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BENSPAPA8
09-07-07, 03:33 PM
College baseball fans, players and parents are encouraged to share their experiences.
earholem
09-07-07, 04:54 PM
I will request from Yappi to make this a sticky thread.
2007 Grads nationally, and in Ohio, was a banner year. I was able to watch some of these kids play the past 3 summers, met lots of them and their parents, and had great conversations with them since many were going thru the same recruiting process.
This thread is meant for those to share the new experiences of college baseball starting with the Fall workouts and into their 1st season. It may be helpful for the next class as a means of gathering information and a preview of what they may expect when it is their turn.
College players and parents are encouraged to share their experiences.
Go back a step and help others to selecting the right school.
Is it the program?
Coaching staff?
The playing opportunity?
The cabbage?
D1.D2,D3,NAIA,Juco?
Degree?
It's to late for those with bad GPA's but still time for ACT/SAT scoring to help start the process.I know a few young people that will be forced to go JUCO
because of low GPA/ACT scores.
With boys like yours and others that are looking at schools now getting calls
to come visit, the selection process is difficult because they are all saying I see your child starting in this spot their freshman year and just wondering who and how to trust.
I see so many people switching schools/programs and they all can't because of teachers/classes.
The 2008 class will also be a banner year with a tremendous inpact on all level of college play and maybe even the draft.
It would be nice to see you start the process of selection before the process of how they are weeding out the weak.
I hear that maybe some movement from Miami to Kent State might materialize
or has??????What's up.We might have to call Kent the Yankees if they continue loading up with all the top talent.
earholem
09-08-07, 06:00 PM
earholem, not quite sure what you are asking, so I will try to attempt some type of reply.
There is plenty of advice out there regarding the academic side of things. It gives both players and coaches more options, especially now with the Grant changes that will go into effect.
Regarding the 2007 class, many "authorities" have said it was the best class in well over 15 years. Lets see what comes of the 2008 class, but as of now, it is considered lean nationally. It is the 2008 college draft eligibles that are highly touted.
The unusually high # of transfers is mainly based on players, and coaches realigning their rosters for the upcoming 27/35 rule change, which includes a one-year sitout for the player.
The various FITS of where to go to school, let alone play college baseball is unique to each player, but generally the rule of thumb is attend a school that satisfies the academic needs, affordable to the family, and on the baseball side, one where they love you as much or more as you love them.
Any coach that says you will be a starter is one to usually shy away from. Fall workouts lay the groundwork, pre-season practice paints them a picture, then when the opportunity arises, you gotta keep a hold on it by producing.
As far as Miami movement and a Yankee connection, that would be news to many.
Hope that helps.
Thanks, very informative.Hope to see some more info.
FlashFan
09-10-07, 06:33 PM
Good answer BENSPAPA,
You hit it right on the head as far as what to look for and the reason of transfer. Not always easy to get perfect fit for school. You should go where you feel most comfortable in the overall school, like what if the coach left or what if baseball enede (injury) type questions.
Transfers should diminish with the "sit-out-a-year" rule now in affect for next year.
The Miami Hurricanes kid, Michael Sanders came to Kent as Stricklin had recruited him while he coached at Georgia Tech, so that's the connection. Sanders was from Atlanta area.
Akron starts their fall inner-squad games this week and Sat. Though the week at 3:00 and Sat at 10:00 I believe. It is an exciting time for all of the players but expecially the new Freshmen. Good luck to all teams this fall and throughout the fall and winter workouts. Can't wait unitl spring is here and the crack of the bat again!!
I am playing college ball and it is one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I have met so many people i never gave any thought to.
When you do decide on where you are going to play college ball just go into the fall with an open mind and do whats asked of you and just be that player they recruited, don't try an be someone you're not.
Benspapa, read about the fall games on Kent's website, but it did not give much detail. How did Humphreys do, along with Bartholomew? Also, just curious who caught because there was no indication who was behind the plate or who was expected to be there. Glad to see Carp back, Good luck to the Flashes Players. Hope your son had a great freshman year.
Xbomber0
11-06-07, 05:42 PM
XUNH where are you playing ball at?
Xbomber0
11-06-07, 05:45 PM
Where did you go to high school?
Yourmama
11-07-07, 12:53 PM
Nothing about Ben K. on the website, how he did? Update....?
KSU is stacked in the outfield.
It will be very difficult for any freshmen to crack the KSU outfield this season.
Quoting the KSU Website:
Flashes put wrap on fall season
Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 10/30/2007
MAC Tournament MVP Jason Patton seemed to be at the plate in every one of Kent State’s key spots during the course of the conference tournament. His coach talked about his off-season and fall.
“Jason was able to put on some weight, and showed a lot of increased strength. He had a very nice fall for us.”
Patton is a member of what Stricklin feels is his club’s deepest area – the outfield. The skipper thinks his team goes seven or eight deep in the outfield. Also included in that group is Jared Humphreys – a sophomore who missed the 2007 campaign due to injury. Stricklin called Humphreys his “best athlete.”
XUNH where are you playing ball at?
I am playing at Xavier University, and i went to Loveland High School.
chip2th
11-11-07, 02:20 PM
i heard derek dietrich is playing summer ball in the cape... any news on that or where any of the other area players will be playing
rodney20
11-11-07, 02:32 PM
dietrich is going to the cape? how did he land that? i heard he was injuired all fall with a bad shoulder
FlashFan
11-11-07, 08:56 PM
KSU is stacked in the outfield.
It will be very difficult for any freshmen to crack the KSU outfield this season.
Quoting the KSU Website:
Flashes put wrap on fall season
Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 10/30/2007
MAC Tournament MVP Jason Patton seemed to be at the plate in every one of Kent State’s key spots during the course of the conference tournament. His coach talked about his off-season and fall.
“Jason was able to put on some weight, and showed a lot of increased strength. He had a very nice fall for us.”
Patton is a member of what Stricklin feels is his club’s deepest area – the outfield. The skipper thinks his team goes seven or eight deep in the outfield. Also included in that group is Jared Humphreys – a sophomore who missed the 2007 campaign due to injury. Stricklin called Humphreys his “best athlete.”
The article didn't talk about a couple of the other outfielders. Connor Egan had a great fall and so did Freshman Ben Klafczynski. They both showed they are ready to contribute....and if there is a better defensive outfielder in the MAC than Bartholomew, I want to see him play. Humphries hit the ball better than Bart, so I he may start, but boy are those two fast and good defensively. Bart will be in at the end of a lot of games defensively with a lead if he isn't starting. I guess its a good problem to have.
KSU's Fall Summary Article stated "The skipper thinks his team goes seven or eight deep in the outfield". In looking at the KSU roster, I only see seven (7) outfielders listed: Bartholomew, Egan, Humphries, Gallas, Patton, Klafczynski, and Koch. Does anybody know the 8th outfielder? I would assume Gallas (soph), Patton (Jr), and Humphries (soph) as your leading candidates for starting jobs. Thoughts? Does Patton have a chance to be drafted after this season? I'm sure Gallas has excellent MLB potential if he's able to put up similar numbers this year, and then follow that up with a strong Jr. year campaign. I've seen this kid play in summer's past. He has great power and tremendous speed on the base paths. From the comments above, it also sounds like Bartholomew, Egan, and Klafczynski also had a solid fall campaign. This looks like a young group. Will there be enough playing time to make everyone happy?
FlashFan
11-13-07, 12:17 PM
I agree, the talent is there. They can play 4 of these guys most of the time, one of them as DH. Somewhere along the way someone will get dinged up (hope not though) and they will need the help. they don't have depth across the board so hopefully they can stay health, especially the arms.
BensPapa, this is not meant as a debate, but just a suggestion. I know you post alot on here, so I thought I would get your opinion. For the first time I checked the Yappi Sports Index, and they do not have a thread for College Baseball. I think it would be a great idea if one were started. What do you think?
Yes, good thoughts. I will send a message to the moderator to see what he has to say. Maybe you can do the same.
hawktime
01-17-08, 03:57 PM
It doesn't appear that the NCAA got any smarter with the new year.....
