A loyal CBB reader sent us four schedules this morning for the 2009 season. The first school that we got was the Troy University Trojans out of Alabama where they are a member of the Sun Belt conference. They will open the season up against Coastal Carolina in Conway SC. The next school we have is Miami (OH) Redhawks who play in the MAC conference. They will open up against College of Charleston for a three game set. The next school that we have is the Stetson Hatters of out the Atlantic Sun conference where they will open the season with a series against Boston College. The final schedule is of the Brown Bears out of the Ivy League. They will open the season with a four game set against Texas. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, Atlantic Sun, Brown, Butler, Central Arkansas, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, Miami (OH), SEC, South Dakota State, Southland Conference, Stetson, Summit League, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Troy

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Brandon Anderson Named Assistant Baseball Coach At Temple

PHILADELPHIA - Brandon Anderson, an All-American and professional baseball player who played two seasons at Gloucester County College under current Temple head coach Rob Valli, has been named an assistant baseball coach for the Owls. Anderson is currently in his second season playing professional baseball for the Kalamazoo Kings of the Frontier League.

“Brandon has always been an extremely talented and highly motivated student of the game, so his transition from player to coach should be easy,” Valli said. “He will be an excellent coach and role model for our team.”

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Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, CAA, Campbell, Clemson, George Mason, Kansas, New Coach, Temple

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Led by Most Valuable Player A.J. Pollock of the Falmouth Commodores and the trio of hard-hitting catcher Tommy Medica, infielder Joseph Sanders and pitcher Chris Manno of the league champion Harwich Mariners, the 2008 All-League Team has been announced by Cape Cod Baseball League Commissioner Paul Galop. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Auburn, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Boston College, Cape Cod League, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Duke, East Carolina, Houston, Jacksonville State, Louisville, MAC, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ole Miss, Pac 10, Santa Clara, SEC, Stanford, Tennessee, UC-Irvine, University of San Diego, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, West Coast Conference

Temple Baseball Adds Five To Recruiting Class
8/6/2008
Temple head baseball coach Rob Valli is pleased to announce the addition of five student-athletes for the 2009 season. INF/P Foster Dunigan, catcher Matt Elko, INF Tony Jusino, RHP Tyler Horst, and LHP Drew Shaw will make their debut for the Cherry and White in 2009. FULL STORY

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Tags: Air Force, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Florida Gulf Coast, Mountain West Recap, Temple

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After four years as Stetson’s pitching coach Garrett Quinn has resigned so that he can accept the same position at Liberty University.

In his four years handling the pitching staff for Stetson Quinn has coached two All-Americans, seven All-Conference performers, and nine A-Sun Pitchers of the Week. The Hatters finished this past season 7th in the Atlantic Sun in ERA at 5.68. The staff was led by junior Andy Maudlin who was 1st in the conference in wins with seven and 4th in ERA at 3.61.

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Tags: Atlantic Sun, Big South, Coaching Changes, Liberty, Stetson

The College Baseball Blog made the trip down to Brockton MA to take in the First Annual Cape Cod Hall of Fame Classic between the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox and the Falmouth Commodores. The game was played at Campanelli Stadium which serves as the home of the independent league Brockton Rox.

The Red Sox were able to pick up a 5-4 victory over the Commodores holding off a ninth inning rally as the Commodores had the tying run on third base with two outs but UC-Riverside closer Joe Kelly was able to get Darrin Ruff to ground out to second to end the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic Sun, Cape Cod League, CBB Visit, Lipscomb, LSU, Oral Roberts, SEC, Summit League

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia defeated Lipscomb 14-3 and Georgia Tech 8-0 to force a game 7 in the Athens regional Monday.

In the first game against Lipscomb, right fielder Matt Olson went 5-for-6 and shortstop Gordon Beckham went 4-for-6, and first baseman Rich Poythress added 5 RBIs. Nathan Moreau earned the victory for the Bulldogs, improving to 4-2 on the season. The Lipscomb Bisons completed their season with a 33-30 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, SEC

GEORGIA TECH 6, LIPSCOMB 3

ATHENS, Ga. - Brad Feltes’ two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning helped Georgia Tech beat Lipscomb, 6-3, advancing the Yellow Jackets into the championship round of the Athens NCAA Baseball Regional at Georgia’s Foley Field.

