Texas Players Ranked in 2011 TOP 100 Draft Picks by PG CROSSCHECKER

2.-   ANTHONY RENDON 3B RICE

3.-   TAYLOR JUNGMAN RHP TEXAS

6.-   MATT PURKE LHP TCU

33.- LOGAN VERRETT RHP BAYLOR

40.- ADAM SMITH SS TEXAS AM

42.- KYLE WINKLER RHP TCU

44.- TAYLOR WALL LHP RICE

50.- DRAKE ROBERTS SS BRENHAM HS

62.- BRANDON LOY 3RD/SS TEXAS

64.- AUSTIN DICHARRY RHP TEXAS

66.- SAM STAFFORD LHP TEXAS

67.- JOHN STILSON RHP TEXAS AM

70.- JOSHUA BELL OF DALLAS JESUIT HS

86.- TAYLOR FEATHERSTON SS TCU

89.- TOLLER BOARDMAN LHP BELLAIRE HS

94.- ROSS HALES LHP TEXAS AM

100.- JEREMY RATHJEN OF RICE

University of the Pacific Tigers - Update

Five Tigers Make Their Mark on the 2009 Big West Baseball All-Conference List

Former Kempner Coog J.B. Brown shares the honors [Read More].

Andy Taccolini

Houston Baptist University - HBU Update

HUSKIES FINISH FIRST SEASON BACK IN DIVISION I WITH ROUT OF UT-PAN AM

Taccolini ends year at .460, one-point shy of Panfilli's single-season mark.

May 24, 2008

Edinburg, Texas. - Houston Baptist University finished off its first season of transition back to NCAA Division I, routing host University of Texas-Pan American 14-4 at the National Independent Tournament at Edinburg Stadium.

HBU got a five-hit outing from Andrew Taccolini and seven RBI from Ryan Majewski in beating the Broncs for the first time in three meetings this season.

Taccolini posted the second five-hit game of his career by going 5-6 on the evening. He finished just short in his bid for the batting average in HBU single-season history, as he ended at .460, one point shy of Archie Panfilli’s .461 mark set in 2005.

Majewski went 3-5 with two runs and a career-high seven RBI. Josh Jackson went 2-5 with two RBI and Schiro went 2-5 with two runs and an RBI. Richard Orange scored three times and Bazan finished 2-4 with an RBI.

More on Andy Taccolini: HBU: Batted .322 with five homers and 46 RBI last season and was named to the All-Red River Athletic Conference team for the second straight season  •  Battled injuries during the regular season then had three homers and 18 RBI in the postseason  •  Registered 11 mulitple-RBI games last year, second on the squad  •  Led the team with seven sacrifice flies  •  As a freshman batted .338 with team-best 10 homers to go along with 59 RBI  •  After just two seasons, already ranks in a tie for 15th in doubles and is 13th in homers and runs batted in  •  Ranks 20th in all-time at-bats  •  High School: All-State selection  •  First-team All-District as junior and senior while playing for former Husky J.D. Sellers  •  Batted .476 as a senior  •  Graduated in Top 10 percent of his class  •  Personal: Business Administration and Finance major  •  Enjoys painting, ping-pong and badminton  • Two brothers, Tony and Dominic  •  Son of Robert and Rose Taccolini  •  Born March 30, 1987

Chris Kelley

Former Coug – Chris Kelley – 2004 Play-Off Team

Three Rice Owl Baseball Players Named To Conference USA All-Academic Team

Cole St.Clair, Chris Kelley & Jimmy Comerota Honored By League Office

May 19, 2008

IRVING, Texas. - The Rice trio of Cole St.Clair, Chris Kelley and Jimmy Comerota have all been named to the 2008 Conference USA All-Academic Baseball Team, the league announced Monday (May 19) from its headquarters in Irving, Tex.

The C-USA all-academic team consists of student-athletes with a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better and are a starter or key reserve for their team. The members were voted upon by the league's sports information directors. Rice and Southern Miss both placed three student-athletes on the 14-member all-academic squad to tie for the most from any school. Curiously enough, Rice and Southern Miss are the respective Nos. 1 and 2 seeds of the upcoming 2008 Entergy C-USA Championship this week in New Orleans, La.

The Rice trio of senior pitchers Chris Kelley and Cole St.Clair and sophomore Jimmy Comerota garnered academic recognition after leading their team to the 2008 C-USA regular season title. Kelley owns a 3.23 ERA in 10 starts for the Owls, picking up wins against nationally-ranked opponents such as Texas and Southern Miss. He was the only player in the conference selected to the District VI academic first team, maintaining a 3.28 GPA in kinesiology.

