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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Following an inaugural event in which nearly 17,000 spectators attended games in a three-day period, the second Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, has been confirmed for the weekend of Feb. 26-28, 2010. The 2010 edition, to be held in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, FL, will feature 10 teams from each conference competing in 30 games and be managed by API Sports. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

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Indiana’s Josh Phegley was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Ohio State’s Alex Wimmers and Purdue’s Matt Jansen shared pitching honors.
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Central Arkansas 6 at Stephen F. Austin 4

The SFA baseball team scored a pair of runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, but Central Arkansas answered with two runs in the top of the 10th to complete a conference-opening, three-game sweep of the ‘Jacks, 6-4, at Jaycees Field on Sunday.

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Tags: Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Purdue, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT- San Anotnio, UT-Arlington, UT-Pan American

Central Arkansas 9, Stephen F. Austin 0

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Central Arkansas senior pitcher Jeremy Cloud was dominant in the Southland Conference opener for the Bears on Friday, tossing a one-hitter in a 9-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin at Jaycees Field.

Cloud (2-0) faced only 27 batters, striking out five and walking none as the Bears won their fifth consecutive game, their longest winning streak since moving to NCAA Division I. UCA improved to 7-3 overall and 1-0 in SLC play.

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Tags: Big Ten, Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Purdue, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State, UT- San Anotnio, UT-Arlington

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Due to the recent unavailability of Progress Energy Park, the schedule for the inaugural BIG EAST-Big Ten Baseball Challenge has been adjusted to include games at McKechnie Field in Bradenton and Red McEwen Field at the University of South Florida. The BIG EAST-Big Ten Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, begins on Friday, Feb. 20.
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Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, West Virginia

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CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network will nationally televise up to 30 Big Ten baseball games, including the entire Big Ten Baseball Tournament, and 25 Big Ten softball games this spring. Every game will be produced in high definition.

“With the network now available to more than 70 million people nationwide, the Big Ten Network is thrilled to give increased national exposure to Big Ten baseball and softball,” network president Mark Silverman said. ”We know that fans will especially enjoy watching these games in HD.” Read the rest of this entry »

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The home and away team designations for the inaugural BIG EAST-Big TEN Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, have been determined by the participating conference offices, it was announced today. Each team has been designated the home side for at least one of its three games in this first-ever NCAA Division I college baseball challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

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With the start of DIV I College Baseball Season 4 weeks a way, Schools are still finalizing their 2009 Schedule. Today we have Purdue, Alabama State, Central Connecticut, Grambling State, North Carolina A&T State, New York Tech, and Southern. We also have DIV I, II, III and the NAIA schedules above in the drop down menu.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Alabama State, Big Ten, Central Connecticut, Independents, MEAC, NEC, North Carolina A&T, Purdue, SWAC

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue baseball team has signed six players to National Letters of Intent, head coach Doug Schreiber announced today. The class includes three players from Indiana and one each from California, Illinois and Wisconsin. The six will enroll at Purdue in the fall of 2009.

“We are very excited to have signed these six outstanding student-athletes,” Schreiber said. “Not only have they been successful on the field and in the classroom, but each has a strong commitment to win. This group will play a big role in the continued success of our program.”
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Big Ten, Purdue

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The schedule for the inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, has been released, API Management and Marketing announced today. Twenty-seven games will be held February 20-22, 2009, at venues in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Dunedin, FL, highlighted by Friday and Saturday evening doubleheaders at Knology Park and Bright House Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, West Virginia

MITCHELL KEYS RALLY AS BLUE TEAM TAKES GAME FOUR 5-4, EVENS SERIES 2-2

In a series that’s gone back and forth so much, it’s only fitting that the Blue team would rally for a come-from-behind win of its own after being on the opposite end in Wednesday’s game three. That’s exactly what happened Thursday night at Stanky Field.

Leading off the bottom of the seventh, freshman catcher Brent Mitchell got the rally started when he hit a towering solo homer that cut the Red team’s lead to 4-3. He topped that hit an inning later with a game-winning, RBI-double as the Blue team overcame a late 4-2 deficit to win game four 5-4 and even the Red and Blue World Series at two games apiece.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Akron, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Missouri Valley, Purdue, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Villanova, Wichita State

Mississippi State Baseball Alumni Gather Next Weekend On Campus

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Plans are moving forward for the 13th alumni baseball weekend next week at Mississippi State. The biennial event, scheduled October 18-19, is expected to draw more than 50 former baseball players and managers representing teams spanning eight decades of Mississippi State baseball to the MSU campus.

The weekend schedule kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m. with an alumni golf tournament at the MSU Golf Course, followed by a dinner in the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Capping the weekend will be the 2008 alumni baseball game, with Diamond Dogs of the past teaming with members of the 2009 Mississippi State team in a Maroon/White game at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and is open to the public with no charge for admission.
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