College: Weekend Preview

College Weekend Preview: May 17
May. 17, 2012
Four conference tournament champions will be crowned this weekend, clinching trips to regionals (more on those later). For most of the other conferences, tournies begin in the middle of next week, so series in most leagues will be played from Thursday through Saturday this week. There is plenty on the line across the country in the regular-season finale for most teams, but let's focus on the clash between the two teams tied atop the standings in Conference USA. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: May 10
May. 10, 2012
Since Louisville's 2007 trip to Omaha in Dan McDonnell's first season as head coach, the Cardinals and St. John's have been fixtures in the top third of the Big East standings. The two teams have played plenty of important series over the last five years, but none bigger than this weekend's set in Louisville—the marquee weekend on the Big East calendar this season. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: May 3
May. 3, 2012
Two days after a frustrating loss at Mississippi State, Matt Snyder and Bobby Wahl were in high spirits and relaxed, cracking jokes on the field at Trustmark Park, where Mississippi had just shut out Southern Mississippi 3-0. Ole Miss isn't the type of team that is going to pout and fall into a prolonged funk after a dispiriting loss such as Sunday's in Starkville, when the Rebels out-hit the Bulldogs 8-2 but found a way to lose 4-2, dropping their third series in the last four weeks. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 26
Apr. 26, 2012
As we look ahead to Week 11, let's focus on a pair of mid-major upstarts—New Mexico State and Army—before we get to the week's premier showdown between Pac-12 powers UCLA and Stanford. We'll focus on the Cardinal, which has emerged from a midseason lull after being forced to do some lineup tinkering recently. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 19
Apr. 19, 2012
This week's Weekend Preview looks ahead to big series in the Big 12, Big 10, SEC and ACC. [...] Continue Reading »

Weekend Preview: April 12
Apr. 12, 2012
This week's Weekend Preview looks at the Arkansas-Kentucky series, a pair of Southeast Missouri State seniors, Hofstra's strong start as well as quick hits from other notable series. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 5
Apr. 5, 2012
With our Midseason Update already done, Aaron Fitt just gives a quick look ahead to this week's college action. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 29
Mar. 29, 2012
With five series between ranked opponents on the docket, Week Seven should be fun for college baseball fans. The week's marquee series pits a pair of top 10 clubs against each other, as No. 2 Stanford visits No. 8 Arizona. Like the Wildcats, Georgia and Southern Mississippi face big tests this weekend against conference opponents ranked in the top 10: Kentucky and Rice, respectively. One other thing Arizona, Georgia and Southern Miss have in common: each brought in a strong recruiting class that ranked among our Top 25 classes last fall, and each is relying upon precocious freshmen in key spots this spring. So we checked in with each program to see how their youngsters have adapted to Division I competition, and how each team has dealt with other key issues. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 22
Mar. 22, 2012
This season may not see a better college series than Florida-South Carolina. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 15
Mar. 15, 2012
When Mississippi State and Louisiana State take the field for their Southeastern Conference opener on Friday, the Tigers will be able to play seven position players who started a combined 184 SEC games a year ago. Infielders Austin Nola and Tyler Hanover also started all 30 games in 2010 and most of LSU's games in 2009. Mississippi State will counter with a lineup that features two players with a grand total of 17 SEC starts between them. That experience gap adds a fascinating wrinkle to this weekend's showdown between two SEC West powers with loaded pitching staffs.
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Weekend Preview: ACC Begins Conference Play
Mar. 8, 2012
Much like another San Diego State recruit Michael Cederoth has found improved conditioning has led to improved stuff. [...] Continue Reading »

Weekend Preview: South Carolina, Clemson Get Together Again
Mar. 1, 2012
Rivalry weekend comes early in college baseball. Week Three—the first weekend in March—features two of the game's very best rivalries, a pair of nonconference, intrastate showdowns betwen teams ranked in the top 15. We'll get to Florida-Miami in a bit, but let's start with a look at Clemson-South Carolina, which has become far and away the most compelling rivalry college baseball has to offer. [...] Continue Reading »

Weekend Preview: Stanford-Texas, Beck-Butler Matchup Add Intrigue
Feb. 23, 2012
Stanford has a big series for second straight week [...] Continue Reading »

Stanford-Vanderbilt Highlights Strong Opening Weekend Schedule
Feb. 16, 2012
Our first weekend preview of the season looks at a Top 10 matchup between No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 2 Stanford. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: May 20-22
May. 19, 2011
Aaron Fitt preview the 14th week of the college season with looks at the Texas-Texas A&M series, California's Justin Jones and UCLA's Adam Plutko, Louisville, Marietta (Ohio) College, Clemson, Rice, East Carolina and Arizona State's Riccio Torrez [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: May 13-15
May. 12, 2011
It's a very interesting weekend for college baseball, including a Florida-Vanderbilt series that is one of the most anticipated of the season. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: May 6-8
May. 5, 2011
Previewing Week 12 of the college season, including looks at Creighton-Wichita State, Florida International, Alabama, and a talk with Oklahoma State's Brad Propst. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 29-May 1
Apr. 28, 2011
This week's Weekend Preview includes a look at the Hawaii-Fresno State matchup as well as a revealing interview with Florida State ace Sean Gilmartin and praise for UC Irvine veteran coach Mike Gillespie. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 22-24
Apr. 22, 2011
Previewing this weekend's college baseball slate, led by the series between Atlantic Sun powers Stetson and Jacksonville. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 15-17
Apr. 14, 2011
Vanderbilt-South Carolina headlines this weekend's schedule which also includes the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State rivalry. [...] Continue Reading »

Weekend Preview: April 8-10
Apr. 7, 2011
We look back at the first half of the season for our midseason awards while looking ahead to a big weekend in college baseball. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: April 1-3
Mar. 31, 2011
Aaron Fitt previews the seventh weekend of the season, featuring an SEC showdown between Alabama and Arkansas, a look at red hot North Carolina freshman Colin Moran and much more. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 25-27
Mar. 24, 2011
Aaron Fitt breaks down Arizona's series with Arizona State and a matchup between two of the country's hottest pitchers in Wichita State's Tim Kelley and Oregon's Tyler Anderson [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 18-20
Mar. 17, 2011
This week's preview includes looks at Florida State, Virginia, Seattle, Kansas State, St. John's, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 11-13
Mar. 10, 2011
Cal-State Fullerton, LSU face off in rare cross-country series. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: March 4-6
Mar. 3, 2011
In this week's Weekend Preview, Clemson, South Carolina renew their rivalry and Texas falls under a scout's gaze. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: Feb. 25-27
Feb. 24, 2011
The second weekend of the college season has solid matchups across the country. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: Feb. 18-20
Feb. 17, 2011
Aaron Fitt previews the first weekend of college baseball with looks at Stanford, Rice, Kent State, Georgia Tech, Liberty, Mercer, Florida Intertnational and Minnesota. [...] Continue Reading »

Previewing The One-Bid Leagues
May. 25, 2010
Part I of Aaron Fitt's conference tournament previews. [...] Continue Reading »

College Weekend Preview: May 20
May. 20, 2010
It's the final week of the regular season for most leagues as teams get ready for conference tournaments. [...] Continue Reading »