Archive for January, 2010

CBB Interview with Joe Jordano (Pittsburgh)

– January 18, 2010Posted in: Big East, CBD Column, Interviews with Coaches

The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with coaches around the nation today with Pittsburgh head coach Joe Jordano. He is entering his 13th year in charge of the Panthers program where he has an overall record of 328-292-2. Before taking over the Pittsburgh program, he coached Mercyhurst for ten seasons bringing them to an NCAA Regional on five occasions.

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Tags: Big East, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches, Pittsburgh

CBB’s NAIA pre-season Top 10

Bob Broughton

– January 18, 2010Posted in: NAIA, Pre-Season Rankings

The 54^th NAIA baseball season starts on Saturday, with Wayland Baptist at Texas-Brownsville, and the Sun Conference All-Star Game in Daytona Beach, FL. Next, Ave Maria (a brand-new school located in Naples, FL, not just a new program) hosts Warner on Jan. 26. On the 27^th, Cal Baptist hosts Simpson, and last year’s runners-up Point Loma Nazarene hosts a good Cal State San Marcos team. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, British Columbia, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Wayland Baptist

Top 100 Countdown: Number 4 Chris Sale (Florida Gulf Coast)

Brian Foley

– January 18, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Atlantic Sun, Cape Cod League, CBD Column

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 4 in our countdown with junior LHP Chris Sale from Florida Gulf Coast. He is from Lakeland Florida and attended Lakeland High School. He played under Mike Campbell and was selected in the 21st round by the Colorado Rockies but decided to head to Florida Gulf Coast to continue his baseball career.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Atlantic Sun, Cape Cod League, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Florida Gulf Coast

Baylor Baseball heading to Cuba

Brian Foley

– January 17, 2010Posted in: Big 12, Community Service

The Baylor Baseball program is set to leave on Friday of this upcoming week on a trip to Cuba. They will be on a Humanitarian license from United States Department of Treasury and Department of State. They will help renovate a Sports Complex in Havana which is need of some work.

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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Community Service, Cuba

Navy Baseball “adopts” DeMaio

Brian Foley

– January 17, 2010Posted in: Community Service, Patriot League

The Naval Academy baseball team recently adopted 13 year old Michael DeMaio. Michael and his family were introduced to the team during the fall where they attended some football games with the team. The team has also visited the DeMaios’ house, attended Michael’s concert and Nicole’s swim meet, and talked to Michael numerous times, especially after doctor’s appointments.

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Tags: Community Service, Navy, Patriot League

Miami (FL) Hurricanes Help Out with Annual Toy Fest

Brian Foley

– January 17, 2010Posted in: ACC, Community Service

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CORAL GABLES, Fla.- Members of the University of Miami baseball and football teams took part in The City of South Miami Parks & Recreation Department’s annual toy drive to benefit disadvantaged children in December.

Local businesses and residents donate toys which are distributed during a "Toy Fest" holiday celebration, co-sponsored by South Miami-based Interval International and other companies.

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Tags: ACC, Community Service, Miami (FL)

Top 100 Countdown: Number 5 Drew Pomeranz (Ole Miss)

Brian Foley

– January 17, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, CBD Column, SEC, 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 5 in our countdown with Ole Miss junior LHP Drew Pomeranz. He is from Collierville, Tennessee and attended Collierville High School. He picked up four letters playing under head coach Jeff Hopkins. He posted a career record of 20-6 with 11 saves and a 2.21 ERA while striking out 312 and walking 91 in 181.0 IP. He picked up several awards including being named a finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Tennessee as a senior, three-time All-Region selection (2005, 2006, 2007), three-time Best of the Preps selection by the Commercial Appeal (2005, 2006, 2007), named a Louisville Slugger All-America selection as a junior in 2006, and named a preseason Louisville Slugger All-America selection as a senior in 2007.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Ole Miss, SEC

Top 100 Countdown: Number 6 Kyle Roller (East Carolina)

Brian Foley

– January 16, 2010Posted in: Cape Cod League, CBD Column, Coastal Plain League, Conference 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 6 in our countdown with senior first baseman Kyle Roller from East Carolina. He is from Rockingham North Carolina and played high school baseball at Richmond Senior High School. As a senior, he batted .540 with five home runs, 30 RBI, stealing 14 bases and walking 30 times. He was named to the Mid-Southeastern All-Conference team as a sophomore, junior and senior. Impact Baseball rated him as the ninth-best prospect and sixth-best positional player in North Carolina.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Cape Cod League, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Coastal Plain League, Conference USA, East Carolina

Gerhart heading to NFL

Brian Foley

– January 15, 2010Posted in: Pac 12

Stanford’s Toby Gerhart is skipping his final year of football eligibility in the fall by withdrawing from school to focus his efforts on preparing for the 2010 NFL Draft. Gerhart was also a member of the Cardinal baseball team for the last three season as he appeared in 55 games during the 2009 season hitting .288 with seven homers and 36 RBI.

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Tags: Football, Pac 12, Stanford

Dayton picked to win A-10 Title by League Coaches

Brian Foley

– January 15, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Atlantic 10

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - After winning a program-record 38 games and capturing its first-ever regular season crown a year ago, Dayton has been selected to win the 2010 Atlantic 10 baseball title in voting conducted by the league’s head coaches.

Four-time champion Charlotte has been picked second, while defending league champ Xavier is third.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Atlantic 10, Charlotte, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, LaSalle, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Temple, UMass, Xavier

Wichita State’s Brian Flynn Ineligible for 2010 Season

Brian Foley

– January 15, 2010Posted in: Missouri Valley

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State baseball student-athlete Brian Flynn has been declared academically ineligible for the 2010 season, head coach Gene Stephenson announced Jan. 14.

Flynn, a sophomore left-handed pitcher from Owasso, Okla., went 2-5 in 2009 with a 4.98 ERA and 59 strikeouts. He made 14 appearances with nine starts as WSU’s fourth starter.

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Tags: Missouri Valley, Wichita State