Maness Named To National All-Star Lineup
March 10, 2011 | Baseball
March 10, 2011
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina senior Seth Maness has been named to the College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Team the organization announced Wednesday evening. For Maness it is his second career honor and first of the 2011 season.
The Pinehurst, N.C. native, who also earned Conference USA Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week honors, tossed his third career complete game and first career complete game shutout against Pepperdine on March 4, limiting the Waves to just two hits. He tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts, which was previously set last March against Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif. Maness faced three over the minimum and at one point retired 18 hitters in a row from the third (one-out) to the ninth inning (two-outs), shutting down the Waves completely for nearly seven innings. In all he forced eight ground outs, seven fly outs, walked one and hit one in his third career complete game.
Maness recorded seven first- or second-pitch outs, and ran the count to three balls just twice, including a ninth-inning walk. He struck out multiple hitters in three frames (including the side in the seventh) and threw 101 pitches (74 for strikes) in ECU's fastest game (hour and 45 minutes) since April 24, 2005 when Ricky Brooks no-hit Memphis in an hour and 43 minutes. The right-hander registered his 30th career win (third on ECU's all-time wins list) and first among active NCAA active pitchers.
March 9, 2011 National All-Star Lineup
Trevor Bauer - UCLA, Junior
Set a career high with 17 strikeouts in 10 innings, limiting Nebraska to one run and four hits as UCLA dropped a 2-1 decision in 12 innings on Saturday. Bauer's 17 strikeouts were the most by a UCLA pitcher since March 2000.
Kyle Fitzpatrick - Florida International, Junior
Threw the fifth no-hitter in school history during a 4-0, 9-inning complete game shutout over Northeastern. Fitzpatrick faced one batter over the minimum, allowed one walk and struck out five. It was the first no-hitter at FIU since 1983.
Sean Gilmartin - Florida State, Junior
Struck out a career high 11 against Georgia. Gilmartin faced just two batters over the minimum and allowed just one hit - an opposite field single in the fifth - in eight innings of shutout work to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Sonny Gray - Vanderbilt, Junior
Recorded his second career complete game striking out a career best 15 with no walks. Gray did not allow a hit in his first four or last three innings. He struck out at least one batter in every inning and fanned 13 swinging. The junior scored the winning run in 6-5 win over WKU on Tuesday as pinch runner on wild pitch.
Chris Lamb - Davidson, Junior
Struck out 11 batters and went the distance in a 1-0 three-hit, complete game shutout of Furman. Lamb made it into the ninth inning for a second straight outing and finished off the Paladins for his first complete game of the season.
Seth Maness - East Carolina, Senior
Tossed his third career complete game, a two-hit shutout against Pepperdine, and tied his career high with 11 strikeouts. Maness faced three over the minimum and at one point retired 18 hitters in a row from the third to the ninth inning.
Matt Morgan - Purdue, Senior
Pitched a complete game shutout and tallied 10 strikeouts while allowing only three hits and two walks. The game was Morgan's fourth in his career with 10 or more strikeouts.
Zach Noonan - Murray State, Senior
Hit .563 in four games last week. Noonan had nine hits, scored five runs, and batted in nine. His nine hits included three doubles, a triple, and a grand slam.
Mason Radeke - Cal Poly, Junior
Struck out 14 in an 8-2 win over Valparaiso. Radeke tied the Cal Poly D-I record for strikeouts and gave up just two runs and five hits in 109 pitches.
Kyle Robinson - Arkansas, Junior
Hit .474 (9 for 19) with three home runs, 13 RBI, and nine runs scored. Robinson hit the game winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in series finale with Milwaukee to complete the sweep, was a perfect 3 for 3 in stolen bases, and didn't commit an error in 13 chances in the field.
Andrew Susac - Oregon State
Batted .500 (9 for 18) with 10 runs, three doubles, two home runs, and eight RBI. Susac slugged 1.055 and had an on-base percentage of .608.
Jason Van Skike - Indiana State, Senior
Threw the 10th no-hitter in Indiana State baseball history on Saturday, leading the Sycamores to an 8-0 victory over Central Arkansas. The no-no was the first no-hitter for ISU since the 1988 season and the first nine-inning individual no-hitter for a Sycamore pitcher since 1949.
Britt Bonneau - Abilene Christian
Head Coach Britt Bonneau won his 600th career game after the Wildcats rallied back from a 3-0 deficit against Texas A&M-International to win the contest 8-4.
