 1.41 WHIP, .262 BAA in 11.1 IP over 4 games


St Louis Cardinals 8-7 .533

Tony Cruz (8 for 16) .500/.556/.625 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Pete Kozma (12 for 26) .462/.464/.462 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 5 RBI, 1 SB in 14 games

Marco Gonzalez 3-0, 0.84 ERA, 6 K, 0.94 WHIP, .162 BAA in 10.2 IP over 3 games

Michael Wacha 0-0, 2.79 ERA, 9 K, 0.83 WHIP, .229 BAA in 9.2 IP over 3 games


Boston Red Sox 9-8 .529

Mookie Betts (14 for 32) .438/.438/.719 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Mike Napoli (8 for 21) .381/.435/.667 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Clay Buchholz 2-1, 1.80 ERA, 12 K, 1.10 WHIP, .250 BAA in 10.0 IP over 3 games

Rick Porcello 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 8 K, 1.30 WHIP, .256 BAA in 10.0 IP over 3 games


New York Mets 10-9 5.26

Curtis Granderson (11 for 24)  458/.548/.792 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 11 games

John Mayberry Jr (14 for 31) .452/.514/.710 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Matt Harvey 0-0, 2.08 ERA, 8 K, 1.15 WHIP, .281 BAA in 8.2 IP over 3 games

Jacob DeGrom 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 12 K, 0.64 WHIP, .162 BAA in 11.0 IP over 3 games


Philadelphia Phillies 9-9 .500

Odubel Herrera (14 for 36) .389/.421/.417 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 4 SB in 11 games

Brian Bogusevic (9 for 24) .375/.400/.792 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Aaron Harang 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1 K, 1.40 WHIP, .250 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Luis Garcia 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, .067 WHIP, .158 BAA, 3 SV in 6.0 IP over 6 games


Houston Astros 7-7 .500

Luis Valbuena (12 for 28) .429/.433/.786 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Jose Altuve (11 for 27) .407/.429/.556 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB in 9 games

Asher Wojciechowski 0-0, 0.75 ERA, 9 K, 1.00 WHIP, .186 BAA in 12.0 IP over 4 games

Dallas Keuchel 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 4 K, 1.18 WHIP, .235 BAA in 9.1 IP over 3 games


Washington Nationals 8-9 .471

Matt Skole (8 for 21) .381/.458/.714 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 16 games

Tony Gwynn Jr (12 for 33) .364/.432/.545 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 15 games

Jordan Zimmermann 2-0, 1.32 ERA, 11 K, 1.17 WHIP, .286 BAA in 13.2 IP over 4 games

Max Scherzer 1-0, 1.93 ERA, 14 K, 0.93 WHIP, .226 BAA in 14.0 IP over 4 games


Minnesota Twins 7-9 .438

Brian Dozier (12 for 26) .462/.533/.846 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Eduardo Escobar (12 for 32) .375/.375/.594 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Ervin Santana 2-1, 3.38 ERA, 8 K, 1.25 WHIP, .267 BAA in 8.0 IP over 3 games

Blaine Boyer 0-0, 2.45 ERA, 4 K, 0.82 WHIP, .192 BAA, 1 SV in 7.1 IP over 5 games


Baltimore Orioles 8-12 .400

Jimmy Paredes (13 for 29) .448/.452/.724 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 16 games

Steve Pearce (11 for 31) .355/.355/.774 w/ 4 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Wei-Yin Chen 0-0, 2.16 ERA, 5 K, 1.20 WHIP, .265 BAA in 8.1 IP over 3 games

Logan Verrett 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 8 K, 1.10 WHIP, .270 BAA, 2 SV in 10.0 IP over 6 games


Atlanta Braves 7-12 .368

Andrelton Simmons (11 for 25) .440/.440/.560 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Freddie Freeman (11 for 31) .355/.487/.677 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Wandy Rodriguez 2-0, 0.69 ERA, 12 K, 1.08 WHIP, .136 BAA in 13.0 IP over 4 games

Sugar Ray Marimon 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 5 K, 1.00 WHIP, .192 BAA, 1 SV in 7.0 IP over 5 games


Detorit Tigers 7-13 .350

James McCann (12 for 26) .462/.481/.538 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Ian Kinsler (10 for 25) .400/.483/.880 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Kyle Lobstein 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 ERA, .238 BAA in 6.0 IP over 3 games

Jose Valdez 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 5 K, 1.14 WHIP, .174 BAA, 1 SV in 7.0 IP over 7 games

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Top 8 for Omaha 031815

This is the fifth segment of 2015 where I will show the top eight teams in the college baseball polls as the season progresses to the College World Series in Omaha. The poll used will be the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association or NCBWA poll because that is the default among the polls at NCAA.com. Like in my local college segment I'll list the teams' records, who they played the previous week and the top performers.

TCU 15-2 --- Home: 10-0 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 1-0 Big 12: 3-0
Last week: Loyola Marymount: W 6-2, Baylor: W 3-1, Baylor: W 3-2, Baylor: W 10-1

Cody Jones .394/.459/.485 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 15 R, 6 SB in 17 games
Keaton Jones .328/.388/.410 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 17 games
Nolan Brown .322/.375/.373 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 16 R, 5 SB in 17 games

Mitchell Travor 3-0, 0.94 ERA, 31 K, 0.73 WHIP, .188 BAA in 28.2 IP over 6 games
Preston Morrison 4-0, 1.15 ERA, 24 K, 0.83 WHIP, .193 BAA in 31.1 IP over 5 games


LSU 19-2 --- Home: 15-2 Away: 1-0 Neutral 3-0 SEC: 2-1
Last week: McNeese St: W 7-0, Ole Miss: W 6-4, Ole Miss: L 5-3, Ole Miss: W 18-6

Kade Scivicque .407/.435/.667 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 16 games
Conner Hale .378/.395/.561 w/ 2 HR, 19 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Mark Laird .363/.427/.413 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 22 R, 7 SB in 20 games

Alex Lange 4-0, 1.45 ERA, 39 K, 0.90 WHIP, .185 BAA in 31.0 IP over 5 games
Jared Poche' 5-0, 2.32 ERA, 22 K, 1.16 WHIP, .217 BAA in 31.0 IP over 5 games


Florida 19-3 --- Home: 17-2 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 SEC: 2-1
Last week: Fairfield: W 8-7, Fairfield: W 6-1, Tennessee: L: 6-3,
Tennessee: W: 8-3, Tennessee: W 9-4

Harrison Bader .419/.548/.903 w/ 7 HR, 27 RBI, 21 R, 4 SB in 19 games
Josh Tobias .375/.425/.563 w/ 1 HR, 13 RBI, 16 R, 3 SB in 21 games
JJ Schwarz .351/.416/.649 w/ 5 HR, 24 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 22 games

