According to the major college baseball polls in 2013, UCLA was the anonymous national champion. That’s what happens when you win the College World Series. In fact, the polls also all agreed that CWS runner up Mississippi State ranked number two. CWS semifinalist North Carolina
Number 10: Greg Swindell, University of Texas When you think of great Texas Longhorn pitchers of the ‘80s, Roger Clemens is going to be the first name that comes to mind. While The Rocket certainly did some dominating during his time in Austin, it was
Baseball truly is an international sport. And as such, there has always been a demand for a World Cup-style tournament that would pit the best players from the different baseball playing nations against each other in order to determine a world champion. Before the
Little League baseball began in 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. However its early development was hampered by World War 2 and the lack of fathers around to form new leagues. But by 1947 the war was over, and Little League’s board of directors decided to stage
The big difference between college baseball and professional baseball, besides the level of competition, is the use of aluminum bats vs. wood bats. One way college players who hope to make the jump to paid baseball bridge the bat gap is by playing in a
The College World series was first played in 1947 when California defeated Yale by the score of 8-7. Since then, the highest scoring College World Series final was in 1998, a football-like 21-14 Southern California win over Arizona State. Southern California and Arizona State also
Just like a painter needs a brush, a hitter needs a bat. We’ve scoured the internet for the most highly rated bats in the youth, adult and softball categories. Below are descriptions of the bats as well as the price range you should expect the
A baseball player has a close personal relationship with his mitt. In this article we discuss the best gloves for youth baseball players, adult baseball players and softball players as culled from online reviews of the product. We’ve also included the price range for the
University of Mississippi baseball has been on a roll lately, making 9 out of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments. Coming off a 38 win season and with the eighth ranked recruiting class in the nation great things are expected this year from coach Mike
USSSA stands for the United States Specialty Sports Association. They, among other things, offer rankings of baseball teams of just about every age group and level throughout North America. On the USSSA website you can find national and state rankings from boys 4 & under