FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Freshman Patrick Claussen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning to force in the winning run as the Washington State baseball team defeated the Cougar Alumni 8-7 at Bailey-Brayton Field, Saturday.

With one out in the final inning, redshirt-freshman Joe Huwer singled through the right side off loser Garrett Kimbrel (2005-08). Freshman Erich Armstrong and Kyle Johnson each drew a walk to the load the bases before Claussen was hit.
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Tags: Fall Ball, Pac 10, Washington State

Thomas Announces Incoming Class & Fall Schedule

FIU baseball head coach Turtle Thomas announced his 2008 incoming class on Wednesday, as well as a schedule of events for the fall.

“Our goal is to improve our program every year and that comes through the recruiting efforts of our staff,” said Thomas.
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Tags: Atlantic Sun, CAA, Conference USA, FIU, Georgia State, Kennesaw State, Marshall, Pac 10, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UCLA, Western Carolina

Missouri State Releases Baseball Schedule for 2009

The 2009 Missouri State baseball schedule has been completed and includes a total of 55 games as the Bears move into their sixth season at Hammons Field. The schedule features 26 home dates and 29 road games, 15 games against teams that qualified for the 2008 NCAA Tournament and a three-games series with 2006 and 2007 national champion Oregon State.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Air Force, MAC, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northern Illinois, Pac 10, Stanford

Cory Barton Hired as Assistant Baseball Coach at ULM

Cory Barton has been named assistant baseball coach at ULM, head coach Jeff Schexnaider announced on Tuesday. Barton’s hire is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.

Barton joins the Warhawk staff after two seasons as an assistant coach at Memphis and a two-year playing career with the Tigers.
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Tags: Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Charlotte, Kennesaw State, Pac 10, Sun Belt, Temple, University of Lousiana at Monroe, USC, Washington State

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

NICHOLLS STATE BASEBALL BEGINS FALL PRACTICE SESSIONS

With 15 returners and 23 newcomers, the Colonel baseball team took to the field for the first time this week in preparation for the 2009 season.

“I think we’ve had three really good practices to open the fall and the thing that is really evident about this team already is that we definitely have team speed,” remarked head coach Chip Durham. “We have position players who can really run and that makes us feel really good about being in a situation where, as we continue to develop over the fall, we really have a chance to play defense well.”
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Tags: Big 12, Cal, Kansas, LSU, Nicholls State, Ole Miss, Pac 10, SEC, Southland Conference, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

Longhorns announce fall Baseball schedule

Texas hosts games against Rice (10/19) and Texas State (11/02) and travels to Baylor (10/12) and Rice (10/26).

he Texas Longhorns will play four fall baseball games this season, including a pair at The Dell Diamond in nearby Round Rock, the team announced on Thursday.

The Longhorns host Rice on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. and Texas State on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 12 p.m.
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Tags: America East, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Pac 10, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Stanford, Sun Belt, Texas, WAC

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

Arizona State will have a ton of options at shortstop in 2009 as they have eight players who had experience at the position during their high school or junior college careers. The Sun Devils only have three returning position starters in 2009 so they need to get contributions from many inexperienced players. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, Pac 10

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State baseball team returned to Goss Stadium Thursday, working out in two separate segments for their first day of fall practice.

“It’s good to be back on the field and see the team as we get ready for the 2009 season,” Oregon State head coach Pat Casey said. “We have a great bunch of newcomers who will join a very experienced group of returners.”

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Tags: Oregon State, Pac 10

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Former University of Memphis pitcher Brandon Rowan has joined the Pitt baseball coaching staff announced head coach Joe Jordano. Rowan, who most recently held the head coaching position at Crichton College in Memphis, Tenn., joins the Panthers’ staff as a volunteer assistant coach.

“I am very pleased to have a coach of Brandon Rowan’s character and experience join our staff,” said head coach Jordano.

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Tags: Auburn, Big East, Big West, Coaching Changes, Holy Cross, Long Beach State, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 10, Patriot League, Pittsburgh, Samford, SEC, UC-Davis, Washington

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, CBB Column, CBB Interview, Division 3, Franklin & Marshall, Interviews with Coaches, Miami (FL), Oklahoma, Pac 10, Saint 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