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2013 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll

– January 31, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, MAAC

Edison, N.J. - Manhattan College has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2013 MAAC Baseball title, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.

A close vote had Manhattan top the poll with 74 points followed by Canisius College with 72. Rider University was picked third with 59 points, while Marist College was fourth with 57. Fairfield University finished with 48 points, followed by Siena College (31), Niagara University (29), Saint Peter’s University (18), and Iona College (17). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

2012 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, MAAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Edison, N.J. – Canisius College has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2012 MAAC Baseball Championship, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.

An extremely close vote saw Canisius top the poll with 61 points followed by Rider University with 60. Manhattan College was picked third with 59 points, while Iona College was fourth with 56. Marist College finished with 53 points, followed by Siena College (43), Fairfield University (42), Saint Peter’s College (16), and Niagara University (15). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

ACC Recap for March 2nd

Brian Foley

– March 3, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big South, CAA, MAAC, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for March 2nd.

#8 Virginia 7 Niagara 0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The eighth-ranked Virginia baseball team used a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings from starter Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) in shutting out Niagara, 7-0, Wednesday at Davenport Field. Roberts allowed just three hits and a walk while striking out seven as he earned the win and improved to 1-0 this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Big South, CAA, Clemson, Davidson, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Liberty, MAAC, Niagara, North Carolina, Southern Conference, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wofford

ACC Recap for Feb. 27th

Brian Foley

– February 27, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Conference USA, MAAC, Patriot League, SEC

Here is your ACC Recap for Feb. 27th

#2 Florida 7 Boston College 2

Number 2 ranked Florida (7-0) finished off a three-game sweep of Boston College (2-4) with a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at McKethan Stadium in front of 4,213 fans. The Gators continued their best start since the 2002 club shot out of the gates with 11-straight wins. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Army, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Duke, East Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, MAAC, Maryland, Michigan State, NC State, Niagara, Patriot League, SEC, Seton Hall, St. John's, UNC, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

ACC Recap for Feb. 26th

Brian Foley

– February 26, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, CAA, MAAC, Pac 12, Patriot League, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for Feb. 26th.

#8 Florida State 16 Hofstra 3

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mike McGee has spent the past few weeks tuning up his bat in the cage with assistant coach Mike Martin, Jr. The senior All-American’s performance in Saturday’s 16-3 rout of Hoftrsa left little doubt that he’s hitting on all cylinders.

McGee matched a career-high with six RBI on a 3-for-4 performance, highlighted by his fourth inning grand slam; his first home run of the season. Read the rest of this entry »

ACC Recap for Feb. 25th

Brian Foley

– February 26, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, Conference USA, MAAC, Patriot League, SEC, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for Feb. 25th.

#2 Florida 9 Boston College 3

No. 1 Florida (6-0) plated three runs in the seventh to snap a 3-3 tie en route to a 9-3 victory over Boston College (2-3) on Friday night. The Gators’ 20th-straight win at McKethan Stadium secured the weekend series, which will wrap up on Sunday at 1 p.m. Junior Preston Tucker (Tampa, Fla.) was 3-for-4 with a homer and drew a bases-loaded walk with one down in the seventh that brought in senior Bryson Smith(Watkinsville, Ga.) with the winning run. Freshman Daniel Gibson (Lutz, Fla.) (1-0) earned his first collegiate win, while sophomore starter Hudson Randall (Atlanta, Ga.) permitted one run in five innings of work. Read the rest of this entry »

ACC Weekend Preview for Feb. 25th-27th (Part 2)

Brian Foley

– February 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, ACC, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, Conference USA, MAAC, Pac 12, Patriot League, Southern Conference

Here is the second part of your ACC Weekend Preview for the weekend of Feb. 25th-Feb.27th. You can check out our preview of the other two series on the weekend which started on Thursday due to Miami and Boston College facing off against MLB squads over the weekend by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

2011 MAAC Preseason Baseball Poll

Brian Foley

– February 2, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, MAAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Edison, N.J. – Rider University has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2011 MAAC Baseball Championship, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Rider, the defending MAAC Champion, finished with 73 points in the poll, while Marist College finished second (67). Canisius College placed third with 65 points. Manhattan College placed fourth (56), followed by Siena College (51), Niagara University (28), Fairfield University (27), Saint Peter’s College (20), and Iona College (18). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

2011 CBD Season Preview: MAAC

Brian Foley

– January 26, 2011Posted in: 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, MAAC

The MAAC conference in 2010 was won by Canisius in the regular season with a 19-5 conference record. Marist came in second with a 16-8 record while Rider and Manhattan tied for third place with 15-7 records. Siena and Niagara tied for fifth place with 13-11 records. Fairfield finished in seventh with a 8-16 record while St. Peter’s finished in eighth with a 6-18 record and Iona finished last with a 3-21 conference mark.

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Tags: Canisius, CBD 2011 Season Preview, CBD Column, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

SEC Recap for February 21st

Brian Foley

– February 22, 2010Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big South, MAAC, MAC, SEC, Summit League, Sun Belt

Here is your SEC Recap for February 21st

#2 LSU 4 Centenary 0

BATON ROUGE – Home runs by first baseman Blake Dean and catcher Micah Gibbs, along with a brilliant LSU debut by starting pitcher Joey Bourgeois led the second-ranked Tigers to a 4-0 shutout of Centenary Sunday afternoon in Alex Box Stadium.

With the series sweep, the Tigers (3-0) captured their 11th-straight season-opening series victory dating back to 2000. Centenary dropped to 0-3 with the loss.

The Tigers will be back in action Wednesday when they face in-state foe McNeese State at 4 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium.

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SEC Recap for February 20th

Brian Foley

– February 21, 2010Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, MAAC, MAC, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, Summit League, Sun Belt

Here is your SEC Recap for February 20th.

#2 LSU 25 Centenary 8

BATON ROUGE — Led by a two-homer performance by designated hitter Matt Gaudet and a six-RBI evening by first baseman Blake Dean, second-ranked LSU exploded for 23 hits en route to 25-8 victory over Centenary, giving head coach Paul Mainieri his 1,000th career victory Saturday night in Alex Box Stadium.

The Tigers (2-0) scored the most runs of any LSU team since 1999 when they defeated Ohio 26-5. Centenary dropped to 0-2 with Saturday’s loss.

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SEC Recap for February 19th

Brian Foley

– February 20, 2010Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, MAAC, MAC, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, Summit League, Sun Belt

Here is your SEC recap for February 19th.

LSU 5 Centenary 4

BATON ROUGE — A two-RBI performance by shortstop Austin Nola, including the game-winning sacrifice fly, coupled with three runs by left fielder Trey Watkins was enough to earn No. 2 LSU a 5-4 victory in front of a record-breaking crowd of 9,914 Friday night at Alex Box Stadium.