BY RYAN GALLANT
It?s no secret that the Cape League is comprised of college baseball?s elite. It?s also not news to college baseball fans that we?re at the time of year when the path to Omaha is first laid out, beginning with the NCAA Division I Regionals. The Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox were well represented this past weekend, with twelve members of its 2013 roster (and seven former players) playing in the postseason back at their respective schools. Here?s a look at some notable performances, by regional:
Chapel Hill Regional:
Trea Turner/INF/NC State
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Turner: 4 for 10, RBI, 3 BB, 4 runs scored
Auston Bousfield/OF/Ole Miss
Team: Finished with 1-2 record, did not advance
Bousfield: 1 for 12, RBI, BB
Tanner Mathis ?12/OF/Ole Miss
Team: Finished with 1-2 record, did not advance
Mathis: 6 for 12, 4 runs, RBI, BB
Fullerton Regional:
Matt Chapman/INF/Cal State Fullerton
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Chapman: 4 for 10, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 runs
Notes: Game vs. Arizona State finished at 3:50 AM Eastern Time Sunday because the previous game was 13 innings and took 4 ? hours to complete
Los Angeles Regional:
Eric Filia/OF/UCLA
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Filia: 6 for 12, 4 runs, 2 RBI, BB
James Kaprielian/P/UCLA
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Kaprielian: 2 IP, 4 K, 6 BF (1 appearance)
Zack Weiss ?11/P/UCLA
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Weiss: 2 IP, 2 K (2 appearances)
Andrew Daniel/INF/San Diego
Team: Finished with 2-2 record, did not advance
Daniel: 2 for 10, 2 RBI, 3 BB
Notes: San Diego was eliminated by UCLA in the Regional Final, 6-0
Manhattan (KS) Regional:
Kevin McAvoy/P/Bryant
Team: Finished with 1-2 record, did not advance
McAvoy: 1 start (final vs. Arkansas) 3 IP, 5 ER, loss
Notes: Although McAvoy was shaky in his sole Regional appearance, he was solid in the Northeast Conference Championship Game, throwing a complete game 3-hitter, which was instrumental in setting up his team for its first baseball postseason win (against Arkansas on May 31).
Charlottesville Regional:
Brandon Downes/C/OF/Virginia
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Downes: 4 for 12, 3 runs, RBI, BB
Tallahassee Regional:
DJ Stewart/OF/FSU
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Stewart: 7 for 11, 6 runs, 5 RBI, 3 BB
Bloomington Regional:
Sam Travis/OF/1B/Indiana
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Travis: 5 for 11, 5 runs, 3 BB, 3 RBI
Joey DeNato ?11-?12 /P/Indiana
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
DeNato: 1 start, 6 IP, 4 R, 9 K, win
Justin Shafer/OF/Florida
Team: Finished with 0-2 record, did not advance
Shafer: 4 for 8, run, 3 RBI
Josh Tobias ?12/INF/OF/Florida
Team: Finished with 0-2 record, did not advance
Tobias: 5 for 8, run, 2 RBI
Taylor Gushue/C/1B/Florida
Team: Finished with 0-2 record, did not advance
Gushue: 0 for 8, run, BB
Baton Rouge Regional:
Mason Katz ?11-?12/INF/OF/LSU
Team: Finished with 3-0 record and advanced to Super Regionals
Katz: 4 for 10, 5 runs, 4 RBI, 4 BB
Super Regionals Preview:
The Red Sox will be represented in five of eight Super Regionals taking place across the country. Remember that each Super Regional is a best-of-three series. Here?s when you need to be home from work (all times Eastern):
Rice vs. NC State
Game 1: Friday, June 7, 4:00 PM
Game 2: Saturday, June 8, 4:00 PM
Game 3: Sunday, June 9, 4:00 PM
Television: ESPN2
Cal State Fullerton vs. UCLA
Game 1: Friday, June 7, 7:00 PM
Game 2: Saturday, June 8, 10:00 PM
Game 3: Sunday, June 9, 10:00 PM
Television: ESPN2
LSU vs. Oklahoma
Game 1: Friday, June 7, 7:00 PM
Game 2: Saturday, June 8, 7:00 PM
Game 3: Sunday, June 9, 7:00 PM
Television: ESPN
Mississippi State vs. Virginia
Game 1: Saturday, June 8, 1:00 PM
Game 2: Sunday, June 9, 7:00 PM
Game 3: Monday, June 10, 4:00 PM
Television: ESPN2
Indiana vs. Florida State
Game 1: Saturday, June 8, Noon
Game 2: Sunday, June 9, 1:00 PM
Game 3: Monday, June 10, 1:00 PM
Television: ESPN-U
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Material from the NCAA was used in this report.
