Robert Detwiler, a construction worker from Forest Knolls, Calif., raised his son to be tough. When Fresno State sophomore outfielder Steve Detwiler tore a ligament in his thumb on a head-first slide April 1 against Long Beach State, doctors told him he had a choice. If Detwiler had sustained just a partial tear, he would [...]

Warren Morris will forever be linked to Rosenblatt Stadium. In 1996, he delivered the most indelible, unforgettable moment in College World Series history, hitting the only championship-winning walk-off home run in the history of the CWS. Louisiana State trailed Miami 8-7 with two outs and a runner on base in the bottom of the ninth [...]

Robin Ventura might have garnered even more attention for college baseball than The Grand Illusion did. The Oklahoma State third baseman carried an NCAA-record 56-game hitting streak into the 1987 CWS, drawing comparisons to Joe DiMaggio and focusing national interest on Omaha. Ventura extended the streak to 58 before meeting Stanford and two future major [...]

A number of years ago I came across a Progressive Pitching Program that a number of successful college coaches were using.  Like any pre-season throwing program it had two distinct phases.  Phase 1 was primarily an “interval throwing program” with a specific number of tosses at set distances (45-60-90-105-120 ft.) and very much mirrored the [...]

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES By: Eric Sorenson I do this column every year once I finally get back from Omaha and it always seems to be a hit with you college baseball freaks out there. So while we are now just 14 or 15 games away from the CWS turning from the College World Series [...]

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES By: Eric Sorenson And it’s Coach Paul Mainieri and his LSU Tigers! As the great Beano Cook once said, as you get older you start to cheer for people more than you do teams. No statement could be more true for Paul Mainieri, the head coach of LSU. In his third [...]

By Pat McMahon, University of Florida Head Coach Through our conditioning plan in the off-season, we are laying the foundation for the upcoming campaign. It is comprised of strength and conditioning, nutritional guidance, speed training and agility work for both the entire team and the individual. Our goal is to be as sport-specific and individual-specific [...]

Through our conditioning plan in the off-season, we are laying the foundation for the upcoming campaign. It is comprised of strength and conditioning, nutritional guidance, speed training and agility work for both the entire team and the individual. Our goal is to be as sport-specific and individual-specific as we possibly can. While all of the [...]

By: John Savage (UCLA Head Coach) 1) HIT THE GLOVE (PREFER THE POCKET) 2) THROW THE BALL ON A DOWN ANGLE 3) FIRST 2 OUT OF 3 PITCHES MUST BE GLOVE STRIKES 4) TURN NEGATIVES INTO POSITIVES (NP) 5) HAVE AS GOOD AS STUFF IN STRETCH AS IN WIND-UP 6) CONTROL THE VARIABLES (MECHANICAL, MENTAL, [...]

By: Eric Sorenson FULLERTON REGIONAL Champion: Cal State Fullerton 1- Cal State Fullerton (3-0): Incomplete Can’t really give a grade to the Titans yet as they haven’t found themselves with their backs against it yet in the Big Dance (and I’m sure the Titan fans would be perfectly fine with it staying an “incomplete” grade [...]

By: Eric Sorenson Ahhh the best weekend of the entire college baseball season has now come and gone. Sad, I know, but the endorphin rush was worth it. So with the field of 64 whittled down to the lucky 16, let’s go ahead and don our tweed jackets with the leather patches on the elbows [...]