Share

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB baseball team will hold its fall intrasquad series this weekend, starting Friday afternoon at Young Memorial Field.

The Green and Gold Series will consist of seven three-inning games played over three days. Games one and two are scheduled for Friday starting at 2:40 p.m. The action then continues Saturday with two more games beginning at 10 a.m. and concludes Sunday with three games starting at 2 p.m.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Fall Ball, UAB

Share

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After several weeks of weight training, conditioning and individual workouts since the start of school, the UAB baseball team is ready to get back on the field as a complete unit for its fall practice period.

The Blazers will practice 28 days over the next five weeks, starting Friday, Oct. 2 and ending Saturday, Nov. 7. As usual, all sessions will be held at UAB’s Young Memorial Field and will be open to the public. A weekly practice schedule is included at the end of this release.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Fall Ball, UAB

Share

The Cape Cod Baseball League has put out their 2009 All-Cape League team. It is led by CCBL MVP Kyle Roller from East Carolina and CCBL Top Pitcher Chris Sale from Florida Gulf Coast. The infield features first baseman Mickey Wiswall (Boston College), second baseman Pierre LePage (Uconn), shortstop B.A. Vollmuth (Southern Miss) and third baseman Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia). The two ultility infielders are Zach Cox (Arkansas) and Nick Crawford (UAB). The outfield is led by Todd Cunningham (Jacksonville State). The other four members of the All-League outfield are Gary Brown (CS-Fullerton), Austin Wates (Virginia Tech), Brian Fletcher (Auburn), and George Springer (UConn). The catchers are Mike Murray (Wake Forest) and Cody Stanley (UNC-Wilmington). Ryan Cuneo (Delaware) joins Roller as the All-League Designated Hitters.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Top Players, ACC, Arkansas, Atlantic Sun, Auburn, Big East, Big Ten, Big West, Boston College, CAA, Cal State Fullerton, Cape Cod League, Conference USA, Delaware, Duke, East Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville State, Michigan, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, NC State, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 10, SEC, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCLA, UConn, UNC-Wilmington, University of San Diego, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Walter State, West Coast Conference, West Virginia

Share

Oregon Summer League Report

Oregon baseball players are finishing up summer ball as the final week of regular season is in swing for some teams, while playoffs have already started in other leagues.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten, Conference USA, Nevada, Ohio State, Oregon, Pac 10, UAB, WAC

Share

Here is your News and Notes for College Baseball News from July 23rd.

UCF Leads All Conference USA Baseball Programs in Team GPA

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – Already having set two program academic records in 2008-09, UCF baseball learned that its efforts in the classroom are standing out in Conference USA as well. The Knights ranked first of all C-USA baseball teams with an annual grade-point average of 3.174 to receive the league’s Sports Academic Award.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Kansas, Marshall University, Notre Dame, Southern Conference, UAB, UCF, Western Carolina

Share

After helping lead UAB to a series victory over No. 4 Rice, the highest-ranked team that the Blazers have ever won a series against, junior DH Digger Towe has been named the Conference USA Hitter of the Week. The Pitcher of the Week honor went to East Carolina sophomore right-hander Seth Maness, who improved to 9-0 with an impressive outing against Memphis on Friday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Players of the Week, East Carolina, UAB

Share

Crosstown rivals Houston and Rice met with first place on the line and the series did not disappoint with Rice winning two of three in a series that was decided by a total of six runs. Houston took the series opener on Friday night, 7-4 as Jared Ray earned his fourth straight win. On Saturday, Michael Fuda hit a two-out RBI single to break a 5-5 tie and give Rice a 7-5 victory. That win earned the Owls the Silver Glove Trophy, which goes to the winner of the annual five-game series between the teams. Rice made it a 2-1 weekend win and a 4-1 Silver Glove series triumph by holding off a late UH rally to win on Sunday, 6-5. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, East Carolina, Houston, Louisiana-Lafayette, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Sun Belt, Tulane, UAB, UCF

Share

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The showdown series of the weekend occurred in Greenville, where No. 3 Rice visited No. 15 East Carolina. After Rice won a wild offensive show on Friday night, 15-11, Seth Maness pitched a gem for ECU on Saturday, firing a complete-game, three-hitter to lead the Pirates to a 4-1 win. That set the stage for Sunday’s showdown for the series victory and first place in the conference standings. Mike Ojala returned to the mound after missing his previous two starts and led the Owls to a 5-4 victory with 10 strikeouts in five innings pitched. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Recap, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF

Share

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

East Carolina’s Brad Mincey is the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week after he picked up two victories for the first place Pirates during last week’s action. The Hitter of the Week honor is being shared by Southern Miss SS Brian Dozier and UAB 1B Luke Stewart after both players registered big weekends at the plate in leading their teams to series sweeps. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Players of the Week, East Carolina, Southern Miss, UAB

Share

Southern Miss was the only team to post a series sweep in Conference USA play this weekend as the Golden Eagles took three in a row at UCF. After posting a 6-2 win in the opener on Friday, the Golden Eagles broke out the bats in a big way during a Saturday doubleheader, scoring 45 total runs. The 26 runs scored in game one established a new USM school record. Senior SS Brian Dozier led the way in the twin-bill, combining to go six-for-nine with two home runs, seven runs, nine RBI, 12 total bases, two walks and a sacrifice fly. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Recap, East Carolina, Memphis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB

Share

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NCBWA NAMES PRO-LINE ATHLETIC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK;

UAB’s DIGGER TOWE NAMED NATIONAL HITTER OF THE WEEK;

MISSOURI’S KYLE GIBSON EARNS PITCHING ACCOLADE

MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)­ released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending March 15, today. UAB junior catcher Digger Towe was named National Hitter of the Week, while Missouri junior right-handed pitcher Kyle Gibson was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Conference USA, Missouri, UAB

Share

Rice junior RHP Ryan Berry becomes the first player in Conference USA history to earn Pitcher of the Week honors in three consecutive weeks after he shut down No. 20 San Diego last Friday for this third straight nearly flawless outing. The Hitter of the Week honor went to UAB junior C Digger Towe, who piled up huge numbers while leading UAB to a 6-0 record last week. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Conference USA Players of the Week, Rice, UAB