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Ducks 2014 Baseball Schedule

JT — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 16:13:46 +0000

Below is the baseball schedule for the Oregon Ducks, who haven’t been to a college World Series since making their only journey in 1954. In fact, the Ducks didn’t even play varsity level baseball between 1981 and 2008. However they returned to the PAC-12 with a splash, hiring national champion coach George Horton away from Cal-State Fullerton.

So far, so good, as Horton has led the Ducks to three NCAA tournaments in four years. Will 2014 be the year Oregon baseball finally breaks through to the College World Series, and proves themselves worthy in-state rivals for Oregon State, who won back-to-back National Championships in 2006 and 2007?

The Ducks 2014 baseball schedule is below. Conference match ups are marked with an *.

Fri, Feb 14 Hawaii – Honolulu 8:35 p.m.
Sat, Feb 15 Hawaii – Honolulu 3:05 p.m
Sun, Feb 16 Hawaii – Honolulu 3:05 p.m.
Mon, Feb 17 Hawaii – Honolulu 3:05 p.m.
Fri, Feb 21 Loyola Marymount Los Angeles 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 22 Loyola Marymount Los Angeles 1:00 p.m.
Sun, Feb 23 Loyola Marymount Los Angeles 1:00 p.m.
Tue, Feb 25 Portland – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 28 Cal State Fullerton Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 01 Cal State Fullerton Eugene, Ore. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 02 Cal State Fullerton Eugene, Ore. 12:00 p.m.
Tue, Mar 04 Seattle – – Eugene, Ore. 3:00 p.m.
Tue, Mar 04 Seattle – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 07 Ohio State – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 08 Ohio State – – Eugene, Ore. 4:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 09 Ohio State – – Eugene, Ore. 12:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 14 USC * – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 15 USC * – – Eugene, Ore. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 16 USC * – – Eugene, Ore. 12:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 21 Utah * – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 22 Utah * – – Eugene, Ore. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 23 Utah * – – Eugene, Ore. 11:00 a.m.
Tue, Mar 25 San Francisco – – San Francisco 2:00 p.m.
Wed, Mar 26 San Francisco – – San Francisco. 2:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 28 Stanford * – – Stanford, Calif. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 29 Stanford * – – Stanford, Calif. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 30 Stanford * – – Stanford, Calif. 1:00 p.m.
Tue, Apr 01 Gonzaga – – Spokane, Wash. 6:00 p.m.
Wed, Apr 02 Gonzaga – – Spokane, Wash. 3:00 p.m.
Fri, Apr 04 Washington * – – Seattle, Wash. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 05 Washington * – – Seattle, Wash. 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Apr 06 Washington * – – Seattle, Wash. 3:00 p.m.
Tue, Apr 08 Portland – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Wed, Apr 09 Portland – – Portland, Ore. 3:00 p.m.
Fri, Apr 11 UC Riverside – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 12 UC Riverside – – Eugene, Ore. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Apr 13 UC Riverside – – Eugene, Ore. 12:00 p.m.
Mon, Apr 14 San Diego – – Eugene, Ore. 1:00 p.m.
Thu, Apr 17 Washington State * – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Fri, Apr 18 Washington State * – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 19 Washington State * – Eugene, Ore. 2:00 p.m.
Fri, Apr 25 Oregon State * – Corvallis, Ore. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 26 Oregon State * – Corvallis, Ore. 7:30 p.m.
Sun, Apr 27 Oregon State * – Corvallis, Ore. 1:00 p.m.
Fri, May 02 Arizona * – – Eugene, Ore. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, May 03 Arizona * – – Eugene, Ore. 3:00 p.m.
Sun, May 04 Arizona * – – Eugene, Ore. 4:00 p.m.
Tue, May 06 Oregon State – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Wed, May 07 Portland – – Portland, Ore. 3:00 p.m.
Fri, May 09 Arizona State * – Tempe, Ariz. 6:30 p.m.
Sat, May 10 Arizona State * – Tempe, Ariz. 6:30 p.m.
Sun, May 11 Arizona State * – Tempe, Ariz. 12:00 p.m.
Tue, May 13 Pacific – – Eugene, Ore. 6:00 p.m.
Fri, May 16 UCLA * – – Los Angeles 7:00 p.m.
Sat, May 17 UCLA * – – Los Angeles 7:00 p.m.
Sun, May 18 UCLA * – – Los Angeles 12:00 p.m.
Tue, May 20 Oregon State – – Eugene, Ore. 7:00 p.m.
Thu, May 22 California * – – Eugene, Ore. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, May 23 California * – – Eugene, Ore. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, May 24 California * – – Eugene, Ore. 7:00 p.m.

