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CBD Column: Pac-12 Weekend Preview

– February 22, 2013Posted in: 2013 Weekend Preview, Big 12, Big West, CBD Column, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, WAC, West Coast Conference

UCLA at Baylor

The No. 6 ranked Bruins will travel to Waco, Texas to take on the Baylor Bears this weekend. It will be UCLA’s first visit to Baylor in program history. UCLA (2-1) is coming off a series victory against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Bruins dropped the opener 6-2 in 10 innings Friday night, but rallied on Saturday by defeating the Gophers 14-0. On Sunday, sophomore starter Grant Watson kept the Gophers quiet by throwing six scoreless innings and tallying a career high eight strikeouts. Baylor (1-3) is coming off a win at home Tuesday against Texas State. The Bears were swept on the road at UC Irvine last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Lamar releases 2013 Schedule

Brian Foley

– November 3, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Southland Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BEAUMONT – Local fans will have ample opportunity to experience Lamar Baseball this season as head coach Jim Gilligan announced a 2013 schedule on Friday that features 38 home games at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

Gilligan and co. will be looking to take advantage of the heavy home schedule early, as the Cardinals will play 21 of the first 25 games in Beaumont, beginning with a visit from Northern Kentucky on February 15. The Norse will be playing their first-ever games as an NCAA Division I member and are coming off a 36-22 campaign in Division II last season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Schedules, Lamar, Southland Conference

2012 CBD Season Preview: Southland Conference

William Knox

– February 13, 2012Posted in: 2012 Season Preview, CBD Column, Southland Conference

Last season was all about Texas State. The Bobcats went in with the top pitcher, and found out quickly they also had the top hitter in the Southland. RHP Carson Smith is gone, but 1B Casey Kalenkosky, an NJCAA All-American turned NCAA All-American, is back for another round. Coach Ty Harrington only lost a few starters on the field, and returned a strong nucleus of hitters to go along with a pitching staff that was more than capable of getting the team to the NCAA postseason. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 CBD Season Preview, CBD Column, Central Arkansas, Lamar, Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UTSA

2012 Southland Conference Preseason Polls Announced

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Southland Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
FRISCO, Texas – Texas State is favored to win its fourth consecutive Southland Conference regular-season baseball championship by a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, the conference announced Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Lousiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas AM CC, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio

Lamar releases 2012 Schedule

Donald J. Boyles

– September 28, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, Southland Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BEAUMONT – Lamar University will play a 55-game baseball schedule next spring highlighted by visits to Vincent-Beck Stadium by Rice University, Gonzaga, Illinois and the PAC-12 member University of Washington.

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Tags: 2012 Schedules, Lamar, Southland Conference

Foley’s Quick Hits for Feb. 23rd

Brian Foley

– February 24, 2011Posted in: ACC, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Southern Conference, Sun Belt

It was a great day on Wednesday with Assistant Editor Mark Rafferty doing his first interview since joining the staff full-time last year. You can check out the full interview with the Pulse Network by clicking here. It was a slow night in College Baseball with only six ranked squads in action and only one of them losing.

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Tags: ACC, CBD Column, Conference USA, FAU, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Lamar, Miami (FL), Rice, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Texas State

Foley’s Quick Hits for Feb. 22nd

Brian Foley

– February 23, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big 12, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Conference USA, Southern Conference, Southland Conference

We saw several upsets on Tuesday during mid-week games including the biggest one with Texas A&M Corpus-Christi defeating the Texas Longhorns in Austin. The other major upsets were Lamar defeating Rice and Georgia Southern defeating Georgia Tech. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big 12, CBD Column, Conference USA, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Lamar, Rice, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Texas, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

2011 CBD Season Preview: Southland Conference

William Knox

– February 14, 2011Posted in: 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, Southland Conference

2010 saw three Southland teams with a chance to make the postseason, but tournament champion Lamar was the only team in, as Texas State and Southeastern Louisiana were left to think about next year. This year, the league belongs to the Bobcats and Lions, as both teams return a wealth of talent. Texas State is led by All-American candidate P Carson Smith, the league’s top prospect. Southeastern Louisiana returns most of their team, minus closer Chris Franklin. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CBD 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio

2011 Southland Conference Preseason Poll Released

Brian Foley

– January 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Southland Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
FRISCO, Texas – Texas State is favored to win its third consecutive Southland Conference regular-season baseball championship by a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, the conference announced Tuesday.

The Bobcats received nine first-place votes and 118 points in the coaches’ poll and eight first-place votes and 112 points in the SID poll. Texas State returns 20 letterwinners, six starters and 12 pitchers, including junior Carson Smith, the Southland’s pitcher and newcomer of the year recipient, from a Bobcat squad that won its second consecutive regular-season title. Texas State went 23-10 in conference play last spring, recording its fourth 20-win season in conference play in the last five years. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio

Lamar’s Indoor Practice Facility Complete

Brian Foley

– November 12, 2010Posted in: New Facility, Southland Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

BEAUMONT – The Lamar University baseball team will have a place to hold indoor practices with the completion of the H.D. “Tex” and Emma Strait Baseball Training Facility.

Situated next to Vincent-Beck Stadium on Jim Gilligan Way on the Lamar campus, the 9,600-square-foot complex is state-of-the-art and includes Astroturf flooring, batting nets and 60-square-foot batting cages used by pitchers and hitters for practice drills.

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Lamar releases 2011 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 21, 2010Posted in: 2011 Schedules, Southland Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BEAUMONT – Lamar University will play a 54-game baseball schedule next spring highlighted by visits to Vincent-Beck Stadium by Rice University, San Francisco, New Mexico State, Cal State-Northridge and the University of Houston.

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Tags: 2011 Schedules, Lamar, Southland Conference

Lamar and Beaumont to honor Jim Gilligan

Brian Foley

– September 28, 2010Posted in: Southland Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University President James Simmons and Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames will formally dedicate Jim Gilligan Way at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in ceremonies adjacent to Vincent-Beck Stadium.