College: News
Fall Ball News Roundup
Nov. 3, 2009
Aaron Fitt empties his notebook with tidbits from fall baseball around the country. [...] Continue Reading »
2009 Coaching Carousel
Sep. 3, 2009
Two Atlantic Coast Conference coaching changes highlight a remarkably quiet summer on the coaching carousel. [...] Continue Reading »
Strasburg Shines In Opener
Feb. 23, 2009
BA's bird-dog, Dave Perkin, checks in on Opening Weekend proceedings throughout Southern California. [...] Continue Reading »
Big Challenge, Big Preview
Feb. 19, 2009
A preview of the Big East/Big Ten baseball challenge. [...] Continue Reading »
Matters Of Pace
Aug. 8, 2008
The Division I Baseball Issues Committee is concerned about the pace of play, but its members know there is little they can do about the pace of academic, scholarship and scheduling reforms. At its July 28 meeting, the Issues Committee debated recommending that the roster cap on scholarship players remain at 30 instead of dropping to 27 as scheduled, and debated supporting a proposal by Conference USA to start the season a week earlier, but in the end the committee decided to let matters run their course. Then, at a conference call this week, the executive group of the Academic Enhancement Working Group followed suit. [...] Continue Reading »
Team USA Caps Perfect Summer
Jul. 28, 2008
USA Baseball's college national team finishes 24-0 on its summer schedule after winning the FISU World Championship in the Czech Republic. [...] Continue Reading »
2008 College Coaching Carousel
Jul. 8, 2008
Three Southeastern Conference coaching changes highlight the 2008 coaching carousel. [...] Continue Reading »
Accident Stains Cape League Opening
Jun. 17, 2008
The start of the 2008 Cape Cod League season was marred late Sunday night when a pitcher with the Brewster Whitecaps sustained serious injuries when he was pinned beneath a truck that police say was driven by a teammate.
[...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: March 27
Mar. 27, 2008
Not having to coach a team this spring has allowed Oregon to scout the West Coast in search of talent. But the Ducks are still struggling to find catching. [...] Continue Reading »
Second Chance
Mar. 4, 2008
C.J. Bressoud's long wait is finally at an end. When the former Braves minor leaguer took the field Feb. 10 as the starting catcher for Division II Columbus (Ga.) State, he could look back at what has been a long, trying journey to get there. [...] Continue Reading »
Shreve Gives Hitters Short Shrift
Mar. 4, 2008
College of Southern Nevada coach Tim Chambers isn't afraid to think outside the box, which explains how Colby Shreve ended up in "The Box." Shreve, a sophomore righthander, has quickly emerged as the nation's top junior college prospect in the first month of the 2008 season, but he's had to work extremely hard to earn that mantle. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Feb. 29
Feb. 28, 2008
February's edition of Oregon Trail almost had to wait until March, because George Horton has been a tough man to get in touch with lately. On top of meetings about Oregon's new stadium and new uniforms and two Oregon baseball camps in February, Horton went to California for his daughter's wedding and finally moved into his new home in Eugene; he and his wife are still unpacking boxes. [...] Continue Reading »
Northern Illinois Tries To Move On
Feb. 27, 2008
Northern Illinois' baseball team tries to get into a normal routine after the tragic on-campus fatal shooting of five NIU students earlier in February. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Jan. 18
Jan. 18, 2008
Oregon and Oregon State both say they're not focused on one another, but tensions are starting to roil beneath the surface. [...] Continue Reading »
Starting From Scratch
Dec. 28, 2007
When Bill Kernen wins his first game as the head coach at Cal State Bakersfield in 2009, he will become the winningest coach in program history. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Dec. 7
Dec. 7, 2007
Oregon's coaches have been looking forward to December for a while now. It's not that they haven't enjoyed these manic first few months with the Ducks, but as Jason Gill admits, this has been without question the busiest time of his life. Finally, with the early signing period in the rear-view mirror, the coaches get to step back and breathe. [...] Continue Reading »
Hamburg Helper
Nov. 21, 2007
Army pitching coach Fritz Hamburg has shown a knack for developing pitchers at the U.S. Military Academy. [...] Continue Reading »
Coaching Carousel 2007
Nov. 21, 2007
A rundown of which coaches are headed where this offseason. [...] Continue Reading »
Boston College, Duke Working To Climb ACC Ladder
Nov. 5, 2007
Boston College and Duke are showing signs of improvement. [...] Continue Reading »