White Lion
01-22-08, 07:40 PM
I just wanted to say Congrats to Zack Leonard for making The Deans List at Eastern Michigan University. He was chosen Federal League Player Of The Year for 2007 and It's great that he is continuing his Academics in a positive fashion at a D1 program in Baseball. Keep up the good work and best of luck in your upcoming season! :cool:
swingin4thefence
01-22-08, 10:21 PM
Congrats to Zack!!!! Keep up the good work! :) :)
FlashFan
01-22-08, 11:20 PM
Yeah, pretty disappointing. I have been following it in Collegiate Baseball magazine and quite a few of the coaches hoped the NCAA would do more. What you have is what the magazine thouhgt would happen. It seems they could up the ante a little, like at least 50% per player. That would only require an increase of 3.33 scholarships (11.7 up to 15). It's hard to believe that they can only offer that little for a sport so demanding; 56 games in a little over 3 months, but its not the money sport.
P.S. - Good job Zach. Always good to hear about the kids doing well.
Yeah, pretty disappointing. I have been following it in Collegiate Baseball magazine and quite a few of the coaches hoped the NCAA would do more. What you have is what the magazine thouhgt would happen. It seems they could up the ante a little, like at least 50% per player. That would only require an increase of 3.33 scholarships (11.7 up to 15). It's hard to believe that they can only offer that little for a sport so demanding; 56 games in a little over 3 months, but its not the money sport.
This was definitely the year to transfer with the rule change. It will probably quiet down a lot next year.
P.S. - Good job Zach. Always good to hear about the kids doing well.
Flashfan, with all do respect to your post, not everyone was/is lucky enough to give up their awarded baseball scholarship from one college and then transfer and take someone elses awarded scholarship. Oblivious I guess.
Flashfan, it was your post and your words not mine, and you are right, luck had nothing to do with it, and my son is a fine young respected great man, not a kid, and you don't even know my son.
I am the farthest thing from being angry, actually, we are the happiest people that you would ever want to meet, living in the South helps to be happy too, we thank the Lord each and every day that our son is able to put any uniform on and play the great game of baseball, hundreds of thousands of young men would love to be doing it, and any parent dreams of their son doing it, and it is a great honor and opportunity, and is by the Grace of God.
The problem is that your idea of cheap shots is different than mine, some cheap shots are done behind the scenes and some cheap shots are not really cheap shots at all, but honesty, that some have a hard time swallowing.
If you want to continue to post your opinions, without any regards to who might be reading them, how they may be interpreted, or how someone else may feel about them, then I pray for you too.
I read this online the other day concerning the new NCAA Baseball changes, it said that the families that donated the most money to the programs would get what they wanted out of the coaches and colleges, and that angers me too! How do you feel about that? Honestly?
Back to the topic, I do not like the changes and I think it will force college coaches to let more two sport athletes do that in college, like play football and walk on baseball, that is what my younger son is looking to do.
Flashfan, this is my last reply on this topic, and from your response, shows me you are still obviously acting oblivious. We both know we are too old to be acting like this on here too.
You Said this....
But I guess we have to be realistic about politics, everything is about the money.
Glad to hear you put that in writing and admit that finally, I found that out about a month ago when we received our Kent Blue and Gold Newsletter that showed all of the families that donated, and your familie's names showed a lot of money donated, to our around $800. But we had an athlete at the college at the time and you did not. That is politics at it's best. Someone extremely close to the program at my son's former college, finally gave us the low down in who approached who first in the transfer, when the deal started happening, and the lies that surrounded it. Now, bottom line is that all worked out for the best, and it usually does. The remark that I made about honestly, is that, you seem to act like you had no idea as to how my son was treated and had no idea that he was going to be ran off to let your son come, but the honesty is, you knew well before anyone else, and you knew what you had to do to make that happen, and politics and money played a huge part. I think that is great you are looking out for your son's best interests, that is what a parent should do. Let's put it like this out in the open so others can benefit from it....before my son and your son decided on a college they looked at the situation based on their position, right? So if they had a Jr catcher for instance, they knew that the possibility of playing was good, if their was one Jr catcher, one Sophomore catcher and they just recruited a new incoming catcher, then you have to look at the backgrounds of that catcher, right? This may sound a little arrogant, considering my son has not yet played in his first college game, but if I was choosing to transfer or was a Sr in HS, deciding on catching, and I looked at my son's, or your son's, background, skills, etc. then that would impact my decision, as I would think that I would be sitting behind a pretty good catcher for three to four years, or try to beat him out of the spot, which is hard to do as an incoming freshman. I know the entire circumstance now and all that surrounded it, so it angers me that you act like, and come on here and act like you feel bad for "kids" that it happens to, when in fact, you played a huge role in it. It happens and until it happens to your son, then you don't really understand what others feel, hopefully, with the changes it will not happen much more. Seems awful strange that one young man left Kent State and went 10 minutes down the road and the others stayed. When is the last player to ever transfer or get ran off at Kent? I would really like to know those stats. You also state that I got a "raw deal", but infact it was not about me, it is about how my son found out the hard way in his young life about the real world. No one gets a "raw deal" when you are getting the opportunity to play a sport you love, like I said before, hundreds of thousands would love the opportunity to put on the uniform, so I remind my son's of that almost daily.
As for the two sport in college, my youngest son is looking to that as a possibility, as I think most others are too with the changes.
Good Luck to all young people following their dreams!
Benspapa, you are correct and that is a very good summary of just how much time it takes, along with the time you spend on your game on your own. It would be very difficult to play two sports in college, I agree with that, and never said that my son was going to do it, just kicking it around, looking at the possibilities, talking to colleges about it, etc. This mostly happens at a smaller Div 1 schools, and lower divisions, however, we have found this to be true at some large Div 1 as well. I can honestly say I don't know anyone personnally that is doing it, but it is possible. I too say good luck to anyone that can do it all and make an impact.
White Lion
01-28-08, 11:23 PM
Why in the world can't this particular subject be PM'd to each other? I feel for the parties but I am sick of seeing this subject!!!! Move On! :wallbang:
White Lion, I agree 100%, and who really cares what happened anyway, plus it serves no purpose on here either. I was wrong to question Flashfan on his previous statements. Everyone really knows what happened anyway and it is over. Actions speak louder than words, so let's play some ball, somewhere, anywhere for crying out loud...lol!!
No hard feelings Flashfan, we are all in the business for the same reasons, some just play the game a little different than others, good luck to all players everywhere. Too bad things did not work out with his first choice of transfer and he had to end up at Kent. I think he will do a great job for them there.
The 2008 Kent State Flashes were ranked #43 preseason by PG , the highest ranking for Ohio entering the season.
Not about the Conference affiliation or location, but the kids:
43. KENT STATE 33-26
45. OKLAHOMA 34-24(Big 12)
46. WAKE FOREST 34-29(ACC)
49. NOTRE DAME 28-28(Big East)
50. KANSAS STATE 34-24(Big 12)
58. ALABAMA 31-26(SEC)
59. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 39-23(CUSA)
62. NEBRASKA 32-27(Big 12)
68. FLORIDA 29-30(SEC)
69. WASHINGTON STATE 28-26(PAC 10)
70. OHIO STATE 37-22(Big 10)
72. PENN STATE 31-26(Big 10)
73. RUTGERS 42-21(Big East)
74. MINNESOTA 41-18(Big 10)
75. CENTRAL MICHIGAN 35-21(MAC)
76. TENNESSEE 34-25(SEC)
79. WASHINGTON 29-27(PAC 10)
84. PURDUE 22-32(Big 10)
98. MICHIGAN STATE 25-26(Big 10)
Whats the link to tht site?
Great News and congratulations to both Kent and Ohio State, always nice to keep the Ohio teams represented in the rankings. Both had great seasons last year and no reason why that will not continue on this season. Looking forward to watching so many of these players progressing and winning each year.
4hitter
01-31-08, 07:22 PM
I played college ball and can tell you that the hardest part form me was being recruited. I really thought that DIV1 was the only way to go. I overlooked a lot of southern small D-1 Schools and Div2 and 3 as well. First Infor I give is check out and research all of the schools that are recruiting your son. Next realize if your son does get the chance to play college ball that he may not get to play every day every inning like he has for his whole life. It is a lot of work and believe me the guys that have been there pay their dues! Playing time eventually is earned.
On the Scholarship issue: I Think it STINKS!
My first scholarship was BOOKS.
Then it was a couple grand
I finally got all of my tuition by my senior year. So college Loans still found their way to me.
It is funny that a 4th stringer in football will get 100% but me as a starter form most of my 4 years only got my tuition payed for completely my senior year. I am happy that I at least got the money I did get though.
Another thing to remember is that it is now a full year deal, playing and practicing never stops from fall ball to individual practices, weight room time daily, In season practice (which always go over the maximum allowed) and games, all of that while earning a college degree.
I would do it all over again though, I LOVED every minute!!!
Good luck to everyone being recruited!
