NCAA Regional Update 6.4.10

Atlanta Regional

Alabama 11 Elon 2

Ross Wilson - 2B - BAMA. 1-4. RBI BB K.
Josh Rutedge - SS - BAMA. 4-5. 4RBI HR(9). #6 best draft eligible player in the state of Alabama per Baseball America. Outside the top 200 though.
Clay Jones - 1B - BAMA. 3-3. 4RBI. Will likely be drafted late.
Jimmy Reyes - RHP - ELON. 3.1IPO 8H 8ER 3BB 1K. Rated the 196th best draft prospect by Baseball America.

Georgia Tech 10 Mercer 0

Derek Dietrich - SS - GT. 0-4. RBI 2K.
Matt Skole - 3B - GT. 2-4. RBI BB.
Mark Pope - RHP - GT. 9IP 5H 0ER 2BB 10K. (W, 8-1) Sophomore should move seamlessly into the Friday starter role next year.

Auburn Regional

Jacksonville State 7 Auburn 9.

Todd Cunningham - OF - JACST. 3-5. 4RBI R. HR (11). Top 3 round talent. Love it when small school talent performs on a big stage.
Hunter Morris - 1B - AUB. 0-3. BB.
Trent Mummey - OF - AUB. 1-4 R.
Brian Fletcher - OF - AUB. 1-3 2B RBI.

Clemson 10 Southern Miss 1

Kyle Parker - OF - CLEM - 1-4. 2RBI 2K.
Jeff Schaus - OF - CLEM - 2-4. 1R 2RBI SB.
B.A. Vollmuth - SS - S.MISS - 1-4.

Austin Regional

Texas 11 Rider 0

Brandon Workman - RHP - TEX. 9IP 6H 0ER 3BB 7K. Should hear his name called in the 1st round Monday.
Cameroln Rubb - C - TEX. 1-2. 2R 2RBI 2BB. HR(10). Should go in the 1st 100 picks.
Kevin Keyes - OF - TEX. 0-3.
Brandon Loy - SS - TEX. 3-3. RBI 2R BB.
Cohl Walla - LF - TEX. 2-5. SB(14)
Russell Moldenhauer - DH - TEX. 1-3 3RBI. 2R. HR(8).

Rice 0 Louisiana Lafayette 1

Rick Hague - SS - RICE. 0-4.
Anthony Rendon - 3B - RICE. 1-3 BB. 1 more loss and he can focus on being the top pick in the 2011 draft.
Diego Seastruck - C - Rice. 0-3.

Charlottesville Regional

VCU 4 Virginia 15

Jarrett Parker - OF - UVA. 2-4. 3R RBI. HR (9)
Phil Gosselin - OF - UVA. 2-4. R RBI. 2B. Profiles as a 2B professionally.
Dan Grovatt - OF - UVA. 1-4. 3RBI.
Tyler Cannon - SS - UVA. 3-4. 2R 3RBI. 2B SB(10)

Ole Miss 10 St. John's 5.

Drew Pomeranz - LHP - MISS. 7IP 7H 2ER 3BB 5K. A lock to go in the top 10.
Matt Smith - 1B - MISS. 0-4. R.

Columbia Regional

Bucknell 5 South Carolina 9

Sam Dyson - RHP - SC. 5IP 4H 3ER 2BB 7K.
Whit Merrifield - 3B - SC. 2-3 R RBI.


Citadel 7 Virginia Tech 2

Justin Wright - LHP - VATECH. 5.1IP 10H 6ER 1BB 5K. (L, 8-5)
Austin Wates - OF - VATECH. 3-4.
Tim Smalling - SS - VATECH. 0-5.


Coral Gables Regional

Miami 12 Dartmouth 8

Yasmani Grandal - C - MIA. 0-2. 3BB 2R.
Harold Martinez - 3B - MIA. 2-4. 3RBI 2R. HR (20). Primed to be a 1st round pick in 2011.
Stephen Perez - SS - MIA. 2-4.

Texas A&M 17 FIU 3

Barret Loux - RHP - A&M. 8IP 6H 3ER 1BB 10K. (W, 11-2)
Garrettt Wittels - 2B - FIU. 1-4. Extends hitting streak to 55 games.

Fayetteville Regional

Arkansas 19 Grambling State 7

Zack Cox - 3B - ARK. 1-2 R.
Brett Eibner - OF - ARK. 4-5. 7RBI 5R. 3HR (21). Player of the day and most teams like him better as a pitcher.
Andy Wilkins - 1B - ARK. 3-4. 4RBI 3R.

Washington State 8 Kansas St. 6

Chad Arnold - RHP - WSU. 5.2IP 8H 4ER 2BB 4K.

Fort Worth Regional

Arizona 10 Baylor 9

Logan Verrett - RHP - BAY. 3.1IP 5H 3ER 1BB 2K.
Steve Selsky - OF - ARI. 1-5 RBI.
Alex Mejia - SS - ARI. 3-4 4RBI. Freshman carries the Wildcats to victory.

Lamar 3 TCU 16

Bryan Holaday - C - TCU. 1-3. 2R.
Matt Curry - 1B - TCU. 0-3. 2RBI.

