Topic 51 of 83: College Baseball / Softball
Thu, Feb 3, 2000 (21:35) |
Marcia (MarciaH)
Spring is about to begin and the baseball/softball season has gotten underway on the warmer college campuses. How is your team doing?
44 responses total.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 1 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Feb 3, 2000 (21:38) * 45 lines
2000 Collegiate Baseball Division I Preseason Poll
The 2000 Collegiate Baseball Division I Preseason
Top 40 poll, with 1999 record and total points:
TEAM PTS
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1. Stanford (50-15) 480
2. Cal St. Fullerton (50-14) 477
3. Alabama (53-16) 474
4. UCLA (31-31) 470
5. Miami Fla. (50-13) 469
6. Florida St. (57-14) 467
7. Rice (59-15) 463
8. LSU (41-24-1) 460
9. Georgia Tech (38-20) 459
10. Houston (40-24) 455
11. Clemson (42-27) 452
12. Texas (36-26) 450
13. Tulane (48-17) 447
14. Wichita St (59-14) 442
15. Southern California (36-26) 439
16. Baylor (50-15) 438
17. Auburn (46-19) 435
18. Texas Tech (42-17) 433
19. Arizona (33-23) 430
20. North Carolina (41-18) 426
21. Texas A&M (52-18) 425
22. Long Beach St (35-25) 422
23. Oklahoma St (46-21) 419
24. Florida (31-25) 415
25. Notre Dame (43-18) 413
26. Pepperdine (46-16) 410
27. Minnesota (46-18) 406
28. Arizona St (39-21) 403
29. South Alabama (39-20) 398
30. Oral Roberts (46-15) 396
31. Wake Forest (47-16) 394
32. Arkansas (42-23) 390
33. Nevada (38-20) 388
34. South Carolina (35-23) 385
35. Illinois (34-22) 381
36. Florida Atlantic (54-9) 379
37. Ohio St (50-14) 373
38. California (27-31) 370
39. Nebraska (42-18) 365
40. Mississippi (34-28) 362
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 2 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Feb 3, 2000 (21:44) * 7 lines
You will notice that there is no Penn State, no Hawaii, no UHHilo
OOps...I missed emboldening
6. Florida State
They are going to televise locally the Games UHHilo plays against Rice 3/10 game time 6 pm CDT, and TCU 3/18 at 1pm CDT
I shall let you know more when I know more.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 3 of 44: terry (sprin5) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (05:35) * 1 lines
Wow, Cal is 38th with a losing record, glad to see the Horns getting back to their former baseball glory. I have never made it over to Disch Faulk field, I'll have to catch a game sometime. I wonder what this year's schedule is like? Auggie Garido, couch of the Horns, is a good buddy with Kevin Costner and attended the world premiere of Costner's new baseball movie recently.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 4 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (18:00) * 30 lines
I shall post it for you, Terry! I hope you don't mind my creating this while you were so busy elsewhere!
John Burnett and I have been discussing our UHHilo upcoming baseball games against the likes of Tennessee, Rice and TCU. I considered just their being on the same field as our little team would be more than daunting. His comments follow:
Most of the best baseball programs come from warm-weather climates. The
best cold weather team in the country is Wichita State, despite their
despicable, win at ALL costs coach, Gene Stephenson, who sanctioned his
pitcher beaning that unfortunate fool in the on-deck circle who dared to try
to "time pitches" while warming up for his turn at bat.
The name of the pitcher (it just came to me) is Ben Christensen. It has been joked that going to the Cubs is his punishment for the bulleye on Molina's face, but intentionally maiming another human being who has done nothing to you is, of
course, not a joking manner. Mr. Christensen, Mr. Stephenson, and the
Wichita St. pitching coach, who Christensen said told him to throw the ball
at Molina (although he probably meant when Molina was at bat, which is bad
enough), should all do at least five years for felonious battery (bad
baseball pun) and accessory to it.
