5 Crimson Tide Players Selected On Day Three Of MLB Draft
University of Alabama Crimson Tide baseball had five players drafted yesterday on the third and final day of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft. Alabama had a total of six players drafted across the three-day event. This was the second consecutive season the Tide had six players selected. Incidentally, five of the six players are juniors. Some, however, may return next season to improve their draft stock.
Saturday's picks were Nick Eicholtz going in the 13th round to the Miami Marlins, Will Haynie selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 16th round, Matt Foster going to the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round, Colton Freeman chosen by the Chicago Cubs in the 20th round and Geoffrey Bramblett heading to the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round. Thomas Burrows was selected in the fourth round on day two and will be playing for the Seattle Mariners.
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Football Prospect C.J. Holmes Announces Top 7 Choices
Football prospect C.J. Holmes
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Cam Robinson Issue May Not Be As Bad As Thought
Cam Robinson
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Crimson Tide Baseball Head Coaching Search Continues
Football Prospect C.J. Holmes Announces Top 7 Choices
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Football recruit prospect C.J. Holmes out of Hamden, Connecticut released his top seven seven choices in college football programs in which he is interested. The announcement came last night in one of his tweets via the social networking site Twitter.
In his announcement last night, Holmes tweeted:
First I would like to show gratitude to the big man above. Through his blessings I've landed in this situation today. With that being said, I would like to thank all the coaches who have put in effort to recruit me throughout this ongoing journey. I would also like to thank my parents, my friends, and my coaches for supporting me and helping me make the right decisions thus far. Without further or due I would like to announce the top 7 schools i want to narrow down to and focus on the most: (NO ORDER)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Penn State Nittany Lions
Syracuse Orange
UCLA Bruins
Alabama Crimson Tide
Michigan Wolverines
Tennessee Volunteers
According to 247Sports Composite Ratings, the 6' 0", 200-pound Holmes is listed as a four-star prospect, the No. 18 athlete recruit in the country and the No. 2 overall prospect from the state of Connecticut.
As a high school junior, Holmes was named to the USA TODAY Connecticut All-State and Class A First Team All-New England.
He is scheduled to participate this July in Nike's elite Opening Finals camp being held at the Nike world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.
Cam Robinson Issue May Not Be As Bad As Thought
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While things are still not settled concerning the Cam Robinson arrest last month, a little more information has come to light that leads many to believe the situation is not as serious as originally thought.
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, himself, had said there were things that weren't generally known about the case in his statement following the arrest. He said, "It's the first time Cam has
ever had an issue or a problem. We're handling it and
managing it internally and making him do things to hopefully change his
behavior. I'm waiting to see how this whole legal thing plays out,
because it's not really what it seems to be."
ESPN.com is reporting that earlier in the night the two young men, Robinson and Hootie Jones, were at a gun range shooting and failed to take the guns home afterward. Also reported by ESPN was the fact that Robinson had purchased the gun about a year earlier but didn't know it was stolen, and then failed to have it registered. Saban declined to provide specifics concerning the information and arrest.
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Crimson Tide Baseball Head Coaching Search Continues
There is no official word out of the University of Alabama as yet as to who might be the new head baseball coach following the resignation of Mitch Gaspard. Right now Director of Athletics Bill Battle has nothing new to say on the subject. As per the usual, the Crimson Tide is searching for the best possible candidate for the job.
Names that seemingly continue to pop up are Tim Corbin of Vanderbilt, Mark Calvi of South Alabama, John Cohen (Tuscaloosa native) from over Mississippi State way, Casey Dunn of Samford, David Pierce from Tulane and Cliff Godwin of ECU.
Battle had previously stated via The Tuscaloosa News was, "What I'd like to have is somebody that’s had head coaching experience. Somebody that has had recruiting experience in this part of the country. I’d like to have somebody with an Alabama connection, I know that’s hard to find."
Battle had previously stated via The Tuscaloosa News was, "What I'd like to have is somebody that’s had head coaching experience. Somebody that has had recruiting experience in this part of the country. I’d like to have somebody with an Alabama connection, I know that’s hard to find."
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Tide Safety Shawn Burgess-Becker Leaving Football Program
Shawn Burgess-Becker
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Photo Credit: SaturdayDownSouth.com
Alabama Crimson Tide safety Shawn Burgess-Becker is transferring from the University of Alabama. The Coconut Creek, Florida native has been granted his full release and will be able to play for any program he chooses. He will, however, have to sit out the upcoming 2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but will have three years of eligibility remaining to play.
The 6' 1", 215-pound Burgess-Becker played in 13 games for the Tide this past season, mostly on the special teams unit. He was credited with three tackles during the 2015-16 season.
According to 247Sports, he was the No. 10 athlete and No. 24 prospect in the state of Florida for the class of 2015 when he came to UA.
No word was given as to the reason he requested the transfer, but was not expected to earn a starting role with the team this season.
