Men’s Baseball to Play Inter-Squad at AT&T Park

All Saint Mary’s baseball fans are being invited to a special treat, as this Wednesday, October 15, the Gaels baseball team will hold an inter-squad scrimmage at AT&T Park home of the San Francisco Giants.
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Tags: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal-State Northridge, Clemson, Middle Tennessee, Nebraska, Norte Dame, Oklahoma, Saint Mary's, Samford, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UConn, USC-Upstate, Virginia Tech, West Coast Conference

Rivals editor Kendall Rogers has put out two strong articles recently. The first one focuses on North Carolina head coach Mike Fox. He talks about how the expectations have risen in the program over the last three years with the amount of success they have had. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arizona State, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, FLorida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami (FL), Pac 10, Rivals, SEC, Texas, UNC, USC

Fresno State Baseball Happenings

Fresno State baseball continues their daily routine of fall workouts and practice in preparation for the 2009 season. Here is what has been happening to the Bulldogs in the last couple of weeks.

College World Series DVD Box Set Available Nov. 1

Fresno State fans can take home the 2008 College World Series action. The official commemorative 2008 College World Series DVD Box Set will be available November 1.
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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Fresno State, Kansas, LSU, Norte Dame, North Carolina State, Northwestern, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Baseball America writer Aaron Fitt has put out his rankings of the Top 25 Recruiting Classes for 2009. It is led by Arizona State even though they lost seven recruits to the MLB draft headlined by Eric Hosmer. Fitt states that Arizona State has the best group of transfers and freshmen to replace the likes of Brett Wallace and Ike Davis. The top five is rounded out by Vanderbilt, Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida. The biggest shocks in the top 25 are the Oregon Ducks ranked in the tenth spot and Duke coming in at 25th only one spot below Florida State. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Recruits, ACC, Arizona State, Duke, Florida, FSU, Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, Pac 10, SEC, Vanderbilt

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Virginia baseball today announced its schedule for the 2009 season, including 39 home games at Davenport Field. The slate will be challenging once again. Fourteen of the Cavaliers’ opponents won at least 30 games last season, while three (Florida State, Miami, North Carolina) advanced to the College World Series and two (Coastal Carolina, North Carolina State) reached the NCAA Super Regionals.

“The 2009 schedule will be another challenging one for our team,” Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor said. “The ACC was the number one league in the country again last season and will be strong once again. There are no breaks and every opponent is tough. This gives Cavalier fans a great opportunity to watch the best baseball in the country.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Virginia

USA Today has put out an interesting article about High School players leaving school at the end of the fall semester for the start of the college semester in the spring. The reason why we are seeing this is the fact that the player will be eligible to play in the 2009 season. The biggest recent name to do this was Robert Stock out of Southern California. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Pac 10, UNC, USC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Thirty-eight home games in the inaugural season at the state-of-the-art Bryson Field Boshamer Stadium highlight the University of North Carolina’s 2009 baseball schedule, which was released Tuesday. The Tar Heels, who have made three consecutive trips to the College World Series, will dedicate the facility Saturday, April 18, prior to a televised game against Miami. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, UNC

Leary announces 2009 baseball schedule

Lehigh baseball coach Sean Leary announced the 2009 schedule on Thursday, which includes trips up and down the east coast and appearances in the Palm Beach Challenge and the Liberty Bell Classic.

Leary’s squad will spend the first month of the season on the road, traveling to the warmer-weather South throughout the latter parts of February and early March. The Mountain Hawks open up with a trip to Hattiesburg, Miss., where they will play a three-game set with Southern Miss from Feb. 20-22. The opening weekend will be a challenge for The Mountain Hawks, as the Goldan Eagles won 41 games last season, including 25 in Hattiesburg.

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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Conference USA, Lehigh, Middle Tennessee, Patriot League, Rice, Sun Belt, Wake Forest

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

The CBB has come across 7 more College Baseball Schedules- Michigan, Columbia, Gardner Webb, St. Louis, Kansas, Southeastern Louisiana, and Virginia Tech.

Gardner Webb will play 36 home games out of a 56 2009 College Baseball Schedule. First up on the slate will be 4 game series against Canisius staring on the 20th of February.

Gardner Webb will get the Atlantic Sun Conference started with a series against Presbyterian. They will wrap the season on May 14th against Winthrop and then the Conference Tournament will start the following weekend.

2009 College Baseball Schedule- Gardner Webb
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big Ten, Columbia, Gardner-Webb, Ivy League, Kansas, Michigan, Saint Louis, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference

Fall Baseball Gets Underway Wednesday Afternoon

As Major League Baseball heads for the home stretch in the final weeks of 2008, the college season is just getting underway in Tallahassee. Florida State officially starts its fall baseball season on Wednesday afternoon inside Dick Howser Stadium on Mike Martin Field.
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Tags: ACC, Arkansas State, Big 12, FLorida State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Sun Belt

The Long Beach Press Telegram writer Bob Keisser has written an article previewing the 15 new faces around the Long Beach State program in 2009 and a potential lineup. The biggest name in the group is former Miami (FL) corner infielder Joey Terdoslavich who will be sitting out the 2009 season due to the new transfer rules. Andrew Gagnon who was selected in the 10th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates turned down a sizable bonus to play for the Dirtbags. He went 8-3 with a 1.58 ERA with Liberty High School in California. He should be able to compete for a spot in the starting rotation right away. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Recruits, ACC, Big West, Long Beach State, Miami (FL)

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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES
The CBB is committed to our loyal readers in bringing the very best in College Baseball Coverage. We have come across six more 2009 Schedules: Manhattan College, Florida State, Jacksonville University, Kansas State, UC Santa Barbara, Winthrop.

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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big South, Big West, FSU, Jacksonville, Kansas State, MAAC, Manhattan, Stetson, UC-Santa Barbara, Winthrop

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C., will be the site of the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, Commissioner John D. Swofford announced today.

The 10,000-seat downtown stadium is home to the city’s Triple-A team and will serve as the host venue for the 13-game tournament May 20-24.

Boston’s Fenway Park was originally scheduled to host this year’s ACC Baseball Championship, but the Fenway Sports Group was forced to defer until 2010 after discovering an in-house scheduling error in mid-August. That left the ACC to pursue a new site for 2009, and the Durham Bulls were able to accommodate the Championship despite the relatively short notice.
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Tags: ACC, ACC Tournament