No. 5 Florida fell just short of sweeping No. 7 Kentucky this Saturday in a crucial SEC series, thanks to nine shutout innings from UK sophomore Corey Littrell, and sophomore closer Trevor Gott stranding the tying run to end the ballgame. Read the rest of this entry »
As the end of the regular season fast approaches, two of the country’s top teams will battle it out in Lexington, Kentucky this weekend when the Kentucky Wildcats host the Florida Gators in a three game SEC series.
Number 7 ranked Kentucky enters with a record of 36-9 and 14-7 in SEC play which is good enough to put them in a three way tie with LSU and South Carolina to lead the SEC, and the program is off to their best start to a season and in league play in the long history of the school. Last weekend, the Wildcats suffered their first SEC series loss of the year against Vanderbilt where they lost two out of three games. Read the rest of this entry »
It continues the dance off videos from around the country today with Nebraska and Cal State Bakersfield taking part in the tradition yesterday. The full video is below. Read the rest of this entry »
Experience is a valuable tool for any college baseball team, but what a team lacks in experience, they gain in emerging leaders and the energy of their freshman players. Florida International University boasts three freshmen who have become instrumental for the team, and will be top players in the conference in the next couple years. Read the rest of this entry »
This year’s Boilermakers are off to an impressive start to the season, with a record of 12-1 so far, and are ranked in Baseball America’s Top 25 for the first time since 2001. This past weekend, Purdue had a 22-1 win over Murray State, breaking the school record with 30 hits in the game.
It’s been 25 years since Purdue last made the NCAA Tournament, and nearly 113 years since they last won a Big Ten Conference Title. But this year’s team is something special. Read the rest of this entry »
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After an opening series between that saw just about everything the game of baseball could throw at you, Toledo led the series, with 2-out of 3 wins against Western Kentucky. Read the rest of this entry »
Florida International had some fun during their rain delay yesterday at Rice. The results are below. Read the rest of this entry »
This is the second part of our two part 2012 Sun Belt Preview. You can check out the first part by clicking here.
Louisiana- Lafayette: 31-27; 18-12
After finishing third in the conference last season, the Ragin’ Cajuns are ready for another strong year, although may have trouble due to the loss of key players Taylor Hubbell, T. J. Geith and Joey Satriano. Read the rest of this entry »
College Baseball Daily continues our series of Conference Previews today with the Sun Belt Conference. Here is the first part of the two part preview. Read the rest of this entry »
With this week came the official start of the college baseball season, and a chance for me to sit down with Western Kentucky’s new head coach, Matt Myers. This will be Myers’ fifth season with WKU, after spending two years each as assistant coach and associate head coach. When asked about the transition, Myers seemed to have a very good idea of what was needed for the program. “From the baseball standpoint, it’s been a really smooth transition,” said Myers. “How we’re playing? The style of play has changed a little bit, and I think that’s just the type of personality that I am.” Read the rest of this entry »
2012 CBD All-American Teams Announced
Top 100 Countdown: 1. Mark Appel (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 2. Mike Zunino (Florida)
Top 100 Countdown: 3. Deven Marrero (Arizona State)
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