It took me a while to find it (thanks Terry and google.com). I found a lot
of glowing PR crap about Christensen, Stephenson, and pitching coach Brent
Kemnitz--that's the real miscreant's name. Not a single mention of the
beaning in the Wichita State baseball website. I only found it through a
boxscore that mentioned the ejection. It happened April 23, 1999 while
Christensen was taking his PRE-GAME warmups. He was tossed prior to the
game and was suspended for the rest of the season. He already had a 9-1
record...many teams who had wanted him passed on him, but my desperate
Cubbies snapped him up with the 26th pick in the first round. With my
Cubbies record of not being able to pick them, either he will languish in
the minors, or they will give up on him, trade him, and then he will become
a huge star for somebody else, probably the hated St. Louis Cardinals (see
Lou Brock). Click on link below. There is more and I will send them.
http://www.jerkoftheweek.com/baseball/jerks/ben_christensen.html
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 5 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (18:05) * 19 lines
More about the Christenses-Stephenson-Kemnitz beaning affair:
Armed with the 15th and 22nd picks in the first round of last week's amateur
draft, the team decided to add as much quality pitching as possible.
The White Sox did take a long look at Wichita State's Ben Christensen, but
they took a pass on the controversial righthander. In an April 23 game
against Evansville, Christensen beaned Anthony Molina in the left eye with a
warmup itch and was immediately suspended. The cross-town Cubs wound up
taking Christensen with the 26th pick of the first round and they've been
taking heat ever since.
General manager Ron Schueler said the team liked its first two picks,
righthanded pitchers Jason Stumm and Matt Ginter, better than Christensen,
but don't be fooled. After employing problematic players like Albert Belle,
Wil Cordero and Tony Phillips and having a boob like Terry Bevington as
manager in recent years, the team wanted no part of the negative baggage
Christensen is carrying.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 6 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (18:11) * 3 lines
And, for the what-goes-around-comes-around story, John says,"You'll love this link. And note who nominated Christensen."
http://members.tripod.com/kepshire/hos/college_baseball.html
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 7 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (18:19) * 79 lines
Here is the heart-breaker:
Evansville Player Not Ready to Forgive Pitcher for Beaning
Christensen said he threw near Molina to keep him from timing pitches
June 11, 1999
Associated Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Anthony Molina still doesn't know whether he'll play
baseball again, or whether he can forgive the person responsible for his
situation.
Molina, a University of Evansville junior, sustained fractures to three
bones around his left eye when he was struck in the face by a pitch as he
waited about 30 feet away from home plate before a game against Wichita
State seven weeks ago.
Pitcher Ben Christensen, a first-round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs, said
he threw toward Molina to keep him from timing pitches while on deck, but
that he never intended to hit him. Christensen sent Molina a letter of
apology last week.
"He said he hopes I get better and like any other opponent, he has the
greatest respect for me. But my thought is that if you respect somebody,
you're not going to do what he did," said Molina, who has two blind spots in
the eye.
As for whether he's ready to accept the apology, he said, "Not now, no. I
don't know if I ever will be."
Molina, who lives in Moline, Ill., returned to Evansville this week to take
the final exams he missed because of the beaning on April 23. The biggest
test will come after his scheduled eye surgery on June 22.
"When my vision improved to 20/80 from 20/125, that made me optimistic,"
Molina told the Evansville Courier & Press. "But doctors still can't give me
any guarantees that the surgery will fix things. I've lost 20 pounds because
of some of the medication I've been on. I
know there's a long way to go.
"I'm not looking for the attention," Molina added. "But at the same time,
this incident in itself deserves to be publicized. So many people have told
me that it's the worst thing they've ever seen in sports, even worse than
Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ear." (I agree. You at least expect
violent behavior in boxing. J.B.)
Christensen, considered one of the nation's top prospects before the season
started and 21-1 in his three-year career with the Shockers, was suspended
by the Missouri Valley Conference for the rest of the season after the
beaning. An appeal of the suspension was denied by the conference and the
NCAA. (Can you believe the gall of Stephenson, Kemnitz--who was also
suspended for a year--and Wichita State for even filing an appeal? J.B.)
He was allowed to practice with the team and work out for pro scouts,
however, and the Cubs last week drafted the junior right-hander in the first
round, the 26th overall pick.
Christensen has declined to comment on the beaning.
"I've told people all along, I can't really tell my side of the story yet
because of a possible lawsuit," Christensen said after the draft. "So
everybody's hearing kind of a one-sided story. That's expected. ... People
have a right to their opinion. But I don't want anybody to think I did it
intentionally."
Molina has started working out again and swings a bat once in a while. He
also watches baseball on television.
"I knew he was going to get drafted," Molina said of Christensen. "Once you
get to the professional level, none of that stuff matters. You look at pro
sports and some of the things they've got going on, and you can see that.
When you get to that level, you're a commodity, not a person.
