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Lincoln. There was a feeling you were already down twenty when the purple and gold took the court for warmups. Between the players and the coaches they have to be considered one of the greatest programs in the state.

Kendall Rogers Rivals.com College Baseball When the college baseball schedule came out a few months ago, people immediately turned their attention to the Astros College Classic, which includes Arizona State, Rice, Texas A&M, Houston, Baylor and Vanderbilt. Specifically, the possible pitching matchup between Vanderbilt's David Price and Rice's Joe Savery raised some eyebrows. Fans will get their wish when the Commodores and Owls meet at Minute Maid Park on Friday afternoon. While the matchup between Price and Savery headlines the weekend, UCLA's Tyson Brummett hopes to continue his successful ways at Miami. The Hurricanes will start veteran Scott Maine, who missed opening weekend because of team violations. Another matchup to watch features New Orleans right-hander Bryan Cryer and Ole Miss junior Will Kline. Cryer had dominant numbers last season, while Kline was outstanding down the stretch. Other intriguing matchups include Arizona State's Brian Flores and Texas A&M's Jason Meyer, and Southern California's Ryan Cook and San Diego's Brian Matusz. Top 5 Pitching Matchups Vanderbilt's David Price vs. Rice's Joe Savery The Astros College Classic features several of the nation's top teams and players, but no pitching matchup is more anticipated than this one. Vanderbilt left-hander David Price is a projected top five pick in the June draft, while Savery is not far behind. Price, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound junior went 9-5 with a 4.16 ERA in 110 1/3 innings last season. He also struck out 155 and walked 43, while opponents hit .222. Savery missed some time on the mound with an injury last season, but had a 2.76 ERA in 62 innings. The veteran leader also struck out 62 and walked 24. UCLA's Tyson Brummett vs. Miami's Scott Maine After dropping a pair of contests to Mercer last weekend, Miami enters this series with extra motivation. Perhaps it translates into a series victory, but for that to happen, the Hurricanes must hit red-hot right-hander Tyson Brummett. Brummett, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior had a stellar first outing against Winthrop last Friday. The veteran allowed a run on six hits in eight innings. He also struck out six and walked one. While Brummett was pitching last weekend, Maine was not able to pitch. The junior left-hander went 12-3 with a 4.57 ERA last season. Arizona State's Brian Flores vs. Texas A&M's Jason Meyer When the Sun Devils signed JUCO star Brian Flores, coach Pat Murphy immediately tabbed him as the team's Friday night starter. And if you know Murphy, that's quite the compliment. In Flores' first outing against Southern Utah, he didn't disappoint. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior allowed a run on two hits in five innings. He also struck out five batters. While Flores takes the mound for ASU, senior left-hander Jason Meyer gets the nod for a Texas A&M team looking for an identity. Meyer went 3-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 77 2/3 innings last season. Southern California's Ryan Cook vs. San Diego's Brian Matusz After an impressive first outing against in-state foe Long Beach State, the name Ryan Cook is starting to gain national recognition. Cook, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound sophomore allowed a run on three hits in six innings. He also struck out four and walked one. Last season, Cook went 4-4 with a 5.97 ERA in 69 1/3 innings. He also struck out 31 batters. While Cook is gaining steam, San Diego left-hander Brian Matusz has already taken the college baseball community by storm. The sophomore is 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA in 11 2/3 innings. He has also struck out 21 batters. New Orleans' Bryan Cryer vs. Mississippi's Will Kline The most underrated pitcher in America might be New Orleans right-hander Bryan Cryer. Cryer has gained significant attention in the Sun Belt, but his status on the national level could change this weekend, as he shows his stuff against hard-hitting Ole Miss. Cryer had a 2006 campaign to remember. He went 7-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 109 innings. He also struck out 108 and walked 21, while opponents hit him at a .250 clip. The Rebels will counter with junior right-hander Will Kline. Kline went 5-2 with a 3.71 ERA last season. He also struck out 76 and walked 22. Looks like Friday is the day to be at Minute Maid, I'll try to take some pics.

