College: On Campus

Mississippi State's Chris Stratton Transformed On The Cape
May. 17, 2012
Chris Stratton's transformation from a talented enigma into one of college baseball's most dominant pitchers reached a crescendo last summer in the Cape Cod League. [...] Continue Reading »

Perseverance Paying Off For Georgia's Alex Wood
May. 17, 2012
Most of Alex Wood's outings for Georgia this spring have been like his start in Week 12 against Auburn, when he struck out 10 over eight strong innings, allowing just two runs. Wood's consistency is an illustration of how far he's come in a year. [...] Continue Reading »

There's More To LSU's Gausman Than Gas
May. 16, 2012
Even though Kevin Gausman was a veteran of the high-profile showcase circuit, his emergence as a true blue-chip pitching prospect in high school snuck up on him a bit, the way he tells it. [...] Continue Reading »

Mitch Haniger Brings The Power For Cal Poly
May. 9, 2012
Mitch Haniger's power stands out in the Big West [...] Continue Reading »

Duke's Marcus Stroman Making A Run At History
Apr. 25, 2012
Marcus Stroman could become Duke's second-ever first-round pick in the MLB draft. [...] Continue Reading »

Ramsey Cements Place In Florida State History
Apr. 10, 2012
In more than three decades as Florida State's head coach, Mike Martin has coached his share of special Seminoles. Every now and then, a Florida State player comes along that embodies everything Martin looks for in a young man. He felt that way about Buster Posey, Baseball America's 2008 College Player of the Year, and he feels that way about James Ramsey. [...] Continue Reading »

Midseason MOP: Mike Zunino
Apr. 4, 2012
The nation's top-ranked team, Florida, is home to our midseason choice for the nation's Most Outstanding Player—catcher Mike Zunino. [...] Continue Reading »

Midseason Update: The Awards Ballot
Apr. 4, 2012
In the year of the senior, Florida junior catcher Mike Zunino edges out Florida State outfielder James Ramsey for our Midseason MOP award. Plus a look at the season's top storyline, best game and other first-half reflections. [...] Continue Reading »

Freak Accident Leaves Tyler Palmer A Long Road To Recovery
Apr. 3, 2012
Not often do the people attending a spring exhibition game for a junior college get to see a player who had been drafted in the fourth round the previous year. But that's where a torturous eight months brought second baseman Tyler Palmer, who had been the 133rd overall pick in last year's draft by the Marlins out of Wayne County High in Jesup, Ga. Three days before he was set to sign with the Marlins, Palmer injured his arm in a freak accident. So instead of getting ready for his first professional spring training, Palmer is trying to get his career back on track at Oakton (Ill.) CC. [...] Continue Reading »

Texas A&M's Michael Wacha Develops Into Blue-Chipper
Mar. 28, 2012
Michael Wacha has thrived when he feels like he has something to prove. At 6-foot-6, he was a solid basketball player at Pleasant Grove High in Texarkana, Texas, though he did not garner any interest from college basketball programs. With a mid-80s fastball that peaked in the high 80s, Wacha generated lukewarm interest as a baseball recruit, too. Now, he's likely to go early in the first round. [...] Continue Reading »

Yarbrough's Swing Works Both Ways
Mar. 20, 2012
Most college passed over second baseman Alex Yarbrough when he came out of a Dallas area high school. But the former youth tennis player found a home at Ole Miss, which he and his father visited on a Krispy Kreme-fueled sugar high after a visit to another school didn't work out. [...] Continue Reading »

Texas Tech's Barrett Barnes Shows Plenty Of Bat Speed
Mar. 13, 2012
Barrett Barnes left his mark at the Houston College Classic—figuratively and perhaps literally as well. [...] Continue Reading »

Stanford's Stephen Piscotty Dreamed Of Playing For Stanford
Mar. 7, 2012
A three-time first team all-East Bay Athletic League pick coming out of Amador Valley High in Pleasanton, Calif., Stanford junior third baseman Stephen Piscotty wasn't lacking for options on where to take his game. [...] Continue Reading »

