-sorry I missed a post yesterday but a family issue took priority- COLLEGE BASEBALL NOW! Prospect League games can be watched on FUBO and the Northwoods League televise their contests on ESPN PLUS. Not always the best announcing in them but it is baseball to watch. In action yesterday in the Prospect League we…
May 28th, 2024 The Northwoods League opened up with the Wisconsin Rapid Rafters defeating the Fon Du Lac Lake Spiders 8-7. The winning pitcher was Pierce Boles from LSU Eunice as he is a freshman righthander. The offense was led by sophomore outfielder Quintin Purelli from Elizabethtown College. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with…
COLLEGE BASEBALL NOW! Welcome to College Baseball Now! This will be an almost daily report on the happenings in collegiate baseball. I will be giving the latest information of the D1 and D2 NCAA baseball news along with a dose of over twenty summer collegiate leagues around the country. Strap in and let’s go! There…
A Few BIOS of Stars of Yesteryear in Baseball These stars of the 19th century of baseball are almost forgotten. But not quite as I have selected a dozen to highlight that were on top of their game. In fact, many of these are now in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In no particular order:…
Brilliant and Fantastic. I am a solid baseball fan and fairly well versed in college baseball. I knew of Ron Fraser but that story just blew me away. That is the first words I think of in reading the book by David Brauer. It is a well researched book with plenty of stories about the…
The 15 week season is complete. It is now time for the postseason to get underway. In a day or two the brackets will be filled and the tourneys shall begin. Here is Tom’s Top 25 after the completion of the 2024 season. 1- Tennessee 46-10 2. Texas A&M 44-11 3. Kentucky 39-12 4….
Looking Back: Women And Baseball This series is something I have been wanting to do for a long time. As a baseball history enthusiast, it dawned on me that it wasn’t complete without adding in the contributions the women made into baseball. It certainly is noteworthy that they added to and continued the love of…
With the month of May looming, it is time to check out the Road to Omaha and college baseball
This is my second week of following along with the college softball teams and the Top 25. Here is my lists after Week 11 of the schedule. My Top 25 College Baseball Collegiate Softball #1- Texas- The Longhorns are 35-6 for the season and face Iowa State for a series next. #2- Oklahoma 42-4…
Throughout baseball history, teams have come and gone. We know of the recent ones in our lifetime.