MEAC Basketball Tournament
 
 
Emmanuel Castro (above) was named FCSL DeLand Player of the Week last week leading the 16-4 Suns into first place.
6/30/09
Castro Named Player of the Week
 
DeLand, Florida - B-CU's Emmanuel Castro was named the DeLand Suns Player of the Week for his play in the Florida Collegiate Summer League last week. Castro plays 3B for the Suns, now 16-4 and in first place in the FCSL standings. Castro is hitting a team-leading .320 this Summer for the Suns.
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Coach Melendez won his milestone 300th game in the 2009 season for B-CU, becoming the second youngest coach ever at age 35, NCAA Division I baseball coach to win 300 games.
6/18/09
Baseball Camps In Full Swing
 
Daytona Beach, Fla. - The Mervyl Melendez Summer Baseball Camps will be underway next week and registrations are still available online at: wwww.collegebaseballcamps.com/cats The hitting camps are set for June 22-23, the pitching and catching camps are June 23-24 and the advanced skills camp will be July 8-9 - all at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach.
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6/10/09
B-CU's Hiram Burgos 6th Round Pick In MLB Draft By Brewers
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Milwaukee Brewers picked B-CU senior pitching star Hiram Burgos in the sixth round, the 196th player picked in the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. Burgos, who was part of B-CU's four straight MEAC Championships and four consecutive NCAA regional bids - was 6-3 last year striking out 94 batters in 79.1 innings with a 3.74 ERA. [+]
 
6/3/09
Ali Simpson - Peter O'Brien Named Freshman All-Americans
B-CU's post season baseball honors continued on Wednesday with LHP Ali Simpson and catcher Peter O'Brien being named to Louisville Slugger/Baseball America - 2009 NCAA Division I All-Freshman Team. Both Simpson and O'Brien were earlier last month named to the first team All-MEAC honor squads as freshman. The tandem helped the 'Cats win their fourth straight MEAC championship and NCAA regional bid - ending the year 32-28 with two heart-breaking 8-7 losses in the Gainesville Regional. [+]
 
5/30/09
Jacksonville Beats Wildcats 8-7 At NCAA Regionals
Gainesville, Fla. - Jacksonville's Chuck Opachich hit a solo home run in the eighth inning and the Dolphins held off a bottom of the ninth Wildcat rally to beat B-CU 8-7 Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Gainesville Regional. Two straight tough losses at NCAA's end the season (B-CU, 32-28), winning the fourth straight MEAC title and earning the ninth NCAA berth in 10 seasons. [+]
 
5/30/09
Three-Run Bottom Of Ninth Wins It 8-7 For Gators
Gainesville, Fla. - Florida's Teddy Foster's two-run single with one out in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Gators to a come-from-behind 8-7 win over Bethune-Cookman University in the NCAA Gainesville Regional on Saturday night. "We battled and fought to the end," said B-CU Head Coach Mervyl Melendez. The Wildcats led 4-0 after three innings, and had leads of 4-3 after ecen innings and 7-5 heading into the borrom of the ninth. [+]
 
5/25/09
Wildcats vs. Florida Gators Friday 6:30 PM In Gainesville to Open NCAA Tournament
The 2009 NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional pairings were released Monday afternoon and the Wildcats are paired with three familiar foes in the Gainesville Regional (May 29-31). The full NCAA bracket is available on the www.bccathletics.com website and Coach Melendez comments on the Gainesville Regional. [+]
 
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