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Courtesy: Centenary Sports Information

SHREVEPORT – The Centenary baseball team and head coach Ed McCann have announced the 2010 schedule. The season will get started with College World Series finalist LSU on Feb. 19 in Baton Rouge.

The Gents and Tigers will meet in a three game series beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. The home opener will be against Grambling State on Feb. 26 in a four game I-20 battle. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Arizona State

Tempe, AZ – Much like Top 40 radio, the hits just keep on coming in Tempe as Sunday’s early elimination game once again saw Oral Roberts and Kent State combine to mash out 32 hits and 25 runs.  Yet Oral Roberts would make the ball fly deeper as five different Golden Eagles hit home runs in the 15 to 10 victory.  The loss eliminated Kent State from Regional play and gave Oral Roberts another chance against Arizona State later in the day.

Hits were harder to come by in the later rematch game between Arizona State and Oral Roberts.  But the pitching wasn’t quite as impressive as Saturday nights winners bracket game when both schools threw their ace.  But the end result was the same, as the Sun Devils 8 to 3 victory would hand ORU its second loss of the Regional and end their season.  The win will allow ASU to host it’s third straight Super Regional next weekend against the eventually winner of the Clemson Regional. Read the rest of this entry »

Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year

Tempe, AZ – Saturday afternoon’s elimination game between Cal Poly and Kent State continued the hit parade and actually did two better than Friday, as the two teams combined for 31 hits.  But although the Mustangs tallied one more hit, the Golden Flashes held on for a 10 to 9 victory.

In the evening’s winner bracket game things changed and pitching ruled the night, as the nations best pitcher faced off against the Summit League’s Pitcher of the Year and Oral Roberts perfect ace Mark Serrano.  But Mike Leake was once again masterful from the dish for Arizona State, as he tied a career high with 15 strikeouts and was a fluke hit away from his third complete game shutout.  ASU was victorious in the end 4 to 1, and will now await the results of Sunday afternoon Kent State versus Oral Roberts elimination game.

Kent State and Arizona State

Tempe, AZ – Plenty of hits in the warm desert air on Friday as Cal Poly and Oral Roberts combined to smash 29 hits in the afternoon game, while Kent State and Arizona State bashed an equal 29 hits in the evening match up. But the favorites ruled the day as the Golden Eagles and Sun Devils both came away with impressive victories. Read the rest of this entry »

Mike Leake (Courtesy of ASU Media Relations)

Winkles Field – Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark will host the 2009 NCAA Tempe Regional May 29 through June 1.  Arizona State is hosting the Tempe Regional for the third straight year after winning its third straight Pac-10 Conference championship.  The Sun Devils received the number 5 national seed after compiling a 44-12 record. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOEL BLAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SO., LANGELY, BRITISH COLUMBIA/LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE

Blake captures Player of the Week honors after leading SDSU with a .611 average in a four-game series win over IPFW. The sophomore had 11 hits, seven doubles, six runs, six RBI and a home run. He also drew one walk and only struck out once in 18 at-bats. Blake doubled in every game against the Mastodons, including hitting two doubles in each of the last three contests. Read the rest of this entry »

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JT Ross

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)­ released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 26, today. UCF junior second baseman Shane Brown and South Dakota State sophomore infielder Jesse Sawyer were named National Co-Hitters of the Week, while Northeastern sophomore left-handed pitcher J.T. Ross was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JESSE SAWYER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SO., CALGARY, ALBERTA/CENTRAL MEMORIAL HS

Sawyer earns Player of the Week honors after leading SDSU to a 7-1 record, including a four-game sweep of WIU. He homered in six of the eight games and hit safely in all eight. For the week, Sawyer had a .500 average, scored 19 runs, had 15 RBI, 14 hits, nine home runs and two doubles. He also walked seven times, had a 1.536 slugging percentage and .641 on-base percentage. Read the rest of this entry »

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(Victoria, Tx) Chris Clemons, the Head Coach of the Expansion Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League, has announced additions to his summer roster.

Chase Cleveland is junior at Henderson State where is splits time between shortstop and the pitching mound. He bats left and throws right. Clemons said he is pleased that Chase has chosen the Generals and likes his maturity and leadership.
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The East Texas Pump Jacks today announced the signing of members of the Louisiana-Lafayette baseball team, as well as a pitcher from Centenary College.

Joining the Pump Jacks are infielder Greg Fontenot and pitcher Patrick Holloway, both Ragin’ Cajuns. Also coming to East Texas is Centenary sophomore Stephen Tromblee.
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Here are some of the best links from around the nation for today.

The first article comes from The Big Ten conference which did a feature on Illinois RHP Ben Reeser who made several trips to Louisiana to help with Hurricane Katrina rebuilding effort. The next article comes from Illinois-Chicago Media Relations which quotes a Chicago Tribune article saying UIC baseball is one of the best deals in the area during these tough economic times. The next article comes from MLive.com which looks at the Barclay Brothers of the Kalamazoo College baseball team. The San Marcos Record previews tonight’s Texas State and Baylor matchup. The Tulsa World has an excellent article on the Oral Roberts and Arkansas rivarly which might be ending soon due to scheduling issues. The final article comes is about Kevin McKague of Army getting featured in Sports Illustrated recently. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)­ released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 12, today. Oral Roberts senior shortstop Juan Martinez was named National Hitter of the Week, while Kent State junior right-handed pitcher Brad Stillings was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »