Here is my blowout of the day for April 7th. Charlotte absolutely destroyed North Carolina A&T on Tuesday by the tune of 31-1. NC A&T walked 12 batters and committed nine errors to contribute to the big loss. The full press release is below. Read the rest of this entry »
The first round of the Baseball Beanpot took place today with Northeastern taking on Harvard and Umass playing Boston College. Northeastern in the first game hammered Harvard behind a 18 hit husky attack which saw them walk away with a 16-5 victory. UMass scored three runs over the final two innings to break a 2-2 tie and advance to the Beanpot Championship game with the 5-2 victory. The championship game on Monday will see Boston College face off against Harvard in the Consolation game while Northeastern will play UMass in the Championship game at Fenway Park. The full recaps of the game are available below. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 5, today. Eastern Illinois senior outfielder Brett Nommensen was named National Hitter of the Week, while Michigan State senior right-handed pitcher Nolan Moody was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »
Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 7, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:
| RANK | LAST WEEK |
ISR | SCHOOL |
2009 |
TOTAL |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lubbock Christian | 33-4 | 590 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Oklahoma City | 36-4 | 568 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Southern Polytechnic | 32-4 | 557 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Point Loma Nazarene | 26-9 | 531 |
| 5 | 7 | 22 | Union (KY) | 30-5 | 506 |
| 6 | 9 | 7 | Lewis-Clark State | 21-6 | 479 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | Azusa Pacific | 28-9 | 464 |
| 8 | 10 | 13 | Madonna | 26-3 | 456 |
| 9 | 8 | 6 | Campbellsville | 27-6 | 430 |
| 10 | 13 | 9 | British Columbia | 25-7 | 422 |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | Berry | 27-8 | 417 |
| 12 | 15 | 10 | Lee | 33-8 | 368 |
| 13 | 16 | 25 | Warner | 27-12 | 366 |
| 14 | 14 | 27 | Bellevue | 21-8 | 351 |
| 15 | 11 | 20 | Embry-Riddle | 28-12 | 302 |
| 16 | 24 | 8 | Fresno Pacific | 25-10 | 291 |
| 17 | RV | 28 | William Carey | 25-13 | 270 |
| 18 | 20 | 16 | Trevecca Nazarene | 25-13 | 254 |
| 19 | RV | 21 | Southern Nazarene | 30-8 | 246 |
| 20 | 5 | 17 | LSU-Shreveport | 30-10 | 235 |
| 21 | NR | 40 | William Woods | 25-7 | 151 |
| 22 | 18 | 14 | The Master’s | 26-13 | 149 |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | College of Idaho | 22-10 | 140 |
| 24 | RV | 24 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 28-11 | 115 |
| 25 | NR | 53 | William Jewell | 27-8 | 112 |
| 12 | Wayland Baptist | 29-10 | |||
| 15 | Malone | 22-8 | |||
| 18 | Biola | 21-17 | |||
| 19 | Auburn-Montgomery | 22-15 |
First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 19, Southern Polytechnic 2 Read the rest of this entry »
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore right-hander Jared Hopper
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EAST DIVISION
HITTER OF THE WEEK
Bo Bell, OF, Jr., Mississippi College
Mississippi College junior outfielder Bo Bell (Gulfport,MS / Miss. Gulf Coast CC) went 9-for-15 with four home runs, two doubles and 16 RBIs to pace a 5-0 week that included an East Division sweep of East Texas Baptist. Bell, who takes the division’s top weekly hitting award for the second time this season, walked four times and scored 11 runs.
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TCU Vs. Texas at UFCU Disch Falk Field- Photo Provided by Donald J Boyles.
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 9 Texas Longhorns received a strong pitching performance to stymie the No. 19 TCU Horned Frogs, 6-0, in Tuesday night action at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Texas (21-8) broke the scoring seal with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Connor Rowe led off the inning with a double to left field and advanced to third on Travis Tucker’s bunt single and scored on Michael Torres’ single to left center. With no outs in the inning, the bats weren’t silenced yet, as Brandon Belt laced a single to right field to plate Tucker.
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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Senior Robert Papenhause (Hillsborough, Calif.) enjoyed a terrific week while leading the Bears to a 5-1-1 record. After hitting a solid 5-for-10 in three non-league games early in the week, Papenhause really got going in league play over the weekend, recording seven hits in 11 at bats for a stellar .636 average. In the four games against Penn and Columbia, Papenhause also scored five runs, drove in 11, and had four home runs. His offense helped spark the Bears, who averaged 12 runs per game while running their league record to 7-1, currently second in the Ivy League. Read the rest of this entry »
SFA's Brian Ferguson and Lamar's Ricky Testa Courtesy: Southland.org
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State are tied atop of the Southland Conference standings, but the tie will be broken this weekend in San Marcos, Texas, when the two meet. All six conference series will be played Thursday through Saturday to give the teams a day off on Easter. Lamar has won five in a row to move into a tie for third with Sam Houston State and UT Arlington. The Cardinals and Bearkats meet Saturday in Huntsville, while the Mavericks play host to McNeese State. Other weekend matchups pit Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Northwestern State at UTSA and Central Arkansas at Nicholls State.
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PHILADELPHIA (4/7/09) – La Salle junior TJ Chism (Brookhaven, PA / Sun Valley) and La Salle sophomore Kevin Fuqua (Derwood, MD / Avalon School) have been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, in voting conducted by the head coaches and sports information offices. Read the rest of this entry »
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sophomore right handed pitcher Brian Dupra of Notre Dame has been named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week, while St. John’s junior centerfielder Brian Kemp has been tabbed the BIG EAST Player of the Week. Read the rest of this entry »
What program has won the most college baseball games? Texas? No, Guess again, LSU? No, I bet in your first 25 guesses you would not have guessed that Fordham leads the country. They have won 4,010 games while the second place Texas Longhorns are nearly 900 victories behind with 3,117. Fordham will be hosting a game on Tuesday April 7th when Williams makes a trip down to celebrate the Rams first intercollegiate game on November 3, 1859. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday is always a slow night of College Baseball and this week was no exception as only three games took place. Dallas Baptist knocked off Oral Roberts 5-4 while Washington State picked up a 12-8 victory over BYU and lastly Gonzaga beat regional rival Washington 7-3. 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)
