NAVS & MLB

Kevin Chapman (below) and Kyle Bellow (right) both 4rd Draft Picks for Kansas City and Cleveland respectively, headline an impressive crop of Navs who've been drafted by MLB franchises and are currently in MLB Spring Training Camps.

The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) serves as a talent platform for a number of college players from all across the nation. It also provides an experimental learning curve for many young pitchers and hitters still coming into their own. Some are inevitably on the path to superstardom, while others work harder and harder day by day to achieve the ultimate goal of one day playing in the big leagues. In fact, a number of NECBL alums have indeed done just that, including some in the Navigator franchise's past teams.

As for the Navigators, the organization has seen ten former players drafted by an MLB organization. Click on the player's name to see a picture (* Indicates player is still in college)

Drafted Rd. Overall Player Pos. Drafted by Current Team
2010 4 119 Kevin Chapman LHP Royals Wilmington/Royals/A+
2010 10 314 Matt Lewis RHP Braves Danville/Braves/Rookie
2010 13 402 Jason Markovitz LHP Mariners Clinton/Mariners/A
2010 29 867 Garret Levsen* RHP Pirates
2010 29 882 Jon McGibbon* 1B Mariners
2010 42 1274 Ben Waldrip* 1B Braves
2010 42 1283 Dan Slania* RHP Red Sox
2010 48 1452 Patrick Brady UTL Mariners AZL Mariners/Rookie
2010 50 1510 Eric Jagielo* 3B Cubs
2010 FA Mike Gallo RHP Nationals GCL Nationals/Rookie
2009 4 125 Kyle Bellows 3B Indians Kinston/Indians/A+
2009 12 359 Josh Garton RF Reds Dayton/Reds/A
2009 13 410 Chad Taylor* CF Cubs
2009 24 736 Peter Fatse 2B Brewers Brevard County/Brewers/A+
2009 27 819 John Folino RHP Cardinals
2009 35 1066 Matt Costello LHP Brewers Wisconsin/Brewers/A
2008 31 945 Sean Gilmartin* LHP Padres

Several former players from the Navigators predecessors, the Holyoke Giants and Middletown Giants, have made it to professional baseball, including several from Middletown that have made it to the Majors (bold are currently on a MLB team):


Name Position Team Debut Year Current MLB Team
Craig Breslow LHP San Diego Padres 2005 Oakland A’s
Jesse Carlson RHP Toronto Blue Jays 2008 Toronto Blue Jays
Doug Clark LF San Francisco Giants 2005
Rajai Davis CF Pittsburgh Pirates 2006 Toronto Blue Jays
Mike Parisi RHP St. Louis Cardinals 2008
Chad Paronto RHP Baltimore Orioles 2001
Mike Smith RHP Toronto Blue Jays 2002
Earl Snyder 1B/OF Cleveland Indians 2002

Drafted Rd. Overall Player Pos. Drafted By Current Team
2003 14 402 Stephen Bray RHP Royals Tacoma/Mariners/AAA
2005 23 704 Chris Blazek LHP Astros Tri-City/Astros/A-
2006 33 1002 Wilberto Ortiz SS Angels Potomac/Nationals/A+

WALDRIP NAMED OVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – 2009/10 North Shore Navigator & Jacksonville State's Ben Waldrip has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.

Waldrip was selected in the 42 Round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves after a stellar 2009 NECBL season having been named to the NECBL All Star Team.

Making his Jacksonville State debut, Waldrip batted .440 after going 11-for-25 with nine RBI, including two home runs and three doubles as the first baseman finished with five extra base hits to help the Gamecocks post a 3-2 record.

The junior went 8-for-15 in helping the Gamecocks earn a 3-0 sweep over Middle Tennessee over the weekend. He was 2-for-3 on Friday, then saved his best for Saturday's 14-inning game, where he went 5-for-7 with a pair of home runs, scored three runs and drove in three runs to lead JSU to a 9-6 win.

On Sunday, he finished 2-for-5, hitting two doubles and scoring two runs as Jax State rallied for six runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game at 9-9, before scoring three runs in the 10th to earn the sweep over the Blue Raiders.

For the week, the junior batted .583 (7-for-12) with runners on base, including a .625 batting average with runners in scoring position.

"11" Navs Continue to Light it up

Navigating College Baseball

Baylor: Southpaw Crayton Bare played in one game this week, tossing 2/3 innings against Georgia. He gave up one run on one hit and one walk, and struck out one.

