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ARLINGTON, Texas- UT Arlington head baseball coach Darin Thomas announced Thursday that eight student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent and will play baseball for the Mavericks beginning in the 2010 season. The signing class includes five high school prospects and three junior-college student-athletes. All eight of the Mavericks early signees hail from the state of Texas.

“I would like to thank Coach Jay Sirianni, our recruiting coordinator, for the amount of effort he put into this class. He along with Coach Mark Flatten did a great job in getting out and evaluating a great early signing class,” Thomas said.
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Southland Conference, UT-Arlington

The Miami Herald is reporting that Eric Erickson will miss the 2009 campaign after undergoing left elbow reconstructive surgery. Erickson was expected to be a part of one of the strongest pitching staffs in the country in 2008 with teammate Chris Hernandez. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Injury, Miami (FL)

The CBB continues our countdown to the 2009 College Baseball season with our Top 50 players to watch. We will be providing one player each day (Monday-Saturday) until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with junior right handed pitcher Matt Thomson from the University of San Diego. He is a 6-4 195 pound righty from Santa Rosa California. He spent one season with Santa Rosa Community College after playing high school baseball with El Molino High School. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, CBB Column, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

South Carolina Baseball Announces 2008 Signing Class

The University of South Carolina baseball program has announced the signing of 12 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period. The class includes five players from the South Carolina Diamond Devils AAU squad that won a pair of national championships this summer as well as the top rated high school players out of the states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It consists of 10 high school players as well as two junior college standouts.
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Big West, Florida, Loyola-Marymount, Mississippi State, SEC, South Carolina, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, UC-Irvine, University of Lousiana at Monroe, West Coast Conference

Six commit to Virginia Tech baseball in early signing period

The Virginia Tech baseball coaching staff announced on Wednesday the official signing of five players to National Letters of Intent for the 2009-10 school year, as well as the addition of one transfer from an SEC school.

The new signees scheduled to join the Hokies for the 2010 season include outfielder/first baseman Tyler Horan of Boston College High School in Middleboro, Mass., pitcher Joe Mantiply of Tunstall High School in Danville, Va., catcher Chad Morgan of Paul VI Catholic High School in Springfield, Va., pitcher/first baseman Patrick Scoggin of Douglas S. Freeman High School in Richmond, Va., and shortstop/pitcher Brent Zimmerman of Nova High School in Cooper City, Fla. Also joining Tech in 2010 will be shortstop Tim Smalling, a Raleigh, N.C., native who spent the past two seasons starting for the University of Arkansas.
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, ACC, Austin Peay, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Creighton, Fresno State, Indiana State, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley Conference, Virginia Tech, WAC

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The UALR baseball team announced its 2009 schedule on Wednesday, a slate which features 31 home games beginning with a four-game series against Northern Iowa on Feb. 20-22 at Gary Hogan Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, Arkansas Little Rock, Sun Belt

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Victoria, TX (November 19, 2008) – The Texas Collegiate League today officially announced the addition of an expansion franchise in Victoria, Texas, for the 2009 season.

The new team will be owned and operated by local businessman Tracy Young, who expressed his excitement at a press conference today.

The event was also attended by TCL president Uri Geva, who shared in the enthusiasm for the league’s newest franchise.
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Tags: Brazos Valley Bombers, Coppell Coperheads, East Texas Pump Jacks, Mckinney Marshals, Texas Collegiate League

CINCINNATI - Over the weekend, the University of Cincinnati baseball team played Game 2 and Game 3 of its annual Red/Black World Series, with the Black Team taking both games by scores of 9-6 and 7-3, respectively. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Fall Games, Big East, Cincinnati

The CBB continues our countdown to the 2009 College Baseball season with our Top 50 players to watch. We will be providing one player each day (Monday-Saturday) until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with junior outfielder Angelo Songco from Loyola Marymount. He is a 6-0 175 pound left handed hitter from Bishop Alemany High School and Granada Hills California. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, CBB Column, Loyola-Marymount, West Coast Conference

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The University of San Diego head baseball coach Rich Hill has announced the signing of eight players to National Letters of Intent to play baseball at USD beginning in the 2010 season, and four of them have been named in Baseball America’s top-100 recruits. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Recruits, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ATLANTA - Two prep All-Americans highlight a list of seven high school standouts that have signed National Letters of Intent to play baseball at Georgia Tech beginning next fall, head coach Danny Hall announced this week.

The recruiting class, assembled under the direction of assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Bryan Prince along with Hall and pitching coach Tom Kinkelaar, includes three players that are rated among the top-10 prospects from their respective states and a total of five pitchers, one catcher and an outfielder.
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, ACC, Georgia Tech

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

RUSTON — Louisiana Tech head coach Wade Simoneaux announced on Tuesday the signing of five high school seniors and one junior college transfer to national letters of intent.

This year’s signing class includes outfielder Tyler Boss, third baseman Sam Landis, pitcher Trevor Petersen, second baseman/shortstop Taylor Terrasas, pitcher/first baseman Philip Menou and pitcher Josh Barrett.

“We signed some quality arms and some quality position athletes that will be able to come in and help us right away,” Simoneaux said. “I am looking forward to the players working hard and proving themselves for a position on our team.”
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Louisiana Tech, WAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SAN MARCOS - Head coach Ty Harrington announced the signing of seven new members expected to join the Texas State Bobcat baseball team in 2010, with a class of six high school seniors and one junior college transfer Tuesday afternoon.

“We added several great athletes to our team with this year’s signing class that possess great skill levels and a good understanding of the game and the high-level of play we are growing towards here at Texas State,” said Harrington.
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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Southland Conference, Texas State

Do you think the current comment system is confusing to you? I would like to know your thoughts because I am going to look into changes to the system if it is a problem.

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I will check in throughout the year with some thoughts on issues or stories that have caught my attention over the last few days. We check in today on a Midnight Baseball game at Florida Gulf Coast, the best conference in the nation, and the facilities of FSU and Florida. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic Sun, CBB Column, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, FSU, Pac 10, Rivals, SEC