by Barca Blog
You've probably noticed that we haven't posted much in the blog over the last few weeks.
Moving forward, we have decided to post all of our information on the Commodores, including blog-type content, on VUcommodores.com.
Don't worry... the information that you enjoyed in the blog will still be available, just fed directly into the VUcommodores' news feed within the main template (and not Blogspot).
At the moment, we are working with CBS College Sports on a site redesign for VUcommodores.com to be unveiled during the month of September. With the redesign, we plan to roll out more content this athletic year to keep you informed 24-7 on your favorite teams.
One feature that's already started... my daily posts titled Barca Break, which serves as a one-stop shop for news related to the Commodores from around the web (with a sprinkle of random pop culture videos that were popular in the blog).
As always, we're open to your feedback and ideas.
Thanks and Go Commodores.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Price delivers at All-Star Game
by Barca Blog
David Price made the most of his first Major League All-Star appearance Tuesday night, even if pregame jitters tried to get in the way.
"I felt like I just had Thanksgiving dinner and was trying to pitch," said Price, who started the game for the American League. "It was fun. I was out there sweating. I couldn't really feel anything, my hand was just drenched. My glove felt like it was going to fall off."
The former Commodore overcame his nerves and set the tone early by tossing two scoreless innings in front of 45,408 at Angel Stadium. Price threw 23 pitches (16 for strikes) and only surrendered one hit while striking out one. He was also the only player to register triple digits on the radar gun, according to Steve Henson of Yahoo! Sports.
The National League won the game, 3-1, to earn their first All-Star victory since 1996.
More articles on Price's performance:
The Tampa Tribune: Price, Rays shine at All-Star Game
The Daily News Journal: All-Star debut for Price a huge success
MLB.com: All-Star memories will linger for Rays
The City Paper: Price cruises through All-Star start
"I felt like I just had Thanksgiving dinner and was trying to pitch," said Price, who started the game for the American League. "It was fun. I was out there sweating. I couldn't really feel anything, my hand was just drenched. My glove felt like it was going to fall off."
The former Commodore overcame his nerves and set the tone early by tossing two scoreless innings in front of 45,408 at Angel Stadium. Price threw 23 pitches (16 for strikes) and only surrendered one hit while striking out one. He was also the only player to register triple digits on the radar gun, according to Steve Henson of Yahoo! Sports.
The National League won the game, 3-1, to earn their first All-Star victory since 1996.
More articles on Price's performance:
The Tampa Tribune: Price, Rays shine at All-Star Game
The Daily News Journal: All-Star debut for Price a huge success
MLB.com: All-Star memories will linger for Rays
The City Paper: Price cruises through All-Star start
Monday, July 12, 2010
Price named AL starter for All-Star Game
Information from MLB.com
Coming off a stellar first half, former Commodore David Price has been named as the American League All-Star team's starter in Tuesday night's All-Star Game at Angel Stadium (7 p.m. CT / Fox).
At 24, Price will be the youngest pitcher to start in the Midsummer Classic since 23-year-old Dwight Gooden of the Mets earned the nod for the NL in 1988.
The young lefty is tied for the AL lead with 12 wins and has a 2.42 ERA.
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At 24, Price will be the youngest pitcher to start in the Midsummer Classic since 23-year-old Dwight Gooden of the Mets earned the nod for the NL in 1988.
The young lefty is tied for the AL lead with 12 wins and has a 2.42 ERA.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Baseball summer league update
By Travis Young
Twenty-one members of the Vanderbilt baseball team are currently busy playing in summer leagues across the country. 13 of the 21 are playing in the northeast right now as nine of them are in the Cape Cod League while four of them are playing in the New England Collegiate League.
See the list below to track the Commodores progress throughout the summer.
