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Paul Mainieri named Sportsperson of the Year

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Brian Foley
– December 31, 2009Posted in: SEC

PaulMainieriLSUBack in the middle of the 1990’s, I remember sitting around watching some Providence College vs Notre Dame baseball watching Paul Mainieri leading his Irish. My biggest question back then was whether Paul would get his chance to lead a major program. He eventually got his chance in taking over LSU on June 26, 2006 and leading them to the 2009 College World Series title. The Shreveport Times recently honored him as the 2009 Sportsperson of the Year.

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Illinois-Chicago releases 2010 Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– December 31, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Horizon League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

UIC2010Schedule CHICAGO – The UIC baseball team unveiled its 2010 schedule today with a season-opening trip to Cary N.C. for two games apiece against LeMoyne and Canisius to begin another challenging slate for the eight-time defending Horizon League champion Flames.

UIC’s campaign begins a month from now against LeMoyne on Friday, Feb. 19 at 2:00 p.m. in Cary, N.C. The Flames will also face the Dolphins on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 9:00 a.m. In between, UIC will play a doubleheader against Canisius on Saturday, Feb. 20 beginning at 11:00 a.m.

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Top 100 Countdown: Number 22 Josh Spence (Arizona State)

By
Brian Foley
– December 31, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, CBD Column, Pac 12

JoshSpenceASU 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 22 in our countdown with Josh Spence from Arizona State. He is the only player on the list from outside of North America as he hails from Victoria, Australia and graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Newtown, Victoria, Australia.

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2009 All-Canadian College Team: South Dakota State’s Jesse Sawyer is head of the class

By
Bob Broughton
– December 31, 2009Posted in: 2009 Top Players

By Bob Elliott, Canadian Baseball Network

JesseSawyerSDSU There was nothing provisional about the swing of third baseman Jesse Sawyer.

Playing his first year of college ball south of the border,  Sawyer hit .346 with 19 homers and 58 RBIs in 56 games for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

A product of the Prairie Baseball Academy and coach Blair Kubicek, Sawyer had one stretch where he homered in 11 of 13 games for SDSU, in its second season as a provisional NCAA Division I school.

When Atlanta Braves starter Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine filmed the NIKE commercial the key line was delivered by Maddux who said “chicks dig the long ball.”

And so do voters.

Sawyer’s 19 homers led the 711 Canadians playing south of the border in 2009 and he also led all vote getters in balloting for the 10th annual All-Canadian College Team. Sawyer had 33 first-place votes and was named on 43 of 49 ballots to win our unofficial player of the year award.

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Louisville Tabbed As 2010 BIG EAST Baseball Favorite

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Donald J. Boyles
– December 30, 2009Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Big East

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

LouisvilleBaseball PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On the heels of a 47-win season that included a sweep of the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament championships, Louisville has been chosen as the favorite to take the 2010 title in the BIG EAST preseason baseball coaches’ poll.

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Texas Collegiate League Adds New Franchise

By
Donald J. Boyles
– December 30, 2009Posted in: Texas Collegiate League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

TCL (Victoria, TX) The Victoria Baseball Club, LLC, owners of the Victoria Generals, have announced that they have purchased a second franchise in the Texas Collegiate League.

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Matt LaPorta heads back to College

By
Brian Foley
– December 30, 2009Posted in: MLB Draft, MLB Players, SEC

MattLaPorta One of the things looked over by many College Baseball fans is the education side of the game. MLB.com recently sat down with former Florida Gator and current Cleveland Indians player Matt LaPorta who recently completed his degree in Recreation and Event Planning. LaPorta ended up playing four years of baseball with the Gators but never actually completed his studies.

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Gamecocks selling off Pieces of Sarge Frye Field

By
Brian Foley
– December 30, 2009Posted in: New Facility, SEC

SargeFryeField The University of South Carolina has no more use for Sarge Frye Field as New Carolina Stadium opened up last season. They are auctioning off pieces of the stadium through the South Carolina Surplus Property office. Steve Norris, his brother in law, and an English teacher from Willoughby South High School in the Cleveland Ohio area purchased over $1,100 worth of supplies which included two stationary batting cages, a portable batting cage, two dugout benches, a flagpole, both foul poles, home plate, the pitcher’s mound and as much of the outfield fence as they could take.

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Purdue releases 2010 Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– December 30, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Big Ten

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Matt Bischoff Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue baseball team will open its 2010 schedule at the second annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla., and host 23 games in West Lafayette over the course of the spring.

Including the trip to Florida, the Boilermakers will begin the season on a 15-game road swing that will take them Carbondale, Ill., to face Southern Illinois, Evansville, Ind., to play three different teams at a neutral venue, Richmond, Ky., to square off against Eastern Kentucky and finally Athens, Ohio, to face the Bobcats of Ohio University.

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Top 100 Countdown: Number 23 Jesse Hahn (Virginia Tech)

By
Brian Foley
– December 30, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, ACC, Cape Cod League, CBD Column

JesseHahn 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 23 in our countdown with Virginia Tech RHP Jesse Hahn. He is from Groton Connecticut and was a teammate of UNC’s Matt Harvey at Fitch High School in Connecticut. As a senior, he went 5-1 with 65 strikeouts and allowing only six walks. He ended up tossing a no-hitter and three 1-hitters on the year. He also set a state record (minimum of 35 innings) with a 0.17 ERA. He picked up several awards including Pitcher of the Year, all-state, all-area and All-Eastern Connecticut Conference honors. As a junior, he had a 3-1 record with a 0.48 ERA while allowing six walks again.

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KR: Top 10 Stories of 2009

By
Brian Foley
– December 29, 2009Posted in: Rivals

StephenStrasburgSDSU Kendall Rogers of Rivals.com looks back at the year 2009 with an article detailing the Top 10 stories of the past year. He talks about the frenzy around Stephen Strasburg during the 2009 season and how that helped the college game become more visible. One of the other big stories is the resignation of Pat Murphy at Arizona State.

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Top 100 Countdown: Number 24 Chad Bettis (Texas Tech)

By
Brian Foley
– December 29, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Big 12, Cape Cod League, CBD Column, Team USA

ChadBettis 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 24 in our countdown with Texas Tech RHP Chad Bettis. He is from Lubbock Texas and attended Lubbock Monterey High School. In his senior season, he posted a 1.11 ERA and an 11-2 record in 88 innings of work and 12 starts while striking out 109 batters and only allowed 11 walks and 14 earned runs. He received many awards including being selected to the Texas Sports Writers First-Team All-State list, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s South Plains Player of the Year recipient, THSBCA All-Star, First-Team All-State, District 2-5A Most Valuable Player, First-Team All-District,  and Louisville Slugger High School All-American honorable mention honors. He was selected by the Houston Astros in the 2007 MLB Draft in the eighth round but decided to attend Texas Tech.

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