"The worst thing is that he can still play whenever he feels like it, and I
can't," he said. "It's frustrating, but I've just accepted that this is how
it has to be for a while. ...I still wonder sometimes how someone could do
this to another person. You wouldn't do it to an animal, so how do you do it
to a person? It is still unbelievable to
me."
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Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 8 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (18:25) * 17 lines
When I asked John for permission to post all of this he replied with a splendid little item which wraps up the entire incident and brings it back on-topic:
Sure, but understand that Christensen is gone...now with Cubs organization.
Kemnitz is supposed to be suspended for a year, but his picture and
sanitized (glowing actually) bio is on the Shockers Baseball website,
calling him one of the "most respected" pitching coaches in the collegiate
ranks. By whom? Opthamologists? Wichita State has the best won-loss
record in baseball since 1978 (Stephenson's first year) and has 40
All-Americans named since that time (including Christensen). It is the most
successful cold weather baseball program ever, and the most successful
baseball program period over the last 20 seasons. They won the NCAA
national championship in 1989. UHH beat them in their last game last season
however, in Kona. It was the only game in the series we won. Stephenson,
like Bobby Knight, is basically untouchable. Jerk that he is, Knight does
not order his players to injure others as Kemnitz, and by way of tacit
approval, Stephenson, did.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 9 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (18:26) * 8 lines
John's final rhetorical comment:
Stephenson was not punished at all and is still coaching. Kemnitz, who was
supposed to be suspended for a year is listed as the pitching coach on the
WSU Baseball website. I guess it was just the remainder of the last season,
same as Christensen. Christensen is a millionaire. Doesn't seem right,
does it?
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 10 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (21:52) * 20 lines
John:
The NCAA has no power to fire coaches. Some coaches are too clever for
them, even though they try to destroy them otherwise (Tarkanian, Knight,
Jimmy Johnson while at U. of Miami, Stephenson, Barry Switzer--funny the
Dallas Cowboys hired two of those criminals).
And, of course, Stephenson denied it. The kid who threw the pitch was
banned for life from college competition (the Chicago Cubs drafted him in
the first round and made him a millionaire--for the life of me, I can't
remember the asshole's name, even though it is my team that made him
rich--I'm sure if I go to one of many Cubs' websites, my memory will be
refreshed)...the kid who was beaned, Anthony (I think) Molina of Evansville
U., will never play ball again. His eyesight is only partially recovered
and his facial bones were shattered. His lawsuit against the kid, and
Wichita State has not been settled or gone to court as of yet. The incident
happened about two years ago. It's bad enough to throw at someone who is in
the batter's box and is expecting a pitch. But Molina was in the on-deck
circle on one knee and was totally defenseless.
***************
Marcia's comment: I posted this just as he sent it. He cares passionately about Baseball and anything which sullies its reputation wounds him deeply. I am proud of his commitment to the honor and integrity of all sports!
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 11 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Feb 17, 2000 (17:41) * 44 lines
USA Today Baseball Weekly/ESPN College Coaches Top 25 Poll
The USA Today Baseball Weekly/ESPN Top 25 College Coaches
Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and records, as
selected by 40 Division I head baseball coaches
representing the American Baseball Coaches Association
(ABCA): (Records through February 13)
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida St (30) (7-2) 1,024 5
2. Stanford (4) (6-3) 974 1
3. Alabama (2) (2-1) 933 3
4. LSU (4) (3-0) 897 16
5. UCLA (2) (6-1) 826 10
6. Georgia Tech (2-0) 741 8
7. Auburn (1) (7-0) 727 13
8. Houston (5-2) 641 9
9. Cal St Fullerton (2-4) 591 2
10. Miami Fla. (4-5) 554 4
11. Texas (7-2) 552 17
12. Wichita St (0-0) 500 12
13. Arizona St (11-2) 480 22
14. North Carolina (6-0) 474 NR
15. Southern California (5-3) 471 11
16. Texas Tech (6-2) 467 20
17. Baylor (4-2) 438 14
18. Clemson (2-1) 399 15
19. Florida (5-3) 370 18
20. Tulane (2-1) 331 16
21. Rice (3-4) 255 7
22. South Carolina (5-0) 232 NR
23. Central Fla (5-2) 224 NR
24. Long Beach St (3-3) 102 23
25. Florida Int'l (8-0) 96 NR
Dropped Out: No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 21 Arizona, No. 24 Wake
Forest, No. 25 Oklahoma St.
