Archive for May, 2011

CBD Journal with Drew Fann (May 18th)

– May 18, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Journals, SEC

As the regular season comes to a close this weekend, we wrap up our schedule in Athens against the Georgia Bulldogs. It’s a big weekend for us because we are currently tied with South Carolina and Florida (20-7 conference record) atop the SEC standings with 3 games to play. All we can control are our games against Georgia, but any help from Kentucky (vs. Florida) or Alabama (vs. South Carolina) would be appreciated. Read the rest of this entry »

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

2011 NCAA Baseball Regional Projections (May 18th)

Brian Foley

– May 18, 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 »

Tags: 2011 College World Series, 2011 NCAA Regional Projections, 2011 NCAA Tourney, CBD Column

ACC Recap for May 17th

Brian Foley

– May 18, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Southern Conference, Sun Belt

Here is your ACC Recap for May 17th.

#12 Clemson 19 Davidson 0

Clemson, SC – Will Lamb had five of the Tigers’ season-high 23 hits in #15 Clemson’s 19-0 victory over Davidson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. In their last regular-season home game, the Tigers improved to 37-16 on the season. The Wildcats ended their season with an 18-30 record.

The Tigers put on an offensive show, as Clemson tied its season high for runs and tied a school record with a .523 batting average (23-for-44) in the game. It tied Clemson’s performance against Georgia Southern on March 12, 2002, when the Tigers were also 23-for-44 that day. The Tigers scored at least one run in all eight innings in which they batted as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Appalachian State, Atlantic Sun, Clemson, Davidson, Duke, East Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Southern Conference, Sun Belt, The Citadel, UNC

CBD Journal with Western Illinois (May 17th)

Brian Foley

– May 17, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Journals, Summit League

The Fighting Leathernecks home season comes to an end this week as they take on the Redbirds of Illinois State this Tuesday. Coming off an 8-4 record in the past 12 games, the purple army looks to use this game to prepare for the final weekend of conference play against North Dakota State. Read the rest of this entry »

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

Former USF star taking on a New Challenge

Brian Foley

– May 17, 2011Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Big East

Former South Florida baseball player Ryan Lockwood is taking on a new challenge now as he is preparing to become a Navy SEAL. Lockwood played three seasons under head coach Lelo Prado with his best season coming in 2008 when he had a 30 game hitting streak while being named a Freshman All-American. Last season, Coach Prado started receiving phone calls from Lockwood’s parents questioning what was going on with Ryan’s body as he was losing weight. Come to find out, Lockwood had started to prepare himself both mentally and physically to join the Navy SEAL program. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Top Players, Big East, South Florida

Conference Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 17, 2011Posted in: Players of the Week

Here is a full list of Conference Players of the Week. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Players of the Week

Video of the Day: Rain Delay Jousting?

Brian Foley

– May 17, 2011Posted in: Big South

Radford and High Point faced off this past weekend on the field and in a jousting match. High Point catcher Kyle Mahoney faced off against Radford RHP Mark Peterson in the jousting match. You can check out who won the matchup below. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big South, High Point, Radford, Video of the Day

NCBWA May 16 Division I Poll

Donald J. Boyles

– May 16, 2011Posted in: 2011 Polls, NCBWA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

DALLAS – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 14th year with its 2011 weekly surveys. Polls will be circulated from Feb. 21-June 28 following the 65th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at the new TD Ameritade Stadium.

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Tags: 2011 Polls, NCBWA

2011 Division 3 Baseball Bracket Released

Brian Foley

– May 16, 2011Posted in: 2011 NCAA Tourney, Division 3

FROM NCAA RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has announced the 55 teams that will compete in the 2011 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.

Six teams will compete at four regional sites; seven teams will compete at one regional site; eight teams will compete at three regional sites. All regionals will use a double-elimination format. Thirty-eight conference champions qualified automatically. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Division 3 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Division 3

Arizona State makes Appeal to NCAA

Brian Foley

– May 16, 2011Posted in: NCAA Violations, Pac 12

Arizona State is appealing their one year postseason ban today in Dallas, Texas. The Sun Devils had multiple major violations under former head coach Pat Murphy. ASU must prove in their hearing that it did not break NCAA rules, there was procedural error by the infractions committee or the penalties were “excessive and an abuse of discretion.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, NCAA Violations, Pac 12, Pat Murphy

TCU’s Matt Purke to return Thursday?

Brian Foley

– May 16, 2011Posted in: Mountain West

Matt Purke is set to return this Thursday at New Mexico according to Stefan Stevenson of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Purke has been shut down since April 16th with shoulder soreness.

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Tags: Injury, Matt Purke, Mountain West, TCU

URI’s Peterson Silencing A-10 Batters After Two Years Away

Kat Hasenauer Cornetta

– May 16, 2011Posted in: Atlantic 10, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Players, NECBL, Transfers

When a student-athlete makes the difficult decision to transfer to another program, they must mentally prepare for having to sit out a season. University of Rhode Island starting pitcher Stephen Peterson prepared to sit out a year after leaving Marist, but then found himself out longer than he ever expected. Read the rest of this entry »