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Early Signing Day Releases for November 30th

Brian Foley — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Here are your Early Signing Day Releases for November 30th.

Oregon State Signee Showcase: Brian Pointer

Brian Pointer recently signed his national letter of intent to join the Oregon State baseball team for the 2011 season. He is a native of Reno, Nev., and attends Galena High School.

As a junior, he posted 11 home [...]

Ivy League Recap for Feb. 27th

Brian Foley — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:00:15 +0000

Here is your Ivy League Recap for Feb. 27th.

Game 1: FIU 3 Brown 2 Game 2: Brown 7 FIU 4

Conway, S.C. – The Bears split a doubleheader against Florida International to kick off the 2009 season on Friday afternoon. After dropping the opener by a 3-2 margin, Brown rallied back to take a 7-4 [...]

Opening Weekend Recap: Sunbelt Conference

Colin Weber — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:44:47 +0000

Weekend Winners: Middle Tennessee State was the big weekend winner, as they swept a three game home series with Missouri State. Also posting impressive weekends were UALR, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Monroe, New Orleans, Troy, and Western Kentucky. UALR took two of three games at home against Northern Iowa, and just missed a sweep with a [...]

2009 Sun Belt Preseason Poll and Teams

Brian Foley — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:55:48 +0000

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE NEW ORLEANS – After winning its second tournament title and making its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament in five seasons, along with the majority of its line-up returning, Western Kentucky University is expected to top the Sun Belt Conference in 2009, according to a vote by the league’s 11 head [...]

Top 15 Valley League Hitters

Brian Foley — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:00 +0000

All Things Valley League has put together a Top 15 of the best hitters in the league during the 2008 season. The list is led by Florida International’s Tyler Townsend who had an outstanding summer with Winchester. He finished the season with a .387 average with 12 homers and 36 RBI in only 42 games. [...]

FIU edges Ontario Blue Jays 1-0

Brian Foley — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:33:01 +0000

Ryan Mollica got an RBI single in a 1-0 victory on Wednesday evening.

The FIU Golden Panthers baseball team took on the Ontario Blue Jays on Wednesday evening with FIU coming up with a 1-0 victory. FIU used a combination of four pitchers who combined on a great pitching performance where they only allowed a [...]

College Baseball News and Notes 09/25

Donald J. Boyles — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:05:54 +0000

Head Coach Turtle Thomas Courtesy: Samuel Lewis

Thomas Announces Incoming Class & Fall Schedule

FIU baseball head coach Turtle Thomas announced his 2008 incoming class on Wednesday, as well as a schedule of events for the fall.

“Our goal is to improve our program every year and that comes through the recruiting efforts of our [...]

FIU Baseball Players Excelling In Summer Ball

Donald J. Boyles — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:35:13 +0000

Tyler Townsend Courtesy: Alex J. Hernandez

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

While the regular season ended in May, several Golden Panthers are still taking swings and toeing the rubber as they take part in summer ball.

Tyler Townsend has led the way this summer, putting up terrific numbers for the Winchester Royals of the Valley Baseball League. FIU’s [...]

Valley League Players, Pitchers of the Week (6/10/08)

Brian Foley — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:19 +0000

Lance Baxter, Staunton Braves, LHP, So., Silverhill, Ala. (South Alabama) Baxter fired a no-hitter in Staunton’s 2-0 victory over Waynesboro on Thursday, July 5. The University of South Alabama lefty faced just one batter over the minimum in his complete-game effort, allowing runners to reach on a walk and an error with one of them [...]

ACC Recap for 4/23

Brian Foley — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:54:03 +0000

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

FIU 6 Miami (FL) 3

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.fiusports.com) – It had been four years since FIU had beaten Miami at Mark Light Field and an eternity since it beat the nation’s No. 1 team. That all changed Wednesday night with a 6-3 win for the Golden Panthers (14-29) against top-ranked [...]