Coach Prado on Tuesday’s Live Chat

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, University of South Florida head baseball coach Lelo Prado will be a special guest on the online live chat at the weekly press luncheon.
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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Kansas State, Northwestern State, Pac 10, South Alabama, South Florida, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, UNC

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The CBB is committed to our loyal readers in bringing the very best in College Baseball Coverage. We have come across six more 2009 Schedules: Manhattan College, Florida State, Jacksonville University, Kansas State, UC Santa Barbara, Winthrop.

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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big South, Big West, FSU, Jacksonville, Kansas State, MAAC, Manhattan, Stetson, UC-Santa Barbara, Winthrop

East Texas Pump Jacks pitcher Justin Murray is now an ex-Pump Jack.

Murray has signed with the Oakland A’s, becoming the first Pump Jacks player to turn pro in the organization’s history. The A’s drafted Murray in the 29th round of Major League’s Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft last month following his junior season at Kansas State.

The righthander had made five starts since joining East Texas a few weeks into the season, going 0-1 with a 4.45 ERA. Murray was third on the staff with 30.1 innings pitched and had allowed 28 hits for an impressive .237 opponents’ batting average. He struck out 27 and walked just five.

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Tags: East Texas Pump Jacks, Kansas State, Mckinney Marshals

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Each Monday, k-statesports.com takes look at current and former Wildcats in collegiate summer leagues and in the professional ranks.

Coastal Plain League

Playing for the Fayetteville (N.C.) Swap Dogs, sophomores-to-be Carter Jurica and Jason King continue to rank among the team’s leading hitters… Jurica went 5-for-15 to improve his season average to .235 with four doubles and 14 RBI… He is also 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts… Against Florence on Sunday, Jurica was 2-for-3 with one walk and one run scored… King was 4-for-14 last week with one RBI and two runs scored… King’s average improved for the second-straight week as he is now the team’s second-leading hitter… On the season, the third baseman is hitting .269 with six doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 RBI… Against Thomasville on Friday, King drove in the Swap Dogs’ lone run in an 8-1 loss… The Swap Dogs, who finished the first half of the season second in the south division, are in fifth during the second half with a 7-13 record.

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Tags: Central Plains League, Coastal Plain League, Jayhawk Baseball League, Kansas State, MINK League, Texas Collegiate League, West Coast Collegite Baseball League

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Each Monday, k-statesports.com takes look at current and former Wildcats in collegiate summer leagues and in the professional ranks.

Coastal Plain League

Playing for the Fayetteville (N.C.) Swap Dogs, sophomore-to-be Jason King went 6-for-23 last week to raise his average… King’s best game came on Thursday in an 8-4 victory against Martinsville as he went 3-for-4 with one run scored and two RBI… King’s average now sits at .257 with six doubles, two triples, one home run and 10 RBI… Another future sophomore, Carter Jurica, went 1-for-17 last week, lowering his season average to .219 with three doubles and 14 RBI… His lone hit of the week also came against Martinsville on Thursday… The Swap Dogs, who finished the first half of the season in second place in the south division, is off to a 4-5 start to the second half.

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Tags: Coastal Plain League, Jayhawk Baseball League, Kansas State, MINK League, Texas Collegiate League

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The No. 24 Texas Longhorns logged 19 hits to post a 15-7 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in the title game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.

It was the third league tournament crown for Texas who also won the prize in 2002 and 2003.

Brandon Belt was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Most Outstanding Player. He went .588 (10-of-17) with five runs, two doubles, one home run and 10 RBI in four games.

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Tags: Big 12, Big 12 Recap, Big 12 Tournament, College Baseball News, Collegiate Baseball, Game Recap, Kansas State, Oklahoma City, Texas

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Texas 11, Oklahoma 10

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Sophomore David Hernandez chipped an 0-2 offering for an RBI single to cap a three-run rally and lead the Texas Longhorns to a come-from-behind 11-10 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship baseball action at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark Saturday morning

With Texas trailing 10-8 in the bottom of the ninth, Jordan Danks and Kyle Russell drew walks from Jake McCarter to leadoff the frame. Chase Anderson came in to pitch for the Sooners and induced a pop up on a bunt attempt by Russell Moldenhauer for the first out. Brandon Belt reignited the rally with a single to rightfield, plating Danks and trimming the lead to 10-9. Preston Clark struck out looking to bring Hernandez to the plate with two outs. Hernandez swung at strike two in the dirt, but a wild pitch allowed Russell to score from third and put Belt in scoring position. Hernandez golfed the next pitch into centerfield for the game-winning run. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 Recap, Big 12 Tournament, College Baseball, College Baseball News, Game Recap, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM

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Doyle Leads OU Past Texas A&M, 4-1
Sophomore Andrew Doyle provided the best outing of the season by an OU pitcher and helped the Sooners, seeded eighth, top the 2008 Big 12 Championship’s top seed, Texas A&M, 4-1, on the first day of the tournament at AT&T Brick… (+)

Texas A&M Recap

No. 24 Texas edged out by No. 9 Missouri, 3-2, in extra innings

he Longhorns yield a game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lose a 3-2 decision to the Tigers in the first game of the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. MORE

Missouri Recap

Baylor Knocks off Nebraska 10-4

Shaver Hansen was 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI, including a key three-run triple in Baylor’s four-run seventh as the Bears knocked off 12th-ranked Nebraska 10-4 in first-day action at the Big 12 Conference Championship at Bricktown Ballpark. The sixth-seeded Bears (32-24) became the first team to win five consecutive pool-play games at the Big 12 Championship, dating back to the 2006 season. The third-seeded Huskers (39-13-1) have lost four straight games for the first time this season. More [+]

Nebraska Recap

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 Tournament, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM

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IRVING, Texas — José Duran (Texas A&M) and Aaron Crow (Missouri) headline the 2008 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards as Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, it was announced on Tuesday. Duran, a Fort Worth native, was also named Newcomer of the Year while Aggie mentor Rob Childress was tabbed Coach of Year. Rounding out the selections is Chance Ruffin (Texas), who earned Freshman of the Year.