Dane Dunning 4-0, 1.50 ERA, 20 K, 0.92 WHIP, .148 BAA in 24.0 IP over 5 games
Logan Shore 3-1, 1.78 ERA, 16 K, 0.83 WHIP, .195 BAA in 25.1 IP over 5 games


Vanderbilt 17-4 --- Home: 14-1 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 2-2 SEC: 3-0
Last week: Quinnipiac: W: 9-2, Quinnipiac: W: 8-0, Arkansas: W 8-7, Arkansas: W 9-1, Arkansas: W 1-0

Rhett Wiseman .430/.524/.733 w/ 4 HR, 19 RBI, 21 R, 5 SB in 21 games
Dansby Swanson .381/.480/.560 w/ 2 HR, 20 RBI, 25 R, 10 SB in 21 games
Zander Wiel .342/.463/.479 w/ 2 HR, 21 RBI, 16 R, 4 SB in 21 games

Carson Fulmer 3-0, 1.91 ERA, 40 K, 1.09 WHIP, .167 BAA in 28.1 IP over 5 games
Jordan Sheffield 3-0, 1.75 ERA, 23 K, 0.97 WHIP, .101 BAA in 25.2 IP over 8 games


Texas A&M 22-0 --- Home: 19-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 3-0 SEC: 3-0
Last week: UTPA: W 4-1, UTPA: W 4-3, Auburn: W 6-2, Auburn: W 10-4, Auburn: W 6-1

Nick Banks .425/.484/.563 w/ 1 HR, 16 RBI, 19 R, 4 SB in 21 games
Mitchell Nau .386/.505/.500 w/ 0 HR, 17 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Logan Taylor .333/.403/.638 w/ 5 HR, 14 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 21 games

Grayson Long 4-0, 2.20 ERA, 29 K, 1.08 WHIP, .190 BAA in 28.2 IP over 5 games
Matt Kent 5-0, 2.80 ERA, 33 K, 1.10 WHIP, .266 BAA in 35.1 IP over 5 games


South Carolina 17-4 --- Home: 16-3 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-0 SEC: 3-0
Last week: Penn St: W 3-0, Penn St: W 13-3, Kentucky: W 10-1, Kentucky: W 4-3, Kentucky: W 6-4

Elliott Caldwell .426/.539/.623 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 16 R, 4 SB in 20 games
Kyle Martin .378/.444/.595 w/ 4 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R, 2 SB in 21 games
Alex Destino .328/.343/.552 w/ 4 HR, 21 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 18 games

Jack Wyncoop 4-1, 2.10 ERA, 28 K, 0.93 WHIP, .208 BAA in 34.1 IP over 5 games
Wil Crowe 3-1, 2.67 ERA, 41 K, 1.15 WHIP, .221 BAA in 30.1 IP over 5 games


UCLA 14-5 --- Home: 10-3 Away: 4-1 Neutral: 0-1 PAC 10: 2-1
Last week: Pepperdine: W 5-3. Washington: W: 2-0, Washington: L: 8-1, Washington: W: 5-4

Kevin Kramer .425/.528/.699 w/ 4 HR, 11 RBI, 24 R, 3 SB in 19 games
Ty Moore .370/.453/.438 w/ 0 HR, 12 RBI, 20 R, 3 SB in 19 games
Chris Keck .354/.457/.723 w/ 6 HR, 23 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 19 games

Griffin Canning 3-1, 2.43 ERA, 38 K, 0.81 WHIP, .190 BAA in 29.2 IP over 8 games
James Kaprielian 4-1, 2.59 ERA, 39 K, 1.02 WHIP, .233 BAA in 31.1 IP over 5 games


Rice 15-7 --- Home: 10-4 Away: 5-3 Neutral 0-0 Conference USA: 6-0
Last week: Texas State: W 14-5, Louisiana Tech: W 4-2, Louisiana Tech: W 8-7, Louisiana Tech: W 9-2

John Clay Reeves .393/.453/.560 w/ 3 HR, 26 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB in 22 games
Kirby Taylor .392/.410/.481 w/ 0 HR, 15 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Ryan Chandler .323/.389/.396 w/ 0 HR, 14 RBI, 19 R, 3 SB in 22 games

Austin Orewiler 3-0, 2.61 ERA, 23 K, 1.16 WHIP, .214 BAA in 31.0 IP over 7 games
Kevin McCanna 2-1, 2.43 ERA, 25 K, 1.35 WHIP, .246 BAA in 29.2 IP over 5 games

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Local College Baseball 031715

Here is the fifth weekly update for 2015 on how my five local college baseball teams are doing. Those five teams are Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska-Omaha, Creighton, Bellevue and Iowa Western. The updates include their standings and who the top three hitters and top two pitchers are.

Nebraska-Lincoln 13-6 --- Home: 6-0 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 4-3 \\ Big Ten: 0-0
Last week: Northern Colorado: W 9-3, Northern Colorado: W 9-2, Florida Gulf Coast: W 6-3, Florida Gulf Coast: W 8-2, Florida Gulf Coast: W 3-2

Ryan Boldt .394/.474/.455 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 18 R, 3 SB in 18 games
Ben Miller .333/.377/.406 w/ 0 HR, 17 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 19 games
Blake Headley .333/.403/.576 w/ 0 HR, 19 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 18 games

Kyle Kubat 3-0, 1.69 ERA, 15 K, 1.09 WHIP, .228 BAA in 32.0 IP over 5 games
Derek Burkamper 2-1, 3.38 ERA, 14 K, 1.08 WHIP, .231 BAA in 24.0 IP over 4 games


Nebraska-Omaha 10-8 --- Home: 5-1 Away: 1-2  Neutral: 4-5  \\ conf: 3-0
Last week: South Dakota State: W 6-4, South Dakota State: W 7-6, South Dakota State: W 14-7

Cole Gruber .392/.468/.431 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 11 R, 8 SB in 13 games
Alex Schultz .329/.410/.384 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 12 R, 7 SB in 18 games
Clayton Taylor .294/.422/.500 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 18 games

Tyler Hamer 1-0, 2.36 ERA, 17 K, 0.98 WHIP, .185 BAA in 26.2 IP over 5 games
Zach Williamsen 2-2, 1.86 ERA, 16 K, 1.14 WHIP, .243 BAA in 29.0 IP over 5 games


Creighton 9-7 --- Home: 3-3 Away:6-4 Neutral: 0-0 \\ Big East 0-0
Last week: Kansas State: L 10-5, Kansas State: W 6-3, Utah Valley: W 6-2, Utah Valley: W 4-3, Utah Valley: L 2-1, Utah Valley: W 11-3

Reagan Fowler .349/.432/.460 w/ 0 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 16 games
Brett Murray .317/.358/.492 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 16 games
Harrison Crawford .302/.448/.358 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 16 games

Jeff Albrecht 1-1, 2.00 ERA, 9 K, 1.17 WHIP, .222 BAA in 18.0 IP over 4 games
David Gerber 0-1, 1.69 ERA, 11 K, 0.66 WHIP, .184 BAA, 2 SV in 10.2 IP over 6 games


