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University of New Orleans head baseball coach Tom Walter is looking at 17 new faces on his 2009 roster, and the fifth-year coach will get a lot of opportunities to see them play during the next week.

The Privateers will kick off the 2009 UNO Fall World Series on Saturday and will mix in a Sunday game with in-state rival Nicholls State as part of a busy weekend at Maestri Field.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, New Orleans, Sun Belt

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Combining a dominant pitching performance with an early offensive explosion, the Maroon Team took the final game of the ULM baseball team’s annual ‘Blood Series,’ 5-0, Tuesday afternoon at Warhawk Field.

Tony Dischler kept the Gold bats in check, allowing only one hit and a total of three baserunners in six innings of work for the victory. Cade Bowen worked the final three innings for the save, allowing four baserunners all via the base on balls.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Louisiana-Monroe, Sun Belt

Kendall Rogers has written a great article about the baseball programs in the state of Tennessee. He ranks all the schools with the Vanderbilt Commodores as the best program but we all know that isn’t a real surprise. Corbin has really developed a solid program in Nashville and keeps bringing in some great recruits.The University of Tennessee comes in at the runners up spot under second year head coach Todd Raleigh. The rest of the top ten is listed below.
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Tags: Atlantic Sun, Austin Peay, Belmont, Conference USA, East Tennessee State, Lipscomb, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Ohio Valley Conference, Rivals, SEC, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin, Vanderbilt

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Matt Laird completed a dramatic comeback with a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Gold Team to a 6-4 win Monday night in game four of the ULM Maroon and Gold Blood Series at Warhawk Field. The victory clinches the series for the Gold Team.

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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Louisiana-Monroe, Sun Belt

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Craig Scelfo had a career day at the plate and Danial McHenry tossed five solid innings to lead the Gold Team to a 10-8 victory in game three of the ULM Maroon & Gold Blood Series Sunday afternoon at Warhawk Field.

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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Louisiana-Monroe, Sun Belt

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Jon Prevost delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Maroon Team to a 16-10 come-from-behind victory in game two of the ULM Blood Series Friday afternoon at Warhawk Field.

The Maroon Team rallied from deficits of 6-1 and 10-6 during the game to tie the best-of-five series at one game each.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Sun Belt, University of Lousiana at Monroe

Matt Laird went 4-for-6 with four RBIs to lead the Gold Team in a 16-11 blowout victory over the Maroon Squad in the opening game of the annual ULM Blood Series Wednesday night at Warhawk Field.

Tom O’Gorman (4-for-6), Boomer Blanchard (3-for-5), Ryan McMillan, Kelvin York, Craig Scelfo and Nick Wade all recorded multiple hits for the Gold Team as they pounded out 20 for the game. Blanchard also stole three bases and McMillan had the game’s lone home run.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Louisiana-Monroe, Sun Belt

The FIU Golden Panthers baseball team took on the Ontario Blue Jays on Wednesday evening with FIU coming up with a 1-0 victory. FIU used a combination of four pitchers who combined on a great pitching performance where they only allowed a single hit. Scott Rembisz started the game where he went three innings facing the minimum while striking out two batters. Justin Leith followed him to the mound where he went two innings allowing only a walk for the only base runner while striking out three hitters. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Fall Games, FIU, Sun Belt

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Senior first-baseman Ryan Bohanan enters the 2009 baseball season as the Jags’ top returning hitter. He hit .333 (63-for-189) with nine homers and 42 RBI a year ago, and after gaining a year of experience at South Alabama, he looks to put up even more impressive numbers this season.

Through the first five weeks of fall practice, Bohanan leads the team with a .500 batting average (29-for-58). He’s also the team leader in hits (29), runs (23), total bases (47), slugging percentage (.810), on-base percentage (.567), and OPS (1.377). His eight doubles trail on Jake Overstreet’s 10, and Bohanan is second to Zach Grichor (22) with 19 RBI. He’s also drawn eight walks against only five strikeouts.

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Tags: South Alabama, Sun Belt

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Laird powers USA Baseball past Northwest Florida State 16-2

MOBILE, Ala. – Sean Laird homered twice and drove in five runs as South Alabama cruised to a 16-2 victory over Northwest Florida State Sunday afternoon at Stanky Field.

Northwest Florida State took an early lead a pair of runs off Jags’ starter Miles Ethridge, but USA answered with three runs in the bottom of the second to take a 3-2 lead. Ryan Bohanan got the Jags started with a triple, and Derek O’Reilly brought him in with a sacrifice fly. Laird put two more runs on the board with a homer to left field. That proved to be all the insurance USA’s pitching would need. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Fall Games, ACC, Big East, Illinois State, Louisville, Missouri Valley, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Troy, Virginia Tech

USA BASEBALL FACES FIRST OUTSIDE COMPETITION WITH PAIR OF WEEKEND GAMES

After four weeks of intrasquad scrimmages, South Alabama baseball takes on its first outside competition of the season with a pair of exhibition games this weekend. The Jags host Meridian Community College Saturday at noon and Northwest Florida State College Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games are at Stanky Field.

Saturday’s game against Meridian is scheduled for seven innings, but the teams are allowed to play for up to four hours, so they will play a second game with the remaining time. After the seven-inning game ends, there will be a brief break for field maintenance before the new game begins. The second game will last as long as possible within the initial four-hour timeframe.

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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Houston, Louisville, Mississippi State, SEC, South Alabama, South Florida, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Summit League, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas, Western Illinois

SOUTH ALABAMA BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2009 SCHEDULE

South Alabama baseball head coach Steve Kittrell unveiled the Jags’ 2009 baseball schedule Tuesday. The 54-game regular season schedule features 27 games at Stanky Field.

The Jags play 13 games against teams that participated in the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, as well as 11 games against teams that were estimated to have finished 2008 in the RPI top-50.
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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Conference USA, Marshall, New Mexico St., South Alabama, Sun Belt, WAC

Men’s Baseball to Play Inter-Squad at AT&T Park

All Saint Mary’s baseball fans are being invited to a special treat, as this Wednesday, October 15, the Gaels baseball team will hold an inter-squad scrimmage at AT&T Park home of the San Francisco Giants.
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Tags: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal-State Northridge, Clemson, Middle Tennessee, Nebraska, Norte Dame, Oklahoma, Saint Mary's, Samford, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UConn, USC-Upstate, Virginia Tech, West Coast Conference

OU Pitching Leads Red to Game One Win

The Red squad won game one of the annual Red/White Series on Monday, 3-1, at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Junior Garrett Richards and sophomore Ryan Duke combined for 12 strikeouts to earn the win and the save, respectively.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Big 12, Oklahoma, South Alabama, Sun Belt

Fresno State Baseball Happenings

Fresno State baseball continues their daily routine of fall workouts and practice in preparation for the 2009 season. Here is what has been happening to the Bulldogs in the last couple of weeks.

College World Series DVD Box Set Available Nov. 1

Fresno State fans can take home the 2008 College World Series action. The official commemorative 2008 College World Series DVD Box Set will be available November 1.
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Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Fresno State, Kansas, LSU, Norte Dame, North Carolina State, Northwestern, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC