We ran our 2011 Season Preview Live Chat on Feb. 13th. We were joined by CBD Editor Brian Foley, CBD Assistant Editor Mark Rafferty, CBD Senior Writers William Knox, while contributor Fred Katz as we talked about the whole country. Read the rest of this entry »
When the 2010 baseball season ended in Conference USA, Rice had regained its traditional position atop the league standings in the regular season, but saw Southern Miss claim the postseason tournament title. Those two schools again top the preseason polls for the 2011 season. Read the rest of this entry »
Here are the Top Five Articles of the past week on College Baseball Daily.
1. Competition and New Traditions to Fuel 2011 Eagles under Gambino
2. DiCenzo looking to lead Holy Cross back to NCAA Tourney
3. Kentucky’s Season depends on 3 Players
4.2011 CBD Season Preview: Big 12
5.Nebraska looking to Rebound in 2011
You can check out our Top 100 College Baseball Players Countdown which finished up two weeks ago with Anthony Rendon coming in the top spot. We have started our 2011 Conference Previews every preview will be linked on the 2011 CBD Season Preview page. College Baseball Daily is running journals throughout the 2011 season with Drew Fann of Vanderbilt, Ray Ricker of Post University, and the Western Illinois Leathernecks which will run throughout the season.
We are also in the process of adding our listings of 2011 College Baseball Schedules including Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3. You can follow us on Twitter for breaking news and other information for college baseball stories @CB_Daily. We are also have a Facebook group for the followers of the site to keep you up to date on the latest info.
Here is your Alumni Games Recap for February 12th.
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FORT WORTH, Texas – A Kyle Von Tungeln home run in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie and helped propel the TCU Varsity baseball team to a 5-3 win over the Alumni squad Saturday afternoon. The game capped an outstanding weekend for the Horned Frog baseball team as they gear up for the opening of the 2011 campaign on Friday, Feb. 18 against Kansas. Read the rest of this entry »
UConn starting catcher Joe Pavone will miss the entire 2011 season with a torn ACL he suffered last Friday sliding into a base. Last season, Pavone appeared in 39 games (36 starts) while hitting .273 with five homers and 20 RBI. Read the rest of this entry »
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CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network will offer its most extensive baseball and softball coverage ever, with at least 140 events on television or online in 2011. This year’s streamed schedule at www.BigTenNetwork.com will include at least 30 more events than last year’s schedule. Every telecast will be produced in high definition. Read the rest of this entry »
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ELMHURST, Ill. – After winning its record 13th straight league championship a year ago, Oral Roberts was an overwhelming choice to claim The Summit League crown in 2011 as voted on by the league’s eight head coaches. Read the rest of this entry »
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Five-time defending Mountain West Conference champion TCU is the unanimous favorite to win its sixth consecutive regular season MWC baseball title in 2011, according to a vote of the seven MWC head coaches and a selected media panel. The Horned Frogs received all 16 first-place votes and 112 points overall, while BYU garnered 84 points to finish second in the poll. San Diego State collected 75 points for a third-place ranking in the poll, while New Mexico was fourth (71 points). Rounding out the poll were UNLV in fifth (45 points), Utah in sixth (43 points) and Air Force in seventh (18 points). Read the rest of this entry »
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has announced its complete 2011 SEC Baseball television schedule, the second under the league’s landmark 15-year agreement with ESPN. The regular-season package will include 54 broadcasts in 2011, up from 46 games in 2010. In addition, all games from the 2011 SEC Tournament will continue to be televised, with the championship game airing again nationally on ESPN2. Including SEC Tournament games, a total of 68 SEC baseball broadcasts will air in 2011 as part of the official SEC package. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Aaron Fitt of Baseball America, Cal Baseball will not be reinstated. He tweeted the following:
“Bad news: Cal baseball will not be reinstated, according to assistant coach Dan Hubbs.”
The full Cal release is below. You can check out Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau comments by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »
The SEC won another national championship this season with South Carolina grabbing the national title by sweeping the UCLA Bruins in the CWS Championship Series. It was the conference’s second straight national title (LSU 2009) and eighth since 1990.
The SEC Eastern Division was won by the Florida Gators with a 22-8 SEC record, while finishing the season with an overall record of 47-17. The Gamecocks finished one game behind the Gators in the division going 21-9 while having an overall record of 54-16. The Vanderbilt Commodores finished in third place with a conference mark of 16-12 and a 46-20 overall record as they advanced all the way to the Super Regionals, where they were defeated by the Florida State Seminoles in three games. Kentucky (31-25 overall, 13-17 SEC), Tennessee (30-26, 12-18 SEC), and Georgia (16-37 overall, 5-23 SEC) all did not qualify for the SEC or NCAA Tournaments. Read the rest of this entry »
Actor Charlie Sheen who has had multiple run-ins with drugs and alcohol abuse visited UCLA baseball practice today. Coach Savage asked Sheen to speak to the team. According to junior Richard Brehault’s twitter account, Sheen told the team “Don’t do crack, drink chocolate milk, and enjoy every moment..thats all I got.”
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
Top 100 Countdown: 5. Victor Roache (Georgia Southern)
Top 100 Countdown: 6. Marcus Stroman (Duke)
Top 100 Countdown: 7. Stephen Piscotty (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 8. Peter O’Brien (Miami, FL)