Boston College: Matt McGovern collected two hits in three appearances this week (including one against the Boston Red Sox), including a pinch-hit RBI double against #1 Florida. Reliever Matt Alvarez pitched in one game against Florida, giving up three runs in the 8th inning on Friday.

Clemson: Jon McGibbon saw action late in all three games over the week. Against Cincinnati, had an RBI walk and was hit by a pitch. He was hit again against Charleston Southern, bringing in a run. In Sunday’s game against Michigan State, he came in as a defensive replacement but did not have any at-bats. Pitcher Kevin Pohle did not see any action this week, and Mike Dunster has not yet played this season.

Florida: Cody Dent went 1-3 on the week, appearing in two games, including one against two future teammates from Boston College. He also collected an RBI and a walk.

Georgia Perimeter: Kevin Kyle pitched into the 7th inning against Cleveland State Community College on Saturday, giving up four runs.

Notre Dame: Dan Slania pitched in two games this week for a total of two innings, and gave up just two hits and no runs. Eric Jagielo went hitless for the week, and had one walk and scored a run.

Oklahoma: Kindle Ladd made two relief appearances on the week, totaling two innings, and gave up two runs on three hits and striking out two. Drew Dahlberg

Oklahoma State: Saulyer Saxon made his collegiate debut on Sunday, going hitless in a game against Cal Poly.

Palm Beach State: In a game against St. Petersburg, Dan Patrick tossed four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four.

Point Loma: Although rain pushed back the last two of a four game series against Biola, both Shain Stoner and Garret Levsen got some playing time this week. Stoner collected one hit in each of the games, and Levsen pitched six innings (4 ER, 4 H, 4 BB) while striking out eight.

Rhode Island: Although URI did have games on Saturday – Monday, Bobby Dean did not see any action.

Rutgers: Jerry Elsing had a great showing this week, pitching the 9th inning of both games of a Saturday double-header against Michigan. In game one, he went three up/three down with one strikeout, and in game two he walked one but earned the first save of Rutgers’ young season.

South Florida: The Bulls went into extras twice this week, and Chad Taylor went with them, collecting four hits, one RBI and one run during the three game stretch against Elon, including two hits in a 16 inning marathon on Sunday.

Southern New Hampshire: In their season opening weekend, the Penmen played two doubleheaders in a row, with Matt Boulter seeing plenty of game time. He had two hits over the weekend, along with three walks, a run and a sacrifice RBI. Junior Mendez made his debut in the series against Wilmington, throwing 5 2/3 innings and striking out four, but giving up five runs (four earned) on eight hits and five walks.

Tennessee: The Vols also had some trouble with rain, as the third game of their series with Canisius had rain delays of nearly two hours. After the rain subsided, Carter Watson replaced the starting pitcher and stayed in for 4 2/3 innings, giving up one unearned run with four walks and one strikeout on his way to his first career win. Blake Berger did not see any game time.

Tusculum: Patrick Holleran did not see any action in Tusculum’s four games this week.

Columbia, Dartmouth and Wheaton have not yet started their baseball seasons.

NAVS EARN BASEBALL AMERICA PRE-SEASON ALL AMERICAN NOD

BASEBALL AMERICA......2010 Navigator, NECBL All Star Tyler Kuehl of Point Loma was named a 2010 Baseball America Pre Season NAIA All American. BA also named 2009 Mike Dowd of Franklin Pierce a Division 2 Pre Season All American.

Kuehl and Dowd join Divison 3 Pre Season All American Nolan Corr as Navigators receiving those honors for the upcoming season.

Stay up to date with all your past and present Navigators through the season at Around the Horn.

NAVIGATING AROUND THE COUNTRY

Navigating College Baseball: The 2011 NAVS are off to a tremendous start in their respective 2011 NCAA Seasons... (Pictured to the left, Navs pitcher Kevin Pohle of Clemson makes his collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan on Saturday)

Baylor (Texas): Crayton Bare appeared in the Bears’ first two games of the season, pitching 1 scoreless inning and striking out one against Oral Roberts.

Boston College: Matt McGovern appeared in two games, starting one against Tennessee Tech., and went 2-3 with one walk and two runs. Matt Alvarez pitched a scoreless 9th inning against Indiana, striking out one.

