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Sun, May 30, 2010 - [ GSA Macon Giants ] - Viewed 358 times
GM and Head Coach Jay Cranford announces that the Macon Giants will be playing home games at Ed Defore Sports Complex on Heath Rd. in Macon, Ga." Its a nice facility that is fan friendly. Its right off of I-475 with hotels and restaurants nearby.", Coach Wright has been very accomodating to us and we are greatful for that.  We will be playing our Jim Gaudet Kids Camp Game at Luther Williams field against the Athens Pirates on June 4th.  see schedule for list of games, times and locations.. 
Thu, May 27, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 232 times


 
Quintavious Drains, a 6-2, 195-pound sophomore from Atlanta, GA who played for the Awbil Royals, was the winningest pitcher in the conference this season, registering 13 victories in 2010. He also led the SWAC with 87 strike-outs while spending the most time on the mound, pitching 111.2 innings. He boasted a 4.35 ERA for the season and helped his Tigers secure the East's #1 seed in this week's championship tournament.
Wed, May 26, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 237 times
From the Athens Banner Herald:
Georgia Football

Commings, Troupe may join Pirates for summer

By Marc Weiszer - marc.weiszer@onlineathens.com

Published Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Buzz up!

Georgia football players Israel Troupe and Sanders Commings, selected out of high school in the Major League Baseball draft, could give the sport another swing this summer.

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Troupe and Commings are listed on the roster for the Athens Pirates of the Great South League, a wood-bat amateur league made up of college players.

"As of right now, yeah, we're definitely looking at doing that," Troupe said Tuesday.

Pirates general manager Shane Daniel said he expects Commings to play and Troupe could also. Both players are outfielders.

"Sanders actually contacted us and Israel Troupe did, too," Daniel said.

Troupe, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound redshirt junior, is one of seven scholarship receivers on Georgia's roster for the fall. He had four catches for 90 yards and a touchdown last season.

Troupe said he spoke to receivers coach Tony Ball before spring practice about playing baseball and he was "very accepting of it," but Troupe hasn't spoken to coach Mark Richt yet.

Troupe said he plans to next week after a team meeting. Richt could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

"We don't want it to interfere with football, but it's something that we're looking at doing," Troupe said.

The 6-2, 214-pound Commings is listed as a second-team cornerback behind Vance Cuff. The redshirt sophomore had an interception in the Independence Bowl to go along with 12 tackles last season.

Troupe was a 31st-round selection by Colorado in the 2007 draft. Commings was a 37th-round pick by Arizona in 2008.

Troupe has worked some with the Georgia baseball team, but not played in any games.

"It was fun being out there with the boys - the baseball boys," Troupe said. "They're like a second family to me. ... It's kind of up and down sometimes about which one I want to play. I have fun doing both."

The Pirates play about 40 games from June 4 to Aug. 1, but Daniel said he understands Commings and Troupe will be busy working out with the football team this summer, as well. He's unsure how many games they will play.

"Definitely with the football players, we're not going to get in the way," Daniel said. "We don't want to get a black eye and we don't want to give them a black eye. We want all the programs to coexist."

Daniel has been in touch with Georgia's compliance office. The players would be permitted to play once the school receives their outside team participation forms.

The team's local home site for this season is still to be determined. Daniel said the team is negotiating in three different locations in Athens and Watkinsville.

Buzz up!
Thu, May 20, 2010 - [ Augusta Nationals ] - Viewed 320 times
Augusta Nationals please report at the Greenbrier High School baseball field on June 1 at
5 PM.  The address is 5114 Riverwood Parkway Evans, GA 30809. 
Tue, May 18, 2010 - [ Athens Pirates ] - Viewed 239 times

May 17, 2010

Former Athens Pirates 2009 players, Dan Paolini and Ryan Poplawski ,were honored as the MAAC Player and Pitcher of the week respectively today by the league office. The duo helped the Siena Saints to a crucial MAAC sweep of Fairfield, keeping the team's MAAC Tournament hopes alive.

