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Best Hitters At The 2025 College Baseball Showdown

In two seasons at Clemson, Cam Cannarella has delivered at a remarkable .363 pace in 496 at-bats. He doubled 16 times in both 2023 and 2024 and upped his home-run production from seven as a freshman to 11 a season ago. Pettorini did not sacrifice consistency while showing more power as a junior, either, as he […]

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Best Hitters At The 2025 College Baseball Showdown

Week 1: Feb. 14-16

Max Belyeu, Texas

2024 Freshman All-American Zion Rose made a splash in his first season at Louisville, leading the Cardinals with a .380 average in 166 at-bats and was one of only 46 hitters in all of Div. I baseball with five or more triples.Replays, highlights, and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.

Colin Brueggemann, OSU

Brueggeman returns to Oklahoma State for his third season with the Cowboys, looking to build off his 14 home runs in 2024 while improving his batting average to a level more in line with his .330 clip in 2023. Six-foot-three Brendan Summerhill leveraged his rangy frame to shine as a prolific hitter for Arizona in 2024. The outfielder garnered All-Pac-12 honors with his .324 average in 238 at-bats, during which he homered eight times, doubled 18, and tripled six.

Cam Cannarella, Clemson

Middle infielder Luke Hill established himself as a dependable batter in his freshman season at Arizona State, hitting .314 for the Sun Devils. He transferred to Ole Miss ahead of the 2024 campaign, and while his average dipped to .291, Hill’s on-base percentage improved from .389 at Arizona State to .404 with the Rebels. Looking to emerge as Oregon State’s premier power hitter with Bazzana’s departure for MLB, Gavin Turley returns from a 2024 season in which he one-dotted and blasted 19 home runs. His 74 RBI set the pace for the Beavers, and his .589 slugging percentage is the best among the team’s returning talent.

Jalin Flores, Texas

If you hear any noise at the opening weekend of the College Baseball Showdown, it’s just Nolan Schubart boppin’. In two seasons at Oklahoma State, Schubart has hit 40 home runs. His 23 a season ago were tied for 23rd-most nationally, and he could be one of the most prolific home-run hitters in all of college baseball in 2025. Flores hit .340 in 241 at-bats last season and knocked out 18 home runs. His .656 slugging percentage was right on Max Belyeu’s tail.

Luke Hill, Ole Miss

Fourth-year veteran infielder and DH Tyler Pettorini has steadily grown as a hitter in his time at Ohio State. After batting .218 as a freshman, his average jumped to .315 in 2023 and remained north of .300 last season. After struggling at the plate in 2023, finishing with a .175 average in 103 at-bats, Jalin Flores established himself as both a reliable overall hitter in 2024 and a dangerous power hitter.

Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State

Despite losing No. 1 overall MLB draft pick Travis Bazzana, Oregon State has plenty of pop back in 2025. Dallas Macias is one of two Beavers returning from the 2024 lineup poised for All-American caliber production in the coming season. Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloBaseball subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.

Zion Rose, Louisville

The second weekend, Feb. 21-23, at Globe Life Field is called the College Baseball Series. It is streaming on FloCollege and the FloSports app. He returns to the Plains after a standout Cape Cod League campaign, hitting .325 in 120 at-bats with two homers and five doubles.

Brendan Summerhill, Arizona

Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Pac-12 Championship Mason White delivered quite an encore on his Freshman All-America debut in 2023. White ranks among the nation’s top returning home-run hitters, having nearly doubled his output from 10 as a freshman to 19 as a sophomore in 2024. He slugged north of .600 in both seasons. Bowen’s average dipped to .235 in 2024, but he managed to match his home-run production from the season prior with six in both seasons. Should he get his slugging percentage back north of .500 and his OPS closer to 1.000, look out for Bowen in 2025.

Mason White, Arizona

Following a sensational freshman season at Sacramento State in which he hit .346 and homered 14 times, Wehiwa Aloy transferred to Arkansas and proved just as effective in the SEC as he’d been in the WAC.

