Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

Brandon King of Martinsburg West Virginia was a late recruiting prospect for PSU. King had verballed to Tennessee two years ago but the relationship between the two parties soured recently. King visited Penn State last week and there was some hope that he might choose the Nits to further his education. Unfortunately, the Nationals sweetened [...]

NEWARK, N.J. — Two years ago it appeared Nate Bump’s professional baseball career might be over. The Towanda and Penn State graduate had been battling arm injuries that limited him to just six games in 2006 and none in 2007. Last year Bump came back and had an effective year at Class AA Connecticut, but [...]

Penn State Baseball to Play in Second Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Blue Jays summon healthy arms, keep affiliate scrambling By STEVE CARP LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL When a major league team loses its entire starting rotation to injury, that’s trouble. And that trouble is guaranteed to cause considerable ripples for the team’s minor league affiliates. Those are the predicaments the Toronto Blue Jays and the Las Vegas [...]

Dayton, Ohio—Miguel Rojas drilled a tie-breaking home run to left field leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Dayton Dragons to a 5-4 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Thursday night at Fifth Third Field.  It was the second “walk-off” win for the Dragons in Dayton this season. via Dayton [...]

Penn State Baseball Well-Represented in Collegiate Summer Leagues – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

He’ll be with the Vermont Lake Monsters in the NY Penn League; Unfortunately, the Spikes won’t be hosting the Lake Monsters this year so Gary won’t have a Medlar Field homecoming this season. Now that the college draft is complete and the short season clubs are filling out their rosters, I’ll make a complete recap [...]

Righty aims to be known for more than just his name By Jim Street / MLB.com 06/15/09 6:24 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The last thing right-hander David Aardsma wants to be remembered for is the first pitch he threw in the Major Leagues. That pitch, thrown on April 7, 2004, moved Aardsma ahead of former home run [...]

MIKE CRANSTON The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One of nearly two dozen undrafted rookies with Carolina, Anthony Scirrotto faces long odds to make the Panthers’ regular-season roster. Only the former Penn State safety has a fallback plan: professional baseball. Sure, Scirrotto hasn’t played competitively since he was a power-hitting high school shortstop four years [...]

Field expanded to 10 teams from each conference for unique college baseball event ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Following an inaugural event in which nearly 17,000 spectators attended games in a three-day period, the second Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, has been confirmed for the weekend of Feb. 26-28, [...]

Three Lions selected in MLB Draft – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

By Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com Cory Wine will become a third-generation professional baseball player this month. Anthony Scirrotto is trying to become a safety for the Carolina Panthers. On Thursday, the former Penn State athletes shared something in common. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Wine in the 38th round while the Kansas City Royals picked Scirrotto [...]

Wine, Scirrotto Snatched in Third Day of MLB Amateur Draft – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Kelley Selected by the Kansas City Royals in 23rd Round of MLB Amateur Draft – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Matt is playing for the Long Island Ducks in the independent Atlantic League. Unfortunately, he’s not playing well, last on the team in hitting, batting only .188, has appeared in only 15 games, and has four errors already.