ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Director of Athletics Dave Brandon announced Tuesday (May 22) that the University of Michigan Athletic Department and head baseball coach Rich Maloney have mutually agreed to not extend his contract, which ends June 30, 2012. Maloney finished his 10th season as head coach this past weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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CBD Mid-Major Poll (May 21st)
– May 21, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, WAC
By: Aaron Kirby
TCU (35-17) stays at #1 for the 3rd consecutive week. The Horned Frogs went 3-1 on the week, winning 1-0 at Oklahoma Tuesday and winning 2 of 3 vs San Diego St in MWC play. TCU finished the regular season tied for 1st with New Mexico at 18-6 in the MWC. Read the rest of this entry »
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Big Ten Announces Sites for Future Baseball Tournaments
– May 18, 2012Posted in: Big Ten
FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
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Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Friday the sites for its 2013 and 2014 baseball tournaments. The 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament will be held at Target Field in Minneapolis, the home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins, marking the first time that the event will be held at a Major League Baseball facility. The 2014 tournament will be held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., the site of the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series.
The Big Ten Baseball Tournament has been played as a neutral-site event in Columbus, Ohio, since 2009. The event was held at Huntington Park, the home of the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, in 2009 and 2011 and will be played at that ballpark May 23-26, 2012. The tournament was held at Ohio State’s Bill Davis Stadium in 2010. Prior to 2009, the Big Ten Baseball Tournament was played at the site of the regular-season champion or the champion from a pre-selected division, with the exception of 1993 and 1994, when it was held in Battle Creek, Mich.
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2012 CBD Mid-Major Poll (May 7th)
– May 7, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, West Coast Conference
By: Aaron Kirby
TCU (29-16) slides up 2 spots to take over #1 for week 12. The Horned Frogs went 3-1 on the week beating Oklahoma 4-3 Tuesday and winning 2 of 3 vs New Mexico in MWC play. TCU and New Mexico are now tied atop the MWC standings at 13-5 and having split their 6 games. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 CBD Mid Major Poll (April 30th)
– April 30, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast Conference
By: Aaron Kirby
Purdue (34-7) is #1 for the 5th consecutive week. The Boilermakers went 3-1 on week, winning 3-2 at Illinois St on Tuesday and winning 2 of 3 from Michigan St in Big 10 play. Purdue has a 3 ½ game lead in Big 10 and steps out of conference play this weekend for HUGE series at UCLA. Read the rest of this entry »
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NCBWA Names National 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 April 22, today. Stanford freshman third baseman Alex Blandino was named National Hitter of the Week, while UC Irvine sophomore right-hander Andrew Thurman and Penn State junior right-hander Steven Hill were named Co-National Pitchers 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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2012 CBD Mid Major Poll (April 23rd)
– April 23, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Ten, CAA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast Conference
Purdue (31-6) remains on top for 4th consecutive week. The Boilermakers won 12-2 at Illinois-Chicago Wednesday before they traveled to Nebraska in the Big 10 series of year to date. Purdue took game 1 Friday 8-5 and Nebraska evened series Saturday with an 8-3 win. Purdue won the series with an 8-3 win of their own on Sunday. With the series win Purdue sits in first place in Big 10, 3 ½ games ahead of Michigan St and Minnesota, at 12-3. According to warrennolan.com Purdue’s RPI is 11 which have them in very good position to host a regional. They can add to that resume in the next 2 weeks when they host Michigan St and then travel to UCLA for 3 game series May 5th-6th. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 CBD Mid Major Poll (April 16th)
– April 16, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, WAC, West Coast Conference
By: Aaron Kirby
Purdue (28-5) remains at #1 for the 3rd consecutive week. The Boilermakers have won 8 games in row including 4-0 this week with 15-2 win at Ball State Wednesday and sweeping Illinois in Big 10 play. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 CBD Mid Major Poll (April 9th)
– April 9, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast Conference
By: Aaron Kirby
The top 3 remain the same with Purdue (24-5) staying at #1 for second week in row. The Boilermakers had a perfect 4-0 week including sweeping their Big 10 series at Northwestern…………….. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 CBD Mid Major Poll (April 2nd)
– April 2, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Independents, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, WAC
By: Aaron Kirby
For the 4th week in a row we have a new #1. Purdue (20-5) continues to play great baseball in 2012, moving up to the top spot with a 4-1 week. The Boilermakers started the week off beating Louisville 2-1 in 10 innings on Tuesday, followed by a 6-1 win Wednesday over IUPU-Fort Wayne, and taking 2 of 3 from Penn St in Big 10 play. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 CBD Mid Major Poll (March 26th)
– March 26, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Independents, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Northeast-10, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast Conference
For the 3rd week in row we have a new #1. The week was not kind to the top 3 ranked teams, as they went a combined 3-10 for the week. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 CBD Mid-Major Poll (March 19th)
– March 19, 2012Posted in: 2012 Polls, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Great West Conference, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, WAC
By: Aaron Kirby
For the second week in a row there is a new #1. TCU (11-6) moves up 2 spots to take over the top spot. The Horned Frogs had a perfect 5-0 week, beating Texas Tech on Tuesday, winning at UTSA Wednesday and sweeping UNLV on the road to open Mountain West play.