USA Baseball
Sonny Gray* - USA Baseball National Team - * reports on July 5
Cape Cod League | Stats
Joe Loftus – Orleans Firebirds
Riley Reynolds – Chatham Anglers
Curt Casali – Cotuit Kettleers
Mike Yastrzemski – Cotuit Kettleers
Jack Armstrong – Wareham Gatemen
Will Clinard – Orleans Firebirds
Jason Esposito – Orleans Firebirds
Grayson Garvin – Bourne Braves
Aaron Westlake – Chatham Anglers
Prospect League | Stats
Navery Moore – Nashville Outlaws
Bryan Johns – Nashville Outlaws
Drew Fann – Nashville Outlaws
New England Collegiate League | Stats
Regan Flaherty – Sanford Mainers
Connor Harrell – Newport Gulls
Anthony Gomez – Sanford Mainers
Keenan Kolinsky – New Bedford Bay Sox
Northwoods League | Stats
Sam Selman – Mankato Moondogs
Valley League | Stats
Mark Lamm – Waynesboro Generals
Florida Collegiate League | Stats
Nate Gonzalez – Sanford River Rats
Atlantic Collegiate League | Stats
Andrew Harris – North Fork Ospreys
Twenty-one members of the Vanderbilt baseball team are currently busy playing in summer leagues across the country. 13 of the 21 are playing in the northeast right now as nine of them are in the Cape Cod League while four of them are playing in the New England Collegiate League.
See the list below to track the Commodores progress throughout the summer.
USA Baseball
Sonny Gray* - USA Baseball National Team - * reports on July 5
Cape Cod League | Stats
Joe Loftus – Orleans Firebirds
Riley Reynolds – Chatham Anglers
Curt Casali – Cotuit Kettleers
Mike Yastrzemski – Cotuit Kettleers
Jack Armstrong – Wareham Gatemen
Will Clinard – Orleans Firebirds
Jason Esposito – Orleans Firebirds
Grayson Garvin – Bourne Braves
Aaron Westlake – Chatham Anglers
Prospect League | Stats
Navery Moore – Nashville Outlaws
Bryan Johns – Nashville Outlaws
Drew Fann – Nashville Outlaws
New England Collegiate League | Stats
Regan Flaherty – Sanford Mainers
Connor Harrell – Newport Gulls
Anthony Gomez – Sanford Mainers
Keenan Kolinsky – New Bedford Bay Sox
Northwoods League | Stats
Sam Selman – Mankato Moondogs
Valley League | Stats
Mark Lamm – Waynesboro Generals
Florida Collegiate League | Stats
Nate Gonzalez – Sanford River Rats
Atlantic Collegiate League | Stats
Andrew Harris – North Fork Ospreys
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Baseball is No. 1 in APR
by Rocket
Last week we reported the news of Vanderbilt's impressive Academic Progress Report success. Fourteen of our 16 varsity sports scored perfect 1,000 statistical marks.
USA Today just ran a story that showed that our tremendous baseball team had the nation's best APR score (1,000) of any Top 25 rated program. Georgia Tech was second, Texas came in third.
Our women's basketball team posted the seventh best APR score in that sport's Top 25 with a solid 990 total. Georgia's women's team achieved a 1,000 mark in a tabulation that factors progress toward a degree (eligibility) with retention of each student-athlete of the roster for each semester of the school year.
Last week we reported the news of Vanderbilt's impressive Academic Progress Report success. Fourteen of our 16 varsity sports scored perfect 1,000 statistical marks.
USA Today just ran a story that showed that our tremendous baseball team had the nation's best APR score (1,000) of any Top 25 rated program. Georgia Tech was second, Texas came in third.
Our women's basketball team posted the seventh best APR score in that sport's Top 25 with a solid 990 total. Georgia's women's team achieved a 1,000 mark in a tabulation that factors progress toward a degree (eligibility) with retention of each student-athlete of the roster for each semester of the school year.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Final: Florida State 7, Vanderbilt 6
Vanderbilt's season came to an end after the Commodores suffered a 7-6 loss to Florida State Sunday afternoon in Tallahassee. Check VUcommodores.com for a complete recap later tonight.
Weather Delay
By Eric JonesThe game has been stopped for a minimum of 30 minutes as lightning was detected in the immediate area. The tarp is being put on the field as this is being posted. The start of the waiting period is 4:07 pm (eastern). So you are looking at the earliest possible time would be 4:37 pm.
