Keeping Tabs: Alex Garabedian drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

As you know, we here at the CofC Sports Fan took most of the summer off. But we thought it would be good to catch everyone up with former College of Charleston catcher, Alex Garabedian who was selected in the eight round (266-overall) of this year's MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Currently, Alex is hitting Alex Garabedian.229 with 22-hits in 96 at-bats, scoring 13-runs, 4-doubles, 2-home-runs and 14-RBIs (.308 on-base-percentage and a .333 slugging percentage) with the Ogden Raptors as a rookie in the Dodgers' farm-system.

Keeping Tabs: Josh Jackson enrolls at South Carolina State University

As the CofC Sports Fan mentioned back on May 15th, Josh Jackson will not return to the College of Charleston. The Orangeburg Times and Democrat announced today that Josh has enrolled at South Carolina State University and should play his final year of eligibility the 2008-2009 season. (Photo credits: The T & D)

We at the CofC Sports Fan were quite disappointed in Josh. Jackson was an All-State center from South Aiken High School who showed us he could really add depth to the team, as a sophomore, averaging 12.5 points and 5.8 boards a game while shooting over 50% from the field. But then his junior year (2006-2007) Josh showed the Maroon Nation that he didn't have the work-ethic to become a dominant force in the Southern Conference. As we watched Jermaine Johnson develop (both physically and mentally) and mature on and off the court, becoming a leader for the Cougars, Josh continued to struggle. but we will keep things on a certain level of comity and wish Josh well for doing his part and hope that he uses this year off to get in shape and grow as a player and a person.