Archive for February, 2010

2010 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll

– February 2, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Missouri Valley

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ST. LOUIS – Wichita State, which returns a dominating young pitching staff and solid depth from last year’s Missouri Va lley Conference Tournament championship squad, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches’ preseason poll, receiving seven of eight first-place votes.

The Shockers tallied 57 points and were a close favorite over second-place pick and 2009 regular-season champion Missouri State (52 points). Creighton, who secured the remaining first-place vote and 50 points overall, was picked to finish in the third position.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Bradley, Creighton, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois, Wichita State

2010 Preseason PAC-10 Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Pac 12

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Arizona State has been chosen as the favorite to win this year’s Pac-10 baseball title, according to a vote by the league’s coaches.

For the second-straight season, the Sun Devils were picked to win the Pac-10 crown receiving seven of nine first-place votes, earning 78 points overall. Oregon State also received two first-place votes and 67 total points for the No. 2 spot, while UCLA was picked third, totaling 65 points. Rounding out the top five was Stanford, which nabbed 59 points overall and Arizona which grabbed a total of 44 points.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Pac 12, stan, UCLA

2010 WAC Preseason Coaching Poll

Brian Foley

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

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

DENVER – Fresno State has been selected as the favorite to win the 2010 Western Athletic Conference regular season baseball crown in a vote by the league’s seven head coaches. The coaches also voted on a preseason all-WAC team with Fresno State and Nevada leading the way as each placed four players on the team. Fresno State junior second baseman Danny Muno was named the preseason player of the year, while Fresno State sophomore Derek Benny was picked the preseason pitcher of the year.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico St., Sacramento St., San Jose St., WAC

2010 CBB Season Preview: Big 12

William Knox

– February 2, 2010Posted in: 2010 Season Preview, Big 12, CBD Column

The Big 12 belonged to the Texas Longhorns in 2009. After capturing both the regular season and conference tournament titles, the Longhorns slugged their way to the championship series in Omaha against eventual champion LSU. 2009 also saw the emergence of Kansas and Kansas State as contenders, while Oklahoma State and Nebraska fell from contenders to the cellar. Texas Tech returned to the conference tournament while Texas A&M began the year in the driver’s seat. Oklahoma made a push at Texas, but their future outlook was shattered by nine players moving on to the next level. Missouri stumbled at the beginning of the year as their offense went into hibernation, only to wake up in time to keep them above the Cowboys and Cornhuskers. Like Oklahoma, Baylor lost most of their draft eligible starters after a down year for their pitching staff. Unfortunately, 2010 looks like it will be a cakewalk for the Longhorns, while the rest of the conference battles to see who can join Texas in the NCAA Tournament.

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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, CBB 2010 Season Preview, CBD Column, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

NCBWA Division 2 National and Regional Polls

Brian Foley

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

The NCBWA has put out their 2010 Division 2 Preseason National Poll and Regional Polls. Emporia State out of Kansas comes in at the top spot in the country with Southern Arkansas coming in at number two. The top five is rounded out by UC San Diego, Florida Southern and Grand Valley State. You can check out the full national poll and the regional polls below. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Polls, Division 2, Division 2 Polls

CBB Interview with Sean McNally (Duke)

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2010Posted in: ACC, CBD Column, Interviews with Coaches

The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with head coaches around the nation today with Duke head coach Sean McNally. He is entering his fifth season in charge of the Blue Devils program where he has a career record of 116-107-1 while going 39-79-1 in ACC play. Duke finished last season in seventh place in ACC play after going 35-24 overall and 15-15 in ACC play. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Duke, Interviews with Coaches

2010 NCBWA Preseason Division 1 Top 35 Poll

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2010Posted in: 2010 Polls, NCBWA

FROM NCBWA RELEASE

NCBWA Logo DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 13th year with its 2010 preseason predictions and weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue from Feb. 22 through June 29, following the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Polls, 2010 Preseason Poll, NCBWA

2010 Big 12 Baseball Television Schedule

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2010Posted in: Big 12

The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2010 baseball telecast schedule on FSN. Six games, including the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, are slated for broadcast.

Eight different schools will be featured on FSN during the regular season, including national preseason No. 1 Texas and fellow 2009 NCAA Championship participants Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. Coverage begins on Sunday, March 28 when the Longhorns travel to Texas Tech.

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Tags: Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Television Listings, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

2010 CBB Season Preview: Big East

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2010Posted in: 2010 Season Preview, Big East, CBD Column

The College Baseball Blog continues our series of conference previews today with the Big East Conference. Louisville won the conference regular season and postseason titles in 2009 with a 47-18 overall record while going 19-7 in Big East play. The Cardinals were the only team selected to play in the 2009 NCAA Tourney out of the Big East where they won the Louisville Regional before losing to Cal-State Fullerton. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, CBB 2010 Season Preview, CBD Column, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

CBB Interview with Ritch Price (Kansas)

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2010Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column, Interviews with Coaches

Written by: Aman Reaka

The College Baseball Blog continues our series of interviews with coaches around the nation today with Ritch Price of Kansas. CBB contributor Aman Reaka was nice enough to get together with Coach Price last week to discuss his 2010 squad. The Kansas program is coming off a 39-24 season and played in the Chapel Hill Regional where they lost to North Carolina by a score of 12-1.

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Tags: Big 12, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches, Kansas

Should we blame Title IX?

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2010Posted in: Atlantic 10, General CBB News

John Steigerwald of The Observer-Reporter checked in with an interesting article on Sunday about how Title IX is coming to blame for the elimination of four sports (including baseball) at Duquesne. The article states that Title IX was set up to prevent any person from being excluded on the basis of sex from any educational program or activity receiving federal funding. Is that really what is happening at Duquesne and other schools around the country?