What’s In This Issue?
• 3-Foot-6, 42 Pounds Of Passion: Wilmington’s Danny McCarty has suffered more than 300 broken bones and found a calling in coaching.
• St. Thomas Kicked Out Of Conference: Entire athletics’ program was deemed too strong for other schools in league as Tommies move from NCAA Div. 3 to NCAA Div. I.
• Vital Metric In Hitting: Dr. Coop DeRenne explains why run production trumps everything else, plus he delves into scientific facts about hitting and why hitters are striking out so much.
• Winningest California JC Coach In History: Ron Scott of Fresno City College picks up his 1,073rd win to eclipse former Santa Ana skipper Don Sneddon.
• 1,000 Wins: Belmont University skipper Dave Jarvis celebrates this important milestone.
• Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Column: Here is why the outside strike is missed so often by home plate umpires.
• Editorial: In many cases, colleges are breaking the law when they don’t pay assistant coaches at least the minimum wage. This horrible situation has gone on way too long.
• NAIA Notes: RHP Hector Garcia of Hope International strikes out 17 consecutive San Diego Christian batters during a 7-1, 7-inning complete game win, plus much more.
• NCAA Div. 2 Notes: RHP Jack O’Brien of Hawaii Pacific throws a perfect game during 10-0 win over Providence Christian College, plus much more.
• Collegiate Baseball’s National H.S. Poll Presented By Diamond Pro: St. Mary’s Prep No. 1 with incredible ball club going into 2022 season that features 12 NCAA Division I commits and trio of Collegiate Baseball pre-season All-Americans.
• High School Notes: New sports academy in Georgia will pay elite basketball players up to $100,000 to play for them. Will this ever come to baseball?
• Junior College Notes: Geo Rivera of Walters State fires a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts against Rend Lake during an 8-0 win in seven innings, plus much more.
• Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Div. I Top 30 Presented By Big League Chew: Texas No. 1 with perfect 8-0 record and microscopic team ERA of 0.50.
• National Players Of The Week Powered By Diamond: Kevin Parada of Georgia Tech. belts 5 homers while Jake Gelof of Virginia goes 9-for-10 with 4 home runs, plus much more.
• NCAA Div. I Notes: N.C. State freshman Tommy White belts 3 homers in debut and hits 5 circuit clouds over 3-game series…After falling behind 8-0 against Indiana St., Ohio St. roars back to win, 9-8, plus much more.
• NCAA Div. 3 Notes: RHP Brandon Pond of Lynchburg tosses 6 perfect innings with 12 strikeouts, plus much more.
• Ruleball With Rich Marazzi: Infield fly rule can cause havoc if certain procedures are not followed.
