Archive for May, 2010

CBB Visit: Holy Cross defeats Bucknell in Game 1 of Patriot League Final

– May 21, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, CBD Visit, Patriot League

The Holy Cross Crusaders took the first game of the Patriot League Championship Series over Bucknell in exhilarating fashion with a walk off double by Steve Tkowski as the Crusaders got an 8-7 victory.

The game remained scoreless until the third inning when the Crusaders would scratch across a run. Alex Maldonado would lead the inning off with a single through the left side. He would steal second base on the first pitch to Jack Laurendeau and move over to third on a fly out by Laurendeau to center field. After a John Sills walk, Maldonado would score on a Matt Perry single through the right side to put the Crusaders up 1-0. The Bison were able to get out of the inning without giving up any more damage.

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Tags: Bucknell, CBD Column, CBD Visit, Holy Cross, Patriot League, Patriot League Recap

NAIA Opening Round Recap for May 21st (final)

Bob Broughton

– May 21, 2010Posted in: NAIA

The field for the NAIA Baseball National Championship has been completed with Cumberland, Lubbock Christian, Embry-Riddle, and Tennessee Wesleyan.

Cumberland defeated #21 Campbellsville in Joliet, IL, in a game postponed by rain from Thursday. These two teams went into extra innings on Wednesday, and this one was close, too; the Bulldogs won 3-0. Aaron Wilkerson got the complete-game shutout; he allowed only three hits, and struck out 17. The Tigers’ starter, Rusty Devitt, had a perfect game going into the seventh inning, but Sam Kikla of the Bulldogs hit a double to end the perfect game, then scored the winning run on a double by Matt Greener. Devitt also went seven innings, allowed only three hits, struck out 12. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Campbellsville, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Lubbock Christian, Mount Marty, Southern Polytechnic, St. Thomas (FL), Tennessee Wesleyan

Live Chat Recap for PL Championship (Game 1)

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2010Posted in: CBD Visit, Patriot League

Here is the Live Chat Recap for Game 1 of the Patriot League Tournament between Holy Cross and Bucknell. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bucknell, CBD Visit, Holy Cross, Patriot League

WAC Weekend Preview (05/21-05/23)

Sam Wasson

– May 21, 2010Posted in: WAC

Week seven of WAC play sees the end of the WAC regular season and as the final weekend starts, nothing has been determined. Three teams (Fresno State, New Mexico State and Nevada) have a shot at winning the regular season and three teams (Hawai’i, San Jose State and Sacramento State) still have work to do to make the WAC Tournament.

STANDINGS
1. Fresno State (32-22, 13-7)
2. New Mexico State (36-21-1, 14-9-1)
3. Nevada (31-19-1, 11-8-1)
4. Louisiana Tech (26-25, 10-10)
5. Hawai’i (26-24, 9-11)
6. San Jose State (20-32, 8-12)
7. Sacramento State (17-32-1, 6-14)

SERIES OF THE WEEK
Nevada (31-19-1, 11-8-1) vs. Louisiana Tech (26-25, 10-10)
Peccole Park, Reno, NV
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Tags: Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, Sacramento St., San Jose St., WAC, WAC Preview

Patriot League Championship Series Preview

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, Patriot League

The Patriot League Championship will be held on Friday and Saturday in Worcester Massachusetts between the Holy Cross Crusaders and the Bucknell Bison. The Crusaders enter the weekend with a 25-24 overall record after taking the first and last games of their three game Patriot League Semifinal series against Lehigh. Bucknell enters with a 21-31 overall record after they took Game 1 and Game 3 of their Patriot League Semifinal against Army. The Crusaders and Bison last met for a four-game series held in Lewisburg, Pa. on April 10-11. Holy Cross took three out of the four games, outscoring Bucknell 32-12.

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Tags: Bucknell, CBD Column, Holy Cross, Patriot League

NCBWA Announces Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalists

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2010Posted in: National Awards, NCBWA

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, working in conjunction with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the College Baseball Foundation, has released the list of 25 semifinalists for the 2010 Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player in collegiate baseball.

