Men’s Baseball to Play Inter-Squad at AT&T Park

All Saint Mary’s baseball fans are being invited to a special treat, as this Wednesday, October 15, the Gaels baseball team will hold an inter-squad scrimmage at AT&T Park home of the San Francisco Giants.
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Tags: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal-State Northridge, Clemson, Middle Tennessee, Nebraska, Norte Dame, Oklahoma, Saint Mary's, Samford, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UConn, USC-Upstate, Virginia Tech, West Coast Conference

Fresno State Baseball Happenings

Fresno State baseball continues their daily routine of fall workouts and practice in preparation for the 2009 season. Here is what has been happening to the Bulldogs in the last couple of weeks.

College World Series DVD Box Set Available Nov. 1

Fresno State fans can take home the 2008 College World Series action. The official commemorative 2008 College World Series DVD Box Set will be available November 1.
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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Fresno State, Kansas, LSU, Norte Dame, North Carolina State, Northwestern, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Louisiana-Lafayette Baseball Schedule For 2009 is Set

A season-opening, four-game series at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field with Nebraska, 26 total home games and meetings with nine teams which qualified for the 2008 NCAA Tournament highlight Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team’s 2009 schedule which was announced Thursday by head coach Tony Robichaux.

The Ragin’ Cajuns will play 21 games against NCAA Tournament teams from last season. Included are midweek matchups with LSU and Rice, participants in the 2008 World Series, and three-game road series at Southern Mississippi and East Carolina.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Big East, Conference USA, East Carolina, Louisiana-Lafayette, Rutgers, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UNC-Greensboro

Mississippi State Baseball Alumni Gather Next Weekend On Campus

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Plans are moving forward for the 13th alumni baseball weekend next week at Mississippi State. The biennial event, scheduled October 18-19, is expected to draw more than 50 former baseball players and managers representing teams spanning eight decades of Mississippi State baseball to the MSU campus.

The weekend schedule kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m. with an alumni golf tournament at the MSU Golf Course, followed by a dinner in the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Capping the weekend will be the 2008 alumni baseball game, with Diamond Dogs of the past teaming with members of the 2009 Mississippi State team in a Maroon/White game at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and is open to the public with no charge for admission.
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Tags: Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Dallas Baptist University, Independents, Kansas, Louisville, Mississippi State, New Haven, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Purdue, Quinnipiac, SEC, Southern Connecticut State, Yale

Baseball to Scrimmage Saturday at Taylor Stadium

The Mizzou baseball team will continue its fall practice with a scrimmage Saturday before the MU football game against Oklahoma State. The baseball action will get underway at 1:30 p.m. at Taylor Stadium. The intersquad scrimmage will be open to the public and is free of charge.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Houston, Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri, NC State, Saint Mary's, Summit League, Sun Belt, UConn, West Coast Conference, Western Illinois

Blue Takes 1-0 Lead In Best-of-Five Series

Freshman Travis Shaw went 3-for-4 from the plate with two RBI while sophomore Kyle Hallock picked up the win in relief as Blue defeated Gold 3-2 Monday afternoon for the 1-0 series lead.

Hallock was the winning pitcher in relief, allowing only one hit and three walks while striking out three in three innings. Senior Alan Morrison was the losing pitcher, allowing one runs and one hit while walking three and striking out two.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Big East, Kent State, MAC, Villanova

Rivals College Baseball Editor Kendall Rogers has put out some interesting articles over the last week. The first article focuses on some head coaches around the nation that have failed to live up to expectations. He lists South Florida’s Lelo Prado as disappointing in his first two years in Tampa. I tend to disagree with Rogers since it takes longer then two years to develop a solid program. He brings up Tony Gwynn who has been an absolute disaster with the San Diego State program over the last six years only finishing over .500 in 2004 with a 35-29 record and in 2008 when they went 31-28. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big East, Mountain West, Oregon, Pac 10, Rhode Island, Rivals, San Diego State, South Florida, Texas, USC

Rosters Set For Baseball Orange & White Series

Tennessee head baseball coach Todd Raleigh announced the rosters Thursday for the second annual Orange & White World Series, a seven-game fall intrasquad series set to begin Friday at Robert M. Lindsey Field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Friday’s game begins at 6 p.m.

