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2013 Big South Preseason Conference Poll

– January 30, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Big South

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Liberty’s and Coastal Carolina’s baseball programs have been chosen as the favorites in the Big South Conference’s annual preseason poll for the 2013 season in a vote of the League’s Head Coaches, the League announced today. In addition, the coaches voted Campbell’s Michael Felton and Jeff Kemp of Radford the Conference’s Preseason Co-Players of the Year, while Aaron Burke of Coastal Carolina was named the Big South Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Big South, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Liberty, Longwood, Presbyterian College, Radford, UNC-Asheville, VMI, Winthrop

Presbyterian releases 2013 Schedule

Brian Foley

– November 21, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Big South

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team will play 18 games at the PC Baseball Complex and battle some of the East Coast’s top programs, head coach Elton Pollock has announced in releasing the season schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Schedules, Big South, Presbyterian College

2012 Preseason Big South Coaches Poll Released

Brian Foley

– January 25, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Big South

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – For the fifth consecutive year, Coastal Carolina University’s baseball team has been voted the Big South Conference’s preseason favorite by the League’s Head Baseball Coaches, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, the coaches voted Presbyterian sophomore catcher/first baseman Brad Zebedis (Rock Hill, S.C.) the Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and Coastal Carolina junior Josh Conway (Smithsburg, Md.) the League’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Big South, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Liberty, Presbyterian College, Radford, UNC-Asheville, VMI, Winthrop

2012 NCBWA Preseason All-American Teams Announced

Brian Foley

– December 14, 2011Posted in: 2012 Top Players, NCBWA

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
WICHITA, Kan. – One of the youngest groups in the decade-plus history of selections, the 12th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason All-America team has a strong element of 2011 NCAA World Series returnees and loads of exceptional 2012 season sophomores and juniors.

After back-to-back NCAA titles for South Carolina and numerous defections to the professional ranks in ‘11, the 2012 projected team may be a mini-view of the NCAA World Series next June. Read the rest of this entry »

ACC Recap for April 12th

Brian Foley

– April 13, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Ivy League, MEAC, SEC, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for April 12th.

#2 Virginia 4 Georgetown 0 (5 innings)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The top-ranked Virginia baseball team earned a rain-shortened 4-0 win over Georgetown Tuesday evening at Davenport Field. The teams played five innings in one hour, 11 minutes before heavy rain and lightning forced the game to be stopped. The game then was called after a 47-minute delay. Read the rest of this entry »

Foley’s Quick Hits for March 16th

Brian Foley

– March 17, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Conference USA, Independents, Missouri Valley, Pac 12

Wacky Wednesdays are back in session as there was a couple of ranked teams dropping games to unranked squads. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arizona, Arizona State, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Clemson, Conference USA, Dallas Baptist University, Independents, Louisville, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pac 12, Presbyterian College, Rice, Wichita State

ACC Recap for March 16th

Brian Foley

– March 16, 2011Posted in: ACC, America East, Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for March 16th.

#5 Virginia 7 James Madison 3

CHARLOTTESVILLE - The No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers recorded their 11th consecutive win as they downed James Madison 7-3 Wednesday before 2,417 fans at Davenport Field. Virginia improves to 17-1 this season, while the Dukes fall to 13-4. Read the rest of this entry »

2011 Big South Preseason Poll Released

Brian Foley

– January 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, Big South

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – For the fourth consecutive year, Coastal Carolina University’s baseball team has been voted the Big South Conference’s preseason favorite by the League’s Head Baseball Coaches, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, the coaches voted Chanticleers’ redshirt-junior second baseman Tommy La Stella (Closter, N.J.) the Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and Coastal Carolina junior Anthony Meo (Cranston, R.I.) the League’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

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Tags: Anthony Meo, Big South, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Liberty, Presbyterian College, Radford, Tommy LaStella, UNC-Asheville, VMI, Winthrop

2011 CBD Season Preview: Big South

Brian Foley

– January 19, 2011Posted in: 2011 Season Preview, Big South, CBD Column

The Big South was dominated last year by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers as they went a perfect 25-0 on their way to the conference regular season title. The Liberty Flames came in second with a 19-8 conference mark. Radford finished in third place with a 15-11 record in the conference only a ½ game ahead of High Point for third place. VMI and Winthrop tied for fifth place with a 13-14 record while Gardner-Webb and UNC-Asheville tied for seventh with a 10-17 mark. Presbyterian College finished in ninth place with a 7-20 record while Charleston Southern rounded out of the conference with a 6-20 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big South, CBD 2011 Season Preview, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Liberty, Presbyterian College, Radford, UNC-Asheville, VMI, Winthrop

Big South Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 24, 2010Posted in: Big South, Players of the Week

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – UNC Asheville infielder Justin Schumer (Charlotte, N.C.) has been named the Big South Conference’s Choice Hotels Player of the Week, and Presbyterian College hurler Andrew Foushee (Augusta, Ga.) has been named The Crons Brand Pitcher of the Week for games played the final week of the regular-season, it was announced today by the League office.

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Tags: Big South, Big South Players of the Week, Presbyterian College, UNC-Asheville

ACC Recap for May 18th

Brian Foley

– May 19, 2010Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for May 18th.

#7 Georgia Tech 9 Georgia State 3

ATLANTA – Tony Plagman belted two of Georgia Tech’s four home runs and Brandon Cumpton scattered four hits over six scoreless innings to lead the sixth-ranked Yellow Jackets (42-10) to a 9-3 win over Georgia State (31-21-1) Tuesday at Russ Chandler Stadium.

The Jackets improved to 12-1 against in-state opponents with the win, and closed out the regular season home schedule winning seven of their last eight at Russ Chandler. Tech has won seven of its last eight games overall.

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ACC Recap for May 11th

Brian Foley

– May 12, 2010Posted in: ACC, Big South, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for May 11th.

Clemson 12 Furman 1 (Greenville SC)

Greenville, SC – Jeff Schaus, Wilson Boyd, and John Hinson all hit home runs and freshman righthander Scott Firth pitched 6.0 strong innings in #22 Clemson’s 12-1 win over Furman in front of 3,417 fans at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who won both games of the season series with the Paladins, improved to 32-17 and upped their winning streak to seven games. Furman dropped to 13-33.

The Tigers broke open a close game with seven runs in the fifth inning, keyed by a two-run homer by Schaus and a grand slam by Boyd.

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