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Miami CF Charlton Jimerson took center stage at the College World Series. He hit leadoff home runs in Miami's first two games. "Believe it or not, I'm not trying to […]

Since the free agent draft began in 1965, 18 selections have made their professional debut in the major leagues. Only Dave Winfield, Bob Horner and John Olerud stayed there for […]

Can Southern California pitcher Mark Prior, the likely No. 1 pick in Tuesday's draft, go straight to the majors? Even for him, it won't be as easy as throwing strikes. […]

Two oversized flame throwers are being counted on to ignite the U.S. baseball team in the Olympics When pitchers C.C. Sabathia and Jon Rauch take their turns on the mound […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference is best known for the basketball it plays along Tobacco Road. This year, baseball has taken the conference down a road much less traveled--the road to […]

J. Brent Cox sounds more like someone you'd call on to get out of legal trouble than to get out of the eighth inning. A player's name isn't one of […]

Tommy John didn't play college baseball, but he has had an impact on this year's College World Series. Five of the eight teams in the Series field had at least […]

Nebraska coach Mike Anderson is a bit old school when it comes to wearing a baseball cap. His Cornhuskers players must wear theirs with the bills facing forward, with four […]

Cal State Fullerton's Jason Windsor spent all season pitching in the considerable shadow cast by Long Beach State's Jered Weaver. That changed Sunday when Windsor finished the Titans' two-game sweep […]

Baseball purists cringed when aluminum bats were introduced into the college game 30 years ago, but what happened at the College World Series in 1998 was enough to send them […]

The headline on the University of Texas baseball team's official website was plain and simple: "Back home in Omaha." The Longhorns make themselves right at home there. And why wouldn't […]

The Padres, who will move into a new ballpark next year, are bidding farewell to Qualcomm Stadium with two of the best-known San Diegans, Tony Gwynn and the Famous Chicken, […]

Football has Willis McGahee. Baseball has Carlos Quentin. Just as McGahee's draft status fell after he blew out his knee, so did Quentin's after he severely injured his elbow. The […]

The Brewers used their first-round draft pick this year on a player who wasn't even drafted out of high school. The second player they selected was drafted three years ago--with […]

I first thought about coaching at San Diego State 10 years ago. My brother Chris was with the Royals, I was with the Padres, and it was College World Series […]

In the past 10 amateur drafts, there has not been a single second baseman taken with one of the first five picks. That's expected to change this season because of […]

The article discusses the establishment of the Aztec women's lacrosse team by Kylee White, the head coach at San Diego State University (SDSU). It focuses on the appointment of White by SDSU athletic director Jim Sterk, her sports background and her philosophy in recruiting athletes. It explores the participation of the team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and its commitment to play 15 games for the 2012 season.

The article offers information on patience and perseverance of running back Rashaad Penny which resulted in becoming starting player at San Diego State University. Topics discussed include views of San Diego State offensive coordinator Jeff Horton on the same; views of Rashaad's mom Desiree Penny, on challenges faced by Rashaad Penny in the team; and commitment of staying with the team.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the previous issues of "Weekly Worker," including "Against rightist populism," "End of SSP dream" by Sarah McDonald, and "Yes, comrades: Time to fight back together," all in the June 4, 2009 issue.

The article presents information on eight players ranked among Baseball America's top 100 college prospects. The players included are number (No.) 13 Ryan Boldt Jr. of Nebraska, No. 18 Bobby Dalbec Jr. of Arizona and a member of the 2015 U.S. National Collegiate Team, and No. 47 Bryson Brigman, who earned West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year in 2015.

This article focuses on the position of closer in collegiate baseball, a role that often proves to be a fast lane to professional baseball. Several collegiate pitchers are briefly profiled, including Eddie Kunz, Andrew Carignan, and Joe Savery. Commentary from Carginan is provided. The article also discusses closers Chad Cordero and Huston Street, who debuted in Major League Baseball within months of completing their collegiate careers.

This article focuses on Rosenblatt Stadium, the host stadium of the College World Series since 1950. A historical overview of the baseball stadium, named for former Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt, is provided. There have been serious discussion to replacing the stadium with a newer facility. Comments regarding the stigma of the stadium from college baseball player Scott Lonergan are included.

The article reports that the College World Series has become a breeding ground for major league closers. Texas righthander J. Brent Cox was drafted by the team New York Yankees three weeks ago, Nebraska righthander Brett Jensen by Washington Nationals and Florida righthander Connor Falkenbach was drafted by the team Toronto Blue Jays. Tulane righthander Daniel Latham won't be eligible for the draft until next season, but he also bears watching on the top-ranked Green Wave.

This article focuses on various information related to baseball in the United States as of June 16, 2003. Teams either are becoming wary of drafting pitchers in the first round or they saw this as a mediocre draft when it comes to top-tier pitching talent. Ten of the first 15 picks were position players and only 10 pitchers were taken in 30-pick first round. Just three of those pitchers were chosen out of high school.

Focuses on Tony Gwynn, a U.S. baseball player and coach of the baseball team San Diego State, in 2003. Factors that led to his selection as coach for San Diego State; Benefits for Gwynn from his new job; Possible steps taken by him in coaching his team for the forthcoming baseball World Series in January 2004.

Presents the top five College World Series prospects. Fastball achievement of right hand pitcher Jeremy Guthrie; Approach and work ethic of short safety Khalil Greene; Speed and instinct of center fielder Steve Stanley.

Reports baseball related developments in the U.S. as of June 2002. Reasons of Pirates for refusing to use top pick right hand pitcher Bryan Bullington; Statistics of short stop Khalil Greene; Aquisition of left hand pitcher Jeff Francis by the Rockies.

Explores baseball games in the U.S. Advantage of the fungo bat; Complexity of signals among baseball players; Grass patterns in baseball fields.