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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

By Jeff White
jwhite@virginia.edu

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Fall practice starts in about two weeks for the UVa baseball team.  Before fall ball ends, the sounds of construction may make it difficult at times for players and coaches to concentrate at Davenport Field.

They won’t mind at all.

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Tags: ACC, New Facility, Virginia

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Kendall Rogers of Rivals.com continues his excellent coverage of College Baseball by looking at five freshmen who might be able to make an immediate impact on their college program in 2010.

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Tags: 2010 Recruits, ACC, Arizona State, Big Ten, Michigan, Mountain West, Pac 10, Stanford, TCU, Virginia

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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.

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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

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Brian O’Connor the head coach of the Virginia baseball program recently sat down with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He discusses the success of his program and how the experience of making the College World Series will influence the program. O’Connor also talks about the attendance of the Cavaliers early season game challenging the fans to come out to the games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Interviews with Coaches, Virginia

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FROM ABCA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – The American Baseball Coaches Association announced the ABCA/Rawlings Sporting Goods All-American teams on Wednesday, June 17.

Among the First Team honorees are six players participating in this year’s College World Series including Arizona State starting pitcher Mike Leake, LSU starting pitcher Louis Coleman, Arizona State catcher Carlos Ramirez, UNC first baseman Dustin Ackley, ASU outfielder Jason Kipnis and Virginia utility player Danny Hultzen. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 All-Americans, ABCA, Alabama, Arizona State, Army, Ball State, Boston College, Cal State Fullerton, College of Charleston, Dallas Baptist University, East Carolina, Elon, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno St., George Mason, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, LSU, Manhattan, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Missouri, Missouri State, New Mexico, New Mexico St., Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Sacramento St., San Diego State, Stetson, Texas, Texas State, Towson, UC-Irvine, UNC, Virginia, Western Kentucky

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FROM NCAA RELEASE

OMAHA, Neb. – Arkansas used a game-tying, two-run homer from center fielder Brett Eibner in the top of the ninth and game-winning RBI double from left fielder Andrew Darr three innings later to score a 4-3, come-from-behind win over Virginia before a crowd of 21,383 Wednesday night at Rosenblatt Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Arkansas, SEC, Virginia

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The Virginia Cavaliers and Arkansas Razorbacks will face off tonight at 7pm Eastern time in an elimination game. The winner of the game will face off against the LSU Tigers on Friday at 1pm. The Cavaliers enter with a 49-14-1 record and a 1-1 mark in the College World Series. Virginia lost game 1 of the CWS to LSU by a score of 9-5. (FULL RECAP) then the Cavaliers eliminated Cal-State Fullerton by a score of 7-5. (FULL RECAP). Arkansas enters with a 40-23 record and also 1-1 in the College World Series. Arkansas won game 1 of the CWS by defeating Cal-State Fullerton 10-6. (FULL RECAP). The Razorbacks would lose their next game of the CWS to SEC rival LSU by a score of 9-1. (FULL RECAP) Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Arkansas, CBB Column, SEC, Virginia

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Here are my thoughts on Day 3 of the College World Series that didn’t fit into a recap today. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBB Column, LSU, SEC, Virginia

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The third day of action in the College World Series kicks off with Cal State Fullerton taking on the Virginia Cavaliers in an elimination game. Cal-State Fullerton enters with a 47-15 record and an 0-1 record in the CWS after losing to 10-6. Virginia enters with a 48-14-1 record while also being 0-1 in the CWS after losing to LSU 9-5. The Cavaliers sent Robert Morey to the hill as he has a 3-0 record in 17 appearances (8 starts) accumulating a 3.11 ERA while striking out 83 batters in 63.2 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBB Column, CBB Visit, Virginia

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The third day of the College World Series will feature an elimination game between Virginia and Cal-State Fullerton at 2pm eastern time. The two teams faced off last year in the Fullerton Regional which was eventual won by the Titans. The second game of the evening will face two SEC rivals with LSU and Arkansas fourth time this season. LSU took two out of three games in Fayetteville. If you are stuck at work the links to the Gametracker is available below. I will have full recaps of the games posted on the site when they finish. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Arkansas, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, LSU, SEC, Virginia

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The LSU Tigers took on the Virginia Cavaliers in the second game of the College World Series. The Tigers entered the game with a 51-16 record while Virginia has a 48-13-1 record. Virginia sent freshman LHP Danny Hultzen to the mound as he sports a 9-1 record with a 2.09 ERA while LSU countered with Sophomore RHP Anthony Ranaudo is 10-3 with a 2.95 ERA. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, CBB Column, CBB Visit, LSU, SEC, Virginia

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HOUSTON, TX – After leading his team to the program’s first appearance at the NCAA College World Series, Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor was named the National Coach of the Year by the National College Baseball Writers Association.

The award, which was voted on by the NCBWA Board of Directors, was chosen from a list that included all Division I Conference Coaches of the Year and the coaches of the eight NCAA College World Series teams. O’Connor, who was the only coach to appear on every voter’s ballot, received the honor Saturday morning at the Omaha Press Club.
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Tags: 2009 Coach of the Year, ACC, NCBWA, Virginia