Bellevue 19-5 --- Home: 5-0 Away: 6-5 Neutral: 8-0 \\ conf: 0-0
Last week:  Morningside: W 9-3, Benedictine (KS): W 10-0, Northwestern (IA): W 3-1, Northwestern (IA): W 6-5, Northwestern (IA): W 7-2, Benedictine (KS): W 13-0

Osvaldo Gonzalez .451/.545/.805 w/ 5 HR, 20 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Gabriel De La Rosa .417/.479/.524 w/ 1 HR, 18 RBI, 22 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Ross Feeley .382/.506/.515 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB in 20 games

Steve Sarcone 3-1, 2.48 ERA, 40 K, 1.26 WHIP, .231 BAA in 32.2 IP over 5 games
Braulio Torres-Perez 3-1, 2.22 ERA, 29 K, 1.27 WHIP, .259 BAA in 28.1 IP over 5 games


Iowa Western 12-3 --- Home: 5-0 Away: 7-2 Neutral: 0-1 \\ conf: 0-0
Last Week: Southwestern CC: W 13-1, Southwestern CC: W 12-2, Southwestern CC: W 3-2, Southwestern CC: W 14-1

Alex Krupa .566/.589/.660 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 20 R, 10 SB in 14 games
Jordan Getzelman .452/.564/1.065 w/ 4 HR, 18 RBI, 15 R, 5 SB in 12 games
Dom Thompson-Williams .341/.378/.463 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 13 games

Devon Perez 3-0, 1.13 ERA, 18 K, 0.69 WHIP in 16.0 IP over 3 games
Brody Hagel-Pitt 3-0, 1.59 ERA, 14 K, 1.15 WHIP in 11.1 IP over 3 games

Monday, March 16, 2015

College Spotlight 031615

Here is my fourth installment of College Spotlight for 2015. This week I am looking at Travis Watkins of East Carolina and Chris Chism of Tennessee Tech.

Watkins is a redshirt sophomore out of Cox Mill High School in Concord, NC. On Sunday he had a perfect day at the plate going 5 for 5 with a double, one RBI and two runs as he hit fifth and played catcher in a 20-4 victory over Elon. This season he is hitting .415/.443/.538 with 2 HR, 13 RBI, 9 R, 4 SB in 17 games. His caught stealing rate is 54%. He started out 2014 hitting .360/.452/.360 with 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 R, 1 SB in 9 games before an elbow injury ended his season and he received a medical redshirt. Each of the last three seasons he has been on the Johnny Bench Award watch list. The Pirates are 13-6.

RHP Chism is a senior out of Alonso High School in Tampa, FL. He had one of the top national performances on Saturday pitching a 2-0 complete game shut out over UT-Martin. His line for the game was 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 17 K in 123 pitches. For the season he is 3-0, 2.61 ERA, 22 K, 1.21 WHIP, .253 BAA in 20.2 IP over 7 games. Last season he was 4-4, 5.84 ERA, 45 K, 1.56 WHIP, .309 BAA in 57.0 IP over 14 games. The Golden Eagles are 9-8.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Cactus League standings and top performers week two 031515

Here are the Cactus League standings and top performers through week two 2015

Kansas City Royals 10-2 .833

Ryan Jackson (8 for 13) .615/.722/.615 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 3 SB in 8 games

Brett Eibner (7 for 12) .583/.615/1.417 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 5 games

Aaron Brooks 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 3.0 IP over 2 games

Christian Binford 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.80 WHIP, .176 BAA, 1 SV in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 .750

Alex Guerro (6 for 13) .462/.462/.692 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Joc Pederson (9 for 21) .429/.455/.667 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Brett Anderson 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.80 WHIP, .188 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Clayton Kershaw 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5 K, 0.80 WHIP, .176 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Oakland Athletics 8-5 .615

Billy Burns (13 for 31) .419/.471/.677 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 9 R, 3 SB in 12 games

Marcus Semien (8 for 21) .381/.458/.667 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Kendall Graveman 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 2 K, 1.00 WHIP, .222 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Fernando Rodriguez 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.64 WHIP, .167 BAA, 1 SV in 3.2 IP over 4 games


Colorado Rockies 6-4 .600

Kyle Parker (7 for 18) .389/.500/.611 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Drew Stubbs (5 for 13) .385/.500/.615 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Jordan Lyles 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 6 K, 1.00 WHIP, .125 BAA in 7.0 IP over 3 games

Brooks Brown 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.90 WHIP, .167 BAA, 2 SV in 3.1 IP over 4 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 .583

AJ Pollock (10 for 23) .435/.458/.522 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB in 7 games

Brandon Drury (8 for 19) .421/.478/.842 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Chase Anderson 1-0, 2.08 ERA, 6 K, 1.38 WHIP, .286 BAA in 8.2 IP over 3 games

Jeremy Accardo 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA, 1 SV in 1.1 IP over 2 games


San Diego Padres 6-5 .545

Tommy Medica (8 for 15) .533/.588/.667 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Matt Kemp (6 for 13) .462/.500/.692 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games

James Shields 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.25 WHIP, .077 BAA in 4.0 IP over 2 games

Andrew Cashner 1-0, 1.13 ERA, 4 K, 0.75 WHIP, .179 BAA in 8.0 IP over 3 games


Texas Rangers 6-5 .545

Tomas Telis (5 for 10) .500/.500/.600 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Rougned Odor (7 for 18) .389/.389/.667 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Anthony Bass 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.75 WHIP, .200 BAA in 5.1 IP over 2 games

Ross Ohlendorf 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Seattle Mariners 6-6 .500

Mike Zunino (5 for 11) .455/.538/.727 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 5 games

Brad Miller (7 for 17) .412/.474/.882 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 7 games

Taijuan Walker 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 K, 0.38 WHIP, .077 BAA in 8.0 IP over 3 games

Jordan Pries 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 6 K, 0.80 WHIP, .118 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Cincinnati Reds 5-6 .455

Brennan Boesch (9 for 21) .429/.429/.762 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Kyle Skipworth (2 for 14) .357/.400/.643 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Jason Marquis 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 7 K, 0.56 WHIP, .103 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games

Mike Leake 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.60 WHIP, .111 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Los Angeles Angels 5-6 .455

Mike Trout (8 for 16) .500/.600/.938 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 7 games

CJ Cron (9 for 22) .409/.462/.727 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Jared Weaver 1-0, 3.18 ERA, 4 K, 1.76 WHIP, .292 BAA in 5.2 IP over 2 games

Alex Sanabia 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .000 BAA, 1 SV in 2.0 IP over 2 games


Cleveland Indians 5-7 .417

Michael Bourn (8 for 16) .500/.579/.688 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Brett Hayes (4 for 10) .400/.500/1.000 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games

