Archive for August, 2011

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The Citadel legendary coach Chal Port passes away

By
Brian Foley
– August 20, 2011Posted in: Big South

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Former Head Baseball Coach and Citadel Hall of Fame Honorary Inductee Chal Port passed away early Saturday morning after a prolonged illness.

Port compiled an overall record of 641-386-2 (.624) in 27 seasons (1965-91) and remains the winningest coach in the school’s history in any sport. An honorary inductee in The Citadel Hall of Fame in 1996, Port led The Citadel to five postseason NCAA Regional Tournaments while posting a winning record in 24 of his 27 seasons. His 1990 team advanced to the College World Series in Omaha with a school-record 46 victories. That squad was the first and still only military school ever to reach the College World Series. Read the rest of this entry »

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SDSU’s Tony Gwynn receives New Three-Year Contract

By
Brian Foley
– August 19, 2011Posted in: Mountain West

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
SAN DIEGO – San Diego State Director of Athletics Jim Sterk has announced that Tony Gwynn has signed a new contract to continue as the Aztecs’ head baseball coach for the next three years.

Gwynn completed his ninth year at the helm of the SDSU program this past season after assuming the head coaching role for the 2002 campaign. During his tenure, he has taken his squads to a regular-season Mountain West Conference title (2004) and a trip to the NCAA Regionals (2009). His teams have finished lower than third in the final league standings only once during his tenure. He was named the conference coach of the year in 2004 after leading the Aztecs to a first-place league finish. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chuck Jeroloman added to TCU Pitching Staff

By
Brian Foley
– August 19, 2011Posted in: Mountain West, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU baseball head coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the addition of Chuck Jeroloman to the baseball staff. Jeroloman will assume the role of volunteer assistant coach. He joins the staff after spending the last seven seasons in professional baseball. Read the rest of this entry »

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Brian Grunzke named Assistant Coach at South Dakota State

By
Brian Foley
– August 19, 2011Posted in: New Coach, Summit League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
South Dakota State University baseball coach Dave Schrage announced Thursday the hiring of Brian Grunzke as assistant coach.

“We are very fortunate to be able to hire someone as experienced and successful as Brian Grunzke,” Schrage said. “He has a very extensive background as both a head and assistant coach. He is one of the finest recruiters in the Midwest and a great teacher of the game. We are very excited to have him join the Jackrabbit family.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Travis Beazley named Pitching Coach at VMI

By
Brian Foley
– August 19, 2011Posted in: Big South, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
LEXINGTON, Va. – Travis Beazley, former Boston Red Sox minor leaguer and Randolph-Macon assistant coach, has been named the new pitching coach for VMI baseball, according to information released by the program Thursday.

Beazley joins VMI after spending a year as an assistant at Randolph-Macon, during which time he worked with the pitchers, infielders and hitters for the 2011 ODAC Champions and NCAA Regional participants. He also oversaw the program’s recruiting and strength and conditioning, as well as the squad’s academic progress. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cal State Fullerton Announces 2012 Baseball Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– August 18, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, Big West

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Fullerton, Calif. – The 2012 Cal State Fullerton baseball schedule, headlined by an opening weekend series with College World Series runner-up University of Florida, was released Thursday by first-year Titan Head Coach Rick Vanderhook.

The Titans have a diverse 58-game slate set up with 30 of the games being played at Goodwin Field, home of the four-time national champion Titan baseball program. They will face 21 different opponents across nine conferences – from as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii, and stretching as far east as Gainsville, Florida. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cal-State Northridge hires Eric Newman as Pitching Coach

By
Brian Foley
– August 18, 2011Posted in: Big West, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The Cal State Northridge baseball program has hired Eric Newman as the team’s pitching coach, effective immediately, head coach Matt Curtis announced Wednesday.

“I believe that Eric is one of the best college pitching coaches in the country,” said Curtis. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tennessee releases 2012 Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– August 18, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, SEC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee baseball program announced the full schedule for the 2012 campaign, its first under head coach Dave Serrano, on Wednesday. Highlighting the slate are 26 games against a total of 10 teams that made the NCAA Tournament last year, including home sets against Seton Hall, Alabama, Florida, Vanderbilt and Arkansas.

“We came out pretty good,” Serrano said. “I feel we will be challenged and have a good balance of home and away games. I’m excited. We want to find out about our team, so we want to challenge our team each and every weekend and in mid-week games so that we can learn some things about them and be able to prepare them to be successful in the SEC.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Jason Laws added to Arkansas State Coaching Staff

By
Brian Foley
– August 18, 2011Posted in: New Coach, Sun Belt

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
JONESBORO, Ark. (8/17/11) – Arkansas State head baseball coach Tommy Raffo announced Wednesday the addition of Jason Laws as a volunteer assistant coach with the Red Wolves for the upcoming season.

Laws comes to ASU after serving as an assistant coach at South Dakota State University last season. Jason will assist with the offense and work with the catching core in addition to being the Camp Coordinator. Read the rest of this entry »

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Wally Crancer Named Georgia Tech Volunteer Assistant Coach

By
Brian Foley
– August 17, 2011Posted in: ACC, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech baseball head coach Danny Hall has announced the addition of former Yellow Jacket outfielder Wally Crancer as the volunteer assistant coach on Wednesday.

Crancer comes to the Flats after spending four seasons in the minors with the Baltimore Orioles organization, eventually retiring in May in 2010. His best season came in 2009, when he batted .302 with eight home runs and 34 RBI in 61games with the Frederick Keys. Read the rest of this entry »

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FIU Signs Turtle Thomas to Extension

By
Brian Foley
– August 17, 2011Posted in: Sun Belt

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
MIAMI – FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced today that Head Baseball Coach Henry “Turtle” Thomas has signed a new contract extension with the University through the 2016 season.

“Over the past four seasons, Turtle Thomas has done a tremendous job in building one of the nation’s top baseball programs,” Garcia said. “It is great to see that he will continue to have that opportunity over the next five years. He is one of the hardest-working coaches in the game and the success that the baseball program has had is a testament to that hard work and dedication.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Tyler Beede Going to Vanderbilt….Good or Bad?

By
Brian Foley
– August 17, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 MLB Draft Update, 2011 Top Players, ACC, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12

The biggest news of the signing day was Vanderbilt’s Tyler Beede turning down an offer from the Toronto Blue Jays for over two million dollars to attend Nashville. Some people consider the move by Beede to attend Vanderbilt as the biggest recruit heading to campus.  Read the rest of this entry »

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