Archive for February, 2010

2010 NEC Preseason Poll

– February 5, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, NEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Somerset, NJ – Wagner won a plurality of first-place votes to finish atop the 2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll. The league office released the results of the annual survey as a prelude to its 24th season on the diamond.

Flying high following the program’s first ever regular season conference crown last spring, the Seahawks received four top nods to finish one spot in front of defending NEC Tournament champion Monmouth and its two first-place votes.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Northeast Conference, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Wagner

Conference USA releases 2010 TV Schedule

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2010Posted in: Conference USA

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Conference USA has announced its preliminary baseball television schedule for the 2010 season. The schedule currently features games to appear nationally on CBS College Sports as well as regionally on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), Bright House Networks and Cox Sports Television. Additional games remain a possibility and will be announced at a later date.

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Tags: Central Florida, Conference USA, East Carolina, Houston, Rice, Southern Miss, Television Listings, Tulane

Marc Fink added to Seton Hall Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2010Posted in: Big East, New Coach

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall baseball team has hired Marc Fink to the position of volunteer assistant coach. The announcement was made by head coach Rob Sheppard as Fink joins the seventh year head coach following a three-year coaching stint with Jackson Memorial High School.

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Tags: Big East, New Coach, Seton Hall

Andy Baylock selected for ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2010Posted in: Big East, National Awards

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Former University of Connecticut baseball head coach Andy Baylock has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

The ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez award is the highest honor given out by the ABCA. Baylock will be presented the award on January 7, 2011, during the ABCA Convention in Nashville, Tenn.

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Tags: ABCA, Big East, National Awards, UConn

Best College Baseball Articles for February 3rd

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, ACC, CAA, Horizon League, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

Here are the some of the best articles on College Baseball from the internet for February 3rd.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, ACC, CAA, College of Southern Nevada, Georgia Tech, Horizon League, MAC, Mountain West, NJCAA, Northeastern, Northern Illinois, Pac 12, SEC, South Carolina, TCU, UCLA, Virginia, Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Binghamton plans new Stadium

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2010Posted in: America East, New Facility

The Binghamton baseball program will be moving into a new stadium for the start of the 2012 season. The university announced recently that they will rebuild current Varsity Field by adding many different amenities. The new field will feature Synthetic Turf infield and outfield while adding stadium seating. There are a couple more highlights as they will also add professional style dugouts and lights.

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Tags: America East, Binghamton, New Facility

2010 Preseason MAAC Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, MAAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Edison, N.J. – Manhattan College has been chosen as the favorite to take the 2010 MAAC Baseball title, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Manhattan finished with 79 points in the poll, while Marist College finished second (71). Canisius College placed third with 65 points. Rider University placed fourth (43), followed by Siena College (42), Fairfield University (40), Niagara University (29), Saint Peter’s College (20), and Iona College (16).

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

Atlantic Sun releases Preseason Coaches Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Atlantic Sun

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun conference announced its baseball preseason coaches’ poll and all-conference honors Wednesday with FGCU earning the nod as the conference favorite.

The Eagles also cleaned up in the superlative awards with first baseman Zach Maxfield earned the preseason Player of the Year honors and Chris Sale picked up the Pitcher of the Year nod by a unanimous decision.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Atlantic Sun, Belmont, Campbell, East Tennessee State, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida, Stetson, USC-Upstate

CBB Interview with Gary Henderson (Kentucky)

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, Interviews with Coaches, SEC

The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with coaches around the nation today with Kentucky head coach Gary Henderson. He is entering his second season as the head coach and seventh season at Kentucky. Last season, he led the Wildcats to a 28-26 overall record while going 12-18 in SEC play to miss out on the conference tournament.

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Tags: CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches, Kentucky, SEC

Murphy and Pickler added to Padres Organization

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2010Posted in: Pac 12

Former Arizona State head coach Pat Murphy and former Arizona assistant coach Scott Pickler were hired on Tuesday by the San Diego Padres. Murphy comes over to the Padres after being the head coach of the Sun Devils since 1995. He was fired in the fall by athletic director Lisa Love. He will serve as a special assistant to baseball operations. Pickler served last season as an assistant coach with the Arizona Wildcats and will be a scout for the Padres during the 2010 season.

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Tags: Arizona, Arizona State, Pac 12

Point Loma Nazarene defeats UC San Diego

Bob Broughton

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

Point Loma Nazarene, last year’s NAIA runner-up, defeated UC San Diego, ranked #3 in Division II, 8-6.

This game was arguably the best college baseball matchup prior to the start of the Division I season. The Sea Lions started their season 3-0-1 against respectable opposition. The Tritons got an easy win against San Diego Christian in their season opener the previous day.

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Tags: Point Loma Nazarene, UC-San Diego

2010 Southland Conference Preseason Polls

Donald J. Boyles

– February 2, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Southland Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

FRISCO, Texas - Texas State is favored to win its fourth Southland Conference regular-season baseball championship by a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, the conference announced Tuesday.

The Bobcats received five first-place votes and 114 points in the coaches’ poll and five first-place votes and 112 points in the SID poll. Texas State returns 19 letterwinners, five starters and nine pitchers from a Bobcat squad that won its first regular-season title since 1997 and posted its best record in program history with 41 overall wins and 24 league wins.

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