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2013 Columbia NCAA Regional Day 4

– June 3, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, Big South, SEC

South Carolina 6 Liberty 4 (Final)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina defeated Liberty 6-4 on Monday afternoon to claim the NCAA Columbia Regional title at Carolina Stadium, securing the program’s fourth straight trip to the Super Regionals.

It will be the Gamecocks’ (42-18) 11th trip to the Super Regionals in the last 14 years, which ranks second in the nation behind Florida State during that span. The win is South Carolina’s 27th-straight postseason win at home, including a 16-0 mark at Carolina Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Columbia (SC) Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, Big South, Liberty, SEC, South Carolina

2013 Columbia (SC) Regional Day 3 Recap

Brian Foley

– June 3, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big South, SEC

Liberty 3 Clemson 1

A strong effort by Liberty starting pitcher Trey Lambert and four hits by second baseman Bryan Aanderud, helped push the Liberty Flames past the Clemson Tigers, 3-1, Sunday afternoon in a Columbia, S.C. Regional elimination game at Carolina Stadium.

Lambert moves to 8-3 on the year, allowing one run on seven hits during his 7 2/3 innings of work. He struck out one and walked two batters. However, the key for the right-hander was that he stranded two Tigers at third base and three at second base. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Columbia (SC) Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Big South, Clemson, Liberty, SEC, South Carolina

2013 Columbia (SC) NCAA Regional Day 2 Recap

Brian Foley

– June 2, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, SEC

Clemson 10 St. Louis 2

Columbia, SC – Steve Wilkerson hit two homers with five RBIs and Daniel Gossett pitched 6.0 effective innings to lead #17 Clemson to a 10-2 win over Saint Louis in the Columbia Regional in front of 5,485 fans at Carolina Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who evened their record in the regional at 1-1 and snapped their six-game losing streak, improved to 40-21 on the season. The Billikens, who went 0-2 in the regional, ended their season with a 41-21 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Columbia (SC) Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, Clemson, Liberty, Saint Louis, SEC, South Carolina

2013 Blacksburg NCAA Regional Day 2 Recap

Brian Foley

– June 2, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South

Virginia Tech 9 Coastal Carolina 1

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech got strong pitching from starter Devin Burke, and both Andrew Rash and Chad Pinder hit solo home runs to lift the Hokies to a 9-1 victory over Coastal Carolina in an NCAA regional game at English Field on Saturday afternoon.

Mark Zagunis and Rash each drove in three runs for Tech (39-21), which staved off elimination in the double-elimination format. Coastal Carolina (37-23) saw its season come to an end. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Blacksburg Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma, UConn, Virginia Tech

2013 Columbia NCAA Regional Day 1 Recap

Brian Foley

– May 31, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, SEC

Liberty 8 Clemson 3

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Catcher Trey Wimmer knocked in a career-high six runs and right-hander Josh Richardson pitched his third complete game of the year, leading the Big South Champion Liberty Flames past the Clemson Tigers, 8-3, in Game 1 of the NCAA Columbia, S.C. Regional at Carolina Stadium.

Wimmer drove in a career-high six runs with two hits, a two-run double and three-run home run to go along with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. Playing in his home state, the Greenwood, S.C., native connected for his fifth round tripper of the year in the sixth inning to give Liberty a five-run cushion at the time. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Columbia (SC) Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, Clemson, Liberty, Saint Louis, SEC, South Carolina

2013 Blacksburg NCAA Regional Day 1 Recap

Brian Foley

– May 31, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South

Oklahoma 7 Coastal Carolina 3

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Sooners were down but not out, rallying to defeat Coastal Carolina, 7-3, in their NCAA Regional opener at English Field Friday.

Oklahoma (41-19) trailed 3-0 after two innings, but scored seven unanswered runs and shut down the Chanticleer offense with a complete-game from Jonathan Gray (10-2). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Blacksburg Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CBD Column, Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma, UConn, Virginia Tech

CBD Around the Horn (May 31st)

Brian Foley

– May 31, 2013Posted in: Big South, CAA, CBD Around the Horn, CBD Column, SEC, Sun Belt

Here are some highlights from May 31st which is the first day of play in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. I will update this page throughout the day with notes on games that have completed. As always, for the most up to date information follow us on Twitter @CB_Daily. You can check out our 2013 NCAA Regional Central Page with links to each regional by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 NCAA Tournament, Arkansas, Big South, Big Ten, Bryant, CAA, CBD Around the Horn, CBD Column, Horizon League, Indiana, Liberty, NEC, Ole Miss, SEC, Sun Belt, Troy, Valparaiso, William and Mary

SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI

Brian Foley

– May 30, 2013Posted in: Atlantic Sun, Big South, Southern Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – East Tennessee State University, Mercer University and the Virginia Military Institute have been extended invitations to join the Southern Conference beginning July 1, 2014, SoCon Commissioner John Iamarino announced from the league’s spring meetings Thursday.

ETSU and Mercer have accepted the invitations to join the conference next year, while VMI is expected to formally ratify joining the league Friday when its Board of Visitors meets. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic Sun, Big South, East Tennessee State, Mercer, VMI

2013 Columbia (SC) NCAA Regional

Brian Foley

– May 30, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, CBD Column, SEC

By: David Collier

In what seems like a yearly event, South Carolina will play host to their fourth consecutive regional and 15th all-time regional as the No. 1 seed of the Columbia Regional. The Gamecocks will welcome in-state foe No. 2 seed Clemson for the second straight year. South Carolina defeated the Tigers two out of three this season. No. 3 seed Liberty and No. 4 seed Saint Louis round out the regional.

Let’s take a look at each team: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Columbia (SC) Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big South, CBD Column, Clemson, Liberty, Saint Louis, SEC, South Carolina

2013 Blacksburg NCAA Regional Preview

Jeff Piascik

– May 29, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CBD Column

The NCAA Blacksburg Regional is set to kick off Friday, May 31st at English Field where Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Coastal Carolina, and UConn will battle for a spot in the Super Regionals. This four-team field features an interesting mix of national powerhouses and Cinderella stories. Here’s the breakdown of each team: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Blacksburg Regional, 2013 NCAA Tournament, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CBD Column, Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma, UConn, Virginia Tech

Big South Announces 2013 Baseball Annual Award Winners

Brian Foley

– May 20, 2013Posted in: Big South

LYNCHBURG, VA. – VMI senior outfielder Rob Dickinson has been voted 2013 Big South Baseball Player of the Year, while Campbell skipper Greg Goff was tabbed the 2013 Coach of the Year by the League’s head coaches, it was announced this evening at the a special baseball awards banquet held at the club room of the Williams Stadium Tower on the campus of Liberty University. The coaches voted Campbell hurler Ryan Thompson Pitcher of the Year and Coastal Carolina pitcher Seth Lamando the League’s Freshman of the Year. Justin Creel of Coastal Carolina and Brad Zebedis of Presbyterian College were voted Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year by the League’s sports information directors. Read the rest of this entry »

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2013 NCAA Regional Projections (May 8th)

Ginger Poulson

– May 8, 2013Posted in: 2013 Regional Projections, 2013 Season Coverage, ACC, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC, West Coast Conference

As we’re now well into the 2013 college baseball season, College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to Selection Monday with our latest 2013 Regional Projections.

For this week’s projections, instead of being solely compiled based on RPI like they have been done in past weeks, every aspect was taken into consideration. College Baseball Daily’s Ginger Poulson (@gingerpoulson) compiled this list after analyzing RPI, overall records, conference standings, overall talent and several other factors. If you have any questions about the projections feel free to leave a comment below or send her a tweet.

Enjoy the regional projections!