Paolini took over the national lead in home runs and set the MAAC single-season record, going deep in all three games of Siena's sweep over Fairfield to raise his season total to 25 - 10 more than the previous school record set 25 years ago. He batted .500 (7-for-14) with eight RBI and a 1.286 slugging percentage in the three wins over the Stags, collecting multiple hits in all three games. Paolini went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run in the series opener, 2-for-4 with two RBI and a key home run as Siena rallied from a 4-0 deficit to win the second game and 3-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBI in the series finale. Paolini is batting .549 (28-51) with 10 home runs, 27 RBI and 23 runs scored over his current 12-game hit streak. He has postedeight doubles and eight multi-hit games and made just one error in 75 chances at second.

Poplawski picked up the victory in Siena's key come-from-behind 5-4 MAAC victory over Fairfield in the second game of the team's weekend series. He entered the game with the bases loaded, Siena trailing 4-0 and one out in the third inning and worked out of trouble without allowing a run to score. Poplawski then pitched three more scoreless innings to allow the Saints to rally. His final line included 3.2 scoreless innings or work, two hits allowed, no walks and a pair of strikeouts.
 
Dan Paolini's defense has been as spectacular as his record-setting offense has been this season
Dan Paolini's defense has been as spectacular as his record-setting offense has been this season
Tue, May 18, 2010 - [ Athens Pirates ] - Viewed 216 times
Here's what the Cape Cod League has to say about former Athens Pirate, Dan Paolini, expected to be one of the top players in this years 2010 season:
 
"There are always players on my Cape League radar screen, guys Ifve followed or read about. Most of the top players are there, but Dan Paolini wasnft. Hefs at Siena and he played in the Great South League last summer, which isnft a real well-established league. After writing about him today, I have him firmly on the radar. Paolini hit .430 with power as a freshman. This year, hefs at .369 with 26 home runs, a Siena record. Hefs likely to be the college home run leader among 2010 Cape Leaguers. All this from a 6Œ0 second baseman. Hefs clearly a breakout candidate. "
 
The most gratifying aspect of Dan Paolini's developing game to Athens Pirates coach, Ricky Jones, has been his defensive improvement since last summer. Coach Jones, a former Major League middle infielder and infield instructor with the Baltimore Orioles, always a fan of Paolini's bat now brags about his solid defense.
 
Dan Paolini:
2009 - Fielding .953  - 121 attempts - 12 Errors
2010 - Fielding .988 - 135 attempts - 3 Errors
Here's my response to Coach Schiffler of the Chatham Anglers, author of the above comments:
 
Dear Coach Schiffner:
I read your blog, Right Field Fog Blog, with interest, concerning our former player, Dan Paolini. You are in for a real treat this summer following the continuing progress of a future major leaguer. Dan came to us last season after being named freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger. Dan was recruited by about 20 colleges out of high school but only Coach Tony Rossi recruited him as a hitter and every day players. All the other schools recruited Paolini as a pitcher. Rossi and the Athens Pirates have a long standing relationship where the Pirates, in our 20th year, have seen some of the best Siena players, including the Nationals #1, John Lannon, spend their summers. Incidentally, the Athens Pirates are noted for developing Major League talent (e.g. Chuck James, Braves; Jeff Keppinger, Astros; Brett Campbell, Nationals to name a few).  This year the ever innovative Athens Pirates have signed a couple of University of Georgia football starters, Israel Troupe and Sanders Commings, both already drafted by Major League baseball out-of-high school.  Our league is only 5 years old but many of our teams are well-established and nationally known: e.g. Kernersville Bulldogs; Catawba Valley Stars; East Alabama Big Train; Columbus WoodBats and more.  If you pay attention to our web site, you may get an head start on next year's stars at the Cape."
Tue, May 11, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 368 times
The Great South League proudly announces its newest team, the Ty Cobb Reds, from Franklin County, GA. The Ty Cobb Reds will be operated by General Manager, Dr. Aaron Brister, and managed by Jeff McCall. The team will play its home game at Emmanuel College's field in Franklin Springs, GA. The Royston/Franklin Springs GA area is the home of the legendary Ty Cobb, whose family and legal representaties have given permission to the team to use his famous name in the team name. Ty Cobb played baseball, before his professional career, for the Royston Reds. The team is proud to honor Ty Cobb in their name. Interested players should contact the team at: abrister@ec.edu or call 706-498-4184 to discuss open roster spots.  The Franklin Springs/Royston GA area is located in NE Georgia midway between Athens GA and Anderson SC.  The area is 15 minutes from famous Lake Hartwell, a well-known recreation area offering fishing, trout-fishing, boating, cabin rentals, camping, hiking, and all-around out door fun.
Sat, May 8, 2010 - [ GSA Macon Giants ] - Viewed 336 times
Brian is from the Dominican and has allot of talent. His speed, power and athleticism will be a big asset to the team" Coach Jay
Thu, May 6, 2010 - [ E. Alabama Big Train ] - Viewed 283 times
Southern Poly State Senoir SS Jono Waugh from Oxford, Al. has been selected 2010 Southern Conference Player of the Year. The senoir SS was the NAIA national leader in Triples (9), Runs Scored (81), sixth nationally in Hits (82), and 14th. nationally in Stolen Bases (32). During the week of March 16, Waugh recieved NAIA National Player of the Week Honors. The Great South League, and the Alabama Big Train family extend their congratulations to the honored senoir SS.
 
