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Missouri Valley Conference Recap April 5th-7th

By
Brian Foley
– April 8, 2013Posted in: CBD Column, Missouri Valley

MVC_thumb.jpgAn exciting weekend of Missouri Valley conference play is in the books as each series saw it’s teams square off in closely contested match-ups. Perhaps the most exciting was Missouri State and Illinois State’s Friday night opener, in which starters Nick Petree and Chris Razo exchanged strike-outs down the stretch before Petree was ultimately handed his first loss of the season. Perhaps the most controversial was Creighton’s opening game win over Bradley which saw a critical play at the plate, and a not completely unexpected ejection thereafter. Southern Illinois and Evansville saw their own pitchers’ duel on Friday night as starters Kyle Freeland and Cody Forsythe both went nine innings in a finish that would need extras to decide it. Meanwhile, Indiana State rescued a sweep at the hands of Wichita State after Sean Manaea, who was scratched from his Friday start, was able to pick up the win on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Missouri Valley Conference Weekend Recap (March 22nd-24th)

By
John Lockwood
– March 24, 2013Posted in: CBD Column, Missouri Valley

MVCFeaturedThe start of Missouri Valley Conference play was marked as it always seems to be: with a winter snow storm. All the teams in the Valley rushed to finish their series before Sunday (with the notable exception of Wichita State who had the fortune of playing in Hawaii—and ironically had Sunday’s game rained out). In the first weekend of conference play, Creighton took two of three on the road at Evansville, while Indiana State proved they will be a tough team to beat this season by taking all three from visiting Southern Illinois. Out of conference, Illinois State dropped their series to Eastern Illinois, Bradley lost their two games against Dartmouth in Florida, and although their basketball team is on a tear this March, the Wichita State baseball team struggled through their road series at Hawaii, picking up just one win in their four game series. Missouri State had the weekend off. Read the rest of this entry »

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Missouri Valley Conference Weekend Recap (March 15th-17th)

By
John Lockwood
– March 18, 2013Posted in: CBD Column, Missouri Valley

MVC_thumb.jpgCollege Baseball Daily MVC Players of the Week:

Creighton – 2B Jake Peter, 9-13, 2B, 4 RBI, SB

Indiana State – LHP Sean Manaea W(2-1); CG, 6 H, R, BB, 9 K

Illinois State – RHP Brad Sorkin W(4-1); 8.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 8 K

Creighton Takes Series over Pacific

Creighton (10-4) took two of three from visiting Pacific (6-12) in Omaha this weekend. In Friday’s 7-2 win, freshman starter Tommy Strunc shut down the Tigers going seven and a third, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out eight. Second baseman Jake Peter had the start of a tremendous weekend, going four for five and knocking in three runs. Pacific rebounded in the second game however, besting the Jays 5-2. Despite another four for five day from Peter, the Jays left twelve on base and struggled to get the timely hit against the duo of Cory Popham and Kyle Crawford. In the rubber match, five CU pitchers held the Tigers to just one earned run as the Jays were able to take the series with a 5-2 win.  Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Visit: McNeil Leads Dirtbags Past Wichita State

By
Shotgun Spratling
– March 16, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Interview, CBD Visit, Interviews with Coaches, Missouri Valley

Jeff McNeil had four hits.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Jeff McNeil singled home the tying run in the sixth inning and put Long Beach State ahead with an RBI single in a three-run eighth inning as the Dirtbags defeated Wichita State 4-1 Friday night at Blair Field. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for Long Beach State.

Long Beach’s offense has struggled recently, scoring only eight runs and averaging less than five hits during its losing streak, but the Dirtbags knocked 11 hits on Friday. McNeil led the way with four singles and Michael Hill added two hits, including a two-run triple. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Photo Gallery: Dirtbags Snap 6-Game Skid, Beat Shockers 4-1

By
Shotgun Spratling
– March 16, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Photo Gallery, Missouri Valley

Tanner Deaman can't make the play.LONG BEACH, Calif. —  Jeff McNeil woke up the comatose Long Beach State offense with a four-hit performance, including driving in the tying and winning runs. The Dirtbags (7-11) snapped a six-game losing streak, beating Wichita State 4-1 Friday night at Blair Field.

During the losing streak, Long Beach had averaged less than five hits per game and had scored only eight runs in six games. On Friday, the Dirtbags were able to get runners on, but couldn’t get the big hit early, stranding seven runners in the first three innings.