2008 C-USA BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM:

Name • School •  Class • GPA • Major

Corey Kemp • East Carolina • Sr. • 3.32 • Communications

Jimmy Cesario • Houston • Jr. • 3.55 • Psychology

Zak Presley • Houston • So. • 3.35 • Economics

Neil Schenk • Memphis • Sr. • 3.88 • Spanish

Trey Wiedman • Memphis • So. • 3.32 • Exercise Sport & Science

Jimmy Comerota • Rice • So. • 3.25 • Economics/Kinesiology

Chris Kelley • Rice • Sr. • 3.28 • Kinesiology

Cole St.Clair • Rice • Sr. • 3.22 • Economics

James Ewing • Southern Miss • Jr. • 3.71 • Philosophy

Todd McInnis • Southern Miss • So. • 3.71 • Business Administration

Trey Sutton • Southern Miss • Sr. • 3.70 • Business Administration

James Oliver • UAB • Jr. • 3.80 • Biology

Colin Arnold • UCF • Jr. • 3.58 • Business Administration

Mitch Houck • UCF • Jr. • 3.27 • Interpersonal/Organizational Communication

Tyler Lockwood

Frogs defeat UNLV to advance in MWC Tourney

Carpenter goes 4-for-4 at the plate.

May 21, 2008

Final Stats

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Carpenter was 4-for-4 with a homer and two RBI, while Tyler Lockwood went eight solid innings on the mound to lead No. 21 TCU to a 9-3 victory over UNLV in second-round action at the Phillips 66 Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth.

TCU extended its winning streak to 11 games and won for the 26th time in its last 30 contests. The Horned Frogs (40-16) have reached 40 victories for the third time in the last four seasons.

TCU advances to Thursday's 7 p.m. game against No. 2-seed New Mexico. The Frogs and Lobos are the only undefeated teams remaining in the championship. UNLV will play in an elimination game Thursday at 3 p.m. against the

winner of an 11 a.m. contest between San Diego State and Utah.

Hosting a conference tournament for the first time in program history, TCU has won 15 consecutive league tourney games dating back to 2004 in Conference USA. The Frogs are 7-0 in three seasons of Mountain West Conference Championship play.

Lockwood (7-1), named a first-team All-MWC selection earlier this week, surrendered three earned runs on six hits while walking four and striking out three. He allowed three earned runs or less for the ninth time in 10 starts this season.

Taylor Cragin retired the side in order in the ninth. He has not allowed a run in 10 of his last 11 appearances.

Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, TCU scored three runs to take control of the game.

UNLV starter Jeff Urlaub (0-1), coming off Tommy John surgery, made just his second appearance of the season. He had thrown one inning entering the game.

Urlaub held the Frogs scoreless for the first two innings before departing after hitting Bryan Kervin and Ben Carruthers with pitches to lead off the bottom of the third.

Urlaub was then relieved by Marc Baca. Following a sacrifice bunt by Steve Ellington, a Clint Arnold groundout scored Kervin to even the game. Chris Ellington, who had two hits and two RBI on the night, followed with a single up the middle to plate Carruthers and give TCU a 2-1 lead. Carpenter then drove home Chris Ellington with a single into the right field corner.

The Frogs added three runs in the bottom of the sixth to increase their margin to 6-1.

Chris Ellington made it a 4-1 game with an RBI double to left. It scored Arnold who led off the inning with a walk. A Hunt Woodruff sacrifice fly made it 5-1, while a Carruthers infield single scored the final run of the inning.

Carpenter's eighth homer of the season, a solo shot in the seventh, made it a 7-3 margin. An eighth inning RBI single by Kervin and a run-scoring double by Carruthers provided the final margin. Both Kervin and Carruthers had two hits with Carruthers driving in two runs.

The Rebels (22-36) had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. After a pair of singles put runners on first and third, a safety squeeze bunt by Michael Brenly plated J.J. Sferra.

UNLV threatened again in the top of the second with men on second and third and two outs. However, a diving catch by Carruthers at second on a liner by Sferra ended the inning.

A two-out, two-run double by Sferra in the seventh cut the UNLV deficit to 6-3.

Tyler Lockwood

Frogs garner eight all-conference performers.

Arnold repeats as first-team all-conference.

May 19, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas - Five Frogs earned first-team all-Mountain West Conference honors, while three others were tabbed as second-team performers. Clint Arnold repeated on the first team and Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle earned his third straight MWC Coach of the Year award. TCU tied with New Mexico with eight total all-conference selections.

