As one of the top-ranked baseball prospects in the state of Texas, Klein Collins senior infielder C.J. Hinojosa was set to enroll at the University of Texas in January. However, despite signing a financial aid agreement with the Longhorns in October, Hinojosa will remain in high school for one more semester before heading to Texas next fall. Read the rest of this entry »
Georgia Tech sophomore Colby Wren was featured on CNN’s “The Human Factor” where he discussed a genetic mitochondrial disease, for which he serves as an ambassador. Last season, Wren appeared in three games getting two at bats without getting a hit. You can check out the full video from CNN.com below. Read the rest of this entry »
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky baseball team will play 34 games at Cliff Hagan Stadium and will face a grueling 30-game Southeastern Conference schedule for the 2012 season, it was announced by fourth-year UK head coach Gary Henderson on Monday.
“We are excited about our 2012 schedule,” Henderson said. “The team had a great, productive fall and is going to be fun to watch during the spring. With a 34-game schedule at Cliff Hagan, we feel like our fans will get a chance to enjoy watching this team throughout the year.” Read the rest of this entry »
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Home series against Nebraska, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana as well as a contest at Miller Park in Milwaukee highlight the 2012 Northwestern baseball schedule announced today (Dec. 5).
The Wildcats open their slate Feb. 17-19 as they take part in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla., facing West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall. NU ventures to the west coast the following weekend as it travels to Cal State Northridge for four games. 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 49 with NC State junior RHP Chris Overman. The Charlotte, North Carolina native attended Myers Park High School. As a senior, he was named to The Charlotte Observer’s All-Mecklenburg team. He also brough the team to a Myers Park to a 19-9 record and the Southwestern 4-A Conference tournament championship, pitching a complete game in the tournament championship game. Read the rest of this entry »
South Carolina backup sophomore infielder Jake Watson has decided to transfer to Louisburg Junior College to continue his baseball career. He joins infielder Mikal Hill (Miami-Dade JC) and outfielder Reid Moman to leave the program at the end of the semester. Watson appeared in 10 games during 2011 going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. He walked once, struck out once, stole a base, and without making an error in the field. 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 50 with Texas sophomore RHP Corey Knebel. The Georgetown, Texas native attended Georgetown High School where he earned one letter for head coach Danny Wallace. As a senior at Georgetown, he was named first team All-District. He spent his first three years at Bastrop High School playing for Ben Gittenger. Read the rest of this entry »
Here are your Top 5 Articles of the Week on College Baseball Daily.
1. CJ Hinojosa will not attend Texas this Spring
2. The Inside Pitch: UNLV
3. The Inside Pitch: Boston College
4. CBD Interview with FIU’s Turtle Thomas
5. CBD Journal with Washington State’s Tommy Richard (November 29th)
Incoming Texas recruit CJ Hinojosa will not join the baseball program this spring according to multiple CBD sources close to the situation. He was expected to join the squad for the spring semester as he was planning on graduating from high school early. In the past few weeks, we have had multiple sources state to us that there was some concern that there was some academic concerns with the player.
CJ will be eligible for the 2012 MLB Draft and will probably be selected high enough that he will not be attending Texas.
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OMAHA, Neb. – Games against three teams who played in the 2011 NCAA Baseball Tournament, including the California Golden Bears who made it to the College World Series, highlight the 2012 Creighton baseball spring schedule. The Bluejays will meet up with the Cal Bears in a single game as part of the spring break trip in California, while also traveling to Kansas State (Fullerton Regional) and hosting Dallas Baptist (Ft. Worth Regional). Read the rest of this entry »
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Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina head baseball coach Bobby Moranda this week announced the addition of former volunteer coach Bruce Johnson to his full-time coaching staff. Johnson, who spent the past two seasons as the volunteer assistant, served as the head coach of the Wilson Tobs last summer in the collegiate wooden bat Coastal Plain League. He officially started as an assistant on Dec. 1. 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 51 with UNC sophomore infielder Colin Moran. The Rye, New York native attended Iona Prep High School. He was named All-Archdiocese honors as a senior while also being a Journal News Westchester first team all-star. He was also named the team MVP as a junior and senior. 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)
