Archive for April, 2009

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Links from Around the Nation

Here are some of the best links from around the nation.

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(Courtesy of Gettysburg College Media Relations)

The first article comes from The Boston Globe which checks in with four Massachusetts student athletes who have found success at Gettysburg College. The next article comes from Corky Blake which looks at MLB and College Baseball’s African-American players whose participation numbers have gone down in the last 20 years. The Daily Cal writer Matt Kawahara previews the Cal-Oregon weekend series. The State checks in with two sport Clemson athlete Kyle Parker who has been spending time in spring football and with the baseball squad while trying to balance schoolwork too. Read the rest of this entry »

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Big 12 Weekend Preview (April 17-19)

This weekend’s Big 12 conference play is highlighted by a top 10 match up between #10 Oklahoma and #6 Texas in Austin, Texas. The Sooners currently sit at the top of the Big 12 standings, while Texas is a mere 1 game behind in a tie for 2nd place. Another ranked match up takes place when #13 Baylor travels to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to battle #28 Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have struggled in Big 12 play, and are coming off a sweep on the road by #30 Kansas. The Jayhawks will have a test of their own when they head to Lubbock, Texas, to play a Texas Tech club that has not had trouble winning in Big 12 play. Nebraska visits #23 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, where Texas A&M is 5-0 in conference games. In the final series, #29 Kansas State hosts a struggling Missouri club in Manhattan, Kansas. Read the rest of this entry »

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SEC Weekend Preview (April 17-19)

uga2The SEC race heats up this weekend with another big series in Athens, Georgia.  The Georgia Bulldogs took the lead in the SEC race after an impressive sweep of Kentucky last weekend.  This weekend they welcome the Arkansas Razorbacks into town, with the Hogs trailing the Bulldogs in the SEC race by only a half game.  Florida sits in second place in the SEC East behind Georgia and will have a stiff home challenge in Ole Miss, who sports the same 9-6 conference record as the Gators.  Vanderbilt, who posted a two game sweep over Arkansas last weekend, looks to improve on their 7-7 SEC record when the Alabama Crimson Tide visit Nashville. Read the rest of this entry »

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ACC Weekend Preview for April 17th-19th

The ACC enters their seventh weekend of conference play with Clemson leading the Atlantic Division with a record of 11-7 while Georgia Tech leads the Coastal Division with a 10-5-1 record.

The Atlantic Division this season has been in turmoil as Florida State got off to a horrible start and Clemson started off with a series opening loss to North Carolina. Boston College is in the race this year for the conference title as they are one game behind Clemson with a 9-7 record. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pac-10 Weekend Preview for April 17th-April 19th

By: Ryan Rosenblatt

As we head into week five of the Pac 10 season, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the conference is in the midst of a major down year. We knew the conference would take a step back, but it’s gone to an extreme this year and right now it looks like only two teams, Arizona St. and Oregon St., will make a regional. There are a few teams trying to salvage what’s left of their season and make a late run for that third place conference finish and possible regional spot that could go with it. Those clubs are Washington St., Stanford and USC and each one of them dearly needs to pick up a series win this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

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WAC Weekend Preview – Week Three (Part I)

New Mexico State's Bryan Marquez

New Mexico State's Bryan Marquez

The WAC enters week three of conference play and through two weekends Nevada stands atop the league at 5-2 after winning two of three against Hawai’i who now stands at 4-3 in conference. Fresno State opened league play against New Mexico State and split the series 2-2 with the Aggies winning games one and three by one run while New Mexico State won games two and four by margins of two and four. San Jose State improved to 5-3 overall after sweeping Louisiana Tech. The Spartans are tied for second with New Mexico State. Louisiana Tech dropped to 1-7 in league play. Sacramento State played a non-conference series and returns to league play this week.

SERIES OF THE WEEK

New Mexico State (30-6, 5-3) at Nevada (16-17, 5-2)
Peccole Park, Reno, NV
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CAA Weekend Preview

Georgia State (23-13, 6-3) at Northeastern (18-12, 5-4)
This is an important series for the Huskies. The Panthers are probably the best CAA team NU has faced up to this point. Winning the weekend would be a huge boost going forward for Northeastern. Freshman lefty Andrew Leenhouts (0-1, 1.04) shined on the big stage at Fenway Park during the Beanpot championship game Monday, striking out six in 3 and 2/3 innings. Dan Zehr has also been a key piece in a talented Husky ‘pen. The senior lefthander leads the team with 15 appearances and has a 2-1 record with a 2.16 ERA. Offensively, outfielder Frank Compagnone (.340-1-8) appears to be fully recovered from a knee injury which shelved him for the early going. The junior has slid up to the No. 2 spot in the order and has been red hot the past week.
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East Texas Pump Jacks Land An Eagle For Pitching Coach

David Therneau

David Therneau

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

An Artichoke now has an Eagle to help guide the Pump Jacks.

The East Texas Pump Jacks announced today that David Therneau will serve as the team’s pitching coach for the 2009 season. Therneau, currently the pitching coach at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Fla., joins head coach Ben Taylor to comprise the Jacks’ coaching staff.
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Pair of Tennessee-Martin Join Forces with Brazos Valley Bombers

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
collegestation3Bryan-College Station, TX (April 16, 2009) – The Brazos Valley Bombers received a boost today as they announced the signings of two players from the University of Tennessee-Martin. Drew Mason and Drew Flaniken will add depth and experience to a young Bombers club looking for a Texas Collegiate League title in just its third year of existence.
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NCBWA Announces Midseason Watch List for 2009 Stopper of the Year Award

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
Birmingham, Ala. (NCBWA) — Forty-five relief pitchers are included on the midseason watch list for the fifth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, the association announced Thursday. The award is given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I college baseball. Read the rest of this entry »

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Two High Schools making Waves

I usually don’t bring up too many high school baseball articles but thought these two were very interesting.

The first article come from Rivals.com which talks about Clovis West High School which has thrown three no-hitters in their first six games of the season. The interesting part is that each of the no-hitters was thrown by a different pitcher. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Warning Track with Brian Foley (April 16th)

Here are some of the best stories going on right now in College Baseball.

April 15th 2009 will be known for a major upset in Baton Rouge LA where Nicholls State picked up a 3-1 victory over the LSU Tigers. The most impressive thing was that the Colonels used eight different pitchers in the game with none of them giving up more then a single hit. Read the rest of this entry »