Showing posts with label 2010 ncaa baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010 ncaa baseball. Show all posts
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.
How to follow VU-FSU game - 12 p.m. CT
by Barca Blog (Photo by Ross Obley)First pitch for Game 2 of Vanderbilt's best of three-game series with Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional is scheduled for Noon CT Saturday inside Dick Howser Stadium.
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.
The Seminoles took the series opener, 9-8, Friday behind Mike McGee's two-out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth. With a win today, FSU would advance to the College World Series for the 20th time in school history. The Commodores need to take the final two games to get to Omaha.
Tallahassee Super Regional (Best 2 of 3)
Friday: Florida State 9, Vanderbilt 8
Saturday: Noon CT (ESPN)
Sunday (if necessary): Noon CT (ESPN)
Saturday morning Super Regional news
by Barca Blog (Photo by Ross Obley)Let's take a trip Around the Web to get the latest news on the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.
*Official Game 1 Recaps: Vanderbilt | Florida State
*Vanderbilt overcomes six-run deficit but suffer cruel ending (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
*Commodores make some dazzling defensive plays in Game 1 (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
*Mike Yastrzemski Jr., was almost the hero Friday (Garry Smits, The Florida Times-Union)
*Mike McGee's walk-off home run gives Florida State edge in super regional (Garry Smits, The Florida Times-Union)
*McGee's clutch for the Seminoles once again (Casey Moore, Tallahassee Democrat)
*No amount of heat could keep FSU fans away (Casey Moore, Tallahassee Democrat)
*Florida State refuses to savior walk-off homer (Ira Schoffel, Tallahassee Democrat)
*Several FSU heroes are playing first Super Regional (Ira Schoffel, Tallahassee Democrat)
*Former walk-on Brian Harris shines for Vandy (Jimmy Jones, College Baseball Insider)
Friday, June 11, 2010
Video: Postgame Press Conference
By Travis Young
Here is today's postgame press conference from Vanderbilt's 9-8 setback to Florida State at the NCAA Super Regional in Tallahassee, Fla.
Here is today's postgame press conference from Vanderbilt's 9-8 setback to Florida State at the NCAA Super Regional in Tallahassee, Fla.
Coin toss now looms large
By Eric JonesIn the initial meeting with both Vanderbilt and FSU team officials and administrators yesterday, there was a coin-toss initiated by a member of the NCAA Tournament committee. The coin-toss was done to determine which team would be the home team should the best-of-three series go through Sunday. FSU head coach Mike Martin was given the privilege as host to call heads or tails. He chose tails and the coin came up heads, so Tim Corbin won the right for Vanderbilt to be home team in the final game. Now that may prove to be an advantage with the Dores losing today 9-8 on a walk-off homerun.
Vanderbilt benefited at the NCAA Regional in Louisville in a similar manner as it was determined that Louisville had been the home team more than the visiting team during the tournament. The result, Vanderbilt was named as the home team for the championship game and had that last opportunity when Connor Harrell capitalized with the game-winning bunt. Now the Commodores will fight for that chance to take this series to Sunday.
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