About Author: William Knox

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William Knox is a 2009 graduate of Texas Tech University. He began his writing career as the owner of AbsolutelyObknoxious.com before joining CBD before the 2008 NCAA season. Aside from writing, William spent the summer of 2008 as the Media Relations Intern for the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League, and following summer as the Media Relations Director for both the North Texas Copperheads and the McKinney Marshals of the TCL, posting double-duty as the official scorer.

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Big 12 Quick Hits 2/18

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William Knox
– February 19, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Quick Hits

Baylor vs. Oral Roberts (Postponed)

  • Doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow, starting at 12:05 PM.

Kansas 3 Bowling Green 1 (Game 1)

  • Kansas took the lead in the seventh on a two-run single from LF Tucker Tharp.
  • SS Kevin Kuntz led the Jayhawks with two hits. Kansas had six hits total.
  • Freshman LHP Wes Benjamin picked up the win in his first career start, going seven innings and allowing only one run on five hits. Benjamin walked one and struck out three.
  • Tanner Poppe picked up his first save of the season, allowing a hit and striking out a batter in the ninth. Read the rest of this entry »
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Big 12 Notes 2/17

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William Knox
– February 17, 2012Posted in: Big 12

BAYLOR 3, ORAL ROBERTS 2

  • Baylor scored a pair in the 8th off a Josh Ludy RBI single and Michael Howard RBI walk.
  • Baylor’s 1-4 hitters were 6-12, with four walks, three runs, and two RBI. The remaining hitters were 0-16 with a pair of walks and an RBI.
  • 1B Max Muncy was 2-2 with two walks and a run.
  • RHP Josh Turley only last 4.2 innings, but he only gave up five hits and allowed a pair of unearned runs. Trent Blank was excellent in relief, picking up the victory with 3.1 innings of work, allowing one hit and a pair of walks. Dillon Newman picked up the save with a perfect ninth. Read the rest of this entry »
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Big 12 Weekend Preview 2/17-2/19

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William Knox
– February 17, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column

Opening weekend is upon us once again. Here is a preview of the Big 12, including pitching probables and a few players to look out for on each team. Read the rest of this entry »

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2012 CBD Season Preview: Southland Conference

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William Knox
– February 13, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Preview, CBD Column, Southland Conference

Last season was all about Texas State. The Bobcats went in with the top pitcher, and found out quickly they also had the top hitter in the Southland. RHP Carson Smith is gone, but 1B Casey Kalenkosky, an NJCAA All-American turned NCAA All-American, is back for another round. Coach Ty Harrington only lost a few starters on the field, and returned a strong nucleus of hitters to go along with a pitching staff that was more than capable of getting the team to the NCAA postseason. Read the rest of this entry »

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Texas LHP Sam Stafford Out for the Season

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William Knox
– February 10, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Coverage, 2012 Top Players, Big 12

Per reports from Hookem.com’s Alan Trubow, Texas RHP Sam Stafford could miss the 2012 season due to a shoulder injury. Stafford, a second round pick in the 2011 draft by the New York Yankees, returned to Austin after the Yankees had questions about the same shoulder that is reportedly injured. After experiencing tightness in his shoulder recently, Stafford underwent an MRI and was greeted with less-than great news. Read the rest of this entry »

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2012 CBD Season Preview: Big 12 (Part 2)

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William Knox
– February 3, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Preview, Big 12, CBD Column

Yesterday we released our team-by-team preview for 2012 (LINK). Today, we unveil our Preseason All-Big 12 teams, as well as Newcomers to Watch and other superlatives. We included data gathered from conference SIDs, as well as our own thoughts and opinions.

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2012 CBD Season Preview: Big 12 (Part 1)

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William Knox
– February 2, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Preview, Big 12, CBD Column

In 2012, the Big 12 will be without a former power, while saying farewell to a pair of teams and preparing to welcome another. With Nebraska officially gone to the Big Ten, the conference will take on a new shape with only nine members. Conference favorite, Texas A&M, is preparing to compete in their final Big 12 season before jumping ship to the powerful SEC with Missouri in tow. With all the departures, the conference decided to extend an invitation to recent powerhouse TCU, increasing the competition level. Read the rest of this entry »

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Texas Longhorns adding new video board at UFCU Disch-Falk Field

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William Knox
– December 15, 2011Posted in: 2012 Season Coverage, Big 12, CBD Column, General CBB News, New Facility

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 »

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Texas Tech announces hiring of Oklahoma’s Tim Tadlock

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William Knox
– November 1, 2011Posted in: 2012 Season Coverage, Big 12, General CBB News, New Coach

FROM TEXASTECH.COM

Nov. 1, 2011

LUBBOCK, Texas – Regarded as one of the top recruiters in the country, former Red Raider student-athlete and Oklahoma assistant coach Tim Tadlock will return to Lubbock as associate head baseball coach, Texas Tech fourth-year head coach Dan Spencer announced today.

Tadlock, 42, spent the previous six years producing several of the nation’s top recruiting classes at Oklahoma while helping lead the Sooners back to the College World Series in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Interview with Texas’ Augie Garrido

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William Knox
– October 26, 2011Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches

College Baseball Daily recently caught up with Texas head coach Augie Garrido after the Longhorns 3-2 loss in ten innings to Sam Houston State on Sunday. He discussed how much his offense has been struggling this fall, the loss of Jordan Etier, and other issues. You can check out the full video below.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 86. Ryon Healy (Oregon)

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William Knox
– October 19, 2011Posted in: 2012 CBD Top 100 Players, 2012 Top Players, California Collegiate, Cape Cod League, 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 86 with Oregon sophomore RHP Ryon Healy. The 6’5” 215 pound right-handed pitcher out of West Hills, California was an All-State player at Crespi Carmelite High School. Healy was the no. 55 recruit in the state, after a junior year highlighted with an 11-0 record and .468 batting average. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Visit: Notes from Houston vs Texas Scrimmage

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William Knox
– October 16, 2011Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column, CBD Visit, Conference USA

The Houston Cougars and Texas Longhorns faced on today in a fall scrimmage at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Here is some prelimnary notes from the game. Read the rest of this entry »

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