Archive for February, 2009

Stephen F. Austin has its Sights Set on the Southland Tournament

– February 11, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Southland Conference

Erik Gregerson returns to Stephen F. Austin for his senior campaign after getting selected in the draft a season ago by the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out 62 batters in 2008.-Courtesy: Southland.org

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

New leadership and a new, more accountable and aggressive philosophy outline what should instantly be an improved Lumberjack baseball team in 2009.

Johnny Cardenas was promoted to head coach in the off season and immediately began to change the culture of the SFA program after the ‘Jacks went 25-29 and just missed out on the Southland Conference Tournament in 2008, despite winning 11 of their final 15 games.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin

2009 Memphis preview

Raymond Reeves

– February 11, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Conference USA

Trey Wiedman

For the 2009 edition of Memphis baseball to be successful, they must be prepared to take on a list of unique challenges, meanwhile putting a tough 2008 season out of sight and out of mind.

“The main point that we’ve talked about as a staff is to keep this team focused and upbeat with two major hurdles to overcome,” said fifth-year head coach Daron Schoenrock. “One of them is to overcome the demons of last year and what we went through as a young team. Second is to change the outcome of those 12 one-run loss games.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Conference USA, Memphis

2009 Northeast 10 Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2009Posted in: 2009 Preseason Conference Poll, Division 2, Northeast-10

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
RINDGE, N.H. (February 10, 2009) – The Franklin Pierce University baseball team has been selected as the unanimous favorite in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. The Ravens collected all 13 first-place votes and finished with a perfect 169 points. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: AIC, Assumption College, Bentley, Division 2, Franklin Pierce, Merrimack, New Haven, Pace, Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut State, Southern New Hampshire, St. Anselm, Stonehill, UMass-Lowell

Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll and Teams

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2009Posted in: 2009 Preseason Conference Poll, Ohio Valley Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — For the second year in a row, Jacksonville State has been picked as the preseason favorite for the nine-team league in a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head baseball coaches. The Gamecocks claimed the 2008 regular season championship with a 23-4 record last season but came up just short in the OVC Tournament. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Preseason Conference Poll, 2009 Preseason Teams, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin

2009 Mercyhurst Season Preview

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Division 2

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Jamie Walczak (Courtesy of Mercyhurst Media Relations)

Mercyhurst baseball begins a new era in 2009, entering its first season as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference after a 13-year association with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In its final campaign with the GLIAC, the Lakers posted a sixth-place finish at 13-16 en route to a 27-25 overall record. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Division 2, Mercyhurst

CBB Interview with Dan Hartleb (Illinois)

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2009Posted in: Big Ten, CBD Column, Interviews with Coaches

Coach Hartleb (Courtesy of Illinois Media Relations)

The College Baseball Blog recently had a chance to talk to Dan Hartleb of Illinois. He is entering his fourth season with the Fighting Illini after spending 15 years as an assistant coach at Illinois under Richard “Itch” Jones. Coach Hartleb talks about his expectations for the 2009 squad and some of the hottest topics in College Baseball today. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten Conference, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Illinois, Interviews with Coaches

Tampa powers past Rollins 9-2

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2009Posted in: Division 2

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
WINTER PARK, Fla. – After being named to the top spot in the national poll earlier this afternoon, the No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans took down Sunshine State Conference opponent Rollins College by a score of 9-2 on Tuesday night in Winter Park. With the win, Tampa improves to 5-0 on the season, while the Tars drop to 3-3. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Division 2, Rollins College, Tampa

St. John’s Announces 2009 Baseball Co-Captains

Donald J. Boyles

– February 10, 2009Posted in: Big East

Redshirt senior Nick Luisi.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

QUEENS, N.Y. – Head baseball coach Ed Blankmeyer has announced that redshirt senior Nick Luisi and junior Brian Kemp will serve as co-captains for the upcoming 2009 season. The pair was selected by the players.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, St. John's

Tampa Ranked No. 1 In NCAA Division II Poll

Donald J. Boyles

– February 10, 2009Posted in: 2009 Polls, Division 2

Head Coach Joe Urso

In the College Baseball Newspaper Poll, Ouachita began the season ranked ninth, but jumped four spots to No. 5. Tampa (3-0) jumped a spot to claim the top spot as UC San Diego (2-0) is second and Cal State Chico (3-1) third, while Emporia State (0-0) is fourth.

West Alabama (5-1) and North Alabama (7-2) are 12th and 13th, respectively, while Delta State (2-2) is 16th. South Arkansas (5-3) dropped six spots to 19th to round out the Gulf South Conference schools.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Division 2, Division 2 Polls

Penn State’s Media Day

Donald J. Boyles

– February 10, 2009Posted in: Big Ten

Head coach Robbie Wine

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Q: You open with the first Big Ten-Big East challenge. What are your general thoughts on how that will play out?
A: We’ve talked about it as coaches, talked about it for a couple of years now. You know, when you’re dealing with RPIs and strength of schedules and what were up against being a northern school, why not try and come up with something where you’re facing at least schools that are in the same situation you’re in? It makes sense, and we’re 100 percent for it. The Big East had a couple schools with prior commitments so we are forced to play a couple Big 10 schools down there. I think it’s a great idea. We open with St. John’s, a regional team from last year, and then follow up with Northwestern and then Seton Hall. We’re all going to be in the same boat. From just my experience here, it’s been a couple plays, a couple walks and hit here or there. That’s the difference in the early season going one way or the other.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten Conference, Penn State

Sam Houston State Looking to Build on NCAA Tournament Appearance

Donald J. Boyles

– February 10, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Southland Conference

Senior third baseman Seth Hammock earned first-team all-conference honors after batting .380 last year.-Courtesy: Southland.org

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

For the second year in a row and the fifth time in school history, Sam Houston State earned an NCAA Division I baseball national tournament berth in 2008.

The Bearkats swept unbeaten through the Southland Conference tournament held at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville. Sam Houston defeated No. 2 seed Lamar 15-7 in the finals. In the NCAA Regional in Houston, the Kats battled No. 1 seed Rice to the last out, falling 3-2. Sam Houston fell to No. 2 seed Texas in the second round.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Season Preview, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference

Notre Dame: 20 Questions with Jeremy Barnes

Donald J. Boyles

– February 10, 2009Posted in: Big East, Interviews with Players

Infielder Jeremy Barnes

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Senior Jeremy Barnes is gearing up for his fourth season as an infielder with the Irish baseball squad. The Garland, Texas native has seen action in 169 games for the Irish, compiling a .287 batting average, with 127 RBI and 11 home runs. A year ago, Barnes batted .307 with eight home runs and a team-leading 50 RBI. The former second baseman, who will move to shortstop this season, led the team in doubles (15) and slugging percentage (.513) in 2008.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Interviews with Players, Notre Dame