As we continue the days to the first pitch of the 2013 season, we are running some of the best posters from schools across the country. The team we feature today is the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders. They enter the season coming off a 2012 season which saw them go 24-33 and 14-19 in the Southland Conference. You can send future posters to us by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »
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With the 2013 Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball schedule, the program will face a challenging slate of 56 games in the upcoming year, including 11 against teams that played in NCAA Regionals last year.
“We have always taken pride in playing the most challenging Division I schedule we can play,” said head coach Scott Malone. “For the program to grow, we have to play and win games on the biggest stage.” Read the rest of this entry »
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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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We recently caught up with Texas A&M Corpus Christi head coach Scott Malone, juniors Eric Weiss, and Daniel Minor after the Islanders held onto a 3-2 victory over the Houston Cougars. You can check out the full interviews below. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Weiss was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles and Daniel Minor fired 6.0 innings of shutout baseball as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi knocked off Houston, 3-2, Tuesday night at Cougar field.
“We played great defense and got timely hits early in the game,” said Scott Malone. “Our offense got us going and we got to pitch with the lead. This was a big game for us.” Read the rest of this entry »
Last season was all about Texas State. The Bobcats went in with the top pitcher, and found out quickly they also had the top hitter in the Southland. RHP Carson Smith is gone, but 1B Casey Kalenkosky, an NJCAA All-American turned NCAA All-American, is back for another round. Coach Ty Harrington only lost a few starters on the field, and returned a strong nucleus of hitters to go along with a pitching staff that was more than capable of getting the team to the NCAA postseason. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball Team will play a total of 54 regular-season games during the 2012 season, including 10 games against teams who earned berths to last year’s NCAA Tournament, including Dallas Baptist, Rice, Texas State, Texas and Baylor. The schedule features 24 games at home, including three at Whataburger Field in the annual Kleberg Bank College Classic. Read the rest of this entry »
Texas A&M Corpus-Christi first baseman Jake Dziubczynski has one of the best beards in college baseball but it will not last forever with head coach Scott Malone’s tough rules. You can check out the full video of him having his beard shaved off below. Read the rest of this entry »
Game 1: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3, UTSA 2.
We saw several upsets on Tuesday during mid-week games including the biggest one with Texas A&M Corpus-Christi defeating the Texas Longhorns in Austin. The other major upsets were Lamar defeating Rice and Georgia Southern defeating Georgia Tech. Read the rest of this entry »
2010 saw three Southland teams with a chance to make the postseason, but tournament champion Lamar was the only team in, as Texas State and Southeastern Louisiana were left to think about next year. This year, the league belongs to the Bobcats and Lions, as both teams return a wealth of talent. Texas State is led by All-American candidate P Carson Smith, the league’s top prospect. Southeastern Louisiana returns most of their team, minus closer Chris Franklin. Read the rest of this entry »
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Corpus Christi- Head Coach Scott Malone sat down earlier this week with GoIslanders.com for a new feature called “Inside Islanders Baseball.” The video program will bring fans of the Islanders an inside look at some of the things going on with the team, and will allow a more intimate look at the baseball program. Read the rest of this entry »
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