Along with Arnold on the first team, catcher Bryan Holaday made it a three-peat at catcher for the Horned Frogs after two straight appearances for Andrew Walker. Ben Carruthers earned the nod at second base, marking his first career all-conference honor. Sophomore Tyler Lockwood was tabbed a first-teamer along with closer Andrew Cashner.

Matt Carpenter earned his second nod at third base on the second-team with his first coming in 2006. Chris Ellington was a second-team performer in the outfield along with freshman pitcher Sean Hoelscher.

Arnold led the conference with a .473 batting average in league play with 43 hits and 21 RBIs. Eight of his 15 stolen bases on the season came against league foes. Overall, the senior leads TCU with a .364 batting average in 53 games played.

Carruthers finished the conference season with a .321 average and 16 runs batted in. He made just two errors in league play for a .984 fielding percentage. On the season, the junior hit .303 with 30 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. He committed just six errors for a .977 fielding percentage.

Holaday stepped right in at catcher this season and was a big part of the pitching staff's success in 2008. On the season, the sophomore hit .330 with 13 extra base hits and 37 runs batted in. He posted a .993 fielding percentage and threw out 20 runners trying to steal. In conference play, Holaday hit .356 with 17 RBIs and played flawless defense.

Lockwood moved into the starting rotation at the start of conference play and finished the season with a 6-1 record in nine starts. He led the squad with three complete games, while also leading the team with 89 2/3 innings pitched. Lockwood posted a career-high 65 strikeouts on the season. In league play, the right-hander had a 2.60 ERA in 62 1/3 innings and just five walks.

In his first season at TCU, Cashner took over the closer's role and led the Frogs with a 1.94 ERA, an 8-3 record and eight saves. He fanned 71 batters in 46 1/3 innings pitched and limited opponents to a .122 batting average. In league play, the right-hander posted a 1.00 ERA with a 3-1 record and five saves. He struck out 26 batters in 18 innings pitched.

Carpenter had the fourth-best batting average in league play at .326. Five of his seven home runs on the season came against league foes. On the season, the junior hit .273 and ranked tied for third on the team with 37 RBIs. He also led the team with 27 walks.

Chris Ellington has been the run-producer for the Frogs in 2008, leading the squad with 47 in his first season at TCU. He ranks second on the team with a .347 batting average and leads the team with 17 doubles. Ellington was also second on the team with a .381 average in 23 conference games and led the squad with 31 RBIs.

Freshman Sean Hoelscher ranked second on the team with a 7-2 record in 13 appearances. He was 5-1 in conference play with 33 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings pitched. On the season, he racked up 51 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings pitched.

The Frogs will open up tournament action Wednesday night at 7 p.m. They will meet the lowest seed to advance from Tuesday's two contests.

2008 All-MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAM

FIRST TEAM

Position

Name

Team

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown (Previous School)

Catcher

Brian Holaday

TCU

5'11"

190

So.

Dallas, Texas (North Central Texas)

First Base

Xavier Scruggs

UNLV

6'1"

215

Jr.

San Diego, Calif. (Poway HS)

Second Base

Ben Carruthers

TCU

5'10"

155

Jr.

Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS)

Shortstop

Troy Hanzawa*

San Diego State

5'9"

155

Sr.

Wahiawa, Hawai`i (Yavapai JC)

Third Base

Nick Romero!*

San Diego State

6'1"

200

Jr.

Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS)

Outfield

Sean McNaughton

BYU

5'9"

190

So.

Lakewood, Wash. (Curtis HS)

Outfield

Brian Cavazos-Galvez

New Mexico

6'1"

215

Jr.

Albuquerque, N.M. (New Mexico JC)

Outfield

Clint Arnold*

TCU

5'9"

190

Sr.

Grand Prairie, Texas (Arkansas)

Designated Hitter

Cody Guymon

Utah

6'1"

200

Jr.

Livermore, Calif. (St. Mary's)

Pitcher

Stephen Strasburg*

San Diego State

6'4"

220

So.

San Diego, Calif. (West Hills HS)

Pitcher

Tyler Lockwood

TCU

6'0"

170

So.

Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner HS)

Pitcher

Stephen Fife

Utah

6'3"

215

Jr.

Boise, Idaho (Everett CC)

Relief Pitcher

Andrew Cashner

TCU

6'6"

180

Jr.

Montgomery, Texas (Angelina JC)

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