FROM USA BASEBALL
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia — Rick Hague (Rice) went 3-4 with one of three U.S. home runs and Team USA defeated the host Prince George Axemen, 10-2, at the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline World Baseball Challenge at Prince George Citizen Field.
The Axemen (2-2) got on the board in the bottom of the first inning with a double to right center by Darrin Doucette to take a short-lived one-run lead.
The Centenary College Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday to reclassify their entire athletic department from Division 1 down to Division 3. They have been fielding athletic teams since 1894 and have been members of Division 1 since the NCAA started classifying teams. The main reason for this move of course is finances as many schools across the country are trying to cut back on costs as the economic crisis continues.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington head baseball coach Mark Scalf has announced the addition of former Seahawk standout Daniel Hargrave to his coaching staff for the 2009-10 season.
“We’re excited to have Daniel back in the program as an assistant coach,” said Scalf. “He was a very good player for us and played the game the right way. His experience will be a valuable asset to the younger players in the program.”
The USA National Team continues their play in the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway World Baseball Challenge tonight with a game against the Prince George Axemen. Team USA enters the game with a 2-1 record after winning their opening game against Canada 5-2 (Recap), then losing to Germany 6-3 (Recap), and picking up a victory over The Bahamas by a score of 8-1 (Recap). The Prince George Axemen enter the game with a 2-1 record after defeating Germany 8-4 and The Bahamas 13-3 while picking up a loss to Team BC 10-4. The game is set to start tonight at 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific time. You can check out the video below.
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. – Hey, Illini Fans! This is Bill Charvat writing from Crystal Lake, Ill. I am currently playing for the Crystal Lake Cardinals in the CSBL (Chicago Suburban Baseball League) and the Illinois Metro Collegiate Baseball League.
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Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns baseball head coach Tony Robichaux announced Monday the hiring of Brooks Badeaux as volunteer assistant coach beginning with the 2009-10 season.
Badeaux, a Lafayette native who prepped at Teurlings Catholic High School, spent 10 seasons in professional baseball at the minor league level – including seven seasons in the Triple A ranks – and had two stints as an assistant baseball coach at Lafayette Parish high schools.
After his standout career at Teurlings Catholic, Badeaux played collegiate baseball at Florida State from 1995-98. He was the first freshman shortstop to start opening day and he made three trips to the College World Series with the Seminoles.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force baseball coach Mike Hutcheon announced today the hiring of Matt Rademacher as an assistant coach. Rademacher comes to the Academy after graduating from Coastal Carolina University in 2007 as an all-conference catcher.
A native of Bay City, Mich., Rademacher will be responsible for the Falcon catchers and will also be working closely with assistant coach Chandler Rose and the hitters.
"I am very pleased to announce that we have added Matt Rademacher to our staff," Hutcheon said. "We were specifically looking for a guy that could coach catchers and assist with the hitters, and we found the right fit. Matt comes from great programs that have won at the highest level and I am excited for what he will add to our program. We are very pleased to have a coach with his passion and experience."
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin announced the hiring of Josh Holliday as an assistant coach to his staff today.
Holliday spent the last two seasons as the recruiting coordinator at Arizona State and helped bring in the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation last year.
The former Oklahoma State All-American catcher has a wealth of postseason experience, having played in two College World Series (1996, 1999), while also coaching in two more while at Georgia Tech (2006) and at ASU (2009).
“I am very pleased to have someone of Josh’s caliber join our program,” said Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin. “I have known Josh dating back to his high school days when I tried to recruit him to come to Clemson. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience having coached at North Carolina State, Georgia Tech and Arizona State. He has strong baseball lineage with his father, Tom, having been the former head coach at Oklahoma State and now the pitching coach at North Carolina State and his brother Matt currently in the big leagues with Oakland. Pat Murphy (Arizona State head coach) just couldn’t say enough great things about him as a coach and person – it was with Murph’s blessing and support that we were able to bring Josh on board.”
Here is the 3rd part of a 5 part series of the small sampling of the best prep school players in the state of Texas. These prep players are in the middle of making a tough decision on where to play baseball for the next 3-4 seasons. The early signing period officially begins on November 11 and ends eight days later on November 19th.
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Dave Dangler, a veteran with 23 years of collegiate head coach experience and another 11 years as a professional scout for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and Baltimore Orioles, has been named pitching coach at Notre Dame, head coach Dave Schrage announced Tuesday.
"We are excited that Dave has chosen to join us here at Notre Dame as pitching coach," Schrage said. "We are very, very fortunate to hire a coach with this amount of experience and knowledge, as both a head coach and scout. Dave has both a proven and lengthy track record in the evaluation and development of pitchers. He will make an immediate impact with our program, both on the field and in recruiting."
Dangler served as head coach at three previous locations, including Linn-Benton Community College (1977-83), Yavapai Junior College (1983-94) and Portland State (1995-98). He led Linn-Benton to three National Junior College World Series appearances in 1979, 1980 and 1981, and then directed Yavapai to the 1993 NJCAA National Championship as well as a third place finish in 1986 – a team that included potential Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Curt Schilling.
Victoria Generals 4 East Texas Pump Jacks 4
(Kilgore, Tx) Two nights after a dramatic come from behind extra inning victory over the Coppell Copperheads, and one night after the first game was rained out against the East Texas Pumpjacks, The Victoria Generals found themselves in another extra inning affair. The first of two 7 inning games started at 5 pm Tuesday afternoon in Driller Park.
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FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE
(PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia) – Asher Wojciechowski (The Citadel) struck out nine batters in seven innings and Team USA beat Bahamas, 8-1, at the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline World Baseball Challenge at Prince George Citizen Field.
Kolten Wong (Hawaii) hit a double down the right field line to score Tyler Holt (Florida State) in the first inning and Matt Newman (Arizona State) stole home in the second for a 2-0, Team USA lead.
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)
