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2013 NCAA Regional Projections (April 10th)

– April 10, 2013Posted in: 2013 Regional Projections, 2013 Season Coverage, ACC, America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, Conference USA, Great West Conference, Heartland Conference, Horizon League, Independents, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Mid-Continent Conference, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Northeast-10, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC, West Coast Conference

As we’re now just past the halfway mark of the 2013 college baseball season, College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to Selection Monday with our latest 2013 Regional Projections.

For this week’s projections, instead of being solely compiled based on RPI like they have been done in past weeks, every aspect was taken into consideration. College Baseball Daily’s Ginger Poulson (@gingerpoulson) compiled this list after analyzing RPI, overall records, conference standings, overall talent and several other factors. If you have any questions about the projections feel free to leave a comment below or send her a tweet.

Enjoy the regional projections!

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Tags: Arizona State, Arkansas, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, Florida State, Indiana, Louisville, LSU, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Rice, South Carolina, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia

CBD’s Around the Horn (February 15th)

Brian Foley

– February 16, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, ACC, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CBD Column, Conference USA, Great West Conference, Horizon League, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference, West Coast Conference

February 15th this year marked the start of the Division 1 College Baseball season. Here are 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 ever that we might miss feel free to send us an email by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

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

Rice releases 2013 Schedule

Brian Foley

– October 16, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

HOUSTON – A challenging slate of games, including 29 at Reckling Park and with trips ranging from Honolulu to Miami, make up the Rice Owls’ 2013 baseball schedule announced on Monday (Oct. 15). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Schedules, Conference USA, Rice

2012 NCAA Regional Sites Announced

Ginger Poulson

– May 27, 2012Posted in: 2012 NCAA Tourney

CBD NEWS SOURCE

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the 16 regional sites for the 66^th annual NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami (FL), NC State, NCAA Tourney, Oregon, Purdue, Regional Hosts, Rice, South Carolina, Stanford, TAMU, UCLA, UNC, UVA

NCBWA releases National Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 22, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, Mountain West, National Awards, Pac 12

FROM NCBWA RELEASE

MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending May 20, today. New Mexico freshman outfielder Ryan Padilla was named National Hitter of the Week, while Stanford junior right-handed pitcher Mark Appel and Rice junior right-handed pitcher Tyler Duffey were named Co-National Pitchers 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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Tags: Conference USA, Mountain West, National Player of the Week, NCBWA, New Mexico, Pac 12, Rice, Stanford

College Baseball Hall of Fame Releases Latest Pitcher of the Year Watch List

Sam Wasson

– May 18, 2012Posted in: 2012 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

National Pitcher of the Year

LUBBOCK, Texas —The College Baseball Hall of Fame announced Friday the 25 pitchers on the newest edition of the Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.

The winner of the Pitcher of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamond Sports, will be announced on June 30 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the annual College Baseball Night of Champions. The event features the presentation of numerous awards and the induction ceremony for this year’s Hall of Fame class.

“The pitchers on this list continue to demonstrate excellence on the mound,” said award co-chair Landon Holly. “As we’ve progressed through the season, we’ve been able to narrow down the list, but we’ve also added some players who’ve excelled in the second half of the regular season.”
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2012 Houston College Classic Tournament Team Announced

Brian Foley

– March 4, 2012Posted in: Big 12, Conference USA, SEC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
HOUSTON, TX — The three-day Houston College Classic baseball tournament (March 2-4) concluded tonight at Minute Maid Park, with Arkansas, Rice and the University of Houston each finishing with 2-1 records. Tennessee, Texas and Texas Tech rounded out the field with 1-2 marks.

Each team placed at least one player on the 2012 Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team, which was highlighted by the Classic’s Most Outstanding Player P Jordan Stephens from Rice, who pitched 7.0 scoreless frames in tonight’s nightcap. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arkansas, Big 12, Conference USA, Houston, Rice, SEC, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech

CBD Visit: Rice bounces back, drops Texas Tech

Austin Staton

– March 4, 2012Posted in: Big 12, CBD Visit, Conference USA

HOUSTON – Michael Ratterree took a 2-2 pitch and drove it over the left field wall for a three-run home run in the first and fifth-ranked Rice never looked back as the Owls knocked off Texas Tech, 6-2, Saturday night at Minute Maid Park.

With the win, Rice (10-1) is off to their best start since the 2003 national championship season in which the Owls began the year with a 33-1 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Conference USA, Rice, Texas Tech

CBD Quick Hits for March 2nd

Brian Foley

– March 3, 2012Posted in: 2012 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic 10, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, WAC

I would like to apologize for my absence recently on the site as I have been dealing with a close personal family issue which has hindered my time on the site.

Here are some of my top highlights from action on March 2nd. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Boston College, CBD 2012 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Clemson, Conference USA, Duke, Fresno State, Marcus Stroman, Maryland, Pac 12, Rhode Island, Rice, SEC, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, WAC

Around the Horn: Houston vs Rice

Austin Staton

– February 29, 2012Posted in: CBD Interview, Conference USA

Austin Pruitt: The 5-foot-11 junior made his Houston-debut in relief last Tuesday and fired 4.1 shutout innings allowing just one hit. Making his first career start for the Cougars against No. 5 Rice, the right-hander cruised through his first 4.0 innings of work while keeping the Owls’ offense off-balanced with a very effective slider. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Conference USA, Houston, Interviews with Coaches, Rice

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 »