Shane Brown hit .367 with nine dingers in 48 games played for the Knights.
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ORLANDO (UCFAthletics.com) – Rounding out the infield, UCFAthletics.com now spends part eight of the UCF baseball season preview on the Knights’ third basemen. This exclusive feature will wrap up Thursday when we take a look at the UCF outfield.
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OSN will broadcast 15 Oregon baseball games this season.
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EUGENE, Ore. – The return of Oregon baseball is less than a month away, and today the Oregon Sports Network announced that it will broadcast 15 games during the season.
“My staff, the student-athletes and the program are delighted about the news that OSN will be producing a 15-game schedule this season,” head coach George Horton said. “The University and the Athletics Department has made a great step to reach out to all of our fans.”
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Davis hit .265 with eight home runs and 41 RBI in 2008. Courtesy: South Alabama
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Senior outfielder Chris Davis enters his final season at USA as the lone fifth-year senior on the 2009 Jaguar squad. While making 47 starts at three different positions, Davis hit .265 with eight home runs and 41 RBI in 51 games played a year ago.
One of the most versatile players ever to play at USA, Davis spent time at first, second and third bases, and played both corner outfield spots in 2008. Despite playing all over the field, he was consistent at the plate, as evidenced by a streak of 20 consecutive games in which he reached base safely.
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Matt Deggs
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M baseball assistant Matt Deggs has been promoted to associate head coach, Aggie head coach Rob Childress announced Wednesday.
Entering his fourth season as the third base coach at A&M, Deggs is in charge of running the offense and the infielders while assisting in recruiting.
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Sophomore Joe Staley will see plenty of time behind the plate in 2009.
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The Lumberjacks will have plenty of depth behind the plate in 2009.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The ‘Jacks will enter the season with plenty of depth behind the plate with veteran Ryan Sinclair and newcomer Joe Staley battling it out for the majority of the starts.
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Senior captain Ruairi O'Connor.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Baseball is gearing up for what looks to be an exciting season in 2009. Following a run to the College World Series last year, the Seminoles hope to make a return trip to Omaha in ’09 returning 18 letterwinners, including five position starters, while welcoming 13 newcomers.
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Photo Credit: Big South
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Coastal Carolina University’s baseball team has been voted the Big South Conference’s preseason favorite by the League’s Head Baseball Coaches, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, the coaches voted Radford senior infielder Alex Gregory (Great Falls, Va.) the Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and Coastal Carolina junior Nick McCully (Lakeland, Fla.) the League’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
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Nate Lape of Marshall has been named the C-USA preseason player of the year.
Coming off a third consecutive trip to the College World Series, Rice has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2009 Conference USA baseball poll, chosen by the league’s nine head coaches. Rice is ranked as high as No. 3 in the preseason national rankings as the Owls look for a 14th consecutive conference title.
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Baseball America writer Aaron Fitt has put out his 2009 NCAA Tournament Projections. He has Texas A&M as the top overall seed. The rest of the top eight seeds are North Carolina at number 2, LSU at number 3, Cal State Fullerton at number 4, Rice at number 5, Texas at number 6, Ole Miss at number 7, and UCLA at number 8. The other number 1 seeds to host are Baylor, Georgia, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Arizona State, and UC-Irvine. The only number 1 seed that isn’t hosting according to Fitt is San Diego who needs to head to Louisville. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the last few weeks, I have had to post two articles about a player and a coach picking up charges for Driving under the Influence of Alcohol. I thought that we should check in on a good story today. Brian Shubsda, a senior outfielder on The Citadel baseball squad signed his contract to join the US Marine Corps in October of 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Sinicki (Courtesy of Binghamton University)
The College Baseball Blog recently had a chance to talk to Tim Sinicki of Binghamton University. He is entering his 17th season with the Bearcats. He has seen the program change from a Division III school into a Division 1 member of the America East conference. Coach Sinicki talks about his expectations for the 2009 squad and some of the hottest topics in College Baseball today. Read the rest of this entry »
Jared Mitchell (Courtesy of LSUSports.net)
Jared Mitchell and Chad Jones are both members of the LSU football and baseball teams but receive different treatment from baseball coach Paul Mainieri and football coach Les Miles. Jared Mitchell will be a member of the LSU baseball squad for the entire season and join the football club during summer workouts. Mitchell showed me in a Cape Cod Baseball League that he is an excellent player with great speed. He should be drafted in the upcoming 2009 MLB Draft. Chad Jones has the opposite problem as he will be able to be a member of the LSU baseball program until spring practice for football begins on March 12th. This will leave the Tigers squad short a player since Jones recieved scholarship money from the baseball program and counts against the 35 players limit. Read the rest of this entry »
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)