TJ House 1-0, 2.79 ERA, 10 K, 0.52 WHIP, .143 BAA in 9.2 IP over 3 games

Trevor Bauer 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 3 K, 1.43 WHIP, .323 BAA in 7.0 IP over 2 games


Chicago White Sox 4-6 .400

Micah Johnson (10 for 22) .455/.500/.727 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Courtney Hawkins (9 for 20) .450/.450/.700 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Jose Quintana 1-0, 1.35 ERA, 8 K, 0.60 WHIP, .175 BAA in 6.2 IP over 3 games

Hector Noesi 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 3 K, 0.60 WHIP, .125 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Chicago Cubs 4-8 .333

Kris Bryant (9 for 20) .450/.522/1.400 w/ 6 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Matt Szczur (8 for 21) .381/.458/.952 w/ 3 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 10 games

Kyle Hendricks 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.43 WHIP, .125 BAA in 7.0 IP over 2 games

Jon Lester 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.80 WHIP, .235 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Milwaukee Brewers 3-7 .300

Matt Long (5 for 12) .417/.429/1.000 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 8 games

Matt Clark (8 for 21) .381/.381/.714 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Kyle Lohse 1-0, 1.59 ERA, 7 K, 0.53 WHIP, .143 BAA in 5.2 IP over 2 games

Wily Peralta 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 3 K, 1.00 WHIP, .222 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


San Francisco Giants 3-10 .231

Casey McGehee (10 for 20) .500/.524/.700 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Brandon Belt (10 for 23) .435/.519/.913 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 8 games

Erik Cordier 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 1.67 WHIP, .273 BAA, 1 SV in 3.0 IP over 3 games

Adalberto Mejia 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.25 WHIP, .083 BAA in 4.0 IP over 3 games

Grapefruit League standings and top performers week two 031515

Here are the Grapefruit League standings and top performers through week two 2015

Miami Marlins 7-3 .700

Reid Brignac (7 for 13) .538/.600/.692 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 7 games

Michael Morse (6 for 13) .385/.500/.692 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBi, 4 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Mat Latos 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.33 WHIP, .222 BAA in 3.0 IP 1 in game

David Phelps 2-0, 1.13 ERA, 6 K, 0.75 WHIP, .154 BAA in 8.0 IP over 3 games


Minnesota Twins 6-3 .667

Brian Dozier (6 for 11) .545/.593/.909 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Kennys Vargas (6 for 16) .375/.444/.750 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Ervin Santana 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 WHIP, .267 BAA in 4.0 IP over 2 games

Tommy Milone 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.80 WHIP, .211 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Boston Red Sox 7-4 .636

Blake Swihart (5 for 10) .500/.583/.800 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Mike Napoli (7 for 15) .467/.500/.867 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Clay Buchholz 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.00 WHIP, .211 BAA in 6.0 IP over 2 games

Justin Masterson 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.40 ERA, .063 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 .636

Brian Bogusevic (5 for 11) .455/.455/1.091 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Odubel Herrera (7 for 24) .292/.346/.333 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R, 4 SB in 8 games

Kevin Slowey 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.83 WHIP, .227 BAA in 6.0 IP over 3 games

Luis Garcia 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.82 WHIP, .250 BAA, 2 SV in 3.2 IP over 4 games


Houston Astros 5-3 .625

Luis Valbuena (9 for 17) .529/.526/.824 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Jon Singleton (8 for 18) .444/.524/.722 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 7 games

Sam Deduno 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5 K, 0.80 WHIP, .235 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Will Harris 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 0.82 WHIP, .214 BAA, 1 SV in 3.2 IP over 3 games


New York Yankees 8-5 .615

Slade Heathcott (5 for 11) .455/.571/.818 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 8 games

Jose Pirela (8 for 18) .444/.500/.667 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 9 games

Esmil Rogers 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.83 WHIP, .238 BAA in 6.0 IP over 4 games

Jared Burton 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.33 WHIP, .100 BAA, 2 SV in 3.0 IP over 3 games


New York Mets 6-6 .500

Matt Reynolds (10 for 19) .526/.550/.684 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 9 games

John Mayberry Jr (10 for 21) .476/.560/.810 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Tyler Pill 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.82 WHIP, .083 BAA in 3.2 IP over 2 games

Steven Matz 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 3 K, 0.80 WHIP, .188 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Pittsburgh Pirates 5-5 .500

Elias Diaz (5 for 10) .500/.583/.900 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Tony Sanchez (7 for 14) .500/.563/.857 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Francisco Liriano 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.80 WHIP, .188 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Wilfredo Boscan 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.37 WHIP, .111 BAA, 1 SV in 2.2 IP over 3 games


St Louis Cardinals 5-5 .500

Jason Heyward (6 for 12) .500/.538/.500 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 SB in 6 games

Tommy Pham (7 for 17) .412/.389/.588 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Marco Gonzales 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.67 WHIP, .100 BAA in 6.0 IP over 2 games

Micahel Wacha 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.40 WHIP, .118 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Toronto Blue Jays 6-7 .462

Caleb Gindl (9 for 20) .450/.522/.850 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Ramon Santiago (5 for 12) .417/.462/.500 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Mark Buehrle 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.75 WHIP, .211 BAA in 5.1 IP over 2 games

Drew Hutchison 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .111 BAA in 6.0 IP over 2 games


Detroit Tigers 6-8 .429

Anthony Gose (13 for 25) .520/.586/.880 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 4 SB in 9 games

Daniel Fields (9 for 22) .409/.462/.818 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 11 games

Justin Verlander 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.80 WHIP, .125 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Alfredo Simon 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.60 WHIP, .133 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Tampa Bay Rays 4-6 .400

Corey Brown (7 for 13) .538/.571/1.077 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 7 games

Desmond Jennings (7 for 14) .500/.563/.500 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB in 6 games

Nathan Karns 1-1, 1.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.56 WHIP, .103 BAA in 9.0 IP over 3 games

Mike Montgomery 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.15 WHIP, .235 BAA, 1 SV in 4.1 IP over 3 games


Washington Nationals 4-6 .400

Tyler Moore (8 for 18) .444/.450/.944 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 7 games

Tony Gwynn Jr (8 for 18) .444/.524/.500 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Jordan Zimmermann 1-0, 1.93 ERA, 4 K, 0.86 WHIP, .200 BAA in 4.2 IP over 2 games

Blake Treinen 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.46 WHIP, .125 BAA, 1 SV in 4.1 IP over 4 games


Atlanta Braves 4-8 .333

Andrelton Simmons (5 for 9) .556/.556/.889 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Jace Peterson (8 for 19) .421/.522/.474 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Wandy Rodriguez 2-0, 1.13 ERA, 5 K, 1.38 WHIP, .207 BAA in 8.0 IP over 3 games

Julio Teheran 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 6 K, 1.40 WHIP, .200 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games


Baltimore Orioles 3-10 .231

Henry Urrutia (6 for 16) .375/.421/.500 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Dariel Alvarez (4 for 12) .333/.385/.583 w/ 1HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Wei-Yin Chen 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.60 WHIP, .118 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Brian Matusz 1-1, 1.42 ERA, 8 K, 0.79 WHIP, .208 BAA in 6.1 IP over 3 games

Friday, March 13, 2015

Will Ferrell Lives Baseball Dream

Will Ferrell lived a day most baseball fans would dream of on March 12, 2015. He played in five spring training games for 10 different MLB teams for which he played 10 different positions including DH. Beyond playing in the games the fact he interacted with the players, coaches and fans would have made it the ultimate sports experience. The American actor was able to accomplish this through the cooperation of Major League Baseball and HBO who documented the day for a Funny or Die special. Ferrell also used the day to raise donations for Stand Up to Cancer and Cancer for College.

