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The University of Pittsburgh is currently in the process of getting a new Olympic sports facility which will be used for the baseball, softball, and soccer programs. The baseball facility is expected to include hitting and pitching practice areas, team dugouts and a press box. Synthetic grass will allow the Panthers to play and practice throughout the year, while lighting will allow for evening games.

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Tags: Big East, New Facility, Pittsburgh

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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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Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 13th. Click on the respective link for a full recap.

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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, CAA, Conference USA, Fall Ball, James Madison, Memphis, Missouri, Pac 10, Pittsburgh, South Alabama, Sun Belt, UNC, Washington State

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Kendall Rogers of Rivals continues his series of conference previews heading into fall ball today with the Big East Conference. He believes that the conference needs to take a massive step forward after the top three teams in St. John’s, Louisville, and Notre Dame in competing for a CWS title. Of course, the Big East has a major disadvantage as many of the schools in the conference have substandard facilities and poor weather which affects early season workouts.

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Tags: Big East, Cincinnati, Fall Ball, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Many schools have started up fall ball over the last few days including CWS contender Florida State who is trying to make it farther then the Super Regionals this season. You can check out the the full list below.

UNC-Greensboro kicks off Fall Practice

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Head coach Mike Gaski and the UNC Greensboro baseball team recently kicked off fall practice as the Spartans start looking ahead towards the 2010 campaign in the spring.

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Tags: ACC, Auburn, Big East, Fall Ball, Florida State, Mountain West, Pittsburgh, SEC, South Alabama, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, TCU, UNC-Greensboro

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FROM ABCA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – The American Baseball Coaches Association announced the ABCA/Rawlings Sporting Goods All-American teams on Wednesday, June 17.

Among the First Team honorees are six players participating in this year’s College World Series including Arizona State starting pitcher Mike Leake, LSU starting pitcher Louis Coleman, Arizona State catcher Carlos Ramirez, UNC first baseman Dustin Ackley, ASU outfielder Jason Kipnis and Virginia utility player Danny Hultzen. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 All-Americans, ABCA, Alabama, Arizona State, Army, Ball State, Boston College, Cal State Fullerton, College of Charleston, Dallas Baptist University, East Carolina, Elon, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno St., George Mason, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, LSU, Manhattan, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Missouri, Missouri State, New Mexico, New Mexico St., Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Sacramento St., San Diego State, Stetson, Texas, Texas State, Towson, UC-Irvine, UNC, Virginia, Western Kentucky

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Here is your 2009 Big East Tournament Day 3 Recap

West Virginia 20 Pittsburgh 8 (7 innings)

CLEARWATER, FLA. – Senior Austin Markel’s three-run home run in the seventh inning helped West Virginia defeat Pitt in seven innings, 20-8, on Thursday afternoon at the BIG EAST Championships at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. The 10-run rule was enforced following the seventh inning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Big East Conference Tourney, Big East, Big East Conference Tournament, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, UConn

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Here is your Big East Tournament Recap for Day 2.

South Florida 12 Pittsburgh 2

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The University of South Florida (33-23) baseball team won their first game of the BIG EAST Tournament by defeating Pittsburgh 12-2 in eight innings.

The Bulls mercy ruled the Panthers (28-20) on a game-ending three run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning by Sam Mende. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Big East Conference Tourney, Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, South Florida, St. John's

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Here is your Big East Recap for the first day of the Big East Tourney.

Notre Dame 14 St. John’s 5

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Centerfielder A.J. Pollock went 4-for-6 with three RBIs as part of Notre Dame’s 17-hit performance as the Fighting Irish took a 14-5 win against St. John’s in the first game of the 2009 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Tuesday at Bright House Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Big East Conference Tourney, Big East, Cincinnati, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, West Virginia

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Here is your Big East Recap for May 15th. The biggest news was Louisville completing the sweep over South Florida to win the Big East Regular Season title. We spoke with Coach McDonnell during the preseason and you can check out the full interview by clicking here.

Game 1: Louisville 4 South Florida 3
Game 2: Louisville 12 South Florida 1

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind a first inning grand slam from sophomore Phil Wunderlich and seven strong innings on the mound from sophomore lefty Bob Revesz, the 23rd-ranked Louisville baseball team earned a 12-1 win over No. 27 South Florida in front of a regular-season record crowd of 3,663 fans at Jim Patterson Stadium to close a three-game sweep of the Bulls and clinch the program’s first ever BIG EAST regular-season title. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Here is your Big East Recap for May 14th.

Louisville 2 South Florida 1

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Junior lefty Justin Marks pitched finished with a career best 12 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings to lead the 23rd-ranked Louisville baseball team to a 2-1 series-opening win over No. 27 South Florida in front of 2,321 fans on Thursday night at Jim Patterson Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Here is your Big East Recap for May 10th.

West Virginia 18 Cincinnati 3

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Vince Belnome produced the best single-game offensive performance in West Virginia University baseball history as WVU routed Cincinnati, 18-3, on Sunday afternoon at Hawley Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia