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NCBWA releases National Players of the Week

By
Brian Foley
– May 22, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, Mountain West, National Awards, Pac 12

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 20, today. New Mexico freshman outfielder Ryan Padilla was named National Hitter of the Week, while Stanford junior right-handed pitcher Mark Appel and Rice junior right-handed pitcher Tyler Duffey 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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College Baseball Hall of Fame Releases Latest Pitcher of the Year Watch List

By
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 National Players of the Week

By
Brian Foley
– April 10, 2012Posted in: ACC, Conference USA, National Awards, NCBWA

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 8, today. Clemson junior infielder Richie Shaffer was named National Hitter of the Week, while Memphis sophomore left-hander Sam Moll 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 »

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2012 Houston College Classic Tournament Team Announced

By
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 »

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Whitting’s weekend reaction from Minute Maid Park

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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.

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CBD Visit: Rice bounces back, drops Texas Tech

By
Austin Staton
– March 4, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Visit, Conference USA

HOUSTON – Michael Ratterree took a 2-2 pitch and drove it over the left field wall for a three-run home run in the first and fifth-ranked Rice never looked back as the Owls knocked off Texas Tech, 6-2, Saturday night at Minute Maid Park.

With the win, Rice (10-1) is off to their best start since the 2003 national championship season in which the Owls began the year with a 33-1 record. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Quick Hits for March 2nd

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Brian Foley
– March 3, 2012Posted in: 2012 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic 10, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, WAC

I would like to apologize for my absence recently on the site as I have been dealing with a close personal family issue which has hindered my time on the site.

Here are some of my top highlights from action on March 2nd. Read the rest of this entry »

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Houston’s Jared Ray turns down Volunteers

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Austin Staton
– March 2, 2012Posted in: CBD Interview, CBD Visit, Conference USA, SEC

HOUSTON – Jared Ray has battled injuries throughout his career as a prep standout and at the University of Houston. After redshirting the 2010 season, Ray appeared in just five games late last season as he was rehabilitating from his third shoulder surgery.

Despite the setbacks, the right-hander pitched well on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Around the Horn: Houston vs Rice

By
Austin Staton
– February 29, 2012Posted in: CBD Interview, Conference USA

Austin Pruitt: The 5-foot-11 junior made his Houston-debut in relief last Tuesday and fired 4.1 shutout innings allowing just one hit. Making his first career start for the Cougars against No. 5 Rice, the right-hander cruised through his first 4.0 innings of work while keeping the Owls’ offense off-balanced with a very effective slider. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Visit: Texas A&M Corpus Christi edges Houston 3-2

By
Austin Staton
– February 21, 2012Posted in: CBD Visit, Conference USA, Southland Conference

Eric Weiss was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles and Daniel Minor fired 6.0 innings of shutout baseball as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi knocked off Houston, 3-2, Tuesday night at Cougar field.

“We played great defense and got timely hits early in the game,” said Scott Malone. “Our offense got us going and we got to pitch with the lead. This was a big game for us.” Read the rest of this entry »

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In the Dugout with UCF’s Terry Rooney

By
Brian Foley
– February 21, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, Interviews with Coaches

Central Florida Media Relations department is running weekly interviews with UCF head baseball coach Terry Rooney. This week he talks with host Kaley Budnik about this past weekend’s series with LIU-Brooklyn and previewing their matchup on Wednesday against Florida and the weekend set against Boston College. You can check out the full interview below. Read the rest of this entry »

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ACC Recap for Feb. 17th

By
Brian Foley
– February 17, 2012Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CAA, Conference USA, MAC, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, WAC

Here is your ACC Recap for February 17th.

Game 1: #3 North Carolina 10 Xavier 2

Carolina took a commanding four-run lead after the first inning in game one and never looked back en route to a 10-2 season-opening victory over Xavier.

Tommy Coyle opened the year as he finished 2011 by reaching base safely for the 30th consecutive game with a single to left field in the first. Colin Moran followed with a single of his own before Cody Stubbs was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Jacob Stallings. Read the rest of this entry »

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