Text Messaging Ban Rains On Coaches' Parade
Nov. 2, 2007
By Saturday morning, the frustration was evident on the faces of the college recruiting coordinators who had converged upon the vast Roger Dean Stadium complex for the World Wood Bat Association fall championship. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Nov. 1
Nov. 1, 2007
Oregon's new coaching staff has already faced plenty of challenges in their first two months in Eugene. Recruiting has dominated their time so far, but unsettled living arrangements only complicate things further. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouts See Cape Through Different Eyes
Sep. 5, 2007
Scouting is not easy. After all, in very few lines of work does a 10 percent success rate (roughly the number of players signed to minor league contracts who ever pull on a big league uniform) virtually guarantee lifetime employment. [...] Continue Reading »
Ducks Formally Name Horton As Coach
Sep. 1, 2007
Oregon officially tabs George Horton, formerly of Cal State Fullerton, as its head coach. [...] Continue Reading »
Cowgill Uses Cape As A Pro Audition
Aug. 8, 2007
there's nothing leisurely about the way Collin Cowgill has manned center field for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League this summer. One of a handful of college juniors who were drafted this June and are using the summer to try to drive up their value now, as opposed to the 2008 draft, Cowgill has had a productive second tour in the Cape. [...] Continue Reading »
Coaching Carousel Was Kept Busy In June
Jul. 3, 2007
The coaching carousel continues to spin, with Saint Louis and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi becoming the latest schools to hire new head coaches. [...] Continue Reading »
Cozart Heats Up Against SEC
Jun. 6, 2007
When Mississippi shortstop Zack Cozart opened the 2007 season with a long bout of offensive struggles, he knew exactly who to turn to for help: his former teammate Chris Coghlan. [...] Continue Reading »
Mr. Fix It
May. 30, 2007
Rice closer Cole St.Clair does a good job of cleaning up other people's jams. [...] Continue Reading »
Nonconference Schedules Loomed Large
May. 28, 2007
Strength of nonconference schedules proved a major factor in determining the field of 64. [...] Continue Reading »
No Stranger To The Spotlight
May. 24, 2007
Todd Frazier has been in the spotlight since his days on the Little League World Series champs. [...] Continue Reading »
With Healthy Ankle, Borbon Back To Climbing Draft Charts
May. 23, 2007
Julio Borbon knew his fractured ankle was behind him on April 20, when Tennessee traveled to Vanderbilt. Borbon led off the Volunteer fourth inning with a line drive down the right-field line. He turned it up a notch rounding first base and dug for third, sliding into the bag feet-first with a triple. [...] Continue Reading »
Fall Ball News Roundup
Nov. 3, 2009
Aaron Fitt empties his notebook with tidbits from fall baseball around the country. [...] Continue Reading »
2009 Coaching Carousel
Sep. 3, 2009
Two Atlantic Coast Conference coaching changes highlight a remarkably quiet summer on the coaching carousel. [...] Continue Reading »
Strasburg Shines In Opener
Feb. 23, 2009
BA's bird-dog, Dave Perkin, checks in on Opening Weekend proceedings throughout Southern California. [...] Continue Reading »
Big Challenge, Big Preview
Feb. 19, 2009
A preview of the Big East/Big Ten baseball challenge. [...] Continue Reading »
Matters Of Pace
Aug. 8, 2008
The Division I Baseball Issues Committee is concerned about the pace of play, but its members know there is little they can do about the pace of academic, scholarship and scheduling reforms. At its July 28 meeting, the Issues Committee debated recommending that the roster cap on scholarship players remain at 30 instead of dropping to 27 as scheduled, and debated supporting a proposal by Conference USA to start the season a week earlier, but in the end the committee decided to let matters run their course. Then, at a conference call this week, the executive group of the Academic Enhancement Working Group followed suit. [...] Continue Reading »
Team USA Caps Perfect Summer
Jul. 28, 2008
USA Baseball's college national team finishes 24-0 on its summer schedule after winning the FISU World Championship in the Czech Republic. [...] Continue Reading »
2008 College Coaching Carousel
Jul. 8, 2008
Three Southeastern Conference coaching changes highlight the 2008 coaching carousel. [...] Continue Reading »
Accident Stains Cape League Opening
Jun. 17, 2008
The start of the 2008 Cape Cod League season was marred late Sunday night when a pitcher with the Brewster Whitecaps sustained serious injuries when he was pinned beneath a truck that police say was driven by a teammate.
