Head Coach Rodney Hennon and the Eagles of Georgia Southern have released their 2009 College baseball Schedule. The Eagles and Coach Hennon start their 2009 campaign with a home series against Presbyterian starting February 20th.

They then will take on Georgia Tech in a two game mid week tilt at home and then later on in the season the Eagles will travel to Georgia Tech for a two game mid week contest.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Georgia Southern, Southern Conference

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 SOURCES

Ga Southern 6 The Citadel 5

STATESBORO, Ga. - With the bases loaded and one out in the ninth Jeremiah Parker (Carrollton/Carrollton) hit a grounder down the third base line. Ty Wright (Montrose/West Laurens) slid and beat Matt Arnold’s throw home as Georgia Southern pulled out a 6-5 Southern Conference win over The Citadel. The Eagles (28-19 overall, 12-9 SoCon) took 2-of-3 from the Bulldogs over the weekend.

Wright was hit by a Matt Reifsnider (4-4) pitch to start the ninth. Phillip Porter (Marietta/Sprayberry) sacrificed Wright to second then Chris Shehan (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) was intentionally walked. Matt Crim, the Friday night starter, walked Griffin Benedict (Dunwoody/St. Pius) to load the bases. Parker hit a soft grounder down the third base line. Wright broke for home and on the slide was called safe by home plate umpire Ed Haggray. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Creighton, Dayton, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Radford, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, TCU, The Citadel, UMass, Utah

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

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

The Georgia Southern Eagles set an NCAA Record by hitting 14 homers yesterday against Columbia. Chris Shehan and Griffin Benedict each homered twice for GA Southern who had 12 different players homer in the 26-8 victory over Columbia. The full game recap is available here.

Tags: Columbia, Georgia Southern, Ivy League, NCAA Record, Southern Conference

Clemson 12 High Point 3

Clemson Recap
High Point Recap

Virginia 7 Old Dominion 3

UVA Recap
Old Dominion Recap

Georgia Tech 1 GA Southern 0 (10 innings)

GT Recap
Ga Southern Recap

Duke 9 Alabama A&M 0

Duke Recap
Alabama A&M Recap

Appalachian State 18 Wake Forest 8

App State Recap
Wake Forest Recap

Virginia Tech 14 Davidson 10

VT Recap
Davidson Recap

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Alabama AM, Appalachian State, Big South, CAA, Clemson, Davidson, Duke, Georgia Southern, GT, High Point, Old Dominion, Southern Conference, SWAC, UVA, VT, Wake Forest

FROM PRESS RELEASES

Old Dominion 8 UNC 6 (10 innings)

CARY, NC–Old Dominion University senior first baseman Brian Cipolla (Plainview, NY.) knocked in six runs to lead the Monarchs (1-1) to an 8-6 victory over second ranked North Carolina (3-1) Tuesday evening. This is the highest ranked team ODU has ever beaten.

North Carolina took a 5-4 lead into the top of the ninth. With two outs, in the ninth Cipolla hit his first homer of the season to right field to tie the game. After shutting down the Tar Heels in the bottom of the ninth, the Monarchs scored three runs in the top of the tenth. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Alabama AM, CAA, Coppin State, Duke, FSU, Georgia Southern, GT, Maryland, MEAC, Old Dominion, Southern Conference, Towson, UVA

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 Boston College Eagles opened the 2008 season with a doubleheader sweep over Georgia Southern. In Game 1, BC won 11-7 and in game 2 the Eagles won 14-7

Game 1

The Eagles were led in Game 1 by a strong freshmen class led by Marc Perdios who went 3-6 with a home run in his first collegiate at bat. Matt Hamlet hit a homer in the seventh inning to give the BC Eagles an 8-7 lead which they held on to for the victory. Garrett Smith was outstanding at shortstop defensively including several turns of double plays. He had a strong day at the plate as he went 3-5 with two runs scored. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Boston College, Georgia Southern, Southern Conference

The BC-GA Southern game tonight has been postponed until tomorrow. The teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 2:30 pm. The second game will start 30 minutes after the first one. The full release from GA Southern is available here.

Tags: ACC, Boston College, Georgia Southern, Southern Conference

The Citadel Bulldogs have picked up their second straight victory over the previously hot Georgia Southern Eagles by a score on Saturday of 8-3 and 9-1 on Friday. On Saturday, The Citadel got four long balls to pace the team to the victory. Wes Wrenn pitched a complete game on Friday while only allowing only the one run to up his record to 4-5.

The Citadel Saturday Recap
GA Southern Saturday Recap
The Citadel Friday Recap
GA Southern Friday Recap

Tags: Georgia Southern, Southern Conference, The Citadel

The Citadel Bulldogs will host Georgia Southern as they close out their home schedule with a weekend series with the Eagles.