Week 2: Feb. 21-23

Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas

Rose’s excellent freshman season carried over into summer ball, hitting nearly .300 for Falmouth of the Cape Cod League. He toured with the Collegiate National Team, where he had an opportunity to play behind the plate. Should Rose continue to work in the battery for the Cardinals, he immediately is established as one of the best-hitting catchers in the sport.Replays, highlights, and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.

Karson Bowen, TCU

He’s back in 2025, looking to continue his upward trajectory after a nine-home run, 32 RBI campaign. Coupled with the dependable bat of .333 hitter Enzo Apodaca, Baylor features a dangerous combination as the cornerstones of its 2025 lineup. MLB.com’s scouting report of Belyeu describes him as hitting “for average and power while controlling the strike zone and making consistent hard contact.”

Rocco Peppi, Arkansas

Max Belyeu heads into the SEC as the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year. His breakout 2024 season, hitting .329 with 18 home runs garnered the outfielder the conference’s top individual honors and has him positioned as one of the top MLB draft prospects for 2025. All three weekends of the series set for Globe Life Field showcase batters who hit for power, average, and both. Get familiar with the names to know at the plate for all three weekends at the 2025 College Baseball Showdown.

Will Rogers, Michigan

“Prodigious left-handed power is always in demand,” Schubart’s MLB.com prospect profile says. Amen to that. As the only Baylor batter to one-dot over the full 2024 season, Wesley Jordan established himself as the Bears’ most fearsome presence at the plate.

Anthony Silva, TCU

The second weekend, Feb. 28-Mar. 2, at Globe Life Field is called the College Baseball Series. It is streaming on FloCollege and the FloSports app. Cannarella’s impressive offensive repertoire has him tabbed as a top draft prospect in the 2025 class.

Week 3: Feb. 28-March 2

Ike Irish, Auburn

After an exceptional freshman season for TCU, batting .350 and driving in 46 in his 217 at-bats, Karson Bowen heads into 2025 with a prime opportunity to come roaring back. Macias hit .315, tops among returning Beavers, and produced an OPS of .901. He homered eight times, doubled 14, and finished with a slugging percentage of .512.

Wesley Jordan, Baylor

With improved plate discipline that saw Hill trim his strikeouts from 42 to 27, he returns to Ole Miss another year more experienced and poised for a strong junior season at the dish. Arkansas welcomes Fresno State transfer Rocco Peppi in 2025 after the California native shined in 2024. Peppi hit .327 for the Bulldogs, and doubled his total number of home runs from his previous two college seasons at Long Beach State, from seven to 14.

Dallas Macias, Oregon State

A Freshman All-American in 2023, Anthony Silva is one of the most promising offensive weapons playing shortstop in college baseball ahead of 2025. Here are the teams:

Tyler Pettorini, Ohio State

Featuring some of the nation’s best teams and an abundance of MLB draft prospects, it’s no surprise that the 2025 College Baseball Showdown features many of the game’s premier hitters.Two-way standout Will Rogers brings both a reliable arm to the Michigan pitching rotation and power at the plate as a hitter.

Gavin Turley, Oregon State

In his first two seasons at Auburn, Ike Irish hit .361 and .319 with 20 total home runs, 109 RBI, and slugging percentage of .546 and .627. If his summer 2024 is any indication, expect even more from Irish in 2025. Summerhill drove in 59 during his breakout sophomore season and continued to be a threat with runners in scoring position while playing in the Cape Cod League. Summerhill’s 14 RBI in 84 at-bats helped him earn All-Star honors in the prestigious summer league.

What Teams Are Playing In the 2025 College Baseball Showdown?

Aloy matched his 2023 production of 14 round-trippers with another 14 for the Razorbacks last season.

University of Arizona
Auburn University
Baylor University
Clemson University
Ohio State University
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
University of Louisville
University of Texas
University of Michigan
University of Arkansas
Ole Miss
LSU
TCU

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Peppi has an opportunity to break out on the national stage with his move to Arkansas. The College Showdown provides the ideal early-season launching point. Rogers leads the corps of returning Wolverines for 2025 with eight home runs in 2024, a .814 OPS, and .462 slugging percentage.

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Rogers leads the corps of returning Wolverines for 2025 with eight home runs in 2024, a .814 OPS, and .462 slugging percentage.

