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2013 NCAA Regional Projections (April 17th)

– April 17, 2013Posted in: 2013 NCAA Tourney, 2013 Regional Projections, 2013 Season Coverage, ACC, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, 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!

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NCBWA announces Players of the Week (April 9th)

Brian Foley

– April 9, 2013Posted in: Big South, Conference USA, NCBWA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 7, today. UNC Asheville senior catcher Ian Graham was named National Hitter of the Week, while Marshall junior right-handed pitcher Aaron Blair was 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 »

Tags: Big South, Conference USA, Marshall, NCBWA, Players of the Week, UNC-Asheville

CBD Around the Horn (March 8th)

Ginger Poulson

– March 9, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, ACC, Big South, Big Ten, CBD Column, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, Summit League, WAC

Here are some of the top performances and highlights on the day. We will be providing daily articles as often as possible this season. If you know of an outstanding performance we might miss, feel free to send us an email by clicking here.

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CBD Around the Horn (March 1st)

Brian Foley

– March 2, 2013Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, CBD Column, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, Pac 12, SEC, West Coast Conference

Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Brown, Bryant, CBD Column, Clemson, Conference USA, Gonzaga, Horizon League, Ivy League, LSU, Memphis, Northeast Conference, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Pac 12, Rhode Island, SEC, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, UIC, UMass, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, West Coast Conference

CBD’s Around the Horn (February 15th)

Brian Foley

– February 16, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, ACC, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CBD Column, Conference USA, Great West Conference, Horizon League, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference, West Coast Conference

February 15th this year marked the start of the Division 1 College Baseball season. Here are some of the top performances and highlights on the day. We will be providing daily articles as often as possible this season. If you know of an outstanding performance ever that we might miss feel free to send us an email by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Top 100 Countdown: 40. Aaron Blair (Marshall)

Ginger Poulson

– February 8, 2013Posted in: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Season Coverage, 2013 Top Players, Conference USA, General CBB News

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 adding players day-by-day until we get to number one!

Number 40 on our Top 100 Countdown is Marshall’s Aaron Blair. The 6’5 right-handed pitcher from Las Vegas, Nevada was selected in the 21st round by the Houston Astros in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Top Players, Aaron Blair, CBD 2013 Top 100 Players, Conference USA, Marshall

2013 Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll and Teams

Brian Foley

– January 30, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Conference USA announced its 2013 preseason baseball awards, as chosen by the league’s nine head coaches. Rice senior infielder Christian Stringer was chosen as the preseason Player of the Year, while Owls junior right-hander Austin Kubitza was named the preseason Pitcher of the Year. Rice was chosen to win the league’s championship. The Owls have won either the regular season or tournament championship in each of its seven years as a member of C-USA. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Conference USA, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UCF

Poster of the Day: Memphis Tigers

Brian Foley

– January 22, 2013Posted in: Conference USA

As we continue counting down to the first pitch of the 2013 season, we are running some of the best posters from schools across the country. The team we feature today is the Memphis Tigers. They are coming off a season which saw them go 31-28 campaign and 14-10 in Conference USA play. You can check out the poster below. Future posters can be sent to me by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Posters, Conference USA, Memphis

Marshall releases 2013 Schedule

Brian Foley

– January 18, 2013Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall baseball revealed its 2013 schedule, which will include five preseason top-40 opponents and six 2012 NCAA Regional selections, Friday afternoon.

Marshall’s 56-game regular season is set to feature games against preseason No. 8 Kentucky, No. 20 Rice, No. 36 Southern Miss, No. 37 East Carolina, and No. 38 Coastal Carolina, as voted on by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Marshall will also collide with UCF, Tulane, and USC Upstate, three programs currently receiving votes in the preseason rankings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Schedule, Conference USA, Marshall

Top 100 Countdown: 57. Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina)

Ginger Poulson

– January 13, 2013Posted in: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Season Coverage, 2013 Top Players, Conference USA, General CBB News

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 counting down the players day-by-day until we reach number 1.

Number 57 on our Top 100 Countdown is East Carolina’s Jeff Hoffman. The 6’4 right-handed pitcher from Latham, New York spent his summer playing for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the prestigious Cape Cod League. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Top Players, Conference USA, East Carolina, Jeff Hoffman

UAB releases 2013 Schedule

Brian Foley

– December 16, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —- The UAB baseball team recently announced its 2013 schedule as the Blazers are coming off a historic season when they reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991.

UAB finished 32-30 overall in 2012 and captured its first Conference USA Tournament Championship in program history. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Schedules, Conference USA, UAB

Southern Miss names Todd McInnis as Assistant Coach

Brian Foley

– December 3, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss baseball coach Scott Berry announced Monday the return of former Golden Eagle pitching standout Todd McInnis as volunteer assistant coach.