The games were at five Cactus League stadiums which Ferrell traveled to by van and helicopter. The first game was between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics at Hohokam Stadium. Ferrell played shortstop for the Athletics and then second base for the Mariners. The second game was between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Ferrell played center field for the Angels and pinch hit and played first base for the Cubs in addition to spending an inning as third base coach. The third game was between the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields. Ferrell played left field for the Diamondbacks and third base for the Reds. The fourth game was between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch. Ferrell played DH for the White Sox and catcher for the Giants. The fifth and final game was between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres at Peoria Sports Complex. Ferrell pitched for the Dodgers and played right field for the Padres. 

Excellent coverage of the day was also done by the  MLB and Yahoo

Ferrell also paid homage to former Athletics shortstop Bert Campaneris who was the first player to play all nine positions in an MLB game on September 8, 1995 as the Kansas City Athletics fell to the California Angels 5-3. That season Campaneris hit .270/.326/.382 with 6 HR, 42 RBI, 67 R, 51 SB in 144 games. His MLB career spanned 19 seasons with the Kansas City Athletics (1964-1967), Oakland Athletics (1968-1976), Texas Rangers (1977-1979), California Angels (1979-1981) and New York Yankees (1983). For his MLB career he hit .259/.311/.342 with 79 HR, 646 RBI, 1181 R, 649 SB in 2328 games. He was a six time All-Star (1968, 1972-1975, 1977), three time World Series champion with the Athletics (1972-1974) and led the AL in stolen bases six times (1965-1968, 1970, 1972). Campaneris was in attendence to witness Ferrell's game at Hohokam Stadium.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Top 8 for Omaha 031115

This is the fourth segment of 2015 where I will show the top eight teams in the college baseball polls as the season progresses to the College World Series in Omaha. The poll used will be the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association or NCBWA poll because that is the default among the polls at NCAA.com. Like in my local college segment I'll list the teams' records, who they played the previous week and the top performers.

Virginia 12-1 --- Home: 0-0 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 9-1  ACC: 2-1
Last week: Pittsburgh: L 1-0, Pittsburgh: W 2-1, Pittsburgh: W10-3

Pavin Smith .418/.475/.709 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 13 games
Matt Thaiss .340/.441/.700 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 13 games
Kenny Towns .309/.350/.418 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 13 games

Nathan Kirby 3-1, 0.71 ERA, 37 K, 1.11 WHIP, .202 BAA in 25.1 IP over 4 games
Connor Jones 4-0, 0.78 ERA, 27 K, 1.04 WHIP, .193 BAA in 23.0 IP over 4 games


TCU 11-2 --- Home: 6-0 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 1-0 Big 12: 0-0
Last week: Rice: W 2-1, USC: L 7-6, UCLA: W 3-1, Vanderbilt: W 4-2

Dane Steinhagen .333/.349/.381 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 4 SB in 12 games
Nolan Brown .318/.375/.386 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 14 R, 5 SB in 13 games
Cody Jones .302/.351/.340 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 10 R, 5 SB in 13 games

Preston Morrison 3-0, 0.75 ERA, 15 K, 0.83 WHIP, .193 BAA in 24.0 IP over 4 games
Alex Young 3-0, 1.29 ERA, 21 K, 0.71 WHIP, .160 BAA in 21.0 IP over 4 games


LSU 16-1 --- Home: 13-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral 3-0 SEC: 0-0
Last week: Stephen F Austin: W 8-1, Grambling: W 7-1, Houston: W 4-2, Baylor: W 2-0, Nebraska: W 4-2

Kade Scivicque .395/.422/.737 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 12 games
Mark Laird .387/.449/.435 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 18 R, 7 SB in 16 games
Alex Bregman .343/.403/.597 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 14 R, 12 SB in 17 games

Alex Lange 4-0, 1.57 ERA, 26 K, 1.09 WHIP, .207 BAA in 23.0 IP over 4 games
Jared Poche' 4-0, 2.08 ERA, 17 K, 1.04 WHIP, .200 BAA in 26.0 IP over 4 games


Florida 10-2 --- Home: 8-1 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-0 SEC: 0-0
Last week: UCF: L 4-3, UCF: W 10-2, Maine: W 5-0, Maine: W 6-1, Maine: W 5-3

Harrison Bader .429/.569/.898 w/ 6 HR, 21 RBI, 17 R, 4 SB in 15 games
Josh Tobias .400/.451/.644 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 16 games
JJ Schwarz .345/.412/.672 w/ 4 HR, 19 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 17 games

Logan Shore 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 0.78 WHIP, .175 BAA in 19.1 IP over 4 games
Dane Dunning 4-0, 1.29 ERA, 16 K, 0.76 WHIP, .139 BAA in 21.0 IP over 4 games


Oregon 13-4 --- Home: 8-2 Away: 5-2 Neutral: 0-0 PAC 10: 0-0
Last week: St John's: W 4-3, St John's: W 7-2, St John's: W 8-6

Mitchell Tolman .316/.481/.439 w/ 0 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R, 2 SB in 17 games
Phil Craig-St Louis .304/.411/.348 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R, 3 SB in 16 games
Matt Eureste .294/.368/.382 w/ 1 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 5 SB in 17 games

David Peterson 2-0, 2.96 ERA, 26 K, 0.99 WHIP, .200 BAA in 24.1 IP over 4 games
Conor Harber 3-0, 1.33 ERA, 23 K, 0.64 WHIP, .119 BAA in 20.1 IP over 4 games


Vanderbilt 12-4 --- Home: 9-1 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 2-2 SEC: 0-0
Last week: Evansville: W 9-8, UCLA: W 6-0, USC: L 6-5, TCU: L 4-2

Rhett Wiseman .424/.506/.712 w/ 3 HR, 13 RBI, 15 R, 5 SB in 16 games
Zander Wiel .357/.479/.500 w/ 2 HR, 19 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB in 16 games
Dansby Swanson .353/.430/.529 w/ 1 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R, 7 SB in 16 games

Carson Fulmer 3-0, 0.81 ERA, 33 K, 1.07 WHIP, .151 BAA in 22.1 IP over 4 games
Jordan Sheffield 3-0, 2.41 ERA, 19 K, 1.07 WHIP, .103 BAA in 18.2 IP over 7 games


