Canes Face Stony Brook In NCAA Regional Opener

This article was submitted by Canespace Blogger WGT22...

A word of caution to Jim Morris and his # 21 ranked Miami Hurricanes: You better not take this Stony Brook baseball squad lightly in the opening game of the Coral Gables NCAA Regional Friday night.

The Seawolves are the America East Conference Champions. And before you ask, yes, the American East Conference is a Division-1 conference fielding teams from Colleges and Universities like Albany, Boston U. Hartford, New Hampshire, Binghampton, Vermont and Maine.

Sounds like a hotbed for hockey teams but certainly not baseball champions, right. Well, this Stony Brook team is making a quite name for itself and it's Conference and on the diamond rather than on frozen pond of water.

Here are some quick facts about the Stony Brook Seawolves:

• They currently lead the entire Nation and have the # 1 winning percentage in College D-1 Baseball in the Country at a clip of .807 % and 46-11 record.
• They hit nearly .340 as a team compared to Miami's .260 team average.
• They are one of the Top fielding teams in the Country @ .980% and combine that with a stellar team pitching ERA of under 3.00. at 2.87.
• Of their 11 losses, 6 were by one run in games where each team scored under 5 runs. Another 3 losses by just 2 runs. And 10 of their overall 11 losses were by an total of just 15 runs.
• They have at least 3 MLB prospects in this years draft including Baseball America's # 1 Prospect and American East Player of the Year, All-American and Golden Spikes award finalist Travis Jankowski. This kid's a spray hitting machine, batting .411, with 77 career steals and 86 RBI in just 3 years.
• Their Big Stick is 6-2/220 3B William Carmona hitting .380 with 10 HR's and 60 RBI this year. The other 6 starters and their DH all hit between .300-.350 on the season.
• On the mound they boast 2 solid starters plus a true stopper that all received various Conference and National honors as well. The Canes will likely face the Seawolves and America East's Conference Pitcher of the year Righthander Tyler Johnson. 9-1 in 12 starts, 1.76 ERA, 40 k's, 76 innings pitched with only 1 HR allowed all season. Good arm, but not just a thrower. A true Pitcher in that he works locations, changes speeds with movement basically letting hitters get themselves out rather than just trying to blow it by batters. But he can be upper 80's-low 90's sneaky fast. His go to out pitches are heavy sinkers and change-ups with great location being the key to his success. No doubt Patience, fouling of pitches and a good 2-strike approach to up Johnson's pitch count is what I'm sure Canes Hitting instructor Gino DiMare will be preaching and imbedding these next few days into his Miami batters minds.
• RHP Brandon McNitt is the #2 starter. Another smaller but hard thrower at 5-10/180. 14 starts, 8-2, 87 innings 55 k's with a 2.26 ERA and also only 1 HR allowed all season.
• At the end of games for the Seawolves is when the ball is handed over to 6-2/205 Righty Frankie Vanderka. He boasts solid numbers with a 1-2 record, 5 saves, 2.22 ERA, 39 k's in 48 inngs. with a paltry .181 against B.A. against him.

Now I know there are some of "U" Cane fans out there that will scoff, roll your eyes and say "Stony Brook"?  Really?  Puuuuleeease!  Well let me tell you. They are not a bunch of Upper Long Islander stick ball playing scrubs. They were a lot closer to being a solid #3 National seed than a lower #4 seed.  This is a good, solid team with excellent fundamentals.

As for Miami they will start #1 pitcher Erik Erickson as they know that they MUST win this first game. To even take a chance on having to come from the losers bracket and have to essentially play maybe two more games than the team on the winners side could spell their doom.

Sure UCF and Mizzou. St. are also very good and deep teams. But I guarantee the sleeper of this entire 64 team field could very well be Stony Brook, and that is a consensus opinion from many, many baseball people I've spoken with lately from around the Country. There were lots of thoughts that they very well could have been a solid #3 seed and placed closer to home in an Atlantic or North East Regional. But ironically enough, the snowbird New Yorkers were sent South to Miami. Tough break!