Fullerton Regional

Minnesota 3 Cal State Fullerton 1 (Upset of the day)

Christian Colon - SS - CSF. 0-4
Seth Rosin - RHP - MIN. 8IP 3H 1ER 0BB 7K. (W, 9-4)
Michael Kvasnicka - C/OF - MIN. 1-5. May go in the 1st round, as high as #8 (Astros).

New Mexico 9 Stanford 5

Rafael Neda - C - NM. 1-2 4R 2BB. Could go in the first 5 rounds.
Justin Howard - 1B - NM. 1-3. 3R.
Willy Kesler - RHP - NM. 5.2IP 11H 4ER 1BB 5K. Senior expected to go in the later rounds.
Jordan Pries - RHP - STAN. 6.1IP 7H 5ER 1BB 4K.
Kenny Kiekroeger - 3B - STAN. 3-5. 2RBI. Unsigned 2009 2nd Rnd Pick. (Rays)

Gainesville Regional

Florida 7 Bethune-Cookman 3

Preston Tucker - 1B - FLA. 2-4. R. Could be first rounder in 2011.
Austin Maddox - DH - FLA. 2-5. 2R. Will be a first rounder in 2012.
Matt den Dekker - OF - FLA. 2-4. R. Senior leader.
Josh Adams - 2B - FLA. 0-3.

Oregon State 6 Florida Atlantic 4

Greg Peavey - RHP - OSU. 6.1IP 9H 2ER 0BB 7K. (W, 6-3)

Los Angeles Regional

UCLA 15 Kent St. 1

Gerrit Cole - RHP - UCLA. 5IP 1H 0ER 1BB 7K. (W, 10-2)

LSU 11 UC Irvine 10

Mikie Mahtook - OF - LSU. 1-4. 2R RBI.
Micah Gibbs - C - LSU. 2-5. 5RBI. HR (10)
Blake Dean - 1B - LSU. 2-4. BB.
Austin Nola - SS - LSU. 2-5.
Leon Landry - OF - LSU. 3-5.
Austin Ross - RHP - LSU. 6.1IP 9H 5ER 0BB 5K.
Daniel Bibona - RHP - IRVINE. 4.1IP 9H 5ER 0BB 2K.
Francis Larson - C - IRVINE. 2-5. 4RBI 2R. 2HR (7)

Louisville Regional

Louisville 11 St. Louis 2

Josh Richmond - OF - LOU. 1-2. 2RBI.
Stewart Ijames - OF - LOU. 2-4 RBI 2R.
Andrew Clark - 1B - LOU. 3-4. 3RBI. 2R. HR (13)
Phil Wunderlich - 3B - LOU. 1-3.

Vanderbilt 8 Illinois State 7 (13 Innings)

Taylor Hill - RHP - VAN. 3.1IP 4H 3ER 3BB 2K. Disappointing start.
Chase Reid - RHP - VAN. 3IP 0H 0ER 1BB 5K.
Drew Hayes - RHP - VAN. 2IP 1H 0ER 3BB 0K. (W, 6-0).
Aaron Westlake - 1B - VAN. 1-4. 3BB 3R 2RBI. HR (13).
Jason Esposito - 3B - VAN. 2-5. RBI.
Andrew Giobbi - C - VAN. 3-7. RBI.

Myrtle Beach Regional

Stony Brook 0 Coastal Carolina 6.

Cody Wheeler - RHP - CCAR. 9IP 6H 0ER 2BB 6K. (W, 11-0). I like him in the 3rd-5th round range.

NC State 6 College of Charleston 9.

Jake Buchanan - RHP - NCSTATE. 4IP 12H 4ER 0BB 3K. (L, 8-6)

Norman Regional

North Carolina 12 California 3

Matt Harvey - RHP - UNC. 6IP 4H 2ER 3BB 9K. (W, 8-3). I'm hearing either Arizona at #6 or the Mets at #7.
Levi Michael - 3B - UNC. 0-3. BB 2R RBI.
Brian Goodwin - OF - UNC. 2-5. R.
Ben Bunting - OF - UNC. 2-5. 2RBI HR(2).
Mark Canha - 1B - CAL. 2-5. 2RBI. The #147th ranked draft prospect per Baseball America.
Brian Guinn - 2B - CAL. 2-5. Will be one of the first 2B off the board on Tuesday.

Oral Roberts 6 Oklahoma 7

Danny Black - 2B - OK. 4-5. RBI 2R.

Norwich Regional

Central Connecticut State 3 Florida State 11

Tyler Holt - OF - FSU. 2-3. 3R 1BB. 4th-5th round talent.
Mike McGee - OF - FSU. 1-4 2RBI. BB.

Oregon 5 Connecticut 3

Mike Olt - 3B - UCONN. 0-4. Olt has to carry this offense or they're done.

Tempe Regional

Milwaukee 2 Arizona St. 6.

Drew Maggi - OF - ASU. 1-4. R
Zach MacPhee - 2B - ASU. 3-4. R.
Deven Marrero - SS - ASU. 1-4. 2RBI. HS teammate of Royals farmhand Eric Hosmer.

Hawaii 4 San Diego 3 (This result shocked me)

Kyke Blair - RHP - SD. 8IP 7H 1ER 0BB 8K.