Others Receiving Votes: Nevada 82, Notre Dame 65, Loyola
Marymount 65, Fresno St 60, Wake Forest 49, Arkansas 48,
Arizona 42, Oklahoma St 31, Ohio St 27, Minnesota 26,
Jacksonville 25, Lamar 24, Tennessee 21, East Carolina 19,
Mississippi St 15, Va Commonwealth 13, Kentucky 12,Texas A&M
9, Ball St 9, Southwestern La 7, Rutgers 6, North Carolina St 5,
Citadel 5, South Alabama 3, Michigan 3, Mississippi 2, Illinois 2,
UNC Greensboro 1.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 12 of 44: terry (sprin5) * Fri, Feb 18, 2000 (07:26) * 1 lines
ly, or a loss by Miami, FL. They had a no hitter at the Dish last week, and I drove right by the stadium during the 2nd inning.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 13 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 18, 2000 (11:51) * 1 lines
They are HOT! And have quite a competition going with the Rainbow Wahine of Manoa UH.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 14 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Feb 18, 2000 (14:15) * 18 lines
You can listen to college ball today on boradcast.com
- What's On Today -
Arkansas vs. Washington St. - 1 pm
ET
UALR vs. Missouri - 1:45 pm ET
Baylor at TCU - 3 pm ET
Oklahoma vs. Sam Houston St. - 4 pm ET
Arizona at Texas A&M - 4 pm ET
New Orleans at Alabama - 4:55 pm ET
Cal at Pepperdine - 5 pm ET
South Florida at Miami - 6:45 pm ET
Mid. Tenn. St. at SE Louisiana - 7:30 pm ET
North Carolina at UCLA - 8 pm ET
Texas at Stanford - 9 pm ET
UNLV at Cal St.-Fullerton - 10 pm ET
Oregon St. at Fresno St. - 10 pm ET
Santa Clara at Hawaii - 11:20 pm ET
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 15 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 15, 2000 (00:07) * 18 lines
Our Men's Baseball team is now in Texas playing TCU
TCU WINS SERIES OPENER
Fort Worth, Texas — Mark Hamilton continued to chew up University of Hawaii at Hilo pitching in leading Texas Christian to a 11-5 victory in the first of three Western
Athletic Conference baseball games between the teams.
Hamilton went 4 for 4 with a triple and a homerun to drive in five runs. On the year, the senior first baseman is batting .416 but .526 against the Vulcans. He is 10 of 19 with
a double, two triples, two home runs and 10 RBI.
The Horned Frogs (15-25, 6-9) got off to a 5-0 lead before the Vulcans (14-24, 5-14) responded with two runs in the seventh. Dana McCracken's triple drove in two.
But the Frogs responded with six runs on seven hits in their half.
The Vulcans came back in the eighth to post three runs on six hits.
Besides Hamilton, Levi Groomer and Brad Rogers collected multiple hits against the Vulcans.
Jake Ryan and Mike Hobbs led the Vulcans with a pair of hits each.
Score by innings: R H E
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Hawaii Hilo 000 000 230 - 5 9 0
TCU 103 010 60 - 11 13 0
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Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 16 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 15, 2000 (00:10) * 55 lines
We won on of the three games agains Rice University. Did anyone go up to watch us win in Texas?!
Hilo, Hawaii – When Brian Rooke gets on base, the opposing pitcher becomes nervous, infielders antsy, and coaches begin to cringe.
“They know I’m going to steal but they just don’t know when,” Rooke said. “They’re kind of waiting for it. But I need to be smart when I do it to put pressure on the opposing
team.”
As the University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball team’s lead off batter, the junior from Santa Monica, Calif., has been wrecking havoc on the base path with a Western Athletic
Conference leading 19 stolen bases.
“He’s our catalyst,” UHH baseball coach Joey Estrella said. “He’s the guy who gets our team going. The more times he’s on base, the more runs we score.”
Rooke wasn’t highly recruited out of junior college or high school. Admittedly, he say’s he wasn’t a very good high school player and joined the El Camino Junior College
team as a walk on. There he earned all-league honors as freshman batting .328 and as a sophomore batting .338 with 25 stolen bases. Despite offers from NAIA and
NCAA Division II programs, Rooke had his heart set on playing Division I.
“I saw my coach just before signing to play in New Mexico,” Rooke said. “He was on the phone with coach [Estrella] just then. I heard he was looking for infielder/pitchers
but by the end of the day I signed with him.”
