Head Coach Chip Durham- Nicholls State

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THIBODAUX, La. - Head Coach Chip Durham and the Nicholls baseball program signed seven National Letters-of-Intent through the early signing period, inking five junior college transfers and two high school players.

“I am very happy with our early signing class for the 2009-10 school year,” Durham stated. “Coach Seth Thibodeaux and Coach Chris Prothro did a very nice job on recruiting these student-athletes. Among the seven signees, five are pitchers, one an infielder and one is an outfielder.”
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Senior Lance Dupuis saw 5.1 innings on the mound Friday night, fanning six

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The ‘Prothro Persicks’ swept the baseball fall world series two games to none this past weekend, winning game one 9-3 and taking game two by a score of 1-0.

Friday evening in game one, the ‘Newman Masters’ quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the ‘Prothro Persicks’ responded with three runs in the second to take the lead. The squad added to the lead with two in the third and two more in the fourth.
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"The coaching staff and the players are excited and there's an energy at practices."

NICHOLLS STATE BASEBALL BEGINS FALL PRACTICE SESSIONS

With 15 returners and 23 newcomers, the Colonel baseball team took to the field for the first time this week in preparation for the 2009 season.

“I think we’ve had three really good practices to open the fall and the thing that is really evident about this team already is that we definitely have team speed,” remarked head coach Chip Durham. “We have position players who can really run and that makes us feel really good about being in a situation where, as we continue to develop over the fall, we really have a chance to play defense well.”
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Jack Leggett-Clemson University

Baseball Program Holds 11th Annual Bullpen Golf Outing. Event raised nearly $40,000 for the baseball program.

QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John’s baseball program hosted its 11th annual Bullpen Golf Outing at Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, N.Y., on July 28. The event, with title sponsor Chartwells, raised over $40,000 to benefit the Red Storm baseball program.

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

McNeese State 1 at Lamar 2

Lamar did exactly what it needed to do on Saturday in preparation for the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament. Head coach Jim Gilligan used six pitchers and got enough out of them while producing enough offense for a 2-1 win over McNeese State for a series sweep and a three-game winning streak heading into Wednesday’s tourney-opener. MORE

McNeese State

Northwestern State 2 at Central Arkansas 7

For the second consecutive game, University of Central Arkansas’ starting pitcher struck out 11 and pitched into the ninth inning as the Bears beat Northwestern State 7-2 in Southland Conference action at UCA Field. MORE

Northwestern State Recap

Southeastern Louisiana 3 at Nicholls State 4
Southeastern Louisiana 4 at Nicholls State 1

Nicholls State took game one of an impromptu double header, but the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team (29-25, 15-15 Southland Conference) rallied to take game two, ensuring a series win over the Colonels and the number seven seed in the 2008 Southland Conference Tournament on Saturday night. MORE

Nicholls State Recap
Stephen F. Austin 5 at Sam Houston State 8

Bearkats will be No. 4 Seed in Southland Tournament starting Wednesday at Don Sanders Stadium   MORE

SFA Recap
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5 at Texas-Arlington 7

Four days from the opening round of the 2008 Southland Conference Tournament, the Mavericks built some momentum Saturday on Senior Day by downing the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, 7-5, in an SLC game at Clay Gould Ballpark. The victory earns UTA (26-29, 16-14) the No. 6 seed in the postseason tournament, completes the series sweep against the Islanders (23-31, 14-15-1) and officially puts a disappointing 2007 in the rearview mirror. MORE

Texas A&M CC Recap

Texas-San Antonio 8 at Texas State 10

In a memorable senior day at Bobcat Field, Josh Walter closed out a cat-and-mouse rubber match with three ninth-inning strikeouts to hold off the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners for a 10-8 regular season finale vic… Read Full Release [+]

UT-San Antonio Recap

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Central Arkansas 11 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11

Despite coming away with an 11-11 tie in the series finale with Central Arkansas, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball team clinched a spot in the Southland Conference tournament for the first time… more

Central Arkansas Recap

Lamar 3 at Northwestern State 6

For the second straight day, Northwestern State catcher Anthony Jones provided a late-inning double, this time scoring two runs, and relief pitcher J.C. Bredengerd pitched NSU out of a jam as the Demons rallied from a 3-2 deficit to defeat Lamar, 6-3, and take the Southland Conference baseball series two games to one. MORE

Lamar Recap

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Central Arkansas 9 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8