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Tue, Apr 27, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 274 times
Athens Pirates signee, Chris Scott, leads Atlanta Christian College to a #1 ranking in the NCCAA. Scott, a native of Watkinsville GA, has 65 hits in 47 games. He is currently batting .419 and is ranked #1 in both RBI (59) and HR (16). The left-handed batter is also #1 in Slugging with a .826 rating. Scott will play his summer ball with the home-town Athens Pirates.
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 205 times

Former Athens Pirates star Dan Paolini hit his 16th home run of the season breaking the Siena College single season record set by Steve Borg in 1985. Paolini leads the MACC in home runs. Paolini led the Great South League in RBI last summer and was tied with the HR lead. The Athens Pirates are members of the Great South League (www.greatsouthleague.com) with 19 teams in 6 states.

Sat, Apr 24, 2010 - [ GSA Macon Giants ] - Viewed 299 times
Last year as a freshman he worked his way up to a conference game starter.  He pitched and won games against GCSU, USCA, and North Georgia. Has a fastball that is usually 87-88 and higher, slider, change.  Was a .400 hitter with 6 homeruns his senior year and  also played first base. He will also be a DH for the Giants.
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Sat, Apr 24, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 224 times
GSA Macon Giants Players will have an opportunity to take advantage of the 8500 sq. ft. Georgia Sports Academy indoor facility. Speed, Strength, Agility and hitting areas along with "MLB Real Dirt" pitching mounds are among the amenities the facility offers.  "Our pitchers can also go thru our Summer Pitchers Program." We concentrate on the athletic and dynamic attributes of the individual players.  Its a great 8 week program".GSA also offers Digital Video analysis to players . Hitting and Pitching instructors on duty at all times... "We are on the cutting edge when it comes to our workout programs says", owner Jay Cranford. Our summer players can take advantage of this.
Visit the website at www.GeorgiaSportsAcademy.net
Sat, Apr 24, 2010 - [ GSA Macon Giants ] - Viewed 202 times
Jason is a 6'5" right-hander who reportedly has been clocked at 88-91 mph. The 19-year-old California native who attends Monterey Peninsula College also plays the corners.
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 390 times
The Great South League is proud to announce the addition to the league of The Tennessee Styx of Chattanooga TN. The Styx are operated by Sherri and Jeremy Bales with Chris Shepherd, Robert Cox, and Alan Walden, coaches. The Styx will play many of their games at historic Engel Stadium in Chattanooga. Players have already been signed from the University of Tennessee, Cleveland State, Tennessee Temple University, Lee University, and Tennessee Wesleyan.
 
The Chattanooga team will play in the "At Large" Division, splitting a schedule between the East and West Divisions with the possibility of a couple of games against the North Division. 
 
Sherri Bales can be reached at: balessherri@yahoo.com and 423-605-9885. The teams e mail address is: tennesseestyxbaseball@yahoo.com
Sun, Apr 18, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 343 times
The Great South League and the AWBIL Royals are proud to announce that Hank Aaron Jr., will join the coaching staff of AWBIL for the 2010 season and be the head coach of the Awbil Raiders.  Hank Aaron Jr., is the son of Hank Aaron Sr., Major League Baseball's  legendary home run king.

Hank Aaron Jr., is presently working as an assistant baseball coach at Mundys Mill High School in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Hank Jr., will be the head coach of a team of players that include graduating high school seniors en route to college along with other college baseball players from the Atlanta area and vicinity. 