Probable Starters

Friday: Wes Wrenn (3-6, 5.87 ERA) vs Aaron Eubanks (3-2, 3.23 ERA)
Saturday: Matt Crim (4-3, 5.76 ERA) vs Brian Wilkerson (4-7, 6.12 ERA)
Sunday: Matt Reifsnider (3-2, 4.58 ERA) vs Josh Lairsey (2-1, 6.75 ERA)

The Citadel Game Notes
GA Southern Game Notes

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UNC 28 Davidson 3

North Carolina hit six homers including two from Benji Johnson to give the Tar Heels the 28-3 victory over Davidson. UNC scored eleven runs in the second inning and then twelve in the third to take full control of the game. UNC will be back in action on Friday when they host Wake Forest.

UNC Recap
Davidson Recap

Maryland 12 Coppin State 0

The Maryland Terrapins held Coppin State hitless and used a balanced attack by scoring in seven out of their eight at bats to continue the Coppin State losing streak to 20 games. Mike Murphy went 2-4 with 3 RBIs to lead the Maryland offensive attack. Brett Curll, Tim Kearney, Brett Jones, and Nick Pearce all went two innings without allowing a hit while Brian Shellhamer pitched a perfect ninth to complete the no-hitter. Maryland will visit Georgia Tech this weekend for a big ACC series.

Maryland Recap
Coppin State Recap

Virginia 4 Longwood 3

Brandon Marsh hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to lead the Cavaliers to a 4-3 come from behind victory over Longwood. Casey Lambert struck out 2 batters in the top of the ninth to pick up the victory for the Cavs. Virginia will travel across the state to Virginia Tech for a weekend series.

UVA Recap
Longwood Recap

Clemson 15 Western Carolina 6

The Clemson Tigers blew out Western Carolina 15-6 in non-conference action on Wednesday in Clemson SC. Taylor Harbin and Doug Hogan led the offense with three hits a piece. Clemson will return to action on Friday when they host the Hurricanes.

Clemson Recap
Western Carolina Recap

NC State 6 UNC-Greensboro 0

The NC State Wolfpack received a stellar pitching performance from Nate Karns, Jeff Stallings, and Sam Brown who combined on a three hit shutout. Caleb Mangum and Pat Ferguson each picked up two RBIs to lead the offense. NC State heads to Chestnut Hill to open the BC home schedule this weekend and The College Baseball Blog should be there on Saturday and Sunday.

NC State Recap
UNC-Greensboro Recap

Georgia Tech 6 Georgia Southern 2

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets used nine pitchers and were able to limit the Georgia Southern Eagles to two runs. Danny Payne and Michael Fisher were the only two Yellow Jackets with two hits on the day. Georgia Tech will host Maryland this weekend for a big ACC series.

GA Tech Recap
Georgia Southern Recap

Winthrop 15 Wake Forest 9

The Winthrop Eagles used a ten run fifth inning to pick up a 15-9 slugfest victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday. Winthrop will visit UNC-Asheville while Wake Forest heads to UNC for a big ACC weekend series.

Winthrop Recap
Wake Forest Recap

Boston College and Holy Cross were postponed until Thursday when they will try again to play their big non-conference game in a battle of Massachusetts.

BC Release
HC Release

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Florida State 6 North Florida 0

Caleb Graham picked up his first victory of the season as he shutdown the North Florida offense for the first six innings.

FSU Recap
UNF Recap

UVA 17 George Mason 6

Brandon Guyer went 3-4 with four RBIs, four runs scored, and a grand slam to lead the Cavaliers to a 17-6 thumping of George Mason. David Adams and John Scaglione were the other Cavs with three hits on the day.

UVA Recap
George Mason Recap

Clemson 14 Gardner-Webb 2

The Clemson Tigers without head coach Jack Leggett pounded out 21 hits with twelve different players picking up at least one hit to pound Gardner-Webb 14-2. Ben Paulsen went 5-5 with a homer and six RBI to lead the Tiger offense.

Clemson Recap
Gardner-Webb Recap

Duke 11 Campbell 7

Kyle Kreick picked up three hits to lead the Blue Devils to a come from behind 11-7 victory over Campbell.

Duke Recap
Campbell Recap

Georgia Tech 10 Georgia Southern 2

Eddie Burns struck out ten batters over eight innings while only giving up one earned run to pick up his second consecutive victory. Danny Payne and Michael Fisher each picked up three hits to lead the offensive attack from the Jackets.

GT Recap
Georgia Southern Recap

James Madison 8 Virginia Tech 6

Joe Lake drove home Bryan Lescanec to break a 6-6 tie in the bottom of the eighth to lead JMU to the 8-6 victory over Virginia Tech.

JMU Recap
VT Recap

Maryland 15 William & Mary 3

The Terps scored nine runs in the fifth inning to coast to a 15-3 victory over William & Mary. Joe Palumbo set the stage in the lead-off role by going 4-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs in the win.

Maryland Recap
William & Mary Recap

 

Tags: ACC, Campbell, Clemson, Duke, FSU, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Maryland, North Florida, UVA, VT, William and Mary

The Clemson Tigers behind 5.0 scoreless innings from David Kopp knocked off the Georgia Southern Eagles 3-0 on Wednesday night. Ben Paulsen and Doug Hogan each drove in a run in the victory for the Tigers. Clemson is back in action on Friday when Duke visits.

Clemson Recap
Georgia Southern Recap

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