February 11, 2008
2008 Service Academy Spring Classic Schedule
Friday, February 22
10:00
AM - Navy VS
Air Force
1:00 PM - Ohio State VS Arkansas State
4:00 PM - Memphis VS Seton Hall
Saturday,
February 23
10:00
AM - Air Force VS Navy
1:00 PM - Memphis VS Ohio State
4:00 PM - Seton Hall VS Arkansas State
Sunday,
February 24
10:00
AM - Seton Hall VS Ohio State
1:00 PM - Navy VS
Arkansas State
*1:00
PM - Memphis VS Air Force
* To be Played at the University
of Memphis
September 19, 2007
USA Stadium announces 2008 schedule
Ohio State headlines Service Academy Classic Field
February 22-24 - Service Academy
Spring Classic
Ohio State, Seton Hall, Arkansas State, Navy, Air
Force, Memphis
March 19-22 - Lewis Harris Memorial Tournament
30 teams - High School Tournament
April 2-5 - USA Classic National High School Invitational
16 teams - High School Tournament
April 18-20 - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship
8 teams - NCAA Division III Tournament
*April 28-May 1 - Transouth Conference Championship
8 teams - NAIA Tournament
May 3-7 - Gulf South Conference Championship
8 teams - NCAA Division II Tournament
May 24-30 - NJCAA Division II World Series
8 teams - NJCAA Division II Tournament
June 10-15 - NJCAA All-Star Showcase Series
42 players - NJCAA (All Divisions)
July 19-23 - USA High School Challenge
20-40 teams - High School Tournament
*Tentative
July
23, 2007
Bartlett Edge claims USA High School Challenge title
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - For the
second time in three years, the Bartlett Edge won the USA High School
Challenge Monday at USA Stadium. They fell behind in both the semifinals and
championship but emerged victorious in both. They defeated All Sports Team
Supply (Collierville HS) 10-8 in the first game and the Tennessee Heat 5-3
in the final. Jon-Micheal Davis from Bartlett was named the Tournament MVP.
June 1, 2007
Longview CC wins NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Longview (Mo.) Community College claimed their first
NJCAA Division II Baseball National Championship with a 5-4 win over Kellogg
(Mich.) Community College Friday night at USA Stadium. The Lakers fell
behind early, but rallied to take the lead with three unearned runs in the
fifth. Kellogg tied the game in the bottom of the inning, before Rhett
Rigby's leadoff homer in the sixth put Longview ahead to stay.
Sam Rathbun (7-4) was solid for the Lakers, earning the win in five and
one-third innings of work. He allowed three runs and struck out five.
Tournament MVP Chris Matlock earned his twelfth save of the season with
three and two-thirds strong innings. He allowed just one run in the
tournament, as he closed out all four of Longview's victories. Derek Mosher
(2-2) took the loss in relief for the Bruins.
Danny McCorkell and Eric Bond paced the Laker attack with two hits each,
while Rigby drove in two. Ben Vrobel was 3-for-4 for Kellogg; John Crane
recorded two hits and two RBI.
All-Tournament Team
Mark Stuckless, Monroe CC
Kory Petri, Northwest Mississippi CC
Blake Embrey, Northwest Mississippi CC
Taylor Grace, Scottsdale CC
Drew Palen, Scottsdale CC
Billy Schlee, Kellogg CC
Jeff Woods, Kellogg CC
John Crane, Kellogg CC
Sam Rathbun, Longview CC
Danny McCorkell, Longview CC
Eric Bond, Longview CC
MVP - Chris Matlock, Longview CC
May 9, 2007
UWF Wins First-Ever GSC
Baseball Championship
by Michael Banks, Gulf South Conference
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – For the second straight year, the GSC crowned a
first-time champion as a number three seed won the title for the third
consecutive season.
West Florida (41-16) ended East Division Champion West
Alabama's hopes to bring home a second title in three years as the Argos
shutdown the Tigers Wednesday's GSC Tournament Championship Game, 6-1. After
three scoreless innings, UWF's bats came alive in the fourth, fifth and
sixth innings as the Argonauts plated five of its six runs behind
All-Tournament Team selection Peter Antoske's first home run of the
season. UWF pitcher and GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Brett
McCullough was dominant on the mound for the second time this week, tossing
seven and one thirds innings, scattering six hits with six strikeouts and
allowing just one run. Senior first baseman Bo Williams, another
All-Tournament Team member, smacked his second home run of the
competition in the top of the ninth, putting the proverbial icing on the
cake. The Argos first championship in their first finals gives them the
GSC's automatic berth in the South Central Regional Tournament, May 17-20.