The AWBIL (Atlanta Wood Bat Instructional League) staff and The Great South Collegiate Baseball League welcomes the addition of Hank Aaron Jr to the family, and best wishes for the upcoming 2010 season.
AWBIL through the Great South League fosters the development of athletes that look to earn a college education and play collegiate baseball while developing their professional talent.
   
The Great South League is the nation's largest College Summer Baseball League consisting of 24 teams in 6 states: Virginia to Florida. For more information: www.greatsouthleague.com
Sat, Mar 27, 2010 - [ Thomasville Bombers ] - Viewed 296 times
Drew Johnson 6-6 and Ruben Rodriquez 6-8 against NCAA Division II

TU routs Albany State in record-setting game

Clint Thompson

March 26, 2010 10:15 pm

- THOMASVILLE - Records were made to be broken, and they were Thursday night in Albany. So, too, were pitchers' hearts.
Thomas University and Albany State rewrote the baseball record books in NCAA Division II and NAIA in a 33-15 Night Hawks rout.
"Not to that degree have I seen anything like it," TU coach Mike Lee said. "We've had some good games, but not quite that good."
TU broke all-time team single game records for most at-bats (60), runs (33), hits (35), RBIs (31) and doubles (9). The Night Hawks set an NAIA mark for most hits in a game. The two teams set an NAIA record for most combined runs in a game and tied the NCAA Division II mark for most combined hits in a game with 52.
"It's a good experience. I'm glad the guys got to be a part of it. I'm glad I was there to see it," Lee added. "It was fun being on the positive side of it and not on the down side."
Leading the TU hit parade was former Brookwood standout Drew Johnson. He finished 6-for-6 with three home runs, eight RBIs and seven runs scored. He tied the school record for hits, homers and RBIs.
"The big thing was he scored runs and he drove them in," Lee said. "That's productive. You look at the top four in the lineup, I think they had 20 hits and scored 24 runs.
"That's production for a doubleheader for an entire lineup. We did it in eight innings."
Other top performers include senior Ruben Rodriguez, who finished 6-for-8 with five runs, four RBIs and a home run. Senior catcher Rick Howroyd set the school record for most runs scored in a game with seven. He tallied five hits, five RBIs and two doubles. Eight of TU's nine starters had at least three hits. Matt Wilson had two hits and drove in four runs.
"That tells you you're going top to bottom and getting production throughout the lineup," Lee said. "That's huge. "It's been a good week swinging the bat, no doubt about it."
What was ironic about Thursday's game was the inclement weather the two teams played in. Lee was resigned to the possibility that the nine-inning game was going to be shortened to seven frames because of the rain. The rain tapered after the first few innings, however. If the game had been shortened, many of the records would not have been broken. TU scored 10 runs in the eighth inning.
Thursday's slugfest followed a great offensive outing for the Night Hawks on Tuesday at Georgia Southwestern. TU lost 18-10 but finished with 15 hits.
One downside to the Night Hawks' slugfest Thursday night was its pitching. It was shelled for 17 hits and six walks. At one point in the sixth inning, TU led just 15-14. Against Georgia Southwestern, TU was hammered for 20 hits and six walks.
"We're trying to get some guys rest that have been throwing a lot of innings. We're looking for guys that are farther down the rotation to step up," Lee said. "They don't have to be dominant when they go out there, but they need to play to their abilities and throw strikes and make the other guys earn their way. 
"Our problem is, we give up a hit, then we might give up two hits in an inning and then turn around and walk a guy and hit a guy. Then the defense makes an error behind them and they give up five straight hits. They're not being as efficient as they need to be. They're not being as aggressive as they need to be on the mound. I think that's one thing that's hurting us. They're pitching away from the bats."
TU and Albany State have played some memorable games in recent years. A couple of years ago, TU trailed 7-1 in the eighth inning but eventually won 17-7, scoring 11 runs with two outs. Last year, TU trailed 6-0 but won 17-7

Wed, Mar 24, 2010 - [ Great South League ] - Viewed 194 times
This past weekend, Siena College went on the road to play the New York Institute of Technology (New York Tech) in a 3 game series. Siena took all three games 21-14 (1st game); 13-4 (2nd game); and 9-8 (3rd game) at the home of NYIT in Old Westbury, New York.
   
