With all the noise lately about Stephen Strasburg, inverted W's, and mechanics, I started to think about my life in baseball as a player and a coach. Therefore, this post will be a little different, a little more on the development side, called Devon's Development Insider. I really hope that any parents or readers email me after reading this. The cream of the crop will no doubt rise to the ...

Growing up, my dream, much like most young kids, was to play professional baseball. Although in my home town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, most kids wanted to play in the NHL, my problem was I could not skate and was not too fond of the cold. Go figure! When I did reach my goals of attaining a baseball scholarship and the chance to play professionally, it could not get any better. The road ...

It was the last weekend of the college baseball regular season. Florida and South Carolina entered a three game series in Columbia, SC tied for first place with identical 20-7 records in the tough SEC. The winner of the series would win the SEC and be a national seed. This would mean home field advantage throughout the NCAA Tournament leading up to Omaha. It doesn't get much tougher for a visitor than playing at South Carolina. ...

Rosenblatt Stadium's last season hosting the College World Series has already seen a performance for the ages. South Carolina's Blake Cooper went eight innings, giving up three hits and striking out 10 batters (tying a CWS record), as the Gamecocks moved one win away from taking home their first crown. Cooper's performance will go down in Omaha's history with the best that have ever played there. Some of them have gone on to lucrative pro careers. Others never ...

With Rosenblatt Stadium hosting its last College World Series, it would only be fitting that the national champion made a little history of its own. Both South Carolina and UCLA are very strong teams, but you have to admit that either one of them would be an improbable national champion. South Carolina lost in the opening round for the seventh straight year, but the Gamecocks proved once again that you can never count them out in the ...

Now about one week into the final College World Series to be played at historic Rosenblatt Stadium, everything is starting to heat up. Emotions are on the line, as well are hopes of an entire state. So far Oklahoma, Arizona State, Florida, and Florida State have faced the music in Omaha. UCLA, TCU, and Clemson have advanced to the semifinals, with Oklahoma and South Carolina facing off tonight. With the end of the CWS in ...

The College World Series is in full swing, and we've already witnessed some fantastic....heck, historic performances. Anyone who witnessed Gerrit Cole's eight-inning, 13-strikeout gem, consider yourself lucky. You got a sneak peak at what a top five pick in next year's draft will look like. I can't remember ever witnessing a more dominating performance from a guy who gave up three runs in one inning. But Cole hasn't been the only guy who's shone on college baseball's ...

Despite the aluminum bats, pitching wins championships. Whether it's the starter or the bullpen, a pitcher that changes speeds and keeps hitters off balance leads their team to victories. More importantly, aces takes their teams to the next level in Omaha, Neb. at the College World Series. Some shine most during the College World Series before leaving for the big leagues. Here are the top-10 pitching performances from the last 10 years.Begin Slideshow

The number one overall seed Arizona State Sun Devils were knocked out in double-elimination in the 2010 College World Series by an 11-4 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks Tuesday afternoon. The two teams were paired in the loser's bracket after ASU's loss to Clemson and South Carolina's loss to Oklahoma. The game took an ugly turn in the bottom of the second for the Sun Devils. Starting pitcher Merrill Kelly (10-3) gave up 10 hits ...

The South Carolina baseball team found itself in a familiar position on Tuesday: playing in the losers' bracket.   With Sunday's 4-3 loss to Oklahoma, the Gamecocks have lost seven straight opening-round College World Series (CWS) games in Omaha, Neb.   But as they showed against top-seeded Arizona State, there is a positive to that: They know how to fight out of the bottom-half of the bracket.   The Gamecocks made a very strong first step in that direction by clobbering ...