Marshall Archive

NCBWA announces Players of the Week (April 9th)

– 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 (April 5th)

Ginger Poulson

– April 6, 2013Posted in: ACC, Big 12, CBD Around the Horn, General CBB News, Pac 12, SEC

Here is a look at 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 that we may have missed, feel free to send us an email by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ASU, Big 12, Florida State, Houston, Kentucky, LSU, Marshall, Miami, Mississippi, NC State, Oregon, Pac 12, SEC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech

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

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

Marshall announces Staff Promotions

Brian Foley

– November 10, 2012Posted in: Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall head baseball coach Jeff Waggoner announced the promotion of his top two assistants earlier this week, naming Joe Renner the Associate Head Coach and Tim Donnelly the Head Recruiting Coordinator. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Marshall

2012 All-Cape League Team Announced

Brian Foley

– August 22, 2012Posted in: 2013 Top Players, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Cape Cod Baseball League, Conference USA, Division 2, Horizon League, Mountain West, NEC, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference

FROM CCBL RELEASE
HYANNIS, Mass. – Most Valuable Player Phil Ervin (Samford), Top Pitcher and Outstanding Pro Prospect Sean Manaea (Indiana St.) and Batting Champion Patrick Biondi (Michigan) top the list of players selected to the Cape Cod Baseball League Post-Season All-League Team. Read the rest of this entry »

Breaking down the CCBL All-Stars using Sabermetrics

Brian Foley

– July 30, 2012Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Cape Cod Baseball League, Conference USA

Beyond the Box Score, a SB Nation blog, has broken down the CCBL All-Stars using Sabermetrics. Glenn DuPaul was able to calculate weighted on base average and OPS+ but was not able to calculate in park adjustments. He was also able to figure out Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) and KWERA for the pitchers. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Cape Cod Baseball League, Conference USA, Indiana State, Marshall, Missouri Valley Conference, Stetson, Virginia Tech

Cape Cod Baseball League Players of the Week (June 25th)

Brian Foley

– June 25, 2012Posted in: Cape Cod Baseball League, Conference USA, Southern Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Pitcher: Aaron Blair – Y-D Red Sox – Pitcher
Pitcher Aaron Blair (Marshall) is making his mark in the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer with another pitching performance that earned him Coca Cola Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Aaron Blair, Cape Cod Baseball League, Conference USA, Marshall, Phil Ervin, Samford, Southern Conference

ACC Recap for Feb. 17th

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 »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big South, Boston College, Bradley, CAA, Clemson, Conference USA, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, Kennesaw State, Kent State, MAC, Marshall, Maryland, Missouri Valley Conference, NC State, New Mexico State, Pac 12, Rutgers, Texas, UAB, UCLA, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, WAC, Wake Forest, Winthrop, Xavier

ACC Weekend Preview (Feb. 17th-19th)

Brian Foley

– February 17, 2012Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CAA, CBD Column, Conference USA, Horizon League, MAC, Missouri Valley, Pac 12

Here is your weekly look into the ACC as we open up the 2012 season. This will be very short this week as we are entering the first week of play and you can check out our full ACC season preview by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll Released

Brian Foley

– January 26, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Conference USA announced its 2012 preseason baseball awards, as chosen by the league’s nine head coaches. UCF junior utility player D.J. Hicks was chosen as the preseason Player of the Year, while Rice sophomore left-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 first six years as a member of C-USA. Read the rest of this entry »