Head Coach Esquer and the Cal Bears open the season with two two games series. The first one will be on the 20 and the 21st of February against UC-Riverside. They then follow that up with a two game series against the Vanderbilt Commodores on the 22nd and the 23rd of February.

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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Cal, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

The University of Oklahoma baseball team reported for the first team practice of the fall semester on Thursday, Sept. 4.

The Sooners return seven position starters and 18 letterwinners overall from the 2008 team that advanced to the Tempe Regional Finals before falling to then-No. 4 Arizona State. Among those starters are Aaron Baker, Matt Harughty, Bryant Hernandez, Casey Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Tyson Seng and J.T. Wise.
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Tags: Auburn, Big 12, Jackson State, Oklahoma, Pac 10, SEC, Stanford, SWAC

The College Baseball Blog recently had the opportunity to talk with Jordan Wyckoff who just completed his second season with the Franklin and Marshall College Diplomats. He just finished his summer coaching in the Alaskan Baseball League where he served as an assistant coach for the Mat-Su Miners. This is our second opportunity to speak with Coach Wyckoff this fall as we focus this time on his Alaskan League experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Alaskan Summer League, Big 12, Big West, Cal Poly SLO, CBB Column, CBB Interview, Division 3, Franklin & Marshall, Interviews with Coaches, Miami (FL), Oklahoma, Pac 10, St. Mary's, UC-Santa Barbara, Washington, Washington State, West Coast Conference

Our good friend Kendall Rogers of Rivals has been putting out some great articles about many different conferences and teams recently. He checked in yesterday with a preview of the ACC conference heading into the Fall Ball workouts. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big East, Big West, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, Oregon, Pac 10, Rivals, UC-Irvine, UNC, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Head coach Chad Kreuter brings in 14 freshmen and one transfer

A total of 14 freshmen and one transfer have enrolled at USC and will be eligible to play in the 2009 baseball season, head coach Chad Kreuter announced today.

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Tags: ACC, Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, Iona College, Kent State, MAAC, MAC, Maryland, Pac 10, Southland Conference, USC, UT-Arlington, UVA, Wake Forest

Gerritt Cole recently spurned the New York Yankees to start his collegiate career with the UCLA Bruins. He was the 28th overall pick in the 2008 Draft but could not come to terms with the 26 time World Champions. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Recruits, MLB Draft, Pac 10, UCLA

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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Gamecocks set to welcome new baseball stadium

“There will not be a more impressive college baseball stadium in the country.” Those are the words of Athletic Director Eric Hyman in reference to USC’s new ballpark that will be opening in time for this year’s season.

Carolina fans sorrowfully said goodbye to Sarge Frye Field last year, a stadium rife with countless memories of players, coaches and unforgettable games. Nestled right below the Roost, the Sarge was the home site of Carolina baseball for 29 great seasons.

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Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Recruits, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, LaSalle, Louisville, Oregon, Pac 10, SEC, South Carolina, UNC

Darren Heitner of The Sports Agent Blog continues his great coverage of the MLB Signing Day. He put up a post today on some of the biggest suprises of the day including Gerritt Cole going to UCLA over signing with the Yankees. This was a huge loss for the Yankees and is a major shock in the arm for the UCLA Bruins as he should impact the lineup immediately. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: MLB Draft, Pac 10, UCLA

As I have already posted, today is the deadline for players to sign contracts from the 2008 MLB Draft. Pat Murphy of Arizona State currently has had 14 players from the 2008 team already signed a contract with six incoming recruits deciding to join the pro ranks. It looks like Jason Kipnis will be making it back to Tempe in 2008 as he is having problems coming to terms with the San Diego Padres. Murphy is also worrying about three incoming recruits who were drafted in the 22nd, 26th, and 35th round. He also is trying to get 7th round pick Johnny Coy to turn down MLB and head to campus. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, MLB Draft, Pac 10

HARWICH, Mass. — It’s been a long road to a Cape Cod Baseball League championship for the Harwich Mariners, who have finally broken their 21-year drought with a 2-1 win over the Cotuit Kettleers Thursday night before 6,133 fans at Whitehouse Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, ACC, Cal, Cape Cod League, Pac 10, UNC

The Cape Cod Baseball League Championship series starts up this afternoon when Cotuit hosts Harwich in Game 1 of the best out of three set. The Cotuit Kettleers will send Arizona State’s Seth Blair to the mound while Harwich will send Duke lefty Chris Manno. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arizona State, Cape Cod League, Duke, Pac 10

The Cape Cod Baseball League is ending the season in the coming days with the Championship series starting on Wednesday when the Harwich Mariners will take on the winner of the Falmouth and Cotuit series this evening. The CCBL has put out a boatload of articles from Players of the Week to the Player of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, Auburn, CAA, Cape Cod League, Northeastern, Pac 10, Players of the Week, SEC, USC, Vanderbilt

The USA Olympic Team will begin play on Wednesday August 13th when they open up round robin play against South Korea. It will be the first game in the Olympics for Team USA since their Gold Medal victory over Cuba in the 2000 Olympics behind the right arm of Ben Sheets. We break down the position players today with some background information. We will be checking out the pitchers on Sunday as we continue our preview of Team USA. They open play on Tuesday when they play South Korea at 6 am Eastern time. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Olympics, Arizona, Big 12, CBB Column, Chabot CC, Florida, Oregon State, Pac 10, SEC, Stanford, Team USA, Texas