Archive for October, 2009

Kent State releases 2010 Slate

– October 13, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, MAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

KENT, Ohio – Coming off one of its most successful seasons in program history, which included the school’s seventh MAC Tournament Title and ninth NCAA appearance, Kent State head coach Scott Stricklin announced Friday (Oct. 9) one of the toughest schedules for the Golden Flashes in recent memory.

"We’ve gone to Florida and Alabama in the past, but when you look at the first five weekends, all five trips are really challenging," said Stricklin. "Playing in great venues is always something that we promised our players. We want to make sure we play great teams in great stadiums."

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Kent State, MAC

Cal State Northridge Announces 2010 Schedule

Colin Weber

– October 13, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Big West

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – As preparations continue for their 52nd season of competition, the Cal State Northridge Matadors released their 2010 schedule Tuesday afternoon.

Friday, February 19th is when the first game of the 2010 season will take place for the Matadors as they travel to Compton, Calif. to face Bethune-Cookman in the inaugural game of the MLB Urban Invitational. CSUN will return to the MLB Urban Youth Academy the very next day to face Southern before completing tournament play at UCLA in a Sunday afternoon match-up against the Bruins.

For the second straight season Northridge has a schedule laden with games at Matador Field

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, Big West, Cal-State Northridge

Checking in on FSU Freshmen

Brian Foley

– October 13, 2009Posted in: ACC, Interviews with Players

Florida State Sports Information Student Assistant Jon Lowell has put out an article talking with three incoming freshmen for the 2010 season. He talks with Jayce Boyd, Justin Gonzalez, and Devon Travis who will all take part in the Garnet and Gold game on October 23rd.

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Tags: ACC, Florida State, Interviews with Players

Gonzaga promotes Danny Evans to Associate Head Coach

Brian Foley

– October 13, 2009Posted in: West Coast Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SPOKANE, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2009 – www.gozags.com) – Gonzaga University head baseball coach Mark Machtolf has announced the promotion of Danny Evans to associate head coach.

“Danny has been a huge part of our success in the past few years,” stated Machtolf. “He is very deserving of the promotion as he continues to head our recruiting efforts along with making us one of the best defensive teams in the country year in and year out.”

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Tags: Gonzaga, West Coast Conference

Notre Dame to hold Blue-Gold Series starting Tuesday

Brian Foley

– October 13, 2009Posted in: Big East, Fall Ball

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team will hold its annual Blue-Gold intrasquad series this week at Eck Stadium, with the seven-inning games to be played on Tuesday, Oct. 13 (4:00 p.m.), Wednesday, Oct. 14 (4:00) and Thursday, Oct. 15 (4:00). Each game is open to the public and free-of-charge.

"We have had a terrific and competitive fall practice schedule," said fourth-year head coach Dave Schrage. "The Blue-Gold series is a great way for the players to wrap up all their hard work with three competitive battles against one another."

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Tags: Big East, Fall Ball, Notre Dame

Georgia’s Levi Hyams arrested

Brian Foley

– October 13, 2009Posted in: SEC

Georgia sophomore shortstop/second baseman Levi Hyams was arrested on Saturday morning at 12:53 am for underage possession of alcohol, giving false information, and possession of a fraudulent ID. Hyams was seen by a police officer scaling a fence at the UGA Campus Transit facility when the officer investigated found Hyams hiding in some bushes. Coach Dave Perno declined comment to the Athens-Banner Herald about the situation. According to UGA Athletic Association rules, he faces a suspension of 10 percent of his teams games which comes out to 5 or 6.

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Tags: Georgia, SEC, Suspended

KR checks in on Seattle

Brian Foley

– October 13, 2009Posted in: Interviews with Coaches

Kendall Rogers recently put out an article on the restoration of the baseball program at Seattle University. He spoke with Athletic Director Bill Hogan and his vision of the program while discussing other things.

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Tags: Seattle U.

Previewing Cal-State Fullerton heading into the Fall

Brian Foley

– October 13, 2009Posted in: Big West, Fall Ball

Daily Titan staff writer Juan Saucedo recently wrote an outstanding article previewing the Cal-State Fullerton Titan baseball program heading into fall practice. They are expected to be one of the top teams in the country in 2010 behind Christian Colon and a strong pitching staff led by Noe Ramirez.

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Tags: Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Fall Ball

CBB Top 100 Countdown: Number 99 Matt Newman (Arizona State)

Brian Foley

– October 12, 2009Posted in: Alaskan Summer League, CBD Column, Pac 12, Team USA

The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 99 in our countdown with junior outfielder Matt Newman from Arizona State who stands at 5’11 175 pounds. He comes from Brophy Prep School and Glendale Arizona. After earning his two letters with Brophy, he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 49th round (1419th overall) of the 2007 MLB Draft. He couldn’t come to an agreement with the Diamondbacks which saw him continue his career at Arizona State.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, Arizona State, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Pac 12

Fall Ball Recaps for October 12th

Brian Foley

– October 12, 2009Posted in: Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big Ten, MAC

Here are your recap of Fall Ball action for October 12th. Click on the respective link for a full recap.

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Tags: Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big Ten Conference, Charlotte, Fall Ball, Kent State, MAC, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio State

Fresno State starts Fall Practice

Brian Foley

– October 12, 2009Posted in: Fall Ball, WAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

FRESNO, Calif. – The temperatures have dropped and the leaves are changing colors, both signs that fall is upon us. With the changing of the seasons comes the beginning of fall practices for the Fresno State baseball team. Fall ball practices and scrimmages officially started on Oct. 2.

"We had a great first week of practice which included our first two scrimmages," said head coach Mike Batesole. "We have some very interesting battles for playing time in full swing. We have had several top 25 recruiting classes, but our 2009 class was our best. We have added to that an excellent 2010 class and don’t forget, we have a few veterans remaining from our 2008 National Championship team. This has made our scrimmages exciting as the battle to be in the opening day lineup has begun."

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Tags: Fall Ball, Fresno State, WAC

Chris Smelley shows up at Alabama

Brian Foley

– October 12, 2009Posted in: SEC

Former South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley is currently in fall workouts with the Alabama baseball program as he is trying to make the transition between the two sports. Smelley started 15 games for the Steve Spurrier led Gamecocks before deciding to transfer down to Tuscaloosa to play baseball with the Crimson Tide.