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The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 80 in our countdown with Xavier junior two-way player Ben Thomas from Columbus Ohio where he attended Westerville Central High School. He played all four seasons of high school ball under Scott Walberry where he was named All-Ohio Capital Conference and First-Team All-District as a senior. Multiple scouting services named Thomas the top high school prospect in Ohio but decided to head to Xavier.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Atlantic 10, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBB Column, Great Lakes Collegiate League, Xavier

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Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 20th. Click on the respective link for the full recap.

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Tags: ACC, Air Force, Atlantic 10, Big East, Charlotte, Fall Ball, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, South Alabama, St. John's, Sun Belt, UNC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wichita State, Xavier

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Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 17th. Click on the respective link for the full recap.

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Tags: ACC, Air Force, Atlantic 10, Big 12, CAA, Fall Ball, Georgia State, Kentucky, Missouri, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, South Alabama, Sun Belt, UNC, Wichita State, Xavier

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Here is your Fall Ball Recap for October 16th. Click on the respective link for a full recap.

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Tags: ACC, Air Force, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Fall Ball, MAC, Missouri, Mountain West, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Pittsburgh, SEC, Southeast Missouri State, UNC, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Western Michigan, Xavier

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Here is your recap of Fall Baseball Games for October 10th. Click on the respective link for the full story.

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Tags: Atlantic 10, Charlotte, Fall Ball, MAC, Miami (OH), Pac 10, Washington, Xavier

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Head Coach Scoot Googins Adds Nick Otte to Coaching Staff

CINCINNATI – Xavier baseball head coach Scoot Googins has announced the addition of Nick Otte to the XU coaching staff. He will serve primarily as the pitching coach for the Musketeers after serving three years as an assistant at Miami (Ohio).

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Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big West, Cal-State Northridge, LSU, NC State, Oklahoma, SEC, Xavier

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Houston Regional host Rice and Xavier met in the afternoon game, playing for a spot in the regional final.  The Owls cruised to a 12-5 victory over the Muskateers, setting up a re-match of Saturday night’s Kansas State-Rice matchup in the finals.  Here is your day 3 recap for the Houston Regional.

(1) Rice 12, (3) Xavier 5

HOUSTON — The Rice baseball team collected 15 hits, including eight for extra bases, and sailed behind a complete game pitching performance from junior right-hander Jared Rogers for a 12-5 win over visiting Xavier in the early game of the NCAA Houston Regional Sunday afternoon at Reckling Park. The Owls fought-off elimination to advance to play Kansas State at 6 pm. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Xavier

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Day 2 of the Houston Regional saw Sam Houston State meet Xavier in the first elimination game and Rice take on Kansas State in the night cap.  Here is your day 2 recap for the Houston Regional.

(3) Xavier 9, (4) Sam Houston State 6

HOUSTON – The third-seeded Xavier baseball team captured the program’s first NCAA Tournament win Saturday afternoon, eliminating No. 4 Sam Houston State, 9-6, at Reckling Park in the Houston Regional hosted by Rice University. Junior Neil Lindgren’s two-run homer in the seventh scored the winning run for XU and senior shortstop Jordan Conley closed out the game on the mound for the Musketeers. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Xavier

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Here is your recap for the Houston TX regional.

Kansas State 16 Xavier 8

HOUSTON, Texas – Justin Bloxom went 5-for-5 at the plate with two home runs as 14th-ranked Kansas State cruised to a 16-8 win over Xavier in its first-ever NCAA Regional baseball game Friday afternoon at Reckling Park.

The Wildcats (42-16-1) belted 17 hits against the Musketeers (38-20) as Bloxom, Jordan Cruz (3-for-4), Carter Jurica (2-for-4) and Jason King (2-for-3) led the K-State offense in the opening game of the Houston Regional at Rice University. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Xavier

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The Rice Owls will host the Houston Regional at Reckling Park after finishing in second place in the Conference USA regular season and winning the Conference USA Tournament title.  Kansas State, the two seed, meets Xavier, the three seed, at 2 p.m. CT on Friday.  Following that game, host Rice will take the field against Sam Houston State, the four seed.  The two teams split during their two regular season meetings, with the home team winning both affairs.

The first elimination game is slated for 2 p.m. CT on Saturday with the winner’s bracket championship to follow at 7 p.m. CT.  The loser’s bracket championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, and the first championship game is a 7 p.m. CT start time that same evening.  If necessary, the final game of the regional will be at 6 p.m. CT on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Houston Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Atlantic 10, Big 12, CBB Column, Conference USA, Kansas State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Xavier

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We have come across a few links from around the country which feature some interesting college baseball news and notes. The first article comes from Baseball America who looks at the movers and shakers who have changed their draft stock in a positive or negative way through the first couple of weeks of the season. The Tufts Daily looks at the 2009 Tufts baseball team who is looking to win the NESCAC but have Trinity College (CT) blocking their way to the championship. The Sun in Hamburg NY has a profile on University at Buffalo head coach Charlie Karstedt who is starting to turn around the program in the competitive MAC. The official Xavier athletic site has a profile on Zac Richard whose intimidating presence at the plate and on the mound. The next link of the day comes from Division 3 school Lynchburg College where Jeff Taylor broke the school record for stolen bases in only his second season. The final link of the day comes from the South Florida Oracle which wrote a great article on Brandon Smith coming back after eight surgeries. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Baseball America, Big East, Buffalo, Division 3, Lynchburg (VA), MAC, South Florida, Tufts (MA), Xavier

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Since we are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2009 College Baseball season, I thought I would do a weekly segment with users sending us questions about interesting topics about issues or teams. I will select about five questions every week to be posted with answers on Tuesday morning. You can send us your questions for next week by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, CBB Column, Charlotte, Michigan, Missouri, MLB, MLB Draft, Rhode Island, SEC, UNC, Xavier