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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Louisville Cardinals, who tied for the 2012 BIG EAST regular-season title, have been tabbed as the favorites in 2013 by the league’s 11 head coaches.
The Cardinals, who advanced to the NCAA Championship for the seventh time in 2012, reaching the final of the Tucson Regional, received eight first-place votes and 98 points in the coaches’ preseason poll. St. John’s, with 82 points, edged Notre Dame (81) for second place. Read the rest of this entry »
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PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh baseball team has released its 2013 schedule, head coach Joe Jordano announced Tuesday. Highlighting the Pitt slate during its final season in the Big East Conference are 10 contests against teams who reached the 2012 postseason and 30 home games played at the Petersen Sports Complex. Read the rest of this entry »
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PITTSBURGH – Pitt baseball recently completed its coaching staff as head coach Joe Jordano announced the hiring of Jacke Healey as a volunteer assistant. Healey joins pitching coach Jerry Oakes as the two newest members of a staff looking to continue the Panthers’ streak of postseason play. Read the rest of this entry »
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PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh head baseball coach Joe Jordano has announced the addition of Jerry Oakes to the team’s coaching staff. Oakes, who brings experience both as a professional player and a college coach, will be in charge of the team’s pitching staff. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM BIG EAST PRESS RELEASE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Four teams went 3-0 in the first weekend of BIG EAST play as Louisville, USF, Notre Dame and Connecticut all swept their opening weekend opponents. Louisville and USF both lead the league with 18 wins. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM BIG EAST RELEASE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – This weekend marks the opening weekend of BIG EAST baseball conference play, with 18 games scheduled for Friday-Sunday. Louisville has posted the best record in the league through the nonconference portion of the schedule with 15 wins and six losses (.714). Here is a look at the six weekend series. Read the rest of this entry »
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On the heels of back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championship and a runner-up finish in the BIG EAST last season, St. John’s has been tabbed as the favorite to win the 2012 BIG EAST baseball championship by the league’s 12 head coaches.
The Red Storm received eight of a possible 11 first-place votes in the preseason poll. The coaches also chose St. John’s outfielder Jeremy Baltz as the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year and named Louisville righthanded pitcher Justin Amlung the BIG EAST Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is your October 13th Fall Ball Update.
Seton Hall: Blue 4 White 1
After a close win by the Blue Team in game 4 of the Fall Pirate World Series, the Blue and White Teams matched up at Owen T. Carroll Field on Saturday afternoon for a seven inning game. Read the rest of this entry »
Pittsburgh head baseball coach Joe Jordano recently discussed his feelings about moving over the ACC in the coming years. ”With the move to the Atlantic Coast Conference, the leadership of Chancellor Mark Nordenberg, Jerry Cochran and Steve Pederson have placed the University of Pittsburgh among the best academic and athletic institutions in the country. In particular, the ACC is arguably the best baseball conference in the NCAA and it will be a great challenge for us. I have a tremendous deal of respect for my colleagues and friends in the Big East and very much look forward to being a part of a new chapter of Pitt Baseball in the ACC,” said Jordano. Read the rest of this entry »
UPDATE #3 at 4:00 PM on September 18th
Both Syracuse and Pittsburgh have officially joined the ACC according to press releases posted on both schools official athletic websites. It is not clear at this time what year they will join though. Read the rest of this entry »
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University of Pittsburgh head baseball coach Joe Jordano has promoted Danny Lopaze to the position of associate head coach, the program announced Thursday. Additionally, Dan Lipari has been added to the Panthers’ staff as a volunteer assistant for the 2012 season.
Lopaze is set to begin his fourth season on the Pitt coaching staff, serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator and the hitting coach. Read the rest of this entry »
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Seven teams are fighting for five remaining spots in the BIG EAST Championship as only three teams have assured themselves of postseason appearances. Connecticut is the only team that knows its fate, as the Huskies clinched their first outright BIG EAST title last week and will be the No. 1 seed at the BIG EAST Championship. Pittsburgh and St. John’s also have punched tickets to the championship. Seton Hall and USF begin the weekend tied for the eighth and final tournament spot, with USF holding the tiebreaker over the Pirates. USF hosts Pittsburgh and Seton Hall hosts Georgetown this weekend. Notre Dame and Louisville battle in an important three-game set, with the final two games of the series televised on the CBS Sports Network. All of the BIG EAST series will begin on Thursday, with Saturday being the final day of regular-season play. The 2011 BIG EAST Championship will take place May 25-29 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. Read the rest of this entry »
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