NCAA Regionals Fri, May 31 to Mon, Jun 02
NCAA Super Regional Fri, Jun 06 to Mon, Jun 09
Fri, Jun 06 TBA – – TBA TBA
College World Series Sat, Jun 14 – Wed Jun 25 — Omaha, Neb

NCAA Baseball Regionals

JT — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:27:50 +0000

The NCAA baseball regionals are part of the NCAA Division 1 Baseball Championship. Every year around Memorial Day a selection committee decides the 64 teams who will make up the NCAA Baseball tournament. 30 teams get automatic births from winning their conference and 34 are selected at-large.

The first step in the process is deciding the 16 teams which will host a NCAA baseball regional. Next, each region will get three lesser seeded teams leading to a double elimination round robin tournament played at the host teams stadium. Eight of the regional hosts will also be given a national seed, meaning they are guaranteed to host again in the next round.

The winner of each regional will advance to a best of three super regional with the winner of that making the eight team College World Series.

The NCAA moved to a the regional format in 1975 and since then Florida State holds the record for most times hosting a NCAA baseball regional with 30. LSU is second at 21 times. Despite their history of getting great seeds and hosting regionals Florida State has ever won a National Championship.

The most people to ever watch a NCAA baseball regional game was Dudy Noble Field on Mississippi State’s campus where, on May 27, 1990, 11,496 fans watched the Bulldogs take on Florida State.

The longest college baseball game in NCAA history, a matchup between the University of Texas and Boston College, took place at a NCAA baseball regional in Austin, Texas on May 30, 2009. UT ended up winning the contest 3-2 after 25 innings.

Vanderbilt Baseball Schedule

JT — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:22:53 +0000

2013 was a big year for Vanderbilt baseball. They had a team record 54 victories against 12 loses and they won their second SEC title in three years under coach Tim Corbin. In the NCAA Tournament the Commodores made it to the Super Regionals, but lost there, denying the program their second second ever trip to the College World Series.

It may be tough for Vandy to repeat this success in 2014, with many key 2013 contributors like SEC Player of the Year Tony Kemp having moved on to the next level. The Vanderbilt 2014 baseball schedule is below. SEC games are marked with an asterisk.

02/14/14 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. TBA
02/15/14 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. TBA
02/16/14 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. TBA
02/19/14 vs. Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
02/21/14 vs. UIC Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
02/22/14 vs. UIC Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
02/23/14 vs. UIC Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
02/25/14 vs. Western Kentucky Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
02/26/14 vs. Evansville Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
02/28/14 vs. Stanford Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
03/01/14 vs. Stanford Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
03/02/14 vs. Stanford Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
03/04/14 vs. Tennessee Tech Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
03/05/14 at Middle Tennessee State Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBA
03/07/14 vs. Winthrop Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m. CT
03/08/14 vs. Winthrop Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
03/09/14 vs. Winthrop Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
03/11/14 vs. Eastern Illinois Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
03/14/14 vs. LSU * Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
03/15/14 vs. LSU * Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
03/16/14 vs. LSU * Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
03/18/14 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. TBA
03/21/14 at Mississippi State * Starkville, Miss. TBA
03/22/14 at Mississippi State * Starkville, Miss. TBA
03/23/14 at Mississippi State * Starkville, Miss. TBA
03/25/14 vs. Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
03/28/14 vs. Kentucky * Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
03/29/14 vs. Kentucky * Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
03/30/14 vs. Kentucky * Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
04/01/14 vs. Tennessee-Martin Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
04/04/14 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn. 5:00 p.m. CT
04/05/14 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn. 3:00 p.m. CT
04/06/14 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
04/11/14 vs. Texas A&M * Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
04/12/14 vs. Texas A&M * Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
04/13/14 vs. Texas A&M * Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
04/15/14 vs. Middle Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
04/18/14 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. TBA
04/19/14 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. TBA
04/20/14 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. TBA
04/22/14 vs. Memphis Jackson, Tenn. (Ballpark at Jackson) 6:30 p.m. CT
04/25/14 vs. Georgia * Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
04/26/14 vs. Georgia * Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
04/27/14 vs. Georgia * Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. CT
05/02/14 at Missouri * Columbia, Mo. TBA
05/03/14 at Missouri * Columbia, Mo. TBA
05/04/14 at Missouri * Columbia, Mo. TBA
05/06/14 vs. Louisville Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
05/09/14 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. 6:00 p.m. CT
05/10/14 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. 6:00 p.m. CT
05/11/14 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. 12:00 p.m. CT
05/13/14 vs. SEMO Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
05/15/14 vs. South Carolina * Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
05/16/14 vs. South Carolina * Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. CT
05/17/14 vs. South Carolina * Nashville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. CT
Postseason