FlashFan
02-01-08, 09:07 AM
First official day for Spring practice. Only 3 weeks to first games.
redskin63
02-01-08, 07:07 PM
The scholarship issue in college baseball: Bogus; that is the best word to describe it. Baseball definitely gets the shaft compared to other sports when it comes to scholarships. Enough on that though because there's nothing I can do about it. I am very excited for this college baseball season to get going. Today was the first "official" day of team practice in the NCAA. Obviously that doesn't mean it's the first practice, because this is a full year business. They have just been having "unofficial" practices instead. First games are less than a month away! Good luck to Kent State hopefully they can maintain and improve that preseason ranking. I have a feeling that Ohio State is going to surprise some people this year in the Big 10. I think they will compete with Michigan for the title this year. No more sweeps! Anyway, can't wait for this season to kick off.
baseball player 7
02-02-08, 08:59 PM
i am playing baseball in college and it is indeed the best times of my life...i have met people that i did not even know that i played with nor against. it is such a great time in college and even better playing basebal while in college
darbypitcher22
02-03-08, 10:17 PM
Only four weeks away till the beginning of my career as a Thiel Tomcat. Hopefully I make the trip to Ft. Myers for the beginning of our season.
StowBulldogStaff
02-04-08, 02:42 PM
Baseball player 7, darbypitcher22, I wish luck to you both on your upcoming seasons BBP7 what college are you playing ball for? I have a sophmore son getting ready to play his first varsity season in HS. I am also a JV coach. I like reading things from player perspectives it's very informative on what we will be facing in a couple of years.
baseball player 7
02-04-08, 05:41 PM
I go to Wabash Valley community college in southern Illinois. we are division 1 JUCO, its basically all regular division one players who did not have the grades to get into D1 colleges. its a great expreience
StowBulldogStaff
02-04-08, 08:31 PM
Oh ok cool now how is your school broke down during playoffs....are you guys bracketed or is it pool play?
and is it regional or national how does it work at the JUCO level?
BaseballRepresent
02-05-08, 02:40 PM
The 2008 Kent State Flashes were ranked #43 preseason by PG , the highest ranking for Ohio entering the season.
Not about the Conference affiliation or location, but the kids:
43. KENT STATE 33-26
45. OKLAHOMA 34-24(Big 12)
46. WAKE FOREST 34-29(ACC)
49. NOTRE DAME 28-28(Big East)
50. KANSAS STATE 34-24(Big 12)
58. ALABAMA 31-26(SEC)
59. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 39-23(CUSA)
62. NEBRASKA 32-27(Big 12)
68. FLORIDA 29-30(SEC)
69. WASHINGTON STATE 28-26(PAC 10)
70. OHIO STATE 37-22(Big 10)
72. PENN STATE 31-26(Big 10)
73. RUTGERS 42-21(Big East)
74. MINNESOTA 41-18(Big 10)
75. CENTRAL MICHIGAN 35-21(MAC)
76. TENNESSEE 34-25(SEC)
79. WASHINGTON 29-27(PAC 10)
84. PURDUE 22-32(Big 10)
98. MICHIGAN STATE 25-26(Big 10)
That's awesome that Kent's getting that recognition!!
FlashFan
02-05-08, 09:55 PM
It's awsome that baseball is less than 3 weeks away. The recognition for Kent is good for the program, but they need to do it on the field. I know they have been working hard, so hope it all works out. Good luck to all you guys in your season as well. Don't forget to study along the way, but see ball, hit ball!!!
baseball player 7
02-07-08, 12:40 AM
we play a regional and if we make it past that we go to nationals...all in all it is a vigurous experience
Was down at UC yesterday for Jr Day for Football with my youger son, stopped by to watch the baseball team practicing outside and wish them good luck on their upcoming season, they looked good, and that facility is just unreal. A former player of mine, Mike Hill will be on the mound against Miami Fl this weekend. That is exciting!!
Can't wait to get to Winston-Salem this weekend to watch some baseball finally with the Zips. Smell the fresh cut grass, leather, and eat a hot dog or two, or three.
Best of luck to the players at Kent, especially Bart and Hump, get that bat hot early and keep it hot!
Good Luck to all of the Ohio teams as they go out and represent Ohio Baseball well.
redskin63
02-20-08, 08:07 PM
Ohio State opens their season this weekend in Memphis, Tennessee for a three game set with Arkansas State, Memphis, and Seton Hall. Should be a good early season test for the Buckeyes.
BRICKtamland
02-25-08, 01:28 PM
Ohio State opens their season this weekend in Memphis, Tennessee for a three game set with Arkansas State, Memphis, and Seton Hall. Should be a good early season test for the Buckeyes.
They won all 3. Beat Arkansas State 7-3, Memphis 1-0, and Seton Hall 6-5.
darbypitcher22
02-29-08, 03:52 AM
Thiel College kicks off their season with a doubleheader in Fort Myers, Florida taking on Dominican, Illinois. First pitch of Game #1 is scheduled for 4pm
Hornet Dad
03-16-08, 07:43 PM
Congrats to Ben, 14 games into his freshmen season he's batting 0.317 (2nd on team), with 4 doubles and 2 homeruns and team best .561 slugging percentage. Way to make an impact.
The Flashes are 6-10. This crazy spring weather has really hurt the northern schools this year.
earholem
03-25-08, 12:38 PM
The Flashes are 6-10. This crazy spring weather has really hurt the northern schools this year.
Don't blame start on Northern Weather.I have seen KSU training facility.
6-10 against good teams is nothing to be ashamed of.
The players need to step up and pitch, hit and win games, PERIOD.
KSU will be fine when they play division schools.
Not to disagree earholem, but an indoor training facility not quite the same as being outside. Normally your play is very erratic when not getting outside on a consistent basis.
Akron is 10-8 so far and hopefully the weather will get better from here on out
redskin63
03-31-08, 05:17 PM
Ohio State 12-8 so far. The record could be a lot better as most of their losses have been blown leads.
How about the Miami Redhawks-WOW. 5-17 and 1-5 in the MAC. I know they started slow last year as well, but may be too much to ask this season.
gamewatcher
03-31-08, 10:09 PM
Benspapa:
I assume you were at this past weekends games with Ball State. It sure was cold, but I'll take cold over not playing at all. My son plays for Ball State - he is now a senior & I can tell you that the next 4 years will just fly by.
I know that it is extremely hard for Northern teams to build a good record down south, but I think that as parents, some of our most fun times have been following the team down south early in the year. It's almost like mini-vacations.
I think the Flashes will be fine this year......too much talent on that team to not win games.
Hurri-Comet
04-01-08, 05:11 PM
The Univ. of Miami Hurricanes (21-2) are ranked 2nd in the country in three polls and 3rd in the other. Off to a great start. :cool:
Hometeam
04-01-08, 06:04 PM
How about the Miami Redhawks-WOW. 5-17 and 1-5 in the MAC. I know they started slow last year as well, but may be too much to ask this season.
The Miami Redhawks record really surprised me. I expected more of them considering their nice facilities and all. Is the coach relatively new?
Yellow_Jacket06
04-01-08, 06:21 PM
Freshman SS Jared Hoying who played for the DIV State Champs Ft. Loramie last season is putting up decent numbers at Toledo. He has started 8 out of the Rockets 18 games and has played in 4 other games.
Jared is batting .263 with 10 Hits in 38 AB's, 11 RBI's, 6 Doubles, & 2 HR's.
This season is Coach Simonds third season at Miami, he spent one season as the HC at XU before replacing Tracy Smith at Miami. I know he spent some time at Miami as an assistant under Smith at Miami. They were swept by an Eastern Michigan team last weekend that came into the series with 2 wins.
Hometeam
04-01-08, 09:14 PM
This season is Coach Simonds third season at Miami, he spent one season as the HC at XU before replacing Tracy Smith at Miami. I know he spent some time at Miami as an assistant under Smith at Miami. They were swept by an Eastern Michigan team last weekend that came into the series with 2 wins.
Thanks for the info!
Kent State 9-13, 0-3 in Mac play... is anyone else surprised with this record? They were ranked 43rd correct?
Hometeam
04-03-08, 12:54 AM
Kent State 9-13, 0-3 in Mac play... is anyone else surprised with this record? They were ranked 43rd correct?
Hopefully, they'll get it together. What's the deal with them?
LWlefty
04-03-08, 01:48 AM
Hopefully, they'll get it together. What's the deal with them?
