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2009 Loyola Marymount Season Preview

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Brian Foley
– February 10, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, West Coast Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
With a National Player of the Year candidate at first base receiving throws from a talented infield, a two-time All-West Coast Conference selection in the outfield, a balanced pitching staff, and a group of impressive newcomers eager to earn starting nods, look for the 2009 LMU baseball team, which is led by first-year Head Coach Jason Gill, to compete and succeed in the competitive West Coast Conference. Read the rest of this entry »

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Washington 2009 Season Preview

By
Brian Foley
– February 10, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Pac 12

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
While each season, the turnover of college baseball brings a new team with new expectations and goals, fans of the Washington baseball team will see a lot of familiar faces when they come to Husky Ballpark this spring.

On a given day, 17th-year head coach Ken Knutson can write up a lineup with veterans at every spot, as well as in a variety of roles on the mound. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fresno State looking to repeat

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Brian Foley
– February 10, 2009Posted in: WAC

Fresno State has started up practices as they try to defend their 2008 National Championship. The Collegian Online has an excellent article written by Logan Hopkins about how the preparations for the 2009 season are coming together. The article talks about how Fresno State only returns four pitchers from last year’s team and will welcome 18 newcomers in total. Read the rest of this entry »

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UT Arlington Returns 27 Lettermen in 2009, Including 21 Seniors

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Donald J. Boyles
– February 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Southland Conference
UT Arlington center fielder Michael Choice was the 2008 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year. Courtesy: Southland.org

UT Arlington center fielder Michael Choice was the 2008 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year. Courtesy: Southland.org

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The UT Arlington Mavericks baseball roster will have a familiar look in 2009 with 27 returning lettermen, including 21 seniors. The large turnover the Mavericks endured in 2008 will now look to be a huge advantage in 2009.

UT Arlington returns seven position players who started the majority of the games last spring and will welcome back 13 pitchers that provided the Mavs 94 percent of their innings pitched from last season.
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Countdown To First Pitch: In The Dugout With Notre Dame Will Hudgins

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Donald J. Boyles
– February 9, 2009Posted in: Big East
Will Hudgins.

Will Hudgins.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The University of Notre Dame baseball team welcomes eight newcomers to the diamond this season. In the coming weeks, UND.com will feature each Irish newcomer leading up to the team’s Feb. 20 season opener against Ohio State. The first Notre Dame player in the spotlight is right-handed pitcher Will Hudgins.
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Oklahoma 2009 Baseball Preview: Part 1

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Donald J. Boyles
– February 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Big 12

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NORMAN, Okla. — The 2009 baseball season is quickly approaching and SoonerSports.com will preview the Sooners with a three-part series beginning with a general outlook of this year’s squad.

Stay tuned for previews later in the week on the Sooners’ pitching staff, catchers, infielders and outfielders.

Oklahoma is ranked No. 16 in Baseball America’s preseason poll.
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Stephen F Austin 2009 Preview: Infield

By
Donald J. Boyles
– February 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Southland Conference
Gabriel Garcia-Serrano will be part of a double-play combo for the Jacks in 2009 that could be the best defensively in the SLC.

Gabriel Garcia-Serrano will be part of a double-play combo for the 'Jacks in 2009 that could be the best defensively in the SLC.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The defensive strength of the 2009 SFA team should come up the middle with what could turn out to be the most dangerous double-play combination in the SLC in Tanner Hines and Gabriel Garcia-Serrano. SFA turned 35 double plays a year ago, but with this year’s combo plus a new pitch-to-contact pitching outlook, that number could easily rise.
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UT Arlington Baseball Places 22 Players on Academic Honor Roll

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Donald J. Boyles
– February 9, 2009Posted in: Southland Conference
Darin Thomas has guided the Mavs to three straight semesters with over a 3.0 team GPA.

Darin Thomas has guided the Mavs to three straight semesters with over a 3.0 team GPA.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ARLINGTON, Texas- The UT Arlington baseball team had a successful fall semester in the classroom with 34 student-athletes recording a 3.183 team grade point average. The Mavericks marked their third straight semester with over a 3.0 team GPA and had 22 student-athletes make the Athletic Department Academic Honor Roll while tallying at least a 3.0 GPA.
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From the Hill with Max Hutson

By
Donald J. Boyles
– February 9, 2009Posted in: Missouri Valley

Can you believe the weather? 70’s in February! We took full advantage of the fine atmospherics with a great week of practice. Scrimmages began on Saturday and the hitters looked as if they were in mid-season form, the teams combined for 27 hits. Sunday was much more balanced with good pitching and hitting.
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Elon’s Mike Kennedy previews 2009 season

By
Brian Foley
– February 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Southern Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
ELON, N.C. — Elon baseball head coach Mike Kennedy recently sat down to talk about the upcoming 2009 season. Below is the Q&A with Coach Kennedy.

You have a good balance of young players and veterans on this team (16 juniors or seniors and 18 freshmen, red-shirt freshmen or sophomores). How does that affect your coaching style?

I don’t think it affects our style of coaching at all. We have a philosophy in place that we feel has been successful and we try to recruit players that fit our system. Read the rest of this entry »

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2009 Kent State Preview Part 1

By
Brian Foley
– February 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, MAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
KENT, Ohio — An old sports adage claims that “champions are made, not born.”

Different coaches in different sports have varying philosophical and tactical views on what it takes to become a championship team. Most champions though, are constructed upon several basic principals: stability, talent and want-to.

The Kent State baseball program is a shining example of what a champion looks like when these principal pillars erected just right. Read the rest of this entry »

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2009 Southern Miss preview

By
Raymond Reeves
– February 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Season Preview, Conference USA
Brian Dozier

Brian Dozier

Southern Miss is no doubt one of the nation’s most consistent programs, playing in six consecutive NCAA Regionals under Head Coach Corky Palmer, who has his team poised for another NCAA run in 2009.

The Golden Eagles streak of six consecutive NCAA Regionals is currently the 12th longest active streak in the nation. After 42-22 record in 2008, Palmer welcomes 16 new players to the 2009 team, many of which will be expected to contribute immediately to keep the NCAA Regional streak alive.

Palmer enters his 30th year coaching and 12th at the helm of the Golden Eagles so he has seen about anything possible involving the game of baseball. With that in mind he knows he has a trio of seniors that are close to the best players in the country to build a team around this season and as good of a middle of the diamond as just about anyone in the nation. Read the rest of this entry »

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