Archive for February, 2010

Aman Reaka’s Top 100 Countdown: 24-1 and Sleepers

– February 11, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, CBD Column

Welcome to my yearly Pre-season 2010 college baseball top 100 (draft eligible) players. This list is not meant to be a prediction of draft position, although in some sense it wont be too far off. My list is more about who I think will have more success at the next level. This is not a science. It is purely my opinion after watching video, talking to scouts and scouting some of the players personally. This is the pre-season list which in all honesty shouldn’t really even be attempted. A chunk of these players wont even be in the story by years end and many others will need to be included. This list is purely a vehicle to make you aware of what the college landscape and the MLB draft might look like. I will do this all over again after the college season is over. Questions and comments can be emailed to bkmhoxx@sunflower.com and you can also find me on Twitter @bkmhoxx. Enjoy.

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Todd Coryell added to Western Illinois Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2010Posted in: New Coach, Summit League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois Baseball head coach Mike Villano announced the hiring of Todd Coryell as assistant coach. Coryell will work with the pitching staff and recruiting.

For the past two years Coryell worked as an associate scout with the Cincinnati Reds while also serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Grand Rapids Community College. He was on the coaching staff at Kellogg Community College in 2008 when the Bears advanced to the Junior College World Series.

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Tags: New Coach, Summit League, Western Illinois

Merrimack cancels Florida Trip over Incident

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2010Posted in: Division 2, Northeast-10

Bill Burt of The Eagle Tribune reports that the Merrimack baseball program has canceled the annual trip to Florida after an alcohol incident last Friday night. The school is currently investigating the matter where they have not ruled out hazing.

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Tags: Division 2, Merrimack, Northeast-10

2010 Preseason Ohio Valley Conference Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Ohio Valley Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Fresh off the 2009 OVC Regular Season Championship, Eastern Illinois has been picked as the 2010 preseason favorite for the nine-team league in a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head baseball coaches. In additional voting, Morehead State senior shortstop Drew Lee and Eastern Kentucky junior third baseman Jayson Langfels were named OVC Preseason Co-Players of the Year while Murray State senior Chris Craycraft and Eastern Illinois junior Josh Mueller were tabbed OVC Preseason Co-Pitchers of the Year.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin

Alex Box Stadium named Sports Field of the Year

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2010Posted in: SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BATON ROUGE — The baseball playing surface at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium has been named 2009 "Sports Field of the Year" by the American Sports Builders Association.

The ASBA administers an awards program each year in order to promote the highest standards of construction excellence.

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Tags: LSU, SEC

Aman Reaka’s Top 100 Countdown: 49-25

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, CBD Column

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Tags: 2010 Aman Reaka's Top 100 Players, 2010 Top Players, CBD Column

Boyd’s World Intended Strength of Schedule Rankings

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2010Posted in: 2010 Polls, General CBB News

Boyd’s World has put out their 2010 Strength of Schedule rankings. The Baylor Bears come into the season with the toughest schedule in the country with UCLA coming in at the second spot. Washington, San Diego, and Southern California round out the Top 5. You can check out the rest of the Top 25 and the rankings for all 301 teams in the country below.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Poll, Boyd's World, General CBB News, Strength of Schedule

Oregon State releases new uniforms for 2010 Season

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2010Posted in: Pac 12

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State baseball team unveiled its set of uniforms for the 2010 season on Tuesday on the third floor of the Valley Football Center.

Oregon State players Carter Bell, Jared Norris, Rob Folsom, John Tommasini and Sam Gaviglio met an Oregon State photographer and reporters from The Oregonian, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Official Sports Report, KMTR, KEZI and KVAL to unveil the new set, which includes four new jerseys and a holdover from last season. This is also the first season the Beavers will wear an entire set of Nike uniforms while the team will also play with Nike equipment.

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Tags: Oregon State, Pac 12

Tampa to host Florida Four

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2010Posted in: ACC, Big East, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

TAMPA, FL – For the first time in history, four Florida universities will meet at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa to compete in “The Florida Four” on March 2, 2010.

For this inaugural event, the University of South Florida (USF) and University of Miami (UM) will go head-to-head, while the University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU) will take on each other.

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Tags: ACC, Big East, Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL), SEC, South Florida

Lubbock Christian and Angelo State split double-header

Bob Broughton

– February 9, 2010Posted in: Division 2, NAIA

LHP Scott Crook pitched a complete seven-inning game, and held defending NAIA champion Lubbock Christian to one run on six hits to salvage a 5-1 win in the nightcap of a double-header in San Angelo, TX.

It was Crook’s first appearance for the Rams, ranked #10 in Division II by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. (#16 by Ping! Baseball, and #18 by Collegiate Baseball.) He transferred from Tarleton State this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Angelo State, Lubbock Christian

CBI talks with West Virginia shortstop Jedd Gyorko

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2010Posted in: Big East, College Baseball Insider, Interviews with Players

Phil Stanton of College Baseball Insider has an excellent interview with West Virginia shortstop Jedd Gyorko. He finished last season with a .421 batting average, eight homers, and 58 RBI. He played this past summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League where he hit .323 with five homers and 18 RBI as he was named a CCBL All-Star and Baseball America’s fourth best prospect in the league. I rated Gyorko as the 61st best player in the country. (FULL ARTICLE).

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Big East, Interviews with Players, West Virginia

KU’s Tony Thompson to miss 4-6 Weeks

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2010Posted in: Big 12

Kansas third baseman Tony Thompson will be missing the next 4-6 weeks with a hairline fracture in his left kneecap which occurred when he fouled a ball off his knee. He is not expected to miss any Big 12 conference action since six weeks from now Kansas opens up conference play against the Baylor Bears. I had rated Thompson as the 10th best player in the country. (Full Article)