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WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Colonial Athletic Association has awarded its 2010 and 2011 baseball championships to UNC Wilmington, extending the school’s run of hosting the event to eight consecutive seasons and 10 times overall.

The decision was made late last week during the league’s summer meeting in Hilton Head, S.C., and announced Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

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

FROM NCBWA RELEASE

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A total of 37 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the annual Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today.

The 2009 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA Freshman All-American Team is comprised from 17 conferences and 10 conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 12 conference “Rookie of the Year” winners.
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Tags: Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Ball State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Fullerton, Coastal Carolina, Florida, Freshmen All-American Team, Fresno St., FSU, Georgia State, Hawaii, Indiana, Lamar, Louisville, LSU, Minnesota, NCBWA, North Carolina A&T, Oregon State, Rice, South Carolina, Southern Miss, St. John's, St. Mary's, Texas, Tulane, UCLA, UConn, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wichita State, Winthrop

Here is your recap of Day 2 of the Atlanta Regional.

Elon 4 Georgia State 3

ATLANTA, Ga. — Jimmy Reyes struck out a career-high 14 hitters and allowed just three runs on eight hits in 8.0 innings to lead the 22nd-ranked and second-seeded Elon Phoenix to a 4-3 victory over fourth-seeded Georgia State in an elimination game at the Atlanta Regional of the 2009 NCAA Baseball Championship on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, Elon moved to 41-17 on the year. The Georgia State Panthers finished their season at 39-22. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Atlanta Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, CAA, Conference USA, Elon, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Southern Conference, Southern Miss

Game 1: #3 Southern Miss 17, #2 Elon 15

Senior second baseman Bennett Davis’ three home runs were not enough for Elon in a 17-15 loss to the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss.

The two teams combined for 71 total bases, the 4th highest ever total in an NCAA regional game.  The slugfest also featured 11 home runs and 34 hits.

Bo Davis, senior right fielder for Southern Miss, hit his second home run of the game in the 9th inning to put the Golden Eagles ahead for good.  Elon scored 2 in the bottom of the 9th, but those runs were not enough.  Southern Miss advances in the winners’ bracket of the Atlanta regional. Read the rest of this entry »

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Georgia Tech’s Russ Chandler Stadium plays host to the Atlanta regional, its 9th NCAA regional since 1987.

The #1 seed Georgia Tech faces Colonial Athletic Association champion and cross-town rival Georgia State at 7pm Friday. The two teams have met twice this season with the road team winning each game: Georgia State defeating Georgia Tech 10-1 at Russ Chandler Stadium and Georgia Tech winning 18-2 at Panthersville.

The #2 seed Elon was the Southern Conference regular season champion and will face #3 seed Southern Miss at 3pm Friday. The only prior meetings between the two schools came in 1978 in a 4-game series which Elon won 3-1.

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The CAA starts tournament play in the final year of the six team format. The conference will cut the number of playoff teams to four next season, which is a shame given the parity this year. Entering the final weekend of play, only two teams had locked up spots, and five teams were battling for the remaining three spots on the final day of the season.

James Madison, which won the tournament last season, was knocked out of the playoffs by George Mason in the final weekend and became the first team with a winning CAA record not to make the six team tournament. UNC Wilmington, last season’s regular season champion, will be a three seed heading into the playoffs.

The double elimination tournament starts at noon Wednesday at Brooks Field in Wilmington, N.C. when top seeded George Mason takes on sixth seeded Delaware. Here’s a rundown of each of the six teams. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CAA Tournament Preview, CBB Column, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Northeastern, Old Dominion, UNC-Wilmington

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CAA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

Mike Rooney, UNC Wilmington

Jr., SS, Cary, N.C./Cary

Rooney batted .556 with six runs scored and five RBI in UNCW’s four games last week. In the Seahawks’ two victories at Old Dominion that clinched a CAA Tournament berth, the junior shortstop went 8-for-10 and scored four times. Rooney is batting .331 for the season.

CAA BASEBALL Co-PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

Rob Kumbatovic, Hofstra

Jr., RHP, Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough

Kumbatovic allowed just four singles and no runs over seven innings as Hofstra blanked William & Mary 3-0 on Saturday. The junior right-hander fanned four and combined with Jeff Guthridge for the Pride’s first shutout since 2007. He earned his team-high fourth win. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA Player of the Week, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William & Mary

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
CAA BASEBALL Co-PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

Jake McAloose, Old Dominion

Jr., 3B, Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne

McAloose batted .778 (7-9) with two doubles, a triple and seven RBI in the final two games of the VCU series after missing the opener due to injury. In Sunday’s 28-9 victory over the Rams, the junior third baseman was 5-for-6 with five runs scored and six RBI. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA Player of the Week, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary

With two weekends left, the playoff picture hasn’t become any clearer in the Colonial. No. 27 George Mason clinched the top seed in the conference with a sweep of Northeastern last weekend. The Patriots, along with third place James Madison, are off this weekend. Here’s a glance at the other teams in action.
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Tags: CAA, CAA Weekend Preview, CBB Column, Clemson, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Longwood, Norfolk State, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, VCU, William & Mary

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
CAA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

Scott Krieger, George Mason

Sr., OF, Towson, Md./Calvert Hall

Krieger batted .692 (9-13) with a homer, two triples, five runs scored and seven RBI as George Mason won two of three at VCU last weekend. The senior outfielder had at least two hits and two RBI in each game, including a 4-for-5 performance with three RBI on Saturday.

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

BROOKLINE MASS.- A tough conference loss for Northeastern could provide a confidence booster down the stretch for an already potent Husky pitching staff.

The Huskies fell to Georgia State 7-3 Sunday at Friedman Diamond, but NU starter Les Williams pitched through several bouts of bad luck and two errors to keep his team within striking distance of the Panthers. Read the rest of this entry »

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BROOKLINE MASS.- In perhaps their most important CAA series of the season thus far, it was the veteran of the Northeastern’s pitching staff that gave the Huskies a chance to emerge with a winning weekend against Georgia State.
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