Terry Puhl

Terry Puhl, Field Manager of Canada’s entry in the 2008 Olympics, was a Major League outfielder for 15 seasons with the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals. He was a National League All Star in 1978 and played in the 1980 National League Championship Series vs. Philadelphia, setting a then-NLCS record with a .526 batting average. He holds the Major League record for career fielding percentage (.993).

Puhl’s day job is Coach of the University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars, an NAIA program entering its second year. He gave this interview on his way home from Beijing.

Bob Broughton, The College Baseball Blog: Do you think that baseball should be an Olympic sport? Read the rest of this entry »

The College Baseball Blog recently had the opportunity to talk with Jordan Wyckoff who 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. Read the rest of this entry »

Aaron Smith- Volunteer Asst Coach UCF

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

July 30, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - It’s time to get excited because opening day is less than seven months away! Ok, when you say it like that it deflates your balloons a tad. But there’s no reason to remain anxious for that first pitch in a stadium filled with dizzying aromas of burgers and leather gloves.

A brand new coaching staff will await UCF fans on Feb. 20, and www.UCFAthletics.com sat down with each of them so the community could get to know what these Knights are all about. Volunteer assistant coach Aaron Smith happily agreed to serve as part one of this four-part series, and he quickly admitted that the state of Florida is a whole new experience.

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bleedCrimson.net continues their weekly interviews with New Mexico State head baseball coach Rocky Ward. This week Coach Ward discusses the season ending series with Louisiana Tech as well as coaching for the conference tournament. The full article is available at bleedCrimson.net.

Samuel Wasson is the Co-Founder and Editor of bleedCrimson.net and covers New Mexico State University athletics. He comes to the CBB as our expert on the WAC.

Our good buddy Sam Wasson of BleedCrimson.net continues his weekly interviews with New Mexico State head coach Rocky Ward. This week he talks about last week’s games against Hawai’i Pacific and conference foe Hawai’i. They will head back home this weekend when they play against Fresno State in a four game set. The full article is available here.

The Orange County Register writer Keith Sharon checks in with Cal-State Fullerton head coach Dave Serrano. Sharon grew up with Serrano in Cerritos CA playing in youth leagues up until high school with him. He talks about how much love that Serrano had for the game based upon how he took a field maintenance job at Cerritos Community College when he had an unpaid assistant coaching job. We now see that Serrano has moved on from the lower levels as he is one of the top college baseball coaches in the country. The full article is available here.

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Sam Wasson of BleedCrimson.net checks in with New Mexico State head coach Rocky Ward about the past week and the upcoming week. The interview was conducted before yesterday’s 17-15 victory over CSU-Pueblo. The full interview is available here.

Our friends over at BleedCrimson.net continue their weekly interviews after a week off with Rocky Ward who is the head coach of the New Mexico State Aggies. They are currently 10-10 on the year after knocking off the University of New Mexico on Tuesday. The full interview talking about the last two weeks of action for the Aggies is available here.

Don Munson who does Play by Play for the Clemson Tigers sent us his weekly interview with Jack Leggett. He talks about this past weekend series with the NC State Wolfpack in which the Tigers won two out of three games. He also previews the upcoming mid-week games against Elon before heading up to College Park to take on the Maryland Terps. The full radio interview is available here.

Arizona State head coach Pat Murphy recently talked with 1060 AM The Fan Sports Radio out of Phoenix. He talks about the 2008 season and what impact the ESPN report has made on him. The report focused on former ASU assistant coach Mikel Moreno accusations around improper benefits around the program. The full interview with Murphy is available here.

The Clemson University Baseball broadcaster Don Munson has forwarded me an interview with Jack Leggett after yesterday’s 16-2 victory over Boston College. He talks about how the team is trying to get back into the mix into the ACC race. He talks with how the team needs Addison Johnson back into the lineup and how important he is to the Clemson squad. Clemson’s next game is against Coastal Carolina on Tuesday who is an outstanding 15-2. Check out the full interview here.

Our Vanderbilt and SEC writer NYDore is currently out of the country so I will try to provide you guys with some coverage of the conference. Tim Corbin recently sat down with 104.5 FM to discuss the upcoming Commodore season. He discusses his expectations for the season and how the team is preparing for the DeMarini Invitational in Tempe AZ. The full interview is available by clicking here.

FROM PRESS RELEASE

HEAD COACH AUGIE GARRIDO
Opening Statement: We’re excited about the 2008 Longhorn baseball season of course. One of the exciting things is the renovation of UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The renovation is really a complete change in the facility from the fans point of view. I’ve said often if it had been up to me I voted to tear it down and start over, but that would have been a mistake as it has turned out. I think the bowl remaining as a reminder of Disch-Falk field and the roof over the top blended with the new sightlines, new seats, new everything; the whole thing is completely new. It kind of embraces you with the past as well as introduces to the future. Read the rest of this entry »

BleedCrimson.net continues his series of interviews with New Mexico State head coach Rocky Ward. He discusses his preparations to start the season and some other issues. He talks about how the team is shaping up in the 2008 with three starting pitchers in getting back into the rotation. Click here to check out the whole interview.

The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with head coaches with Notre Dame Head Coach Dave Schrage who is entering his second season in charge of the Irish program. Last year, his squad finished with an overall record of 28-28 and 11-14 in the Big East. The Fighting Irish will look to continue their success over the past ten years which started under current LSU coach Paul Mainieri. Read the rest of this entry »