No truth whatsoever to the rumor that Corbs told the umpiring crew that Vanderbilt would play through it.
Sunday baseball starting lineup vs. FSU
By Travis Young
Live from Dick Howser Stadium
Weather Report: It's another blistering hot day at Dick Howser Stadium. It's already 95 degrees at the ballpark with the field temp over 100 degrees for the third straight day. Winds are blowing from the North at 7-9 mph.
Here is Vanderbilt's lineup for the championship game of the NCAA Super Regional vs. Florida State. The winner of today's game advances to the College World Series in Omaha, starting on June 19th.
1. Brian Harris SS
2. Anthony Gomez 2B
3. Aaron Westlake 1B
4. Jason Esposito 3B
5. Curt Casali DH
6. Joe Loftus RF
7. Mike Yastrzemski LF
8. Andrew Giobbi C
9. Connor Harrell CF
-- Jack Armstrong SP
VU goes with the same guys in the lineup as yesterday while moving Loftus and Yaz up in the batting order.
The Commodores will send righthander Jack Armstrong to the bump today to face the Seminoles. Armstrong (7-3, 4.32 ERA) has 49 strikeouts and 38 walks in 77.0 innings this year while opponents are hitting .285 off him. As Eric "the Stooche" Jones reported yesterday, Jack has had some tough luck thus far in the post-season, but you might choose to look at the last time he pitched in his native Sunshine State. It was back on April 4, when Armstrong threw six shutout innings to get his fourth win of the year against Florida in Gainesville.
After starting a pair of left-handers in the first two games of the Super Regional, FSU will counter with right-hander Geoff Parker (4-1, 4.94 ERA) on Sunday. Parker threw in Friday night's Super Regional game against the Commodores, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits with 3 strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief. Parker is making his 30th appearance of the year on Sunday. He has 67 strikeouts and 38 walks in 74.2 innings this season.
Groundhog Day in Tallahassee
By Eric Jones
I will acknowledge that it may be an obscure reference to some (the title), but stay with me. In the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays a TV weatherman who is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover Groundhog Day and finds himself caught in a maddening loop where everyday he wakes up and relives that fateful day. The Commodores are hoping to live the same way today in the deciding game of the Super Regional Championship as they did yesterday...but in a good way.
Superstition has seemingly always been part of the game of baseball. Teammates have been known to assault the olfactory senses of teammates by wearing the same sweaty undershirts, socks and other unmentionables when on a hot streak. Undoubtedly some of these same things are going on within the Vanderbilt clubhouse, but you can't blame them.
Superstition was very evident at the team hotel this morning. Roommates took morning showers in the same order, they filed into the elevator to the lobby in the same order on their way to breakfast and several even called the same people on their cell phones. I was personally asked to hum and sing the same song I did yesterday morning on the way down the hallway to the elevator (Love of a Lifetime by the '80's hairband Firehouse and no, I have no explanation as to why I did it yesterday). When you are one game away from the College World Series you don't ask why, you just do it. Most of you would too.
So everyone does their part. I opened the player/pass gate at 11:03 local time (just like yesterday). The Commodores are the home team and in the first base dugout just like yesterday. Our fans' tickets are in the same places as yesterday, all in the hopes of helping the team in some small way to win this Super Regional.
A quick perusal of the pass list, finds interesting names like the Mark Lamm and Richie Goodenow creations of Charlie Clutchman and Alligator Suitcase. I don't know if they are fictional, but by being here in spirit they may have been part of the baseball karma. Attempts were made to find Bill Murray, a big baseball fan, but then we reconsidered as he is a huge Cubs fan. That's too much bad luck!
How to follow VU-FSU game - 12 p.m. CT
It all comes down to this....
After splitting the first two games of the series, Vanderbilt and Florida State will play for the right to go to the College World Series today at Noon CT inside Dick Howser Stadium.
The Commodores will send sophomore right-hander Jack Armstrong (7-3, 4.32 ERA) to the mound, while the Seminoles' starter is expected to be junior right-hander Geoff Parker (4-1, 4.94).
The game will be televised on ESPN and can also be seen online via ESPN3.com. You can also tune into Joe Fisher's radio call on 560 AM and VUCommodores.com.
