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Here are your listings of Early Signings from November 17th. Click on the respective link for the full article.

Wichita State signs Seven for 2011

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State has received a national letter-of-intent from seven baseball players in the early signing period, Head Coach Gene Stephenson announced Nov. 17.

Bob Arens, a catcher from Northwest High School in Wichita, Kan.; Zach Beringer, a right-handed pitcher form Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Mo.; Cale Elam, a right-handed pitcher and infielder from Oktaha High School in Oktaha, Okla.; Kris Gardner, a left-handed pitcher from Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas; Josh Halbert, an infielder from Choctaw High School in Choctaw, Okla.; Albert Minnis, a left-handed pitcher from Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kan.; and Dayne Parker, a shortstop from Roff High School in Roff, Okla., have signed national letters-of-intent with the Shockers.

Tags: 2011 Recruits, Alabama, Atlantic 10, Bethune Cookman, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Conference USA, Creighton, Dayton, Fresno State, Georgia, Louisiana-Monroe, MEAC, Memphis, Missouri Valley, Ole Miss, Pacific, Pittsburgh, SEC, Sun Belt, Texas, Texas AM, UAB, WAC, Wichita State

Illinois State releases 2011 Early Signees

Posted on November 11th, 2009 by Brian Foley in 2011 Recruits, Missouri Valley

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State has signed seven baseball student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, including four of Prep Baseball Report’s top-25 players in the state of Illinois, the Redbirds’ coaching staff announced Wednesday. Illinois State’s four signees in the top-25 are more than any other university.

The Redbirds signed three pitchers – Joe Claver (Downers Grove, Ill.), Johnny Lieske (Machesney Park, Ill.) and Dan Savas (Rosemont, Ill.) – two infielders – Bryan Huff (Bloomington, Ill.) and Brock Stewart (Normal, Ill.) – a catcher – Mike Hollenbeck (Joliet, Ill.) – and an outfielder – Eric Aguilera(Cary, Ill.). Lieske is the top pitcher and No. 2 prospect in the state according to Prep Baseball Report and is joined by Hollenbeck (16), Claver (17) and Stewart (23) in the publication’s top-25 rankings.

Tags: 2011 Recruits, Illinois State, Missouri Valley

Dan Callahan Named 2009 MVC Most Courageous Award Winner

Posted on November 1st, 2009 by Brian Foley in Missouri Valley

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin announced Thursday that Dan Callahan, head baseball coach at Southern Illinois University, has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the league’s Most Courageous Award.

The Missouri Valley Conference presents the Most Courageous Award to a past or present student-athlete, coach or university administrator who demonstrates unusual courage in the face of personal illness, adversity or tragedy and whose behavior reflects honor on the institution or the Conference. Individuals receiving the award might also have performed heroic feats or otherwise inspired others.

Tags: Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois

Fall Ball Recap for October 28th

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Brian Foley in Big 12, Fall Ball, Missouri Valley

Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 28th. Click on the respective link for the Full Article.

Tags: Big 12, Fall Ball, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma, Texas AM, Wichita State

Creighton to play at New TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Brian Foley in Missouri Valley, New Facility

The Creighton Blue Jays have announced that starting in the 2011 season they will play a portion of their schedule at the New TD Ameritrade Park Omaha and will play the entire schedule in the stadium during the 2012 season. TD Ameritrade Park will be the home for the College World Series starting in the 2011 season. This is a great move for the Blue Jays as this really upgrades the facilities for the baseball program and will give the opportunity to play on one of the best fields in the country during regular season games. I would also expect a strong move by the Missouri Valley Conference to move the conference tournament to this stadium in downtown Omaha. You can check out the full press release from Creighton below.

Tags: College World Series, Creighton, Missouri Valley, New Facility

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Fall Ball Recap for October 22nd

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Brian Foley in Atlantic 10, Big East, Fall Ball, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, Sun Belt

Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 22nd. Click on the respective link for the full recap.

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big East, Charlotte, Fall Ball, Louisville, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southeastern Louisiana, Sun Belt, Wichita State

Wichita State releases 2010 Slate

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Brian Foley in 2010 Schedules, Missouri Valley

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

WICHITA, Kan. – The 2010 Wichita State baseball schedule features games with traditional national powers and conference champions along with 30 home games, head coach Gene Stephenson announced Oct. 22.

“Once again we have a great schedule for the fans and players alike,” Stephenson said. “It will be very challenging for this team. I think we have an especially challenging road schedule. It will require us to grow up in a hurry to be successful. I think we’ll have a much better team overall, but we need to prove it on the field in the spring. With the improvements at our facility, it should be an exciting season.”

Tags: 2010 Schedules, Missouri Valley, Wichita State

Fall Ball Recaps for October 21st

Posted on October 21st, 2009 by Brian Foley in ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Fall Ball, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley Conference, Sun Belt

Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 21st. Click on the respective links for the full story.

Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Charlotte, Fall Ball, Florida International, Georgia Tech, Illinois State, Louisville, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State, St. John's, Sun Belt, Virginia Tech

Fall Ball Recap for October 20th

Posted on October 20th, 2009 by Brian Foley in ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, Sun Belt

Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 20th. Click on the respective link for the full recap.

Tags: ACC, Air Force, Atlantic 10, Big East, Charlotte, Fall Ball, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, South Alabama, St. John's, Sun Belt, UNC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wichita State, Xavier

Fall Ball Recap for October 19th

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Brian Foley in ACC, Big East, Fall Ball, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC

Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 19th. Click on the respective link for the full article.

Tags: ACC, Big East, Fall Ball, Georgia Tech, Illinois State, Kent State, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, St. John's, UNLV, Vanderbilt, West Virginia

CBB Top 100 Countdown: Number 93 Aaron Meade (Missouri State)

Posted on October 18th, 2009 by Brian Foley in 2010 Top Players, CBB Column, Cape Cod League, MINK League, Missouri Valley

The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 93 in our countdown with Missouri State junior LHP Aaron Meade. He is a 6’2 175 pound left-handed pitcher out of Rockhurst High School and Kansas City, Missouri. His senior season saw him go 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA and win Rockhurst High School’s Pitcher of the Year award.

Tags: 2010 Top Players, Cape Cod League, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBB Column, MINK League, Missouri State, Missouri Valley