FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TYLER METCALF, WESTERN ILLINOIS
SR., WAMEGO, KAN./BARTON COUNTY CC

Metcalf collects Player of the Week honors after belting three home runs in two games against Kansas last week. The senior also had a 1.273 slugging percentage, four runs and four RBI, along with extending his hitting streak to nine games. His .455 average on the week raised his average on the season to .328. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Oakland, Summit League, Summit League Players of the Week, Western Illinois

The Oklahoma State Cowboys blew out the Western Illinois Leathernecks 30-3 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The Oklahoma State coaching staff only made two substitutions in the starting lineup as they continued to pound on the Leathernecks with a 18-3 score after five innings. The OSU offense would score 12 more runs in their final three plate appearances as they cruised to the 30-3 victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Oklahoma State, Summit League, Western Illinois

Texas A&M 8 Wright State 5

Sophomores Caleb Shofner and Brooks Raley had four hits each on Sunday afternoon as No. 1 Texas A&M rallied for an 8-5 win over Wright State and a series sweep before 3,207 fans at Olsen Field.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Gonzaga, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, MAC, Manhattan, Memphis, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pacific, Summit League, Sun Belt, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech, UT-Pan American, WAC, West Coast, Western Illinois, Wright State

(#1) Texas A&M 7, Wright State 6

Kevin Gonzalez’s walk-off two-out RBI single capped a late rally and lifted No. 1 Texas A&M to a 7-6 win Saturday afternoon over Wright State in the first game of a doubleheader at Olsen Field.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, CBB Visit, Gonzaga, Horizon, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Kansas State, League, Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pacific, Southern Utah, Summit League, Sun Belt, Texas, Texas Tech, West Coast, Western Illinois, Wright State

I was able to get away from work and make it out to Disch Falk Field by the 2nd inning. It was a great Friday Afternoon to take in a game of baseball. Texas open the game with Sophomore Chance Ruffin and UI-C counter with junior left-hander Chris Kovacevich.

The Longhorns manufactured one run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Travis Tucker led off the frame with a single through the right side of the infield. A sacrifice bunt by Brandon Loy and a wild pitch pushed Tucker to third and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Belt.
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Tags: Air Force, Big 12, BYU, Horizon League, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Independents, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Moutain West, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech, UT-Pan American, Western Illinois, Wright State

With the Baseball Season finally here-here are the match ups on the teams in the Big 12. Baylor will be hosting Pacific in a 3 game series at the Baylor Ball Park. The Kansas Jayhawks will be taking part in the Service Academies Spring Classic, Millington, TN. Kansas State will be headed to Houston, Texas to take on Houston Cougars in a weekend series. Missouri is headed to the Grand Canyon Classic in Phoenix, Ariz where they will be playing Nevada and Gonzaga. Nebraska will be traveling to Louisiana-Lafayette in a four game set.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, BYU, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Manhattan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech, Western Illinois

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
MACOMB, Ill. – With the start of the 2009 season days away, the Western Illinois baseball team has had numerous individuals recognized for their potential entering the season, to go along with one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the entire nation. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Summit League, Western Illinois

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ELMHURST, Ill. − After winning its record 11th straight league championship a year ago, Oral Roberts was a unanimous decision to claim its 12th consecutive Summit League crown in 2009 as voted by the league’s eight head coaches.

The Golden Eagles collected seven first-place votes for a total of 49 points. Only five points separated the next three teams as Southern Utah placed second with 40 points, Centenary was third with 35 points and South Dakota State is in the fourth slot with 30 points and the final first-place vote. SDSU edged Western Illinois by one point, as the Leathernecks were selected fifth with 29 points. Oakland (17 points), IPFW (13 points) and North Dakota State (11 points) rounded out the voting.
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Tags: 2009 Preseason Conference Poll, Centenary, IPFW, North Dakota State, Oakland, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, Summit League, Western Illinois

With opening day on February 20th, schools are still finalizing their 2009 College Baseball Schedule. Today we have 5 more, St Mary’s, Utah Valley, North Carolina State, Western Illinois, and St. Bonaventure. IF you are looking for any other DIV 1 School or DIV II or DIV III those can be located up top in the drop down menu and on the right hand side.

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Tags: 2009 Schedules, Great West Conference, NC State, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Mary's, Utah Valley University, Western Illinois

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

Stewart’s three-run double leads Purple comeback win in game one

Senior catcher Cooper Stewart’s three-run double highlighted a six-run sixth inning as the Purple team rallied for a 9-6 win in the opening game of the Western Illinois Purple & Gold World Series at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium.

Trailing 4-3 entering the bottom of the sixth, Stewart’s blast into the left-center gap opened up what had been a close game. Senior outfielder Kenny Price, senior first baseman Tyler Metcalf, junior second baseman Dan Johnson, and freshman outfielder Tom Lilja each had RBI hits for the Purple squad. Senior outfielder Jared Wolf scored twice and added a stolen base.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Big 12, Missouri Valley, Nebraska, Summit League, Western Illinois, Wichita State

Baseball to Scrimmage Saturday at Taylor Stadium

The Mizzou baseball team will continue its fall practice with a scrimmage Saturday before the MU football game against Oklahoma State. The baseball action will get underway at 1:30 p.m. at Taylor Stadium. The intersquad scrimmage will be open to the public and is free of charge.
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Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Houston, Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri, NC State, Saint Mary's, Summit League, Sun Belt, UConn, West Coast Conference, Western Illinois