Clemson (South Carolina): In his collegiate debut, Jon McGibbon came in as a pinch hitter against Eastern Michigan and went 2-2, scoring a run. Kevin Pohle, also making his debut, pitched 3 2/3 innings of relief on Saturday and gave up just one run.

Florida: Cody Dent came in late in Friday's game against Southern Florida, going 0-1 as a pinch hitter.

Georgia Perimeter: Kevin Kyle: Earned a win over Gadsden State Community College on Saturday, tossing six innings while giving up just two hits and striking out eight.
In three starts, has a 2-1 record over 15 innings pitched, striking out 15.

Notre Dame (Indiana): Another pair of debuts... Eric Jagielo went 5-15 over the weekend, with four hits (one 3B), four RBI and two runs coming against Purdue on Saturday. Dan Slania pitched a perfect 1 1/3 innings of relief against Michigan State.

Oklahoma: In a four-game series against William & Mary, two more future Navs made their college debuts. Drew Dahlberg came into three games as a late-inning replacement, going 1-1 at the plate. Kindle Ladd pitched two scoreless innings of relief, giving up just one hit.

Palm Beach State College (Florida): Dan Patrick is off to a terrific start on the mound for the 10-2 Palm Beach State Panthers. Dan has a 1.92 ERA over 13 innings, collecting one win and seven strikeouts.

Point Loma (San Diego, California): Shain Stoner batting in the clean up spot for the Point Loma Lions has started all 7 games batting .318 with 7 runs scored and 1 Triple. Teammate Garrett Levsen is 1-1 with a 3.27 era. In 11 innings he's struck out 9 and walked none.

Rhode Island: Against McNeese State, Bobby Dean pitched two innings of scoreless relief and struck out four.

Rutgers (New Jersey): Jerry Elsing pitched in two games at Miami. In 2 1/3 innings, he gave up one run and had four strikeouts.

South Florida: In a weekend tilt with Florida, Chad Taylor played in all three games and collected one hit.

Tennessee: Carter Watson, also making his debut this weekend, pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief over two games against Milwaukee, giving up only one hit and striking out one.

Columbia, Dartmouth, Jacksonville State, Southern New Hampshire, and Wheaton have not yet started their baseball seasons

NAVS LAUNCH - GOT DREAMS CAMPAIGN?

GOT DREAMS? The Navigators launch their 2011 season with a Got Dreams? campaign. The Navigators have once again partnered with little leagues throughout eastern Massachusetts and anticipate that through their 50/50 fundraising efforts the Navs will donate over $100,000 to youth organizations throughout eastern Massachusetts.

Head out to Fraser Field this summer as the 2010 NECBL Champion North Shore Navigators defend their title.

NAVS' CORR D3 PRE SEASON ALL AMERICAN

NAVS' Nolan Corr of Wheaton College has been named a Division 3 Pre Season All American honorable mention. Corr, a 2010 All American selection, had an outstanding season for the Navigators earning an All Star nomination and pitching the Navs to the championship in Game 3 of the Finals vs. Danbury.

For the complete list check out: http://d3baseball.com/all-american/preseason2011.pdf

SMYTH SIGNS WITH MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS!

James Smyth, the Voice of the 2010 NECBL Champion North Shore Navigators signed with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a Texas Ranger affiliate in the South Atlantic League.

Smyth was signed as a broadcaster for all Pelicans' 2011 games, handling both color and play-by-play duties. The Navigators extend their congratulations as James begins his journey to the Major Leauges!

Team USA Highlights Navs 2011 Schedule

January 3, 2011, Lynn, MA: The Defending NECBL Champion North Shore Navigators released their 2011 schedule today. Highlighting the schedule are games on Sunday, June 26th game vs. Team USA; Wednesday, June 22nd vs. a team of Latin American All Stars, and the NECBL All Star Game Wednesday, July 27th at Fraser Field. For all your Navs' action and ticket information, check us out at www.nsnavs.com

NAVS UNVEIL NEW LOGO!

The North Shore Navigators enter our 4th season in Lynn's Fraser Field. In capturing the 2010 NECBL Championship, the Navigators' became the City of Lynn's first inhabitant of historic Fraser Field 70 year history to win a championship.

In 2011 the Navs are hosting the NECBL All Star Game on Wednesday, July 27th at 7pm.

The Navs have also unveiled a new Logo for the 2011 campaign.

We hope you like it.

NAVIGATOR NATION - 2011 Roster from all over the Map!

