College Baseball

coach @ s. miss

Corky Palmer.

now that guy is laid back. last season at the helm. retiring at end of CWS. great story. 1st time ever in CWS for S. Miss.

in the dugout sometimes it looked like he wasn't even watching the game. he looked like he was satisfied with a win or a loss or at least preparing his conscience for either. not a bad philosophy, really.

the assoc head coach (who I think they said has been named the HC for 2010?) must be already running the show. didn't see Corky giving out any signals or barking any instructions. cool dude.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Two days after being selected No. 2 overall in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, North Carolina junior first baseman Dustin Ackley was honored Thursday as the Rivals.com National Player of the Year. Ackley is the fourth Tar Heel to earn a national player of the year award, joining Dave Lemonds (1968), B.J. Surhoff (1985) and Andrew Miller (2006).

Ackley, who was drafted Tuesday by the Seattle Mariners, leads the Atlantic Coast Conference with 103 hits, 22 home runs and a .412 average. He also tops the league in slugging and with a UNC single-season school record 194 total bases. Ackley also ranks fourth on the Tar Heels' single-season average list, tied for eighth in runs (73), sixth in hits, tied for third in home runs, third in extra-base hits (43), 10th in RBI (70) and tied for sixth in walks (50).

This season, Collegiate Baseball newspaper, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and now Rivals.com have recognized Ackley as a first-team All-America.

The first three-time All-America in school history, Ackley has become Carolina's career record holder in batting average (.410), hits (338), runs (225) and total bases (535) in just three seasons. The Walnut Cove, N.C., native has started all 204 games in his career and is a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy.

In UNC history, Ackley also ranks seventh in at-bats (824), fifth in doubles (58), tied for fourth in triples (11), tied for eighth in home runs (39), second in extra-base hits (108), fourth in RBI (195) and third in walks (133). He owns 105 career multi-hit games in 204 chances.


NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dustin Ackley (North Carolina)
NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Josh Spence (Arizona State)
RIVALS.COM ALL-AMERICA TEAM:
C Griffin Benedict (Georgia Southern)
1B Dustin Ackley (North Carolina)
2B Derek McCallum (Minnesota)
SS Bryan Marquez (New Mexico State)
3B Tommy Mendonca (Fresno State)
OF Jason Kipnis (Arizona State)
OF Jarrett Parker (Virginia)
OF Kent Matthes (Alabama)
DH Rich Poythress (Georgia)
UT Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee State)
SP Mike Leake (Arizona State)
SP A.J. Morris (Kansas State)
SP Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State)
SP Louis Coleman (LSU)
RP Kyle Bellamy (Miami, Fla.)
RP Austin Wood (Texas)

 

Wow. Arkansas beats the Titans and UVA is getting beat by LSU. NOthing but tough teams left

 

That aussie for ASU is real good on the mound. He never loses his composure and mixes pitches extremely well.

I think this is LSU's year. They look unstoppable at this point.

 

I think it will come down to ASU and LSU.

 

ASU didnt even throw their ace in game one. Carolina played even with them but just could'nt capitalize on some late inning opportunities that may have gave them a victory instead of going into extra innings. that dropped fly hurt but that dinger sealed it.
I was pulling for Southern Miss in the night cap but when I saw their pen I did'nt feel so good about their chances.

 

4 years in a row to the series and I'm guessing they are about to go 0-4 as far as champioships. Getting there is good but I'd like to see them win it just once. Too many squandered chances.

 

Alex White pitched really good yesterday but in the 10th inning we saw how good the top of the line-up can be for ASU. Before the 10th inning, the 2-4 hitters for ASU were 1-11 in the game. Shows how dominant White was but in that inning those hitters really showed how quickly they can change a game.

 

Virginia eliminated second-seeded Cal State Fullerton from the College World Series - WOW

 

10-3 in the bottom of the 7th. Hang on Heels