The membership of the NCBWA will choose the Dick Howser Trophy based on two rounds of national voting. Three 2010 finalists will be announced just prior to the first game of the College World Series with a press conference slated for Saturday, June 10, at 10 a.m. (CDT) at Rosenblatt Stadium. The winner will be named in a national broadcast from Lubbock, Texas, on Friday, July 2.

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Tags: Dick Howser Trophy, National Player of the Year, NCBWA

SEC Recap for May 20th

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2010Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 20th.

#5 Florida 3 #9 South Carolina 2

Junior left-hander Kevin Chapman (Coral Springs, Fla.) closed the contest with two scoreless innings as No. 4 Florida (39-12/21-7 SEC) posted a thrilling 3-2 victory over No. 6 South Carolina (42-12/20-8 SEC) on Thursday night in the opener of a three-game series that will decide the Southeastern Conference champion. The showdown between Eastern Division rivals at Carolina Stadium was played in front of 8,188 fans, the third-highest total in the facility’s existence. The Gators tied the school’s single-season record with their 21st victory in league play and raised their winning streak to six games.

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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 20th

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2010Posted in: ACC

Here is your ACC Recap for May 20th.

#13 Miami 5 #2 Virginia 4 (11 innings)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The ninth-ranked University of Miami baseball team won their second straight game via a walk-off hit as a Stephen Perez single in the bottom of the 11th gave the Hurricanes a 5-4 win over top-ranked Virginia Thursday night at Alex Rodriguez Park. The victory was Miami’s 18th straight at home – the team’s longest home winning streak in since 1998.

The win also gave Miami (39-13, 20-8) its 20th ACC win, marking just the second time since the team joined the ACC in 2005 that the `Canes reached the 20-win plateau in regular season league 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 20th)

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2010Posted in: ACC, CBD Visit

I made the trip to Boston College on May 20th to see the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the Eagles. The game was expected to be a pitching duel between two staff aces in GT’s Deck McGuire and BC’s Pat Dean. The game failed to live up to the hype though.

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Tags: ACC, Boston College, CBD Visit, Georgia Tech

NAIA Opening Round Recap for May 20th

Bob Broughton

– May 20, 2010Posted in: NAIA

Five of the nine slots for the NAIA Baseball National Championship in Lewiston, ID were filled today, with Oklahoma City, Cal Baptist, Lee, Belhaven, and Point Loma Nazarene.

#3 Cal Baptist defeated #10 Madonna 11-4 at Riverside, CA. The Crusaders led 4-1 after three innings, but Mike Barro came in as a reliever for the Lancers, and allowed one hit during the last six innings. DH Drew Madrigal batted in the winning run in the fifth inning; he was 2-5 with two RBI for the game. This will be the Lancers’ second trip to the National Championship.

#4 Lee defeated William Jewell 9-6 in Cleveland, TN. The game was tied 6-6 going into the bottom of the sixth; J.J. Costantino hit a triple, then scored on an error to get the winning run for the Flames. This will be Lee’s fourth straight trip to Lewiston. William Jewell is moving to Division II. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Belhaven, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Embry-Riddle, Lee, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Mount Marty, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, St. Thomas (FL), Tennessee Wesleyan, Texas Wesleyan

Conference USA Tournament Moving to Trustmark Park

Mark Rafferty

– May 20, 2010Posted in: Conference USA, General CBB News

Pending approval of the Presidents of Conference USA, their annual baseball tournament will move to the neutral site of Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi. The tournament had previously been hosted by teams in conference, and will be held in Houston this season. Conference USA athletic directors voted on the move during the spring meetings this week, and the move is pending approval in June. Most of the other "big" conferences hold their end of season tournaments at neutral sites.

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Tags: 2011 Conference Tourney, 2011 Conference USA Tournament, Conference USA, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF

CBB Column: Ten Series to Watch this Weekend

Brian Foley

– May 20, 2010Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big East, CAA, CBD Column, Patriot League, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt

We are heading into the last weekend of conference play for most teams across the country except for the West Coast schools who do not have postseason conference tournament. Here are ten series to watch this upcoming weekend.