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DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis head baseball coach Rex Peters announced this week that five recruits have signed National Letters of Intent during the fall 2008 signing period. The prospects, in alphabetical order, are Seth Batty of Buchanan High, Karl Kobler of Cardinal Newman High, Andrew Lassen of Clayton Valley High, Andrew Rich of Washington Union High and Evan Wolf of Clovis High. All five are expected to enroll at UC Davis beginning in the fall of 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mohonasen senior Robert tedesco prepares to sign his NLI to Siena during the recently completed early signing period. (Courtesy of Siena Media Relations)

Head coach Tony Rossi announced the signing of six student-athletes to binding National Letters of Intent today. Local products Kyle Baldani, Mike Fish and Robert Tedesco join Larry Balwkill, Jake Werdesheim and Justin Brantley as newcomers who will join the program next fall.

“I feel this class is every bit as good as last year’s which received an honorable mention ranking by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as one of the top recruiting classes in the country,” Rossi said. “Assistant coaches Joe Sinicola and Rob Ditoma did an outstanding job identifying and addressing our needs for next year.” Read the rest of this entry »

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San Jose, Calif. - San Jose State University head baseball coach Sam Piraro has announced the signing of 10 players to a National Letter of Intent for the 2010 season during the early period.

Five of the 10 signings are currently in their senior year at Northern California high schools, with one a two-sport prep star out of San Luis Obispo, Calif. The other four are locals at junior colleges, including a pair of San Jose natives. Two of those transfers are from the Ohlone College program that first-year Spartan associate head coach Tom Kunis led in 2008 prior to returning to his alma mater. Read the rest of this entry »

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PITTSBURGH– University of Pittsburgh head baseball coach Joe Jordano has announced the signings of four student-athletes for the 2010 season. Jeff Kelly, Steve Shelinsky, Royce Consigli and J.R. Leonardi have made their intentions for next year clear– they want to be Panthers. The four signed national letters of intent to become members of Pitt’s baseball team during the early signing period. Read the rest of this entry »

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Courtesy of Hartford Media Relations

West Hartford, CT - University of Hartford baseball coach Jeff Calcaterra announced the addition of five student-athletes who will join the baseball program in the fall of 2009. All five incoming players signed National Letters of Intent on the first day of the signing period November 12th.

This year’s recruiting effort has once again broadened the scope of the baseball teams’ demographics by adding a player from Connecticut and the four surrounding states. Wearing the red and white for the 2010 season will be Andrew Barry (Boxford, MA), Tyler Corsi (Cranston, RI), Vincent Fiore (Brooklyn, NY), Anthony Mannuccia (Danbury, CT), and Brian Rice (Cherry Hill, NJ). Read the rest of this entry »

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Tom Holliday (Courtesy of NC State Media Relations)

RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State head baseball coach Elliott Avent today announced that the Wolfpack signed 13 prospective student-athletes to national letters-of-intent during the November signing period. With associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Tom Holliday spearheading NC State’s recruiting efforts, the Pack signed one catcher, four infielders, four righthanded pitchers and one lefthanded pitcher, along with three two-way players. All three of the two-way players pitch righthanded. Two are infielders, one an outfielder. Read the rest of this entry »

KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State head baseball coach Mike Sansing announced the signings of twelve top student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Owls beginning in the 2009 season.

“This recruiting class, under the direction of recruiting coordinator Ryan Coe, is clearly the strongest class we’ve had since becoming Division I,” said Coach Sansing. “Coach Coe has taken a strong hold in our state and recruited not only great players, but excellent student-athletes with outstanding families. Coach Coe and pitching coach Kevin Erminio have addressed our recruiting needs and filled them with great talent.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Four standouts – one a local – have been signed to early scholarships by the McNeese State baseball program.

Blake Ellender, who is a native of Sulphur and is playing at Northeast Texas College this season, signed with the Cowboys along with Taylor Ducoff of Houston’s St. Pius High School, Tyler Park of Cisco Junior College and Phillip Parcell of Eastern Oklahoma College. Read the rest of this entry »

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest head baseball coach Rick Rembielak announced the signing of 10 student-athletes to national letters of intent. The class will be eligible beginning in the fall of 2009.

“We’ve met all our projected needs with this class,” Rembielak said. “We hit every spot that we needed to. I feel these players will be great college players for us and leave a good impression on our program! Assistant coaches Jon Palmieri and Greg Bauer did a great job leading the recruiting process.” Read the rest of this entry »

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AKRON, Ohio - Head coach Pat Bangtson and the Akron Zips baseball team are pleased to announce the signing of five high school standouts for the 2009-10 season. Bryan White (Wheelersburg HS), Jared Turocy (Canfield HS), James Sheltrown (Springboro HS), Sam Trecaso (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) and Tyler Begun (Mayfield HS) will all join the UA baseball program next year. Read the rest of this entry »

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TAMPA, Fla.–University of South Florida head baseball coach Lelo Prado has announced the signing of six high school recruits to National Letters of Intent for the 2009-10 academic year.

The class of 2009-10 includes: Chase Greene, INF, West Boca Raton High, Boca Raton, Fla.; Chad Taylor, SS/P, Jefferson High, Tampa, Fla.; Jimmy Falla, OF/1B, Jesuit High, Odessa, Fla.; Nick Lockwood, SS, Jesuit High, Tampa, Fla.; Ray Delphey, OF/P, Alonso High, Tampa, Fla.; Austin Adams, P, Zephyrhills High, Zephyrhills, Fla. Read the rest of this entry »

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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University head coach Dan Callahan unveiled a group of seven signees Monday. The Salukis added three pitchers, three infielders and a catcher for the 2010 season.

Wes Neece (Lincoln, Ill.), Lee Weld (Dana, Ill.) and Nick Tindall (O’Fallon, Ill.) are all rated among the Top-100 players in the state according to the Illinois Prep Baseball Report, while Graham Saiko (Newburgh, Ind.) ranks as the second-best defensive infielder in Indiana (by Indiana Prep Baseball Report). Tanner Funke (Algonquin, Ill.), Brock Harding (Springfield, Ill.) and Randy Hoelscher (Belleville, Ill.) are also part of SIU’s early signing class. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rayner Noble (Courtesy of Houston Media Relations)

HOUSTON - The University of Houston baseball program and head coach Rayner Noble announced the signing of six athletes to its 2008 signing class during the early signing period.

Under first-year UH assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Russell Stockton and UH assistant/recruiting coordinator Jorge Garza, the Cougars welcome three high school players and three junior college transfers to the program. Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Spencer (Courtesy of Texas Tech Media Relations)

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Athletics and first-year head baseball coach Dan Spencer are pleased to announce the 2009-10 signing class that features three junior college and six high school players that will become Red Raiders in the fall of 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fort Wayne, IN- IPFW baseball coach Bobby Pierce announced this morning the signing of three future Mastodons: Ryan August from Mokena, Illinois; Will Faulkner, from Blissfield, Michigan; and Lucas Kesterson, from Taylorville, Illinois. Coach Pierce said these three gentlemen will have a `tremendous impact on and off the field’ for IPFW. Read the rest of this entry »