The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson has done previews on the Big Three in the state this week. Read the rest of this entry »
For the LSU baseball program, the first day of a highly anticipated future arrives today with the debut of a state-of-the-art stadium.
At the same time, the Tigers bring proud echoes from the past with them into the 2009 season, the residual impact of a memorable finish to last season that LSU rode all the way to its home away from home for the first time in four years.
The Tigers’ new home, the sparkling, new Alex Box Stadium, will be officially unveiled today when LSU entertains Villanova to start a three-game season-opening series. Read the rest of this entry »
Arizona State is selected to win the Pac-10 this year, but as Head Coach Pat Murphy points out, “We might have the least experience of any team in college baseball.” (East Valley Tribune) Also, here’s a preview of this weekend’s tilt against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (Pitchfork Nation) Read the rest of this entry »
The 2008 National Champions came from the most unlikely of teams in the most unlikely of conferences. The Fresno State Bulldogs’ run through the College World Series put WAC baseball back on the map after the conference had lost some of it’s luster after the many realignments caused by their football brethren. The Bulldogs’ magical run resulted in the school’s first National Championship, unprecedented publicity for the school and the conference and earned them ESPY nominations and SI.com’s Sportsman of the Year award. But that was 2008. This is 2009. Can the league built off the shot in the arm it received from Fresno State’s run? Will Fresno State win their fourth WAC title in a row or will they succumb to the bulls-eye that will be on their backs from opening day?
Kendall Volz
Fifth century Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote in Prometheus Bound, “Time, as he grows old, teaches many lessons.”
Baylor’s baseball team grew a year older and learned many lessons during the 2008 season. Now, the Bears hope to turn those lessons into success in 2009.
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Conference USA will open its 14th season of baseball this Friday. UCF is set to begin the Terry Rooney era with its series against Virginia Commonwealth. Armed with its No. 3 national ranking, Rice heads west to face Cal Poly. East Carolina, Southern Miss and Tulane are also ranked in at least one poll and that trio will host Monmouth, Lehigh and LeMoyne, respectively, in three-game series this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Texas State baseball opens the 2009 season Feb. 20-22 at the UT Arlington/Hilton Invitational.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
SAN MARCOS – Most coaches are jaded by the loss of instrumental players entering a brand-new season and most coaches do not welcome the change. However, Texas State baseball head coach Ty Harrington is not like most coaches. As he embarks on his tenth year with the program, Harrington welcomes the change and says his strengths do not lay with a few standout players, they rest in an entire team and the chemistry they can build.
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Matt Vern
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
FORT WORTH, Texas- The TCU Horned Frogs are two days away from kicking off the 2009 campaign at No. 5 Cal State Fullerton. Gofrogs.com takes an in depth look at the team heading into their sixth season under head coach Jim Schlossnagle. In this edition, we will break down the offensive side of the game.
Middle Infield
For the first time in three years, the Frogs have a hole to fill at shortstop with the departure of Bryan Kervin. Despite the loss of Kervin, TCU returns one of top second basemen in the country in Ben Carruthers. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Brian Harris
Infield
No area on the field was hit harder by graduation and the draft than the infield. With the losses of Alvarez, Feinberg, Flaherty and Robin, Vanderbilt will be looking for new starters at every position besides first base, where junior Andrew Giobbi returns.
In addition to Giobbi, junior Brian Harris (2B) will add a veteran presence to an infield that has three underclassmen in sophomore Curt Casali (1B/C) and true freshmen Jason Esposito (SS) and Joe Loftus (3B). Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
This is the third in a five-part installment previewing the 2009 University of Cincinnati baseball season. UC opens its 2009 campaign on Friday, Feb. 20, at the inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge. The Bearcats play Purdue University at 1 p.m. at the Raymond A. Naimoli Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla.
THE CORNERS
While the catchers and middle infielders are filled with new faces, the corners will be held down by veterans of the Bearcats program. Junior Kevin Johnson and senior Mike Spina enter their second season as starters at first base and third base, respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
Seth Maness
Coming off a year where the East Carolina baseball team made its second consecutive NCAA Regional appearance (ninth in the last 10 years) and reached the Conway Regional Finals, fourth-year head coach Billy Godwin once again will look to steer the Pirate ship into post-season play. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW lost a total of 31 home runs and 128 runs batted in with the departures of Nate Hall and Daniel Hargrave, but Head Coach Mark Scalf feels he has a veteran player ready to step in and a newcomer ready to contribute immediately in those positions. 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)
