GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Championship Series’ Most Valuable Player Ryan Nokelby (Texas Lutheran) plated Jeff Abrams (Binghamton) with a 10th-inning sacrifice fly as the Brockport Riverbats edged the Glens Falls Golden Eagles, 3-2, in 10 innings to win the 2008 New York Collegiate Baseball League championship. The Riverbats won the best-of-three series, two games to one. The title is the first in the five-year history of the franchise. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: America East, Atlantic 10, Big East, Binghamton, Division 2, MAAC, Merrimack, NYCBL, SEC, Siena, South Florida, St. Bonaventure, University of San Diego, Vanderbilt, West Coast Conference

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FSU 4 Auburn 3

Tallahassee, Fla. - Florida State (6-0) remained undefeated on the season with a 4-3 victory over Auburn (4-3) in front of a crowd of 6,544, the fourth largest crowd to witness a game at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles got seven shutout innings from senior Ryan Strauss and three solo home runs on Saturday afternoon to win their third straight game over the Tigers this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic 10, Auburn, Big East, Boston College, CAA, Central Connecticut, Clemson, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Florida, FSU, GT, Hofstra, Ivy League, MAAC, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina A&T, Northeast Conference, Rutgers, SEC, Siena, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, Sun Belt, Troy, UVA, VT, Wake Forest

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UNC 8 Kent State 1

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Sophomore right-hander Alex White went six strong innings, and second baseman Kyle Seager drove in a career-best three runs for the second straight day in No. 2 North Carolina’s 8-1 win over Kent State Friday at the Coca-Cola Classic at The Winthrop Ballpark. The Tar Heels (5-1) scored seven runs over the first two innings and have outscored the opposition, 14-2, over the last two days. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Auburn, Big East, Boston College, CAA, Central Connecticut, Clemson, College of Charleston, Florida, FSU, GT, Hofstra, Kennesaw State, Kent State, Louisville, MAAC, MAC, Maryland, Miami (FL), Mount St. Mary's, NC State, Northeast Conference, Rutgers, SEC, Siena, Southern Conference, UNC, UVA, VT, Wake Forest

I know I missed the opening game of the FSU-Auburn series on Thursday but here is the weekend preview from your great writers of The College Baseball Blog.

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Tags: ACC, Auburn, Big East, Boston College, CAA, College of Charleston, Cornell, Florida, FSU, GT, Hofstra, Louisville, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina A&T, Rutgers, SEC, Siena, South Carolina, The Citadel, UVA, Wake Forest

The Siena Media Relations department has put out a substantial preview of the 2008 squad. The team went through a 21 game losing streak finishing the season with a 12-33 campaign. They return the entire infield which has played together since their freshmen campaign as they enter their final season together. The full article is available here.

Tags: 2008 Season Preview, MAAC, Siena

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EDISON, N.J. – Canisius College is the top choice to win it all during the 2008 MAAC baseball season, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Canisius finished with 71 points in the poll, four points ahead of second-place Manhattan College (67). Marist College placed third with 66 points. Fairfield University and Siena College tied for fourth place (50), followed by Rider University (36), Saint Peter’s College (34), Iona College (19), and Niagara University (12). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Conference Preview, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

We continue to get 2009 Recruiting Classes into the offense. Click on the respective school for the full article.

Manhattan
Siena
Texas Pan-American
Northern Illinois
St. Bonaventure
Jacksonville

Tags: Atlantic 10, Jacksonville, MAAC, MAC, Manhattan, Northern Illinois, Siena, Southland Conference, St. Bonaventure, Sun Belt, Texas Pan-American

The Cornell baseball program has announced their 2008 schedule which is highlighted by a season opening tournament where they will play face Siena and the host Virginia in four games. They will also take part in the Villanova Classic where they will play Temple, LaSalle, and the host Wildcats. The Big Red will make their annual trip to Florida but they have not announced opponents for the entire week. The team will open at home against Ivy League power Harvard on March 29th. The full schedule is available here.

Tags: Cornell, Harvard, Ivy League, La Salle, Siena, Temple, UVA, Villanova

New Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan and The University of Florida athletic department has released the 2008 baseball schedule on Wednesday. The Gators will open the season on February 22nd when they take on Siena for a three game set. The Gators will make the trip down to the University of Miami the next weekend before coming back home to take on defending Ivy League Champs Brown. The Gators will play Florida State three times this season with a game in each teams respective ballpark and a neutral site game in Jacksonville. In addition to the strong OOC schedule, Florida will play a full 30 games in the SEC which is highlighted by a visit from SEC power Vanderbilt to end the season. The full schedule is available here.

Tags: ACC, Brown, Florida, FSU, SEC, Siena, Vanderbilt

The Florida State Seminoles completed a sweep over Siena on Sunday by a score of 22-3. The Seminoles used a 15 run sixth inning to do most of the damage in the game. The Seminoles were able to get ten consecutive hits in that inning. This win puts the Seminoles record at 17-0 in the early part of the season. FSU will be back in action next weekend when the Hoosiers of Indiana come to visit while Siena will be back on the road next weekend when they visit Rocky Top Tennessee.

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Tags: ACC, FSU, Siena