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The Centenary College Baseball team picked up a 8-3 victory on Tuesday night over number 24 ranked Arkansas.  They received a great start from Boone Whiting who allowed five hits and three runs in 7.1 innings of work while two way player Brett Eibner struggled in his 1.2 inning start as he allowed three runs. The Kansas State Wildcats also picked up an upset by beating the Arizona State Sun Devils 6-2. Jason King led the Wildcats offense by going 3 for 3 with a huge three run homer in the eigthth inning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Centenary, Kansas State, Pac 10, SEC, Summit League

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There was two substantial upsets on Sunday with Illinois knocking off LSU for the second time on the weekend and Oral Roberts picking up a victory over Rice. The Illinois squad picked up a great pitching performance from senior RHP Ben Reeser who pitched 8.2 shutout innings against the number 1 ranked LSU Tigers as Illinois won the rubber game 6-2. Oral Roberts used a ninth inning double by Kyle Price to break a 3-3 tie against Rice and eventually walk away with a 5-3 victory over Rice. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten, Conference USA, Illinois, LSU, Oral Roberts, Rice, SEC, Summit League

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Texas State 7, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth and had the tying run at the plate but came up short 7-4 in their Southland Conference opener versus Texas State at Whataburger Field on Friday night.

The Islanders drop to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the Southland Conference with the loss, while Texas State is now 4-2 and 1-0.
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Tags: Columbia, Independents, Ivy League, Lamar, Northeast Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, West Coast Conference

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Texas A&M 8 Wright State 5

Sophomores Caleb Shofner and Brooks Raley had four hits each on Sunday afternoon as No. 1 Texas A&M rallied for an 8-5 win over Wright State and a series sweep before 3,207 fans at Olsen Field.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Gonzaga, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, MAC, Manhattan, Memphis, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pacific, Summit League, Sun Belt, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech, UT-Pan American, WAC, West Coast, Western Illinois, Wright State

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(#1) Texas A&M 7, Wright State 6

Kevin Gonzalez’s walk-off two-out RBI single capped a late rally and lifted No. 1 Texas A&M to a 7-6 win Saturday afternoon over Wright State in the first game of a doubleheader at Olsen Field.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, CBB Visit, Gonzaga, Horizon, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Kansas State, League, Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pacific, Southern Utah, Summit League, Sun Belt, Texas, Texas Tech, West Coast, Western Illinois, Wright State

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By: William Knox
Friday, February 20th was the dawn of a new era in Texas Tech baseball. The changing of the guard was officially ushered in with a double header sweep of Southern Utah University and Texas-Pan American, moving Texas Tech to 2-0 for the first time since the 2006 season.

Game 1 got off to a quick start after back-to-back doubles gave the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead over the Red Raiders. Tech answered quickly with a bases loaded 2-run double from freshman DH Kevin Whitehead and an RBI single from junior LF Taylor Ashby. From there, sophomore RHP Chad Bettis and the rest of the Raiders entered cruise control, finishing off the visitors with a 14-3 victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, CBB Visit, Independents, Southern Utah, Summit League, Texas Tech, UT-Pan American

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
MACOMB, Ill. – With the start of the 2009 season days away, the Western Illinois baseball team has had numerous individuals recognized for their potential entering the season, to go along with one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the entire nation. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Summit League, Western Illinois

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ELMHURST, Ill. − After winning its record 11th straight league championship a year ago, Oral Roberts was a unanimous decision to claim its 12th consecutive Summit League crown in 2009 as voted by the league’s eight head coaches.

The Golden Eagles collected seven first-place votes for a total of 49 points. Only five points separated the next three teams as Southern Utah placed second with 40 points, Centenary was third with 35 points and South Dakota State is in the fourth slot with 30 points and the final first-place vote. SDSU edged Western Illinois by one point, as the Leathernecks were selected fifth with 29 points. Oakland (17 points), IPFW (13 points) and North Dakota State (11 points) rounded out the voting.
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Tags: 2009 Preseason Conference Poll, Centenary, IPFW, North Dakota State, Oakland, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, Summit League, Western Illinois

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Aaron Fitt of Baseball America has an excellent article about how UT-Arlington and Centenary are facing Postseason bans for low APR scores. The NCAA has threaten these two schools to get their academics under control and if they don’t then the baseball programs at both schools will be banned from postseason play. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baseball America, Centenary College, NCAA, Southland Conference, Summit League, UT-Arlington

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
TULSA – The Oral Roberts University baseball team begins their quest for a 12th consecutive Summit League title and NCAA Regional appearance on Feb. 20 when they host Western Michigan at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

The 2009 edition of Golden Eagle baseball is full of new faces, as 10 starters departed from last year’s squad that posted a 48-14 mark along with a conference title and NCAA Regional berth.

Fourteen letterwinners, including three starting position players and three starting pitchers, come back for the 2009 campaign, as well as 15 newcomers. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Oral Roberts, Summit League

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One of our loyal readers asked for my opinion on Oral Roberts RHP Jerry Sullivan. I had the chance to see Sullivan pitch this summer with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in a Cape Cod League game that took place in Brockton, Massachusetts. (Full article about game available here.) He showed me that he has a very solid body to be an excellent sleeper candidate in the 2009 MLB Draft. He is currently listed as being 6-4 at 200 pounds but looked a little bit heavier when I saw him. You can check out our video from the game after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, CBB Column, CBB Visit, MLB Draft, Oral Roberts, Summit League

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Boyd’s World has done an excellent study on pitch counts for the 2008 season. He looked at every start from around the nation and figured out which schools treat their pitchers the best in terms of pitch counts while other schools abuse their pitchers with insane pitch counts. He ranks the pitchers individually for a start, a season and also as a team. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big East, Bowling Green, CAA, Creighton, Delaware State, Duke, Florida A&M, Independents, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, North Dakota State, Old Dominion, Savannah State, Southern Conference, Summit League, UConn, UNC-Greensboro, Utah Valley State