FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The tandem of Jimmy Comerota and Chad Mozingo combined for nine hits, five runs and five RBI to pace the Rice baseball team to a double-header sweep of Texas State in its first fall exhibition games Saturday afternoon at Reckling Park. The Owls won the first exhibition game over the Bobcats 8-4 and the second by a score of 5-2.

Comerota was 5-for-7 with three runs scored and three stolen bases for the two games. Mozingo was 4-for-8 with four RBI and a pair of runs. The offense was in gear and the Owls’ pitchers followed suit. Junior right-hander Ryan Berry started and worked three shutout frames with three strikeouts. Veterans Mike Ojala, Jordan Rogers, Zack Harwood and Matt Evers all saw action on the mound and newcomers like Taylor Wall and Anthony Fazio caught the coaches’ attention with solid work.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Conference USA, Rice, Southland Conference, Texas State

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Eight-year major league veteran Scott Podsednik made a visit to the UT Arlington baseball practice on Thursday afternoon at Clay Gould Ballpark to visit with Maverick players and coaches. Podsednik, who currently resides in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Texas spent the 2008 season with the Colorado Rockies, and is among the major league’s best base stealers.

The UT Arlington baseball team is in the midst of its fall season, which consists of practices and intra-squads. The Mavericks had a pleasant surprise with Podsednik making a visit to their Thursday practice to discuss the game of baseball.
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Tags: MLB Players, Southland Conference, UT-Arlington

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The TCU Horned Frog baseball team is set to hold a exhibition game against UT-Arlington Saturday morning at Lupton Stadium. The teams are slated to play an 18-inning game beginning at 9 a.m. Admission is free.

“This is a great opportunity for our players, especially the young ones, to get in some good Division I competition before the actual season begins,” remarked Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle. “It also allows our fans to get a preview of our team in the fall. Our players are very excited about the chance to suit up against another school.”
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Mountain West, Southland Conference, TCU, UT-Arlington

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The UT Arlington baseball program held its 26th Annual Alumni Weekend last Friday and Saturday with its 16th Annual Golf Tournament held at Riverside Golf Club and its 26th Annual Alumni Game at Clay Gould Ballpark. A total of 60 alums participated in the golf tournament with 38 former Mavericks in attendance for the alumni game.

The weekend began with the golf foursome of Justin Reagan (1988-90), William Rose (1989-92), John Marek (1989-90) and Paul Paramo (1989-90) winning the golf tourney title on Friday afternoon.

The alumni game was just part of the festivities on Saturday, with batting practice, a home run derby and a post-game barbeque on the schedule.
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Tags: Southland Conference, UT-Arlington

Houston Baseball Begins Fall Practice Wednesday

The University of Houston baseball team will look to build off a successful 2008 season when it begins fall practice Wednesday at Cougar Field.

Practices are tentatively set to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be closed to the public during the week. The weekend practices will be open to all fans, and times will be announced on a week-by-week basis.
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Tags: Colonial Members, Conference USA, Fresno State, Georgia State, Houston, Lamar, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, University of Lousiana at Monroe, WAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

HAMMOND - With one week of fall practice under the team’s belt, the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball coaching staff turns its attention from teaching the squad its fundamental system to evaluating the potential 2009 squad.

Week one focused on Southeastern’s newcomers cutting their teeth on the Lions’ system with the returnees getting a refresher course on all things Lion baseball. However, the Lion coaching staff will switch gears heading into week two.
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Tags: Fall Ball, Southeastern Lousiana, Southland Conference

The CBB has come across 9 more 2009 College Baseball Schedule; High Point, Lafayette, New Jersey Tech, Northwestern State, Stephen F Austin, Quinnipiac, Wagner, UNC Wilmington, and Santa Clara. We would like to thank all of our readers who have made our site your #1 choice when it comes to College Baseball information.
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Tags: Big South, CAA, High Point, Lafayette, NEC, New Jersey Tech, Northwestern State, Patriot League, Quinnipiac, Santa Clara, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, UNC-Wilmington, Wagner, West Coast Conference

