FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The sixth annual Rider University Cranberry and Black World Series will be played on Friday, October 23, at 4:00 pm on the Sonny Pittaro Field.

The Cranberry and Black Series, a best three out of five series of three-inning games, brings an official end to the Rider fall baseball season.

The Black team is led by junior pitcher Mike Thomas (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston), who was 5-3 last season with a 3.88 earned run average. Thomas has compiled 11 wins already in just two seasons at Rider.

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Head coach Tony Gwynn has released the 2010 schedule for his San Diego State Aztecs.  The Aztecs will enter the 2010 campaign without Stephen Strasburg, the first overall selection in the 2009 MLB Draft.  SDSU will begin the season with six straight games at Tony Gwynn Stadium.  The Aztecs host Oklahoma and Indiana (Feb. 19-22) opening weekend before a mid-week contest with UC Riverside (Feb. 23) and a split four-game weekend series against cross-town rival San Diego (Feb. 25-28).

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Marist head baseball coach Chris Tracz has announced the hiring of John McGorty as assistant baseball coach. McGorty played with the Red Foxes from 2002-03, and still holds the program’s career record for putouts and total chances while ranking second in fielding percentage.

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Head Baseball Coach Tony Rossi has finalized his coaching staff for the 2010 season. Rossi announced today the promotion of Jimmy Jackson to pitching coach and recruiting coordinator as well as the the hiring of Keith Glasser and Phil Cahill as assistant coaches.

Jackson served as a volunteer assistant on the 2009 staff, working primarily with the catchers and outfielders. As the primary assistant, Jackson will oversee the staff’s recruiting efforts in addition to working with the pitching staff.

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The Shore Line Times has an excellent feature on Marist head coach Chris Tracz who will be entering his first season with the Red Foxes. Tracz served as the pitching coach at Army last season where he led them to a second place finish in the Austin (TX) Regional nearly knocking off the National Finalists in Texas. A few weeks after being eliminated from the NCAA Tourney, Tracz was offered the head coaching job at his alma matter Marist where he served as an assistant coach in 2006-2008. He played for the Red Foxes from 2001-2005.

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Marist Director of Athletics Tim Murray announced the hiring of Chris Tracz as head baseball coach on Wednesday. Tracz pitched at Marist from 2001-05 and holds the program’s career records for victories, strikeouts, complete games, starts and innings pitched. He also served as the Red Foxes’ pitching coach from 2006-08 before spending this past season as Army’s pitching coach. Read the rest of this entry »

Wake Forest new head coach Tom Walter has announced that he has hired Bill Cilento as an assistant coach. He comes over from Brown University where he spent the last three seasons. He brought the Brown Bears to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 where they led the Ivy League in every offensive category including winning the team batting average title by 39 points. Cilento has also had coaching stops at New Orleans under Walter and at his alma mater Siena. Read the rest of this entry »

Rob Gariano of Fairfield (Photo Courtesy of CCBL)

Pitcher of the Week: Rob Gariano (Fairfield)

The second Coca Cola Pitcher of the Week for the 2009 season is Harwich right-handed pitcher Rob Gariano (Fairfield). In a shortened game on the 26th, Gariano pitched a scoreless 5.1 innings and led the Mariners to a 3-0 victory over Hyannis. The Fairfield product fanned 11 of the 20 batters he faced, while surrendering only four hits. Gariano sports a 1-0 record and a strong 0.73 earned-run average, after giving up only one run in seven strong innings versus Orleans. Read the rest of this entry »

Marist head coach Dennis Healy has resigned as head coach with the Red Foxes. He has accepted the pitching coach position with Wake Forest under new head coach Tom Walter. Marist is currently searching for a new head coach and stay tuned to TCBB for full coverage. Read the rest of this entry »

Ohio State 6 Marist 4

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ohio State defeated Marist, 6-4, in an NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game behind key hits from Michael Arp and Ryan Dew and flawless work out of the bullpen. The Buckeyes, now 41-18 on the season, play at noon Sunday against Georgia, an 8-2 loser Saturday to Florida State. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is your recap from the first day of action at the Tallahassee Regional.

Georgia 24 Ohio State 8

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Georgia exploded for eight runs in the first inning and rolled to a 24-8 win over Ohio State in game one of the Tallahassee Regional Friday at Dick Howser Stadium.

The Bulldogs (38-22), who recorded season highs in runs, hits and total bases, will face Florida State on Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPNU. Read the rest of this entry »

The Florida State Seminoles will host a regional this year which features the number 2 seed Georgia Bulldogs out of the SEC, Ohio State out of the Big Ten Conference is the number 3 seed, while Marist is the fourth seed out of the MAAC. Read the rest of this entry »