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Rogers leads the corps of returning Wolverines for 2025 with eight home runs in 2024, a .814 OPS, and .462 slugging percentage.

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The first weekend of competition at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown is Feb. 14-16 at Globe Life Field. It is streaming on FloCollege and the FloSports app.

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Joel DeMarco – Senior Associate Director of Olympic Sports Performance – Women’s Volleyball Support Staff

Team Assignments: Baseball, Women’s Ice Hockey, Volleyball Education: Master of Education: Exercise Science and Sports Studies – Springfield College, 2009 Bachelor of Science: Exercise Science and Health Promotion – University of New England, 2005 Certifications: CSCS/RSCC FMS Level 2 Professional & FCS USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach […]

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Team Assignments:

Baseball, Women’s Ice Hockey, Volleyball

Education:

Master of Education: Exercise Science and Sports Studies – Springfield College, 2009

Bachelor of Science: Exercise Science and Health Promotion – University of New England, 2005

Certifications:

CSCS/RSCC

FMS Level 2 Professional & FCS

USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach

Precision Nutrition Pn1

American Red Cross CPR/First Aid/AED

Coach DeMarco joined the UConn staff in 2012. He currently oversees all aspects of training for the Baseball, Women’s Ice Hockey, and Women’s Volleyball. Prior to his current team assignments, Joel assisted with Football and oversaw training for the Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Tennis and Golf teams. He has coached student-athletes to 2 AAC Conference Championships with Women’s Track & Field, a Men’s Track and Field AAC Outdoor Championship, as well as the 2021 Big East Regular Season and Conference Baseball Championship. He has also coached 5 All-Americans, 17 MLB draft picks, and 11 NFL draft picks.

In addition to Joel’s commitment to his teams, he oversees the daily operations of the Husky Fuel Station, facility operations and development of interns

Prior to UConn, Joel served as the first full-time Strength & Conditioning Coach at Trinity College, overseeing all aspects of the program including design and implementation of training programs for all 29 varsity teams. He was the driving force behind the Trinity weight room design as well as raised funds to provide additional equipment in their training facility. In his time at Trinity he was part of the 2012 Women’s Lacrosse National Championship, the 2009 NESCAC Baseball Championships/NCAA New England Regionals/Advancement to the College World Series, 2012 NESCAC Baseball Championships, 5 conference championships, 20 conference players of the year and 19 All-Americans.

In addition to full-time appointments, Joel spent three summers with the Buffalo Bills assisting the full-time strength staff with all aspects of training camp. In addition to his time with the Bills, Joel interned at Williams College, Western New England College, Athletic Evolution, Springfield College and UMass Amherst. He also served as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Western New England College overseeing the day-to-day operations including practice, competition and recruiting. In his season with the team they set a school record 22 wins and were the 2007 ECAC New England Champions.

A native of North Adams, MA, Joel earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Health Performance from the University of New England and his Master of Education in Exercise Science and Sports Studies from Springfield College. He was a varsity letter winner in the sport of Basketball for the University of New England.

Joel resides in Vernon, CT with his wife Kara and daughters Malia and Evelyn.

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The Space Program on Water Polo Drama ‘The Plague’

The Space Program, a New York-based team of indie producers, describes itself as a collective. The way things work is that the three-person team collaborates on all projects — with one person taking lead and the others assuming supporting roles, depending on the film. “We have been able to become a safety net for each […]

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“We have been able to become a safety net for each other and for the films and the filmmakers,” explained Gus Deardoff, who runs the company along with Lizzie Shapiro and Lexi Tannenholtz. “It means there’s always someone available, which helps because filmmakers really need instantaneous contact with their producers at all times, and sometimes you get spread very thin. This way, we have several lines of defense.”

The company, which has worked on the feature debuts of Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You”) and Emma Seligman (“Shiva Baby”), takes a particular interest in first-time filmmakers.

“We love working with people that we want to be able to grow with,” said Tannenholtz. “We pick directors who we know are going to be making a lot of movies over the course of their careers.”

One such filmmaker is Charlie Polinger, whose first film, “The Plague,” will premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year. It tells the story of a group of preadolescent boys who bully and torment each other at a water polo camp.