I pitch for Eastern Michigan (just getting off the DL this week), and Kent just seems like they are not a very hard hitting team with the bats. We got through 2 innings with them before we got snowed out, and we got up 3-0 in that short amount of time. They have good pitching, as always, with there starter topping 94 against us in the snow! We have been hitting well so thats how we got the quick 3 runs, but I couldn't believe how weak they looked. I watched their BP when they were warming up and it seemed like they were using dead bats for their BP and then brought them into the game. It was really bad.
Raker30-8
04-03-08, 08:45 AM
one batting practice session during a major snow storm with winds blowing in 30 MPH.:laugh:
The Golden Flashes will be fine.
LWlefty
04-03-08, 09:26 AM
the wind and snow didn't make our bats sound like they all were cracked like the Kent bats sounded. And it didn't really start snowin bad till after the game was called.
Hometeam
04-03-08, 09:35 PM
Who sponsors the bats for Kent State? I thought that Worth did at one time, but then someone said that it's now Rawlings.
Raker30-8
04-04-08, 12:19 PM
Rawlings owns Worth.
Worth is moving into softball division only
BRICKtamland
04-04-08, 01:49 PM
This season is Coach Simonds third season at Miami, he spent one season as the HC at XU before replacing Tracy Smith at Miami. I know he spent some time at Miami as an assistant under Smith at Miami. They were swept by an Eastern Michigan team last weekend that came into the series with 2 wins.
Miami will be fine. They've got a pretty young team and Simonds is a good coach. He'll get it turned around.
redskin63
04-04-08, 01:57 PM
Ohio State whipped Toledo on Wednesday 13-0. OSU is 13-8 and Toledo is 7-12. The Bucks have a 4 game home set with Minnesota this weekend in a big matchup in the Big 10.
Could the problem LIE with Stricklin...LOL!!! I heard they got rid of their bat contract, Kent cut back in spending this season, players, bats, etc. Couldn't resist, but honestly, Kent will be fine it is still early in the season, they will get the right guys in the right positons and have a winning season. Best of luck to the Kent players. Good things always happen to good people!
Hometeam
04-04-08, 05:01 PM
the wind and snow didn't make our bats sound like they all were cracked like the Kent bats sounded. And it didn't really start snowin bad till after the game was called.
What brand of bats does your team use? I HAVE noticed that some bats sound really dull when they hit the ball while others don't. Especially in cold weather.
Raker30-8
04-04-08, 10:33 PM
Stop talking about bats already.
You make it to D1. Its a Friday game, usually a teams best arm is throwin.
1. Help the team win
2. Do good because scouts are watching
They don't give acrap about BP in winter weather.
NEWZIP. let it go already. I feel for your bitterness, but let it go and move on.
Hometeam
04-05-08, 08:49 AM
Stop talking about bats already.
You make it to D1. Its a Friday game, usually a teams best arm is throwin.
1. Help the team win
2. Do good because scouts are watching
They don't give acrap about BP in winter weather.
NEWZIP. let it go already. I feel for your bitterness, but let it go and move on.
Wow!
Hometeam
04-05-08, 09:59 AM
My son knows kids who are playing baseball at many of the local (and some not-so-local) universities and colleges so we pretty much root for them all at various times.
Raker30-8, have moved on, have let it go, just enjoying a little fun, doesn't hurt to laugh a little, not a bitter bone in my body, I'm just an honest man, honest family, just enjoying life, try it, it feels good!
Akron did well over the weekend, beating Eastern Michigan in the first game of three, the snow held off! Ha!
I pitch for Eastern Michigan (just getting off the DL this week), and Kent just seems like they are not a very hard hitting team with the bats. We got through 2 innings with them before we got snowed out, and we got up 3-0 in that short amount of time. They have good pitching, as always, with there starter topping 94 against us in the snow! We have been hitting well so thats how we got the quick 3 runs, but I couldn't believe how weak they looked. I watched their BP when they were warming up and it seemed like they were using dead bats for their BP and then brought them into the game. It was really bad.
Kent has 27 hr's compared to 23 for Eastern Mich.
Kent has a slg% of 433 compared to Easterns 414?
Not doing so well in the Mac but I don't think it's because the hitters are "weak" or using inferior bats:)
Raker30-8
04-08-08, 09:21 AM
Come watch a game
http://www.ohio.com/sports/17378354.html
Great Article, Great Cause and thanks for the link, my son did the hospital visit last year when he was at Kent and said it was very humbling and put everything into perspective as it should. Wouldn't miss the game for anything in the world, should be another great matchup.
Hurri-Comet
04-08-08, 02:36 PM
Congrats to the "U", the Miami Hurricanes, #1 in 4 out of five polls, 28-2, after they swept Clemson this past weekend. But hosting a regional, and a Super Regional, and going to Omaha is what it's all about. National Championships. Of course winning ACC championship is cool also. :cool:
OSUSTAR1991
04-09-08, 09:27 PM
I played College baseball as a walkon for 4 years at Ohio state i was one of the very frustrating time of my life lots of competion . I ended up starting a Shortstop my senior year got drafted by the Phillies and never made it out of AA but i just want to pass on to younger kids to always keep your head up and dont worry about any mistakes errors strike outs just got back out their with a good attitude and eventually you make do good
If you have low gpa or test scores, the best way to go is juco. In cincinnati I believe the best school to go to not only get your test scores up but also college expierence and being able to get a great look at by other schools is Miami Hamilton. They have a great coaching staff with a lot of networking. Its a place where you can only get better!!! Get into contact with the coaches...
FF INDIAN 4 LIFE
04-16-08, 05:25 PM
If you want to see a lot of Ohio baseball players play in college watch a Thomas Moore game. They are playing down here at Eastern today looking at their roster they have 7 Elder players, 2 Oak Hills, 1 Deer Park, 1 Ross, and 1 from Badin. Their coach is from Elder as well
playboi12
04-16-08, 11:55 PM
how long you think it will be before colleges start using wood bats. Aluminum bats are good but its not a accurate way of evaluating talent. so when would you think that colleges cut out the middle man and go wood only?
OhioBobcatFan06
04-17-08, 12:22 AM
Kent beats Akron in the bottom of the 9th to pick up a 16-15 win :eek: (or was it 15-14?) McNulty from Akron I believe went 3-5 with 3 homers! :eek: Crazy game!
First shot to see BK play in college, 1-2 with a run scored, awesome to see!
Also great cause for the game tonight! Hits me hard as I have been to Children's way more then I ever would've wanted to with my own health.. Glad I could help give back!
BRICKtamland
04-17-08, 12:41 AM
how long you think it will be before colleges start using wood bats. Aluminum bats are good but its not a accurate way of evaluating talent. so when would you think that colleges cut out the middle man and go wood only?
Not any time soon...if ever.
Great Game last night against Akron and Kent, great cause and raised a lot of money. Here is a link to an article that goes along with last nights match up. Tremendous talent in both dugouts.
http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2008/04/17/sports/1sports_white.txt
Raker30-8
04-17-08, 08:58 PM
Nobody named "Strickland" coaches at Kent State ????
IndiansBaseball05
04-21-08, 03:29 PM
WOW NEWZIP thats a fine piece of journalism that John Stegeman wrote thanks for posting it. Its obvious that you don't need facts to post on a message board but I thought most newspaper writers generally checked their work ??
Article
coach Scott Strickland ??
- that's an easy one to get wrong, take about 10 seconds to look up??
Article
When White returned the next season, expecting to play, he didn't. He was told if the starter went down, he'd play.
The starter went down and he didn't play.
- Talked to Will Vazquez (the starting catcher at Kent last year) yesterday and he said he never missed a game due to injury. Played in all but 2 or 3 games I believe. But don't let the facts get in the way of trying to make your point
Article
going 3 for 4 with a double
- according to Akrons website he was 3-6 with a double & a triple ?? U of A is probably wrong.
Here are a couple of facts...
- Brandon White is getting more playing time in the OF lately for Akron and doing a great job with the opportunities he's had this year.
- The Kent - Akron series will be a great series as usual
- Kent State Coach Scott "Strickland" started the Akron - Kent charity game that raised $10,000 for Akron Childrens Hospital... what a monster
I had the opportunity to talk with a few parents of Akron U. players currently on the roster. From what I understand, BW does not have the talent to be a D1 catcher. Looks like he can hit the ball, but perhaps Coach S's evaluation of BW as a Catcher wasn't that great. I hope BW finds a place at Akron at another position other than Catcher. In the end, it might work out well for everyone.