The 2011 Navigators are well represented nationally, both in the states from which they grew up to the collegiate conferences that they play in. Here's the breakdown

BY CONFERENCE

ACC: Boston College (2), Clemson (3)
A10: URI (1)
BIG EAST: Notre Dame (2), Rutgers (2), USF (1)
BIG 12: Baylor (1), U.Oklahoma (2), Oklahoma State (2)
IVY: Columbia (1), Dartmouth (1)
SEC: U.Florida (1), U. Tennessee (2)
Other: Jacksonville State (1), Palm Beach State (1), Point Loma (2), Southern New Hampshire (2), Tusculum (1)


BY STATE
Massachusetts - 6
Florida - 5
Texas - 3
New York - 3
New Jersey - 3
California - 2
Oklahoma - 2
Alabama - 1
Connecticut - 1
Georgia - 1
Illinois - 1
Arizona - 1
Tennessee - 1

NAVS TO HOST 2011 ALL STAR GAME!

Lynn, Ma... 11/5/2011: Fraser Field and the Navigators will play host to the NECBL's 2011 ALl Star Game Wednesday night, July 27th at 7pm. This is the first time that the Navs and Lynn will host the league's mid-season classic.

The NECBL is home to some of the premiere collegiate, pro-prospects from around the country, and is sponsored in part by Major League Baseball.

Current Major Leaguers who played in the NECBL include: Stephen Strasburg, Andre Ethier, Joe Nathan, Andy Sonastine, and Andrew Bailey.

NAVS Climb into Top 30 after 0 - 6 start

SUMMER BASEBALLTOP 30 TEAMS With a standout pitching staff led by Louisiana State righthander Anthony Ranaudo, the Cape Cod League’s Brewster Whitecaps remain the nation’s No. 1-ranked summer league team for the third week in a row. The Whitecaps continue to lead the Cape League’s Eastern Division with a 15-6 record, thanks in large part to a league-best 2.12 team ERA. No Brewster pitcher has been as dominant as the 6-foot-7 Ranaudo, a supplemental first-round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the June draft. He might have been one of the top 2-3 players drafted overall were it not for an elbow injury that adversely impacted his junior season at LSU. Ranaudo has been injury-free, and flawless, in his first three starts this summer for Brewster. He was unscored on in his three starts, while combining for a 2-0, 0.00 record with just seven hits and three walks in 18 innings, and striking out 16. PG CrossChecker’s ranking of summer league clubs are compiled in conjunction with the summer-league website,www.summercollegebaseball.net. The nation’s top 30 summer-league teams will be ranked each week, on Tuesday or Wednesday. An emphasis is placed on the league’s competitive level, the prospective professional-quality talent on each club, a team’s won-loss record and its league dominance in arriving at the rankings. Each club must have at least a .500 record to be eligible.
PG CROSSCHECKER
SUMMER BASEBALL TOP 30
Weekly Ranking of College Summer League Teams (Previous Week's Ranking Noted in Parentheses)
RANK
LW
Team
ST
League
Record
1
1
BREWSTER WHITECAPS
MA
Cape Cod
15-6
LSU RHP Anthony Ranaudo (2-0, 0.00), Long Beach State RHP Drew Gagnon (3-0, 1.66) lead star-studded Whitecaps pitching staff
2
2
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox
MA
Cape Cod
14-7
Y-D has Boston College RHP John Leonard (3-0, 0.96), but will have to withstand loss of Stanford LHP Brett Mooneyham (3-0, 3.18) to Team USA
3
5
Santa Barbara Foresters
CA
California
20-7
Texas State RHP Carson Smith (3-0, 0.00), Central Arizona JC LHP Chris Joyce (3-0, 1.61) have combined for 63 SO in 43 IP
4

