Archive for October, 2010

Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin Recaps Texas Series

– October 19, 2010Posted in: Big 12, Fall Ball, Interviews with Coaches, SEC

Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin caught up with VUCommodores.com to discuss how the two 12 inning fall ball games went over the weekend against Texas. Vanderbilt won the first game on Friday by a score of 7-2 before dropping Sunday’s game 7-5. TCBB contributor Donald Boyles attended both days of action and took some fantastic pictures as you can check out his Game 1 pics by clicking here and his Game 2 pics by clicking here. The full video with Coach Corbin is below.

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Tags: Big 12, Fall Ball, Interviews with Coaches, SEC, Texas, Vanderbilt

Top 100 Countdown: 87. Garrett Wittels (Florida International)

Brian Foley

– October 19, 2010Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, Sun Belt

The CBB continues our countdown to the start of the 2011 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the countdown today at number 87 with Garrett Wittels of Florida International. He is from Bay Harbor Islands, Florida and attended Dr. Michael Krop High school in Miami, Florida. He posted a .420 average with six homers and 29 RBI as a senior. He was named Second Team All-Miami Dade by the Miami Herald while he was named to the Third team as a sophomore and junior.

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Tags: 2011 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Florida International, Garrett Wittels, Sun Belt

Marshall University releases 2011 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 18, 2010Posted in: 2011 Schedules, Conference USA

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University baseball head coach Jeff Waggoner recently released the 2011 schedule for the Thundering Herd ball club. The schedule consists of 56 games, including tilts with five NCAA Regional qualifiers, two of which advanced to the Super Regionals.

In 2010, Marshall finished with a 27-31 overall record and an even 12-12 tally in Conference USA. The 12 victories marked a school record for the most wins in C-USA play, while finishing fourth in the standings.

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Tags: 2011 Schedules, Conference USA, Marshall

Franczek And Bradley Join UMass Baseball Staff

Brian Foley

– October 18, 2010Posted in: Atlantic 10, New Coach

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

AMHERST, Mass. – Former Minuteman third baseman Ryan Franczek and recent Wheaton College graduate Ryan Bradley have joined the UMass baseball coaching staff, head coach Mike Stone announced on Monday. Both will begin their first season with the Minutemen in 2011, Franczek serving as an assistant coach and Bradley as a volunteer assistant.

“The addition of Ryan Franczek and Ryan Bradley provides us with two good young energetic assistant coaches,” said Stone. “Both are eager to learn and to adapt to the transition from player to coach. We look forward to what they both can bring to the improvement of our baseball program.”

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Tags: Atlantic 10, New Coach, UMass

Bradley Baseball Player Phil Kaiser Dies Monday

Brian Foley

– October 18, 2010Posted in: Missouri Valley

Updated October 19th at 12:25am

According to the AP Report, Phil Kaiser had an undiagnosed heart condition which was discovered in his autopsy. You can check out the AP article by clicking here. The press release from Bradley University is below.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

PEORIA, Ill. – Phil Kaiser (Berwyn, Ill./Nazareth Academy), a junior utility player for the Bradley University baseball team, died early Monday morning after being transported to Methodist Medical Center of Illinois. The cause of death has not been determined. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bradley, Missouri Valley Conference

Top 100 Countdown: 88. Matt Jensen (Cal Poly)

Brian Foley

– October 18, 2010Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Big West, Cape Cod League, Team USA

The CBB continues our countdown to the start of the 2011 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the countdown today at number 88 with Matt Jensen of Cal Poly. He is from Clovis California where he attended Clovis East High School. He picked up four letters playing under head coach Jeff Prieto where he hit .458 with six doubles, five triples, eight home runs, 21 RBIs and 36 runs scored. Jensen was also solid on the mound as he went 5-3 with a 2.29 ERA while striking out 55 batters in 52 innings as he threw two complete games and a shutout. He picked up several honors including All-Tri-River Athletic Conference honors all four years and also earned All-Valley and All-Regional honors. He was also named a third-team All-American as a senior. The Seattle Mariners selected him in the 11th round in the 2008 MLB draft but Jensen decided to head to Cal Poly to play under Larry Lee.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Team USA, 2011 Top Players, Big West, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cape Cod League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Matt Jensen

CBB Visit: Texas 7 Vanderbilt 5

Donald J. Boyles

– October 17, 2010Posted in: Big 12, CBD Visit, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

AUSTIN, Texas — After falling behind 5-0 after four innings, the Texas Longhorns outscored the Vanderbilt Commodores 7-0 over the next eight innings to post a 7-5 win in a 12-inning exhibition at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Sunday afternoon.
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Tags: Big 12, CBD Visit, SEC, Texas, Vanderbilt

NECBL to add Mystic to the League

Brian Foley

– October 17, 2010Posted in: NECBL

The Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club of the NECBL will be moving to Mystic Connecticut for the 2011 season after the league approved the move today. Mystic will play their home games at Fitch High School in Groton Connecticut. The team will pay for upgrades to the field which includes lights, fencing, seating and new dugouts. This is now the second franchise to move this off-season in the NECBL as the Lowell All-Americans relocated to Old Orchard Beach last month. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bristol CT, Mystic CT, NECBL

Santa Clara releases 2011 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 16, 2010Posted in: 2011 Schedules, West Coast Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Santa Clara, Calif.- Santa Clara baseball announced its 2011 schedule this week as the team starts fall baseball activities. The Broncos non-conference schedule is highlighted with series against South Carolina, Minnesota, Cal-State Bakersfield, Cal Poly, and Brown University.

SCU opens up the season on the road in Columbia, South Carolina when it takes on the 2010 College World Series champions in a three-game series against the Gamecocks.

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Tags: 2011 Schedules, Santa Clara, West Coast Conference

Friday Update with Indiana’s Tracy Smith

Brian Foley

– October 16, 2010Posted in: Big Ten, Interviews with Coaches

Indiana head coach Tracy Smith recently did his weekly check-in with Indiana Media Relations. This week he looked at some of the top performers from the first couple of games in the Cream and Crimson series plus he talks about the baseball squads intramural flag football team which picked up a win over the week. You can check out the full video and interview below.

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Tags: Big Ten Conference, Indiana, Interviews with Coaches

Washington releases 2011 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 16, 2010Posted in: 2011 Schedules, Pac 12

Washington, under second-year head coach Lindsay Meggs, opens the 2011 season at a tournament in San Marcos, Texas, where they’ll face Missouri State, Nebraska and Air Force Feb. 18-20.