Freshman Zac Elgie talks with KLWN's Brian Hanni at media day Thursday.
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Kansas head coach Ritch Price led a tour of the brand new Kent McCarthy Family Clubhouse and took questions as part of baseball media day Thursday. Following the press conference, several Kansas players fielded questions from reporters. Below is a transcript of Price’s press conference and quotes from the student-athletes.
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Collin Reynolds
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(Victoria, Tx) The Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League continue to build their new franchise and are announcing 3 additions to their roster.
Head Coach Chris Clemons, will bring three he knows well because they play for him at McLennan CC near Waco, where he’s the Assistant Coach.
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Courtesy of Southern Conference
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference baseball coaches and the voting members of the Southern Conference Sports Media Association have each selected Elon as the preseason favorite to repeat as champion in 2009. A year ago, the Phoenix became the first team in seven seasons to win both the regular season and tournament titles en route to a 44-18 season and a berth in the NCAA Regionals. Read the rest of this entry »
This is the second half of a two part season preview written by Mike Ashcraft of Kent State Media Relations. You can check out his first season preview by clicking here.
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Catchers
Manning the other end of the battery after an extremely strong sophomore campaign will be Cory Hindel (Jr., 5-10, 190). Hindel displayed tremendous defensive prowess as KSU’s main backstop in ‘08. Offensively, he collected 28 hits while driving in 14. Read the rest of this entry »
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First Base
Air Force’s biggest run producers will man first base. Junior Addison Gentry will get the bulk of the playing time at first with fellow junior Matt Alexander seeing time primarily as the designated hitter. The two, both left-handed hitters, were Air Force’s top home run and RBI producers as sophomores. This year will be no different as both are expected to be the team’s three and four hitters in the lineup.
Gentry had a solid sophomore campaign, leading the team with 19 doubles and 46 RBIs. In addition, Gentry was second with six homers. Developing into a clutch hitter, Gentry led the team with four game-winning RBIs and scored three game-winning runs. As a sophomore, Gentry started 46 games at first and ranked amongst the conference top-10 in putouts and fielding percentage at first. Read the rest of this entry »
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Greg Angelo
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh relied heavily on its freshman class in 2008, with five of the regular starters coming from the new class. Those players now have a full season of experience under their belts and look to be the foundation of the team as sophomores. Read the rest of this entry »
Nate Lape
With the winningest season in program history just a few short months in the rearview mirror, the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team embarks on a journey that could see the squad make further strides in the 2009 season. In 2008, Marshall finished 30-30-1, earned a berth in the Conference USA championship game and lost by one run to Houston, and finished the historic campaign one win shy of obtaining its first appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament since 1978. In 2009, the Herd will look to settle its unfinished business… Read the rest of this entry »
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Nate Yeskie is in his first season as Oregon State's pitching coach
The Oregon State baseball team opens its 2009 season at Tennessee on Feb. 20. That’s almost nine months after the Beavers’ last game of 2008 — May 25 against Pacific.
Since that time, head coach Pat Casey and his assistants have gone about piecing together a club that will be charged with making a run at the team’s fourth trip to Omaha in five years.
The Beavers certainly have the talent. They definitely have the desire. And the pieces are there, ready to be fit together. Read the rest of this entry »
UCLA enters the season with a talented nucleus of seniors and juniors, a veteran group which has helped lead the Bruins to three consecutive NCAA postseason appearances for the first time in program history. Complemented by a supporting cast of sophomores looking to push for playing time and freshmen seeking to make an immediate impact, UCLA intends to elevate its program in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Zeller
Defending champion and #1-ranked Lewis-Clark State opens their season hosting a tournament with College of Idaho, Concordia-Portland, Corban, and Patten Feb. 13-16.
#2 Lee started their season 5-0, including a 10-3 win over Tennessee Wesleyan. They host Virginia Intermont Feb. 13-14.
#3 Oklahoma City started the season 3-0. They host Missouri Baptist (ranked #21 by Collegiate Baseball) Feb. 13-14. Read the rest of this entry »
We continue our countdown to the 2009 season by looking at the Patriot League. The Bucknell Bison won the Patriot League Tournament last season by upsetting Army and Navy to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Bison made an impact on the NCAA Tournament by knocking off number 4 national seed Florida State 7-0 in the opening round of the Tallahassee Regional behind a tremendous pitching performance from Matthew Wilson. The Bison went on to lose the next two games in the Regional but the impact that the team made last year will be memorable. Read the rest of this entry »
Fox 17 of Nashville put a tremendous piece together about the Vanderbilt Commodores 2009 squad. They talk about how Andrew Giobbi is the top returning power hitter as he only hit three last season. The strong freshmen class should see significant time from what Tim Corbin says in the video. 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)