Blessed with good speed, quickness and a very good first step, things you look for in a base stealer, Rooke is fast approaching the Vulcan season record for stolen bases.
Vulcan volunteer coach Ken Morimoto set that mark of 25 in 1995.
“You get a feel for certain things,” Rooke explained. “You get an understanding of pitchers tendency. You get a count where it’s usually an off-speed count. And if I have
[Brandon] Chaves hitting behind me, people know he hits fast balls well so he gets a lot of off-speed pitches. Knowing that, I’m going to run.”
Having Chaves hitting behind Rooke has already made its mark on the Vulcan’s victory list. With the game knotted at six all in the ninth against Rice University (March
10), Rooke singled. Chaves came up to bat and Rooke stole second on the first pitch. Two pitches later with a 2-1 count, Rooke broke for third just a Chaves punched a
shot into center field. Rooke stumbled before stepping on third base and raced home for the game winner.
“I was expecting an off-speed pitch and just went,” Rooke said. “I knew I had a better chance of scoring from third than second.”
Estrella, who was dumb-founded by Rooke’s decision but pleased with the result, recognized Rooke’s base stealing talent early and has given him the green light.
“He goes a lot on instinct,” Estrella said. “Reading pitchers is an acquired talent. He basically goes on instinct and has been very successful.”
Against the University of San Diego, Rooke came within a slide of stealing home. He caught everybody by surprise including the batter and Estrella. As he raced down the
line, Rooke began yelling “Kill, Kill, Kill”.
“It’s just a natural reaction,” Rooke said. “I stole home a couple of times in junior college and that was the key to let people know don’t swing so I don’t kill myself by
getting a ball in my face.”
He didn’t steal home but did score as Shaye Miura put down a bunt behind the oncoming Rooke.
Being a base stealer, Rooke has also had his share of injuries. So far, he has had a groin pull, a spiked hand and a dislocated finger. But none of those has kept him out
of the line up for very long.
“I’m learning more and more everyday,” Rooke said. “Trying to find as many keys and clues and hints possible.”
Along with his base stealing skills, Rooke has brought along an attitude and desire that Estrella continually looks for in his ball players.
“He’s aggressive, hustles and into the game all the time,” Estrella said. “He just plays all out. He adds an aspect to the outfield that we sorely missed last year. He has
the ability to read the ball well and get a good jump, and covers a lot more ground that people we’ve had in the past. All that plus a better than average arm.”
The Vulcans (13-21, 4-11) are on the road with three-game series at Rice University (17-17, 6-8), April 8-10, and Texas Christian University (13-21, 4-7), April 13-15.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 17 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (16:53) * 30 lines
DIVISION I BASEBALL AMERICA'S TOP 25 - April 17, 2000
Team W-L Last Week Previous
1. South Carolina 36-4 4-0 2
2. Florida State 37-7 2-2 1
3. Arizona State 33-9 3-0 4
4. Stanford 29-9 4-0 5
5. Texas 33-9 1-2 3
6. Louisiana State 29-11 3-1 6
7. Baylor 31-11 3-0 9
8. Georgia Tech 31-8 5-0 13
9. Clemson 31-9 3-2 7
10. Auburn 34-10 4-0 14
11. Wake Forest 32-11 3-2 12
12. North Carolina 33-9 5-0 15
13. Houston 26-13 2-2 10
14. Miami 26-13 2-1 20
15. Mississippi State 26-9 2-1 16
16. Rutgers 27-11 5-1 21
17. Louisiana-Lafayette 30-8 0-4 8
18. Fresno State 29-11 2-1 18
19. Nebraska 26-11 4-0 NR
20. Long Beach State 25-13 2-2 22
21. UCLA 24-15 2-2 17
22. Cal State Fullerton 22-13 1-3 11
23. Wichita State 25-10 5-1 NR
24. East Carolina 32-10 3-2 23
25. Illinois 27-11 4-2 NR
Dropped Out: Southern California (No. 19), Tulane (No. 24), Florida Atlantic (No. 25).
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 18 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (16:54) * 1 lines
Note that number 18 is the one who just clobbered us two in a row but we managed to beat in extra innings yesterday - Fresno State Yippee!!!!
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 19 of 44: terry (sprin5) * Mon, Apr 24, 2000 (08:07) * 1 lines
Wow Florida State is developing into an all around powerhouse in basketball, football and baseball. Stanford is usually up there.