Alaska Goldpanners
AK
Alaska
18-5
Return of former skipper Jim Dietz (ex-San Diego State), pitching of USC RHP Ryan Cabral (3-0, 1.26) have fueled surge in long-time power
5
3
Chillicothe Paints
OH
Propsect
20-8
Michigan State 1B Jeff Holm (.396-7-38, 25 SB) cooling off after red-hot start, but still dominant performer in summer ball
6
4
Chatham Anglers
MA
Cape Cod
11-8
Boston College RHP Mike Dennhardt (1-1, 1.50), Baylor RHP Logan Verrett (1-0, 0.00), top 2011 prospects, have keyed Anglers staff
7
7
Rochester Honkers
MN
Northwoods
19-11
Pitching of Oklahoma State RHP Mike Strong (2-1, 2.00), Marshall RHP Ian Kadish (3-0, 0.79) help Honkers cling to NWL best record
8
12
Sedalia Bombers
MO
MINK
22-5
Red-hot Bombers surging behind Bellevue (Neb.) OF Matty Johnson (.396-0-8, 9 SB), Central Missouri RHP Danny Potje (3-0, 1.12, 25 IP/35 SO)
9
22
Edenton Steamers
NC
Coastal Plain
23-10
CPL's best hitting team led by Cornell OF Brian Billigen (.377-4-24, 14 SB), league's top hitter; powerful North Dakota 1B Jake Magner (.356-5-33)
10
10
Bend Elks
OR
West Coast
17-6
Washington LHP Ben Guidos (2-0, 1.96), Washington State 2B Tommy Richards (.413-2-23) continue to spark surging Elks
11

Eau Claire Express
WI
Northwoods
20-12
Illinois-Chicago OF Steve McGuiggan (.292-6-16) providing power for Express, Texas-Permian Basin LHP Felix Cardenas (3-2, 1.84) a big arm
12
16
San Luis Obispo Blues
CA
California
18-9
Alabama-Birmingham RHP Ryan Woolley (2-0, 2.57, 28 IP/40 SO), Utah RHP Brock Duke (2-0, 1.80, 25 IP/30 SO) have been stellar arms
13
9
Mat-Su Miners
AK
Alaska
17-8
Florida Atlantic OF Andy Mee (.326-0-17), Florida International OF Pablo Bermudez (.356-1-16) are run producers in middle of Miners order
14

North Adams SteepleCats
MA
New England
16-7
6-5 Rutgers RHP Tyler Gebler (3-0, 1.73) excels as starter, 5-10 Nova Southeastern RHP Sean Albury (1-0, 0.00, 8 SV) in relief for Cats
15

Licking County Settlers
OH
Great Lakes
16-7
Settlers getting all-star seasons from Xavier OF John McCambridge (.538-0-11, 15 SB), Bradley RHP Justin Ziegler (5-0, 0.86)
16
11
Bourne Braves
MA
Cape Cod
10-10
North Carolina RHP Mike Morin (1-1, 1.00, 18 IP/24 SO) excelling on mound, Coastal Carolina OF Daniel Bowman (.304-3-10) at plate
17
6
Forest City Owls
NC
Coastal Plain
23-13
Middle Tennessee OF Will Skinner (.333-3-20, 19 2B), Carson-Newman RHP Chase Boruff (0-0. 0.61, 6 SV, 15 IP/27 SO) productive for Owls
18
21
North Fork Ospreys
NY
Atlantic
18-6
New York Tech OF Sebastian Grazziani (.373-4-26) has provided offense, Furman LHP Kevin Gottlieb (2-0, 0.93, 29 IP/26 SO) superior pitching
19

Amsterdam Mohawks
NY
New York
16-7
Darmouth's James Brooks (.390-2-15), Marist's Jon Schwind (.345-3-24) have upstaged Pirates third-rounder Mel Rojas Jr. (.320-0-9, 11 SB)
20
17
Florence Red Wolves
SC
Coastal Plain
22-11
Texas A&M-CC 1B Trey Hernandez (.340-2-26), Mercyhurst (Pa.) RHP Sam O'Neill (5-1, 2.03) lead Red Wolves to best record in CPL
21
8
St. Joseph Mustangs
MO
MINK
17-9
Wichita State 1B Johnny Coy (.386-8-32) continues to be force at plate, Missouri State RHP Adam Maddox (4-0, 2.07) on mound for Mustangs
22

Sanford River Rats
FL
Florida
19-6
Rats supplant Winter Park as Florida League's best team; High Point RHP Zachary Haile (3-0, 1.59) plays key role on pitching staff
23

Luray Wranglers
VA
Valley
15-10
LaSalle hard-throwing RHP Cody Weiss (1-1, 2.25, 32 IP/43 SO), Auburn speedy OF Justin Fradejas (.345-0-6) key players for Valley co-leader
24
26
Victoria Generals
TX
Texas
14-7
Missouri IF Connor Mach (.341-2-15), McLennan (Texas) JC RHP Ryan Turner (1-0, 1.98, 13 IP/25 SO) stand out for TCL's top club
25