South Carolina 14-3 --- Home: 13-2 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-0 SEC: 0-0
Last week: Clemson: L 7-0, Charleston Southern: W 10-4, High Point: W 11-3, Miami (OH): W 2-0, Miami (OH): W 7-0, Miami (OH): W 5-3

Kyle Martin .368/.451/.579 w/ 3 HR, 18 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 17 games
Alex Destino .358/.382/.566 w/ 3 HR, 17 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 14 games
Gene Cone .351/.486/.421 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 17 R, 3 SB in 17 games

Jack Wyncoop 3-1, 2.00 ERA, 23 K, 0.89 WHIP, .196 BAA in 27.0 IP over 4 games
Taylor Widener 0.0, 1.17 ERA, 15 K, 0.78 WHIP, .080 BAA, 5 SV in 7.2 IP over 5 games


Texas A&M 18-0 --- Home: 15-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 3-0 Big 12: 0-0
Last week: Dallas Baptist: W 7-5, Nebraska: W 2-1, Houston: W 6-0, Baylor: W 3-2

Mitchell Nau .426/.517/.574 w/ 0 HR, 11 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 14 games
Nick Banks .412/.475/.588 w/ 1 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R, 3 SB in 14 games
Logan Taylor .364/.440/.773 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 14 games

AJ Minter 2-0, 0.43 ERA, 29 K, 1.19 WHIP, .213 BAA in 21.0 IP over 4 games
Grayson Long 3-0, 2.38 ERA, 22 K, 1.10 WHIP, .207 BAA in 22.2 IP over 4 games

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Local College Baseball 031015

Here is the fourth weekly update for 2015 on how my five local college baseball teams are doing. Those five teams are Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska-Omaha, Creighton, Bellevue and Iowa Western. The updates include their standings and who the top three hitters and top two pitchers are.

Nebraska-Lincoln 8-6 --- Home: 1-0 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 4-3 \\ Big Ten: 0-0
Last week: Texas A&M: L 2-1, Hawai'i: W 4-3, LSU: L 4-2

Ryan Boldt .360/.450/.440 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB in 14 games
Jake Schleppenbach .333/.393/.333 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 10 games
Blake Headley .327/.390/.538 w/ 0 HR, 15 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Kyle Kubat 2-0, 1.44 ERA, 14 K, 1.08 WHIP, .221 BAA in 25.0 IP over 4 games
Derek Burkamper 1-1, 3.50 ERA, 10 K, 1.11 WHIP, .235 BAA in 18.0 IP over 3 games


Nebraska-Omaha 7-8 --- Home: 2-1 Away: 1-2  Neutral: 4-5  \\ conf: 0-0
Last week: North Dakota: W 8-5, North Dakota: W 6-1, North Dakota: L 4-2

Alex Schultz .356/.433/.424 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 6 SB in 15 games
Cole Gruber .300/.396/.350 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 3 SB in 10 games
Clayton Taylor .281/.406/.474 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Tyler Hamer 1-0, 1.23 ERA, 15 K, 0.86 WHIP, .173 BAA in 22.0 IP over 4 games
Zach Williamsen 2-2, 2.35 ERA, 13 K, 1.09 WHIP, .239 BAA in 23.0 IP over 4 games


Creighton 5-5 --- Home: 0-2 Away:5-3 Neutral: 0-0 \\ Big East 0-0
Last week: Minnesota: L 8-6, Minnesota: L 9-0

Harrison Crawford .324/.452/.353 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 10 games
Ryan Fitzgerald .303/.415/.424 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 10 games
Brett Murray .293/.326/.512 w/ 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Jack Rogalla 1-0, 0.82 ERA, 7 K, 0.73 WHIP, .171 BAA in 11.0 IP over 2 games
Jeff Albrecht 1-1, 1.35 ERA, 7 K, 0.98 WHIP, .178 BAA in 13.1 IP over 3 games


Bellevue 13-4 --- Home: 1-0 Away: 4-4 Neutral: 8-0 \\ conf: 0-0
Last week: Embry-Riddle: L 5-0, Warner: W 4-1, Siena Heights: W 9-2, Bethel: W 11-0, Bethel: W 15-3, Siena Heights: W 16-1, Webber International: L 5-3

Osvaldo Gonzalez .467/.543/.767 w/ 3 HR, 13 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 17 games
Gabriel De La Rosa .443/.493/.574 w/ 1 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 17 games
Tyler Blood .400/.500/.500 w/ 1 HR, 8 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Stephan Meyer 2-2, 1.71 ERA, 24 K, 1.52 WHIP, .256 BAA in 21.0 IP over 4 games
Braulio Torres-Perez 2-1, 1.17 ERA, 21 K, 1.17 WHIP, .258 BAA in 23.0 IP over 4 games


Iowa Western 7-3 --- Home: 0-0 Away: 7-2 Neutral: 0-1 \\ conf: 0-0
Last Week: Ross State College: W 9-1, Ross State College: W 7-0, Redlands CC: W 10-0, Redlands CC: W 7-1

Alex Krupa .500/.514/.556 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 9 R, 5 SB in 9 games
Jordan Getzelman .474/.583/1.263 w/ 4 HR, 13 RBI, 8 R, 2 SB in 7 games
Logan Kiefer .391/.440/.435 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 7 games

Devon Perez 2-0, 0.82 ERA, 8 K, 0.73 WHIP in 11.0 IP over 2 games
Brody Hagel-Pitt 2-0, 1.08 ERA, 8 K, 1.20 WHIP in 8.1 IP over 2 games

Monday, March 9, 2015

College Spotlight 030915

Here is my third installment of College Spotlight for 2015. This week I am looking at Ryan Howell of Nevada and Mike Compton of Florida State.

Howell is a juniot 2B\OF out of Heritage High School in Brentwood, CA. This season he has had multi hit games in 10 of 15 as he is one of the national leaders in home runs, RBI and total bases. He is hitting .434/.549/.925 with 6 HR, 23 RBI, 15 R, 1 SB in 15 games. Last season he played at JUCO Chabot College where he hit .292/.464/.571 with 8 HR, 42 RBI, 47 R, 5 SB in 42 games. The Wolfpack are 13-2 this season.

