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North Dakota Baseball set to join WAC in 2013-2014

By
Brian Foley
– February 11, 2013Posted in: Great West Conference, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
NorthDakotaLogoDENVER—The Western Athletic Conference announced today that an invitation for affiliate membership has been issued to and accepted by North Dakota to join the conference in baseball starting with the 2013-14 academic year.

“We are pleased to announce the addition of North Dakota to our baseball league,” said WAC Interim Commissioner Jeff Hurd. “UND will be a great fit with the other baseball teams in the conference and we believe North Dakota will play a viable role in advancing WAC baseball into the future.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Missouri Valley Conference Weekend Recap (March 25th-27th)

By
Brian Foley
– March 28, 2011Posted in: Big Ten, Independents, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, Summit League

By: John Lockwood
Oh, the Midwest in March. As the teams of the Missouri Valley Conference entered their second-to-last weekend series before conference play, they received a less-than-warm welcome from a frigid cold front sweeping across the region. As a result, many teams saw their series cut-short (Creighton didn’t even play a game), leaving them to gear up for their mid-week games and—hopefully—warmer temperatures. The notable exception was Wichita State who traveled to #24 Oregon for a four game series. Wichita split the opening double-header, dropping the first game 2-1, yet scored two runs in the top of the ninth to win game two by a score of 6-4. Saturday night, Wichita played the longest game in Shockers history, winning a grueling 17-inning ordeal 6-5. However, the Shockers dropped the series finale 6-1 to ultimately split the series at 2 games apiece. Read the rest of this entry »

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Big 12 Weekend Preview (3/18-3/20)

By
William Knox
– March 18, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, Big 12, CBD Column, Great West Conference, MAC

It is finally opening weekend for the Big 12 Conference. Eight of the league’s ten teams are participating in conference series, with Missouri and Nebraska playing series against non-conference foes.

The conference matchup of the weekend is between #3 Oklahoma and #12 Texas A&M in Norman. Oklahoma was the winner of 16 straight games before hitting a three-game skid against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Arizona. The Aggies lead the league in pitching, but have struggled at times with the bat. Read the rest of this entry »

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NCBWA National Players of the Week

By
Brian Foley
– April 27, 2010Posted in: Great West Conference, MAC, NCBWA, Players of the Week

FROM NCBWA RELEASE 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)­ released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 25, today. North Dakota junior first baseman Jake Magner was named National Hitter of the Week, while Eastern Michigan sophomore right-handed pitcher Kendall Lewis 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.

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TCBB Players of the Week (April 27th)

By
Brian Foley
– April 27, 2010Posted in: Atlantic Sun, CBD Column, CBD Players of the Week, Great West Conference

The College Baseball Blog continues our tradition of naming National Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week we honor Jake Magner of North Dakota as our Player of the Week while Florida Gulf Coast LHP Chris Sale is our Pitcher of the Week. Read the rest of this entry »

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Big 12 recap for 03/19/2010

By
Donald J. Boyles
– March 20, 2010Posted in: Big 12, Great West Conference, Horizon League, Missouri Valley

Cameron Rupp

Here is your recap for Friday the 19th.

#5 Texas 6 Nebraska 5

A three-run walk-off home run by Cameron Rupp in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the No. 2 Texas Longhorns a 6-5 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to open Big 12 play at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday evening.

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CBB Interview: Jeff Dodson (North Dakota)

By
Colin Weber
– April 14, 2009Posted in: CBD Column, Independents, Interviews with Coaches
North Dakota head coach Jeff Dodson is transitioning Fighting Sioux baseball from Division II to Division I.

North Dakota head coach Jeff Dodson is transitioning Fighting Sioux baseball from Division II to Division I.

North Dakota head coach Jeff Dodson was hired on June 20, 2008 to transition the University of North Dakota to Division I baseball after the school had spent the previous fifty years competing at the Division II level. Coach Dodson spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at Southeast Missouri State, where he was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.  The College Baseball Blog had the opportunity to talk with Coach Dodson and ask him about the specific challenges he faces as a first time head coach and with the transition process, the 2009 baseball team and staff, and the future of Fighting Sioux baseball. Read the rest of this entry »

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Big 12 Recap for 02-25-09

By
Donald J. Boyles
– February 25, 2009Posted in: Big 12, Independents, SEC
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Centenary 8, (#1) Texas A&M 4

Centenary overcame a three home run effort by the Texas A&M offense and scored three runs in the eighth inning to hand the top-ranked Aggies their first loss of the year, 8-4, Wednesday afternoon before 2,979 fans at Olsen Field.

A&M (5-1) trailed by three entering the sixth before a solo shot by Luke Anders and a two-run home run by Dylan Petrich one inning later would tie the game at four.
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Okotoks Dawgs win second straight Western Major Baseball League pennant

By
Bob Broughton
– August 17, 2008Posted in: Western Major Baseball League

The Okotoks Dawgs (AB) won their second straight Western Major Baseball League championship on August 16, winning three games out of four against the Swift Current (SK) Indians.

The final game, in Okotoks, drew a crowd of over 2,700; the Dawgs have a new ballpark, and have been drawing good crowds all year. The Dawgs continued to get excellent pitching during the final round. Mark Hardy (British Columbia) pitched a complete-game one-hitter in a 1-0 win. Jake Bottari (College of Idaho) held the Indians to one run in seven innings in another game.

Swift Current’s win was a 1-0 14-inning thriller. Sean Cooley (North Dakota; 8 1/3 innings, 6 hits) and Shawn Lee (Bellevue; 5 2/3 innings, 2 hits, eight strikeouts) combined for the shutout. Jeff Duda (Campbellsville) pitched twelve shutout innings for the Dawgs. Duda was 7-3, 1.88 ERA for the season.

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