Bucknell Archive

2013 Patriot League Preseason Coaches Poll

– February 13, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Army baseball team was picked first in the Patriot League preseason poll which was released on Wednesday. The Black Knights earned five first-place votes and finished tied with Holy Cross atop the preseason listing, which was compiled by a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.

Army and Holy Cross, whom Army defeated in three games to claim the 2012 Patriot League tournament championship, both accumulated 45 points to tie for first in the preseason poll. The Crusaders collected six first-place votes. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Army, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy, Patriot League

Bucknell Rounds out Coaching Staff

Brian Foley

– September 10, 2012Posted in: New Coach, Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – First-year Bucknell baseball head coach Scott Heather was promoted this past summer after eight years as an assistant with the Bison. On Friday, he announced the remainder of his coaching staff. Two-year assistant Jason Neitz was elevated to the top assistant position, while Patrick Rose, a four-year letterwinner on the baseball team at Cal Santa Barbara, and former Bucknell player B.J. LaRosa were named assistant coaches. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bucknell, New Coach, Patriot League

Bucknell names Scott Heather as Head Coach

Brian Foley

– June 19, 2012Posted in: New Coach, Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Following a comprehensive national search, Bucknell director of athletics and recreation John Hardt announced on Monday that Scott Heather will succeed the retiring Gene Depew as the head coach of the Bison baseball program. Heather has spent the last eight years as an assistant coach at Bucknell, helping the Bison to a pair of Patriot League Tournament titles and NCAA appearances. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bucknell, New Coach, Patriot League

2012 Patriot League Preseason Coaching Poll Released

Brian Foley

– February 15, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League released the preseason baseball poll on Wednesday with both Navy and Bucknell tied at the top. Both teams were picked first with 39 points, while Navy received more first-place votes (five) than Bucknell (four). Army was picked just behind Navy and Bucknell with 38 points and one first-place vote, while Holy Cross took the fourth spot with 29 points and two first-place votes. Lafayette and Lehigh, respectively, rounded out the preseason poll, which is voted on by the Patriot League’s head coaches and sports information contacts. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Army, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy, Patriot League

Longtime Bucknell Coach Gene Depew set to Retire

Brian Foley

– February 13, 2012Posted in: New Coach, Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Gene Depew, a 1971 Bucknell graduate who has coached at his alma mater for more than 40 years, including the last 31 as head baseball coach, has announced his retirement following the 2012 season. One of the longest-tenured coaches in Bucknell history in any sport, Depew enters his final season with 570 victories, more than five times the amount of any other Bison baseball coach. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bucknell, New Coach, Patriot League

NCBWA Names 2012 Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List

Brian Foley

– January 31, 2012Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, NCBWA, NEC, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast Conference

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
Wichita, Kan. (NCBWA) — Forty-five players have been named to the initial watch list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, as announced by the association Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Roache, Aldrich Headline 2011 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby

Kat Hasenauer Cornetta

– June 29, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southern Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
OMAHA, Neb., June 29, 2011 – The nation’s #1-ranked home run hitter for the 2011 college baseball season, Georgia Southern University’s Victor Roache, will compete, along with seven other talented sluggers, for the 2011 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby crown. Read the rest of this entry »

CBD Quick Hits for May 14th

Brian Foley

– May 15, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, CBD Quick Hits, Patriot League, SEC

College Baseball Daily throughout the season will be providing our Quick Hits on games throughout the country. Special thanks to William Knox and Mark Rafferty for contributing to this report. As always, follow us on Twitter @CB_Daily for instant reaction and the best up to minute coverage on college baseball in the country. We also have a Facebook page which can be joined by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Army, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Bucknell, CBD Column, CBD Visit, East Tennessee State, Florida, Lafayette, Louisville, Miami (FL), Navy, Patriot League, SEC, South Carolina, UConn, Vanderbilt, Virginia

2011 Patriot League Semifinals Preview

Brian Foley

– May 13, 2011Posted in: Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Center Valley, Pa. — After the most competitive regular-season race in League history, four teams will open up postseason play with semifinal series of the Patriot League Baseball Tournament this weekend.

The matchups pit No. 4 Bucknell at No. 1 Navy and No. 3 Lafayette at No. 2 Army, with each three-game series featuring a doubleheader on Saturday and decisive final game, if necessary, on Sunday afternoon. The winners move on to the Patriot League Championship series at the site of the higher seed on May 23-24 or 24-25. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Army, Bucknell, Lafayette, Navy, Patriot League

2011 All-Patriot League Teams and Major Awards Announced

Brian Foley

– May 10, 2011Posted in: Patriot League

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Center Valley, Pa. – Lafayette senior catcher A.J. Miller and Bucknell junior starting pitcher Ryan Ebner had never received an All-Patriot League selection coming into the season, but each student-athlete stood out during the 2011 campaign to take home the Patriot League Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Year honors, respectively, as the sport’s major awards and All-Patriot League teams were announced on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Army, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy, Patriot League, Patriot League Players of the Year

Foley’s Quick Hits for Feb. 20th

Brian Foley

– February 21, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Mountain West, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, West Coast Conference

The first weekend is now complete in College Baseball where there was a couple of decent sized upsets on Sunday afternoon.

As always, you can follow our college baseball coverage on Twitter @CB_Daily and on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

Foley’s Quick Hits for Feb. 19th

Brian Foley

– February 20, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, CAA, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Conference USA, Mountain West, Patriot League, Sun Belt

Another day is in the books as we are now two days into the season as there was several upsets in the NCBWA Top 35.

We will be hosting a full Q and A on Sunday night at 8pm on the site with Brian Foley, William Knox, Mark Rafferty, Kat Cornetta, Ryan Rosenblatt from BruinsNation.com, and a couple of other guests. Remember to sign up for a reminder on the right side for the chat. Here are some of my thoughts from Day 2 of action around the country. Read the rest of this entry »