By: Chris Weikel Old school baseball thinking and team building almost always dramatize the necessity of the “Team Captain” in an effort to lead young players, create a clubhouse culture and develop team cohesion. These “Glue Guys” have always been plentiful in baseball, but their actual impact on team success Read more…
By Joshua Iversen Between the sheer star power headed to New York and the tens of millions of dollars changing hands both ways, today’s trade between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Mets is absolutely fascinating. While now-Mets Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz will be the ones grabbing headlines, Read more…
By Nick Aguilera For years, Arizona has had two college baseball powerhouses: Arizona State University in the north and the University of Arizona in the south. With nine NCAA National Championships and almost 40 College World Series appearances between the two schools, the Sun Devils and Wildcats have dominated baseball Read more…
By Joshua Iversen On Friday night, while all eyes were on the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets as they inched closer to a true blockbuster trade. However, it was the Washington Nationals that grabbed the headlines across the league. Less than two weeks after signing free agent Kurt Suzuki, Read more…
By: Will Wetzel Jake Dukart, like many other athletes, excelled at more than one sport. While at Lake Oswego High School, Dukart stood out as an excellent football quarterback while thriving on the baseball diamond. When it came time to go to college, Dukart made a difficult decision: he would Read more…
by Ben Elsner When people think of college baseball and their prospects, people’s minds go to the Division I (DI) big schools like, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, TCU and Arizona State but within Division II (DII) college baseball you can find some unique prospects. Current World Series Champion and All-Star J.D Read more…
By Joshua Iversen At first glance, Keston Hiura (listed at 5’11”, 190 lbs.) might not look like much, but watch a few at-bats from the Milwaukee Brewers prospect and it’s easy to see what all the hype is about. Undrafted out of Valencia High School despite gaudy numbers, Hiura attended Read more…
By: Alec Montecalvo The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are coming off of a disappointing year. Their 2018 record of 25-32 was only a year removed from a deep NCAA Tournament run in 2017 where they lost to the eventual College World Series champion Florida Gators in a best-of-three series in Read more…
by Ben Elsner With the 100th pick in 2018 MLB Draft, the Boston Red Sox drafted Durbin Feltman, relief pitcher out of Texas Christian University (TCU). Feltman, who is from Oak Ridge Texas, played his high school ball primarily as a catcher. He did not begin to pitch until he Read more…
By: Will Wetzel Lee R. Jackson Field remained undisturbed and untouched for three years. It’s loneliness amidst the other facilities on the Lee R. Jackson Sports Complex was noticeable. Due to budget constraints, the Akron Zips baseball team ceased playing on their home field for three seasons. Following the 2015 Read more…