Archive for February, 2011

Big 12 releases 2011 TV Schedule

– February 4, 2011Posted in: Big 12

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2011 baseball schedule on FSN. Six games, highlighted by the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, will be broadcast.

Eight different schools will be featured on FSN during the regular season, including 2010 College World Series qualifier Oklahoma along with the defending Big 12 regular and postseason champions Texas and Texas A&M, respectively. Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech will also make appearances. Coverage begins on Saturday, April 23 when the Red Raiders travel to Manhattan, Kan. to face K-State. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Television Listings, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

Dan Hayden added to Xavier Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2011Posted in: Atlantic 10, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CINCINNATI — Former Musketeer standout catcher Dan Hayden has been named the new assistant coach for the Xavier baseball team. Hayden, a 2008 graduate of Xavier University, was captain of the 2008 Atlantic 10 regular season champion Musketeers.

“I am very excited to have Danny (Hayden) on our staff,” said Xavier head coach Scott Googins. “He was a terrific player and he will bring a wealth of experience to our staff. His experience as a player here at Xavier will help him as he works with our current players.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Dan Hayden, New Coach, Xavier

2011 MEAC Preseason Poll

Brian Foley

– February 4, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, MEAC

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The defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament champion Bethune-Cookman Wildcats were selected unanimously to win the 2011 MEAC Baseball Championship title by the conference’s head baseball coaches and sports information directors. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Bethune Cookman, Coppin State, Delaware State, Florida A&M, MEAC, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, UMES

2011 Bay Area Media Day

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2011Posted in: Pac 12, WAC, West Coast Conference

The 2011 Bay Area Media Day is set to begin today at 2pm Eastern/11 am Pacific at Stanford University. The teams featured including the host Cardinal are California, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s and San Francisco. The entire media day will be streamed live through Stanford’s athletic site which can be check out by clicking here.

Photo Courtesy of Stanford Media Relations

Tags: Cal, Pac 12, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Stanford, WAC, West Coast Conference

2011 CBD Season Preview: Big East

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2011Posted in: 2011 Season Preview, Big East, CBD Column

The Big East Conference had an outstanding season in 2010 having St. John’s, Louisville, and UConn make the NCAA Tournament including two of them hosting Regionals. The sad part is that none of the schools were able to win their respective regional. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, CBD 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

Richard Brehaut to join UCLA Baseball

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2011Posted in: Pac 12

According to Ryan Rosenblatt of BruinsNation.com, UCLA quarterback Richard Brehaut will join the baseball team for the upcoming season confirmed by UCLA head baseball coach John Savage. He appeared in nine games (seven starts) for the Bruins football squad completing 119 passes in 212 attempts while tossing six touchdowns and throwing seven interceptions. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Pac 12, Richard Brehaut, UCLA

2011 MAAC Preseason Baseball Poll

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, MAAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Edison, N.J. – Rider University has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2011 MAAC Baseball Championship, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Rider, the defending MAAC Champion, finished with 73 points in the poll, while Marist College finished second (67). Canisius College placed third with 65 points. Manhattan College placed fourth (56), followed by Siena College (51), Niagara University (28), Fairfield University (27), Saint Peter’s College (20), and Iona College (18). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

2011 CBD Season Preview: Ivy League

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2011Posted in: 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, Ivy League

Last season, the Ivy League’s Gehrig Division was won by Columbia with a 14-6 record which was four games ahead of second place Pennsylvania who went 10-10. Cornell came in one game behind the Quakers at 9-11 while Princeton rounded out the division with a 6-14 record. The Red Rolfe Division was won by Dartmouth with a 13-7 record while Harvard and Brown tied for second place with 10-10 records. The Yale Bulldogs checked in last in the division with a 8-12 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Brown, CBD 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Ivy League, Penn, Princeton, Yale

CBD Interview with Lelo Prado (South Florida)

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2011Posted in: Big East, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches

College Baseball Daily continues our series of interviews with coaches across the country with South Florida’s Lelo Prado. The Bulls are coming off a 26-31 campaign which saw them go 16-11 in Big East play. You can check out the full audio interview below. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Lelo Prado, South Florida

2011 WAC Preseason Poll

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
DENVER – Fresno State has been selected as the favorite to win the 2011 Western Athletic Conference regular season baseball crown in a vote by the league’s seven head coaches. The coaches also voted on a preseason all-WAC team with Fresno State leading the way as it placed seven players on the team. Hawai‘i junior second baseman Kolten Wong was named the preseason player of the year, while San Jose State senior Blake McFarland was picked the preseason pitcher of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico St., Sacramento St., San Jose State, WAC

2011 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Missouri Valley

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ST. LOUIS – Illinois State, which returns a dominating young pitching staff and solid depth from last year’s State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship squad, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches’ preseason poll, receiving four of eight first-place votes.

The Redbirds tallied 58 points and were a close favorite over second-place pick Wichita State (53 points). Evansville (41 points) was picked to finish in the third position. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Bradley, Creighton, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois, Wichita State

2011 Pac-10 Baseball Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 1, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Pac 12

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – In a polling of the Conference’s baseball coaches, NCAA runner-up UCLA has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Pac-10 title in 2011. The Bruins, searching for their first Pac-10 title since 2000, received eight first-place votes and 79 total points. Read the rest of this entry »