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COCA-COLA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Eric Cantrell, Bourne RHP

The first Coca-Cola Pitcher of the Week of 2009 hails from Bourne, with Braves pitcher Eric Cantrell securing that honor. Cantrell put on a masterful performance in the Braves’ first win of the year, a 5-1 victory over Wareham, recording eight shutout innings and improving to 1-0 on the season. The overpowered Gatemen mustered only two hits and no walks, while striking out 12 times vs. the 6′4” righty. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Cape Cod League, CCBL Players of the Week, Conference USA, East Carolina, George Washington

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PHILADELPHIA (5/31/09) – Temple senior outfielder Sean Barksdale (Glenolden, PA / Cardinal O’Hara) and Villanova junior right-hander Brian Streilein (Staten Island, NY / Brick Memorial) were named the Philadelphia Big Five Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, in voting conducted by the city’s head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, Big East, Ivy League, LaSalle, Penn, St. Joseph's, Temple, Villanova

Houston Regional host Rice and Xavier met in the afternoon game, playing for a spot in the regional final.  The Owls cruised to a 12-5 victory over the Muskateers, setting up a re-match of Saturday night’s Kansas State-Rice matchup in the finals.  Here is your day 3 recap for the Houston Regional.

(1) Rice 12, (3) Xavier 5

HOUSTON — The Rice baseball team collected 15 hits, including eight for extra bases, and sailed behind a complete game pitching performance from junior right-hander Jared Rogers for a 12-5 win over visiting Xavier in the early game of the NCAA Houston Regional Sunday afternoon at Reckling Park. The Owls fought-off elimination to advance to play Kansas State at 6 pm. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Xavier

Day 2 of the Houston Regional saw Sam Houston State meet Xavier in the first elimination game and Rice take on Kansas State in the night cap.  Here is your day 2 recap for the Houston Regional.

(3) Xavier 9, (4) Sam Houston State 6

HOUSTON – The third-seeded Xavier baseball team captured the program’s first NCAA Tournament win Saturday afternoon, eliminating No. 4 Sam Houston State, 9-6, at Reckling Park in the Houston Regional hosted by Rice University. Junior Neil Lindgren’s two-run homer in the seventh scored the winning run for XU and senior shortstop Jordan Conley closed out the game on the mound for the Musketeers. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Xavier

Here is your recap for the Houston TX regional.

Kansas State 16 Xavier 8

HOUSTON, Texas – Justin Bloxom went 5-for-5 at the plate with two home runs as 14th-ranked Kansas State cruised to a 16-8 win over Xavier in its first-ever NCAA Regional baseball game Friday afternoon at Reckling Park.

The Wildcats (42-16-1) belted 17 hits against the Musketeers (38-20) as Bloxom, Jordan Cruz (3-for-4), Carter Jurica (2-for-4) and Jason King (2-for-3) led the K-State offense in the opening game of the Houston Regional at Rice University. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Xavier

The Rice Owls will host the Houston Regional at Reckling Park after finishing in second place in the Conference USA regular season and winning the Conference USA Tournament title.  Kansas State, the two seed, meets Xavier, the three seed, at 2 p.m. CT on Friday.  Following that game, host Rice will take the field against Sam Houston State, the four seed.  The two teams split during their two regular season meetings, with the home team winning both affairs.

The first elimination game is slated for 2 p.m. CT on Saturday with the winner’s bracket championship to follow at 7 p.m. CT.  The loser’s bracket championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, and the first championship game is a 7 p.m. CT start time that same evening.  If necessary, the final game of the regional will be at 6 p.m. CT on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, CBB Column, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Xavier

Here is your ACC Recap for May 12th.

North Carolina 4 Charlotte 1

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – All-America Dustin Ackley was 2-for-3 with a two-run single in the fifth inning, and No. 4 North Carolina’s bullpen went seven strong innings to lead the Tar Heels to a 4-1 win over Charlotte Tuesday at Hayes Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Appalachian State, Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Charlotte, Clemson, College of Charleston, Delaware, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Liberty, Maryland, NC State, SEC, Southern Conference, UNC, VCU, Virginia, Wake Forest, Winthrop

Here are some of the best links from around the nation.

The first article comes from The News and Observer which looks at how NC State knocked off the former Number 1 team North Carolina. The next article looks at the Hendrix College Baseball team which has had one of the best turnarounds in the country over the last few seasons. The next article comes from The Republican which looks at former Amherst coach Bill Thurston’s plans since his career ended last week. The final article also comes from The Republican which looks at the resurgence of the UMass baseball program over the last few weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Amherst, Atlantic 10, Division 3, Hendrix, NC State, UMass

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
PHILADELPHIA (5/12/09) – Temple senior outfielder Sean Barksdale (Glenolden, PA / Cardinal O’Hara) and Villanova junior righthander Brian Streilein (Staten Island, NY / Brick Memorial) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, Big East, Temple, Villanova

The College Baseball Blog made the annual trek out to Amherst MA to check out the UMass Minutemen. This trip was even more important as I got a chance to see the Rhode Island Rams who started to make some national noise this season with victories over Oklahoma State, NC State, Miami (FL), and Ohio State. The game featured a pair of lefthanders facing off with UMass giving the ball to Nick Serino while Rhode Island countered with Nick Greenwood. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, CBB Column, CBB Visit, Rhode Island, UMass

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PHILADELPHIA (5/5/09) – Temple senior first baseman Lenny DelGrippo (Collegeville, PA / Kennedy-Kenrick) and Temple junior righthander Ryan Thomas (Aliquippa, PA / Center) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, Temple

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
PHILADELPHIA (4/28/09) – Penn freshman shortstop Derek Vigoa (Miami, FL / Christopher Columbus) and Temple junior righthander Mike Click (Media, PA / Penncrest) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the head coaches and sports information offices.
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Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, Ivy League, Penn, Temple