FormerWildcat
04-22-08, 11:48 PM
I played College baseball as a walkon for 4 years at Ohio state i was one of the very frustrating time of my life lots of competion . I ended up starting a Shortstop my senior year got drafted by the Phillies and never made it out of AA but i just want to pass on to younger kids to always keep your head up and dont worry about any mistakes errors strike outs just got back out their with a good attitude and eventually you make do good
I agree. I recently made a detour on my way back to DC from Pinehurst to stop in Kinston (NC) to see the Indians' high single A team play. I'd give the moon and the stars to be one of those kids out there having a great time getting paid to play baseball.
They live for free in some fairly average apartments in a not-so-great, small minor league town. In fact, downtown Kinston is downright depressing. However, they have a great baseball stadium, and it would be a blast to be out there playing. I say live it up while you're still 20/21/22/23 years old.
FormerWildcat
04-22-08, 11:53 PM
Congrats to the "U", the Miami Hurricanes, #1 in 4 out of five polls, 28-2, after they swept Clemson this past weekend. But hosting a regional, and a Super Regional, and going to Omaha is what it's all about. National Championships. Of course winning ACC championship is cool also. :cool:
I got see UNC play UNC-Charlotte at the USA Baseball compliex in Cary on my way to Pinehurst. The Tar Heels have one heck of the team as well; I just wish the ACC played their tournament somewhere a lot further north than Jacksonville.
Indiansbaseball05, I hear what you are saying, most important word in the article is "Chance." I also agree with you when you say that Stricklin raised 10K for charity and I agree he would be best suited for charity work instead of coaching and recruiting.
Tapneo, I hear what you are saying too, and could really careless where a player plays including my son, because I can't see him or don't know anything about him if he is in the dugout. I am also glad you got the opportunity to talk to Akron parents about players ability and positions they should be in. Living so far away from North Ohio, I must miss all of the meetings that the coaches has with the player's parents getting their opinions on what kid should play what position and if they can hit the ball or pitch. I am just thankful for the group of parents at Akron that spoke up and said "Hey coach, White can't catch, but I think this guy can play in the OF and possibly hit"
I told Brandon when he went to college that you have to hit the ball to play, you have to play any position that the coach/team needs you to play to win one of those rings that you want so bad to win. But before all of that can take place, you have to stay out of trouble and make the grades. I would like to think that is what most parents would tell their son too.
I am just really just kidding with both of you, well not really on the Stricklin being better at charity than coaching/recruiting...lol!! but the bottom line is, and I think the former players on here say it best too, it's about opportunity and determination, winning championships, getting to Omaha, building a relationship with your teammates and coaches, etc. Only a few get to experience it and when it is over it is over. Most of all, give the glory to God for the talent that he has blessed upon you.
Now, let's play ball!!
BRICKtamland
04-23-08, 08:03 PM
Akron playing in a double-header today at Ohio State.
1st game (7 innings): Akron scored 6 runs in the first inning to jump ahead. Down 7-3 to in the sixth inning Ohio State scored three runs to cut it to 7-6. OSU then won it with two more runs in the bottom of the 7th. Final score Ohio State 8 Akron 7.
2nd game (9 innings): currently in progress
Great Game last night against Akron and Kent, great cause and raised a lot of money. Here is a link to an article that goes along with last nights match up. Tremendous talent in both dugouts.
http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2008/04/17/sports/1sports_white.txt
It seems each year 3 things happen in the MAC. #1 there is a different team trying to beat Kent State for the MAC Championship. #2 Kent State either wins it or is 2nd and finally 3-4 Kent players get drafted. If this program is not one of the most consisitent programs who puts out major league players I don;'t know what is. Keep up the great work coaches. If you have a son who wants to play at the furthest level look no further than Kent, Ohio. Numbers don't lie. Next years pitching staff will be one of the best in the country with almost everyone coming back....WOW
It seems each year 3 things happen in the MAC. #1 there is a different team trying to beat Kent State for the MAC Championship. #2 Kent State either wins it or is 2nd and finally 3-4 Kent players get drafted. If this program is not one of the most consisitent programs who puts out major league players I don;'t know what is. Keep up the great work coaches. If you have a son who wants to play at the furthest level look no further than Kent, Ohio. Numbers don't lie. Next years pitching staff will be one of the best in the country with almost everyone coming back....WOW
Flashes continue their quest for yet another championship with an extra inning win over Ohio U. They just keep re-loading every year with talent.
White Lion
04-28-08, 11:46 PM
There was an awful lot of hype that Kent would be leading the MAC with all the TALENT they have. Haven't seen it yet!!! :shrug:
Kent is not producing like it should be according to all the hype they had this year.....
Raker30-8
04-29-08, 09:58 AM
NCAA D1 RPI rankings as of Monday 4/28/08:
83 0.536 22 17 24 17 Kent State
124 0.510 22 16 24 16 Ball State
139 0.499 25 17 25 17 Cincinnati
141 0.498 22 18 22 18 Ohio State
149 0.491 19 17 20 17 Akron
160 0.486 19 23 19 23 Xavier
161 0.486 19 21 20 22 Ohio
165 0.483 17 18 20 18 Bowling Green State
166 0.482 14 25 15 26 Eastern Michigan
171 0.479 23 16 26 17 Dayton
179 0.475 18 17 21 17 Wright State
190 0.471 18 18 19 20 Cleveland State
207 0.467 20 20 22 20 Central Michigan
208 0.466 19 15 21 15 Western Michigan
220 0.460 13 25 14 25 Toledo
227 0.457 15 27 15 27 Miami, Ohio
237 0.442 16 24 17 25 Youngstown State
julioII
04-29-08, 02:36 PM
ummmmm they are in 1st place.
Raker30-8
05-12-08, 09:20 AM
http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/18852934.html
FormerWildcat
05-12-08, 09:45 PM
I'm surprised no Ignatians have chimed in with the exploits of Derek Dietrich down at Georgia Tech. Living in ACC country, I get to see a few Tech games each year, and I went to several when I lived in Atlanta, because Tech has a fantastic baseball stadium.
Anyway, Dietrich is getting some nice writeups for his freshman season with the Ramblin' Wreck.
Dietrich’s Song: Georgia Tech’s Derek Dietrich is living up to his hype, and might be the best freshmen player in the country (http://www.sumag.com/BackIssues/2008/SportsUnlimitedMagazine2008MayIssue/SUMAG0508FeatureDietrichsSong/tabid/273/Default.aspx)
Georgia Tech's Derek Dietrich and Miami's Eric Erickson Collect ACC Baseball Weekly Honors (http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050508aaa.html)
My understanding is that he very well could win the ACC Freshman of the Year honor, which is pretty heady stuff in that conference.
Shady29
05-14-08, 01:00 AM
Someone needs to get the boys down in Winthrop some love! Eddie Rohan and Tony Brunetti are having good freshman years down there!! Brunetti's hitting a solid .300...and Rohan, .278, 12 2b....and 10!! HRs...Leading the team with 10 as a Freshman...I'd say that's pretty impressive. Does it surprise me? No. Rohan was a class act throughout his whole career..and was a great hitter who consistently got better..Both of these kids have bright careers in front of them down in Winthrop! :clap:
Hurri-Comet
05-14-08, 08:22 PM
I got see UNC play UNC-Charlotte at the USA Baseball compliex in Cary on my way to Pinehurst. The Tar Heels have one heck of the team as well; I just wish the ACC played their tournament somewhere a lot further north than Jacksonville.
Well Former Wildcat, you are right, North Carolina is now ranked #2 in most polls I know of, and this weekend they take on the #1 team in the country. And that team is the University of Miami Hurricanes, ranked #1 in ALL polls since early April. The three game series will take place in Coral Gables at Mark Light Stadium. Go 'Canes!!!!! :cool: (at least 23 players will be drafted)
Hurri-Comet
05-15-08, 11:10 PM
Tonight in Coral Gables; first game of week-end series between North Carolina at Miami.
