By Chris Toman, Canadian Baseball Network
If the University of Maine Black Bears are going to build off the success they had in 2011, expect Canadian Jeff Gibbs to be a big reason why.
Last year, the Black Bears were crowned America East champions and earned a berth in the NCAA regionals with Gibbs anchoring the staff. Head coach Steve Trimper is expecting him to thrive in that role again in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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 39 with Washington State sophomore outfielder Jason Monda. The Olympia, Washington native attended Capital High School. He was a four year letterwinner while being named all-league in three seasons. He was named WCC co-MVP senior year as well as Tacoma News Tribune All-Area first team as a senior. He ended up being drafted in the 32nd round by the Colorado Rockies in the 2010 MLB Draft but went to Washington State to continue his career. Read the rest of this entry »
Utah quarterback and RHP Tyler Shreve has left the Utah football program to transfer to Riverside (CA) Community College where he will play both football and baseball. Shreve was a highly regarded baseball recruit out of high school but only pitched 0.2 innings as a freshman in 2011. He was drafted in the tenth round by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010. It should be interesting to see if Shreve ends up transferring to a Division 1 baseball program after the 2012 season. Read the rest of this entry »
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 40 with East Carolina first baseman Chase McDonald. The 6’4 250 pound first baseman hails from Greenville, North Carolina and attended J.H. Rose High School. He was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Ronald Vincent. His senior season saw him hit 12 home runs and batting .510 for the Rampants on his way to team MVP and All-State honors. Heading into his senior season, he was named a Under Armour Preseason All-American. Read the rest of this entry »
The Texas Longhorns will add a new toy to their already world-class stadium in 2012. Currently being constructed in right field is a new video board that will add some new flair for Augie Garrido’s club.
The video board is going up opposite of the existing scoreboard, just right of the 405 marker in the power alley. The structure will measure out at 25.2 feet high, and 60 feet wide, and will display both teams’ lineups with a video display in the middle.
No official word yet on the fate of the existing scoreboard, but seeing that the new board makes no mention of score keeping, it would be safe to assume Texas will keep the existing structure in its current role, while shifting the graphics and video playback to the new board. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
DAVIS, Calif. – The 2012 baseball schedule, which features games against seven teams who advanced to the NCAA Division I Championship, has been announced by UC Davis head coach Matt Vaughn.
“When you can look at a schedule and see teams that played in the regionals and super regionals in your schedule, it adds excitement,” said Vaughn. “Getting the chance to play teams of this caliber shows that UC Davis baseball is headed in the right direction, and serves to prepare us for the Big West schedule.” Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
ATLANTA- Georgia State University has named former UNC Asheville head coach Willie Stewart its assistant baseball coach, Panthers coach Greg Frady announced Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
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 41 with South Carolina junior infielder Christian Walker. The Limerick, Pennsylvania native attended Kennedy-Kenrick High School. As a senior, he hit .588 while being named to the 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer All-S.E. Pennsylvania team. He ended up drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft in the 49th Round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He decided to spurn the Dodgers offer and head to South Carolina. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CARBONDALE, Ill. – In the midst of a renaissance, which has included recent additions and renovations to many of the athletic department facilities on the Southern Illinois University campus, the athletic department is now planning a major renovation project at Abe Martin Field, home of the SIU baseball team.
The plan includes a renovation of the seating bowl, press box and dugouts as well as the addition of stadium lights, a synthetic grass playing surface with a new drainage system and a security fence around the facility. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM NCBWA RELEASE
WICHITA, Kan. – One of the youngest groups in the decade-plus history of selections, the 12th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason All-America team has a strong element of 2011 NCAA World Series returnees and loads of exceptional 2012 season sophomores and juniors.
After back-to-back NCAA titles for South Carolina and numerous defections to the professional ranks in ‘11, the 2012 projected team may be a mini-view of the NCAA World Series next June. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – The UCF baseball team’s trek towards the postseason will officially begin in February as the regular-season schedule was released Tuesday. The Knights will host 38 games in 2012 with “Opening Knight” scheduled for Friday, Feb. 17, against Long Island. Read the rest of this entry »
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 one.
We continue the countdown today at number 42 with Texas senior LHP Sam Stafford. The 6’4 190 pounder is from Spring, Texas and attended Klein Collins High School. He was a three-year letterwinner as a pitcher for Coach Kent Meador. As a senior, he was named second-team All-District 16-5A , a preseason Louisville Slugger All-American, and ranked as the No. 6 recruit in the state on Inside Prep Baseball’s Texas Top 25 list. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the 40th round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft but he decided to head to college to play at Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
Top 100 Countdown: 5. Victor Roache (Georgia Southern)
Top 100 Countdown: 6. Marcus Stroman (Duke)
Top 100 Countdown: 7. Stephen Piscotty (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 8. Peter O’Brien (Miami, FL)
