La Salle Drops Baseball Program (9/29)
Baseball was one of seven sports to be eliminated at La Salle. The Explorers reduced their number of varsity sports from 25 to 18 by eliminating baseball, men’s swimming and…
Fox Retires as UNC Head Coach (8/7)
Mike Fox Letter to the Community: Click Here Mike Fox announced his retirement as head coach at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. UNC Director of Athletics Bubba…
Legendary Coach Mike Gillespie Passes Away (7/29)
(photo courtesy of UCI Athletic Media Relations) In December of 2011, UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie, thanks in large part at the urging of UCLA coach John Savage, agreed to…
Two-thirds of MLB draft picks from college ranks (6/11)
There were 160 players selected in the five rounds of the 2020 MLB Draft and 104 were from NCAA Division I programs, 65% of the total. There were 65 different…
Two dozen college picks on Day 1 of MLB Draft (6/10)
Of the 37 picks on Day 1 of the 2020 MLB Draft, 24 were from the college ranks. The first seven picks were all college players. There were nine players…