Archive for January, 2009

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Victoria Generals have signed Two more for ’09

Victoria Generals

Victoria Generals

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

(Victoria, Tx) The Victoria Generals of The Texas Collegiate League are pleased to announce the addition of a pitcher and a catcher to their roster for the summer of 2009.

Trevor Lundgrin is a six foot left handed pitcher out of Highlands Ranch Colorado. Lundgrin is a freshman at Northeastern JC in Sterling CO. His High School Senior year record was 4-2 with a 2.79 ERA. Northeastern and the Generals plan on using him as a late inning setup man.
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NCBWA 2009 Preseason Poll

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
NCBWA LogoDALLAS – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 12th year with its 2009 preseason predictions and weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue from Feb. 23 through June 25 following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The poll voters come from 32 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top 35 listing, the remainder of the polls will feature a national Top 30. Read the rest of this entry »

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Harvard 2009 Schedule Released

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Cambridge, Mass. – Harvard announced its preliminary 2009 baseball schedule. After recent years of traveling to Florida and California during the early portion of its schedule, Harvard will travel to Louisiana and Alabama this time around.

Harvard opens the campaign on a 20-game road trip, including a 16-game slate of games in the deep South. A number of new opponents will face off against Joe Walsh’s Crimson including the season-opening, four-game series against Jacksonville State. Read the rest of this entry »

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Brewster Whitecaps name UCSB Thomas Myers Head Coach

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
tom-myersBREWSTER, Mass. – Thomas Myers, pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of California at Santa Barbara, is the new manager of the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Brewster Whitecaps. Myers succeeds Bob Macaluso, Whitecaps manager from 2002 through 2008.

Myers is in his eighth season in his current role after spending four seasons on the Gauchos’ coaching staff from 1998 to 2001. His other duties include academic affairs, fund-raising and Gaucho Baseball Camp development. Prior to returning to UCSB, Myers spent three seasons in the West Coast Conference as pitching coach at Santa Clara University. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pepperdine Mourns Loss of Former Wave Patrick Rooney

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
MALIBU, Calif. – Patrick Rooney, considered among the best defensive third basemen in the West Coast Conference when he played for Pepperdine Baseball from 2002 to 2005, was killed Sunday in a plane crash. He was 26.

According to investigators, the single-engine turboprop plane Patrick and his father, Bill, were flying left Yampa Valley Regional Airport outside Steamboat Springs, Colo., Sunday morning but crashed about a mile north of the runway. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rivals Top 25 Countdown: Number 22 Arizona State

jason-kipnis-28Kendall Rogers of Rivals.com continues his Top 25 countdown today with Number 22 Arizona State. They are coming off a Super Regional appearance where they were upset by eventual NCAA Champion Fresno State. The Sun Devils suffered heavy losses to one of the best 2008 lineups. Brett Wallace and Ike Davis were the biggest names to make the jump into minor league baseball where Wallace has already seen much success. The best returning hitter for the Sun Devils is Jason Kipnis and the top pitcher is Mike Leake. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rice announces 2009-2010 Class

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
HOUSTON — The Rice baseball program has signed nine recruits in the early period who will join the team for the 2010 season, announced head coach Wayne Graham. The latest Rice baseball class is composed of eight high school standouts and one transfer from the junior college ranks. Nine are from the state of Texas and seven are from the greater Houston area who can continue their careers in front of hometown crowds at Rice’s Reckling Park. Read the rest of this entry »

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South Alabama talks with Miles Ethridge

The South Alabama Media Relations department recently sat down with Senior RHP Miles Ethridge. He enters his second season with the Jaguars after starting his career at Young Harris before transferring to North Florida Community College. Last season he was used in relief in all 25 appearances where he went 2-1. He talks in the interview about his experiences with Young Harris and North Florida Community College among other things. Read the rest of this entry »

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CCBL continues as Top Summer League for MLB Draft

FROM CAPE COD BASEBALL LEAGUE
In the June 2008 MLB entry draft, a total of 218 Cape Cod Baseball League graduates were selected by Major League teams. Fourteen of them were chosen in the first round and the 12 who signed became instant millionaires, as did one former CCBL player who was picked in the supplemental round. Versatile Yarmouth-Dennis catcher Buster Posey led the greenbacks parade by pocketing $6,200,000 from the San Francisco Giants. It was the largest bonus paid to any player taken in the 2008 draft of amateur players. In all, the CCBL graduates’ bank balances increased by $27,764,000! Read the rest of this entry »

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CBB Column: Q and A for Jan. 13th

Trevor Coleman (Courtesy of Missouri Media Relations)

Trevor Coleman (Courtesy of Missouri Media Relations)

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 »

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Houston Baseball Alumni Game Scheduled for Feb. 7

Head Coach Rayner Noble

Head Coach Rayner Noble

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

HOUSTON – Head baseball coach Rayner Noble recently announced that the annual Alumni Game has been scheduled for Feb. 7, 2009 at Cougar Field.

The day will begin with batting practice at 10 a.m., while the game is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Immediately following the game players and their families are invited to a post-game meal and continued fellowship while the 2009 baseball team will take the field for an intrasquad scrimmage.
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Boston College Baseball Releases 2009 Schedule

Boston College

Boston College

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team has released its schedule for the 2009 season. The season will begin on February 20 in DeLand, Fla. with a series against Stetson as part of a 14-game trip in the state of Florida. The last 11 games of the season will all be in Chestnut Hill at Commander Shea Field.
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