From 1884-1886, there was a professional baseball team in st. Louis known as the St. Louis Maroons. It was established by Henry Lucas (more on him later). The team played in the Union Association and dominated the only and only season the league was in existence. St. Louis Maroons debuted on April 20, 1884, at…
This is the 2024 look at the teams participating in the summer league known s the Hampton Collegiate Baseball League The HCBL is a summer baseball organization located in The Hamptons in the U.S. state of New York. It is a six-team league consisting of the Sag Harbor Whalers, Southampton Breakers, Westhampton Aviators, North Fork…
The long Road to Omaha has begun with regional play. Here are the results of one days worth. More to continue today. Knoxville Regional Game 1: Indiana 10, Southern Miss 4 Game 2: Tennessee 9, Northern Kentucky 3 Saturday, June 1 | Game 3 | Southern Miss vs. Northern Kentucky | 12 p.m. | ESPN+…
Previous editions: May 27 HERE May 28 HERE May 30 HERE Let’s take a look at what happened in the world of college baseball. First of all, they college games are starting up again on June 1st with the D1 and D2 World Series each taking place while the summer league are almost…
-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….