5/20 to 5/25 SEC Tournament, Hoover Met Stadium, Hoover Alabama
5/30 to 6/2, NCAA Regionals, Campus Sites
5/6 to 5/9 , NCAA Super Regionals, Campus Sites
6/14 to 6/25, College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb.

USC Baseball Schedule

JT — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:05:09 +0000

The USC Trojan have twelve national championships, easily the most in NCAA Division One baseball history. However USC baseball has struggled in recent years and haven’t made the NCAA tournament since 2005, let alone the College World Series.

In 2013 Dan Hubbs was thrust into the Trojan’s head coach position after Frank Cruz resigned that post just two days before the season began rather than face charges he knowingly exceeded the NCAA’s weekly limit on practice time. Although Hubbs struggled in his first year to a 20 – 36 record he was given a contract extension. With the 24th best recruiting class in the nation, expect USC to begin inching back to their past glory in 2014. Their schedule is below, PAC-12 games are marked with an asterisk.

11/17/13 vs. San Diego Dedeaux Field 11:00 a.m. PT

11/23/13 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 12:00 p.m. PT

02/14/14 vs. Northwestern Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

02/15/14 vs. Northwestern Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT

02/16/14 vs. Northwestern Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT

02/18/14 vs. Cal State Fullerton Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

02/21/14 vs. North Dakota State Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

02/22/14 vs. North Dakota State Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT

02/23/14 vs. North Dakota State Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT

02/25/14 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 6:00 p.m. PT

02/28/14 vs. Cal Poly Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

03/01/14 vs. Cal Poly Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

03/02/14 vs. Cal Poly Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT

03/03/14 Waseda University (Ex.) Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

03/04/14 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 6:30 p.m. PT

03/07/14 vs. Houston Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT Dodgertown Classic

03/08/14 vs. Pepperdine Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT Dodgertown Classic

03/09/14 vs. UCLA Dodger Stadium TBA Dodgertown Classic

03/11/14 vs. Loyola Marymount Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

03/14/14 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. TBA *

03/15/14 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. TBA *

03/16/14 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. TBA *

03/18/14 vs. Stony Brook Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

03/21/14 at Stanford Stanford, Calif. TBA *

03/22/14 at Stanford Stanford, Calif. TBA *

03/23/14 at Stanford Stanford, Calif. TBA *

03/25/14 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. TBA

03/28/14 vs. Washington Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT *

03/29/14 vs. Washington Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT *

03/30/14 vs. Washington Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT *

04/01/14 vs. Long Beach State Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

04/04/14 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. TBA *

04/05/14 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. TBA *

04/06/14 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. TBA *

04/08/14 at Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 3:00 p.m. PT

04/11/14 vs. Utah Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT *

04/12/14 vs. Utah Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT *

04/13/14 vs. Utah Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT *

04/17/14 vs. Arizona Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT *

04/18/14 vs. Arizona Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT *

04/19/14 vs. Arizona Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT *

04/22/14 vs. Hawai’i Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

04/25/14 at UCLA Westwood, Calif. TBA *

04/26/14 at UCLA Westwood, Calif. TBA *

04/27/14 at UCLA Westwood, Calif. TBA *

04/29/14 vs. UC Irvine Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT

05/02/14 at Washington State Pullman, Wash. TBA *

05/03/14 at Washington State Pullman, Wash. TBA *

05/04/14 at Washington State Pullman, Wash. TBA *

05/09/14 vs. California Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT *

05/10/14 vs. California Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT *

05/11/14 vs. California Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT *

05/20/14 at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 6:00 p.m. PT

05/23/14 vs. Oregon State Dedeaux Field 6:00 p.m. PT *

05/24/14 vs. Oregon State Dedeaux Field 2:00 p.m. PT *

05/25/14 vs. Oregon State Dedeaux Field 1:00 p.m. PT *

May 30-June 2 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD

June 6-9 NCAA Super Regionals TBD TBD

June 13-24 College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBD

Cardinal Baseball Schedule

JT — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:28:45 +0000

The Stanford Cardinal baseball team is coming of somewhat of a down season for their lofty standards. In 2013 Mark Marquess’s squad finished 33-22, but only eked out a 16-14 record in the PAC-12 and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

