Archive for October, 2011

Arkansas releases 2012 Schedule

– October 11, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, SEC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
FAYETTEVILLE – A school record 36 regular season home games, including 20 of the first 23 games at home, and a trip to Houston to participate in the prestigious Houston College Classic highlight the 2012 Arkansas baseball schedule, released on Tuesday.

“I think it’s a great schedule for our fans,” Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn said. “There are a lot of home games. We play some outstanding non-conference opponents. I think it’s a great schedule and will be very challenging for our team.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Schedules, Arkansas, SEC

Rice releases 2012 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 11, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HOUSTON – With no shortage of challenging opponents to be played at home and on the road, the Rice Owls’ baseball schedule for the full 2011-2012 season was announced on Monday (Oct. 10).

The team’s first action is as soon as this Tuesday (Oct. 11) when the Owls travel across town for a fall exhibition to be held at the University of Houston at 4 pm. The Blue & Gray then hosts Texas State on Oct. 16 (Sun.) in a 1 pm exhibition at Reckling Park. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Schedules, Conference USA, Rice

CBD Journal with Drake Browne (Furman)

Brian Foley

– October 11, 2011Posted in: 2012 CBD Journals, Southern Conference

The life of a college athlete can be interesting at times, to say the least. I do not think that it is better, or more fun that the regular college experience, but it is incredibly different. I have seen this throughout my first two years as a college baseball player, and I continue to see it every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 CBD Journal with Drake Browne, Drake Browne, Furman, Southern Conference

Top 100 Countdown: 93. Zack Weiss (UCLA)

Brian Foley

– October 11, 2011Posted in: 2012 CBD Top 100 Players, 2012 Top Players, Pac 12

College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2012 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the countdown today at number 93 with UCLA sophomore RHP Zack Weiss. He is a 6’2 210 right hander out of Irvine, California where he attended Northwood High School. He was a two-year varsity baseball letterwinner under head coach Rob Stuart at Northwood High. As a senior, he went 7-5 with a 2.45 ERA, 82 strikeouts, 34 walks and two saves in 65.2 innings. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him 10th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Top Players, CBD 2012 Top 100 Players, Pac 12, UCLA, Zack Weiss

October 11th Fall Ball Update

Brian Foley

– October 11, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big Ten, Missouri Valley

Here is your October 11th Fall Ball Update.

Indiana: Cream 4 Crimson 0

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Powered by five innings of no-hit baseball for starting pitcher Chad Martin, Team Cream took a 1-0 advantage in the IU Baseball Cream vs. Crimson Series on Monday. A four-run fifth inning propelled Martin’s squad to a 4-0 victory in the series opener. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Fall Ball, ACC, Big Ten, Indiana, Missouri Valley Conference, UNC, Wichita State

Seton Hall completes Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– October 10, 2011Posted in: Big East, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Rob Sheppard, head coach of the 2011 BIG EAST Champion Seton Hall baseball team, finalized his coaching staff today with a promotion of Mark Pappas to Assistant Coach and the addition of a new Volunteer Assistant Coach, Chris Collazo. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, New Coach, Seton Hall

Top 100 Countdown: 94. Andrew Stumph (Texas State)

Brian Foley

– October 10, 2011Posted in: 2012 CBD Top 100 Players, 2012 Top Players, Southland Conference

We continue the countdown today at number 94 in Texas State junior Andrew Stumph. The 6’0 210 pound catcher out of Katy, Texas had an outstanding prep career at Katy High School. He picked up four letters under Tom McPherson. He was named All-Greater Houston Co-Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2006 as he set a school record with 51 RBIs. He also earned three-time all-state honors and all-American honorable mention in 2008 and 2009 while being named 2009 district MVP. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Top Players, CBD 2012 Top 100 Players, Santa Barbara Foresters, Southland Conference, Texas Collegiate League, Texas State

October 10th Fall Ball Update

Brian Foley

– October 10, 2011Posted in: Big Ten, Fall Ball

Here is your October 10th Fall Ball Update.

Nebraska: White 12 Red 7

Lincoln – The White team polished off a three-game sweep of the Red squad on Saturday in the Nebraska baseball team’s annual Red-White Series by a score of 12-7. Michael Pritchard, Kash Kalkowski and Michael Siwa each had three hits for the Whites, including two doubles and two RBIs for Kalkowski, as well as a triple and double for Siwa. The Red’s Chad Christensen blasted the first and only home run of the series with a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning for his only hit of the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Fall Ball, Big Ten, Nebraska, Northwestern

Western Illinois releases 2012 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 8, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, Horizon League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
MACOMB, Ill. – An appearance last season in the Summit League Tournament and a 20-win season has the Fighting Leathernecks looking forward to a competitive and exciting schedule in 2012.

Head coach Mike Villano announced the 2012 schedule, which includes 20 games at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium. Those include non-conference home series with Xavier and Bradley, along with single games with Iowa and Eastern Illinois. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Schedules, Horizon League, Western Illinois

UCF gives back to Orlando Little Leaguers

Brian Foley

– October 8, 2011Posted in: Community Service, Conference USA, General CBB News

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – It has been a busy fall for the UCF baseball team on and off the diamond. With the start of fall baseball last week, the Knights have been improving on their fundamentals while also helping little leaguers around the Orlando area the past three weekends with theirs as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Community Service, Conference USA, UCF

Virginia Tech’s English Field set for enhancement project

Brian Foley

– October 8, 2011Posted in: ACC, New Facility

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech’s home to the baseball program – English Field – is in the midst of an almost $2 million enhancement project that started in July with the building of a new batter’s eye and will be completed sometime early next year before the Hokies open their 2012 home schedule. Read the rest of this entry »