For score updates, follow @VandyBaseball on Twitter, or track live stats at VUcommodores.com.
Tallahassee Super Regional (Best 2 of 3)
Friday: Florida State 9, Vanderbilt 8
Saturday: Vanderbilt 6, Florida State 2
Sunday: Noon CT (ESPN)
Sunday morning Super Regional news
Let's take a trip Around the Web to get the latest news on the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.
*Official Game 2 Recaps: Vanderbilt | Florida State
*Vanderbilt baseball team improves to 4-0 in elimination games (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
*Vanderbilt needs this run of good fortune as the home team to continue one more day (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
*Sonny Gray and Grayson Garvin combine to shut down Florida State (Jimmy Jones, College Baseball Insider)
*Joe Loftus' impressive sixth-inning throw might be the biggest play of VU's season (Ira Schoffel, Tallahassee Democrat)
*Omaha is on the line for Vanderbilt and FSU (Ira Schoffel, Tallahassee Democrat)
*Florida State starter Brian Busch had his longest outing of the year (Corey Clark, Tallahassee Democrat)
*Vanderbilt battles back to even series (Garry Smits, The Florida Times-Union)
*Inside look at the Super Regional results from around the country (Kendall Rogers, Rivals.com)
NCAA Super Regional Results (Best 2 of 3) - view scores
Vanderbilt and Florida State tied at 1-1
[2] Texas and TCU tied at 1-1
[5] Virginia leads Oklahoma, 1-0
Alabama leads Clemson, 1-0
[3] Florida defeated Miami, 2-0 (Gators advance to Omaha)
[6] UCLA and Fullerton tied at 1-1
South Carolina leads [4] Coastal Carolina, 1-0
[1] Arizona State leads Arkansas, 1-0
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Video: Baseball Postgame Press Conference
By Travis Young
Here is Saturday's postgame press conference from Vanderbilt's 6-2 win over Florida State at the NCAA Super Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. Head Coach Tim Corbin, Sonny Gray, Grayson Garvin, Joe Loftus and Jason Esposito answered questions from the media.
(Part 1)
(Part 2)
Here is Saturday's postgame press conference from Vanderbilt's 6-2 win over Florida State at the NCAA Super Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. Head Coach Tim Corbin, Sonny Gray, Grayson Garvin, Joe Loftus and Jason Esposito answered questions from the media.
(Part 1)
(Part 2)
Armstrong tabbed to pitch Super Regional Championship
By Eric Jones
Tim Corbin announced that Jack Armstrong will be the starting pitcher for the Commodores tomorrow. Although Jack has had some tough luck thus far in the post-season, you might choose to look at the last time he pitched in his native Sunshine State. It was back on April 4, when Armstrong threw six shutout innings to get his fourth win while preventing the Dores from suffering a sweep by the Gators. Plus his hometown of Jupiter is just hours away, so Jack may have to get some extra tickets from his teammates.
Tim Corbin announced that Jack Armstrong will be the starting pitcher for the Commodores tomorrow. Although Jack has had some tough luck thus far in the post-season, you might choose to look at the last time he pitched in his native Sunshine State. It was back on April 4, when Armstrong threw six shutout innings to get his fourth win while preventing the Dores from suffering a sweep by the Gators. Plus his hometown of Jupiter is just hours away, so Jack may have to get some extra tickets from his teammates.
Commodores even series
TALLAHASSE, Fla. – Vanderbilt jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and added three more runs in the eighth to defeat Florida State, 6-2, in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regional Saturday at Dick Howser Stadium.The Commodores and Seminoles will play Sunday (Noon CT) for the right to go to the College World Series.
Check back soon for a full recap and official postgame coverage.
Garvin Great in Post-Season
by Eric Jones
Maybe it was a good thing that Grayson Garvin didn't throw a pitch in anger before March 30. The seemingly innocuous scoreless inning that day against the Terriers with three strikeouts proved the lefty was ready to go. It was bigger still just four days later when Corey Williams took a ball off the kneecap versus Florida that required season-ending surgery while leaving the Commodores with just Richie Goodenow and freshman Sam Selman as the only other left-handed options for match-ups.