Stanford won’t have 2013 ace Mark Appel along to help them, as the senior graduated and was selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball entry draft by the Houston Astros. The Cardinal do, however, return slick fielding shortstop Drew Jackson who’s a great bet to make big strides in his sophomore year. The Cardinal’s complete 2014 schedule is below. Pacific 12 games are marked with an asterisk.

Fri, Feb 14 Rice Stanford, CA 6:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 15 Rice Stanford, CA 2:00 p.m.

Sun, Feb 16 Rice Stanford, CA 1:00 p.m.

Tue, Feb 18 San Jose State at San Jose, CA TBA

Fri, Feb 21 Texas at Austin, TX TBA

Sat, Feb 22 Texas at Austin, TX TBA

Sun, Feb 23 Texas at Austin, TX TBA

Tue, Feb 25 San Francisco Stanford, CA 5:30 p.m.

Fri, Feb 28 Vanderbilt at Nashville, TN 2:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 01 Vanderbilt at Nashville, TN 12:00 p.m.

Sun, Mar 02 Vanderbilt at Nashville, TN 11:00 a.m.

Tue, Mar 04 California at Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m.

Fri, Mar 07 Kansas Stanford, CA 6:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 08 Kansas Stanford, CA 2:00 p.m.

Sun, Mar 09 Kansas Stanford, CA 1:00 p.m.

Fri, Mar 21 USC* Stanford, CA TBA

Sat, Mar 22 USC* Stanford, CA TBA

Sun, Mar 23 USC * Stanford, CA TBA

Tue, Mar 25 St. Mary’s (California) at Moraga, CA TBA

Fri, Mar 28 Oregon* Stanford, CA 6:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 29 Oregon* Stanford, CA 2:00 p.m.

Sun, Mar 30 Oregon* Stanford, CA 1:00 p.m.

Tue, Apr 01 California at Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m.

Fri, Apr 04 Oregon State* at Corvallis, OR 5:35 p.m.

Sat, Apr 05 Oregon State* at Corvallis, OR 1:35 p.m.

Sun, Apr 06 Oregon State* at Corvallis, OR 1:05 p.m.

Tue, Apr 08 UC Davis Stanford, CA 5:30 p.m.

Fri, Apr 11 Washington* at Seattle, WA 5:00 p.m.

Sat, Apr 12 Washington* at Seattle, WA 2:00 p.m.

Sun, Apr 13 Washington* at Seattle, WA 1:00 p.m.

Tue, Apr 15 St. Mary’s (California) Stanford, CA 5:30 p.m.

