College: News

Predicting The Field Of 64: April 4
Apr. 4, 2012
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Kevin Jordan Returns To The Field
Sep. 27, 2011
Nearly eight months after receiving a kidney from Wake Forest head coach Tom Walter, outfielder Kevin Jordan returned to the field for the first time during the Demon Deacons' first fall practice Sept. 27.
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2011 Coaching Carousel
Sep. 1, 2011
It's been a fairly busy summer on the coaching carousel, headlined by high-profile coaching changes at Tennessee, Cal State Fullerton and Nebraska. [...] Continue Reading »

More Changes For College Baseball
Jul. 27, 2011
The Division I Baseball Committee voted to implement a pair of significant changes during its annual meeting this week in Indianapolis. The NCAA will experiment with instant replay during the 2012 College World Series, and the Ratings Percentage Index formula will be tweaked in 2013 to place more weight on road wins than on home wins. [...] Continue Reading »

Division II Tournament Finds A Home In Carolina
Jun. 13, 2011
The NCAA renews its contract with the town of Cary, N.C., and USA Baseball as the site of the Division II World Series through the 2013 championship. [...] Continue Reading »

Wake Forest Coach Donates Kidney To Player
Feb. 7, 2011
When Tom Walter recruits players, he often describes the family atmosphere present at Wake Forest. On Monday, he backed up those words by donating one of his kidneys to a player in need, freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan. [...] Continue Reading »

NCAA Tournament, "No Agent" Rule Could Change
Jan. 10, 2011
In a meeting of Division I coaches at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention, NCAA officials acknowledge possible changes to the Division I postseason structure as well as the NCAA's "no agent" rule. [...] Continue Reading »

Knock On Wood
Sep. 28, 2010
The new BBCOR-certified bats are likely to have a sweeping impact on college baseball. Early returns show significantly decreased performance, according to coaches. [...] Continue Reading »

2010 Coaching Carousel
Aug. 12, 2010
Aaron Fitt will keep track of all of the coaching moves this summer [...] Continue Reading »

Midseason Field Of 64 Projection
Apr. 8, 2010
As part of his midseason update, Aaron Fitt offers his first in-season projection of how the NCAA field of 64 will shape out. [...] Continue Reading »

College Notebook: ABCA Wrapup
Jan. 11, 2010
The most-discussed topic at the 2010 American Baseball Coaches Association convention was probably the bitterly cold weather in normally mild Dallas. In the annual Division I business meeting, few fresh news items were broached that had not previously been reported by Baseball America. No news is good news given the strong state of college baseball. [...] Continue Reading »

Paxton Wants to Play
Dec. 17, 2009
Kentucky lefthander James Paxton is suing his own school to play on his own college baseball team. How did that happen? [...] Continue Reading »

Murphy Makes First Public Statement
Dec. 13, 2009
Former Arizona State coach Pat Murphy responds for the first time since being forced out as coach of the Sun Devils. [...] Continue Reading »

2009 Coaching Carousel
Nov. 23, 2009
Two Atlantic Coast Conference coaching changes highlight a remarkably quiet summer on the coaching carousel. [...] Continue Reading »

Fall Ball News Roundup
Nov. 3, 2009
Aaron Fitt empties his notebook with tidbits from fall baseball around the country. [...] 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.
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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 »