Georgia Tech (41-19) will play either Lipscomb or regional host Georgia (those two teams play Sunday at 2 p.m.) Sunday at 6 p.m. A win Sunday night would send the Yellow Jackets to a Super Regional next week. If Tech loses Sunday night, it would force a deciding game Monday at 7 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, Louisville, SEC

ATHENS, Ga. — The Bisons of Lipscomb University were the story of the day, as the 151st ranked team in the RPI defeated the national #8 seed Georgia 10-7 at Foley Field. The win marked the first NCAA tournament victory for Lipscomb University in any sport.

Catcher Caleb Joseph, left fielder Blake Bratcher, and first baseman Ryan Wilkins each homered for the Bisons. Bratcher and Wilkins each had 3 RBIs for Lipscomb. Rex Brothers earned the victory for Lipscomb, giving up only 2 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, Louisville, SEC

#1 Georgia Bulldogs (35-21, 20-9 SEC)
#2 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (39-19, 16-14 ACC)
#3 Louisville Cardinals (41-19, 16-11 Big East)
#4 Lipscomb Bison (32-28, 19-14 Atlantic Sun)

The #8 national seed Georgia Bulldogs host in-state rival Georgia Tech along with Big East champion Louisville and Atlantic Sun champion Lipscomb. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, Louisville, SEC

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UNC 11 North Florida 5

CARY, N.C. - Dustin Ackley and Tim Fedroff each drove in three runs to lead No. 2 North Carolina to an 11-5 come-from-behind win over North Florida and its 40th victory of the season Wednesday at Cary’s USA Baseball National Training Complex. At 40-8 through 48 games, this year’s Tar Heels have matched the 2006 squad as the quickest in school history to 40 wins. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic Sun, CAA, Clemson, FSU, Furman, Georgia, GT, Jacksonville, Liberty, Maryland, NC State, North Florida, SEC, Southern Conference, Towson, UNC, UNC-Wilmington, VT

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James Madison 8 ETSU 4

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., May 6, 2008 – Freshman Turner Phelps (Roanoke, Va./Lord Botetourt) pitched seven innings of shutout relief and James Madison University overcame an early four run deficit for an 8-4 non-conference baseball victory over East Tennessee State University on Tuesday night at Cardinal Park.

JMU improved to 31-13 and salvaged a win on its three-game road swing after dropping a pair at Radford. The Dukes improved to 4-1 in night games this season. ETSU fell to 18-32 on the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, East Tennessee State, Horizon League, Indiana, James Madison, Kentucky, Louisville, Northeastern, SEC, South Florida, UCF, UMass, Wright State

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UNC 9 North Florida 2

CARY, N.C. - Left fielder Kyle Shelton doubled three times and drove in two runs and third baseman Chad Flack reached the 200-RBI mark for his career to lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 9-2 win over North Florida Tuesday at Cary’s USA Baseball National Training Complex. The Tar Heels (39-8) held the Ospreys (26-21) to just four hits en route to their 14th win in the last 15 games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Campbell, Davidson, Duke, Maryland, MEAC, NC State, North Florida, Southern Conference, UMES, UNC

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FSU 13 Stetson 3

DeLand, Fla. - Third-ranked Florida State (36-7) registered its seventh consecutive non-conference victory with a 13-3 win over Stetson (19-27) Tuesday night in front of 2,751 at Melching Field, the eighth largest crowd in stadium history. The Seminoles reached the double-digit run plateau for the fourth straight game against the Hatters outscoring Stetson 60-9 during the stretch. The win was the tenth straight for Florida State in the series. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic Sun, Boston College, FSU, Maryland, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Quinnipiac, Southern Conference, UNC-Greensboro, UVA, Wake Forest, West Virginia

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Louisville 2 Morehead State 0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tyler Mickits hit a two-run home run and Matt Lea, Neil Holland and Zack Pitts combined on a three-hit shutout, as the University of Louisville Cardinals blanked Morehead State 2-0 Tuesday at Jim Patterson Stadium.

After catcher Jeff Arnold reached on an infield single to lead off the fifth inning and moved to third on a throwing error, Mickits belted his first home run of the season deep to right center to put the Cards (27-16) on top 2-0 for the only scoring of the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, CAA, Conference USA, East Carolina, Fordham, Hofstra, Louisville, Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference, Samford, SEC, South Florida, UCF