This is why many are now calling The Coral Gables Regional not just one of the most underrated Regionals but one of, if not the toughest to get through of all of the 16 Regional sites and make it next round to a Super Regional.

So please College Baseball fans of the Miami Hurricanes, do yourselves a favor and DO NOT take this opening game with lil' 'ol Stony Brook lightly.  

Get out to the games early and in numbers this entire weekend.  Let's make "The Light" what it should be...The Mecca of College Baseball.

Wanna know a little more about Stony Brook?  Here you go:

http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-basebl/ston-m-basebl-body.html

Comments

[GURU]

Numero uno

[CEO]

For those of U who have waited patiently, and i think U, the new 2012 Canespace shirts should be available after next week.

They will be white (for a FIRST) or black (U gotta earn it). Same front panel but NEW back panel. U gonna like it!

I will mail out all that are owed in the first week after confirming sizes and addresses. I saved a bunch of emails so we should be OK and good to go.

Details to follow...

[Ohio_Cane]

CEO, thank U for all of the time, thought, and money U put into the shirts. I LOVE them!

Ps - send me a white one as well and I'd be more than happy to pay for both of mine

[Canezitis]

OFF TOPIC WARNING:

If your wife gets fat for no good reason, would you be a dyck to divorce her?

[Canezitis]

3rd:)

[CEO]

Ps - send me a white one as well and I'd be more than happy to pay for both of mine

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 01, 2012 at 05:45 PM

U ain't paying for shyte. I should be paying U!

"I would gladly pay U two T-shirts in June for 1000 hours of blog time." LOL

[CEO]

The Coral Gables Regional matchup between No. 2 seed UCF and No. 3 seed Missouri State went into a lightning delay at 4:38 p.m. UCF currently leads Missouri State 2-1 at the end of eight innings of play, with Missouri State due up in the top of the ninth inning.

Play cannot resume for at least 30 minutes. However severe weather is in the area and the tarp has been rolled over the infield. A longer delay is expected.

[Ohio_Cane]

U ain't paying for shyte. I should be paying U!
"I would gladly pay U two T-shirts in June for 1000 hours of blog time." LOL

Posted by: CEO | June 01, 2012 at 05:48 PM
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Lmao! Thanks!

[roachcane77]

I don't see this game being played tonight... looking at the radar, it looks like it could rain in CG for awhile.

[Montreal-Cane]

Tarp just removed from Mark Light Field for NCAA Coral Gables Regional. The 9th inning soon to begin for UCF-Missouri State. 2-1 UCF.

[Montreal-Cane]

Final UCF 2
Missouri State 1

[Montreal-Cane]

Canes vs Stony Brook will start around 8:00pm

[CEO]

Monty...I can't wait! Be back soon.

[Montreal-Cane]

CEO good piece on Stoney Brook as we didn't know anything about this team.

O'Brien may be in the line up tonight... but i hope they rest him for the Super Regional if we make it...Peter was not able to take batting practice yesterday. He cannot complete his swings. A lot of pain in his wrist.

[canezilla]

IS THIS THING ON???

[Montreal-Cane]

Stoney Brook vs Canes about to start...The field is in good condition after the rain...
Follow the game live...Live stream online
http://ulive.cbssports.com/index-ncaa.html?media=320473

[Montreal-Cane]

GameTracker
http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1117196&school=cs&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=mifl&

Radio: http://wvum.org/index.php/wvum/stream/

O'Brien will play at 1st

[Montreal-Cane]

Follow the game live...Live stream online
http://ulive.cbssports.com/index-ncaa.html?media=320473

[Montreal-Cane]

Canes=Errors all season...Stoney Brook 2 Canes zip

[CEO]

IS THIS THING ON???

Posted by: canezilla | June 01, 2012 at 07:47 PM

Of course U punk. East siders RULE!

[CEO]

2 Errors for the Canes, two runs for the Seawolves. Just like we planned it!

[CEO]

Rony Rodriguez picked off of first to end the inning. Nice touch?

[TonyCane]

We're lulling them into a false sense of security...

[Montreal-Cane]

It feels like watching a pee wee game...

Let's watch the men.. Heat vs Celtics

[CEO]

Rays 5, Orioles 0

Marlins in a rain delay in Philly trailing 2-1.

