The White Sox acted like the All-Star break never happened, "The Freak" went the distance for career win No. 50 in a scintillating shutout by the Bay, and the Braves continued their solid season by benefiting from the return of their fabulous freshman.
The honors continue to roll in for TCU baseball freshman Matt Purke. He was named Baseball America's Freshman of the Year as well as earning a spot on the Freshman All-American squad. He is one of just two freshmen to also be named an All-American by the publication.
Purdue catcher Kevin Plawecki is among 30 national standout freshmen college baseball players recognized as 2010 Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-Americans, the organization announced.
Washington designated hitter Chase Anselment has been named a third-team Freshman All-America by Ping! Baseball, a website that covers college baseball. Anselment batted .347 in 2010.
When the Big 12 baseball coaches picked the Kansas Jayhawks to finish second in the conference a first for the program they assumed KU would have Lee Ridenhour as a weekend starting pitcher, 2009 Big 12 Triple Crown winner Tony Thompson at third base and the emerging Brett Bochy as their closer. But Ridenhour, who posted a 6-3 record last season as a freshman, had ankle surgery and missed ...
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