Thu, Apr 17 Arizona State* Stanford, CA TBA

Fri, Apr 18 Arizona State* Stanford, CA TBA

Sat, Apr 19 Arizona State* Stanford, CA TBA

Tue, Apr 22 Santa Clara at Santa Clara, CA TBA

Fri, Apr 25 California* Stanford, CA TBA

Sat, Apr 26 California* Stanford, CA TBA

Sun, Apr 27 California* Stanford, CA TBA

Tue, Apr 29 Pacific at Stockton, CA TBA

Fri, May 02 UCLA* at Los Angeles, CA TBA

Sat, May 03 UCLA * at Los Angeles, CA TBA

Sun, May 04 UCLA * at Los Angeles, CA TBA

Tue, May 06 Santa Clara Stanford, CA TBA

Fri, May 09 Arizona* at Tucson, AZ TBA

Sat, May 10 Arizona* at Tucson, AZ TBA

Sun, May 11 Arizona* at Tucson, AZ TBA

Tue, May 13 San Jose State Stanford, CA TBA

Fri, May 16 Washington State* Stanford, CA TBA

Sat, May 17 Washington State* Stanford, CA TBA

Sun, May 18 Washington State* Stanford, CA TBA

Tue, May 20 Pacific Stanford, CA TBA

Fri, May 23 Utah* at Salt Lake City, UT TBA

Sat, May 24 Utah* at Salt Lake City, UT TBA

Sun, May 25 Utah* at Salt Lake City, UT TBA

Fri, May 30 to Mon. June 02 NCAA Championship – Regionals TBD TBA

Fri, June 06 to Mon, June 09 NCAA Championship – Super Regionals TBD TBA

Sat, June 14 to Wed, June 25 NCAA Championship – College World Series Omaha, NE

JMU Baseball

JT — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 03:04:33 +0000

James Madison University has been participating in collegiate baseball since 1974. They are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Their nickname is the Dukes and their team colors are purple and gold. The play at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park, a twelve hundred seat facility in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Dukes have won CAA regular season titles in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2011. They were the conference tournament champion in 2008 and 2011 and also made the NCAA Tournament those years. James Madison University advanced to the College World Series in 1983. They have coached by Spanky McFarland since 1998.

JMU baseball was still a relatively new program when it shocked the college baseball world in 1983 by making the College World Series. Although they were one of the last teams selected for the then-thirty-six team NCAA tournament field they swept through the six team regional, including a a 9-4 victory over number one seeded South Carolina. The other teams in the College World Series included Texas (featuring Roger Clemens and Calvin Schiraldi), Arizona State (Barry Bonds) and Michigan (Barry Larkin.) Although JMU was swept out of the CWS after loses to Texas and Stanford their 83 run to Omaha still stands as one of the great college baseball Cinderella tales.

The Dukes have also seen success under long time current head coach Spanky McFarland. In 2002, McFarland led to the team to a 44-16 record and an at-large NCAA bid. Then, in 2006, JMU baseball featured the top two home run hitters in D1 baseball with one of them, Kellen Kulbacki, winning the National Player of the Year award. 2008 saw their first CAA conference championship. They really took things up a notch in 2011 with a 42-19 record, a conference championships and four wins in the NCAA Tournament regional before ultimately falling to South Carolina in the regionals last gme. McFarland has been named CAA conference coach of the year four times and in 2011 was named East Region Co-Coach of the year.

The last two years haven’t been so good for the Dukes, although they did turn a 16-35-2 record in 2012 into a 25-30 record in 2013. With the top rated incoming CAA recruiting class and McFarland’s track record JMU Baseball should be a contender in 2014.

JMU played baseball at Long Field at Mauck Stadium until 2009 when it was replaced by Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial park, a similar-sized but more modern ballpark. In 2010 1815 fans crammed in the twelve hundred seat facility to see JMU play Virginia. These days JMU baseball while crack a thousand fans for certain rivalry games.

JMU baseball has a 1092-670-8 all time record. Eighty-seven JMU players have signed professional contracts, they program has produced twelve Major Leaguers, seventeen All-Americans, ten Freshmen All-Americans, five CAA Player of the Year awards and one NCAA Division I National Player of the Year.

James Madison University players who made the major leagues: Billy Sample, Dana Allison, Mike Hubbard, Larry Mitchell, Rich Croushore, Mike Venafro, Brian McNichol, Scott Forster, Travis Harper, Rich Thompson, Dan Meyer, Ryan Reid

NCAA Tournament appearances: 1983, 2002, 2008, 2011 and four other times.

Conference championships: 2002, 2006, 2011

College World Series appearances: 1983

TCU Baseball Schedule

JT — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:15:46 +0000

Texas Christian University baseball’s first year in the Big 12 came with it some growing pains. The Horned Frogs finished the season 29 and 28 and ended their nine season run of NCAA Tournament berths.

Jim Schlossnagle, the 2010 National Coach of The Year, hopes to lead his squad back to the post-season in 2014. But to do so he will have to get through a tough-as-ever Big 12 schedule, which includes matchups against national powers Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Kansas State. Below is TCU’s baseball schedule. All game times are Central.

# At Kleberg College

^ Minute Maid Tournament at Minute Maid Park

* Big 12 Conference games.

