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Louisville 6 Kentucky 5

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Third baseman Chris Dominguez drilled a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give the University of Louisville baseball team a 6-5 walk-off win over rival No. 17 Kentucky snapping a 22-game non-conference winning streak, in front of a regular season record crowd of 3,652 fans that packed Jim Patterson Stadium Tuesday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, FAU, Kentucky, Louisville, SEC, South Florida, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Temple, Villanova

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Miami (FL) 12 FAU 10

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Junior first baseman Yonder Alonso blasted a two-out two-run ninth inning home run and No. 1 Miami overcame a seven-run deficit to rally past Florida Atlantic, 12-10, Wednesday night at FAU Stadium in front of 2,348 fans. Junior closer Carlos Gutierrez (2-1) picked up his second win for the Hurricanes (31-3), who won the season series over the Owls (21-13). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic 10, Big South, Boston College, Campbell, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, FAU, FSU, Georgia Southern, GT, Liberty, Maryland, MEAC, Miami (FL), NC State, North Florida, Radford, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UMass, UMES, UNC, VT, Wake Forest, Winthrop

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FAU 6 Miami (FL) 3

CORAL GABLES, FL - Florida Atlantic right-hander Michael Obradovich struck out a season-best seven batters, allowing just three runs in eight outstanding innings and All-America candidate William Block hit two home runs in the Owls’ 6-3 win over No. 1 Miami.

Florida Atlantic (19-11) bolstered its 2008 resume with a road win over the nation’s best team. FAU is averaging 41 victories per season since 1999, during that span the Owls have qualified for NCAA Regional play six times. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Big South, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Duke, FAU, Georgia, GT, High Point, Liberty, Maryland, MEAC, Miami (FL), Mount St. Mary's, NC AT, NC State, NEC, Northeastern, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UNC-Greensboro, UVA, VCU, VT, Wake Forest

FROM PRESS RELEASE
DALLAS - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending March 25, today. Florida Atlantic senior outfielder Mike McKenna was named National Hitter of the Week, while Missouri junior right-hander Aaron Crow 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 »

Tags: Big 12, FAU, Missouri, National Player of the Week, NCBWA, Sun Belt

South Florida 7, Florida Atlantic 6

A sacrifice fly from Brandon Smith in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 6-6 tie as University of South Florida defeated Florida Atlantic University (7-5) 7-6 at Red McEwen Field in Tampa Tuesday night.

USF got to Florida Atlantic starter Brandon Kloess in the second inning scoring five runs on five hits. The first fout batters of the inning singled off of Kloess and a walk and hit batter. After manufacturing three runs, Freshman Ryan Lockwood stroked a single to center field with the bases loaded that plated two more runs making it a 5-0 advantage for the Bulls.

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Tags: Big East, FAU, Ole Miss, SEC, South Florida, Sun Belt, Western Kentucky

After going 2-6 in their last 8 games, the formerly Top 25 ranked Ragin’ Cajuns (4-9) looked to get back to their winning ways with a three game series against Sun Belt opponent Arkansas State (8-4).

But the Indians would have none of that as they pulled off an impressive three game sweep over Cajuns at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field in Lafayette, Louisiana this weekend.

Due to inclement weather, the teams played a doubleheader on Saturday with ASU winning 3-0 and 9-5 respectively. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona, FAU, FIU, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, New Orleans, Notre Dame, Sun Belt, Texas AM CC, Top 25, Western Kentucky

FSU 10 UNC-Asheville 5

FSU Recap
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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Big South, Boston College, Clemson, Coppin State, Duke, FAU, FSU, GT, Horizon League, Independents, Kennesaw State, Maryland, NC AT, NC State, Radford, Sun Belt, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Greensboro, Valparaiso, VT, Wake Forest, Wofford

FROM PRESS RELEASE
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Boston College baseball team could only manage four hits off four different Florida Atlantic pitchers, falling 4-3, Tuesday night at FAU Stadium. The Eagles are now 5-4 on the season, while FAU improves to 6-3.

FAU threatened in the both first and second innings against BC starter Ted Ratliff (0-1). The senior right-hander was able to work around a hit and four walks in the first two frames to keep the Owls scoreless. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Boston College, FAU, Sun Belt

Here is you ACC Recap for 2/24. We had 15 games involving ACC teams on Sunday.

