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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 87 in our countdown with Murray State senior first baseman/DH Wes Cunningham. He is from Louisville Kentucky where he attended Eastern High School where he picked up four letters playing for John Morris. He helped lead them to a district championship and a 32-7 record in his final season.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBB Column, Jayhawk Baseball League, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference

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A home-and-home series with Kentucky and Western Kentucky, along with a road game at Ole Miss, highlight the 2010 Murray State baseball schedule that was announced by head coach Rob McDonald Thursday.

“Our 2010 schedule will be very competitive,” said McDonald.  “The tough non-conference schedule will prepare us to make another run at the Ohio Valley Conference championship.  I am excited to have home-and-home series with local rivals Western Kentucky, Evansville, Arkansas State and Belmont, as well as a trip to Ole Miss.”

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Murray State, OVC

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Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 16th. Click on the respective link for a full recap.

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Tags: ACC, Air Force, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Fall Ball, MAC, Missouri, Mountain West, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Pittsburgh, SEC, Southeast Missouri State, UNC, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Western Michigan, Xavier

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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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Tags: Big 12, Big Ten, Central Arkansas, Conference USA, Houston, Houston Baptist, Independents, Kansas State, Lamar, Louisiana-Lafayette, LSU, McNeese State, Minnesota, Murray State, Northwestern State, Ohio Valley, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, SWAC, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Texas Tech, Tulane, UT- San Anotnio, UT-Arlington

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The College Baseball Blog for the second straight year will be naming a single Player of the Week and a Pitcher of the Week. This award is selected by a vote on by the writers of The College Baseball Blog. This week we honor Daniel Hill of Murray State as our Player of the Week and for the first time ever we have Co-Pitchers of the Week with Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State and Pat Lehman of George Washington sharing the honors. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, CBB Players of the Week, George Washington, Mountain West, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, San Diego State

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — For the second year in a row, Jacksonville State has been picked as the preseason favorite for the nine-team league in a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head baseball coaches. The Gamecocks claimed the 2008 regular season championship with a 23-4 record last season but came up just short in the OVC Tournament. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Preseason Conference Poll, 2009 Preseason Teams, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin

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A 32-game home schedule that features 13 of the first 14 games at Johnny Reagan Field highlights the 2009 Murray State baseball schedule, announced by head coach Rob McDonald on Wednesday.

Fans will get plenty of chances to see the ‘Breds early at the friendly confines of Johnny Reagan Field. The season gets underway on Feb. 20 with a three-game home stand against South Dakota State. After a midweek tilt at Memphis (Feb. 24), the ‘Breds will host a four-game series with Illinois State (Feb. 27-March 1), followed by a midweek game against Arkansas State (March 3), four games with North Dakota State (March 6-8) and a March 11 game against Mississippi Valley State.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
A 32-game home schedule that features 13 of the first 14 games at Johnny Reagan Field highlights the 2009 Murray State baseball schedule, announced by head coach Rob McDonald on Wednesday.

Fans will get plenty of chances to see the ‘Breds early at the friendly confines of Johnny Reagan Field. The season gets underway on Feb. 20 with a three-game home stand against South Dakota State. After a midweek tilt at Memphis (Feb. 24), the ‘Breds will host a four-game series with Illinois State (Feb. 27-March 1), followed by a midweek game against Arkansas State (March 3), four games with North Dakota State (March 6-8) and a March 11 game against Mississippi Valley State. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference

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The Gold Team got three shutout innings from starter Jake Donze and timely hitting from the offense as the Gold took Game 2 of the Fall World Series 5-3 Saturday afternoon at Reagan Field. The Gold Team won the three-game series by taking the first two games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference

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ARKADELPHIA – Ouachita Baptist University head baseball coach Chris Moddelmog announced Monday the hiring of Luke Howard.

Howard will assume the role of pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Ouachita Baptist. He comes to OBU after a one year stint at Murray State University, a Division I school in the Ohio Valley Conference.

“Luke will bring a lot of energy and excitement to our program. He is a good recruiter and a tireless worker on and off the field. I look forward to him and his wife Anne joining the OBU baseball family,” Moddelmog said.
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Tags: Coaching Changes, Division 2, Murray State, Ouachita Baptist

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Lewis-Clark State 8 Gonzaga 5

SPOKANE, Wash. (http://www.gozags.com May 12, 2008) Junior Ryan Wiegand recorded three hits and his 60th run batted in of the season Monday night as the Gonzaga University baseball team dropped an 8-5 decision to Lewis-Clark State College at Patterson Baseball Complex and Washington Trust Field in Spokane. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Lewis-Clark State, MAC, Missouri Valley, Murray State, NAIA, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, West Coast Conference

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Bethune-Cookman 10 South Florida 3

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of South Florida baseball team lost, 10-3, to Bethune-Cookman Wednesday night at Red McEwen Field.

The Bulls drop to 25-21 overall while the Wildcats improve to 30-17.

Junior Chris Rey was 3-for-4 in the game with one RBI and a run scored, while junior Addison Maruszak added a two-hit outing to the Bulls’ offense.

Freshman Zach Pietrzyk made his longest start, and appearance, of his rookie campaign against the Wildcats, striking out two in his 4.1-inning outing. He allowed five runs from seven hits to take his second loss of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: America East, Atlantic 10, Bethune Cookman, Big East, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Missouri Valley, Murray State, South Florida, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, SWAC, The Citadel, UMass, Vermont