RHP Compton is a junior out of Branson High School in Branson, MO. Last Friday he pitched a complete game 7-0 shut out over Boston College. His line for the game was 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K in 113 pitches. This season he is 1-0, 1.19 ERA, 24 K, 0.93 WHIP, .200 BAA in 22.2 IP over 4 games. Last season as a sophomore he was 7-3, 3.23 ERA, 50 K, 1.34 WHIP, .282 BAA in 83.2 IP over 15 games. The Seminoles are 13-3 this season.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Grapefruit League standings and top performers week one 030815

Here are the Grapefruit League standings and top performers through week one 2015

St Louis Cardinals 3-1 .750

Randal Grichuk (2 for 3) .667/.750/2.667 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Tommy Pham (6 for 11) .545/.545/.818 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Carlos Martinez 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Marco Gonzalez 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 1.00 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Washington Nationals 3-1 .750

Tyler Moore (6 for 8) .750/.750/1.875 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Michael Taylor (3 for 5) .600/.600/1.200 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Doug Fister 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 1.00 WHIP, .167 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Jordan Zimmermann 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 1.00 WHIP, .167 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


New York Yankees 4-2 .667

Jake Cave (4 for 7) .571/.571/1.000 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 5 games

Rob Refsnyder (4 for 8) .500/.600/.625 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Adam Warren 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Branden Pinder 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.60 WHIP, .000 BAA, 1 SV in 3.1 IP over 2 games


Boston Red Sox 3-2 .600

Dustin Pedroia (5 for 6) .833/.833/1.500 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Brock Holt (2 for 4) .500/.714/.500 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 2 games

Clay Buchholz 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.33 WHIP, .000 BAA in 3.0 IP in 1 game

Justin Masterson 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 1.00 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 .600

Pedro Alvarez (4 for 6) .667.714/1.333 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Jaff Decker (4 for 10) .400/.400/.800 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Casey Sadler 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.20 WHIP, .000 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

AJ Burnett 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Detroit Tigers 3-3 .500

Anthony Gose (7 for 11) .636/.692/.818 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 4 games

JD Martinez (5 for 11) .455/.615/1.000 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 4 games

David Price 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Alfredo Simon 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


New York Mets 3-3 .500

John Mayberry Jr (4 for 5) .800/.889/1.400 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Kirk Nieuwenhuis (9 for 15) .600/.600/.733 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Bartolo Colon 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Matt Harvey 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Toronto Blue Jays 3-3 .500

Josh Thole (3 for 4) .750/.833/.750 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Caleb Gindl (3 for 7).429/.556/.857 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games

RA Dickey 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.50 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Daniel Norris 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.20 WHIP, .167 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Houston Astros 2-2 .500

Robbie Grossman (5 for 8) .625/.600/1.125 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Luis Valbuana (4 for 9) .444/.444/.778 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Collin McHugh 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.50 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Dallas Keuchel 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 WHIP, .167 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Miami Marlins 2-2 .500

Kenny Wilson (2 for 4) .500/.600/.750 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Michael Morse (2 for 5) .400/.571/.1.200 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Jarrd Cosart 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Henderson Alvarez 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP over 1 game


Minnesota Twins 2-2 .500

Eduardo Escobar (4 for 9) .444/.444/.889 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Danny Santana (2 for 5) .400/.500/.800 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 0 SB in 2 games

Ervin Santana 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Tommy Milone 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Philadelphia Phillies 2-3 .400

Brian Bogusevic (3 for 6) .500/.500/.667 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Odubel Herrera (4 for 12) .333/.385/.333 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 3 SB in 4 games

Kevin Slowey 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.20 WHIP, .063 BAA in 5.0 IP over 2 games

Andy Oliver 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 1.50 WHIP, .250 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Tampa Bay Rays .1-2 333

Corey Brown (3 for 4) .750/.800/2.250 w. 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Joey Butler (3 for 8) .375/.375/.875 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Alex Cobb 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Nathan Karns 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 WHIP, .200 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Baltimore Orioles 2-5 .286

Jimmy Paredes (5 for 10) .500/.545/.600 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Dariel Alvarez (3 for 9) .333/.400/.667 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Miguel Gonzalez 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Wei-Yin Chen 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Atlanta Braves 1-4 .200

John Buck (2 for 3) .667/.833/1.333 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Freddie Freeman (4 for 8) .500/.600/1.125 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Cody Martin 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Sugar Ray Marimon 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .100 BAA, 1 SV in 3.0 IP over 2 games

Cactus League standings and top performers week one 030815

Here are the Cactus League standings and top performers through week one 2015

Kansas City Royals 4-0 1.000

Brett Eibner (3 for 4) .750/.800/2.250 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 2 games

Alex Rios (6 for 9) .667/.667/1.889 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Chris Dwyer 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 ERA, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Jandel Gustave 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.86 WHIP, .125 BAA, 1 SV in 2.1 IP over 2 games


Oakland Athletics 4-0 1.000

Josh Reddick (3 for 3) 1.000/1.000/1.000 w. 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 1 game

Marcus Semien (6 for 11) .545/.583/1.091 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Chris Bassitt 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .167 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Jesse Chavez 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.50 WHIP, .286 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 .750

Walter Ibarra (3 for 5) .600/.600/.600 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Mark Trumbo (3 for 6) .500/.500/1.333 w. 1 HR, 1 RBi, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Archie Bradley 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Rubby De La Rosa 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .125 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 .750

Joc Pederson (5 for 7) .714/.714/1.000 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Yasmani Grandal (4 for 8) .500/.500/.845 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Clayton Kershaw 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Zach Lee 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.50 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Los Angeles Angels 2-1 .667

Efren Navarro (3 for 6) .500/.500/.667 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 2 games

CJ Cron (3 for 7) .429/.429/.571 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBi, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

CJ Wilson 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .200 BAA in 3.0 IP in 1 game

Jared Weaver 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.13 WHIP, .200 BAA in 2.2 IP in 1 game


Seattle Mariners 3-2 .600

Nelson Cruz (3 for 6) .500/.500/1.000 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Brad Miller (2 for 4) .500/.500/.750 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Hisashi Iwakuma 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Taijuan Walker 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Cleveland Indians 2-2 .500

Brett Hayes (2 for 4) .500/.600/1.250 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Destin Hood (3 for 6) .500/.500/.677 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Bruce Chen 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Trevor Bauer 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 3.0 IP in 1 game


San Diego Padres 2-2 .500

Tommy Medica (5 for 7) .714/.750/.714 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 4 games

Will Middlebrooks (3 for 6) .500/.571/.500 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBi, 2 R, 0 SB in 2 games

James Shields 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA in 1.0 IP in 1 game

Odrisamer Despaigne 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP, .333 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Cincinnati Reds 2-3 .400

Chris Dominguez (5 for 8) .625/.625/.625 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Brennan Boesch (4 for 8) .500/.500/1.250 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Johnny Cueto 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Tony Cingrani 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP, .222 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


San Francisco Giants 2-3 .400

Travis Ishakawa (3 for 6) .500/.625/.833 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Jarrett Parker (3 for 8) .375/.444/.500 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 5 games

Yusmeiro Petit 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Erik Cordier 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 2.50 WHIP, .375 BAA, 1 SV in 2.0 IP over 2 games


Chicago White Sox 1-3 .250

Avisail Garcia (6 for 8) .750/.778/1.000 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 3 games

Courtney Hawkins (4 for 8) .500/.500/1.000 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Carlos Rodon 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Jose Quintana 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Colorado Rockies 1-3 .250