Bethesda Big Train
MD
Cal Ripken Sr.
17-8
Princeton RHP Matt Bowman (1-0, 0.98), Jacksonville State RHP Jordan Beistline (3-1, 1.71) help Train supplant Maryland O's as CRSBL top club
26
28
Haysville Heat
KS
Jayhawk
15-3
Nebraska IF Ben Kline (.383-3-15), Southern Poly State OF Gary Owens (.387-4-15) provide big sticks in middle of order for Heat
27
29
Haymarket Senators
VA
Valley
15-10
Two Florida Internatrional hitters, 1B Rudy Flores (.451-1-21) and OF Yoandy Barroso (.348-0-12), provide offensive spark for Senators
28

Green Bay Bullfrogs
WI
Northwoods
18-14
Washington 1B Troy Scott (.373-4-15) making up for poor 2010 college season; San Francisco OF Tom Barry (.317-4-20) also contributing
29

North Shore Navigators
MA
New England
15-10
Wheaton (Ill.) RHP Nolan Corr (3-0, 0.72), Baylor RHP Crayton Bare (3-0, 1.55) both riding unbeaten streaks for Navigators
30

Springfield Sliders
IL
Prospect
16-9
Sliders getting maximum mileage out of Seminole State (Okla.) RHPs Chase Stevens (6-0, 1.00, 36 IP/45 SO), Jason Ferrell (1-1, 1.67)
OTHERS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION: Kenai Peninsula Oilers/Alaska (15-9); Youse's Maryland Orioles/Cal Ripken Sr. (17-10); Winter Park Diamond Dawgs/Florida (17-7); Southern Ohio Copperheads/Great Lakes (9-5); Danbury Westerners/New England (14-9); Brazos Valley Bombers/Texas (16-9); Front Royal Cardinals/Valley (15-10); Swift Current Indians/Western Major (18-5).

4 NAVS OFF TO OMAHA - 2010 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

FOUR COLLEGE WORLD SERIES-BOUND
PLAYERS SET TO JOIN NAVIGATORS FOLLOWING TOURNAMENT

LYNN, MA (June 16, 2010) – Four impending North Shore Navigators will be competing in the 64th College World Series, which begins this weekend, and therefore have not yet arrived with the team in Lynn. Kevin Kyle and Dominic Leone of Clemson, Jack Mayfield of Oklahoma, and Cody Dent of Florida are the players representing the Navigators in Omaha.

Their late arrivals are of course for good reason, whereas the opportunity to play on the national stage certainly serves as a noteworthy experience in a player's career and development. The College World Series kicks off this Saturday, June 19, and all games can be seen on ESPN and ESPN2.

Leone, a freshman righthander at Clemson, picked up the victory on the mound in the Tigers' 8-6 win over Alabama on Monday to advance to the school's first College World Series in four years. Leone allowed just three hits and an unearned run over 5.2 innings and also struck out three while walking just one. Leone is 3-1 with a 4.39 ERA on the season for the No. 13 Tigers, who improved to 43-23 on the season with the victory and will play Arizona State in the first round.

Meanwhile, Kyle, who is also a freshman, has compiled a 3.00 ERA on the year at Clemson in 12 innings pitched out of the bullpen.

Oklahoma punched its ticket to Omaha following an 11-0 win over Virginia on Monday, and it will mark the first appearance in the College World Series since 1995 for the Sooners, who will play South Carolina on Sunday. Mayfield, a freshman, picked up the win and threw 3.1 innings of relief in Oklahoma's Game 2 victory over Virginia in a 10-7 win. He allowed three earned runs on six hits, and is 5-0 for the season with a 2.49 ERA in 16 games. Mayfield is also an infielder, and has hit .235 in 18 games at the plate.

Dent's Gators are making their first appearance in the CWS since 2005, and they will square off against UCLA in the first round after defeating Miami in the Super Regional. Dent, the son of former MLB All-Star Bucky Dent, is hitting .241 and hit .417 in conference-play. Dent appeared as a pinch runner in Game 1 against Miami, and served as a defensive replacement in the Game 2 clincher. Florida is currently 47-15 and is the No. 3 team in the country.

GALLO SIGNS WITH NATIONALS

08/09 North Shore Navigator Mike Gallo has signed a Free Agent Contract with the Washington Nationals. Gallo will report to the Nationals, Orlando affiliate of the Gulf Coast Rookie League.

