Rivals College Baseball Editor Kendall Rogers has put out some interesting articles over the last week. The first article focuses on some head coaches around the nation that have failed to live up to expectations. He lists South Florida’s Lelo Prado as disappointing in his first two years in Tampa. I tend to disagree with Rogers since it takes longer then two years to develop a solid program. He brings up Tony Gwynn who has been an absolute disaster with the San Diego State program over the last six years only finishing over .500 in 2004 with a 35-29 record and in 2008 when they went 31-28. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big East, Mountain West, Oregon, Pac 10, Rhode Island, Rivals, San Diego State, South Florida, Texas, USC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Miami 4 Florida Gulf Coast 2 (11 innings)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - For the second time in the last four games, a walk-off home run propelled No. 1 Miami to a win. Junior left fielder Dave DiNatale sent the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the 11th over the fence in left field as top-ranked Miami walked off with a 4-2 win over Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday night at Mark Light Field. DiNatale finished 2-for-4 and drove in all four runs for the Hurricanes (27-2) who extended their winning streak to 14 games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic 10, Big South, Boston College, CAA, Coppin State, Davidson, Elon, Florida Gulf Coast, Longwood, Maryland, MEAC, Miami (FL), NC State, Rhode Island, Southern Conference, UNC, UNC-Wilmington, UVA, VT

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Northeastern 8 URI 6

Junior Frank Pesanello hit what was the eventual game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to guide the Northeastern University baseball team to an 8-6 victory over the Rhode Island Rams at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island on Tuesday evening.

Pesanello’s homer was his sixth of the season, putting him second on the team behind captain Mike Lyon, who has eight on the season. Lyon, who has been anchoring the Husky attack all season, led the team with three hits, including two doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Illinois, Kentucky, LaSalle, Liberty Bell Classic, Missouri Valley, Northeastern, Ohio Valley Conference, Rhode Island, SEC, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, Temple, The Citadel, Xavier

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College of Charleston 8 Davidson 6

Michael Kohn broke a ninth inning tie with an RBI double and Brandon Sizemore homered and collected four hits lifting the College of Charleston to an 8-6 win at Davidson and a sweep of its three-game Southern Conference baseball series at Wilson Field on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Albany, America East, Atlantic 10, CAA, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Davidson, Furman, George Mason, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Southern Conference, Temple, The Citadel, UNC-Wilmington, William and Mary

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Temple 9 Rhode Island 6

KINGSTON, RI (3/22/08) – Temple scored seven runs in the fourth inning and won for the fourth straight game with a 9-6 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday at Bill Beck Field. Junior Kyle Obal (Derwood, MD / Sherwood) had four hits and two RBI, while freshman Byron McKoy (Charlotte, NC / Independence) was a triple away from the cycle and had three hits. Junior Matt Mongiardini (Toms River, NJ / Toms River East) improved to 4-0 with six innings on the mound and senior Arshwin Asjes (Willemstad, Curacao / Cheverus-ME) pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Albany, America East, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, Brown, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Hartford, Harvard, Ivy League, Liberty, Louisville, Rhode Island, Temple, UConn, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

The College Baseball Blog will be making the trip down to Kingston RI to check in on the Charlotte 49ers and Rhode Island Rams on Saturday. The 49ers enter the weekend ranked as the 25th team in the country by the NCBWA. The 49ers have an overall record of 26-6 and 8-1 in the Atlantic 10. The 49ers weekend starters all have ERA’s under 2.66.

Charlotte Game Notes
URI Game Notes

The CBB will try to head to Cambridge on Sunday (weather permitting) to take in the Harvard-Yale doubleheader which is a key Red Rolfe Division showdown in the Ivy League Conference. The Crimson have a 5-3 record in the conference while Yale is 3-5. Both teams are looking to pick up some key wins hoping to get into the Ivy League Championship series at the end of the year.

Harvard Game Notes

 

Tags: Atlantic 10, Charlotte, Harvard, Ivy League, Rhode Island, Yale

The URI Baseball team started the 2007 season last weekend with a visit to FIU. They lost 3 out of the four games but Head Coach Jim Foster was impressed with how the team hit on the weekend. The full article about the 2007 Rhody Rams is available from The Good Five Cent Cigar (URI Student newspaper, Yes, I know it is a weird name).

Tags: Rhode Island, Season Preview

The A-10 Conference has released their 2007 Pre-Season Baseball Poll. They have picked Charlotte to win the title behind third baseman Aaron Bray’s potent bat. The defending champion St. Louis and URI round out the top three. It should be an interesting season in the A-10 conference like usual and the full press release on the poll is available here.

2007 Predicted Order Of Finish

1. Charlotte
2. Saint Louis
3. Rhode Island
4. St. Bonaventure
5. Dayton
6. Richmond
7. George Washington
8. Fordham
9. Duquesne
10. Massachusetts
11. Xavier
12. Temple
13. La Salle
14. Saint Joseph’s

 

Tags: Atlantic 10, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, LaSalle, Rhode Island, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph's, St. Louis, Temple, UMass, Xavier