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Over the last two Major League Baseball First-year Player Drafts, a total of 22 New Jersey college players have been selected. In last year’s draft, nine players from New Jersey colleges — including two from Seton Hall, Princeton and Division II Felician — were tapped by Major League baseball teams. But that total could decrease as the 2015 Major League Baseball First-year Player Draft takes place this week, beginning Monday…

Yonder Alonso, 1B, San Diego Padres (6 Percent Owned) Ben Paulsen, 1B, Colorado Rockies (5 Percent Owned) Justin Turner, 2B/3B/SS, Los Angeles Dodgers (20 Percent Owned) Maikel Franco, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies (12 Percent Owned) Will Middlebrooks, 3B, San Diego Padres (8 Percent Owned) Kevin Pillar, OF, Toronto Blue Jays (11 Percent Owned) Joey Butler, OF, Tamp Bay Rays (9 Percent Owned) Jaime Garcia, SP, St. Louis Cardinals (24 Percent Owned)…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage, and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Whether fans in the stands know it or not, they cheer on their baseball teams at their own risk. A roughly century-old so-called Baseball Rule states that stadium owners and operators are not responsible for injuries sustained by foul balls or pieces of shattered bats, so long as netted or screened seats are in place for a reasonable number of spectators. The onus is on the fans to be alert…

Starting pitcher projected Game Scores for June 8 2015 Statistics Past 21 Days GS Team Name T Opp W-L ERA WHIP W-L ERA WHIP 83 Chris Sale L Hou 5-2 3.27 1.05 2-1 1.17 0.68 66 Cole Hamels L @Cin 5-4 2.88 1.11 2-1 1.78 0.92 57 Shelby Miller R SD 5-2 1.89 1.00 1-1 2.39 1.10 56 A.J. Burnett R Mil 6-1 2.20 1.22 4-0 3.28 1.34 52 Lance…

Cheri Snider, mother of Vanderbilt player Collin Snider, climbs down from the roof of her RV outside Illinois Field on Sunday.(Photo: Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Home base for Vanderbilt baseball families this season has been on six wheels, and it traveled to the Super Regional over the weekend. Jerry and Cheri Snider, parents of Commodores freshman pitcher Collin Snider, purchased an RV a year ago…

The Arizona Wildcats have found their replacement for Andy Lopez. Jay Johnson, the head baseball coach at Nevada the past two seasons, has been named the next head man of Arizona. Athletic director Greg Byrne announced the hire Sunday night on Twitter. “Looking forward to introducing our new head baseball coach @UACoachJ at a 1 pm press conference on Monday. #BearDown,” Byrne wrote with an attached photo of he and…

0 Shares Print FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Zach Jackson pitched 3⅔ scoreless innings of relief as Arkansas earned its first College World Series berth in three years with a 3-2 victory over Missouri State in their super regional Sunday. The CWS appearance is the eighth in school history for the Razorbacks (40-23), who are 26-9 this season since falling to 14-14 following a loss to the Bears (49-12) on March 31….

When Alex Bregman stepped to the plate in the eighth inning of a 1-0 game against Louisiana-Lafayette — most likely his last at-bat in Alex Box Stadium — he hadn’t managed a hit in his last 14 trips to the dish. But you knew one of the best sluggers in college baseball wouldn’t stay quiet for long. Bregman smoked a single up the middle to score two, sparking a four-run…

When Brendan Rodgers enters the MLB Network studios Monday night for the amateur baseball draft, he will be dressed appropriately for such a big occasion. lRelated Baseball Pictures: Lake Mary shortstop Brendan Rodgers See all related He will be lacking the most important fashion accessory, though: a baseball cap identifying the franchise that will allow him a chance to play out his dream. “I’m trying to relax,” Rodgers said last…

Baseball For All founder Justine Siegal discusses the importance of providing opportunities to girls to play baseball and develop their skills. KISSIMMEE, Fla. — “The girls here have good sportsmanship,” Grace DeVinney said as she plopped down on a wooden picnic bench, happy to steal a few minutes in the shade. “Better than boys.” In about 90 minutes, DeVinney’s team, the Central Florida Rays, would face the Carolina Terminators in…

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — A few things to know about the Major League Baseball draft: WHEN: Starts Monday at 7 p.m. EDT and continues for 40 rounds over three days, with first two rounds (and two “competitive balance rounds”) from MLB Network’s studios in Secaucus. Rounds 3-10 on Tuesday and rounds 11-40 on Wednesday will be held via conference calls with teams. FIRST PICK: Arizona Diamondbacks have No. 1 overall…

Baseball For All founder Justine Siegal discusses the importance of providing opportunities to girls to play baseball and develop their skills. KISSIMMEE, Fla. — “The girls here have good sportsmanship,” Grace DeVinney said as she plopped down on a wooden picnic bench, happy to steal a few minutes in the shade. “Better than boys.” In about 90 minutes, DeVinney’s team, the Central Florida Rays, would face the Carolina Terminators in…

Week ten of the Fantasy Baseball season begins June 8, 2015. The season is nearly half over until the playoffs begin and if you would like to reach the championship portion of your schedule you may want to begin now assessing your lineups by scoring category. The old saying “the early bird catches the worm” certainly applies to Fantasy Baseball and below is plenty of information to help you reach…

The ULL rally came and went as quickly as a southern Louisiana rain shower. A half-inning after Louisiana-Lafayette drilled a top-of-the-ninth solo shot to square things at three, LSU’s Chris Sciambra crushed one of his own to walk off for a 4-3 Tigers win in the opening game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional. It had been a beauty of a start by LSU true freshman Alex Lange, who…

When Providence High’s baseball team lost in Game 1 of the N.C. 4A state championship series to underdog Raleigh Millbrook Friday night, Panthers coach Danny Hignight said he felt confident about his team winning two games Saturday to capture a state championship. “I like my club,” Hignight kept saying. “I really do.” Saturday, the Panthers played like a team ranked No. 21 in the nation by MaxPreps – and showed…

Next stop: Omaha, Nebraska. With chants of “OMAHA!” echoing through Mark Light Field, the four-time national champion Miami Hurricanes earned their first berth in the College World Series since 2008 by defeating Virginia Commonwealth University 10-3 Saturday. Thanks to a gritty, walk-on Miami grad-student-turned-hero named Sam Abrams and timely hitting from an offensive powerhouse that couldn’t connect for a chunk of the game, the Miami Hurricanes’ goal of a fifth…

It’s D-Day, in more ways than one. It’s the LSU Fighting Tigers and the UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns in the NCAA tournament’s Baton Rouge super regional. It’s meaningful. It’s personal. It’s may be borderline delusional, given the passion that runs like hot sauce over…

The action is complete at Toms River, but our crew is still hard at work.  Keep checking back or REFRESH OFTEN for additional links into this evening and even into Sunday. Congrats to the champions and to all of N.J. baseball for a great season. 2015 NJSIAA STATE BASEBALL FINALSFULL COVERAGE: NON-PUBLIC A FINAL: No. 18 Christian Brothers 7, No. 1 Don Bosco Prep 0• CBA pulls the upset, hands…