Archive for March, 2009

Arizona State Baseball Sweeps Away Arizona With A 23-9 Victory

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Pac 12

Jason Kipnis

TEMPE, Ariz. - The No. 4 Arizona State University baseball team scored a season-high 23 runs on Sunday, as the Sun Devils defeated Arizona 23-7 to complete a three-game sweep of the Wildcats. A third consecutive sellout crowd of 4,371 fans at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark saw the Sun Devils improve to 17-3 overall, 3-0 in the Pac-10, on the season.

It was ASU’s first three-game sweep of Arizona since 2003, and the 23 runs were the most by a Sun Devil team since March 17, 2007, when they beat Maine 23-2.

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Tags: Arizona, Arizona State, Pac 12

Big East Recap for March 22nd

Brian Foley

– March 22, 2009Posted in: General CBB News

Here is your Big East Recap for March 22nd.

Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 5

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The University of Cincinnati baseball team used four home runs to defeat the Pittsburgh Panthers 9-5 in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Trees Field. The win upped UC’s record to 10-8 overall and 1-2 in the BIG EAST, while Pittsburgh fell to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Recap, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

ACC Recap for March 22nd

Brian Foley

– March 22, 2009Posted in: ACC

Nate Freiman (Courtesy of Duke Media Relations)

Here is your ACC Recap for March 22nd.

Duke 10 #1 UNC 9

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Nate Freiman and Jeremy Gould each drove in three runs, and Will Piwnica-Worms mashed his first career home run to lead Duke to a 10-9 win and a series victory over No. 1 North Carolina Sunday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium.

Freiman and Gould each went 2-for-5 and combined for five RBI as part of a seven-run second inning for Duke (14-7, 5-4 ACC). Piwnica-Worms knocked out three hits and scored twice while accounting for the other two runs in Duke’s big second inning with his first career home run. Senior Tim Sherlock also launched his second homer of the series in the fifth inning, which put Duke on top 9-1 at the time. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Big 12 Recap 03-22-09

Donald J. Boyles

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Big 12

Freshman Lee Ridenhour tossed his third-straight quality start to help KU down No. 1 Texas, 4-3.

Kansas 4 Texas 3

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Sophomore Brian Heere went 2-for-4 and scored the winning run on a Buck Afenir sacrifice fly, while Lee Ridenhour pitched 6 2/3 solid innings as Kansas completed a three-game sweep of No. 1 Texas, 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. The sweep is the first over a top-ranked team in Jayhawk baseball history.

KU improves to 13-7 overall and 3-0 in Big 12 play, while Texas falls to 14-6 and 2-4 in conference play. Prior to this weekend, the Jayhawks had never swept the Longhorns in a three game series, and hadn’t won three consecutive games against Texas.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

Southland Conference Recap 03-22-09

Donald J. Boyles

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Southland Conference

Cowboy centerfielder Sam Merrill collected five hits in Sunday's win.

McNeese State 17 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – McNeese State tied a season high by collecting 21 hits in a 17-7 eight inning Southland Conference victory over TAM-Corpus Christi on Sunday.

The victory was the second in three games by the Cowboys over the Islanders. They go to 11-10 overall and to 3-6 in league play while the Islanders are now 7-16 and 1-8.
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Tags: Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Lousiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas AM CC, Texas State, UT-Arlington

Late Homers Lift Mercer Over USC-Upstate, 10-7

Donald J. Boyles

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Atlantic Sun

Senior Phillip Morgan went 3-for-4 with a double and homer and three RBIs against Mercer on Sunday.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SPARTANBURG, S.C. An eighth inning solo shot from Michael Langley and a two-run ninth-inning homer from Steven Karwatt helped lift Mercer to a rubber game 10-7 win over the USC Upstate baseball team after Upstate fought back from a 5-1 deficit to tie the game at seven in the bottom of the seventh.
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Tags: Atlantic Sun, Mercer, USC-Upstate

Ouachita Baptist drops fourth straight, falls to Harding 4-2

Donald J. Boyles

– March 22, 2009Posted in: General CBB News

SEARCY, Ark. – The 28th-ranked Ouachita Baptist University baseball team suffered its fourth straight Gulf South Conference West Division loss Saturday, falling 4-2 to Harding at Jerry Moore Field.