BIG DAY FOR NAVS - Past and Present

5 former and current North Shore Navigators were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft.

From the 2009 Navs squad, the following player were selected:

Kevin Chapman - 4th Round, Kansas City Royals, (U.Florida)

Matt Lewis - 10th Round, Seattle Mariners (UC Davis)

Jason Markovitz - 15th Round, Seattle Mariners (Long Beach State)

Pat Brady - 48th Round, Seattle Mariners (Bellarmine College)

From the current 2010 squad, Ben Waldrip of Medford, Mass. and Cypress JC of Los Angeles, was selected in the 42nd Round by the Atlanta Braves.

Markovitz goes to Seattle with 402nd Pick

Jason Markovitz of the 08 & 09 Navs, and Long Beach State was selected in the 2010 MLB Draft with the 402nd Pick by the Seattle Mariners.

MATT LEWIS goes to ATLANTA in ROUND 10

09 NAV, Matt Lewis was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round of the MLB Draft

CHAPMAN GOES in 4th ROUND TO KANSAS CITY

On the second day of the 2010 MLB Draft, former Navigator (09) Kevin Chapman was selected in the 4th round by the Kansas City Royals. Chapman and his Florida Gators are currently preparing for the NCAA Super Regionals.

10 NAVS in NCAA REGIONALS

TEN NAVIGATORS are in NCAA's REGIONALS

Jacksonville State - Hunter Rivers
Clemson - Dominic Leone, Kevin Kyle
Oklahoma - Brandon Bargas, Kevin Pritchard, Jack Mayfield
Baylor - Crayton Bare
Florida - Cody Dent
Rider - Mason Heyne
Dartmouth - Michael Johnson

The 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament is ready for the 2010 College Baseball Regionals. The 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament teams were all announced on Monday, May 31st, allowing fans to see where their schools will be playing in the coming weeks. We are just three weeks from the 2010 College World Series, but getting there is going to be tough for the 64 teams that received invites to the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament this holiday weekend. There are definitely quite a few intriguing match-ups at the regional level, beginning with the Norwich Regional that is hosted by Connecticut, but where Florida State actually received the No. 1 seed.
The No. 1 overall seed in the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament is Arizona State out of the Pac-10 Conference. The Arizona State Sun Devils won the Pac-10 regular season conference title this year, and had a tough route against seven other teams that are in the 2010 College Baseball Regionals. Those teams include No. 6 seeded UCLA, Washington State, Oregon State, and Oregon just to name a few. If both Arizona State and Washington State win their regional tournaments, they would meet in the Super Regionals in Tempe later on this month.
The full 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament field has been announced, and it could lead to some very interesting games when the tournament kicks off this upcoming weekend. Games in the 2010 College Baseball Regionals will start on Friday, June 4th, and work through the weekend to determine the 16 teams that will advance to the Super Regionals. Arizona State is definitely the team to beat in the tournament, but a No. 1 seed rarely does that. That could open the door for Virginia, Texas, or UCLA to pull off the 2010 baseball national championship.

2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament Field of TeamsTempe (No. 1 Arizona State, Milwaukee, Hawaii, San Diego)Fayetteville (Arkansas, Grambling, Kansas State, Washington State)Auburn (Auburn, Jacksonville, Southern Mississippi, Clemson)Atlanta (No. 8 Georgia Tech, Mercer, Elon, Alabama)Charlottesville (No. 5 Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, St. John's, Ole Miss)Norman (Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, North Carolina, California)Columbia (South Carolina, Bucknell, The Citadel, Virginia Tech)Myrtle Beach (No. 4 Coastal Carolina, Tony Brook, North Carolina State, College of Charleston)Austin (No. 2 Texas, Rider, Louisiana-Lafayette, Rice)Fort Worth (TCU, Lamar, Arizona, Baylor)Norwich (Florida State, Central Connecticut State, Oregon, Connecticut)Louisville (No. 7 Louisville, Saint Louis, Illinois State, Vanderbilt)Los Angeles (No. 6 UCLA, Kent State, UC Irvine, LSU)Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton, Minnesota, New Mexico, Stanford)Coral Gables (Miami, Dartmouth, Florida International, Texas A&M)Gainesville (No. 3 Florida, Bethune-Cookman, Oregon State, Florida Atlantic)