FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
SAN FRANCISCO — University of San Francisco head baseball coach Nino Giarratano today announced the release of his program’s 2011 schedule, which features 15 games against a total of seven 2010 NCAA Tournament teams and four games to be played at AT&T Park.
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SPRINGFIELD — The 2011 Missouri State baseball schedule has been completed and includes a total of 55 games as the Bears move into their eighth season at Hammons Field. The schedule features 24 home dates, 31 road games and 14 contests against teams that qualified for the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The Virginia Tech Hokies have released their 2011 Schedule which begins on February 18th when they head down to Myrtle Beach for a three game tournament. They will follow that up with a mid-week game at USC-Upstate before heading home on February 25th for the start of a four game series against Niagara. They will also host Bryant University for a four game out of conference series on March 4th-6th.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – A record-tying 35 games at Dudy Noble Field and 26 contests against teams that competed in the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament are included in the 2011 Mississippi State University baseball schedule announced this week by third-year MSU head baseball coach John Cohen.
The Diamond Dogs open their 120th season of baseball Feb. 18-20 hosting Akron and Lamar in the first of two early-season weekend tournaments at Dudy Noble Field. Two weeks later State entertains Iowa and Georgia State Mar. 4-6 in a similar three-day, six-game tournament.
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FRESNO, Calif. – Beiden Field is home to the Fresno State baseball team and was first built in 1985. It has seen many improvements over the years and in 2010 the changes continue with a new turf halo and sound system. The new installations at Beiden Field were made possible with the help from the Dugout Club.
"Sport Clubs such as the Dugout Club have been supporting Fresno State Athletics for decades," said Fresno State Interim Associate Athletic Director for Development Coleman Barnes. "Most recently, the support of Dugout Club members has assisted with the placement of a new sound system at Beiden Field and the soon-to-be completed infield halo project. Sport Clubs are fan-based organizations overseen by the Bulldog Foundation and established to increase enthusiasm for Fresno State teams and enhance the student-athlete intercollegiate experience. Though sport clubs are not primarily fundraising driven, they may provide resources for designated projects. Sport club memberships begin at only $50, but contributions of any amount can be made directly to designated sport club projects. As always, we extend our thanks to the Dugout Club, and all of our Sport Clubs for their ongoing support of Bulldog Athletics and our 450-plus student-athletes."
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Former baseball standout Mark Pappas has joined the Seton Hall Pirates baseball coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2011 season, joining head coach Rob Sheppard, pitching coach Phil Cundari, and head coach emeritus Mike Sheppard, Sr.
Yesterday, it was announced that the University of California was eliminating five athletic programs. Cal isn’t the first or last school that has cut a baseball program but is the first in a long time from an elite conference. I was personally involved during my college days of an athletic department study on the feasibility of adding a baseball program. My alma mater New Hampshire still doesn’t have baseball and ended up cutting three sports a year after the study. I asked our TCBB writers and contributors to share their thoughts on Cal cutting these five sports.
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LEXINGTON, Va. – Nachion Moore, a former Big South player, has been named VMI baseball’s new volunteer assistant coach according to information released by the program Tuesday.
As reported earlier on Thursday, the California Athletic Department has cut baseball, rugby, men’s and women’s gymnastics and lacrosse will be cut, effective for the 2011-12 academic year. Katie Dowd of The Daily Cal and a contributor to this site has an excellent article detailing how important the baseball program has been to the Berkley campus.
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WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Head Baseball Coach Pete Wilk announced today that Curtis Brown has been promoted to associate head coach for the Hoyas.
Brown has been the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Georgetown for the last three seasons. In that role, Brown has assisted in all facets of running the baseball program. His duties have included recruiting, travel, scouting, academic review, and budget maintenance.
According to a tweet from Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (Link), Cal will cut the Baseball program after the 2011 season. I am not that surprised about the move as the school was looking into the financial health of the entire athletic department a couple of weeks ago according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. (Link). We are currently working on a full article about the decision to cut the baseball team. It should be up soon.
One of our favorite players since I started this site has been Buster Posey who is now the everyday starting catcher with the San Francisco Giants. He made the transition before his sophomore season from shortstop to catcher after the recommendation of FSU assistant coach Mike Martin Jr. He was able to make the transition seamless and now is considered the top young catcher in the league.
2012 CBD All-American Teams Announced
Top 100 Countdown: 1. Mark Appel (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 2. Mike Zunino (Florida)
Top 100 Countdown: 3. Deven Marrero (Arizona State)
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