Rehabbing to be completely healthy proved to be a good thing, especially now in the post-season. In three post-season appearances including action today, G-Squared has been impressive allowing just three runs on 14 hits over 15.2 innings. The 1.72 ERA over that span, combined with 13 strikeouts have been huge.
The three-inning save today, Garvin's first as a Commodore, shows his versatility and is a glimpse that there may be even better things to come.
Maybe it was a good thing that Grayson Garvin didn't throw a pitch in anger before March 30. The seemingly innocuous scoreless inning that day against the Terriers with three strikeouts proved the lefty was ready to go. It was bigger still just four days later when Corey Williams took a ball off the kneecap versus Florida that required season-ending surgery while leaving the Commodores with just Richie Goodenow and freshman Sam Selman as the only other left-handed options for match-ups.
Rehabbing to be completely healthy proved to be a good thing, especially now in the post-season. In three post-season appearances including action today, G-Squared has been impressive allowing just three runs on 14 hits over 15.2 innings. The 1.72 ERA over that span, combined with 13 strikeouts have been huge.
The three-inning save today, Garvin's first as a Commodore, shows his versatility and is a glimpse that there may be even better things to come.
TV Coverage Map for Super Regional
(Click on the above photo to enlarge)The above photo is the television coverage map for today's Super Regional game against Florida State. There are two Super Regional games on ESPN at the 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT slot (TCU vs. Texas is also on ESPN). If you live in Tennessee or Florida you will see the VU vs. FSU game, if you live in Texas you will see the UT vs. TCU game.
All of the other states will receive whip-around coverage between the games in progress.
Baseball starting lineup vs. Florida State
By Travis Young
Live from Dick Howser Stadium
Weather Report: It's currently 92 degrees with partly cloudy skies at Dick Howser Stadium. Saturday's game time (Noon CT) temperature is scheduled to be 94 degrees with the heat index over 100 degrees. Winds are calm, blowing from Northeast at 4 mph.
Here is Vanderbilt's lineup for the second game of the NCAA Super Regional vs. Florida State
1. Brian Harris SS
2. Anthony Gomez 2B
3. Aaron Westlake 1B
4. Jason Esposito 3B
5. Curt Casali DH
6. Andrew Giobbi C
7. Joe Loftus RF
8. Mike Yastrzemski LF
9. Connor Harrell CF
-- Sonny Gray SP
VU goes with the same lineup as yesterday after pounding out 16 hits against FSU.
The Commodores will send staff-ace Sonny Gray (9-3, 3.51 ERA) to the bump today. Gray a second-team All-SEC selection ranks second-among all SEC pitchers in strikeouts with 110. Gray's 110 punchouts ranks 7th in VU's single season record books. Gray ranks first on the team in innings pitched (102.2), opponents batting average (.243) and walks (45).
FSU will counter with left-hander Brian Busch (5-1, 4.24 ERA). The 6-foot-2 237 pound southpaw has 68 strikeouts and 31 walks in 70.0 innings while opponents are batting .232 off him. The sophomore has allowed 23 extra-base hits this year (16 doubles, 6 home runs, 1 triple).
Florida State's Saturday starting pitcher
By Travis YoungFlorida State will send another left-hander to the mound on Saturday as Brian Busch will get the ball on the bump for the Seminoles. Busch, a native from Boca Raton, Fla., is 5-1 with a 4.24 ERA this season.
The 6-foot-2 237 pound southpaw has 68 strikeouts and 31 walks in 70.0 innings while opponents are batting .232 off him. The sophomore has allowed 23 extra-base hits this year (16 doubles, 6 home runs, 1 triple).
Busch will be making his 20th appearance and ninth start of the year today at Dick Howser Stadium. In eight starts this season, Busch is 1-1 with a 6.13 ERA. His longest outing of the year came against NC State when he earned a no-decision in 6.1 innings of work.
In his most recent start, Busch allowed three runs, one earned on five hits in 6.2-innings to pick up the win vs. Central Connecticut State at the Norwich Regional on June 4.
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