This in itself was not the whole story of the weekend's competition.  As a backdrop the series was a "reunion" or "matchup" of former Athens Pirates, the well-known College Summer League team from Athens, GA and a member of the Great South League.
 
The teams rosters account for 28 former Athens Pirates players: 12 from Siena and 16 from NYIT.  Last years players (Siena - Danny Paolini; Ryan Poplawski, Andrew Sawyer, Nicco Stento) (NYIT- Sebastian Grazziani, Mike Roth) were teammates on the 2009 Athens Pirates. The 2008 Athens Pirates had: (Siena - Kevin Quaranto; Zach Hartman; Kyle Sumple) and (NYIT - George Carroll; Christian Diena; Eric Cos; Preston Wasmund).
 
The players enjoyed their "reunion" and look forward to summer ball.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 - [ E. Alabama Big Train ] - Viewed 181 times
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Schaefer and Waugh Honored With NAIA Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week Accolades

Lefty tosses two complete-game wins; Shortstop bats .706 in four games

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Shawn Schaefer, Cumberland University (Tenn.)

Shawn Schaefer, Cumberland University (Tenn.)

March 23, 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Shawn Schaefer of Cumberland University (Tenn.) has been named the NAIA National Baseball Pitcher of the Week and Jono Waugh of Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) has been selected as the NAIA National Baseball Player of the Week, the National Office announced Tuesday. Schaefer and Waugh are the second honorees of the 2010 season based on their performances from March 15-21. The pair was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 20 conferences and independents.

Schaefer, a 5-11 senior left-hander from Pitt Meadows, B.C., earned a pair of wins last week in complete-game fashion. The first victory came against No. 6 Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 3-1 and he followed up with an 11-0, five-inning win over Davenport (Mich.).

In the four-hit contest against Embry-Riddle, Schaefer struck out a season-high 12, walked one and worked all nine innings. Five days later, he twirled his second one-hitter of the season, allowing a lead-off single and then retiring the next 15 batters against Davenport. Schaefer has won all five of his starts this season, posting a 1.07 ERA in 33 2/3 innings with 32 strikeouts and just six walks. Opponents are batting a mere .143 against the senior.

Waugh, a 6-0 senior shortstop from Oxford, Ala., led the Hornets to a win over NCAA Division II University of West Georgia and a three-game sweep of conference foe Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) last week. He batted .706 (12-for-17) knocking in 8 RBIs, scoring eight runs and posting six extra-base hits, including two home runs.

He nearly hit for the cycle going 4-for-5, coming up a single shy in the 9-3 win over West Georgia. He finished with six RBIs, two triples, one double, one homer and scored twice. In NAIA statistics, he ranks first overall in triples (6), total bases (91), and third in runs scored (43) and total hits (47).

For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.

The next Player of the Week announcement will be on March 30.

Tue, Mar 23, 2010 - [ E. Alabama Big Train ] - Viewed 163 times
All-American Tim Dunn Named Transouth Pitcher of the Week

JACKSON, Tenn. - Tim Dunnof Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University has been named the TranSouth baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending February 21, 2010.

 

Dunn, a 6-foot-2 senior from Bardwell, Ky,. posted a complete game road win at No. 23 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.). In his nine innings of work, Dunn allowed just two runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts while walking just one. He helped Trevecca Nazarene, who is receiving votes in the NAIA preseason rankings, improved to 2-4 on the year.

 

Dunn was named to the NAIA Preseason All-American team and was a First Team NAIA All-American and TranSouth Player of the Year in his junior season.

 

-TREVECCA TROJANS-

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca (8-5), receiving votes for the preseason NAIA Baseball Top 25, opened its weekend series with Pikeville College (1-7) with an 11-1 victory on Friday. The Trojans have won eight of their last nine games.
 
Tim Dunn (3-1) dominated Pikeville with 10 strikeouts while allowing just three hits and no walks in seven innings of work. Tyler Curtis took the loss for Pikeville. Offensively Edwin Borbon was 4-5 from the lead off spot including a triple and an RBI. Luke Fennell was 3-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and a walk. Chase Birdwell was 2-4 with a run scored, and four RBI.
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