[...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: March 27
Mar. 27, 2008
Not having to coach a team this spring has allowed Oregon to scout the West Coast in search of talent. But the Ducks are still struggling to find catching. [...] Continue Reading »
Second Chance
Mar. 4, 2008
C.J. Bressoud's long wait is finally at an end. When the former Braves minor leaguer took the field Feb. 10 as the starting catcher for Division II Columbus (Ga.) State, he could look back at what has been a long, trying journey to get there. [...] Continue Reading »
Shreve Gives Hitters Short Shrift
Mar. 4, 2008
College of Southern Nevada coach Tim Chambers isn't afraid to think outside the box, which explains how Colby Shreve ended up in "The Box." Shreve, a sophomore righthander, has quickly emerged as the nation's top junior college prospect in the first month of the 2008 season, but he's had to work extremely hard to earn that mantle. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Feb. 29
Feb. 28, 2008
February's edition of Oregon Trail almost had to wait until March, because George Horton has been a tough man to get in touch with lately. On top of meetings about Oregon's new stadium and new uniforms and two Oregon baseball camps in February, Horton went to California for his daughter's wedding and finally moved into his new home in Eugene; he and his wife are still unpacking boxes. [...] Continue Reading »
Northern Illinois Tries To Move On
Feb. 27, 2008
Northern Illinois' baseball team tries to get into a normal routine after the tragic on-campus fatal shooting of five NIU students earlier in February. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Jan. 18
Jan. 18, 2008
Oregon and Oregon State both say they're not focused on one another, but tensions are starting to roil beneath the surface. [...] Continue Reading »
Starting From Scratch
Dec. 28, 2007
When Bill Kernen wins his first game as the head coach at Cal State Bakersfield in 2009, he will become the winningest coach in program history. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Dec. 7
Dec. 7, 2007
Oregon's coaches have been looking forward to December for a while now. It's not that they haven't enjoyed these manic first few months with the Ducks, but as Jason Gill admits, this has been without question the busiest time of his life. Finally, with the early signing period in the rear-view mirror, the coaches get to step back and breathe. [...] Continue Reading »
Hamburg Helper
Nov. 21, 2007
Army pitching coach Fritz Hamburg has shown a knack for developing pitchers at the U.S. Military Academy. [...] Continue Reading »
Coaching Carousel 2007
Nov. 21, 2007
A rundown of which coaches are headed where this offseason. [...] Continue Reading »
Boston College, Duke Working To Climb ACC Ladder
Nov. 5, 2007
Boston College and Duke are showing signs of improvement. [...] Continue Reading »
Text Messaging Ban Rains On Coaches' Parade
Nov. 2, 2007
By Saturday morning, the frustration was evident on the faces of the college recruiting coordinators who had converged upon the vast Roger Dean Stadium complex for the World Wood Bat Association fall championship. [...] Continue Reading »
Oregon Trail: Nov. 1
Nov. 1, 2007
Oregon's new coaching staff has already faced plenty of challenges in their first two months in Eugene. Recruiting has dominated their time so far, but unsettled living arrangements only complicate things further. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouts See Cape Through Different Eyes
Sep. 5, 2007
Scouting is not easy. After all, in very few lines of work does a 10 percent success rate (roughly the number of players signed to minor league contracts who ever pull on a big league uniform) virtually guarantee lifetime employment. [...] Continue Reading »
Ducks Formally Name Horton As Coach
Sep. 1, 2007
Oregon officially tabs George Horton, formerly of Cal State Fullerton, as its head coach. [...] Continue Reading »
Cowgill Uses Cape As A Pro Audition
Aug. 8, 2007
there's nothing leisurely about the way Collin Cowgill has manned center field for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League this summer. One of a handful of college juniors who were drafted this June and are using the summer to try to drive up their value now, as opposed to the 2008 draft, Cowgill has had a productive second tour in the Cape. [...] Continue Reading »
Coaching Carousel Was Kept Busy In June
Jul. 3, 2007
The coaching carousel continues to spin, with Saint Louis and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi becoming the latest schools to hire new head coaches. [...] Continue Reading »
Cozart Heats Up Against SEC
Jun. 6, 2007
When Mississippi shortstop Zack Cozart opened the 2007 season with a long bout of offensive struggles, he knew exactly who to turn to for help: his former teammate Chris Coghlan. [...] Continue Reading »
Mr. Fix It
May. 30, 2007
Rice closer Cole St.Clair does a good job of cleaning up other people's jams. [...] Continue Reading »
Nonconference Schedules Loomed Large
May. 28, 2007
Strength of nonconference schedules proved a major factor in determining the field of 64. [...] Continue Reading »
No Stranger To The Spotlight
May. 24, 2007
Todd Frazier has been in the spotlight since his days on the Little League World Series champs. [...] Continue Reading »
With Healthy Ankle, Borbon Back To Climbing Draft Charts
May. 23, 2007
Julio Borbon knew his fractured ankle was behind him on April 20, when Tennessee traveled to Vanderbilt. Borbon led off the Volunteer fourth inning with a line drive down the right-field line. He turned it up a notch rounding first base and dug for third, sliding into the bag feet-first with a triple. [...] Continue Reading »
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