U. of Miami-12 North Carolina-2.
Chris Hernandez -W Alex White- L :cool:
NCAA D1 RPI rankings as of Monday 4/28/08:
83 0.536 22 17 24 17 Kent State
124 0.510 22 16 24 16 Ball State
139 0.499 25 17 25 17 Cincinnati
141 0.498 22 18 22 18 Ohio State
149 0.491 19 17 20 17 Akron
160 0.486 19 23 19 23 Xavier
161 0.486 19 21 20 22 Ohio
165 0.483 17 18 20 18 Bowling Green State
166 0.482 14 25 15 26 Eastern Michigan
171 0.479 23 16 26 17 Dayton
179 0.475 18 17 21 17 Wright State
190 0.471 18 18 19 20 Cleveland State
207 0.467 20 20 22 20 Central Michigan
208 0.466 19 15 21 15 Western Michigan
220 0.460 13 25 14 25 Toledo
227 0.457 15 27 15 27 Miami, Ohio
237 0.442 16 24 17 25 Youngstown State
With all the resources at Ohio State, how can they year in and year out be the 2nd best team in the State? Obviously they are a FOOTBALL school but that's unbelievable. They should just ask Kent who they are after each year and go get them.
Hurri-Comet
05-17-08, 12:04 PM
Last night in second game of the series, North Carolina came back and evened it up, 10-6. The Tarheels,(44-10) (21-7) jumped out to 9 run lead, and held on to give Miami it's 7th loss of year, (43-7) (23-4). Adam Warren got the win, and Eric Ericson took his first loss of the season. Today's game might be the first tv of season on Fox SE for N.E. Ohio cable. Go 'Canes! :cool:
With all the resources at Ohio State, how can they year in and year out be the 2nd best team in the State? Obviously they are a FOOTBALL school but that's unbelievable. They should just ask Kent who they are after each year and go get them.
Because Bob Todd is one of the most arrogant obnoxius coaches around. It's a shame that OSU doesn't get a class act coach in there. If Stricklin coached at OSU, he'd certainly give the state of ohio a better shot in the NCAA tournament than Todd.
I'm surprised no Ignatians have chimed in with the exploits of Derek Dietrich down at Georgia Tech. Living in ACC country, I get to see a few Tech games each year, and I went to several when I lived in Atlanta, because Tech has a fantastic baseball stadium.
Anyway, Dietrich is getting some nice writeups for his freshman season with the Ramblin' Wreck.
Dietrich’s Song: Georgia Tech’s Derek Dietrich is living up to his hype, and might be the best freshmen player in the country (http://www.sumag.com/BackIssues/2008/SportsUnlimitedMagazine2008MayIssue/SUMAG0508FeatureDietrichsSong/tabid/273/Default.aspx)
Georgia Tech's Derek Dietrich and Miami's Eric Erickson Collect ACC Baseball Weekly Honors (http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050508aaa.html)
My understanding is that he very well could win the ACC Freshman of the Year honor, which is pretty heady stuff in that conference.
Great year for a great kid. Hopefully he will rack up similar numbers in his sophomore and junior years, then go high in the MLB draft. One thing I think would have been better for him, would have been to go to a Junior College, then give the draft another shot.
Raker30-8
05-20-08, 08:56 AM
http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2008/05/19/cbb-column-checking-in-on-freshmen-part-ii/#more-2927
ColerainWinsAgain
05-20-08, 04:22 PM
After being picked to finish 9th in the preseason Cincinnati finishes second in the Big East regular season standings and starts BEast tournament play tonight against West Virginia, a team they swept in a 3 game series this past weekend.
Josh Harrison was named Co Big East MVP while him and Tony Campana were named First Team All-Big East. Second Team honorees included Dan Osterbrock and Mike Spina, while Third Team nominees were Cameron Satterwhite and Ryan Baker.
Let's go Cats, bring the BEast Championship to the 513
redskin63
05-20-08, 06:01 PM
With all the resources at Ohio State, how can they year in and year out be the 2nd best team in the State? Obviously they are a FOOTBALL school but that's unbelievable. They should just ask Kent who they are after each year and go get them.
Year in and year out? The last couple years maybe, but by no means are they second best in the state year in and year out. They dominated the state during the 90's and up until the past few years.
ColerainWinsAgain
05-20-08, 08:24 PM
Big East Tournament results thus far
#4 Louisville - 12
#5 Seton Hall - 3
#1 St John's - 0
#8 Villanova - 12
Villanova will play Louisville and St. John's will play Seton Hall tomorrow
#2 Cincinnati - 9
#7 West Virginia - 4 (end 5th)
#3 Notre Dame
#6 South Florida (Next Game)
Kent is not producing like it should be according to all the hype they had this year.....
If MAC Champs again is not good enough, then what will you say about evreyone lese who is below Kent?
Because Bob Todd is one of the most arrogant obnoxius coaches around. It's a shame that OSU doesn't get a class act coach in there. If Stricklin coached at OSU, he'd certainly give the state of ohio a better shot in the NCAA tournament than Todd.
BUT, I think he'd have to take Birkbeck with him to attract top notch pitching that Birkbeck attracts each and every year. No one is better than Birkbeck in developing MLB talent.
Congrats Rohan and Carpentar on recieving MVP Honors!!!! Kent will continue to develop great players and give them a chance to play on TV like no other program. it is truly amazing
darbypitcher22
05-24-08, 10:19 AM
The Thiel College Tomcats finished the 2008 campaign w/ a 29-15 record, advancing to the Championship game of the Presidents Athletic Conference Tournament. 5 players were named to the All-Mideast Region team while two players went on to receive All-American Honors.
Hometeam
05-24-08, 09:11 PM
Heidelberg did great as well, winning the OAC outright and practically winning the regional. Final record - 41 and 10.
Yellow_Jacket06
05-24-08, 11:00 PM
Jared Hoying from Fort Loramie had a good Freshman season for the Toledo Rockets.
Jared's Freshman Season: (37 Games Started...Played in 41 Games)
.270 AVG
40 Hits (5th on the team)
13 Doubles (3rd on the team)
9 HR's (Team Leader)
34 RBI's (3rd on the team)
28 Runs Scored
Congrats to Leonard (Mckinley) and Eastern Mich on the Mac tourney win! Zack led his team in hr's and had the 2nd highest batting ave. Great season for the freshman ss!
FormerWildcat
05-25-08, 01:22 PM
Because Bob Todd is one of the most arrogant obnoxius coaches around. It's a shame that OSU doesn't get a class act coach in there.
I think you're forgetting that Bob Todd was elected the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2001.
FormerWildcat
05-25-08, 01:32 PM
With all the resources at Ohio State, how can they year in and year out be the 2nd best team in the State? Obviously they are a FOOTBALL school but that's unbelievable. They should just ask Kent who they are after each year and go get them.
Are you kidding me? Since 1991, I challenge you to find a team in the State of Ohio that has done better than the Buckeyes.
2007 College Station Regional
#2 Louisiana-Lafayette 5, #3 Ohio State 4
Ohio State 6, #4 Le Moyne 5
#1 Texas A&M 10, Ohio State 4
2005 Corvallis Regional
#1 Oregon State 4, #4 Ohio State 3
Ohio State 2, #2 Virginia 1
#3 St. John’s 7, Ohio State 1
1-2 (.333), third place
2003 Auburn Regional
#3 Ohio State 10, #2 Clemson 8
Ohio State 6, #1 Auburn 2
Ohio State 9, Auburn 7
3-0 (1.000), first place
2003 Columbus Super Regional
Southwest Missouri State 13, Ohio State 8
Southwest Missouri State 13, Ohio State 7
0-2 (.000), runner-up
2002 South Bend Regional
#2 Notre Dame 8, #3 Ohio State 6
Ohio State 12, #4 Kent State 8
Ohio State 6, #1 South Alabama 4
Notre Dame 9, Ohio State 6
2-2 (.500), second place
2001 Columbus Regional
#3 Delaware 5, #2 Ohio State 4
#4 Kent State 9, Ohio State 8
0-2 (.000), fourth place
1999 Columbus Regional
#1 Ohio State 4, #4 Bowling Green 1
Ohio State 6, #3 Mississippi State 3
Ohio State 10, Mississippi State 7
3-0 (1.000), first place
1999 Columbus Super Regional
Ohio State 10, Cal State-Fullerton 7
Cal State-Fullerton 11, Ohio State 5
Cal State-Fullerton 13, Ohio State 2
1-2 (.333), runner-up
1997 Mideast Regional (Oxford, Miss.)
#2 Mississippi St. 8, #5 Ohio State 5
#6 Tennessee Tech 5, Ohio State 3
0-2 (.000), fifth-place tie
1995 Midwest II Regional (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
#3 Texas 10, #4 Ohio State 5
#1 Auburn 8, Ohio State 6
0-2 (.000), fifth-place tie
1994 Atlantic II Regional (Tallahassee, Fla.)
#1 Ohio State 6, #6 Brigham Young 1
#3 Kansas 20, Ohio State 6
#4 Jacksonville 6, Ohio State 5
1-2 (.333), fourth-place tie
1993 Atlantic Regional (Atlanta, Ga.)
#3 Wichita State 14, #4 Ohio State 5
Ohio State 7, #1 Georgia Tech 4
Ohio State 6, #5 East Carolina 2
Ohio State 8, Wichita State 6
Wichita State 5, Ohio State 3
3-2 (.600), second place
1992 South I Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)
#3 Cal St.-Fullerton 3, #4 Ohio State 2
Ohio State 5, #1 Louisiana State 0
Ohio State 7, #6 Providence 6
Cal St.-Fullerton 13, Ohio State 1
2-2 (.500), second place
1991 Midwest Regional (Wichita, Kan.)
#2 Ohio State 7, #5 Rider 4
#4 California 10, Ohio State 8
Ohio State 6, #6 East Carolina 5
California 6, Ohio State 5
2-2 (.500), third place
Let's compare that to Kent State, for example.
