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LEXINGTON, Va.- The VMI baseball program has announced its 2010 schedule, one that includes 35 home games against just 20 road tests for the upcoming season.

Highlights of the home schedule include visits from 2009 College World Series participant Virginia (April 14), along with in-state rivals Virginia Tech (April 27), Longwood (April 6), James Madison (April 7), Richmond (May 11) and VCU (May 19).  Also included will be Big South matchups against Coastal Carolina (April 23-25), Winthrop (May 14-16), Radford (April 30-May 2), Charleston Southern (March 26-28) and Presbyterian College (May 20-22).

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Big South, VMI

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LEXINGTON, Va.- The VMI baseball team will wrap up its fall practice season by holding their Fall World Series this weekend at Gray-Minor Stadium.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – VMI senior second baseman A.J. Yoder (Belleville, Pa.) and Charleston Southern sophomore Jesse Cadenhead (Denver, N.C.) have been named the Choice Hotels Player of the Week and New Balance Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played April 20-26, it was announced today by the League office. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big South, Big South Players of the Week, Charleston Southern, VMI

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Winthrop sophomore Eddie Rohan (Youngstown, Ohio) has been selected as the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Baseball Player of the Week, while VMI senior Chris Henderson (Fredericksburg, Va.) has been named New Balance Pitcher of the Week for games played March 16-22, it was announced today by the League office Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big South, Big South Players of the Week, VMI, Winthrop

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Here is your ACC Recap for March 18th

#1 UNC 6 Princeton 1

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Right-hander Bryant Gaines tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings, and Levi Michael and Mark Fleury each homered to lift No. 1 North Carolina to a two-game sweep of Princeton, 6-1, Wednesday at Boshamer Stadium. With the victory, the Tar Heels (16-2) extended their season-best winning streak to eight games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, America East, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Boston College, Bryant, CAA, Canisius, Clemson, Duke, Elon, Georgia Tech, High Point, Independents, Ivy League, Kennesaw State, MAAC, Maryland, MEAC, NC State, Northeast Conference, Old Dominion, Princeton, Southern Conference, UMBC, UMES, UNC, USC-Upstate, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, Wagner, Wake Forest

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Here is your ACC Recap for March 17th

#1 North Carolina 17 Princeton 0

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Freshman Seth Baldwin connected on two of No. 1 North Carolina’s season-best five home runs, and the Tar Heels’ pitching staff carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning Tuesday in a 17-0 win over Princeton at Boshamer Stadium. Baldwin took advantage of his first career start with a single-game high six RBI for Carolina this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Appalachian State, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Conference USA, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Ivy League, Kennesaw State, Marshall, Maryland, MEAC, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina Central, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Presbyterian College, Princeton, SEC, Southern Conference, St. Thomas (FL), UMES, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, Wake Forest

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Here is your ACC Recap for March 11th.

UNC 12 Appalachian State 3

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Sophomore right-hander Bryant Gaines struck out a career-best nine batters in six-plus innings, and All-America Dustin Ackley had two home runs among his four hits to pace No. 1 North Carolina to a 12-3 win over Appalachian State Wednesday at Boshamer Stadium. Ben Bunting’s career-best four hits matched Ackley’s effort, and Kyle Seager added three, as the Tar Heels (12-2) pounded out a season-best 20 hits. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Appalachian State, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Clemson, Duke, Elon, Florida State, Georgia Tech, High Point, Kennesaw State, Maryland, MEAC, Miami (FL), Michigan State, NC State, North Carolina A&T, Northeast Conference, Pittsburgh, Quinnipiac, Southern Conference, UMES, UNC, Virginia, VMI, Wake Forest

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Here is your ACC Recap for February 22nd.

UNC 11 VMI 3

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – All-America Dustin Ackley had a career-best five hits and right-hander Matt Harvey struck out 11 batters to lift No. 1 North Carolina to an 11-3 win over VMI Sunday at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. With Sunday’s victory, the Tar Heels (3-0) swept their season-opening series for the seventh straight season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Boston College, Bucknell, CAA, Charlotte, Clemson, Conference USA, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, LaSalle, Lipscomb, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, Patriot League, Rutgers, Santa Clara, Stetson, UNC, UNC-Wilmington, Virginia, VMI, Wake Forest, West Coast Conference

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Here is your ACC Recap for February 21st. We saw the NC State Wolfpack continue with their early season struggles with another loss to Atlantic 10 member Xavier. UNC, FSU, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest, Boston College, Virginia, and Virginia Tech continued with their perfect records.

North Carolina 6 VMI 0

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Senior right-hander Adam Warren and three relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Saturday in No. 1 North Carolina’s 6-0 win over VMI at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. The Tar Heels (2-0) scored four runs over their final two trips to the plate pull away from the Keydets (0-2) late. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Akron, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Boston College, Bucknell, CAA, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, LaSalle, Lipscomb, MAC, Maryland, Miami (FL), Old Dominion, Patriot League, Rutgers, Southern Conference, Stetson, UNC, UNC-Wilmington, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, Wake Forest, Wofford

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Here is your ACC recap for Febraury 20th. We saw the North Carolina Tar Heels jump off to a great start to the season with a 13-3 victory over VMI. The ACC had a strong day which saw them win 9 games while dropping only three games.

North Carolina 13 VMI 3

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Garrett Gore and Mark Fleury each drove in three runs as No. 1 North Carolina broke open a tight game with a six-run fifth inning to claim a 13-3 win over VMI Friday at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. All-America right-hander Alex White opened the Tar Heels’ brand-new facility in style with nine strikeouts over five innings to record his 20th career victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Akron, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Boston College, Bucknell, CAA, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, LaSalle, Lipscomb, MAC, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, Patriot League, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Stetson, UNC, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Wilmington, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, Wake Forest

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I will be covering the ACC in depth this season with weekly previews of the weekend ahead. I believe that the ACC is one of the premier conferences in the country even though no team in the conference has won the national championship since 1955 when Wake Forest grabbed the title. The ACC is expected to be won by the North Carolina Tar Heels who are led by two of the best pitchers in the conference with Alex White and Matt Harvey. The North Carolina offense is led by junior Dustin Ackley who has been one of the best hitters in the country for the last two seasons. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Weekend Preview, Akron, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Boston College, Bucknell, CAA, CBB Column, Charlotte, Clemson, Conference USA, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, LaSalle, Lipscomb, MAC, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, Old Dominion, Patriot League, Rutgers, Southern Conference, Stetson, UNC, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Wilmington, USC-Upstate, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, Wake Forest, Wofford

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With a majority of the lineup and two of the top starters in the league returning from a team that enjoyed its best finish since joining the Big South Conference, expectations are once again high for VMI baseball and head coach Marlin Ikenberry. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Big South, VMI