Kendall Rogers of Rivals.com continues his Top 25 countdown today with the Clemson Tigers checking in at the 20th spot. The Tigers are coming off a 31-27 campaign which saw they struggle in the ACC with a 11-18 record. They ended up missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1986. Read the rest of this entry »
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Ben Taylor takes over as head coach of the Pump Jacks for the 2009 season
Kilgore, TX (January 15, 2009) – 365 days ago, the East Texas Pump Jacks were born. Today, the team opened its second chapter by announcing that Ben Taylor will succeed Stan Phelps as head coach for the Pump Jacks’ 2009 season.
“I am extremely, extremely excited to be a part of this organization and to be the skipper of this team,” Taylor said in a phone interview from his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. “It’s a great opportunity and it’s very special.”
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The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with various head coaches around the nation. We recently had a chance to talk with Steve Rousey of Cal-State Northridge. He is currently entering his seventh season with the Matadors. He talks about the team’s expectations for the 2009 season and some of the hot button issues around College Baseball. Read the rest of this entry »
The Kansas baseball team was able to move into the McCarthy Family Clubhouse Wednesday afternoon.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. -
The Kansas baseball team officially moved into its brand new facility, the McCarthy Family Clubhouse, on Wednesday. With construction nearly complete on the building, the Jayhawks were able to utilize the locker room and state-of-the-art players’ lounge.
The clubhouse, which sits behind the dugout on the first base side of Hoglund Ballpark, contains a players’ and coaches’ locker room, a training room, a players’ lounge as well as an academic area and a cardio room for the student-athletes.
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Volunteer Assistant Coach Spud Adams
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RUSTON — Louisiana Tech head baseball coach Wade Simoneaux announced Wednesday an addition to his coaching staff as Spud Adams will serve as the team’s volunteer assistant coach.
I am really excited about the opportunity Coach Simoneaux has given me, Adams said.
Adams fills the position that was held by Dr. David Szymanski who will remain on the staff as the strength and conditioning coach. Previously, Adams served two seasons as a manager of the Bulldogs.
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Junior right-handed pitcher Justin Sarratt is one of 24 Tiger baseball players to be named to the Clemson honor roll for the Fall 2008 semester.
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The 2009 Clemson baseball squad established a team record with a 3.07 GPA during the fall semester of 2008, announced Wednesday by Head Coach Jack Leggett. It broke the previous record of a 3.01 GPA set in the spring semester of 2005. A total of 24 Tigers had a 3.0 GPA or higher during the fall semester, also an all-time record.
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James Madison's Alex Foltz (Courtesy of Cathy Kushner)
RICHMOND, Va. (January 14, 2009) – James Madison, which captured its first CAA baseball championship in 2008, has been picked to win the title again in 2009 according to a vote of the league’s head baseball coaches. Read the rest of this entry »
UCLA looks to win Pac 10 in 2009 (Courtesy of UCLA Media Relations)
Rivals writer Kendall Rogers continues his Top 25 Countdown today with UCLA checking in at 21. The Bruins are coming off a Regional final appearance against Cal-State Fullerton but ended up eliminated by the Titans. The Bruins return a solid group of pitchers with an impact freshman Gerrit Cole stepping into the rotation after spurning a multi-million dollar deal with the New York Yankees. UCLA suffered some losses on offense but Kendall expects UCLA to win the Pac-10 title. Read the rest of this entry »
The Andrew Oliver case against the NCAA finished yesterday January 13th according to court records obtained by The College Baseball Blog. The judge ended up taking the case under advisement and ordered both parties to file findings of fact and conclusions of law by January 23rd. After that, he will deliberate the case and issue an opinion in a week or two. We should see a decision at the end of January or at the beginning of February. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Scalf hopes to lead UNCW back to NCAA Tourney (Photo Courtesy of UNCW Media Relations)
The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with various head coaches around the nation. We recently had a chance to talk with Mark Scalf of UNC-Wilmington. He led the Seahawks to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 making it to the Regional Final against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Coach Scalf talks about his expectations for the 2009 campaign and his opinion on some of the rule changes in College Baseball over the last few years. Read the rest of this entry »
With the Season starting in a few weeks schools are still releasing and getting their schedule together. We have come across 7 more schedules; Virginia Commonwealth, Arkansas Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, Jackson State, Alabama State, and Alabama A&M. We have all your schedules up top for DIV I,II,III and the NAIA.
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2012 CBD All-American Teams Announced
Top 100 Countdown: 1. Mark Appel (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 2. Mike Zunino (Florida)
Top 100 Countdown: 3. Deven Marrero (Arizona State)
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