All-Tournament Team
SP - Brett McCullough, UWF (Most Outstanding Player)
1B - Bo Williams, UWF
RF - Peter Antoske, UWF
DH/C - Jacob Whisenhunt, UWF
SP - Noel Baca III, UWA
RF - Chris Gilbertsen, UWA
RF - Hunter Jobes, DSU
DH/C - Derek Norris, DSU
CF - Eric Moore, UM
SP - Steve Smith, OBU
P - Jeremy Jenkins, SAU
April 7, 2007
Evangelical
Christian captures 2007 USA Classic Championship
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - ECS scored all the runs that they
would need in the top of the first as they defeated Bolton 4-2 in the 2007
USA Classic Championship game. Andrew Norrid scattered five hits and struck
out six in the complete game win.
All-Tournament Team
Nick Crawford, Evangelical Christian (MVP)
Adam Currie, Evangelical Christian
Alan Mathis, Evangelical Christian
Andrew Norrid, Evangelical Christian
Andrew Bixby, Bolton
Blake Adams, Bolton
Chris Buckley, Bolton
Josh Liles, University School of Jackson
Preston Overbey, University School of Jackson
Blair Wright, Memphis University School
Chase Moore, Memphis University School
Blake Forsythe, Christian Brothers
David Johnson, Bingham
Wes Patterson, Briarcrest
Alex Bast, Pensacola Catholic
Patrick Bailey, Collierville
Scott Perryman, Collierville
Eric Jay Phillips, Carrollton
Cameron Flynn, Henry Clay
Jason Collins, Hendersonville
Daniel Palo, Houston
Vic Rocher, Cooper City
Travis Smith, Southport
Sean Darsee, Clarkstown South
February
25, 2007
Memphis Claims
Service Academy Classic Title with 5-1 Win Over Missouri
By
Jason Redd, Memphis
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - After being held scoreless through
seven innings, the University of Memphis offense exploded for five runs in
the eighth inning to wrap up an undefeated weekend and claim the program's
first Service Academies Spring Classic title since 1996. Senior shortstop
Michael Murray drove in the title-winning run and took home the Classic's
MVP honors.
The Memphis bats faced a tough challenge in Missouri ace
Aaron Crowe, who quieted the Tigers to just four hits in his seven-inning
outing. However, Memphis touched up three Missouri relievers for all five
runs on five hits in its final at-bat.
Trailing 1-0, centerfielder K.K. Chalmers ignited the
Tigers' rally with an infield single. Chalmers stole second and senior Bill
Moss tied the game at 1-1 with a one-out double down the rightfield line,
just out of the reach of Missouri first baseman John McKee. A Mizzou error
proved to be costly as it kept a Tiger surge going and put Memphis
baserunners on the corners with one out. Murray came up with the
game-winner--a lined single to centerfield that score Moss and Adam Amar for
a 3-1 Memphis cushion. A ground rule double by Ben Grisham, followed by a
single up the middle off the bat of Eric Farrell capped the five-run
outburst.
Will Hudgens came in and locked up the win for the Tigers
in his college debut. The redshirt sophomore and U of M quarterback fanned
two of the four batters he faced in 1.1 innings of work, including striking
out the Trevor Coleman for the final out of the game.
In a pitcher's duel that saw both teams muster a combined seven hits through
seven innings of play, Missouri got on the scoreboard first. Third baseman
Kyle Mach was hot by a pitch, and pinch runner Kurt Calvert stole second,
setting up an RBI-double from Brock Bond. Bond's hit was just one of two
Mizzou hits on the afternoon.
The Tiger pitching staff was near flawless in a two-hit
effort. Redshirt freshman Marc Ashley held Missouri hitless through his
first three innings, and allowed just one hit in 5.2 innings. The
Collierville High product retired eight of the last nine batters he faced in
his collegiate debut. Senior southpaw Dusty Davis kept the game close,
striking out two in as many innings.
Moss went 2-for-4 and hit his 41st and 42nd career doubles
to move into fifth-place on Memphis' all-time doubles list. Murray added
three hits and Farrell drove in three.
The Tiger win did not come without solid defense,
highlighted by an exciting play by Chalmers in the seventh inning. Mizzou
catcher, Trevor Coleman launched what looked to be a sure extra-base hit to
the left centerfield gap. But centerfielder Chalmers was able to end the
hopes as he crashed in the left-centerfield wall to make the catch.
All-Tournament Team
Michael Murray, Memphis, MVP
Joseph Lieberman, Memphis
Ben Grisham, Memphis
Matt Yokley, Memphis
Doug McNulty, Akron
Kurt Davidson, Akron
Steven Zemanek II, Akron
Mitch Harris, Navy
Jonathan Berkowitz, Navy
Rick Zagone, Missouri
Aaron Crow, Missouri
Jake Wortham, BYU
Ben Ausbun, Air Force
