Archive for August, 2009

Wright State, Saint Louis Release 2010 Schedules

– August 31, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Atlantic 10, Horizon League

The Wright State Raiders enjoyed a successful 2009 season, posting a 33-30 record and earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The 2010 campaign will begin with a round robin tournament at the USA Baseball Complex against Illinois-Chicago, LeMoyne, and Canisius (Feb. 19-21). The following weekend the Raiders will visit the Clemson Tigers (Feb. 26-28) for a three game set. Wright State will then take part in the University of Virginia Tournament against Virginia and Dartmouth (March 5-7).

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Atlantic 10, Horizon League, Saint Louis, Wright State

Kendall Rogers’ Elite Freshmen

Brian Foley

– August 31, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12

Kendall Rogers of Rivals.com continues his excellent coverage of College Baseball by looking at five freshmen who might be able to make an immediate impact on their college program in 2010.

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Tags: 2010 Recruits, ACC, Arizona State, Big Ten Conference, Michigan, Mountain West, Pac 12, Stanford, TCU, Virginia

Chris Tracz returns home

Brian Foley

– August 31, 2009Posted in: MAAC, New Coach, Patriot League

The Shore Line Times has an excellent feature on Marist head coach Chris Tracz who will be entering his first season with the Red Foxes. Tracz served as the pitching coach at Army last season where he led them to a second place finish in the Austin (TX) Regional nearly knocking off the National Finalists in Texas. A few weeks after being eliminated from the NCAA Tourney, Tracz was offered the head coaching job at his alma matter Marist where he served as an assistant coach in 2006-2008. He played for the Red Foxes from 2001-2005.

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Tags: Army, Coaching Changes, MAAC, Marist, Patriot League

UNC-Asheville adds Aaron Rembert to Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– August 31, 2009Posted in: Big South, New Coach

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Head Baseball Coach Tom Smith has announced the hiring of former Bulldog pitcher Aaron Rembert as an assistant coach upon approval of the Board of Trustees. The announcement came Tuesday afternoon.

Rembert has served as the top assistant coach at nearby Mars Hill College for the past four years. He was one of the best pitchers to ever pitch at UNC Asheville as he was a member of the Bulldog program from 2000-2004.

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Tags: Big South, Coaching Changes, UNC-Asheville

Lehigh announces addition to Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– August 31, 2009Posted in: New Coach, Patriot League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh head baseball coach Sean Leary has announced the addition of Kyle Collina ’06 to the Mountain Hawks staff. Collina is entering his second stint as a member of the Lehigh coaching staff after serving as an assistant coach during the 2008 season. Collina, a former pitcher for the Brown and White, rejoins the staff after playing professional baseball in Italy last year. He will serve as an assistant, helping John Bisco with the pitching staff.

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Tags: Coaching Changes, Lehigh, Patriot League

Texas A&M CC Field Improvements

Brian Foley

– August 31, 2009Posted in: New Facility, Southland Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The baseball and softball fields at the Chapman Field complex are getting a makeover as the backstops and dugouts are being remodeled to upgrade the facilities. The removal of the current structures began on Monday as contractors began disassembling the baseball side first.

The entire process will take roughly two weeks from start to finish and will see the current chain link fencing on the backstops and dugouts come down while being replaced with brick dugouts and wall comprising the backstop. The fence will be replaced by netting that will allow a better view of the action as current support poles will be removed in favor of the net.

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Tags: New Facility, Southland Conference, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Duquesne, Delaware Release 2010 Schedules

Colin Weber

– August 29, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Atlantic 10, CAA

The Duquesne Dukes will spend the first six weeks of the season on the road in 2010. The Dukes start the season with a weekend series at South Carolina (Feb. 19-21) before flocking to Winter Haven, Florida, for a Spring Break trip beginning Feb. 27. Duquesne will pick up single games against Central Florida (March 2) and West Virginia (March 9) before traveling to UNC-Wilmington (March12-14). The games away from home continue with a mid-week game at Kent State (March 16) and a spot in the George Mason Tournament (March 19-21). The Dukes then wrap up the road haul with a game at Akron (March 24) followed by the opening weekend of Atlantic 10 play at George Washington (March 26-28).

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Atlantic 10, CAA, Delaware, Duquesne

USC, Pepperdine Post 2010 Schedules

Colin Weber

– August 29, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

Head coach Chad Kreuter has put together what looks to be a challenging 2010 schedule for the USC Trojans. The Trojans will begin the season on the road at Cal Poly (Feb. 19-21) before the home opener at Dedeaux Field against UC Irvine (Feb. 23). USC will then take part in the UCLA Tournament against Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, and UCLA (Feb. 26-28), followed by a mid-week road game at Long Beach State (March 2).

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Pac 12, Pepperdine, USC, West Coast Conference

Ole Miss heads back to Campus

Brian Foley

– August 29, 2009Posted in: SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

OXFORD, Miss. - Fall is an exciting time on campuses all across the country as students return and get geared up for another school year, football season and all of the other activities that come along with college life.

The Ole Miss Baseball team is no exception to that rule, but the members of the squad and the coaching staff are also excited for another reason as the team starts work for another season and another run at a Southeastern Conference title after claiming the 2009 SEC Championship.

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Tags: Ole Miss, SEC

Texas Tech Welcomes 19 Newcomers

Donald J. Boyles

– August 28, 2009Posted in: 2010 Recruits, Big 12

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

LUBBOCK, Texas – The most anticipated baseball recruiting class in recent years arrived on campus today as classes began at Texas Tech for the fall semester.

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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Big 12, Texas Tech

The University of Texas 2010 Baseball Schedule

Donald J. Boyles

– August 28, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Big 12

The University of Texas has put the final touches on their 2010 schedule. With the season starting on February 19th and ending the weekend before Memorial Day, this gives teams 14 weeks to play a 56 game schedule. Texas will play 52 games in 2010, including 34 home contests. They start out the season with New Mexico State on opening weekend, followed by a visit from Stanford the following weekend. Afterward, Texas will travel to Houston, Texas for the Houston College Classic where they will be joined by Houston, Rice, Missouri, Texas Tech, and Texas Christian.
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Tags: 2010 Schedule, Big 12, Texas