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 SOURCE

Brandon Anderson Named Assistant Baseball Coach At Temple

PHILADELPHIA - Brandon Anderson, an All-American and professional baseball player who played two seasons at Gloucester County College under current Temple head coach Rob Valli, has been named an assistant baseball coach for the Owls. Anderson is currently in his second season playing professional baseball for the Kalamazoo Kings of the Frontier League.

“Brandon has always been an extremely talented and highly motivated student of the game, so his transition from player to coach should be easy,” Valli said. “He will be an excellent coach and role model for our team.”

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Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, CAA, Campbell, Clemson, Coaching Changes, George Mason, Kansas, Temple

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 picked off. Baxter struck out seven while firing the league’s first no-hitter since Paul Burnside of Winchester threw a perfect game in his first Valley League appearance in June of 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, FIU, George Mason, MAAC, Marist, Samford, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Valley Baseball League, Valley Baseball League Players of the Week

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Harvard 7 Northeastern 6

Brookline, Mass. - Matt Rogers’ decisive eighth inning home run powered Harvard to a 7-6 victory over Northeastern in the Crimson’s regular season finale Wednesday afternoon at Friedman Diamond.

With the score tied at six and one out in the top of the eighth, Rogers connected on the first pitch the saw from reliever Dan Zehr (1-4) for a no doubter, high over the scoreboard in left-center for his third long ball of the season. The solo shot would hold up on the strength of outstanding relief pitching as three Crimson relievers limited Northeastern to one hit through the last 5.2 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big South, Boston College, Brown, Bryant, CAA, Dartmouth, Division 2, George Mason, Harvard, Ivy League, Liberty, Northeast-10

#28 North Carolina-Wilmington 10 Georgia State 9 Recap
James Madison 8 Delaware 7 Recap
George Mason 10 Hofstra 4 Recap
Towson 12 Old Dominion 9 Recap
Game 1: William and Mary 15 New York Tech 9 Recap
Game 2: William and Mary 7 New York Tech 2 (7 innings) Recap
VCU 16 Northeastern 2 Recap

Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, New York Tech, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

George Mason 5 Towson 4

Towson, Md. - The George Mason baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon when the Patriots scored five runs in the first three innings and then held off Towson over the final six as Mason beat the Tigers, 5-4.

Mason scored in the first when Chris Henderson and Justin Bour hit two-out singles and Scott Krieger brought home Henderson with a single to left. Towson tied the game in the bottom of the inning behind a walk and a double. Mason took the lead for good in the second behind the game’s lone error. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, George Mason, Georgia State, James Madison, Longwood, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

Miami (FL) 13 FIU 2

MIAMI, Fla. - Sophomore right-hander David Gutierrez no-hit Florida International for the first three innings and No. 2 Miami erupted for 11 runs during those innings as the Hurricanes cruised past the Golden Panthers, 13-2, at University Park Wednesday night. Miami improved to 23-2 matching the best start ever by a Jim Morris coached team at UM. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Appalachian State, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, East Tennessee State, Elon, FIU, FSU, George Mason, Georgia, GT, Jacksonville, Longwood, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Towson, UConn, UNC, UVA, VT, Wake Forest

FROM CAA PRESS RELEASE
CAA BASEBALL Co-PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

Jason Appel, UNC Wilmington Sr., OF

Appel batted .579 (11-19) with six runs scored and five RBI as UNCW went 4-0 on the road last week. The senior laced a two-out single in the ninth to give the Seahawks a 6-5 victory over VCU on Sunday, extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 20 games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CAA Player of the Week, George Mason, James Madison, Old Dominion, UNC-Wilmington

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

William and Mary 9 Delaware 4

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Senior Paul Juliano hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to help William and Mary earn a 9-4 victory against Delaware on a cold and rainy afternoon at Plumeri Park on Sunday. With the triumph, W&M claimed the series against UD and improves its record to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in conference play.

In addition to the grand slam, Juliano went 2-for-2 with five RBI. The Northfield, N.J., native also drew three walks as he reached base in all five of his trips to the plate. Senior Greg Maliniak also hit a home run, while classmate Tim Park went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Junior Jeff Jones came up big with a 2-for-4 effort and scored twice. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

FROM PRESS RELEASES

James Madison 6 Hofstra 2

Hempstead, NY- Justin Wood pitched a complete game, allowing only four hits and striking out six to lead James Madison past Hofstra in game two of a Colonial Athletic Association series Saturday afternoon. Trevor Knight had two RBI for the Dukes while Matt Prokopowicz contributed a single and a run scored for the Pride. Hofstra falls to 8-18 (0-11 CAA) while James Madison improves to (18-7, 11-3 CAA). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Albany, America East, CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

Hofstra 12 Coppin State 3

Hempstead, NY- Hofstra scored three or more runs in the first three innings during which Matt Kougasian had four RBI and Nick Panzarella had three RBI as the Pride defeated Coppin State, 12-3, Wednesday afternoon. With the victory the Pride improve to 8-16 while the Eagles fall to 3-23.

Hofstra jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning. After the first three runners reached base for the Pride, Kougasian drove a run home with a sacrifice fly for the first run. One batter later Panzarella delivered Hofstra’s only hit of the inning to bring home two and increase the lead to 3-0. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Butler, CAA, Coppin State, George Mason, Hofstra, Horizon League, Iowa, James Madison, Liberty, Louisville, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Monmouth, North Florida, Northeast Conference, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Temple, VMI

Miami (FL) 10 Bethune-Cookman 5

Miami Recap
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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic Sun, Bethune Cookman, Big South, Boston College, Brown, CAA, Clemson, Conference USA, Davidson, Duke, Elon, FSU, George Mason, Georgia State, GT, Hartford, Ivy League, James Madison, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (FL), Southern Conference, Stetson, SWAC, UNC, UNC-Asheville, VCU, Virginia, VT, Wake Forest

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

College of Charleston 8 Davidson 6

Michael Kohn broke a ninth inning tie with an RBI double and Brandon Sizemore homered and collected four hits lifting the College of Charleston to an 8-6 win at Davidson and a sweep of its three-game Southern Conference baseball series at Wilson Field on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Albany, America East, Atlantic 10, CAA, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Davidson, Furman, George Mason, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Southern Conference, Temple, The Citadel, UNC-Wilmington, William and Mary

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

NU 10 George Mason 6

Shortstop Mike Lyon continued on his torrid pace, clubbing a pair of two-run homers to help guide the Huskies to a 10-6 win against George Mason at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va. on Friday afternoon. Lyon’s second home run was the 25th his career, putting him ahead of NU great Carlos Pena (24) for ninth all time in Northeastern history. Although the game was in Fairfax, the Huskies batted last in the game, as the series was originally scheduled to be played at the Huskies’ Friedman Diamond. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, George Mason, Northeastern

FROM PRESS RELEASES

Coastal 6 George Mason 0

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Sophomore Nick McCully (Lakeland, Fla./Santa Fe Catholic) allowed just a bunt single in the first inning while striking out nine in the Coastal Carolina University baseball team’s (8-1) 6-0 win over George Mason (1-6) March 2 in the final game of the Baseball at the Beach Tournament at BB&T Coastal Field.

McCully allowed just one walk and tied his career high in strikeouts while improving his record to 2-0 on the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Big South, Butler, CAA, Cal, Coastal Carolina, Davidson, George Mason, Horizon League, Independents, Kentucky, MAAC, Niagara, Pac 10, SEC, Southern Conference, University of San Diego, UT-Arlington, West Coast Conference