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Houston 14 Illinois-Chicago 11 (11 Innings)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Sophomore catcher Chris Wallace blasted a two-run double off the center-field wall in the 11th inning to break a tie and help lift the University of Houston baseball team to a 14-11 win over Illinois-Chicago in an elimination game Sunday afternoon at the NCAA College Station Regional at Olsen Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 College Station Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Conference USA, Horizon League, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Texas AM

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UIC 9 Dallas Baptist 5

5/31/2008 – College Station, Texas- The UIC baseball team overcame a three-run deficit by scoring five times in the fifth en route to a 9-5 win over Dallas Baptist at the 2008 NCAA College Station Regional.

UIC Recap
Dallas Baptist Recap

A&M 22 Houston 4

Texas A&M set a school record with six home runs and scored its most runs in an NCAA game since 1989 as the ninth-ranked Aggies downed Houston, 22-4, in a winner’s bracket game at the College Station Regional Saturday night before 5,202 fans at Olsen Field.

A&M (45-16) will play for the regional championship on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. against either Houston (40-23) or UIC.

Texas A&M Recap
Houston Recap

Tags: 2008 College Station Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Conference USA, Dallas Baptist University, Horizon League, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Independents, Texas AM

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Houston 9 Dallas Baptist 5

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Senior second baseman Ryan Lormand and junior first baseman Jimmy Cesario each went 4-for-5 to lead the University of Houston baseball team to a come-from-behind, 9-5 win over No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist during the first game of the 2008 NCAA College Station Regional at Olsen Field.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, the Cougar offense rallied to take the lead with five runs in the fourth inning. After Patriots knotted the game at 5-5 with two runs in the seventh inning, the Cougars put the game away with four runs in the final two frames, including a three-spot in the eighth inning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 College Station Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Conference USA, Dallas Baptist University, Horizon League, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Independents, Texas AM

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The Texas A&M Aggies will be hosting the Regional in College Station this weekend sporting a 43-16 overall record while going 19-8 in the Big 12. Dallas Baptist got the second seed in the Regional after having a solid year as an Independent team as they went 37-17. The Houston Cougars are the third seed with a 39-22 record and 14-10 in Conference USA. The fourth seeded team is Illinois-Chicago who is 34-20 with a 17-6 record in the Horizon League. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 College Station Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Conference USA, Dallas Baptist University, Horizon League, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Independents, Texas AM

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Here is your Top 25 Rundown for March 6th. There was not much action as it was a typical Thursday schedule. Thanks to NCAA-Baseball.com for providing the links to the Recaps.

Illinois-Chicago 2 at #10 Vanderbilt 1

UIC Recap
Vanderbilt Recap

Santa Clara 7 #21 San Diego 6 (8 innings DARKNESS)

Santa Clara Recap
San Diego Recap

#22 Oklahoma State 3 Loyola Marymount 2

OK State Recap
Loyola Marymount Recap

#24 Coastal Carolina 9 Toledo 8

Coastal Recap
Toledo Recap

Tags: Big 12, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Loyola-Marymount, MAC, Oklahoma State, Santa Clara, SEC, University of San Diego, Vanderbilt, West Coast Conference

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We will be providing Daily Recaps on Conference USA throughout the season. All the recaps are excerpts from the Press Releases. Click on the respective schools link at the bottom of the recap for the full release.

Southern Miss 6 Lipscomb 3

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss hitters started cold but rallied to overcome a early 3-0 deficit to win 6-3 Saturday evening in front of 3,322 fans at Pete Taylor Park. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic Sun, Big Ten, Big West, Conference USA, Conference USA Recap, East Carolina, FAMU, Horizon League, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Lipscomb, Marshall, MEAC, Memphis, Ohio State, Pacific, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, Western Carolina

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We will be providing Daily Recaps on Conference USA throughout the season. All the recaps are from the school’s press releases.

Central Florida 17, Florida A&M 1

ORLANDO, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) – A festive crowd of 1,282 ventured to Opening Day at Jay Bergman Field Friday and had a lot to cheer about as UCF routed Florida A&M, 17-1. The Knights’ 17 runs tied a school record for most in a season-opener, as they also Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic Sun, Ball State, Big East, Big West, Conference USA, Conference USA Recap, FAMU, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Lipscomb, Long Beach State, MAC, Marshall, Memphis, Pacific, Rice, Seton Hall, Southern Conference, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF, Western Carolina

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FROM CONFERENCE PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS — For the past six years, the University of Illinois at Chicago has stood atop the Horizon League baseball standings, winning six consecutive regular-season crowns and three League Championships. The 2008 season could be the dawn of a new era, according to the results of the League’s preseason coaches’ poll, released Wednesday (Jan. 30). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Preseason Poll, Butler, Cleveland State, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Valparaiso, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State, Youngstown State

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The new Fieldturf field at UIC is close to completion so the Flames will be able to practice later in the fall season and open up the home schedule earlier in the year. This is an important project for the Chicago based school as they will become one of 19 Division 1 schools to have this surface. The full release is available here.

Tags: Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, New Facility

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The Butler Bulldogs have released the 2008 schedule. The Bulldogs will open the season on February 29th at Kentucky which is the start of a four game series against the SEC school. The Bulldogs will head the next weekend to Murray State for a three game set. They will face a full Horizon League schedule where the road schedule is highlighted by a trip to UIC on April 4th and 5th. UIC is expected to win the conference title after making the NCAA Tournament in 2007. The home schedule is highlighted by a three game set against Wright State on April 11th and 12th. The conference tournament will take place from May 21st-25th at Eastwood Field which is the home of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The full Butler schedule is available here.

Tags: Butler, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Wright State

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Long Beach State 4 Illinois-Chicago 3

The Long Beach Dirtbags picked up a 4-3 victory over Illinois-Chicago to advance to the championship round of the NCAA Regional. The Dirtbags got a solid start from Omar Arif who pitched six innings while allowing only three runs (one earned). Brandon Godfrey went 2-4 with a run scored and a run batted in. LBSU advances to face UCLA later on Sunday. UIC ends the season with a 35-21 record.

LBSU Recap
UIC Recap

UCLA 7 Long Beach State 4

The UCLA Bruins clinched a spot in the Super Regionals by knocking off Long Beach State 7-4.

UCLA Recap
LBSU Recap

Tags: Illinois-Chicago, Long Beach State, NCAA Tourney, UCLA

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LBSU 6 Pepperdine 3

The Long Beach State got a complete game from starting pitcher Andrew Liebel as he scattered 11 hits and only gave up three runs as the Dirtbags picked up a 6-3 victory over Pepperdine. The offense was led by Robert Perry who went 2-4 with 2 runs scored. LBSU will play the loser of UIC/UCLA on Sunday.

LBSU Recap
Pepperdine Recap

UCLA 3 UIC 1

The UCLA Bruins advanced in the NCAA Regional to the Championship game by knocking off the UIC Flames 3-1. UCLA starter Gavin Brooks threw a two hitter while allowing only one run in the game. UIC starter Zach Peterson gave up 14 hits in nine innings but only allowed three runs. UCLA will play the winner of the UIC and LBSU elimination game in the nightcap Sunday.
UCLA Recap
UIC Recap

Tags: Illinois-Chicago, Long Beach State, NCAA Tourney, Pepperdine, UCLA