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Dan Spencer out at Texas Tech

– May 20, 2012Posted in: Big 12

Texas Tech head coach Dan Spencer has been fired according to sources close to the situation. The school has scheduled a 10:30am press conference to announce the move on Monday. Spencer came to Texas Tech in 2008 from Oregon State where he was the associate head coach for the Beavers back to back national championships. He took the same position at Texas Tech for 2008 before taking over for retiring head coach Larry Hays before taking over as the head coach for the 2009 season. The Red Raiders went 29-26 in 2012 while going 7-17 in Big 12 play. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, New Coach, Texas Tech

College Baseball Hall of Fame Releases Latest Pitcher of the Year Watch List

Sam Wasson

– May 18, 2012Posted in: 2012 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

National Pitcher of the Year

LUBBOCK, Texas —The College Baseball Hall of Fame announced Friday the 25 pitchers on the newest edition of the Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.

The winner of the Pitcher of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamond Sports, will be announced on June 30 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the annual College Baseball Night of Champions. The event features the presentation of numerous awards and the induction ceremony for this year’s Hall of Fame class.

“The pitchers on this list continue to demonstrate excellence on the mound,” said award co-chair Landon Holly. “As we’ve progressed through the season, we’ve been able to narrow down the list, but we’ve also added some players who’ve excelled in the second half of the regular season.”
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NCBWA releases National Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 15, 2012Posted in: 2012 Top Players, Big 12, Sun Belt

FROM NCBWA RELEASEMORGANTOWN, W.Va – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending May 13, today. FIU senior outfielder Pablo Bermudez was named National Hitter of the Week, while Texas A&M senior right-hander Ross Stripling was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, FIU, National Player of the Week, NCBWA, Sun Belt, Texas AM

NCBWA Names National Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2012Posted in: Big 12, Great West Conference, NCBWA, Players of the Week

FROM NCBWA RELEASE

MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending May 8, today. Utah Valley senior first baseman Goose Kallunki was named National Hitter of the Week, while Oklahoma State junior left-hander Andrew Heaney was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Great West Conference, Oklahoma State, Players of the Week, Utah Valley State

Friday Night Recap

Ginger Poulson

– March 31, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Coverage, ACC, Big 12, Big West, CBD Column, Pac 12, SEC

ACC:

Wake Forest @ #5 North Carolina

Wake Forest upset #5 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Friday night 7-6 in extra innings. The Demon Deacons played twelve innings against the Tar Heels, winning the ACC series opener on a sac fly by Mark Rhine that scored Carlos Lopez. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arizona, Arkansas, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Cal-State Northridge, Clemson, Florida, Kennesaw State, LSU, Miami (FL), Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pac 12, SEC, Stanford, Texas AM, USC, Wake Forest, Washington State

NCBWA March 27 National Players of the Week

Ginger Poulson

– March 27, 2012Posted in: America East, Big 12, National Awards, NCBWA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

MORGANTOWN, W.Va - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending March 25, today. Baylor junior first baseman Max Muncy was named National Hitter of the Week, while Hartford freshman left-hander Sean Newcomb was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.

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Tags: America East, Baylor, Big 12, Hartford, NCBWA

CBD Photo Gallery: Texas A&M Sweeps Pepperdine

Shotgun Spratling

– March 26, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Coverage, Big 12, CBD Photo Gallery, West Coast Conference

MALIBU, Calif. — No. 10 Texas A&M dominated both games of a doubleheader, 9-2 and 11-5, Saturday afternoon at Pepperdine’s Eddy D. Field Stadium to get a weekend sweep.

In the first game, Ross Stripling held the Waves to two runs on eight hits and one walk in a complete game effort — the fourth consecutive complete game by the Aggies starters.

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Tags: Big 12, CBD Photo Gallery, Pepperdine, Texas AM, West Coast Conference

Wacha, Childress Talk About Wacha’s Near Perfect Game

Shotgun Spratling

– March 24, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches, Interviews with Players

MALIBU, Calif. — Texas A&M pitcher Michael Wacha outdueled Pepperdine’s Jon Moscot in a 4-0 win Friday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.

Through the first five and a half innings, neither pitcher had allowed a single hit. Moscot’s no-hit and shutout bids ended in the sixth inning when the Aggies took a 3-0 lead with three consecutive two-out hits.

Wacha carried a perfect game into the eighth inning until an error on a strikeout gave the Waves their first baserunner. The very next pitch he lost the no-hitter on an infield single that deflected off Wacha’s glove. The hard-throwing right-hander allowed only two hits and struck out eight in a complete game shutout.

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Tags: Big 12, CBD Interview, Michael Wacha, Pepperdine, Rob Childress, Texas AM

CBD Photo Gallery: Wacha Nearly Perfect in 4-0 Win at Pepperdine

Shotgun Spratling

– March 24, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Coverage, Big 12, CBD Photo Gallery, West Coast Conference

MALIBU, Calif. — Michael Wacha bounced back from his worst start of the season, with his best of the year and possibly his career. Wacha led Texas A&M to a 4-0 win over Pepperdine Friday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.

After being roughed up for nine runs, eight earned, in 5 1/3 innings last Friday against Kansas State, Wacha rebounded by nearly throwing a perfect game. The 6-foot-6 junior took a perfect game into the eighth inning and finished with an eight-strikeout, two-hit shutout.

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Tags: Big 12, CBD Photo Gallery, Michael Wacha, Texas AM, West Coast Conference

Texas Tech Upsets Arizona State (Video)

Ginger Poulson

– March 7, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches

We caught up with Texas Tech head coach Dan Spencer and Jamodrick McGruder after the Red Raiders 8-4 victory over Arizona State. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, Big 12, CBD Interview, Interviews with Coaches, Pac 12, Texas Tech

2012 Houston College Classic Tournament Team Announced

Brian Foley

– March 4, 2012Posted in: Big 12, Conference USA, SEC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HOUSTON, TX — The three-day Houston College Classic baseball tournament (March 2-4) concluded tonight at Minute Maid Park, with Arkansas, Rice and the University of Houston each finishing with 2-1 records. Tennessee, Texas and Texas Tech rounded out the field with 1-2 marks.

Each team placed at least one player on the 2012 Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team, which was highlighted by the Classic’s Most Outstanding Player P Jordan Stephens from Rice, who pitched 7.0 scoreless frames in tonight’s nightcap. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arkansas, Big 12, Conference USA, Houston, Rice, SEC, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech

Whitting’s weekend reaction from Minute Maid Park

Austin Staton

– March 4, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Interview, Conference USA, Interviews with Coaches

The Houston Cougars tallied two impressive wins against Tennessee and Arkansas to open play at the Houston College Classic but surrendered 10 runs on 15 hits Sunday afternoon to fall to Texas Tech, 10-4. College Baseball Daily caught up with head coach Todd Whitting to gauge his reaction on the weekend.