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PHILADELPHIA (4/14/08) - La Salle senior Mike Dertouzos (North Wales, PA / North Penn) and Temple senior Mike Mongiardini (Toms River, NJ / Toms River East / Yale) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the schools’ head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, La Salle, Temple

FROM CBB NEWS RELEASE

AMBLER, PA (4/13/08) – One day after his brother Matt shut down the potent Richmond offense, senior Mike Mongiardini (Toms River, NJ / Toms River East / Yale) did not allow an earned run in 5.1 innings of three-hit baseball to lead Temple to a 11-1 win over the Spiders on Sunday at Skip Wilson Field. The series victory, the first over Richmond since UR joined the Atlantic 10 in 2002, propels the Owls into a third-place tie with Xavier in the conference standings. With a record of 8-4 in the A-10, the Owls (16-16) are off to their best start in the league since the 2001 team began 11-1. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Richmond, Temple

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Alabama 7 Southeastern Louisiana 0

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama left-hander Miers Quigley threw one less scoreless inning Wednesday night than Southeastern Louisiana used pitchers in leading the Crimson Tide to a 7-0 win at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Quigley (4-1) held the Lions to six singles in seven innings for his fourth win of the season and third straight victory. He added three strikeouts and did not walk a batter in his 90-pitch gem. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, Campbell, Conference USA, Illinois, Louisville, Marshall, SEC, Southeastern Lousiana, Southland Conference, Temple, Towson, UC-Riverside, UNC-Wilmington, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

The CBB will bring you some links from around the nation throughout the season from College Newspapers. Check out some of these articles from some good student newspapers.

The Temple News: Upset helps squad climb A-10 ladder
The Diamondback (UMD Paper): Stopping the Slump
The California Aggie (UC-Davis): Washington trip yields a split
The Cavalier Daily (UVA): Weekend Recap
The Oracle (South Florida): Bulls vie for tournament spot

Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big West, Maryland, Temple, UC-Davis, UVA

PHILADELPHIA (4/1/08) – Temple junior Sean Barksdale (Glenolden, PA / Cardinal O’Hara) and Saint Joseph’s sophomore Randy Mower (Hatfield, PA / North Penn) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the schools’ head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, St. Joseph's, Temple

FROM PRESS RELEASE
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Sophomore lefthander Randy Mower dazzled for nine innings as the Saint Joseph’s baseball team earned a 3-0 shutout win over Temple on Saturday afternoon. It is the first complete game shutout by an SJU pitcher since Al Braun blanked Duquesne, 7-0, on May 20, 2005.

Saint Joseph’s (9-15, 2-3 Atlantic 10) finally broke through in the bottom of the fifth inning, taking a 3-0 lead. A bunt single by Matt Barnathan and a pair of errors left the Hawks with runners on second and third with nobody out. After a strikeout, senior Chris Cashman was hit by a pitch to lad the bases with one out. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, St. Joseph's, Temple

Hofstra 12 Coppin State 3

Hempstead, NY- Hofstra scored three or more runs in the first three innings during which Matt Kougasian had four RBI and Nick Panzarella had three RBI as the Pride defeated Coppin State, 12-3, Wednesday afternoon. With the victory the Pride improve to 8-16 while the Eagles fall to 3-23.

Hofstra jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning. After the first three runners reached base for the Pride, Kougasian drove a run home with a sacrifice fly for the first run. One batter later Panzarella delivered Hofstra’s only hit of the inning to bring home two and increase the lead to 3-0. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Butler, CAA, Coppin State, George Mason, Hofstra, Horizon League, Iowa, James Madison, Liberty, Louisville, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Monmouth, North Florida, Northeast Conference, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Temple, VMI

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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

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

Oklahoma 6 USF 1

TAMPA, Fla. — Sophomore Chase Anderson struck out six batters and junior Trey Sperring had three RBIs in Oklahoma’s 6-1 victory on Tuesday over South Florida at Red McEwen field. The win improved the Sooners’ overall record to 16-5 while the Bulls fell to 10-7.

In his fourth start of the year, Anderson delivered his best outing as a Sooner, striking out a season-high six batters. Anderson (2-1), who struggled in his last start allowing four runs in 1 1/3 innings against Washington State, limited the Bulls’ offense on Tuesday to one run off five hits and two walks. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big West, CAA, Columbia, Davidson, Ivy League, James Madison, Lehigh, Liberty, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pacific, Patriot League, South Florida, Southern Conference, Temple, WAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES
PHILADELPHIA (3/18/08) – Temple senior Stan Orzechowski (Philadelphia, PA / Northeast Catholic) and Penn sophomore Todd Roth (Lanoka Harbor, NJ / Lacey Twp.) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the school’s head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 5, Ivy League, Penn, Temple

Here is some links from around the nation from some Collegiate Newspapers.

The Daily Pennsylvanian: Spring Break Recap
The Hoya (Georgetown): checks in on Tommy Lee
The Temple News: Getting back near .500
The Lariat (Baylor): No Spring break for Baseball
The Harvard Crimson: Weekend Recap
USF Oracle: Sooners coming to town
Daily Texan: Texas overcomes Milk Truck accident
The Independent Florida Alligator: FSU Preview

Tags: Atlantic 10, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Florida, Georgetown, Harvard, Ivy League, Penn, SEC, Temple, Texas, USF

FROM PRESS RELEASES

James Madison 10 Va Tech 3

BLACKSBURG, Va., March 11, 2008 - James Madison University led from start to finish and put five runs on the board in the ninth inning to pull away from Virginia Tech for a 10-3 non-conference baseball win Tuesday afternoon at English Field.

JMU improved to 9-3 overall and won its fifth in a row for the first time since late in the 2006 season. It is the first five-game winning streak of entirely road games since 1995. VT dropped to 7-7 for the season. The Dukes won their third straight game at English Field with the last loss in 1998. They improved to 30-20 all-time against the Hokies, including five wins in a row and a 12-3 mark since that loss in 1998. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, CAA, Hofstra, James Madison, MAAC, MEAC, Rider, Temple, UMES, VT

Northeastern 5 Bowling Green 0

Sophomore Sheldon McDonald threw eight shutout innings of five-hit, nine-strikeout ball and did not walk a batter, as he led the Huskies to a 5-0 win over the Western Michigan Broncos on Wednesday afternoon at IMG Academies in BRadenton, Fla. Western Michigan entered the game having scored at least 15 runs in three of its last five games, but McDonald kept the Bronco bats silent all afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Atlantic 10, Bethune Cookman, Big East, Big South, Bowling Green, CAA, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, James Madison, Kentucky, Liberty, Louisville, MAC, Missouri Valley, Northeastern, Ohio Valley Conference, Old Dominion, Rutgers, South Florida, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, SWAC, TCU, Temple, Tennessee, Texas State, Troy