Georgia Southern 18 Boston College 6

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Boston College (2-1, 0-0 ACC) baseball team dropped the final game of a three-game series to Georgia Southern (1-2, 0-0 SoCon), 18-6, Sunday afternoon at J.I. Clements Stadium. Barry Butera was the bright spot offensively for the Eagles. The second baseman registered a 3-for-5 day with a 2-run homer and three RBIs. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Appalachian State, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, Big West, Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Duquesne, FAU, FSU, Georgia Southern, GT, Horizon League, Iona, Lehigh, Maryland, Mercer, Miami (FL), NC State, Patriot League, Pepperdine, Pittsburgh, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UNC, UVA, VT, Wake Forest, Youngstown State

The College Baseball Blog continues our tradition of bringing our readers a daily recap on ACC action. There was only three games on Friday with five games postponed because of bad weather. All the recaps come from the respective schools Press Releases.

North Carolina 7 FAU 1

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Senior center fielder Seth Williams and sophomore left fielder Dustin Ackley hit two home runs apiece to lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 7-1 season-opening win over Florida Atlantic Friday at FAU Stadium. Sophomore right-hander Alex White picked up the victory for the Tar Heels, who improved to 10-0 in season openers under head coach Mike Fox. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC Recap, Big East, Cincinnati, FAU, GT, Horizon League, Miami (FL), Sun Belt, UNC, Youngstown State

We enter the opening weekend of the College Baseball season. We will be bringing you an ACC weekend preview throughout the regular season and during the postseason will have previews of every regional. The biggest highlight of the weekend is Wake Forest heading out to Pepperdine for a three game set. We have a great preview on every ACC in our conference preview section broken off by divisions. The Atlantic Division preview is available here and the Coastal Division is available here. I will be updating this post as more information becomes available. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Weekend Preview, Appalachian State, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big West, Cincinnati, Duke, Duquesne, FAU, FSU, GT, Horizon League, Iona, Lehigh, MAAC, Miami (FL), NC State, Patriot League, Pepperdine, Series Preview, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UNC, UVA, Wake Forest, Youngstown State

The FAU Owls are finishing up the Fall season on Friday November 9th when they host a Scout Day for their final practice. The team played a three game intrasquad scrimmage where the Blue team won three straight games. They were led by assistant coach John McCormack who defeated fellow assistant coach Norberto Lopez. There is a full recap of each game available by clicking here.

Tags: FAU

The North Carolina Tar Heels have released their 2008 schedule. They will be playing all home games in Cary NC as Boshamer Stadium is being renovated for the 2009 season. The Tar Heels open the season at Florida Atlantic for a three game set from February 22nd-24th. The next weekend they head to Rock Hill SC to take part in the Winthrop Tournament where they will face the hosts, Kent State, and a team to be determined. North Carolina will play a full 30 game ACC schedule which has Virginia Tech, NC State, Georgia Tech, Boston College, and Florida State all heading to Cary in conference series. UNC will visit Virginia, Clemson, Maryland, Duke, and Miami. The full schedule is available here.

Tags: ACC, FAU, Kent State, UNC, Winthrop

Game 5: No. 6 Florida Atlantic 7, No. 7 Western Kentucky 6 (WKU Eliminated)

FAU Recap

Western Kentucky Recap

Game 6: No. 8 South Alabama 5, No. 5 Louisiana-Monroe 3 (ULM Eliminated)

USA Recap

ULM Recap

Game 7: No. 2 New Orleans 7, No. 3 Middle Tennessee 5

UNO Recap

Middle Tennessee State Recap

Game 8: No. 1 Louisiana 9, No. 4 Troy 7

Louisiana Recap

Troy Recap

The Daily Advertiser Recap

Tags: FAU, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, New Orleans, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Troy, Western Kentucky

The Sunbelt tournament started yesterday with the following games at South Alabama. A recap of the full game is available at The Daily Advertiser. Click here for a full day recap.

Middle Tennessee 6 Florida Atlantic 1

Recap

New Orleans 11 Western Kentucky 6

Recap

Troy 7 Louisiana-Monroe 0

Recap

Louisiana 3 South Alabama 2
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The Daily Advertiser Game Article

There has also been some talk about the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns hosting a NCAA Regional in the first round of the upcoming tournament. The full article can be found here. My projections have Louisiana going to Arkansas for the NCAA Regionals. The projections are available here.

Tags: FAU, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, NCAA Tourney, New Orleans, Regional Projections, South Alabama, Troy, Western Kentucky