TCU Baseball Schedule

02/14/14 vs. Jacksonville Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

02/15/14 vs. Jacksonville Fort Worth, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT

02/16/14 vs. Jacksonville Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

02/18/14 vs. Northern Colorado Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

02/21/14 vs. BYU Corpus Christi, Texas # 2:00 p.m. CT

02/22/14 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas # 6:00 p.m. CT

02/23/14 vs. UTSA Corpus Christi, Texas # 12:00 p.m. CT

02/25/14 vs. Texas-Arlington Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

02/28/14 vs. Sam Houston State ^ Houston, Texas (Minute Maid Park) 3:30 p.m. CT

03/01/14 vs. Rice ^ Houston, Texas (Minute Maid Park) 7:15 p.m. CT

03/02/14 vs. Houston ^ Houston, Texas (Minute Maid Park) 6:15 p.m. CT

03/04/14 vs. Dallas Baptist Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/07/14 vs. Michigan State Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/08/14 vs. Michigan State Fort Worth, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT

03/09/14 vs. Michigan State Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

03/11/14 at Rice Houston, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/14/14 vs. Dartmouth Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/15/14 vs. Dartmouth Fort Worth, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT

03/16/14 vs. Dartmouth Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

03/18/14 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 6:00 p.m. CT

03/21/14 vs. Texas Tech* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/22/14 vs. Texas Tech* Fort Worth, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT

03/23/14 vs. Texas Tech* Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

03/25/14 vs. Texas-Pan American Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/26/14 vs. Texas-Pan American Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

03/28/14 at Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla. 6:30 p.m. CT

03/29/14 at Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla. 3:00 p.m. CT

03/30/14 at Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 p.m. CT

04/01/14 at Texas-Arlington Arlington, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

04/04/14 vs. West Virginia* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

04/05/14 vs. West Virginia* Fort Worth, Texas 4:00 p.m. CT

04/06/14 vs. West Virginia* Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

04/08/14 at Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

04/11/14 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 6:00 p.m. CT

04/12/14 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 2:00 p.m. CT

04/13/14 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 1:00 p.m. CT

04/15/14 vs. Houston Baptist Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

04/17/14 at Texas* Austin, Texas 6:00 p.m. CT

04/18/14 at Texas* Austin, Texas 6:00 p.m. CT

04/19/14 at Texas* Austin, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT

04/22/14 at Texas Tech Abilene, Texas 6:00 p.m. CT

04/25/14 vs. Cal State Northridge Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

04/26/14 vs. Cal State Northridge Fort Worth, Texas 4:00 p.m. CT

04/27/14 vs. Cal State Northridge Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

04/29/14 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

05/02/14 vs. Kansas State* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

05/03/14 vs. Kansas State* Fort Worth, Texas 4:00 p.m. CT

05/04/14 vs. Kansas State* Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

05/09/14 vs. Oklahoma* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT

05/10/14 vs. Oklahoma* Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

05/11/14 vs. Oklahoma* Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

05/13/14 vs. Texas-Arlington Fort Worth, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

05/15/14 at Baylor* Waco, Texas 6:35 p.m. CT

05/16/14 at Baylor* Waco, Texas 6:35 p.m. CT

05/17/14 at Baylor* Waco, Texas 3:05 p.m. CT

Big 12 Tournament

05/21/14 Big 12 Conference Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

05/22/14 Big 12 Conference Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

05/23/14 Big 12 Conference Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

05/24/14 Big 12 Conference Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

05/25/14 Big 12 Conference Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla.

Fri, May 30 to Mon, Jun 09 NCAA Tournament TBD TBA

Sat, Jun 14 to Wed, Jun 25 College World Series Omaha, NE

UCLA Baseball Schedule

JT — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:00:06 +0000

2013 was quite the year for UCLA baseball as the Bruins made their third College World Series in four years and won their first ever baseball national championship.

Coach John Savage and the boys will try to make it back-to-back in 2014. But to do so they will have go through a tough out-of-conference schedule in addition to their always brutal Pac-12 play.

The 2014 UCLA baseball schedule is below. Highlights of their non-conference schedule include the Notre Dame classic in Cary, N.C. and the annual Dodgertown Classic, which takes place between March 7th and March 9th. Pac-12 games are indicated with an *.