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Response 20 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Apr 24, 2000 (13:59) * 1 lines
Yes, and I am working at getting a 'nole fan and alum to get her okole in here and post...*sigh* She is justifiably proud of the athletics at FSU.
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Response 21 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Apr 24, 2000 (13:59) * 1 lines
Um....Texas is not bad, either, come to think about it...
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Response 22 of 44: terry (sprin5) * Mon, Apr 24, 2000 (17:44) * 1 lines
Hope springs eternal around here, anyway.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 23 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Apr 24, 2000 (23:08) * 3 lines
At least you stand to do the ultimate hat trick for college sports - being champions in three sports. Don't think Penn State will in my life time, and for sure UHHilo won't...*sigh*
However, I am also a eternal optimist, so it springs eternal here, as well.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 24 of 44: terry (sprin5) * Tue, Apr 25, 2000 (06:58) * 1 lines
The Horns are at a crucial junction in their baseball season, they're riding high in the standings but they've lost their last two series. So winning or losing now will be the test of whether they're a great team or not. Let's see if they can come back.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 25 of 44: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Apr 25, 2000 (13:17) * 1 lines
Rice is doing well, I see. I guess the only reason we beat them is because we were playing better than we can and they were not playing up to their usual standards. Just like our Fresno State win. We finish off the season with local teams of strength - Hawaii Pacific University and our Big Brothers at U of Hawaii Manoa (the 'main' campus)
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 26 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Fri, May 5, 2000 (19:44) * 35 lines
* S I G H *
Vulcans ousted by WAC.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The Western Athletic Conference athletic directors voted last weekend in Monterey, Calif., to end the University of Hawaii-Hilo's baseball affiliation with the league following the 2001 season.
The conference athletic directors admitted the Vulcans last year so the league would have six teams, the minimum necessary to receive an automatic bid to the
NCAA baseball tournament.
"The coaches took a vote and only two coaches supported keeping Hilo in the conference," said University of Hawaii athletic director Hugh Yoshida, the only AD to vote for the Vulcans.
"The only coaches who voted for Hilo were us and Fresno State," said
UH baseball coach Les Murakami.
"The considerations looked at were time away from school and the cost issue," Yoshida said. "They felt being here for eight to 10 days was too long and with
Nevada (2001) and Louisiana Tech (2002) coming in, they wanted to shorten that window. "The power rating also was a consideration."
"It kind of changes our recruiting a little bit," said UHH head coach
Joey Estrella. "We'll look at other options. I think it's a positive for us to be in a conference.
"The vote does not surprise me. I had a feeling once Louisiana Tech came in it was going to be a problem. Already, with Nevada coming in, the conference office has a hard time putting a schedule together for next year."
"I'm not surprised, especially after going to Texas. They were complaining about the length of time and the cost. Hey, what about us (when we travel)," said Murakami.
"And, probably their one venture (this season) wasn't successful. They
think they're going to win every time."
The Vulcans won two of the three WAC home games against Texas
Christian, one from Rice and Fresno State and lost all three games to San Jose State.
The Vulcans (16-29, 6-18 WAC) host UH in 6 p.m. games Friday and
Saturday at Wong Stadium and 1 p.m. Sunday at Simmons Field in Kona.
http://uhathletics.hawaii.edu
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 27 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Apr 29, 2001 (23:39) * 1 lines
Haven't been keeping up with UT baseball this year, my son's playing on two softball teams in Santa Rosa, CA. I thought he'd be more of a natural basketball player at 6-6 but he has a real talent for softball and baseball. Like Branch Rickey said, he can run, hit, catch and throw.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 28 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, May 29, 2001 (08:26) * 7 lines
The season is over for the Longhorns. They will remember having two chances of winning the regional, and falling barely short.
Stanford rallied for three runs in the eighth inning of the championship game to defeat Texas 4-3 at Sunken Diamond, earning a place among the final 16 national survivors.
Stanford (46-15) reached the championship game earlier in the day by defeating the Horns 10-9 in a 10-inning thriller.
from hookem.com
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 29 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 21, 2002 (05:52) * 1 lines
Texas has advanced to the semis of the college world series with a stunning two wins over Stanford. Jeff Ontiveros slapped one out of the park and Street put the close on the win coming on as a relief pitcher.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 30 of 44: JOE (g7hvp) * Sat, Jun 22, 2002 (16:16) * 7 lines
From what I have seen of Baseball it is simler to a game
the Girls play at School called ROUNDERS over here in the
UK. Is BASEBALL based on Rounders.
