Shortstop Christian Colon of Cal State-Fullerton is the only returnee from last season’s undefeated club, while three ACC players join him on the 22-man roster of USA Baseball’s National Team announced Wednesday night. Clemson infielder Brad Miller (pictured), Florida State outfielder Tyler Holt and Miami catcher Yasmani Grandal also made the cut. The team will […]
Mike Potter
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Ex-Mudcats bomb the current crop
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON Back for Game 3 of the Mudcats’ first series of the second half, and it’s already been a very crazy day. And that’s just the baseball part. I had already planned out the trip from USA Baseball’s National Training Complex to Zebulon, but in about the fourth inning of the game involving […]
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Bonus babies, past and future
NATIONAL TRAINING COMPLEX/CARY Today I’m at USA Baseball’s “Tournament of Stars,” an 18U event that matches all-star teams from most of the major national youth baseball organizations. It’s certainly a showcase, but another key reason for it is to identify players for the 18U National Team, which will play in something called the COPABE Pan […]
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In Cary and Durham, USA Baseball develops the next generation of players
It’s among the better-kept secrets in Triangle sports. With the athletic programs of four Division I universities, a National Hockey League franchise and two high-level minor league baseball clubs competing for the devotion and dollars of area sports fans, USA Baseball has to scrap to get attention. But the national governing body of the national […]
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Colon, Grandal lift Blues on big day in Cary
Cal State-Fullerton’s Christian Colon (pictured) had another big night, going 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI as the Blues beat the Reds 6-1 in a USA Baseball National Team intrasquad Tuesday night at Cary’s National Training Complex. The NTC was a busy place on Tuesday, as the 18U Tournament of Stars began with three […]
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Of new homers and old; Mudcats bounce back in convincing fashion
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON It’s my first night back covering the Carolina Mudcats live after a seven-day hiatus, and this series against the Jacksonville Suns – most of whom were playing for the home team last season before Carolina switched affiliations from Florida to Cincinnati – should be pretty interesting. The Mudcats took a very tough […]
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The winning Choice is Blue
Michael Choice (pictured) of Texas-Arlington blasted a three-run homer in the sixth inning, pacing the Blues to an 8-5 win over the Reds in a USA National Team intrasquad this afternoon at the National Training Complex in Cary. Arizona State’s Matt Newman hit a three-run homer to lead the Reds. In other news about the […]
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The very best are coming to Cary
USA Baseball will be showcasing the best youth talent in the country this week, when the annual “Tournament of Stars” comes to the National Training Complex in Cary. The action begins on Tuesday. Among the standouts is 16-year-old Bryce Harper (pictured, photo courtesy USA Baseball) of Las Vegas, who will play for the American Legion […]
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Crushing defeat for Mudcats as Huntsville wins first half
Once again I’m blogging about the Carolina Mudcats from Durham Bulls Athletic Park, where I’m primarily covering the Pawtucket Red Sox for the Providence Journal. Adam Sobsey is of course covering the Bulls for Triangle Offense, and is apparently the only keyboard journalist in the house who’s writing about this game for a local publication. […]
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Colon, Blues whitewash Reds
Christian Colon of Cal State-Fullerton had the only RBI hit as the Blues beat the Reds 2-0 in the USA Baseball National Team’s seven-inning intrasquad game Sunday at the National Training Complex in Cary. A two-out single to right from Colon (pictured) in the fifth inning easily plated Wright State’s Casey McGrew from third. The […]