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Mark Rafferty who contributes to this site and runs PitchForkNation.com has informed me that Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy resigned effective immediately according to a press release from ASU. Murphy was set to enter his 16th season with the Sun Devils program. He led the Sun Devils to the College World Series four times while being a dominant team in the Pac-10 conference winning it the last three seasons. PitchforkNation.com is all over this story so I encourage you to check out the site by clicking here.

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Tags: Arizona State, New Coach, Pac 10

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The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 61 in our countdown with West Virginia junior shortstop Jedd Gyorko. He is a 5-10 185 pound shortstop from Morgantown West Virginia where he played at University High School. He was a four-time all-conference and three-time all-state player while being the 2007 Conference Hitter of the Year.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Big East, Brooks Wallace Award, Cape Cod League, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBB Column, College Baseball Foundation, West Virginia

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina University has announced an extension of head baseball coach Billy Godwin’s contract, which will secure his position through the 2014 season. The new agreement, approved Friday by the University’s Board of Trustees and announced by ECU Director of Athletics Terry Holland, will add three years to his existing contract that was set to expire June 30, 2011.

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Tags: Conference USA, East Carolina, New Contract

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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Fifth year head baseball coach Kevin Leighton revealed Manhattan’s schedule for the 2010 campaign. The slate features contests with powers from the ACC, BIG EAST, Conference USA and Colonial Athletic Association, in addition to the always challenging MAAC lineup. The Jaspers open the season Feb. 26-28 at the University of Miami, a 2009 NCAA Tournament participant.

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Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team released their 2010 schedule today. The Bulldogs will host 34 games at Riley Park this season, including their first seven contests of the year.

"This is a very demanding and exciting challenge for this young ballclub," said Head Coach Fred Jordan. The schedule features five teams that participated in the NCAA Tournament a season ago with South Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Kansas State, Elon and Georgia Southern on the slate.

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Southern Conference, The Citadel

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Toby Gerhart has a tough decision coming his way. A star baseball player for Stanford, Gerhart is also making a lot of noise as a running back for the Cardinal football team this season. Gerhart ranks near the top in touchdowns and rushing yards so far this season, with whispers about a chance at the Heisman, but he has also finished the 2009 spring as one of Stanford’s top baseball players.

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Tags: Football, MLB Draft, Pac 10, Stanford

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Here is your Early Signing Classes releases for November 19th.

Rutgers Baseball Announces 2010-2011 Recruiting Class

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (November 19, 2009) – Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill has announced the signing of seven scholastic standouts to National Letters of Intent.

The group includes infielder Nick Favatella (Washington Township, N.J.), outfielders Joseph D’Annunzio (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and Brian O’Grady (Warminster, Pa.), catcher Michael Zavala (Randolph, N.J.) and pitchers Charlie Lasky (Freehold, N.J.), Slater McCue (Radnor, Pa.) and Andrew Sullivan (Monroe, N.J.).

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Tags: 2011 Recruits, ACC, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, CAA, Cleveland State, Conference USA, Dallas Baptist University, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Hawaii, Horizon League, Independents, Louisiana-Monroe, Loyola-Marymount, Memphis, Ole Miss, Pac 10, Rutgers, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Temple, Texas AM, UAB, WAC, Wake Forest, Washington, West Coast Conference, Western Kentucky

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Bob "Turtle" Smith ‘63, former University of Maryland baseball player, and his wife, Carol B. Smith have stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam by making a major seven-figure commitment to Maryland Athletics. In honor of their gift, Maryland’s baseball stadium has been renamed Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium.

Bob and Carol have pledged their gift in support of the Greatness Campaign, which provides funds to those areas in athletics with the greatest need, as well as to the "Home Run Club," the support group for the Maryland baseball team.

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Tags: ACC, Maryland, New Facility

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The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 62 in our countdown with Dallas Baptist senior outfielder Ryan Enos. He is a 5’10 181 pound lefthanded hitter from Highland Village Texas and decided to attend Dallas Baptist where he has an outstanding career. His freshman season saw him appear in 30 games with 12 starts. He finished the season with an average of .194 while hitting a homer and grabbing seven RBI. Enos had his breakout season in 2008 when he finished second on the team with a .360 average with three homers and 33 RBI. He was very solid on the basepaths as he ended up stealing 16 bases in 18 attempts.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBB Column, Dallas Baptist University, Independents

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Here is your Fall Ball Recap for November 18th. Click on the respective link for the full article.

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Tags: Fall Ball, LSU, Pac 10, SEC, UCLA

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Here are your Early Signing Classes releases for November 18th.

Georgia Tech signs 18 for 2010-2011 season

ATLANTA - – Eighteen of the nation’s top high school baseball standouts, including three prep All-Americans, have signed National Letters of Intent to play baseball at Georgia Tech beginning next fall, head coach Danny Hall announced Wednesday.

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Tags: 2011 Recruits, ACC, Alabama, Baylor, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Georgia, Georgia Tech, MAC, Memphis, Ole Miss, Sam Houston State, SEC, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, UAB, UC-Davis, UT-Arlington, Western Michigan

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LOS ANGELES — The USC baseball team wraps up its fall practice schedule with the Cardinal/Gold World Series, Thursday-Saturday (November 19-21), at Dedeaux Field. Thursday’s game will start at 2:45 p.m. with a 1:45 p.m. start on Friday. Saturday’s start will be determined later.

USC returns 24 letterwinners from last year’s squad, including infielder/pitcher Ricky Oropesa (.314, 13 HR, 48 RBI in 2009) and right-handed pitcher Andrew Triggs (5-3, 3.96 ERA, 75.0 IP, 50 SO).

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Tags: Fall Ball, Pac 10, USC