[CEO]

Canes tie it up at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth! One out, man on first.

[CEO]

Maimi leaves 2 men on base, end of the fourth: UM 2, SB 2

[canezilla]

BEEN BUSY MR CEO OUR BABY JOE IS DOING GREAT AND LOVES THE CANES!!!!!!

[CEO]

SB takes a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth.

[CEO]

Zilla...U da man, but she the WOman.

[HawaiiCane]

Is it still 4-2? I'm in Fiji on my honeymoon and just checked in quickly! GO CANES!

[Hassan]

Score?

[4-Real]

Lamar Miller signs a 4 yr 2.58 million dollar deal with the dolphins. Already talk of Lamar possibly starting barring injury. Even talkin bout playing him in the slot.

[Montreal-Cane]

6-2 Stoney Brook leading in the 7th

Another error by the Canes.

[Montreal-Cane]

Florida won
FSU won
MIami ???

[Six]

History

Johan Santana throws the first no-hitter in Mets history

The San Diego Padres are the only team left in Major League Baseball to never throw a no-hitter

275 now in MLB history

(on a side note, not even going to talk about Canes baseball - it's embarrassing)

[Six]

Montreal-Cane - not only did UiF win ... UiF threw a no-hitter against Bethune Cookman

[CEO]

SB 6, UM 2 going to the bottom of the 7th.

UM at bat...

[Montreal-Cane]

Six if Morris doesn't make it to the super regional, is he cooked?

[Montreal-Cane]

CEO you are good! You smelled that one...
SB 6 Miami 2 top of the 8th

Just a bad day for the Miami teams.

[CEO]

Heat are losing their required NBA game in Boston to make it a 5-1 series or 6-2 series. Mo Money!

[The Dude]

As a lifelong Padres fan... well yeah, thats sounds about right.

[Six]

Montreal-Cane - guess it depends on who you ask

You already know my answer if I was the AD. I'd have a nice long convo with Morris and ask him to take a step back, look realistically at the program and what direction it is headed under him, if he has lost any of the fire he had when he first came to the program, etc. and tell me his answer

This regional is basically a camouflage - it's not who the Canes really are and it gives an easy defense to those who almost blindly back Morris b/c they'll say that this is the (fill in the blank) consecutive regional for the Canes ... that is impressive yes, the ACC was also granted a few regionals this year as well

So what is the defense of playing like they have tonight? Or against the above average teams during the year? Or like the stats I provided the other day from 2008-present on the Fielding % and Errors?

Come on

We just did an interview tonight with a Canes recruit, Keon Barnum from King High School ... he's probably going to go 2nd to 3rd Round in the draft - as I was talking to him, I kept thinking it sucks that he's not going to sign with Miami ... but that happens to all the damn schools and that can't be an excuse

I wouldn't mind seeing some fresh new blood in there to lead the program

Completely appreciate what has happened under Morris (and his 3 stud assistants that left in Lazer/Gino/Turtle) ... but again, without those 3 we've seen the program slowly decline and it's frustrating

[The Dude]

I cant help but feel like when I watch NBA games that teams lose on purpose. Its also the worst officiated sport in the world so that adds a huge dimension of frustration.

[The Dude]

Rondo just schooled Haslem & Wade.

[CEO]

Stony Brook 9, UM 2

[CEO]

Stony 10, UM 2

[The What]

Ive never seen a team (the heat) play so poorly in the playoffs. Who lets their opponent come within one game of tying the series? I hate basketball. I hate how refs favor the home team it never fails. Of all the sports it's by far the most scripted.

[The What]

Miller gets hurt with every 3 he makes lol. Come on Heat!

[The What]

Van Gundy is the biggest clown. I've never seen so much bias from a color commentator

[CEO]

UM loses 10-2 to Stony Brook.

[Ohio_Cane]

Count the missed free throws for the Heat and tell me what the score would be if they made them. Drives me NUTS to see missed free throws....

[The What]

Ohio - very true. There isn't a single nba that should average less than 80% at the line. If you get paid millions you should make a majority of your free throws.

