Archive for March, 2011

CBD Quick Hits for March 25th

– March 26, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big East, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, SEC

Here are some of our thoughts from the games played on March 25th.

The big showdown in the ACC this weekend is between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Miami Hurricanes. The Yellow Jackets got the worst start of the season from Mark Pope which is saying alot as he entered the weekend with a 5-0 record and a 5-0 record and a 0.23 ERA. He ended up giving up three runs (two earned) while working seven innings walking a batters and striking out nine. The Hurricanes returned back to being the “Bad News Bears” though as they committed six team errors including Harold Martinez committing two at shortstop in his first start of the season at that position. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big 12, Big East, CBD Column, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Louisville, Miami (FL), Oklahoma State, SEC, South Carolina, Texas, UConn

SEC Recap for March 25th

Brian Foley

– March 26, 2011Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for March 25th.

#6 South Carolina 9 #1 Florida 2

Gainesville, Fla. – Junior left-hander Michael Roth allowed just two runs in a season-high 8.1 innings and was backed by an offense that pounded out 13 hits as fourth ranked South Carolina (17-4, 3-1 SEC) defeated top ranked Florida (20-3, 3-1) 9-2 on Friday evening in game one of a three-game SEC baseball series at McKethan Stadium. For the third straight game, all nine position starters for Carolina had at least one hit. Game two of the series set for 7 p.m. on Saturday and will be televised on Fox Sports Florida and can be heard on the Gamecock Radio Network and at GamecocksOnline.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC, SEC Recap, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

ACC Recap for March 25th

Brian Foley

– March 25, 2011Posted in: ACC

Here is your ACC Recap for March 25th.

#3 Virginia 14 Maryland 1

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 3-ranked Virginia baseball team scored 10 runs in the fourth inning in blowing out Maryland 14-1 Friday evening at Davenport Field. The 10-run inning was Virginia’s largest single-inning output since a 10-run third inning against North Carolina in the 2009 ACC Tournament. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

CBD Column: Six Teams at the Crossroads

Mark Rafferty

– March 25, 2011Posted in: Big 12, Big East, Big West, CBD Column, Pac 12

After watching Arizona State dismantle Cal State Fullerton 10-1 on Wednesday afternoon, something became abundantly clear; the Titans need to grow up and fast. The game got out of hand early with Colin O’Connell throwing 52 pitches in the first two innings as he seemed to be mechanically off, and the Titans gave up two unearned runs in the 4th inning to make the game 8-1 after consecutive errors by Nick Ramirez and Austin Kingsolver. Both players were pulled in the bottom half of the 4th, and was an obvious sign that Coach Serrano wasn’t happy that the players’ heads weren’t in the game. Couple that with the fact that eight of their players will be kept home while the team travels to Hawaii due to suspension, including DH Carlos Lopez, SS Richy Pedroza and 3B Joe Terry, the team will have a chance to see new leaders emerge at the plate and defensively. Their pitching staff is littered with miniscule ERA’s and is the main reason they’re 12-8. The Titans were 9-9 to start last season only to just barely miss going to Omaha, but this team has only shown flashes of what Serrano calls “Titan Baseball” and needs to gel in a hurry to defend their Big West crown. Along with Fullerton, there’s another team with an elite pitching staff that is carrying the ballclub, but not getting much help offensively.

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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, Kansas State, Pac 12, UCLA, UConn, Washington State

SEC Weekend Preview (March 25th-27th)

Brian Foley

– March 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, CBD Column, SEC

The SEC enters their second weekend of conference play with the Florida Gators leading the SEC Eastern Division with a perfect 3-0 record. Kentucky, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt are all tied for second with 2-1 records while Georgia and Tennessee are tied for fifth place with 1-2 marks. The Western Division is led by the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers who have identical 2-1 records. Arkansas, Ole Miss and Mississippi State are tied for third place with 1-2 records while the LSU Tigers round out the division without recording a win in their first three games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Weekend Preview, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, CBD Column, CBD Weekend Preview, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC, SEC Weekend Preview, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

