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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Drew Saylor, a member of the Lake Erie Crushers, has been named an assistant baseball coach at Cleveland State.
Head coach Kevin Kocks made the announcement on Thursday (Oct. 8).
Here is a list of Fall Games played on October 8th. Click on the respective links for a full recap.
Andrew Oliver and the NCAA have come to a settlement in their lawsuit for $750,000. Oliver had sued the NCAA for the right to have representation in his MLB contract negotiations out of high school. The NCAA became aware of him using a lawyer and suspended him at the beginning of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Oliver brought the case to court and got an injunction so he could play during the 2009 season. The case continued throughout the season including a judge saying that the NCAA violated the law by not allowing representation of the players.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – After nearly two months of small group work and off-season strength and conditioning training, Mississippi State launches its formal fall baseball drills Friday afternoon with a six-inning scrimmage game at Dudy Noble Field.
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NEW YORK – As Major League Baseball’s playoff season is just beginning, Columbia’s own fall season is winding down and the Lions are looking ahead to the spring, when they will begin the 2010 season on March 5 in Las Vegas against UNLV.
Scott Wolf of the Los Angeles Daily News reports that USC backup quarterback and former Arkansas quarterback Mitch Mustain is exploring the possibility of playing baseball for the Trojans in the spring. According to Mustain, he had a 0.90 ERA in his last high school season and already has spoke with USC pitching coach Tom House about the possibility.
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BEAUMONT – Lamar University will play a 56-game baseball schedule next spring highlighted by visits to Vincent-Beck Stadium by perennially-strong Rice University, Penn State and the University of Houston.
If you have been following this site for over a year, then you have heard me talk about the Andrew Oliver case at least a few times. The main issue in the case is whether or not drafted players could use legal counsel to help them negotiate a contract. The NCAA has been very strict that these advisers violate the amateurism rule if they are paid like they were in the Oliver case. This is very interesting as MLB teams have lawyers helping negotiate contracts but the drafted player can’t? Don’t you think something is wrong there?
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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team completed its second week of fall practice on Saturday, then took a day off to rest for Monday’s scout day at Stanky Field.
The Jaguars had to alter the schedule to work around scout day, so instead of playing games over the weekend, they held intrasquad scrimmages Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Below are recaps from each of the week’s games.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team’s Scarlet and Gray World Series is upon us. Starting Friday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. at Bill Davis Stadium and continuing Monday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m., two teams of Buckeyes will battle for fall ball supremacy in the annual event. Admission is free to all three games.
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It’s never too early to think about next year… especially when you have a few all-stars already in the fold.
The East Texas Pump Jacks announced today that second baseman Greg Fontenot and outfielder Russell LaFleur have agreed to return to East Texas for the 2010 season. Both players were named to the 2009 TCL All-League team and helped lead the Jacks to a second place finish this summer.
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Hempstead, NY – Hofstra Head Baseball Coach Patrick Anderson today announced that James Lally and Kelly Haynes would join the Pride coaching staff as assistant baseball coaches.
Lally, who will serve as the Pride’s pitching coach, spent the 2008-09 academic year at Archbishop Molloy High School in Middle Village, New York. Lally served as an assistant baseball and basketball coach in addition to his duties as a teacher’s aide.
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)