Cristhian Adames (4 for 6) .667/.667/.833 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Trevor Story (3 for 6) .500/.500/.833 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Jordan Lyles 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.50 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Brooks Brown 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.50 WHIP, .200 BAA, 1 SV in 1.1 IP over 2 games


Texas Rangers 1-3 .250

Jared Hoying (4 for 7) .571/.571/.714 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Jake Smolinski (2 for 4) .500/.600/1.250 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Anthony Ranaudo 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Ross Detwiler 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP, .364 BAA in 2.2 IP in 1 game


Chicago Cubs 0-3 .000

Billy McKinney (2 for 2) 1.000/1.000/2.500 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 2 games

Albert Almora (3 for 6) .500/.500/.667 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBi, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Travis Wood 0-0.0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Jon Lester 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.50 WHIP, .167 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game


Milwaukee Brewers 0-3 .000

Matt Clark (4 for 8) .500/.500/.625 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Hector Gomez (2 for 5) .400/.400/1.000 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 3 games

Kyle Loshe 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 3 K, 0.37 WHIP, .111 BAA in 2.2 IP in 1 game

Taylor Jungmann 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 1.00 WHIP, .286 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Top 8 for Omaha 030415

This is the third segment of 2015 where I will show the top eight teams in the college baseball polls as the season progresses to the College World Series in Omaha. The poll used will be the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association or NCBWA poll because that is the default among the polls at NCAA.com. Like in my local college segment I'll list the teams' records, who they played the previous week and the top performers.

Virginia 10-0 --- Home: 0-0 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 7-0  ACC: 0-0
Last week: Hartford: W 5-1, Seton Hall: W 4-1, Cornell: W 5-4

Pavin Smith .500/.563/.810 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 10 games
Matt Thaiss .350/.447/.700 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 10 games
Kenny Towns .341/.375/.432 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 10 games

Nathan Kirby 3-0, 0.49 ERA, 24 K, 1.04 WHIP, .172 BAA in 18.1 IP over 3 games
Connor Jones 3-0, 0.56 ERA, 20 K, 1.19 WHIP, .207 BAA in 16.0 IP over 3 games


TCU 8-1 --- Home: 6-0 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-0 Big 12: 0-0
Last week: Texas Southern: W 1-0

Dane Steinhagen .385/.385/.462 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 3 SB in 8 games
Cody Jones .343/.395/.400 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 4 SB in 9 games
Derek Odell .321/.457/.393 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 8 games

Mitchell Traver 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 K, 0.56 WHIP, .154 BAA in 16.0 IP over 4 games
Preston Morrison 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 K, 0.64 WHIP, .150 BAA in 18.0 IP over 3 games


Florida 10-2 --- Home: 8-1 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-0 SEC: 0-0
Last week: Florida Atlantic: W 10-8, Stony Brook: W 1-0, Stony Brook: W 14-3, Stony Brook: W 6-2

Harrison Bader .429/.556/.905 w/ 5 HR, 19 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB in 12 games
Dalton Gutthrie .321/.368/.453 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 11 R, 2 SB in 12 games
JJ Schwarz .310/.383/.643 w/ 3 HR, 13 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Dane Dunning 3-0, 1.12 ERA, 13 K, 0.69 WHIP, .111 BAA in 16.0 IP over 3 games
Logan Shore 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, 0.88 WHIP, .171 BAA in 11.1 IP over 3 games


LSU 12-1 --- Home: 12-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral 0-0 SEC: 0-0
Last week: SE Louisiana: W 9-8, Princeton: W 3-2, Princeton: W 7-2, Princeton: W 15-4

Kade Scivicque .448/.486/.862 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 9 games
Jake Fraley .400/.471/.700 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 4 SB in 9 games
Mark Laird .396/.453/.438 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 14 R, 5 SB in 12 games

Jared Poche' 3-0, 1.96 ERA, 13 K, 1.09 WHIP, .214 BAA in 18.1 IP over 3 games
Alex Lange 3-0, 2.25 ERA, 22 K, 1.00 WHIP, .179 BAA in 16.0 IP over 3 games


Vanderbilt 10-2 --- Home: 8-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 2-1 SEC: 0-0
Last week: Tennessee-Martin: W 16-3, Illinois State: W 16-1, Illinois State: W 3-2, Illinois State: W 16-10

Rhett Wiseman .408/.500/.633 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 3 SB in 12 games
Penn Murfee .364/.417/.606 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB in 10 games
Dansby Swanson .346/.417/.577 w/ 1 HR, 15 RBI, 13 R, 4 SB in 12 games

Carson Fulmer 2-0, 1.12 ERA, 24 K, 1.00 WHIP, .151 BAA in 16.0 IP over 3 games
Philip Pfeifer 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 14 K, 1.00 WHIP, .136 BAA, 2 SV in 13.0 IP over 6 games


UCLA 11-1 --- Home: 8-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-0 PAC 10: 0-0
Last week: Long Beach State: W 1-0, Michigan State: W 14-2, Michigan State: W 5-0, Michigan State: W 4-1

Ty Moore .511/.589/.600 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 18 R, 3 SB in 12 games
Kevin Kramer .426/.534/.745 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 20 R, 3 SB in 12 games
Chris Keck .350/.462/.850 w/ 5 HR, 20 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Cody Poteet 2-0, 1.29 ERA, 10 K, 1.21 WHIP, .196 BAA in 14.0 IP over 3 games
Grant Watson 2-0, 1.42 ERA, 10 K, 0.79 WHIP, .194 BAA in 19.0 IP over 3 games


Texas Tech 10-1 --- Home: 10-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Big 12: 0-0
Last week: Sacramento State: W 4-3

Cory Raley .419/.486/.613 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 7 games
Eric Gutierrez .389/.547/.556 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 11 games
Tyler Neslony .319/.400/.532 w/ 2 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 11 games

Dylan Dusek 2-0, 1.20 ERA, 10 K, 1.00 WHIP, .188 BAA in 15.0 IP over 3 games
Ty Damron 2-0, 3.95 ERA, 9 K, 1.09 WHIP, .259 BAA in 13.2 IP over 3 games


Oregon 10-2 --- Home: 5-0 Away: 5-2 Neutral: 0-0 PAC 10: 0-0
Last week: Portland: W 8-2, UC Santa Barbara: W 5-1, UC Santa Barbara: W 11-3, UC Santa Barbara: L 1-0

Matt Eureste .404/.472/.532 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 11 R, 5 SB in 12 games
Mitchell Tolman .359/.519/.462 w/ 0 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB in 12 games
Austin Grebeck .348/.484/.435 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 2 SV in 11 games

David Peterson 1-0, 3.12 ERA, 19 K, 0.92 WHIP, .169 BAA in 17.1 IP over 3 games
Conor Harber 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 17 K, 0.44 WHIP, .078 BAA in 16.0 IP over 3 games