It’s Time to celebrate our boys of summer. It’s impossible to highlight every outstanding player in our rich baseball history so here’s a nod to a few.
My brother (in the Hog Hat) and sister-in-law solemnly witnessing their alma mater being denied a trip to the 2010 College World Series by the Arizona Sun Devils!
Cory Hahn cracks a grand slam off Matt Hobgood during a Southern Section Division 1 Quarterfinal game between the Mater Dei Monarchs and the Norco Cougars. Santa Ana Mater Dei defeated Norco 7-4 to move onto the semifinals at Long Beach's Blair Field. Hobgood, the 2009 Gatorade California High Player of the Year, entered the game with a perfect 11-0 record and 0.33 ERA. Hahn, a junior outfielder/pitcher, is a top college prospect. In his next at-bat, Hahn took Hobgood deep again for a solo home run, his second dinger of the game.
Sun Devil softball outfielder Alix Johnson leads the game off with a solo homerun. Second baseman Sam Parlich adds two more homeruns in the second and third inning and catcher Amber Freeman ends the game with a two run homerun.
Arkansas center fielder Brett Eibner hits a game-tying home run with two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning of the Razorbacks' super regional game at Arizona State on June 13, 2010. Arizona State won 7-5 in 12 innings to advance to the College World Series.
Santa Ana Mater Dei's Cory Hahn takes Norco's Matt Hobgood deep during a 2009 Southern Section Division I Quarterfinal game. The home run was Hahn's second of the game. His first dinger was a grand slam.
Long before he was the American League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player, Dustin Pedroia was a diminutive shortstop for Arizona State University with a unique relationship with his college baseball coach.
Originally aired in 2004.
Courtesy: FOX Sports Arizona
What do the Sun Devil softball pitchers do while the rest of the team takes batting practice? Dallas Escodedo fills you in on the lasting mark the players leave in Oklahoma City.