1992 South II Regional (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Defeated Georgia 5-2, lost to Western
Carolina 14-1, lost to Florida State 4-2
1993 South Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)
Lost to Baylor 4-1, defeated LSU 15-12, defeated
Western Carolina 8-5, lost to South Alabama 8-7
1994 Atlantic I Regional (Miami, Fla.)
Lost to Minnesota 11-6, lost to Miami (FL) 4-1
2001 Columbus Regional (Columbus, Ohio)
Lost to Mississippi State 9-8 (10), defeated
Ohio State 9-8, defeated Delaware 12-11,
lost to Mississippi State 14-4
2002 South Bend Regional (South Bend, In.)
Lost to South Alabama 7-4, lost to Ohio
State 12-8
2004 South Bend Regional (South Bend, In.)
Defeated Notre Dame 2-1, lost to Arizona 7-4,
lost to Notre Dame 7-1
The Golden Flashes have never even made it to a Super Regional.
bigdawg33
05-25-08, 02:24 PM
Congrats Rohan and Carpentar on recieving MVP Honors!!!! Kent will continue to develop great players and give them a chance to play on TV like no other program. it is truly amazing
is that the goal ...play on tv,,,,yikes
White Lion
05-25-08, 02:45 PM
Just wanted to say Congrats to Zack Leonard on his and The Eastern Michigan Eagles performance in Chillocothe over the weekend. The Eagles Beat Kent 12 - 4 To win the Tournament and advance to the next round. Zack was named The Most Valuable Player of the tournament. What an accomplishment at the Freshman level. Stark County should be damn well proud of him!!
BBallMan
05-26-08, 10:19 AM
If MAC Champs again is not good enough, then what will you say about evreyone lese who is below Kent?
You mean co-champs with Bowling Green this year. Bowling Green lead the MAC in team batting average and Ryan Shay from BGSU lead all the MAC with a 429 batting average. EMU which was 2nd overall to Bowling Green and Kent won the MAC tourney championship. There was some parity this year in the MAC and I see more and more in the future. Kent is still a great program and will continue to be but they arn't alone in the MAC anymore!
Raker30-8
05-26-08, 12:00 PM
Kent State won the regular season title, EMU won the tournament. That aside, some Ohio boys contributed to their respective programs as follows:
Tom Belza, Okie St. .388/.404/.507 with 1 HR
Derek Dietrich, GT, .333/.413/.608 with 14 HR
Ben Klafczynski, Kent St. .339/.385/.630 with 11 HR
Robert Maddox, Ohio .303/.355/.511 with 9 HR
Congratulations to them all.
BBallMan
05-26-08, 01:14 PM
Kent State won the regular season title, EMU won the tournament. That aside, some Ohio boys contributed to their respective programs as follows:
Tom Belza, Okie St. .388/.404/.507 with 1 HR
Derek Dietrich, GT, .333/.413/.608 with 14 HR
Ben Klafczynski, Kent St. .339/.385/.630 with 11 HR
Robert Maddox, Ohio .303/.355/.511 with 9 HR
Congratulations to them all.
Wrong! Kent was co champs with Bowling Green. Right! EMU won the tournament.
Ryan Shay from BG won the batting tittle. 412 regular season average.
Congratulations to them all.
redskin63
05-26-08, 01:24 PM
Kent State won the regular season title, EMU won the tournament. That aside, some Ohio boys contributed to their respective programs as follows:
Tom Belza, Okie St. .388/.404/.507 with 1 HR
Derek Dietrich, GT, .333/.413/.608 with 14 HR
Ben Klafczynski, Kent St. .339/.385/.630 with 11 HR
Robert Maddox, Ohio .303/.355/.511 with 9 HR
Congratulations to them all.
Dan Burkhart (moeller) also had a solid season as starting catcher at Ohio State. He started off slow at the plate but got it going about mid season and ended up batting .308. Another freshman and fellow Moeller guy Alex Wimmers got a pretty good amount of innings coming out of the bullpen for the Bucks. Had a 4.50 ERA and recorded 51 strikeouts in 40 innings. Look for him to be a starter next year.
Good to see Belza representing Moeller and Cincinnati as well.
Raker30-8
05-26-08, 01:41 PM
yikes..................
11 - 3
15 - 1
6 - 1
32-5 run differential in a 3 game sweep by the Flashes over BGSU.
Co-champs or not, that happened, and EMU a great game to get to the NCAA with a sub .500 record, that happened also.
Until a MAC program wins 40 plus regular season games, no at-large bid will ever come under the current system, and even then, they would probably get snubbed.
White Lion
05-26-08, 07:12 PM
For EMU's "Sub .500" record they sure did play some teams that aren't even on Kent's schedule. There non-league schedule of New Mexico, Florida, FLA Atlantic, Tennessee, Kentucky, OH State, Mich State & Mich. sure paid dividends when they got to the MAC schedule. EMU was tied with Kent & BGSU in losses and played 1 less game because of rainouts. EMU was also beating Kent 3-0 when their game was snowed out! Go Eagles! They deserve to be exactly where they are!!
Raker30-8
05-27-08, 10:31 AM
Final RPI rankings as of 5/26/08:
78 Kent State 0.533 36 21
117 Bowling Green State 0.510 32 20
123 Northern Illinois 0.508 28 26
147 Ball State 0.494 28 25
160 Eastern Michigan 0.487 25 32
169 Akron 0.482 25 24
181 Ohio 0.477 29 30
197 Western Michigan 0.471 29 23
206 Central Michigan 0.468 29 27
214 Toledo 0.464 18 31
228 Miami, Ohio 0.455 18 36
263 Buffalo 0.424 14 38
Until all these teams start winning OOC, then MAC representation in the NCAA tournament to Omaha
will remain as it is.
Chris Carpenter would have given Arizona fits. Many would have loved to see that matchup. With Putnam probably used in UM game # 1 against UK, then Kyle Smith in game # 2 against either UM or UK would have been a good one. We'll never know as the system doesn't permit it.
Good Luck to EMU, hope your pitchers are ready.
Congrats to EMU on winning the tournament to represent the MAC. You were just too much for the Flashes!
Tribe Time
05-28-08, 12:40 AM
Congrats Kent State, E. Michigan, C. Michigan, N. Illinois, Ball State, OU, W. Michigan, and BG.....you were just too much for the ZIPS!!!!
NEWZIP....How can you say you support the players at Kent, then post something so ignorant???? You are a real piece of work.
Congrats to EMU on winning the tournament to represent the MAC. You were just too much for the Flashes!
Tribe Time, you have got to kidding me. You are a piece of work for taking a comment I made totally out of context. I was referring to the last game where the score was 12-4. I congratulated EMU on their win. I failed to congratulate all of the teams for getting the opportunity to the MAC Tourny. I would have said the same thing had Kent State won 12-4 over EMU. And I support all players anywhere.
So this is for you, since your feelings got hurt by me, Congrats to all of the teams in the MAC, had to opportunity to see some great talent over the season at all colleges. Looking forward to next season, summer ball to watching more talented players. That is what you do when you love the game and respect the players that work so hard and have worked all of their young lives to get to showcase their talents and help their teams win tournaments, and hopefully go deep into the NCAA tourny. That is the main goal of any player and their families.
I am for any young man that gets the opportunity to play at any level of baseball. No matter where that is, it is hard to get to play after HS. Period. I support all MAC teams as they represent the conference that my son chose to play in and plays in. The better the MAC is represented helps all teams in the MAC. That is the big picture.
Tribe Time, I do not live in the past or carry any grudges, nor did my post refer to that, my family has the same goals and expectations as any other college family in the US. I have met great families at all colleges over the past few years. I respect the game and respect great players. I do not respect someone that tries to make my comments something that they are not.
