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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Baseball team has named Greg Mamula as an assistant coach, head coach Brian Cleary announced today. Mamula joins the staff after three years as the head coach at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. During his tenure, he averaged 41 wins per season while compiling an overall coaching record of 124-45 (.734).

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Tags: Big East, Cincinnati, New Coach

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Kendall Rogers of Rivals continues his series of conference previews heading into fall ball today with the Big East Conference. He believes that the conference needs to take a massive step forward after the top three teams in St. John’s, Louisville, and Notre Dame in competing for a CWS title. Of course, the Big East has a major disadvantage as many of the schools in the conference have substandard facilities and poor weather which affects early season workouts.

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Tags: Big East, Cincinnati, Fall Ball, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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FROM PRESS RELEASE

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The schedule has been finalized and two state‐of‐the‐art major league venues have been added to the 2010 Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, event manager API Sports announced today. Doubleheaders at Dunedin Stadium and Bright House Field highlight a slate that features 30 games over three days, Feb. 26‐28, 2010, at current and former big league facilities in the St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla., area.

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Big East, Big Ten, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Brian Cleary who serves as the Cincinnati Bearcats head coach during the school year is spending the next few weeks coaching in the 2009 Baseball World Cup which takes place in Germany. He is running a Blog from his travels and has already put out his first two entries.

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CINCINNATI – Following seven years as an assistant coach at Xavier University, former University of Cincinnati pitcher J.D. Heilmann is coming back to UC as the Bearcats pitching coach, head coach Brian Cleary announced today.

"J.D. will be a tremendous addition to our staff. First, I am excited for our pitchers as he will be of great help to them and their development," said Cleary. "J.D. has proven himself as a recruiter and along with Brad Meador gives us a great team in recruiting. Lastly, his enthusiasm for UC and UC Baseball and his energy will be noticed by our players and the fans of the program. I am excited to welcome him back."

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Following an inaugural event in which nearly 17,000 spectators attended games in a three-day period, the second Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, has been confirmed for the weekend of Feb. 26-28, 2010. The 2010 edition, to be held in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, FL, will feature 10 teams from each conference competing in 30 games and be managed by API Sports. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Here is your Big East Tournament Recap for Day 2.

South Florida 12 Pittsburgh 2

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The University of South Florida (33-23) baseball team won their first game of the BIG EAST Tournament by defeating Pittsburgh 12-2 in eight innings.

The Bulls mercy ruled the Panthers (28-20) on a game-ending three run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning by Sam Mende. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Big East Conference Tourney, Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, South Florida, St. John's

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Here is your Big East Recap for the first day of the Big East Tourney.

Notre Dame 14 St. John’s 5

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Centerfielder A.J. Pollock went 4-for-6 with three RBIs as part of Notre Dame’s 17-hit performance as the Fighting Irish took a 14-5 win against St. John’s in the first game of the 2009 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Tuesday at Bright House Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Big East Conference Tourney, Big East, Cincinnati, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, West Virginia

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Junior lefthanded pitcher Justin Marks of Louisville was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after his commanding performance in the first of three games against USF. Freshman second baseman T.J. Jones of Cincinnati was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after scoring the winning run in the last game of the season to punch the Bearcat’s ticket to the BIG EAST Championship in Clearwater, Fla. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Players of the Week, Cincinnati, Louisville

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Here is your Big East Recap for May 15th. The biggest news was Louisville completing the sweep over South Florida to win the Big East Regular Season title. We spoke with Coach McDonnell during the preseason and you can check out the full interview by clicking here.

Game 1: Louisville 4 South Florida 3
Game 2: Louisville 12 South Florida 1

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind a first inning grand slam from sophomore Phil Wunderlich and seven strong innings on the mound from sophomore lefty Bob Revesz, the 23rd-ranked Louisville baseball team earned a 12-1 win over No. 27 South Florida in front of a regular-season record crowd of 3,663 fans at Jim Patterson Stadium to close a three-game sweep of the Bulls and clinch the program’s first ever BIG EAST regular-season title. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Here is your Big East Recap for May 14th.

Louisville 2 South Florida 1

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Junior lefty Justin Marks pitched finished with a career best 12 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings to lead the 23rd-ranked Louisville baseball team to a 2-1 series-opening win over No. 27 South Florida in front of 2,321 fans on Thursday night at Jim Patterson Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Here is your Big East Recap for May 10th.

West Virginia 18 Cincinnati 3

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Vince Belnome produced the best single-game offensive performance in West Virginia University baseball history as WVU routed Cincinnati, 18-3, on Sunday afternoon at Hawley Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia