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

Georgia State Announces 2009 Slate

Highlighted by home match-ups against two of their biggest rivals and coming off a school record 33-win season, the Georgia State baseball team announced its upcoming 2009 schedule on Tuesday afternoon. The journey back to the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament begins with a four-game home series against Cleveland State on Friday, February 20th.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Bryant, CAA, Conference USA, Georgia State, Houston, Illinois State, Independents, Ivy League, Missouri Valley, Penn

The CBB has come across 7 more College Baseball Schedules- Michigan, Columbia, Gardner Webb, St. Louis, Kansas, Southeastern Louisiana, and Virginia Tech.

Gardner Webb will play 36 home games out of a 56 2009 College Baseball Schedule. First up on the slate will be 4 game series against Canisius staring on the 20th of February.

Gardner Webb will get the Atlantic Sun Conference started with a series against Presbyterian. They will wrap the season on May 14th against Winthrop and then the Conference Tournament will start the following weekend.

2009 College Baseball Schedule- Gardner Webb
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big Ten, Columbia, Gardner-Webb, Ivy League, Kansas, Michigan, Saint Louis, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference

Kent State announces 2009 Baseball Schedule

Three trips to the Carolinas, a trip to Georgia and an always tough Mid-American Conference slate headline the 2009 baseball schedule for the Golden Flashes.

“I think we have a very challenging schedule once again,” said 5th year head coach Scott Stricklin. “Our goal every single year is to go out and play a challenging schedule where our players are going to be tested on the road early against very good opponents at good venues.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Cornell, Florida, Ivy League, Kent State, MAC, SEC

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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Early season trips to the states of Virginia and North Carolina, plus six home dates later in the season, highlight the 2009 Princeton baseball schedule. The season kicks off with a three-game series at UNC Greensboro beginning Feb. 27.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Ivy League, Princeton

The CBB has come across a few more College baseball schedules for the 2009 season from across the Internet.

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Tags: Big South, Centenary College, Dartmouth, Ivy League, Mid-Contient Conference, UNC-Asheville

We have come across nine schedules for Wednesday from across the Internet. The full list is available after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, Atlantic Sun, Brown, Butler, Central Arkansas, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, Miami (OH), Pac 10, SEC, South Dakota State, Southland Conference, Stetson, Summit League, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Troy, USC

We recently came across the 2009 tentative schedules for the Youngstown State Penguins and the Yale Bulldogs. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, Horizon League, Ivy League, Yale, Youngstown State

FROM NYCBL RELEASE
NYCBL East Division Player of the Week: Mark Onorati (Manhattan), Amsterdam
Mark Onorati batted .500 (8-for-16) and drove in a league-high 11 runs in four games for the Mohawks. He smashed two home runs, scored five runs, stole two bases, collected 15 total bases and recorded a .939 slugging percentage. Onorati had three multi-hit and four multi-RBI games. He tallied at least one hit in all four games and homered in back-to-back contests against Glens Falls and Bennington. Onorati currently leads the league with 16 runs scored and 15 RBI. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Columbia, Division 2, MAAC, Manhattan, NJCAA, NYCBL, Pima CC, Players of the Week, West Chester

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

East Carolina 9 Columbia 0

CONWAY, S.C. - East Carolina senior pitcher T.J. Hose tossed a four-hit, complete game shutout to lead the Pirates to a 9-0 victory over Columbia in an NCAA Conway Regional elimination game Saturday afternoon.

The Pirates (40-21) will face the loser of tonight’s Alabama-Coastal Carolina game Sunday at 1 p.m. Columbia finished its season with an overall record of 22-30. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Conway Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Alabama, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Conference USA, East Carolina, Ivy League, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Coastal Carolina 10 Columbia 2

CONWAY, S.C. - Top-seeded Coastal Carolina scored three runs in the top of the fifth and then added six more in the eighth as the Chanticleers powered their way to a 10-2 victory over fourth-seeded Columbia in the first game of the 2008 NCAA Baseball Conway Regional Friday, May 30 at Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field. With the win, Coastal advances to play the winner of the East Carolina/Alabama game at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 31. Columbia will face the loser of the East Carolina/Alabama game at 1 p.m., on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Conway Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Alabama, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Conference USA, East Carolina, Ivy League, SEC

The Coastal Carolina baseball squad will be hosting a regional for the second straight year but the difference this season is that the Chanticleers will be the playing at their real home field. They will be joined by East Carolina, Alabama, and Columbia. Coastal Carolina has a record of 47-12 while going 17-3 in the Big South. East Carolina enters with a 40-19 mark while going 13-11 in Conference USA. The Crimson Tide come in with a 34-26 record with a 16-14 record in a tough SEC conference. Columbia enters with a 22-28 record while going 15-5 in the Ivy League. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Conway Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Alabama, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Conference USA, East Carolina, Ivy League, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES
HANOVER, N.H. - The Lions won the Ivy League Baseball Championship after defeating the Big Green 7-5 in the deciding game of the best-of-three series at Red Rolfe Field.

In 1977, Columbia was co-Ivy League champion with Cornell. This will mark Columbia’s first NCAA appearance since 1976.

“Being able to fight back and tie yesterday’s second game and coming back again today is a credit to our guys being confident and not afraid to lose,” head coach Brett Boretti said after the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 NCAA Tourney, Columbia, Dartmouth, Ivy League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

HANOVER, N.H. ­ After dropping the first game to Columbia, the Dartmouth baseball team bounced back to force a deciding third game in the Ivy League Championship with a 16-15 win in the nightcap.

Dartmouth moves to 25-16 on the season, while Columbia is now 21-25 this year. The two teams combined to score 49 runs on 70 hits in both games. Columbia scored in double-digits in each game, winning game one 11-7 and putting 15 runs on the board in the second game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Columbia, Dartmouth, Ivy League