Are you talking about the blue clown suits. When I played at PN-G those were their varsity uniforms.

Sounds perfect to me, I'm off Friday. I'm trying to figure if I should wear my Rice baseball jersey with an A&M hat and a UH T-Shirt under the jersey.

This the annual baseball tournament held at Minute Maid. I'll be there all day Friday enjoying my favorite sport.

Mexico was once again classy refusing to shake hands after the loss. I wonder what the excuse will be this time. I smell coaching change south of the border!

Man I haven't seen Ferris for a while, he used to work on the Astros field crew as second job. His day job was at NASA.

I played with Cort, I'm going out on a limb and say Chase was better. Cort still plays in the Summer league I'm in, I think he's gotten better since high school.

Here's a pic from pngindians.com

Trying to remember this could be wrong 1. Lumberton 6-0 1. Central 6-0 3. PN-G 5-1 4. Nederland 4-2 4. Vidor 4-2 6. Silsbee 3-3 7. LC-M 2-4 not sure about WO-S, Ozen, HJ

I'll will tell you I'm a fan of Rice baseball but don't be suprised if Lamar beats them...

Sorry I don't have my stuff in front of me, what place was this for 3rd?

I had a chance to check out today's intrasquad and I can tell you one thing this team can hit. As soon as I stepped on the field Collin DeLome dropped a BOMB over the right field wall. Coach G said the pitching is coming along and added Allen Harrington is looking better than ever. LU opens up the season at the Citrus Tournament held by UTPA against nationally ranked Oklahoma St. Harrington will have a pitch limit of 90 but if the weather is cool the limit will be 70. One other thing the red caps are back for the first time in years. They will wear the red and blue with the red and blue jerseys while the red cap will be worn with the white.

I have to agree with everything you say. There record (9-18, 3-8) is a little misleading. Things could have been much better if they won the close games. Non-District LC-M, L 53-50 WO-S, L 65-62 Barbers Hill, L 65-61 District Nederland, L 68-67 Central, L 54-51 LC-M, L 56-54 Nederland, L 56-54 Vidor, L 56-52 Central, L 59-54

I'm trying to go Friday when I'm off for at least the noon and 3:30 game.

Teepee gone, headdress to replace it from pngindians.com....The article states that it's twice as tall as the previous run-through (The headdress is 20 ft tall and the tunnel is 9ftx12ftx15ft. Brian McClean of Vacuum City funded this to the tune of $13,750. Nice article by the sports editors Beau Pent and Zack Wilmore.

Of course I'm not pulling either way but I have to admit I've been to a lot of games in my time and I think Central is one of the roughest teams I've ever seen.

Very rough game, refs didn't do a good job keeping control. Fight almost broke out in the end, highlights at 6...

I think "Longhorn" themed fun is more along those lines. I'm not here to judge but everytime I'm on the UT campus there are too many guys walking hand and hand for my taste. Plus they say you haven't experienced Austin until you see this guy. Enough said.

Just so people know, Mahoney did play tonight.

He's not a bad coach. He's very well respected around the country and he bring the style of bigger programs with him especially when it comes to dicipline. There are a lot of the things that go on behind the scenes that the casual fan does not know about. James was given more then enough chances to prove he wanted to play but he hasn't on and off the court. His attitude has gotten worse. Mertz leaving was expected I don't believe the other two suspension will last the rest of the year.

I'll be there, maybe I'll pick up a saw 'em off shirt, lol...Gig 'em

Don't all the teams play each other twice in district? Isn't a little early to talk about a district championship? But I do agree Lumberton is the team to beat, I see thing this way for the top 3.... 1. Lumberton 2. PN-G 3. Vidor or Nederland

Lew Ford, Ben Weber, Curtis Legendre, Kyle Stutes, Allen Harrington, Jason Stutes, Bo Wortham, Dustin Marsh...I'll think of more

I think 4A, them and PA Lincoln were alway in Austin for the final four.