Archive for May, 2011

Conference USA Weekend Recap (May 19th-21st)

– May 22, 2011Posted in: Conference USA

By: John Lockwood

The Rice Owls and Southern Miss Golden Eagles are Conference USA Regular Season co-Champions for 2011. #17 Rice stormed into Hattiesburg, MS this weekend and took two of three from #20 Southern Miss to take a share of the league title in advance of the upcoming CUSA Championship Tournament to start Tuesday in Pearl, MS. It was the first time in Conference USA’s 16-year history that regular season co-champions have been crowned, and while it was the second consecutive regular season title for the Owls, it was the first for the Golden Eagles since 2003. Elsewhere in conference play, #30 ECU swept Tulane to secure the #3 spot in the CUSA tournament, Memphis took two of three from visiting Houston and UCF took two of three from Marshall. UAB split two games on the road against Utah to finish their regular season schedule. The Conference Tournament starts Wednesday morning at Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS. (See the College Baseball Daily CUSA Conference Tournament Preview for more information in the coming day.) Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF, Utah

Chat Recap: CBD Live Chat for May 22nd

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2011Posted in: 2011 Live Chats, CBD Column, CBD Event

College Baseball Daily will hold a Live Chat tonight at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific to go over the weekend of action. We will be joined by CBD Editor Brian Foley, Assistant Editor Mark Rafferty, CBD senior writers Kat Cornetta, and William Knox. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CBD Event, Live Chat

SEC Recap for May 21st

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2011Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 21st.

#2 South Carolina 3 Alabama 2

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – SEC CHAMPS!!! Second ranked South Carolina (44-12, 22-8 SEC) broke out of the gates with an early two-run lead and behind solid work from starter Colby Holmes and three relievers the Gamecocks defeated Alabama (32-24, 14-16) 3-2 on Saturday afternoon to claim at least a share of the SEC Championship. It is the school’s third SEC Championship in baseball and the first since the 2002 regular season. Carolina also claims at least a share of the SEC Eastern Division title, the school’s fifth (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2011). South Carolina heads to Hoover, Ala. for the SEC Tournament as the No. 1 seed and will face the No. 8 seed Auburn at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday May 25 at Regions Park. 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 May 21st

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2011Posted in: ACC

Here is your ACC Recap for May 21st.

#14 North Carolina 3 #1 Virginia 2

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 13 North Carolina capped off a three-game series sweep of top-ranked Virginia (44-12, 22-8 ACC) as the Tar Heels (44-12, 20-10 ACC) used a three-run fifth inning en route to a 3-2 win over the Cavaliers Saturday afternoon on senior day at Boshamer Stadium. 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

Video of the Day: New Mexico Turns A Triple Play vs. No. 7 TCU

Sam Wasson

– May 21, 2011Posted in: Mountain West

The New Mexico Lobos hosted No. 7 TCU at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, N.M. on Friday, May 20th and despite getting shelled 25-16, the Lobo defense turned a rare triple play in the game. It was officially scored as a 1-2-5-4-5-4 in the top of the third and it was UNM’s first triple play since May 7th, 1989 against Wyoming.
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Tags: New Mexico, TCU, Video of the Day

Todd Raleigh out at Tennessee?

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2011Posted in: New Coach, SEC

According to Jimmy Hyams of WNML-AM, Tennessee head coach Todd Raleigh will be fired on Sunday after the Volunteers complete the 2011 season. It has been a tough season in Knoxville for the Volunteers as they are 24-29 while being a disappointing 6-22 in SEC play. Raleigh has never qualified for the SEC Tournament during his four year tenure with the Vols. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: New Coach, SEC, Tennessee, Todd Raleigh

CBD Quick Hits for May 20th

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2011Posted in: ACC, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, CBD Visit, Horizon League, Independents, Mountain West, SEC, WAC

College Baseball Daily throughout the season will be providing our Quick Hits on games throughout the country. Special thanks to William Knox and Mark Rafferty for contributing to this report. As always, follow us on Twitter @CB_Daily for instant reaction and the best up to minute coverage on college baseball in the country. We also have a Facebook page which can be joined by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

SEC Recap for May 20th

Brian Foley

– May 21, 2011Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 20th.

#2 South Carolina 6 Alabama 3

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Christian Walker drove in three runs and Peter Mooney, Scott Wingo and Evan Marzilli were a combined 9-for-14 with four runs scored and a pair of RBI as second ranked South Carolina bounced back with a 6-3 win over Alabama on Friday evening in SEC baseball action. Carolina is 43-12 and 21-8 in the SEC, tied for first place with Florida and Vanderbilt going into the final day of action in league play. Alabama is 32-23 and 14-15 in the SEC. The rubber game of the series is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be televised live on CSS as well as on Time Warner Cable channel 506 in Columbia. It can also be heard on the Gamecock Radio Network. 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 May 20th

Brian Foley

– May 20, 2011Posted in: ACC

Here is your ACC Recap for May 20th

#14 North Carolina 2 #1 Virginia 1

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Freshman left-hander Kent Emanuel withstood the test from No. 1 Virginia (45-8, 22-7 ACC) Friday night and No. 13 Carolina (43-12, 19-10 ACC) picked up a pair of eighth-inning runs to claim a 2-1 victory over the Cavaliers. Carolina’s two and three hitters, Levi Michael and Colin Moran, each drove in a run in the go-ahead eighth inning. The Cavaliers drop a series for the first time all season and the Tar Heels will look for the sweep on Saturday. 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

NCBWA Announces 2011 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalists

Donald J. Boyles

– May 20, 2011Posted in: 2011 Top Players, National Awards, NCBWA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

IRVINE, Calif. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, working in conjunction with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the College Baseball Foundation, has released the list of semifinalists for the 2011 Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player in collegiate baseball.

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Tags: 2011 Top Players, Dick Howser Trophy, NCBWA

2011 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalists

Brian Foley

– May 20, 2011Posted in: 2011 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big Ten, CAA, Missouri Valley, National Awards, NEC, SEC, Sun Belt

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
WICHITA, KANSAS – The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced today the thirteen semifinalists for the 2011 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by Papa John’s Pizza.