Anybody want some popcorn?
BRICKtamland
06-05-08, 10:45 PM
Top 7 rounds of the draft were today. Some Ohio guys that were drafted: Eric Surkamp, Jason Christian, David Duncan, JB Shuck, and Josh Harrison.
Hurri-Comet
06-06-08, 12:42 PM
Six Hurricanes drafted, 3 in first round. :cool:
FormerWildcat
06-09-08, 11:02 AM
Does anyone know where there's a good list of the largest official seating capacity college baseball stadiums? I Google'd it, but found mostly crap.
HoopHound
06-14-08, 10:05 PM
Eddie Rohan/Winthrop...
http://www.winthropeagles.com/default.asp?section=1&type=story&id=5107
Ben Klafczynski/Kent State...
http://www.kentstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1477814&DB_OEM_ID=11400
Tom Belza/Oklahoma State...
http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1661&SPID=154&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=1477854
Derek Dietrich/Georgia Tech...
http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060408aad.html
Dean Wolosiansky/Ohio State...
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87801&SPID=10418&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1477793
Kolbrin Vitek/Ball State...
http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62140&SPID=6783&DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=1477794
WTG guys!! :clap: :clap: :clap: You make ALL of us proud!!! :cool:
Eddie Rohan/Winthrop...
http://www.winthropeagles.com/default.asp?section=1&type=story&id=5107
Ben Klafczynski/Kent State...
http://www.kentstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1477814&DB_OEM_ID=11400
Tom Belza/Oklahoma State...
http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1661&SPID=154&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=1477854
Derek Dietrich/Georgia Tech...
http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060408aad.html
Dean Wolosiansky/Ohio State...
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87801&SPID=10418&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1477793
Kolbrin Vitek/Ball State...
http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62140&SPID=6783&DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=1477794
WTG guys!! :clap: :clap: :clap: You make ALL of us proud!!! :cool:
Congrats to all. Great job, gentlemen.
Congrats to EMU on winning the tournament to represent the MAC. You were just too much for the Flashes!
Coaching Carrousel....EMU loses their coach after winning the MAC. Anyone know anything about their new coach? Tough act to follow.
BENSPAPA8
08-18-08, 03:11 PM
Coaching Carrousel....EMU loses their coach after winning the MAC. Anyone know anything about their new coach? Tough act to follow.
EMU won the MAC TOURNAMENT, not the MAC
Congratulations to Marc Krauss from OU being honored as all-league Cape Cod outfielder.
White Lion
08-21-08, 11:21 PM
In a Mid Major Conference like the MAC. The symbolic Conference Championship has little value. The tournament champion gets the automatic bid to the NCAA Big Show and the rest go home! :shrug:
LPitcher123
11-11-08, 09:30 PM
I know this probably doesn't mean anything because I play at a division 3 school but... last year my coaches were absolutely terrible they had no clue what they were talking about, and i just had a dreadful time playing. Do any of you guys have any advice for me for future years to come? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
White Lion
11-13-08, 07:59 PM
Your "A Few" months LATE on your responses :eek: Where you been man!
Until they change the "Rules" it is what it is! :hello:
Hornet Dad
11-27-08, 08:32 AM
Lpitcher seems your not alone, my son is going from a D2 school to a JUCO in New Mexico for pretty much the same reason
Lpitcher seems your not alone, my son is going from a D2 school to a JUCO in New Mexico for pretty much the same reason
Can I ask what D2 school you are talking about?
julioII
12-08-08, 10:41 AM
Kent is down one freshman inf/p.
spectator123
12-08-08, 10:46 AM
Kent is down one freshman inf/p.
If true, why and where is he going to play?
julioII
12-08-08, 12:23 PM
I believe he is still enrolled at kent. It was not related to academics.
spectator123
12-08-08, 12:43 PM
I believe he is still enrolled at kent. It was not related to academics.
If true, he will be playing somewhere else...I don't see him not playing...lots of potential and a real desire to play unless that all changed.
julioII
12-08-08, 01:27 PM
you keep saying if true...Its as true as the sky is blue.
spectator123
12-08-08, 01:46 PM
you keep saying if true...Its as true as the sky is blue.
The sky is grey today. Not that I doubt you but I learned a long time ago to not take too much from yappi as gospel until it is confirmed.
Balanced
12-09-08, 07:35 PM
Excellent policy. Since KSU seems to be the subject, I went down there 3 or 4 times this Fall to watch workouts. Noticed Brunello was out with a back problem. Any news on how he is doing?
julioII
12-10-08, 07:42 AM
I am your confirmation. If you are waiting on a press release you will never see one.
spectator123
12-10-08, 02:58 PM
I am your confirmation. If you are waiting on a press release you will never see one.
Did you ever hear of the word "independent" as in independent confirmation or do you go through your life believing what someone who won't even give his real name says is the truth?
julioII
12-11-08, 03:47 PM
Ask Benspapa he will tell you....
Balanced
12-16-08, 12:42 PM
What's the word on CSU? Kocks seems to be pretty pumped up about his last 2 recruiting classes and I know his early signings for 09 look pretty good. Are they ready to turn the corner?
Heidelberg did great as well, winning the OAC outright and practically winning the regional. Final record - 41 and 10.
Yes, Heidelberg had a fine year and freshman shortstop, Jason Lash (Strongsville) had an amazing season. He was OAC hitter of the week twice, all OAC 1st team shortstop, Mideast Region 1st team infield, Mideast
Region Tournament Team, Heidelberg Rookie of the year (team vote). Led
Heidelberg in batting with a .425 Avg., and RBI's with 47. Highlights of the season were a 22 game hitting streak and a inside the park HR hit to the 404' sign at Cincinnatti's "THE GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK" vs Denison 4-10-08.
bigdawg33
12-19-08, 05:13 PM
If true, he will be playing somewhere else...I don't see him not playing...lots of potential and a real desire to play unless that all changed.
I am out of the loop. Can you give me some more information as to who this is. Even if it is just his HS. Thanks.
Jason Lash went to Strongsville High School in Strongsville, Ohio. All of his
accomplishments can be verified by googling "Jason Lash" on the internet and following all references to Heidelberg baseball. Further more you can go to the college website at "Heidelberg.edu/athletics/teams/mbaseball" and read all of the "news releases" that are posted there. Thank you for your interest.
BaseballAmerica has Kent State at #18 in the country in their preseason rankings... Wow
BASEBALLMOM
02-04-09, 03:07 PM
Does anyone know how the UC Clermont Baseball Team is going to be this year?
FormerWildcat
02-04-09, 03:27 PM
Are there any UC folks on here who know a lot about the Bearcats and the rest of the Big East this year? It will be interesting to see how the Big Ten/Big East Challenge does this year in terms of game results and attendance.
http://www.bigeastbigtenchallenge.com/schedule.asp
FormerWildcat
02-04-09, 03:32 PM
BaseballAmerica has Kent State at #18 in the country in their preseason rankings... Wow
I wonder if there will ever come a day when virtually every team in the top 25 isn't a southern or west coast team...
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2009/267455.html
cheesedanish182
02-09-09, 06:09 PM
Many highly touted freshman and sophomores are placed in the cape by the coaching staff through their contacts on the various teams there. Deitrich is no different. He had a solid year in 2008, and barring any serious injuries will be playing in the Cape. They do offer temp. contracts for players, as sort of a performance based contract until the full roster arrives.
Bud1024
03-19-09, 01:47 PM
I have a question to the people that have experience in the recruiting process. How do scholarships apply to an out of state student athlete. Assuming a partial scholarship is given since full scholarships are few and far between. Does the partial scholarship apply to the out of state tuition or does it only apply to the in state tuition?
I have a question to the people that have experience in the recruiting process. How do scholarships apply to an out of state student athlete. Assuming a partial scholarship is given since full scholarships are few and far between. Does the partial scholarship apply to the out of state tuition or does it only apply to the in state tuition?
It applies to the cost of attendance to you. So if you are an out of state student it is that % of the out of state tuition. If that % takes up the entire tuition it then applies to the cost of housing, etc.
Bud1024
05-21-09, 08:38 PM
Do colleges need permission from the player's parents to speak to high school coaches about their players performances?
No.
Here is the NCAA recruiting link. A lot of info here.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=9
Here is the student athlete guide...
http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2008-09%20CBSA9c29e699-00f6-48ba-98a9-6456c9b98957.pdf
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