“It’s a violent sport,” said Shapiro. “The above-water game, you need to follow the rules, but the below- water game, you can scratch and kick and pull at each other. Charlie thought that was a perfect metaphor for the way boys can behave.”

The eerie film, which the Space Program team liken to the work of Todd Field, but required a global search to find the right setting and the necessary incentives.

“I budgeted that movie in New York, New Jersey, Vancouver, Toronto, Ireland, Budapest, Sophia, Bulgaria and Bucharest,” said Shapiro. “We were on the hunt for a big pool.”

They ultimately landed in Romania. Early buzz on the film is strong and Polinger has already lined up a new project, A24’s “The Masque of the Red Death” with Sydney Sweeney tapped for the lead role. As for the Space Program, they have a busy dance card. Up next is “Pure,” the latest film from writer and director Catherine Schetina (“The Bear”), which will star Zoey Deutch. It’s about a young woman who begins to rot from the inside out as her life threatens to unravel at her sister’s wedding. It’s just the kind of quirky, unique, out-of-the-box story that the Space Program was formed to support.

“Maybe we are not the people who do your ‘Star Wars’ with you, but after you’ve made your ‘Star Wars’ and you’d like to make a more personal movie again, we are the people that you really want to collaborate with,” said Deardoff.

Part of that means that the Space Program will keep rolling the money it makes on different productions into the next one, hustling to keep projects moving forward in a business where films frequently fall apart at the last minute.

“Every movie is different, and every movie needs something different,” said Tannenholtz. “And what success means for each movie is different across the board. So we have to approach everything with an individualized strategy. For indie movies, it’s not one size fits all.”

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High school volleyball: City Section boys’ playoff results and pairings

CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS FINALS At Birmingham DIVISION I #1 Taft d. #2 Carson, 25-10, 25-20, 25-17 DIVISION III #1 East Valley d. #7 Maywood CES, 3-0 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE FINALS At Birmingham OPEN DIVISION #3 El Camino Real vs. #1 Venice, 6 p.m. DIVISION II #1 Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences […]

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CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

FINALS

At Birmingham

DIVISION I

#1 Taft d. #2 Carson, 25-10, 25-20, 25-17

DIVISION III

#1 East Valley d. #7 Maywood CES, 3-0

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

FINALS

At Birmingham

OPEN DIVISION

#3 El Camino Real vs. #1 Venice, 6 p.m.

DIVISION II

#1 Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences vs. #2 Mendez, 3:15 p.m.

DIVISION IV

#10 Port of Los Angeles vs. #8 Hamilton, 12:30 p.m.

DIVISION V

#3 Harbor Teacher vs. #1 Wilson, 10 a.m.

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Azusa Pacific Women’s Volleyball Releases 2025 Season Schedule

Story Links AZUSA, Calif. — Azusa Pacific University’s women’s volleyball team has officially released its 2025 schedule, featuring 27 regular season matches, a pair of high-profile tournaments, and 14 contests at the Felix Event Center. The Cougars will look to build on a strong tradition of competitiveness in the PacWest Conference as […]

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AZUSA, Calif. — Azusa Pacific University’s women’s volleyball team has officially released its 2025 schedule, featuring 27 regular season matches, a pair of high-profile tournaments, and 14 contests at the Felix Event Center. The Cougars will look to build on a strong tradition of competitiveness in the PacWest Conference as they begin their campaign on September 4th.

The season kicks off with the APU/CUI Tournament, hosted at home in Azusa, where the Cougars will face Montana State Billings, Texas Woman’s, Regis, and Western Oregon. Following that, the squad heads into a tough Biola-hosted tournament featuring top regional opponents like Cal State Dominguez Hills and Texas Permian Basin.

“This year’s schedule gives us a great mix of early challenges and key home matches,” said Head Coach Chris Keife. “We’re excited to compete in front of our fans and take our program to new heights.”

A key stretch includes the team’s annual trip to Hawai’i in early October and pivotal conference battles against rivals Biola, Point Loma, and Concordia. The season wraps up at home on November 15 against Dominican.

