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#9 LSU 2 Northwestern State 1

Sophomore Micah Gibbs drove in the game-winning run on a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead No. 5 LSU past Northwestern State, 2-1, Tuesday in Alex Box Stadium.

Coming in to pinch hit for first baseman Buzzy Haydel with one out and the bases loaded, Gibbs drilled a 2-2 offering into the gap in right center field to break open a 1-1 tie and bring senior Derek Helenihi home for the victory.
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UC RIVERSIDE vs. COLUMBIA
UCR 14 – Columbia 5
UCR 6 – Columbia 4
UCR 15 – Columbia 5

The UC Riverside Baseball Team completed the three-game sweep of the Columbia Lions with a 15-5 win at the Riverside Sports Complex Sunday afternoon. Carl Uhl drove in five runs on the day and Tony Nix extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a fourth-inning double. The win is the fifth straight for the Highlanders (14-3) and 11th in the past 12 games.
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Tags: Big West, Big West Recap, Cal, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Fullerton, Cal-State Northridge, Columbia, Houston, Long Beach State, Oklahoma State, Pacific, Rhode Island, Sacramento St., San Jose St., St. Mary's, Tulane, UC-Davis, UC-Irvine, UC-Riverside, UC-Santa Barbara, Washington State

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UAB had to battle rain all weekend, playing its series against Harvard in two different states, but in the end the Blazers had a four-game sweep of the Crimson and a six-game winning streak. The two clubs played a single game on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday in Pensacola, Fla., while Sunday’s series finale was played in Vestavia, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham. When it was over, the UAB bats had a big weekend, out-scoring Harvard, 53-14 and posting at least 11 runs in all four outings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Recap, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF

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The third full week of non-conference play is on tap this week in Conference USA Baseball. Rice has a four-game series against No. 20 San Diego from Thursday-Sunday in Houston. Tulane visits No. 10 UC Irvine for a three-game set next weekend and Marshall hosts No. 21 Kent State in a mid-week matchup as C-USA teams try to prove themselves against top-notch competition. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Recap, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB

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“I was just trying to go out and get a W.” That’s what Houston Cougar starting pitcher Michael Goodnight said when asked about his mindset entering Sunday’s game against the Cal Poly Mustangs. The Cougars had dropped the first two games of the series with the Mustangs and were riding an eight game losing streak. They changed their luck on Sunday due in large part to the performance of Goodnight. The freshman RHP tossed seven strong innings while allowing only two earned runs on three hits. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Cal Poly Mustangs rode into Cougar Field Friday night on a six game winning streak and a top 30 ranking to show for their impressive start to the season. The Houston Cougars were quite the opposite, having lost six straight games, but looked to get back on track at home against a quality opponent. Read the rest of this entry »

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After winning four more games last week, Southern Miss has moved into the national rankings. The addition of the Golden Eagles gives C-USA three ranked teams. East Carolina and Rice are the other two ranked C-USA squads and both defeated nationally-ranked non-conference foes last week. Southern Miss will be tested this coming weekend as No. 7 Cal State Fullerton makes its first-ever visit to Hattiesburg to highlight the upcoming week’s docket. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF

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CAL POLY SLO vs. SACRAMENTO STATE

Cal Poly 9- Sac 2
Cal Poly 11- Sac 5
Cal Poly 6- Sac 2

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Sophomore southpaw Matt Leonard pitched six strong innings and junior left fielder Luke Yoder drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single as Cal Poly completed a three-game series sweep against Sacramento State with a 6-2 victory in a non-conference baseball game Sunday afternoon before 1,427 in Baggett Stadium.

Coach Larry Lee’s Mustangs extended their winning streak to six games and improved to 6-1 on the year, their best start since going 7-1 to open the 2001 campaign. Sacramento State fell to 1-5.

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Tags: Big West, Big West Recap, Cal, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Fullerton, Cal-State Northridge, Hawaii, Houston, Long Beach State, Minnesota, Pacific, Pepperdine, Sacramento St., San Diego State, Stanford, Texas AM, Texas Tech, UC-Irvine, UC-Santa Barbara, UCLA, University of San Diego, Washington

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It was quite a weekend for the Rice Owls at the Houston College Classic. Faced with the daunting task of facing three consecutive top 10 teams, the Blue & Gray delivered in a big way. On Friday night, the Owls pitching staff combined to set a Houston College Classic record with 17 strikeouts (11 by Mike Ojala) in a thrilling 5-4 victory in 10 innings over No. 9 UCLA. On Saturday night, Ryan Berry turned in as masterful performance as you’ll see in college baseball, throwing a complete-game, two-hit shutout while striking out 12 and walking none. It was C-USA’s first victory over a top-ranked team since Houston defeated LSU on March 6, 2004. Rice closed out the weekend with a solid 8-3 victory over No. 6 Baylor. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF

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Here is the 2009 Houston College Classic Team. It is led by Ryan Berry of Rice who had an outstanding performance against Texas AM on Saturday night. We had a contributor at the game on Saturday night and the full recap is available by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Houston, Pac 10, Rice, UC-Irvine, UCLA

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The finale of the Houston College Classic saw the Houston Cougars and Texas A&M Aggies take the field at Minute Maid Park. The Cougars lead early, but it was the Aggies that would have the last say on the night, taking a 5-3 victory. Barret Loux started the game for the Aggies, but he earned a no decision in his five innings of work. Loux allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six. It was freshman left hander Ross Hales that earned the win for Texas A&M, working one and a third scoreless innings in relief of Loux. Cougar starter Frank Corolla took the loss on the evening as he allowed four earned runs on eight hits and two walks over five and a third innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, CBB Visit, Conference USA, Houston, Texas AM

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Houston 3 vs #3 Texas A&M 5

Missouri 5 at #6 Arizona State 2

Missouri concluded its nine-game road trip to open the 2009 season by picking up a 5-2 win over Arizona State on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz. The win snaps a seven-game losing streak for the Tigers.

The game was called after eight innings due to travel arrangements. A three-hour time limit was placed on the game prior to first pitch.
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Tags: Arizona State, Baylor, Big 12, Big West, Cal-State Northridge, Conference USA, Houston, Kansas State, Missouri, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, Moutain West, Nebraska, Pac 10, Rice, San Diego State, Texas AM, Texas Tech