ACC Weekend Preview (March 25th-27th)

Brian Foley

– March 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, ACC, CBD Column

The ACC enters the third weekend of play this weekend with the Florida State Seminoles leading the Atlantic Division with a 4-2 conference record. The Clemson Tigers are in second with a 3-3 mark while Boston College and Wake Forest are tied for third at 2-4. Maryland and NC State are in a tie for last place at 1-5. The Coastal Division is led by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Miami Hurricanes who have a perfect 6-0 record through the first two weekend of play. Virginia is in third place with a 5-1 conference mark while North Carolina is fourth at 4-2. Rounding out the division is Duke at 2-4 and Virginia Tech at 0-6. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Weekend Preview, ACC, ACC Weekend Preview, Boston College, CBD Column, CBD Weekend Preview, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Big 12 Weekend Preview (3/24-3/26)

William Knox

– March 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, Big 12, CBD Column

The Big 12 kicks off their second week of conference play today with a five-series slate. Making their conference debuts, Missouri hosts #8 Oklahoma, while Nebraska travels to Lubbock, Texas to take on Texas Tech.

Week one didn’t go as expected. Texas jumped into first place after a sweep of a solid Kansas State team, while favorite Oklahoma scored only four runs in a series loss to Texas A&M in Norman. Texas Tech and Baylor put on quite a display of offense in Waco. Texas Tech overcame large deficits in the final two games, including a 10-6 victory to seal the series on Sunday. Kansas was the surprise, taking a pair of games from Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Weekend Preview, Baylor, Big 12, CBD Column, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

Big East Weekend Preview (March 25th-27th)

Brian Foley

– March 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, Big East

FROM BIG EAST PRESS RELEASE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – This weekend marks the opening weekend of BIG EAST baseball conference play, with 18 games scheduled for Friday-Sunday. Georgetown has posted the best record in the league through the non-conference portion of the schedule with 15 wins and seven losses (.682). Here is a look at the six weekend series. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big East Weekend Preview, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's, UConn, USF, Villanova, West Virginia

Foley’s Quick Hits for March 23rd

Brian Foley

– March 24, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference

Here are some my thoughts from the games played on March 23rd.

The Stetson Hatters picked up a crucial non-conference victory on Wednesday over the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee. The offense was led by Ben Carhart who hit a two run homer in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game at four to cause extra innings. Ryan Lashley drove home the eventual winning run in the 11th inning by doubling home Mark Jones. Stetson’s Robbie Powell was excellent in relief pitching the final 3.2 giving up five hits and only one unearned run while striking out five batters. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arizona State, Atlantic Sun, Big West, CAA, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, Florida, Florida State, Mountain West, Pac 12, Robbie Powell, SEC, Southern Conference, Stetson, Towson, UC-Irvine, UNLV, Virginia, Winthrop

ACC Recap for March 23rd

Brian Foley

– March 23, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Patriot League, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for March 23rd

#3 Virginia 5 Towson 0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia pitching staff combined for its second shutout in as many nights as the Cavaliers topped Towson 5-0 Wednesday at Davenport Field. UVa improved to 21-2 this season with the win, while Towson dropped to 6-14-1. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Big Ten, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Elon, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, High Point, Holy Cross, Miami (FL), NC State, Northwestern, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Stetson, Towson, UNC, Virginia

2011 NCAA Baseball Regional Projections (March 23rd)

Mark Rafferty

– March 23, 2011Posted in: 2011 CWS, 2011 NCAA Tourney, CBD Column

College Baseball Daily continues our weekly countdown to the release of the 2011 NCAA Baseball Regional Brackets. The brackets are done as if the NCAA Tournament was set to begin today. The projections are done through games played on Tuesday. You can check out the full bracket below which is our best estimate if the tournament started today. Read the rest of this entry »