McNeil singled up the middle to score Jonathan Serven in the sixth inning tying the game 1-1 and then provided the go-ahead RBI two innings later when he rolled one through the right side allowing Zack Rivera to score. Michael Hill followed McNeil with a two-run triple down the right field line to give the Dirtbags a pair of insurance runs.

Those insurance runs provided a measure of comfort even when Wichita State was able to load the bases with one out in the ninth inning. Newly appointed closer Jon Maciel got out of the jam with a strikeout and a slow roller to second base to end the game and pick up his second save.

Long Beach starting pitcher Shane Carle had his best outing of the season. He threw seven innings, allowing only three hits and an unearned run while striking out seven, but he did not factor into the decision.  Josh Frye (1-1) picked up the win after a 1-2-3 eighth inning. Wichita State reliever Albert Minnis (1-1) took the loss.

Check out the 21-shot photo gallery from Friday night’s tight ball game:

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Missouri Valley Conference Weekend Recap (March 11th)

By
John Lockwood
– March 11, 2013Posted in: CBD Column, Missouri Valley

MVC_thumb.jpgWith just under two weeks until conference play begins, the teams of the Missouri Valley have seemingly begun to hit their stride after a collective slow start to the season. This week, the Valley went 17-7 against their non-conference opponents, an improvement over their 10-11 showing from a week ago. Thus far into the season, Missouri State has appeared the sharpest, notching quality wins over Texas State, Sam Houston State, and #23 Southern Miss and taking #27 Oklahoma State into extra innings. After Missouri State it’s…well… after that it gets kind of fuzzy. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 3. Sean Manaea (Indiana State)

By
Ginger Poulson
– February 24, 2013Posted in: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Season Coverage, 2013 Top Players, Missouri Valley

manaeaCollege Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2013 college baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be adding players day-by-day until we get to number one!

Number 3 on our Top 100 Countdown is Indiana State’s Sean Manaea. The 6’5 left-handed pitcher from Wanatah, Indiana set a Cape Cod League record with 85 strikeouts in one summer.  Read the rest of this entry »

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2013 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Coaches Poll and Teams

By
Brian Foley
– January 30, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Missouri Valley

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
MVC_thumb.jpgST. LOUIS – Missouri State, which returns a dominating young pitching staff and a wealth of depth from last year’s squad, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches’ preseason poll, receiving six of eight first-place votes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 56. Jake Johansen (Dallas Baptist)

By
Ginger Poulson
– January 14, 2013Posted in: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Season Coverage, 2013 Top Players, General CBB News, Missouri Valley

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College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2013 college baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

Number 56 on our Top 100 Countdown is Dallas Baptist ’s Jake Johansen. The 6’6 right-handed pitcher from Allen, Texas was a 27th-round draft pick by the Pirates in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 73. Nick Petree (Missouri State)

By
Ginger Poulson
– December 30, 2012Posted in: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Top Players, Missouri Valley

petreeCollege Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2013 college baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

Number 73 on our Top 100 Countdown is Missouri State’s Nick Petree. The 6’1 right-handed pitcher from Clinton, Missouri has gone from redshirting his freshman season due to Tommy John surgery, to becoming one of the most decorated players currently in college baseball. Read the rest of this entry »

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SIU extends Ken Henderson through 2014 Season

By
Brian Foley
– November 26, 2012Posted in: Missouri Valley

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University has extended the contract of head baseball coach Ken Henderson through the end of the 2014 season, the school announced on Monday.

Henderson is entering his third season as the head coach of the Salukis after guiding SIU to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament last spring. The 2012 squad finished with a 31-28 record and remained in the race for the conference’s regular season championship until the final two weeks of the season. In addition, two players were taken in the MLB draft following the season. First-Team All-American Chris Serritella was drafted by the Phillies in the fourth round and left-handed pitcher Nathan Dorris went to the Cubs in the 17th round. Read the rest of this entry »

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Illinois State releases 2013 Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– November 10, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Missouri Valley

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
NORMAL, Ill. – Seven 2012 NCAA Division I Tournament participants and nine teams that won 30 or more games highlight the 56-game 2013 Illinois State baseball schedule released by head coach Mark Kingston Friday. The schedule features an Illinois State-record 29 home games at Duffy Bass Field, where admission will remain free. Read the rest of this entry »

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