The All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

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Tags: All-Conference teams, Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

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IRVING, Texas — Texas A&M earned its third Big 12 regular season title on Sunday. The defending postseason champion will be the top seed in the 2008 Phil lips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, which is scheduled for May 21-25 at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City . It marks the 10th time the championship has been played at this venue.

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The Big 12 race is coming down to the last day. A&M is sitting on top with a league record 19-7 while OSU is in 2nd with a 18-8 record and Nebraska is in 3rd with a 17-8 record. All A&M has to do is to win 1 Game but standing in their way is their arch rival Texas. Texas has come out and took the first two games by identical score of 5-2. Texas has gotten timely hitting to go along with great defense and pitching. in Yesterdays game Austin Wood pitched his first career complete game.  Texas has shown that they are getting their pieces of the puzzle together just in time for tournament time.

Oklahoma State has taken the first two games from OU and is sitting in 2nd place needing a lost by A&M and to win on Sunday. OSU has the tie breaker over A&M and will be the #1 seed come Tournament time.

Nebraska went to the weekend series needing A&M to lose 2 games and to take care of Business against the Tigers of Missouri. Missouri came out swinging in game 1 and in game 2 to the score of 8-1 and 22-9.

The 4th and 5th place have been determine with Missouri the 4th seed and Texas the 5th seed. The top 3 and the bottom half of the conference will be worked out today.

The BIG 12 tournament will start on Wednesday from the Bricktown in Oklahoma City.

Texas Recap

Texas A&M Recap

Texas Tech Recap

Baylor Recap

Missouri Recap

Nebraska Recap

Oklahoma Recap

Oklahoma State Recap

Kansas Recap

Kansas State Recap

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 Recap, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

#6 Nebraska 1 at #15 Missouri 8

Missouri junior Aaron Crow set a new school record for wins in a season as he improved to 12-0 after the Tigers’ 8-1 victory over Nebraska on Friday night at Taylor Stadium. Crow allowed just one run on four hits and struck out eight in 8.1 innings pitched. read more »

Nebraska Recap

#7 Texas A&M 2 at #28 Texas 5

Two triples by Jordan Danks and a solid pitching performance led the Longhorns to a win against the Aggies in game one of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. [Photo gallery] (pictured: Chance Ruffin)

Texas A&M Recap

#8 Oklahoma State 7 vs Oklahoma 1

Oklahoma State rode the left arm of Andrew Oliver and a lineup that collected 14 hits to a 7-1 win over Bedlam-rival Oklahoma Friday night at Drillers Stadium in front of an overflow crowd of 11,232 fans. (more…)

OU Recap
Baylor 4 at Texas Tech 7

Junior right-hander Zach Stewart held Baylor to three runs on four hits over a season-high eight innings and Roger Kieschnick blasted two home runs to lead the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a 7-4 win over the Bears on Friday night at Dan Law… More

Baylor Recap

Kansas State 5 at Kansas 0

Kansas State pitchers Brad Hutt and Thomas Rooke combined to shut out Kansas on seven hits, while Nate Tenbrink recorded a two-out, two-RBI single in the sixth inning to put the  || CONTINUE

Kansas Recap

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference has named 62 student-athletes to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team, the league office announced.

Nebraska led the conference with nine selections — seven on the first team and two on the second.

Individually, Brett Scott ( Kansas State ) received special recognition for posting a 4.00 grade point average.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league team consisted of 46 first team members combined with 16 on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

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#6 Texas A&M 8 at #7 Nebraska 9

#6 Texas A&M 10 at #7 Nebraska 13

No. 5 Nebraska took advantage of six Texas A&M miscues and eight free passes to rally for a 13-10 victory over fifth-ranked Aggies on a Sunday afternoon before 7,653 fans… (more)

Nebraska Recap

Texas Tech 12 at #8 Oklahoma State 10

Texas Tech erased an 8-0 deficit by scoring in the final five frames including three runs in the top of the ninth to take a 12-10 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. More

OSU Recap

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#6 Texas A&M at #7 Nebraska Postponed

The game, originally scheduled for 2:05 p.m., was pushed back to 5 p.m., but continued inclement weather and forecast for continued rain forced the game to be postponed until Noon (CDT) on Sunday. Game two will start approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one. MORE

Texas Tech 3 at #8 Oklahoma State 13

Oklahoma State ran its conference winning to eight games Saturday as the No. 8 Cowboys earned a 13-3 victory over Texas Tech at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. With Saturday’s triumph, the Cowboys’ clinched their fifth-consecutive Big 12 Conference series win as they improved to 16-7 in league play and 37-13 overall. (more…)

Texas Tech Recap

#16 Missouri at Kansas Postponed

Due to rain in the Lawrence area, the Jayhawks have cancelled Saturday’s game with Missouri. The teams will make up the game as part of a doubleheader Sunday at noon. (more)

Kansas State 5 at Oklahoma 10

The Oklahoma baseball team earned a crucial win in Big 12 play on Saturday at L. Dale Mitchell Park, topping Kansas State, 10-5, to even the series heading into tomorrow’s finale at 1 p.m. The Sooners scored six runs in the fir… (MORE)

KSU RECAP

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