The White team, managed by assistant coach Bradley LeCroy and volunteer assistant coach Nate Headley, will send sophomore left-hander Bryan Morgado to the mound Friday. Morgado’s 4.59 ERA from a season ago is the best of any returning starter, and his five wins last year are tied for the most among returners. In 80 1/3 innings as a freshman, the Miami, Fla., native recorded 104 strikeouts while limiting opposing batters to a .239 average.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Alabama Birmingham, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Miami (OH), Mid-American, New Orleans, Oklahoma, SEC, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Villanova Auburn

Week Two Underway for the UCF Baseball Team

Fall practices continued to roll on for the UCF baseball team as it opened up its second week on the diamond Sunday. Week one consisted of scrimmages on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, while the remaining practices featured team fundamentals, including team defense and batting practice.

“I thought the energy and intensity was very good early in the week,” said assistant coach Cliff Godwin. “We lost a little bit of focus later in the week but we got it back on Friday. The scrimmages helped our pitchers get their work in, while we are trying to teach the guys how we want them to play the game, and that’s with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.”
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Tags: Big East, Central Florida, Conference USA, South Florida

I attended one of Keith Landers of St. Peter Marian High School in Worcester MA when he took on Westboro High School. We were able to check out his pitching style which was impressive for a 6′6 lefthander from Massachusetts. He ended up featuring a 89-91 MPH fastball with a decent curveball that he could not control during the start we saw him. He ended up being drafted in the 18th round by the Baltimore Orioles but decided to attend the University of Louisville where he will be a freshman during the upcoming season. We have two videos of him available after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Recruits, Big East, Louisville

Georgetown Baseball Announces Incoming Recruiting Class

- Head Coach Pete Wilk announced that Georgetown Baseball will be welcoming eight new players to the fold this upcoming season. Billy Cosmopulous, Nick Geary, Will Harris, Alex Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Bobby Kirby, Andy Lentz and Rand Ravnaas comprise the incoming class that will try and help the Hoyas move up in the BIG EAST pecking order.
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Tags: Arkansas Little Rock, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Fordham, Georgetown, Iowa, South Florida, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Texas, UT-Arlington

Coach Prado on Tuesday’s Live Chat

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, University of South Florida head baseball coach Lelo Prado will be a special guest on the online live chat at the weekly press luncheon.
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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Kansas State, Northwestern State, Pac 10, South Alabama, South Florida, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, UNC

By Willie Nicklaus

This is a first in a series of reports I will file leading into the 2009 college baseball season. I decided to start with some of the top power producers who had great 2008 seasons that didn’t get much press except from their local media and schools.

My selections for this report, and upcoming reports, include players who are far from one dimensional. These particular bombers all were in the top 20 of their respective conferences in batting average. So let’s get started with Home Run Frequency. For measure, here are a few HR frequencies from 2008 of players everyone who is a fan of college baseball heard of: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Top Players, ACC, Arizona State, Auburn, Big East, Big South, Big West, CAA, Cal, Cal State Fullerton, CBB Column, Cincinnati, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Dartmouth, George Mason, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Ivy League, Kent State, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, LSU, MAC, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, MLB Draft, New Mexico St., Ohio, Pac 10, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas State, Washington, West Coast Conference, Winthrop

The Villanova Wildcats hired Jim Carone as the new pitching coach. He comes to Villanova after spending the last two seasons with Rider. He brought Rider to the NCAA Tourney in 2008 where they participated in the NCAA Regional at Fullerton. Carone played for Monmouth during his collegiate days where he accumulated a record of 17-11 with a 3.67 ERA in 245 innings of work. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Coaching Changes, MAAC, Rider, Villanova

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Cincinnati Baseball Announces its Home Run Derby and Homecoming Weekend Schedule

The University of Cincinnati baseball team has announced its schedule for the Bearcats Diamond Club/Alumni Home Run Derby and homecoming weekend. The Home Run Derby begins at 6:45 p.m. at Marge Schott Stadium on Friday, Oct. 10.
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Tags: Big East, Cincinnati, Seton Hall