This is a genuine question
Joe
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 31 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 19, 2002 (15:17) * 1 lines
Looking for an answer to your question about Rounders and Baseball. I suspect they all go back to the original impetus, Cricket. Will post more when I find it. Surely it has been addressed on the internet somewhere!
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 32 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 19, 2002 (15:18) * 3 lines
Joe, here is one guy's take on it
http://www.sabruk.org/examiner/09/debate.html
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 33 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 19, 2002 (15:23) * 7 lines
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/baseball/
George Washington and his men played an early version of baseball called "rounders" on
the fields of Valley Forge. History records that John Adams played bat and ball and
Andrew Jackson played a similar game of baseball called one old cat. Abraham Lincoln's
love of the game was so well known that an 1860 political cartoon showed Lincoln and
his opponents on a baseball diamond.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 34 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 19, 2002 (15:24) * 1 lines
I never knew...!
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 35 of 44: Julie (cascadeclimber) * Tue, Dec 3, 2002 (18:18) * 2 lines
Hi Everyone
Today was my first day playing softball for Orange Coast College. Practice didn't go so well. I got a ball at my knee going about 60mph. I can barely walk right now. I see that 5 years without playing has really taken its toll. I really really suck. LOL. I used to be pretty good too. I need to practice BIG TIME. I used to play right and center field. Thats what I hope to still play too, but we will see what happens. I got a new glove. Its awesome, but I need to break it in like fast. I am so sore, but I look foward to the season. We start on Jan. 15th and games are every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 36 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 4, 2002 (09:07) * 8 lines
Keep up the practicing. In Kat Osterman, UT has one of the best, if not the best softball pitchers in the nation. If you ever get a chance, watch a video of her delivery for inspiration.
Interview at the Texas Monthly website:
Cat Osterman loves Cocoa Puffs, the Dixie Chicks, and K's. By K's, of course, she means strikeouts. This season the six-foot-one left-hander for the University of Texas softball team has set team records for most strikeouts in a game (24), most consecutive innings without an earned run (79 2/3), and most consecutive scoreless innings (60 1/3). Not content with those feats, on February 26 she pitched the first perfect game in UT softball history against Stephen F. Austin State University, and then, for good measure, she did it again on March 27 against Baylor. The other great news for Longhorn fans? The eighteen-year-old Houston native is only a freshman.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/2002-05-01/reporter2.php
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 37 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 4, 2002 (10:02) * 3 lines
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 38 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 20, 2003 (22:23) * 1 lines
BTW if anyone thinks lady pitchers are wimps, think again. Absolutely breathtaking! Go for it, Julie. I'd love to see you play!
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 39 of 44: NittanyLion (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 20, 2003 (22:24) * 1 lines
Oh, another thing, UHHilo is going to the playoffs :)
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 40 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Mar 30, 2003 (09:54) * 1 lines
Osterman actually allowed a run in a game. We are in shock over this!
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 41 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, May 12, 2003 (10:47) * 13 lines
The bracket for the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Softball championship has been released. It's at
http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/sb_pages/2002_03/regional/d1_wsoft_texasregional_2003.pdf
LSU (49-16) plays Hawaii at 9 am Thursday.
Texas (43-7) opens against Texas A&M at 11:30 am Thursday.
The winners of these two games will play each other.
The final games to determine the champion will be Saturday and Sunday.
Games will be in Austin, Texas.
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Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 42 of 44: Conf admin (cfadm) * Fri, Mar 31, 2006 (21:09) * 2 lines
We're getting in to softball season in Texas again. I think this is Cat Osterman's last season.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 43 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Apr 2, 2006 (10:13) * 12 lines
Texas softball team sweeps Iowa State
Denny, Osterman combined to allow just three hits.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, April 02, 2006
AMES, Iowa — Meagan Denny and Cat Osterman allowed a total of three hits
and struck out a combined 31 as the top-ranked Texas softball team swept a
Big 12 doubleheader at Iowa State, 3-1 and 6-0, on Saturday.
The Longhorns (38-3 overall, 5-0 Big 12) had three home runs and 19 hits
on the day.
Topic 51 of 83 [sports]: College Baseball / Softball
Response 44 of 44: yapper (cfadm) * Fri, Apr 7, 2006 (07:17) * 1 lines
Must be getting close to tournament time.
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