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2011 CBD Draft Signing Day Central

– August 15, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 MLB Draft Update, 2011 Top Players, ACC, Big 12, Big East, CBD Column, SEC

College Baseball Daily will be running updates throughout the 2011 MLB Signing Day today from our team of writers. Most of the action today will take place during the late hours as the players and teams get down to the deadline hour. We will update this post throughout the day with the latest news and notes as they come in. CBD staff will also be posting our updates on Twitter @CB_Daily and on our Facebook Page. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 MLB Draft, 2011 MLB Draft Update, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Cape Cod Baseball League, CBD Column, Danny Hultzen, Florida, Florida State, James Ramsey, Jose Fernandez, Kyle Smith, Matt Dean, SEC, South Florida, Texas Tech, Virginia

2011 MLB Draft News and Notes for August 9th

Brian Foley

– August 9, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 MLB Draft Update, 2011 Top Players, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Big West, Cape Cod Baseball League, MLB Draft, NJCAA, Pac 12, SEC

The MLB Signing Deadline is fast approaching as all teams have until midnight on August 15th to sign their draft picks or they will head to college for the 2012 season. Here is the latest news and notes from around the country. Read the rest of this entry »

2011 MLB Draft News and Notes for August 5th

Brian Foley

– August 5, 2011Posted in: 2011 MLB Draft Update, 2011 Top Players, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

The MLB Signing Deadline is fast approaching as all teams have to midnight on August 15th to sign their prospects or they will head to college. Here is the latest news and notes from around the country.

Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reported that Red Sox first round pick and 26th overall selection Blake Swihart took batting practice on Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park. Swihart is currently committed to Texas where he will play for Augie Garrido. If I had to guess right now, I would expect the Red Sox to sign Swihart for over the $1.2 million due to him with the slotting system. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2011 MLB Draft, Arizona State, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Blake Swihart, Bubba Starling, Dan Camarena, Johnny Ruettiger, Mississippi State, Mountain West, Nebraska, Pac 12, SEC, South Florida, Texas, University of San Diego, UNLV, West Coast Conference

Draft or Doctor? South Florida’s Koscso Has Options

Kat Hasenauer Cornetta

– June 6, 2011Posted in: 2011 Top Players, Big East, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Players, MLB Draft

South Florida’s Jonathan Koscso isn’t hanging his fate on Monday’s MLB Draft. While the third baseman for South Florida loves baseball, he has other plans: medical school. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Interviews with Players, Jonathan Koscso, South Florida

Former USF star taking on a New Challenge

Brian Foley

– May 17, 2011Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Big East

Former South Florida baseball player Ryan Lockwood is taking on a new challenge now as he is preparing to become a Navy SEAL. Lockwood played three seasons under head coach Lelo Prado with his best season coming in 2008 when he had a 30 game hitting streak while being named a Freshman All-American. Last season, Coach Prado started receiving phone calls from Lockwood’s parents questioning what was going on with Ryan’s body as he was losing weight. Come to find out, Lockwood had started to prepare himself both mentally and physically to join the Navy SEAL program. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Top Players, Big East, South Florida

CBD Quick Hits for May 7th

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Ivy League, Pac 12

College Baseball Daily throughout the season will be providing our Quick Hits on games throughout the country. Special thanks to William Knox and Mark Rafferty for contributing to this report. As always, follow us on Twitter @CB_Daily for instant reaction and the best up to minute coverage on college baseball in the country. We also have a Facebook page which can be joined by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, CBD Column, Dartmouth, East Tennessee State, Ivy League, Matt Barnes, NC State, Oregon, Pac 12, Princeton, South Florida, Trevor Bauer, UCLA, UConn

CBD Quick Hits for April 30th

Brian Foley

– May 1, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big East, Big West, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Mountain West, Pac 12

Tags: Big East, Big West, Boston College, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, Mountain West, New Mexico, Oregon State, Pac 12, Pacific, South Florida, St. John's, UCLA, UNLV, Virginia

ACC Recap for April 27th

Brian Foley

– April 28, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big East, CAA, Conference USA, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for April 27th.

#15 North Carolina 5 #29 East Carolina 4

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Carolina was down to its final out Wednesday night against No. 29 East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. but staged a dramatic comeback in the top of the ninth inning to take a 5-4 win over the Pirates. Jesse Wierzbicki came through with the clutch hit driving in a pair of runs when he singled to left with two down in the ninth. Carolina will have the next five days off for exams before returning home to take on Gardner-Webb on Tuesday, May 3. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Big East, CAA, Clemson, Davidson, Duke, East Carolina, Elon, George Mason, Maryland, Miami (FL), South Florida, Southern Conference, UNC, Wake Forest, Western Carolina

Foley’s Quick Hits for March 1st

Brian Foley

– March 2, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big East, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, West Coast Conference

Here are some of my thoughts from the mid-week action on Tuesday, March 1st. Most of the southern squads were in action while some northern squads were still stuck in the northeast as they haven’t started their spring trip yet. As always, follow us on Twitter @CB_Daily for the most up to date news on College Baseball on the Internet.

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ACC Recap for March 1st

Brian Foley

– March 2, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, CAA, SEC, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for March 1st.

#5 Florida State 5 #1 Florida 3

TAMPA, Fla. – The opportunity to knock off the top-ranked team in college baseball doesn’t come often, but it did come early for Mike Martin’s Florida State team.
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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, CAA, Charlotte, Davidson, Duke, Florida, Florida State, High Point, Miami (FL), NC State, South Florida, Southern Conference, UNC, UNC-Greensboro, Virginia, Wake Forest, William and Mary

Foley’s Quick Hits for Feb. 20th

Brian Foley

– February 21, 2011Posted in: ACC, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Mountain West, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, West Coast Conference

The first weekend is now complete in College Baseball where there was a couple of decent sized upsets on Sunday afternoon.

As always, you can follow our college baseball coverage on Twitter @CB_Daily and on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

Foley’s Quick Hits for Feb. 19th

Brian Foley

– February 20, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, CAA, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Conference USA, Mountain West, Patriot League, Sun Belt

Another day is in the books as we are now two days into the season as there was several upsets in the NCBWA Top 35.

We will be hosting a full Q and A on Sunday night at 8pm on the site with Brian Foley, William Knox, Mark Rafferty, Kat Cornetta, Ryan Rosenblatt from BruinsNation.com, and a couple of other guests. Remember to sign up for a reminder on the right side for the chat. Here are some of my thoughts from Day 2 of action around the country. Read the rest of this entry »