Texas A&M CC Recap

Lamar 5 at Northwestern State 9

Jordan Nipp’s go-ahead single in the seventh inning, followed by a bases-loaded clearing double from Anthony Jones sparked a 6-run inning for Northwestern State as the Demons clinched a spot in the Southland Conference baseball tournament with Saturday’s 9-5 win over Lamar. MORE

Lamar Recap

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McNeese State 1 at Central Arkansas 18

Central Arkansas Recap

McNeese State Recap

Nicholls State 6 at Texas-Arlington 5

Nicholls State Recap

UT- Arlington Recap

Northwestern State 5 at Sam Houston State 7

Sam Houston State Recap

Northwestern State Recap

Southeastern Louisiana 4 at Lamar 5

Lamar Recap

Southeastern Louisiana Recap

Texas State 2 at Stephen F. Austin 3

SFA Recap

Texas State Recap

Texas-San Antonio 11 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2

UT- San Antonio Recap

Texas A&M CC Recap

McNeese State 2 at Central Arkansas 10

The University of Central Arkansas Bears scored 10 unanswered runs Friday night to take a 10-2 victory over the McNeese State Cowboys in Southland Conference action at UCA Field.

Central Arkansas Recap

McNeese State Recap
Nicholls State 6 at Texas-Arlington 7

UT Arlington junior left-handed pitcher Ryan Robinson turned in one of his best performances this season, and after a scare in the ninth, the Mavericks would need every ounce of his efforts in a 7-6 victory Friday night against Nicholls State.

UT- Arlington Recap

Nicholls State

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Southland Conference
Central Arkansas 8 at Southeastern Louisiana 4

Lamar 1 at Texas State 8

Zach Tritz rationed the Lamar Cardinals to eight hits and just one run to fight off a weekend sweep as he helped the Texas State Bobcats take an 8-1 win at Bobcat Field Sunday afternoon. Read Full Release [+]

Lamar Recap

Sam Houston State 4 at Texas-San Antonio 5

Junior center fielder’s one-out single in the 10th inning gives Roadrunners 5-4 win on Sunday afternoon and weekend sweep of Bearkats. (more)

SHSU Recap

Stephen F. Austin 7 at Nicholls State 1

Stephen F. Austin 10 at Nicholls State 7

`Jacks Complete Sweep Of Colonels
SFA completed a three-game sweep of Nicholls State on Sunday, picking up a 7-1 win in Saturday’s suspended game and a 10-7 win in the series finale.

Nicholls State Recap

Central Arkansas 1 at Southeastern Louisiana 7

Central Arkansas Recap

Southeastern Louisianan Recap

Lamar 5 at Texas State 4

Lamar Recap

Texas State Recap

Sam Houston State 10 at Texas-San Antonio 12

Sam Houston Recap

Texas San Antonio Recap

Stephen F. Austin 8 at Nicholls State 3

Stephen F Austin Recap

Nicholls State Recap

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3 at McNeese State 2

Texas A&M-CC Recap

McNeese State Recap

Texas-Arlington 2 at Northwestern State 8

UT-Arlington Recap

Northwestern State Recap

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SAN MARCOS - Four home runs, including a grand slam in the fifth inning coupled with a season-tying hit tally and a season-best stolen base mark highlighted the Texas State Bobcats first Southland Conference sweep of the season in the 13-4 takeover against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Zach Tritz held out for seven complete innings to notch his sixth straight win and maintain his perfect record on the mound. The `Cats now boast a 9-3 league record and a 17-10 overall mark after the success at Bobcat Field Sunday afternoon.

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We continue to post Season Previews from the respective schools.

Nicholls State: Infield
2008 Cal Season Preview
2008 Butler Season Preview
Stephen F. Austin: Infield Preview
Vanderbilt Season Preview: Outfield

The CBB continues to bring you extensive coverage of the upcoming season. A few schools have put up their season previews today which are linked below.

Northern Illinois Preview Part 1
Nicholls State: Pitchers and Catchers
Air Force: Season Outlook
Oklahoma Season Preview: Part 1
Stephen F. Austin Season Preview: Catchers
Gotham Baseball Preview: Felician College 

November 14th was the first day that recruits for the 2008-2009 school year could sign their letter of intent. We have found many schools have put out a listing of the recruits who have signed already. A couple of highlights are that UCLA has signed three AFLAC All-Americans, Illinois picked up four in-state recruits, and finally Southern Miss picked up three players from Mississippi. The full list is below.

UAB
Illinois
UCLA
Texas State
Nicholls State
Southern Miss
Southeast Missouri State
Auburn
Baylor
TCU