Archive for May, 2010

2010 ACC Baseball Championship Pairings and Game Times Set

– May 23, 2010Posted in: 2010 Conference Tourney, ACC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Complete pairings and starting times have been announced for the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which will be held Wednesday through next Sunday (May 26-30) at Greensboro’s NewBridge Bank Park.

As the No. 1 overall seed, Virginia (23-7 ACC) will be placed atop Division A and will be joined by No. 4 Miami (20-10), No. 5 Florida State (18-12) and No. 8 Boston College (14-16).

Clemson (18-12) is the No. 2 seed and will be joined in Division B by No. 3 Georgia Tech (21-9), No. 6 Virginia Tech (16-14) and No. 7 NC State (15-15).

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Tags: ACC, ACC Tournament, Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech

CBB Visit: Bucknell sweeps Doubleheader to win Patriot League Crown

Brian Foley

– May 23, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, CBD Event, CBD Visit, Interviews with Coaches, Interviews with Players, Patriot League

The Holy Cross Crusaders entered the final day of the Patriot League Championship Series with a 1-0 lead in the best of three series.

Game 2 of the series (first game on Saturday) saw Holy Cross send Matt Shapiro to the mound with a 4-3 record and a 5.33 ERA while Bucknell countered with Trey Frehler who was 4-6 with a 6.82 ERA.

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Tags: Bucknell, CBD Column, CBD Event, Holy Cross, Interviews with Coaches, Interviews with Players, Patriot League, Patriot League Recap

SEC Recap for May 22nd

Brian Foley

– May 23, 2010Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 22nd.

Alabama Sweeps Tennessee, 9-7

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Alabama scored three runs in the eighth inning to overcome a one-run deficit en route to a 9-7 win over Tennessee to complete the three-game sweep of the Volunteers at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the 2010 regular season finale Saturday afternoon.

Alabama (34-21, 15-15 SEC) has won four of the last five series against Tennessee, including sweeps in 2006, 2009 and 2010. The Tide has won 12 of the last 15 meetings in the series.

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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC, SEC Recap, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

ACC Recap for May 22nd

Brian Foley

– May 23, 2010Posted in: ACC

Here is your ACC Recap for May 22nd.

No. 22 Tigers Top No. 7 Florida State 8-3 to Sweep Series and Capture Division Title

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Tigers scored eight runs in the first four innings and Alex Frederick tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in relief of one-hit ball to lead #22 Clemson to an 8-3 win over #7 Florida State in front of 5,108 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, the Tigers finished the regular season tied with the Seminoles for first place in the ACC Atlantic Division with an 18-12 record. By virtue of the Tigers’ three-game sweep over Florida State, Clemson captured its first division title since 2006 and improved to 37-19 on the season. The Seminoles, who suffered their first three-game losing streak since early March of 2009 and their first three-game sweep since the Tigers swept Florida State in 2006, fell to 39-16.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Texas State Repeats as Top Seed for Southland Baseball Tournament

Donald J. Boyles

– May 22, 2010Posted in: Southland Conference

Bobcats win fourth regular season title and will be trying to become second team to win four tournament titles.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
FRISCO, Texas – After defending its title from a season ago, Texas State will again be the top seed in the 2010 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament when it begins Wednesday at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Bobcats claimed their fourth regular-season championship and second outright title on the final day of the regular season with a 34-20 overall record and a 23-10 mark in conference play.

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Tags: Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference Tournament, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio

Live Chat for Patriot League Championship (Games 2 and 3)

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, CBD Event, CBD Visit, Patriot League

Here is our Live Chat Recap from the Patriot League Championship Games 2 and 3. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bucknell, CBD Column, CBD Visit, Holy Cross, Live Chat, Patriot League

Random Thoughts: 10 Days to Selection Monday

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2010Posted in: Big East, Patriot League, SEC, Summit League

We are now 10 days away from Selection Monday. Here are some of my random thoughts as we enter the last day of conference action for many teams across the country.

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Tags: Big East, Bucknell, Georgia, Holy Cross, Kentucky, Oakland, Patriot League, Pittsburgh, SEC, South Florida, Southern Utah, Summit League

Southland Conference Recap for May 21st

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2010Posted in: Southland Conference

FROM SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE RELEASE

Texas State can win the Southland Conference title outright with a victory Saturday against UT Arlington. The Bobcats can also earn a share of the regular-season championship in defeat provided that Northwestern State also loses in its series finale vs. Southeastern Louisiana. The Lions and Bobcats would finish with identical conference records in that scenario and while they would share the conference regular-season title, Southeastern would be the No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament since it won two of three games against Texas State earlier this season. Northwestern State can win an outright championship should it beat Southeastern on Saturday and Texas State lose. The eighth and final seed is still not determined entering the final day of the regular season. Nicholls leads UTSA by one game. A Colonels’ win or a Roadrunners’ loss puts Nicholls in the tournament. A Colonels’ loss and a UTSA win send the Roadrunners to Corpus Christi for the tournament since the Roadrunners own the tiebreaker between the teams by virtue of its regular-season sweep.

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Tags: Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio

SEC Recap for May 21st

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2010Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 21st.

Florida 5 South Carolina 2

Junior Josh Adams (Jacksonville, Fla.) snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning as No. 4 Florida (40-12/22-7 SEC) clinched its first Southeastern Conference title since 2005 with a 5-2 victory over No. 6 South Carolina (42-13/20-9 SEC) before a record crowd of 8,242 fans at Carolina Stadium on Friday night. Freshman Steven Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.) (1-0) earned his first career win by working 1.1 scoreless innings in which he registered three strikeouts and junior Kevin Chapman (Coral Springs, Fla.) nailed down the victory with 1.2 scoreless and hitless innings to collect his 10th save, second in as many nights.

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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC, SEC Recap, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

Big 12 Recap May 21st

Donald J. Boyles

– May 22, 2010Posted in: Big 12

This is your Big 12 baseball recap for May 21st. With the win by Baylor over Oklahoma State the Big 12 tournament field has been set(not the seeding) as only the top 8 teams will be in Oklahoma City, the two teams that will not make the trip will be Oklahoma State and Nebraska.

#1 Texas 5 Missouri 2

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns showed no letdown despite entering the final regular-season series of the year with the Big 12 Conference title in hand, posting a 5-2 win over the Missouri Tigers at Taylor Stadium on Friday evening.
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Tags: Big 12, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas

ACC Recap for May 21st

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2010Posted in: ACC

Here is your ACC Recap for May 21st.

#2 Virginia 3 #13 Miami 1

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 1 Virginia baseball team clinched at least a share of the ACC Coastal Division regular-season championship with a 3-1 win at No. 14 Miami Friday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The Cavaliers (44-10, 22-7 ACC), with their school-record 22nd ACC win, have a one-game lead over Georgia Tech heading into the final day of ACC play.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

CBB Visit: Georgia Tech at Boston College (May 21)

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2010Posted in: ACC, CBD Visit

I made the trip into Chestnut Hill on Friday, May 21st for the second game of the Boston College and Georgia Tech series from Shea Field. BC would send junior RHP John Leonard to the mound as he was 2-2 with a 6.04 ERA in six starts. GT countered with Mark Pope who had a 7-1 record with a 4.13 ERA.