[CEO]

Heat lost on purpose. NBA rules!

[BEERicane]

Stony 10, UM 2

Posted by: CEO | June 01, 2012 at 10:54 PM

Sad. That baseball team is a joke. No D. Just like the heat tonight.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Posted by: The What | June 01, 2012 at 11:00 PM"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uoTTCeLhLDA

You don't think he's still holding a grudge after all this time? Naaaa...

[Montreal-Cane]

Posted by: Six | June 01, 2012 at 10:32 PM

I totally agree.

The decline is obvious since 2009.

Final Stoney Brook 10 Miami 2

Some people will have a good laugh in Gainesville and Tally.

Sad.

[CaneRock]

Van Gundy is the biggest clown. I've never seen so much bias from a color commentator

Posted by: The What | June 01, 2012 at 11:00 PM

Yup, and the same goes for ESPN.

[TJL]

I turned off the Heat game and watched part 1 of the Hatfields and the McCoys...much more entertaining

[CaneRock]

Franklin sorry for hot wives comment

Updated Jun 1, 2012 2:13 PM ET
NASHVILLE

Vanderbilt football coach James Franklin apologized late Thursday after claiming he only hires assistants who boast attractive wives.

Franklin told a radio station in Nashville on Wednesday, "I will not hire an assistant coach until I've seen his wife. If she looks the part, and she's a D-I recruit, then you got a chance to get hired. That's part of the deal."

He attempted to justify his longtime policy, saying the same skill set required to approach, form a bond with and eventually marry an attractive woman would be vital to recruiting high school prospects.

"There's a very strong correlation between having the confidence, going up and talking to a woman ... [and] walking into a high school and recruiting a kid and selling him."

Franklin said both involved being "quick on your feet and having some personality and confidence and being fun and articulate."

But he pulled back from the comments a day later, saying, "My foot doesn't taste good."

He tweeted, "I hope I did not offend any1, I love & respect ALL."

While brushing off the comments as an "attempt at humor [that] obviously fell a few yds short," he added, "As a husband & father of 2 daughters I regret the way I conveyed my message! ... I clearly used language that doesn't reflect my views on women and I am SORRY!"

Vanderbilt vice chancellor David Williams said in a statement they discussed ''how inappropriate and offensive'' Franklin's comments were ''no matter his state of mind or intent.''

[RCCF]

Soooooooooo How do we Earn a black shirt?

[NativeCane]

Soooooooooo How do we Earn a black shirt?

Posted by: RCCF | June 02, 2012 at 02:24 AM

You gotta have a Hot wife! LOL

[roachcane77]

Wow... bad night for the 305. (Canes, Heat, Marlins... )

C'mon football season!

[CaneRock]

MIAMI DOLPHINS
Miami Dolphins sign former UM running back Lamar Miller

BY DAVID J. NEAL

Friday afternoon, the Miami Dolphins signed fourth-round pick Lamar Miller, one of the two University of Miami players the Dolphins drafted in April.

Miller, a running back at UM, likely will be used all over the place in the all-purpose manner current Dolphins running back Reggie Bush was used by New Orleans early in his career.

The four-year deal for Miller puts six of the Dolphins’ nine draft picks under contract. Still to be signed are first-round quarterback Ryan Tannehill; third-round defensive end Olivier Vernon from UM; and Missouri tight end Michael Egnew, also taken in the third round.

[canezilla]

DAMN DIAMOND CANES GOING TO HAVE TO FIGHT BACK AND TAKE THE LONG ROAD JUST TO GET OUT OF CORAL GABLES

[TonyCane]

Would be that the final nail in the coffin for the Dolphins if they were unable to come to an agreement with Tanneyhill and he reentered the draft next year?

[CEO]

Soooooooooo How do we Earn a black shirt?

Posted by: RCCF | June 02, 2012 at 02:24 AM

You gotta have a Hot wife! LOL

Posted by: NativeCane | June 02, 2012 at 07:16 AM

IF that is the case then NativeCane is all set. Oh my!

[TJL]

I got a hot wife!! got pics to prove it!!

[CEO]

NEW BLOG IS UP!