The PGCrossChecker.com rankings of Summer College League teams is out and the top five have been shuffled significantly from last week.  The Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League remain the top team in …

The Valley Baseball League has named Bobby Rauh, David Hayes, Mike Schwartz, Guido Knutson, Rob Froio, and Aaron Swenson as their Players of the Week for the week ending June 21.
In the North Division, Rauh …

The Texas Collegiate League has named Andy Russell and Blake Ford, both of the Victoria Generals, as the Players of the Week for the week ending June 21.
Russell hit .429 for the week with a …

Mike O’Neill of the Alexandria Beetles was injuried after laying down a sacrifice bunt and will miss a game for the first time in a long time.  O’Neill holds the record for consecutive games played …

The Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League has named Waylen Sing-Chow and Kevin Mihalik both of the Kamuela Paniolos as their Players of the Week for the week  ending June 21.
Sing-Chow hit .478 with two doubles, two triples, …

The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League has announced the Players of the Week for the week ending June 21.  The two players honored by the league are Reed Spitaels of the Anderson Servants and Ian Kadish …

The Cape Cod league has named Brian Doyle as the league’s new web editor.  Doyle, who also serves as official scorer for the Hyannis Mets, is also responsible for editing the program for the upcoming …

The Cape Cod Baseball League has named Eric Cantrell and Kyle Roller, both of the Bourne Braves, as the Coca-Cola Players of the Week.
Cantrell, a sophmore pitcher at George Washington University, beat the Wareham Gatemen …

Two pitchers for the Conjeo (CA) Oaks combined to throw a no-hitter in a non-league game against the Santa Maria Pilots.The Oaks won the game 2-0.
Starting pitcher Scott Bachman went six innings, giving up no …

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League has announced their players of the week for the week ending June 21.  The two players being honored are Daniel Kassouf of the Silver Spring-Tacoma T-Bolts and Thomas …

Jeremy Mayo of the Kelowna Falcons has been named the West Coast League Player of the Week.  The catcher from Texas Tech hit .389 for the week with two homeruns and  10 RBI.  He also …

More than 2,600 people attended the Bend Elks game against the Bellingham Bells to set a new West Coast League attendance record.  The official attendance figure of 2,679 was set at Vince Genna Stadium in …

Brian Pullyblank of the Webster Yankees threw a no-hit shutout to beat the Niagara Power 1-0 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action.  The right-hander from Southern Illinois University needed just 104 pitches to complete …

Perfect Game Crosschecker.com has released their first power ranking of the summer for the summer college leagues.  PGCrosschecker analyzes teams from over 20 summer college leagues to determine the top 25 teams in the nation.
In …

The Coastal Plain League has named Brendan Rowland and Konstantine Diamoduros as the Rawlings Co-Hitters of the Week for the week ending June 21.  In addition, Joe Rodriguez was named Rawlings Pitcher of the Week.
Rowland …

Phil Edwards, Vice President of the Cape Cod Baseball League, passed away last week at his home in Harwich, MA.    He had served as the league’s vice-president for the past seven years and before that …

The documentary Touching the Game – Alaska received its world debut on Friday (June 19) at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks.  The movie screening was was one of the preludes leading up to the annual Midnight …

The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks beat the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes Collegiate Baseball League in the 104th edition of the famous Midnight Sun Game.  The final score was 6-3.
Each year the Alaska Goldpanners …

Henry “Red” Boucher, founder of the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks and a driving force behind the creation of the Alaska Baseball League, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at the age of  88.  He died of pneumonia, a …

by Sam Bundy
Florence Morning News
 
In his mind, Christian Rosa still hears his mother crying over the telephone.
 
Upon receiving a contract offer from the St. Louis Cardinals while playing independent league baseball in Illinois last June, …