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Newspaper articles on Mississippi schools

Southern Miss Alum — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:27:22 +0000

The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson has done previews on the Big Three in the state this week.

MISSISSIPPI STATE

STARKVILLE — Shortly before 5 p.m. today, John Cohen will stroll from the home dugout at Dudy Noble Field, swap lineup cards with umpires and pause for the national anthem.

Mississippi State preview

SOUTHERN MISS

HATTIESBURG — If the old [...]

Unveiling the new Alex Box

Southern Miss Alum — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:15:12 +0000

Tigers to open new Box against Villanova tonight

By RANDY ROSETTA

For the LSU baseball program, the first day of a highly anticipated future arrives today with the debut of a state-of-the-art stadium.

At the same time, the Tigers bring proud echoes from the past with them into the 2009 season, the residual impact [...]

Pac-10 Roundup: Arizona State reloads, Gerrit Cole to debut for Bruins

Mark Rafferty — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:06:12 +0000

Arizona State is selected to win the Pac-10 this year, but as Head Coach Pat Murphy points out, “We might have the least experience of any team in college baseball.” (East Valley Tribune) Also, here’s a preview of this weekend’s tilt against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (Pitchfork Nation)

Even though Gerrit Cole hasn’t started a game [...]

2009 WAC Preview

Aggie2k1 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:38:03 +0000

The 2008 National Champions came from the most unlikely of teams in the most unlikely of conferences. The Fresno State Bulldogs’ run through the College World Series put WAC baseball back on the map after the conference had lost some of it’s luster after the many realignments caused by their football brethren. The Bulldogs’ magical [...]

Baylor Bears: 2009 Baseball Season Outlook

Donald J. Boyles — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:14:35 +0000

Kendall Volz

Fifth century Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote in Prometheus Bound, “Time, as he grows old, teaches many lessons.”

Baylor’s baseball team grew a year older and learned many lessons during the 2008 season. Now, the Bears hope to turn those lessons into success in 2009. “As a team, the players see this as a very important [...]

Conference USA notebook

Southern Miss Alum — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Conference USA will open its 14th season of baseball this Friday. UCF is set to begin the Terry Rooney era with its series against Virginia Commonwealth. Armed with its No. 3 national ranking, Rice heads west to face Cal Poly. East Carolina, Southern Miss and Tulane are also ranked in at least one poll and [...]

Texas State baseball prepares for 2009 season

Donald J. Boyles — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:54:07 +0000

Texas State baseball opens the 2009 season Feb. 20-22 at the UT Arlington/Hilton Invitational.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SAN MARCOS – Most coaches are jaded by the loss of instrumental players entering a brand-new season and most coaches do not welcome the change. However, Texas State baseball head coach Ty Harrington is not like most coaches. [...]

2009 TCU Season Preview: Hitters

Brian Foley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:48:10 +0000

Matt Vern

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE FORT WORTH, Texas- The TCU Horned Frogs are two days away from kicking off the 2009 campaign at No. 5 Cal State Fullerton. Gofrogs.com takes an in depth look at the team heading into their sixth season under head coach Jim Schlossnagle. In this edition, we will break down the [...]

2009 Vanderbilt Season Preview: Infield

Brian Foley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:12:16 +0000

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Brian Harris

Infield

No area on the field was hit harder by graduation and the draft than the infield. With the losses of Alvarez, Feinberg, Flaherty and Robin, Vanderbilt will be looking for new starters at every position besides first base, where junior Andrew Giobbi returns.

In addition to Giobbi, junior Brian Harris (2B) [...]

2009 Cincinnati Season Preview: Corner IF’s

Brian Foley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:06:50 +0000

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE This is the third in a five-part installment previewing the 2009 University of Cincinnati baseball season. UC opens its 2009 campaign on Friday, Feb. 20, at the inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge. The Bearcats play Purdue University at 1 p.m. at the Raymond A. Naimoli Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla. THE CORNERS

While [...]