Ohio State's Josh Desze Provides Twice The Impact
Mar. 6, 2012
In his first year at Ohio State, Josh Dezse put together one of the best seasons by any freshman in the Big Ten. Actually, two of them. [...] Continue Reading »

Magnificent Heat Lures Scouts To Damien Magnifico
Feb. 28, 2012
An unsigned fifth-round pick in 2009 by the Mets, Damien Magnifico struggled with injuries and vacillating velocity in two junior-college seasons. Reuniting with an old pitching coach and transferring to Oklahoma has helped him unlock his velocity, which ranks among the best in college baseball in 2012. [...] Continue Reading »

St. Edward's Stephen Johnson Shows Electric Stuff
Feb. 21, 2012
Every year, the first few rounds of the draft are populated mostly with prospects from three main origins: the powerhouse Division I college programs, the warm-weather high schools and the dominant junior colleges. But this spring, St. Edward's (Texas) junior righthander Stephen Johnson will give scouts plenty of reason to flock to the Division II ranks, as well. [...] Continue Reading »

Broncos Assistant Nearing Recovery
Jan. 20, 2012
A Western Michigan coach ready to get back on field after a serious car accident. [...] Continue Reading »

Cal Baseball's Scare Provides Wake-Up Call
Dec. 22, 2011
The heroic fundraising endeavor to rescue California's baseball program from the chopping block proved to be one of the great stories of 2011. But the university's decision to cut baseball in the first place sent shockwaves through the college baseball world—especially in the economically embattled Golden State. [...] Continue Reading »

Fall Ball Notebook: Around The Nation
Oct. 27, 2011
National writer Aaron Fitt spans the college baseball landscape with notes from fall practices from California to the New York islands, from the redwood forests to the gulf-stream waters. [...] Continue Reading »

Vanderbilt, N.C. State Highlight Deadline Day Winners
Aug. 16, 2011
National writer Aaron Fitt breaks down the winners and losers from the college perspective [...] Continue Reading »

Final 2011 Projected Field Of 64
May. 29, 2011
Aaron Fitt's final projection of who's in, who's out. [...] Continue Reading »

Conference Tournament Previews
May. 25, 2011
National writer Aaron Fitt checks in on the tournaments of the conferences likely to receive only one bid to the NCAA tournament. [...] Continue Reading »

Mikie Mahtook Takes A Football Mentality Onto Baseball Field
May. 17, 2011
Mikie Mahtook wanted some extra cuts before practice. It's not that the Louisiana State junior center fielder needed them. He was hitting .347 with 44 RBIs and a Southeastern Conference-best 26 stolen bases, .665 slugging percentage and 12 home runs. [...] Continue Reading »

Texas' Taylor Jungmann Is Quite Comfortable At Home
May. 10, 2011
Texas' Taylor Jungmann has filled the role as Texas' ace nearly flawlessly. [...] Continue Reading »

Bradley Emerges As Georgia Tech's Latest Ace
May. 3, 2011
Jed Bradley has quickly progressed from being an understudy to become Georgia Tech's ace. [...] Continue Reading »

Anderson Leads Quartet Of Northwest Southpaws
Apr. 26, 2011
No draft ever has enough lefthanded pitching talent to satisfy scouting directors, but this year comes close with some big names at the top and a quartet of talented southpaws in the Northwest. [...] Continue Reading »

Two Ways To Win
Apr. 6, 2011
As part of our College Midseason Update, National Writer Aaron Fitt talks with Virginia two-way star Danny Hultzen, college baseball's MVP through the first half of the season. [...] Continue Reading »

Midseason Update: Field of 64 Projection
Apr. 5, 2011
BA National Writer Aaron Fitt's first look at the NCAA tournament [...] Continue Reading »

Capps Catches On As A Pitcher
Mar. 29, 2011
Converted catcher Carter Capps gives Mount Olive (N.C.) an undefeated ace, as well as Division II's top prospect for the draft. [...] Continue Reading »

Panik Stepping Up For St. John's
Mar. 22, 2011
Playing baseball his whole life in New York, St. John's shortstop Joe Panik heard plenty about how good the baseball players were anywhere but in the North. But in just three months last summer, Panik showed that he belonged among the best players in the country. [...] Continue Reading »