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Schwarber, Windle on midseason Golden Spikes watch list

May 2, 2013 Leave a comment

USA Baseball has released its 60-man midseason Golden Spikes watch list, as it moves closer to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country. Where the Big Ten placed three on the preseason watch list, Michigan junior outfielder Michael O’Neill, Minnesota junior left-handed pitcher Tom Windle and Ohio State junior right-handed pitcher/Designated Hitter Josh Dezse, the midseason updated finds only two players from the conference among the selected 60. With Dezse red-shirting the season due to back surgery, Windle is the only holdover as Indiana sophomore catcher Kyle Schwarber is added to the list with O’Neill coming off.

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Filed under Top Players Tagged with Golden Spikes, Illinois, Indiana, Justin Parr, Kyle Schwarber, Minnesota, Tom Windle, USA Baseball

April 26-28 Honor Roll

April 30, 2013 1 Comment

It’s back. After a month hiatus the honor roll is back to take a look at who shined across Big Ten diamonds as we enter the final season of the month.

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Resume rundown II

April 29, 2013 Leave a comment

In the first part of our resume rundown we looked at where the three Big Ten teams with sub-40 RPIs stood. Part two has a team on the bubble, a team in dire need of wins and those that need to win the Big Ten Tournament.

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Filed under Analysis Tagged with Michigan, Minnesota, NCAA Tournament, Nebraska, Ohio State, Regionals

Resume rundown

April 29, 2013 Leave a comment

Anxiety and excitement will be abound in four weeks as college baseball teams throughout the nation await their postseason fate on what is known as Selection Monday. With one month remaining in the regular season, it appears tension will be high throughout the Midwest as a handful of Big Ten teams have put themselves in position to have their name included in the field of 64.

With Big Ten teams embattled in what appears to be yet another dramatic and down-to-the-wire finish, here is the first of a two-part look at where teams stand today and the road ahead as the season enters its finish month.

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Filed under Analysis Tagged with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, Regionals