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July 10th, 2007

Keeping Tabs on the Cape

I’ve identified CodBall previously as the place to get all the latest on the Cape Cod Baseball League and its players (you know, the guys who will be getting picked in next year’s draft). Now the folks responsible for CodBall are pointing us to several other sources of info on the league. If you’re a […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

June 12th, 2007

2007 College World Series Schedule Announced

The College World Series schedule is now available. Two teams from California — UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton — have made it to Omaha.
My adopted team, Irvine, plays Saturday against Arizona State. First pitch is 11 a.m. PT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.
Here’s the thing about the Anteaters. Ordinarily you wouldn’t […]

By Geoff Young -- 10 comments

June 6th, 2007

NCAA Tourney Keeps Twisting and Turning

So, I’m over the Toreros getting bumped. The fact that only three of the eight national seeds advanced to the Super Regionals gives me some comfort.
But not much.
Still, if Vanderbilt, the top-ranked team in the country, can’t make it out of the Regionals, then I guess it really could happen to anyone. Ah, the lies […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments

June 4th, 2007

Anteaters Advance to Super Regionals

Congratulations to the UC Irvine Anteaters for beating Texas and advancing to the Super Regionals. With my USD Toreros now out of the Regionals, I’m adopting the Anteaters for the remainder of the post-season.
Why? It’s very simple:

A good friend of mine attended UCI and is pulling for them.
They beat Texas.
I saw some pretty good concerts […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

June 3rd, 2007

Toreros Bounced from NCAA Regionals

Well. This isn’t what I expected from the #4 ranked team in the nation. Granted, they weren’t playing on their home field, but they did get to play in their home town.
And they didn’t win a single game.
Yep, the University of San Diego has been eliminated from its own Regional without so much as a […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

May 28th, 2007

2007 NCAA Baseball Brackets Announced

No, they don’t pack the same punch as the hoops brackets, but baseball brackets have arrived! Here’s USD’s bracket:

University of San Diego
Cal State Fullerton
Minnesota
Fresno State

California schools are well represented:

Long Beach State
UCLA
Pepperdine
Illinois-Chicago

Arizona State
UC Riverside
Nebraska
Monmouth

Texas
UC Irvine
Wake Forest
Brown

Aaron Fitt at Baseball America is blogging about the selections, and I’m sure he’ll be on top of the games as […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments

May 28th, 2007

Toreros to Host NCAA Regional

Congratulations to the #5 ranked University of San Diego Toreros (full disclosure: my alma mater) for winning the WCC championship and being chosen as a host for the NCAA regionals. This marks the first time a regional will be hosted here in San Diego.
Big thanks also to San Diego State University for allowing USD to […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments