The TCU Horned Frogs have accepted an offer to join the Big East Conference as a full member starting in the 2012-2013 school year. This move is necessary for the Horned Frogs football program which is currently ranked third in the nation in the most recent polls but will upgrade the baseball program’s competition. Read the rest of this entry »
Former Michigan outfielder Casey Close has transitioned into the agent business representing high profile shortstop Derek Jeter. Close was an outstanding player for the Wolverines hitting .440 with 19 home runs and 72 RBI during his senior campaign in 1986. He was named a first team All-American and Baseball America’s Player of the Year. He ended up being drafted in the seventh round by the New York Yankees as he spent five seasons bouncing around the minors spending parts of three seasons in AAA. Read the rest of this entry »
College Baseball Daily 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 52 with sophomore Jeremy Baltz from St. John’s. The Vestal, NY native attended the local Vestal High School where he was a four-time New York State scholar-athlete. He earned a total of three letters in baseball while helping the Golden Bears win three straight sectional titles and two conference championships. He was a two-time all-division selection while being named all-conference as a senior. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 45th round in the 2009 MLB Draft but decided to attend St. John’s. Read the rest of this entry »
Here are the Top 5 Articles of the Past Week on College Baseball Daily. We will be holding a Live Chat next Sunday at 8pm which you can sign up for a reminder for below. Read the rest of this entry »
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BATON ROUGE – LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri was the special guest recently at “Home Run for Hearts,” an event benefitting the Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation. The Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation provides support to area children who are suffering from cardiac disease. Read the rest of this entry »
College Baseball Daily 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 53 with Siena junior second baseman Dan Paolini. The Stratford Connecticut native attended Bunnell High School where he was a three year letterwinner in baseball and basketball. He was named All-Conference for his final three seasons while being All-State in his junior and senior seasons for baseball. Read the rest of this entry »
Alabama outfielder David Kindred was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma before the Crimson Tide’s game against LSU during the 2010 SEC conference tourney. Doctors found a lemon-sized mass in Kindred’s chest but after receiving treatment since that day, he has been declared cancer free. Read the rest of this entry »
I-70 Baseball recently sat down with Executive Vice President of Development for the College Baseball Foundation and a regular reader of College Baseball Daily Jana Howser. They discussed her relationship with her father Dick Howser the legendary manager of the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees while talking also about the Dick Howser Award named after her father. Read the rest of this entry »
College Baseball Daily 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 54 with South Carolina Redshirt Sophomore Matt Price. Price hails from Sumter, SC, where at Sumter High School he was part of the 2008 AAAA All-State Team, where he had a 7-4 record and a 0.40 ERA. Even though he hasn’t started a game for the Gamecocks, Price once pitched a 17 strikeout no-hitter at the World Bat Championships in Jupiter, Florida, in 2006. In that same year, he helped lead his Sumter High School team to a South Carolina State Championship.
I wanted to take this chance to say thanks to all our great fans of this site since we started back in 2005. Over the last year, we have seen great growth with the excellent staff that I have been able to add this year with Kat Cornetta and William Knox both joining us as senior writers. Both of them have been able to expand our coverage areas and bring some different opinions to the site.
College Baseball Daily 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 55 with South Florida senior RHP Randy Fontanez. The Oviedo, FL native attended Oviedo High School where he won three letters as a two-way player. As a senior, he was a first team all-county shortstop while recording a 1.11 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 75.2 innings. He was also named second team All-Conference pitcher in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Read the rest of this entry »
College Baseball Daily 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 56 with Arizona State infielder Deven Marrero. The Davie, Florida native attended American Heritage High School where he was a two time captain. He was also named All-State and All-County in 2008, when American Heritage won both the Florida State title and the National title. He ended up being drafted in the 17th round (509th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds during the 2009 MLB Draft. He decided to turn down the Reds offer to head to Tempe, Arizona to play for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Read the rest of this entry »
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)
