Archive for April, 2009

Conference USA Weekend Roundup

– April 27, 2009Posted in: Conference USA

Blake Kelso

Houston continued its success on the road in conference play, sweeping three games at Marshall for its third straight C-USA series win on the road. The Cougars are now 10-5 in league play. Jared Ray started the series in fine fashion, pitching his first complete-game shutout in a 7-0 win on Friday night. Houston broke out the bats on Saturday in a 12-4 win, registering 14 hits. On Sunday, the Cougars jumped out to a 7-0 lead before allowing Marshall to tie the game in the eighth inning. Houston pushed across two runs in the top of the tenth inning and allowed one run in the bottom half of the frame before Zak Presley threw out a runner trying to advance to third base and the Cougars had a 9-8 victory. Read the rest of this entry »

College Baseball Blog Weekend Recap (April 26th)

Brian Foley

– April 27, 2009Posted in: CBD Column, CBD Event

The College Baseball Blog ran a Live Chat on April 26th. We will discussed some of the biggest stories from around the country and took questions from our users.

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Tags: CBD Column, CBD Event

CBB Visit: VCU at Northeastern

Nate Owen

– April 27, 2009Posted in: CAA, CBD Visit

BROOKLINE MASS- After Northeastern’s 6-5 victory over VCU Sunday, Frank Compagnone couldn’t hide his desire to make NU’s first CAA tournament since 2006.

It sure showed on the field.

The junior doubled home redshirt freshman Matt Miller in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and then made a diving catch in left field, going to his right to rob VCU sophomore Joe Van Meter of extra bases with the tying run on first in the ninth. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CBD Visit, Northeastern, VCU

College Baseball Scoreboard for April 26th

Brian Foley

– April 27, 2009Posted in: College Baseball Scoreboard

We will be providing you with the Top 30 scores everyday throughout the season thanks to D1Baseball.com who has teamed up with us. Here are the scores for April 25th. We will put up a new post every night so you can check out all the scores from around the country at one place. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: College Baseball Scoreboard

Ivy League Recap for April 26th

Brian Foley

– April 26, 2009Posted in: Ivy League

Here is your Ivy League Recap for the final weekend of action. Dartmouth won the Red Rolfe Division for the second straight year while Princeton and Cornell tied for the Gehrig Division title. Princeton and Cornell will play a playoff game on Wednesday at Cornell to decide which team advances to the Ivy League Championship next weekend which will be hosted by Dartmouth at newly renovated Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Ivy League, Ivy League Recap, Penn, Princeton, Yale

Patriot League Recap for April 26th

Brian Foley

– April 26, 2009Posted in: Patriot League

Here is your Patriot League Recap for April 26th. This weekend was the final weekend of Patriot League action as Bucknell clinched the number 1 seed for the Patriot League tournament while Army is the number 2 seed. Holy Cross is the third seed while Lafayette rounds out the field as the number 4 seed. The opening round of play begins on May 9th when Bucknell hosts Lafayette while Holy Cross heads to Army.
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Tags: Army, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy, Patriot League, Patriot League Recap

Big East Recap for April 26th

Brian Foley

– April 26, 2009Posted in: Big East

Here is your Big East Recap for April 26th.

Seton Hall 6 Georgetown 5

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall baseball team earned their first sweep of the 2009 season by defeating Georgetown, 6-5, Sunday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field. With the win, the Pirates won their fourth straight game and improved both their conference and overall record to .500. 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

Big 12 Recap 04-26-09

Donald J. Boyles

– April 26, 2009Posted in: Big 12, CBD Visit

Coaches meeting at Home plate- Photo Provided by Donald J Boyles

#30 Kansas State 6 #2 Texas 6

AUSTIN, Texas – Drew Biery’s two-run single in the top of the eighth gave Kansas State a 6-5 lead, but Texas escaped a weekend sweep by plating the tying run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the 23rd-ranked Wildcats and second-ranked Longhorns ended Sunday’s game tied 6-6 due to the Big 12 travel rule.
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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, CBD Visit, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

ACC Recap for April 26th

Brian Foley

– April 26, 2009Posted in: General CBB News

Here is your ACC Recap for April 26th

North Carolina 4 Maryland 2

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Mark Fleury and Levi Michael hit late-inning home runs, and No. 1 North Carolina’s bullpen delivered eight strong innings of relief in a 4-2 win over Maryland Sunday to close out a three-game sweep at Boshamer Stadium. The Tar Heels (35-11, 16-7 ACC) have won six straight in conference play and eight of nine overall heading into an eight-day break for final exams. 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

Southland Conference Recap 04-26-09

Donald J. Boyles

– April 26, 2009Posted in: Southland Conference

Chris Cappo limited the Bearkats to just four hits and retired ten straight batters at one point.

Central Arkansas 21 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The University of Central Arkansas baseball team put away Texas A&M-Corpus Christi early with a 20-6, seven-inning victory at Chapman Field on Sunday afternoon. The Bears, after blowing leads in the first two games of the series, scored in every inning and posted a season-best 20 hits. UCA improves their record to 18-23 overall and 9-15 in Southland play, while the Islanders fall to 16-29 and 8-16.
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Tags: Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State, UT- San Anotnio, UT-Arlington

Victoria Generals Add 3 More to Roster for 09

Donald J. Boyles

– April 26, 2009Posted in: Summit League, Texas Collegiate League

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

(Victoria, Tx) Chris Clemons, the Head Coach of the Expansion Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League, has announced additions to his summer roster.

Chase Cleveland is junior at Henderson State where is splits time between shortstop and the pitching mound. He bats left and throws right. Clemons said he is pleased that Chase has chosen the Generals and likes his maturity and leadership.
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Tags: Henderson State, South Dakota State, Summer League, Texas Collegiate League, Victoria Generals

CBB Visit: Navy at Holy Cross Game 2 (April 25th)

Brian Foley

– April 26, 2009Posted in: CBD Visit, Patriot League

The Navy Midshipmen entered the second game of a Saturday doubleheader against Holy Cross with a 17-24-1 overall record and a 7-10 mark in Patriot League play after dropping Game 1 13-8. Holy Cross on the other hand enters with a 19-22 overall mark while being 9-6 in Patriot League play. The first game of the day saw Holy Cross pick up a 13-8 victory.

The Midshipmen sent Zach Sipe to the mound as he had a 2-4 record with a 6.46 ERA in nine starts. Holy Cross countered with Nate Koneski who was sporting a 2-2 record with a 8.03 ERA in 13 appearances including five starts. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CBD Visit, Holy Cross, Navy, Patriot League