Archive for February, 2011

Competition and New Traditions to Fuel 2011 Eagles Under Gambino

– February 9, 2011Posted in: ACC, Cape Cod League, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches

A new era begins this year in Chestnut Hill with Mike Gambino taking over the Boston College program after Mik Aoki departed for Notre Dame. The 2000 BC graduate enters his first season as head coach of the Eagles after spending the last four years as an assistant coach on the Virginia Tech coaching staff. He also served as a volunteer assistant at BC from 2003-2005. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Boston College, Cape Cod League, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Garret Smith, Interviews with Coaches, John Leonard, Matt Brazis, Mike Dennhardt, Mike Gambino, Nate Bayuk

Aman Reaka’s Top 99 College Prospects (No. 25-49)

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2011Posted in: 2011 Top Players, MLB Draft

Welcome to my yearly Pre-season college baseball top 99 (draft eligible) players. (PART 1|Part 2) This list is not meant to be a prediction of draft position, although in some sense it wont be too far off. My list is more about who I think will have more success at the next level. This is not a science. It is purely my opinion after watching video, talking to scouts and scouting some of the players personally. This is the pre-season list which in all honesty shouldn’t really even be attempted. A chunk of these players won’t even be in the story by years end and many others will need to be included. This list is purely a vehicle to make you aware of what the college landscape and the MLB draft might look like. I will do this all over again after the college season is over. Questions and comments can be commented on below and you can also find me on Twitter @bkmhoxx. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Aman Reaka's Top 99 Players, 2011 MLB Draft, 2011 Top Players

Arizona Steve Selsky to miss a Month with Injury

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: Pac 12

Arizona outfielder Steve Selsky underwent surgery last Friday for a fracture in his right hand. The Wildcats will use sophomore Robert Refsnyder and freshman Johnny Field to fill in right field until Selsky comes back. He is expected to miss the next month of the season according to head coach Andy Lopez. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona, Injury, Pac 12, Steve Selsky

2011 MAC Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, MAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Cleveland, Ohio – Defending MAC Tournament Champion Kent State and defending MAC Regular Season Champion Central Michigan have been chosen by the league’s head coaches to win their respective divisions, released today by the league office. The Golden Flashes were also selected by five of the leagues head coaches to take home the 2011 MAC Tournament title. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, MAC, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio University, Toledo, Western Michigan

2011 America East Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, America East

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— The Stony Brook Seawolves are the unanimous picks to win the 2011 America East Baseball Championship according to the preseason coaches’ poll and as voted on by all six of the league’s head coaches. After winning their second tournament title in three years in 2010, the Seawolves received all five possible first-place votes as head coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Albany, America East, Binghamton, Hartford, Maine, Stony Brook, UMBC

2011 Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Ohio Valley Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – A season after claiming the 2010 OVC Tournament Championship, Jacksonville State has been tabbed the 2011 preseason favorite for the nine-team league in a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head baseball coaches. In additional voting Tennessee Tech senior All-American outfielder Chad Oberacker was named OVC Preseason Player of the Year while Eastern Illinois junior hurler Mike Hoekstra was tabbed OVC Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin

Nebraska looking to Rebound in 2011

Fred Katz

– February 8, 2011Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column

He hit .282 over his 14 Major League seasons.

Now, 16 years after leaving the University of Nebraska as a player, Darin Erstad returns for his second consecutive season as an assistant coach. Junior catcher Cory Burleson sums up his addition with one word: Fire. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, CBD Column, Nebraska

Aman Reaka’s Top 99 College Prospects (No. 74-50)

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 Top Players, MLB Draft

By: Aman Reaka
Welcome to my yearly Pre-season college baseball top 99 (draft eligible) players. (PART 1) This list is not meant to be a prediction of draft position, although in some sense it wont be too far off. My list is more about who I think will have more success at the next level. This is not a science. It is purely my opinion after watching video, talking to scouts and scouting some of the players personally. This is the pre-season list which in all honesty shouldn’t really even be attempted. A chunk of these players won’t even be in the story by years end and many others will need to be included. This list is purely a vehicle to make you aware of what the college landscape and the MLB draft might look like. I will do this all over again after the college season is over. Questions and comments can be commented on below and you can also find me on Twitter @bkmhoxx. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Aman Reaka's Top 99 Players, 2011 MLB Draft, 2011 Top Players

CBD Journal with Drew Fann (Feb. 8th)

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Journals, SEC

Hey everyone, hope you are having a good start to the week. I should have known that once I wrote about the great weather that I would jinx it. The weather in Nashville was cold, rainy, and gloomy all week. It is more difficult to workout when the weather is cold or wet because the baseball becomes slick and because the rain may affect our vision. However, we play in bad weather, so we workout in bad weather too. We have a saying that “it is always 70 (degrees) and sunny at Hawkins Field,” because if we have the right mindset, the weather will not affect us. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 CBD Journal with Drew Fann, Drew Fann, SEC, Vanderbilt

CBD Journal with Ray Ricker (Feb. 8th)

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Journals, Division 2

Hello again from even more snow in Connecticut. It was unusually warm here for SuperBowl Sunday with the temperature getting into the 40’s.You have to be part meteorologist to be a baseball coach, with rain and teams traveling from far away you have to be able to predict what is going to happen a couple of hours before gametime. This is a skill I’m still trying to perfect, with snow in the forecast again this week the coaching staff has come to the realization that we are not going to practice on a real baseball field for another 16 days in Myrtle Beach; which by the way has temperatures in the 60’s. We’re excited for the weather but even more to get on the field and out of the gym. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 CBD Journal with Ray Ricker, Division 2, Post University, Ray Ricker

CBD Journal with Western Illinois (Feb. 8th)

Brian Foley

– February 8, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Journals, Summit League

T-minus 12 days until the Leatherneck baseball team begins the 2011 season. As the days draw near, you can feel the energy from the players and coaches increasing. I think it is safe to say, we are ready to get rid of the snowshoes and lace up the cleats. We have a very talented group of guys that have joined the team this year and are very excited to see what we can do on the field together. We had a great fall and really started to gel together both on and off the field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 CBD Journal with Western Illinois, Summit League, Western Illinois

Wake Forest’s Tom Walter donates Kidney to Kevin Jordan

Brian Foley

– February 7, 2011Posted in: ACC

Andy Gardiner of USA Today has an outstanding article on Wake Forest head coach Tom Walter who recently donated his kidney to freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan. He became ill in January of 2010 as it was determined that his kidneys were functioning at only 8 percent and needed an immediate transfer. His family was tested but none of them were a match but Coach Walter was tested and was considered a high match. Read the rest of this entry »