Below is the complete schedule for the 2025 season:

2025 APU Women’s Volleyball Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Notes
Sept. 4 (Thu)	6:00 PM	Montana State Billings	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 5 (Fri)	10:00 AM	Texas Woman’s	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 5 (Fri)	2:00 PM	Regis	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 6 (Sat)	11:00 AM	Western Oregon	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 11 (Thu)	6:00 PM	Cal State Dominguez Hills	La Mirada, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 12 (Fri)	10:00 AM	Stanislaus State	Costa Mesa, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 12 (Fri)	4:00 PM	Texas Permian Basin	La Mirada, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 13 (Sat)	10:00 AM	Cal State Monterey Bay	La Mirada, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 17 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Menlo	Azusa, CA	—
Sept. 20 (Sat)	1:00 PM	Point Loma	Azusa, CA	—
Sept. 24 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Hawai’i Hilo	Azusa, CA	—
Sept. 26 (Fri)	1:00 PM	Chaminade	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 2 (Thu)	TBA	Biola	La Mirada, CA	—
Oct. 3 (Fri)	6:00 PM	Vanguard	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 8 (Wed)	TBA	Hawai’i Hilo	Hilo, HI	—
Oct. 9 (Thu)	TBA	Hawaii Pacific	Honolulu, HI	—
Oct. 14 (Tue)	TBA	Point Loma	San Diego, CA	—
Oct. 16 (Thu)	6:00 PM	Fresno Pacific	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 23 (Thu)	TBA	Dominican	San Rafael, CA	—
Oct. 24 (Fri)	TBA	Jessup	Rocklin, CA	—
Oct. 29 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Westmont	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 31 (Fri)	TBA	Concordia	Irvine, CA	—
Nov. 1 (Sat)	TBA	Vanguard	Costa Mesa, CA	—
Nov. 5 (Wed)	TBA	Westmont	Santa Barbara, CA	—
Nov. 7 (Fri)	6:00 PM	Biola	Azusa, CA	—
Nov. 12 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Concordia	Azusa, CA	—
Nov. 15 (Sat)	1:00 PM	Dominican	Azusa, CA	—

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VOLLEYBALL: Four years – Yale Daily News

Yale Athletics The Yale women’s volleyball team won their third straight Ivy League title this season. They cruised past their conference opponents during the regular season, only falling to Princeton in four sets and Cornell in five — both teams that they later crushed in the Ivy League Tournament. In the past four years, the […]

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The Yale women’s volleyball team won their third straight Ivy League title this season. They cruised past their conference opponents during the regular season, only falling to Princeton in four sets and Cornell in five — both teams that they later crushed in the Ivy League Tournament.

In the past four years, the squad has accumulated an impressive 48–8 Ivy League record and three NCAA Tournament appearances under Head Coach Erin Appleman, who was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

This season, the Bulldogs fell to North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Although they won the first set 25-18 with contributions from all hitters and a great service run from senior Cara Shultz ’25, known for her unique serve, they dropped the next three sets to the talented Tar Heels.

The five players in the class of 2025 — Shultz, Fatima Samb ’25, Bella Chan ’25, Mila Yarich ’25 and Carly Diehl ’25 — have earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region, All-Ivy and All-Eastern College Athletic Conference accolades between them.

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Roseville track and field athlete Jayda Wilson looks to Minnesota record books

“I can watch back, even when I PR, and I’m like, ‘Wow, it was a good jump, but there’s still so much room for improvement,’ ” Wilson said. In addition to a fifth-place Class 3A finish in pole vault as a freshman and first place last year, Wilson placed second in long jump as a […]

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“I can watch back, even when I PR, and I’m like, ‘Wow, it was a good jump, but there’s still so much room for improvement,’ ” Wilson said.

In addition to a fifth-place Class 3A finish in pole vault as a freshman and first place last year, Wilson placed second in long jump as a sophomore with a personal-best of 18-5½. Her track and field success has caught the eye of multiple Big Ten schools, including Minnesota, which has offered her a scholarship.

“I think what sets Jayda apart is she’s just fearless,” Ueland said. When Wilson is asked to make changes, “she’s willing to throw it all out for the big picture, which is really hard for a high school kid to do, hard for us adults to do.”

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