The Tigers (21-11 overall, 0-4 GSC West) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Ouachita took advantage of a error as Blake Lockwood scored on a JoeDan Poulter double to left.
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Tags: Division 2, Harding, Ouachita Baptist

Cal Poly Mustangs Explode for 16 Hits in 15-3 Win over CA ST Bakersfield

Bryan Young

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Big West

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – One day after being held to five hits in a 6-2 victory, No. 16 Cal Poly exploded for 16 hits en route to a 15-3 triumph over Cal State Bakersfield in the second game of a four-game non-conference baseball series Saturday afternoon before 1,063 in Baggett Stadium.

The Mustangs’ fourth straight win improved their record to 13-4 while Cal State Bakersfield, fielding a baseball team for the first time this season, slipped to 4-12. The series shifts to Hardt Field in Bakersfield for games Sunday at 1 p.m. and Monday at 2 p.m.

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Tags: Big West, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Bakersfield

March 21 Pac-10 Recap

Bryan Young

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Pac 12

Cal Baseball Defeats Stanford, 7-6, to Open Pac-10 Play

BERKELEY, Calif. – The University of California baseball team – behind home runs from Brett Jackson and Dylan Tonneson, and stellar relief pitching from Michael Bugary and Blake Smith – defeated Bay Area rival Stanford, 7-6, Saturday in the Pac-10 opener at Evans Diamond. The Golden Bears improved their record to 11-7 (1-0), while the Cardinal dropped to 3-9 (0-1). Cal also got strong hitting efforts from sophomore shortstop Brian Guinn (2-for-4, two RBI) and senior third baseman Michael Brady (2-for-3, two doubles, RBI). [READ MORE]

No. 4 ASU Takes Out Arizona 7-3

TEMPE, Ariz. – For the second consecutive night, a strong starting pitching performance led the No. 4 Arizona State University baseball team to victory over Arizona, as Josh Spence earned the win in a 7-3 victory on Saturday. A second straight sellout crowd of 4,371 fans at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark saw the Sun Devils improve to 16-3 overall, 2-0 in the Pac-10, on the season Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Hawaii, Oregon, Oregon State, Pac 12, Portland, Saint Mary's, South Dakota State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State

New Mexico Takes a Pair From Northwestern

Bryan Young

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Big Ten, Mountain West

Jake Goebbert

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Northwestern dropped a pair of games to New Mexico Saturday, falling in a 16-12 shootout in the opening contest before dropping the nightcap 10-6 at Isotopes Park. The Wildcats jumped out to an early four-run lead in the second contest but were unable to hold on.

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Tags: Big Ten Conference, Mountain West, New Mexico, Northwestern

UIC Scores Early, Often In Pair Of Wins Over Cleveland St

Bryan Young

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Horizon League

Andy Leonard

CHICAGO- The University of Illinois Chicago baseball team scored a combined 33 runs and pounded out a combined 25 hits to sweep a doubleheader over Cleveland State at Les Miller Field on Saturday.

The Flames (6-12, 3-0 Horizon League) won the first game 15-5 before taking the nightcap by a final of 18-2. The twinbill sweep also gave UIC a sweep of the league-opening three-game series against the Vikings (3-13, 0-3 Horizon League).

Andy Leonard went 5-for-10 with four doubles and four RBI during the doubleheader, while Brandon Harwell was 3-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and four walks on the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Cleveland State, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago

Chicago State Cougars Split Doubleheader with Pepperdine

Bryan Young

– March 22, 2009Posted in: Independents, West Coast Conference

Sophomore Michael Carpen

MALIBU, Calif. – Chicago State baseball managed to split a doubleheader with No. 17 Pepperdine Saturday at Eddy D. Field Stadium in Malibu, Calif., winning the first game by a score of 6-4 before dropping an 11-1 decision in the second contest. The Cougars improved to 2-20 on the season, while the Waves brought their season record to 15-6.
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Tags: Chicago State, Independents, Pepperdine, West Coast Conference