Georgetown Baseball Announces Incoming Recruiting Class

- Head Coach Pete Wilk announced that Georgetown Baseball will be welcoming eight new players to the fold this upcoming season. Billy Cosmopulous, Nick Geary, Will Harris, Alex Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Bobby Kirby, Andy Lentz and Rand Ravnaas comprise the incoming class that will try and help the Hoyas move up in the BIG EAST pecking order.
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Tags: Arkansas Little Rock, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Fordham, Georgetown, Iowa, South Florida, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Texas, UT-Arlington

Coach Prado on Tuesday’s Live Chat

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, University of South Florida head baseball coach Lelo Prado will be a special guest on the online live chat at the weekly press luncheon.
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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Kansas State, Northwestern State, Pac 10, South Alabama, South Florida, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, UNC

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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Tags: Big 12, Cal, Kansas, LSU, Nicholls State, Ole Miss, Pac 10, SEC, Southland Conference, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

The CBB has come across 7 more College Baseball Schedules- Michigan, Columbia, Gardner Webb, St. Louis, Kansas, Southeastern Louisiana, and Virginia Tech.

Gardner Webb will play 36 home games out of a 56 2009 College Baseball Schedule. First up on the slate will be 4 game series against Canisius staring on the 20th of February.

Gardner Webb will get the Atlantic Sun Conference started with a series against Presbyterian. They will wrap the season on May 14th against Winthrop and then the Conference Tournament will start the following weekend.

2009 College Baseball Schedule- Gardner Webb
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big Ten, Columbia, Gardner-Webb, Ivy League, Kansas, Michigan, Saint Louis, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

After compiling one of the most successful seasons ever by a freshman at UT Arlington, center fielder Michael Choice is preparing to once again to lead the Mavericks in 2009. Before the spring arrives, the five-time Freshman All-American and the Mavericks will begin fall practices this week at Clay Gould Ballpark.

The UT Arlington office of sports information caught up with the sophomore standout from Mansfield, Texas, for a conversation asking him about what he has been doing to stay busy over the summer, how he reacted to all of his accolades last spring and how he plans to prepare for a follow-up season in 2009.
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Tags: 2009 Top Players, Southland Conference, UT-Arlington

By Willie Nicklaus

This is a first in a series of reports I will file leading into the 2009 college baseball season. I decided to start with some of the top power producers who had great 2008 seasons that didn’t get much press except from their local media and schools.

My selections for this report, and upcoming reports, include players who are far from one dimensional. These particular bombers all were in the top 20 of their respective conferences in batting average. So let’s get started with Home Run Frequency. For measure, here are a few HR frequencies from 2008 of players everyone who is a fan of college baseball heard of: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Top Players, ACC, Arizona State, Auburn, Big East, Big South, Big West, CAA, Cal, Cal State Fullerton, CBB Column, Cincinnati, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Dartmouth, George Mason, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Ivy League, Kent State, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, LSU, MAC, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, MLB Draft, New Mexico St., Ohio, Pac 10, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas State, Washington, West Coast Conference, Winthrop

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

With the start of the 2008-09 academic year, a group of 16 athletes has arrived on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi campus to join the Islander baseball program. Recently, head coach Scott Malone commented on each of the newcomers:

Brett Carnline (RHP) 6-2, 195 lbs. Conroe, Texas (Wharton CC)

“Brett had a tremendous season at Wharton this past season. It was exciting to see Brett pitch at the top of the rotation all year. We hope he can make the transition to D1 and do the same for us.”
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Tags: 2009 Recruits, Southland Conference, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

RBIs, batting averages, home runs, ERAs, strikeouts — there are many numbers to keep track of in baseball. Some players and coaches have to watch other numbers, too, like blood glucose levels, carbohydrates, and insulin units. In the September issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, Sam Houston State University starting catcher Heath Pugh and his assistant coach, Chris Berry, who talk about playing baseball while wearing insulin pumps and the unique bond they’ve forged as athletes with diabetes.

Heath Pugh was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 14. He spent the next several months learning how to give himself insulin injections, then how to use an insulin pump. Along the way, he never gave up his drive to excel in baseball.

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Tags: Sam Houston State, Southland Conference