Feb. 14 Portland Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 15 Portland Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
Feb. 16 Portland Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 18 Cal State Northridge Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 21 Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 22 Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
Feb. 23 Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 25 UC Santa Barbara Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 28 Notre Dame Cary, N.C. 3:30 p.m.
March 1 North Carolina State Cary, N.C. 3:30 p.m.
March 2 Michigan Cary, N.C. 9:00 a.m.
March 4 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
March 5 Waseda University (Japan) (Exh.) Jackie Robinson Stadium 5:00 p.m.
March 7 Pepperdine Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
March 8 Houston Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
March 9 vs. USC Dodger Stadium TBD
March 11 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
March 14 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 7:00 p.m.
March 15 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 6:00 p.m.
March 16 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 1:00 p.m.
March 21 Washington State* Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
March 22 Washington State* Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
March 23 Washington State* Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
March 25 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
March 28 Arizona State* Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
March 29 Arizona State* Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
March 30 Arizona State* Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
April 1 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. (LMU) 6:00 p.m.
April 4 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 6:00 p.m.
April 5 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
April 6 at Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 1:00 p.m.
April 8 at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 6:00 p.m.
April 11 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 6:00 p.m.
April 12 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 6:00 p.m.
April 13 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 12:00 p.m.
April 17 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 6:00 p.m.
April 18 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 6:00 p.m.
April 19 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 p.m.
April 22 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
April 25 USC* Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
April 26 USC* Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
April 27 USC* Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
April 29 at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Calif. 3:00 p.m.
May 2 Stanford* Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
May 3 Stanford* Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
May 4 Stanford* Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
May 6 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
May 9 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 5:30 p.m.
May 10 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 2:00 p.m.
May 11 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 1:00 p.m.
May 13 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 6:30 p.m.
May 16 Oregon* Jackie Robinson Stadium 6:00 p.m.
May 17 Oregon* Jackie Robinson Stadium 2:00 p.m.
May 18 Oregon* Jackie Robinson Stadium 1:00 p.m.
May 23 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 5:00 p.m.
May 24 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 2:00 p.m.
May 25 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 1:00 p.m.
May 30-June 2 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD
June 6-9 NCAA Super Regionals TBD TBD
June 13-24 College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBD

College Baseball Recruiting

JT — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:44:47 +0000

The recruiting process for college baseball can be intense and cut-throat. This is because Division 1 college baseball programs have only 11.7 scholarships to divide among their rosters of thirty to thirty-five student athletes. D2 programs have nine, NAIA teams have 12 and D3 programs don’t offer scholarships.

So there is really two things going on in the College Baseball recruiting process. First, you want to get asked to join the team. Second, you want to try to get the most scholarship money as possible from a fairly small pool.

The NCSA is an organization that helps high school baseball players with the college recruitment process. Any potential recruit should check out their website and use it as a resource. Here are some frequently asked questions about college baseball recruiting.

Should I play travel baseball?
College baseball programs want to see a potential recruit playing both high school baseball and travel baseball in the summer. Travel baseball is ultimately going to be more important in most program’s evaluations. That is because the competition level is going to be higher. It’s also because travel baseball takes place in the summer when the college baseball season is over, allowing the coaches to take in the games themselves. However don’t overlook high school baseball. College baseball programs will still pay attention to your scholastic performances and also use your high school baseball career to gauge your potential as a teammate.

Are academics important?
Yes. First good grades show that the recruit is responsible. Secondly, a college coach doesn’t want to have to deal with a player who might struggle with a university course load and may even become ruled academically ineligible. And, thirdly, remember that D1 schools have only 11.7 athletic scholarships to spread among thirty to thirty-five players. So baseball programs try to get their players money in other ways and having good grades and strong standardized tests in high school make it easier for them to find you alternative scholarship money.

What kind of baseball video should I make for coaches?
The most important thing a student athlete can do in a video he makes for recruitment purposes is to show off his skills. While some coaches will occasionally request game footage, what they really want to see is a player’s ability to repeat a skill — such as his swing or his pitching motion — over and over again. And that should be the centerpiece of any baseball video made for college coaches.

Should I go to college camps or showcases?
It is recommended that high school student athletes go to two to three college camps and one to two showcases a year. The student-athlete should pick what showcases to attend based on what college programs he wants to get the attention of, and should take advantage of showcases which will feature representatives from those college. Camps are a good way to impress college programs that already have you on their radar. The downside to this strategy is it can be quite expensive, with camps and showcases running between a couple hundred and a up to thousand dollars depending on their length and reputation.

One final point. Just because it is late in the recruiting game and you haven’t heard from any of the programs you are looking at don’t give up. Many top high school recruits will end up entering the Major League Baseball draft, thus opening up a spot and/or scholarship money at the college they would have attended if they didn’t go pro. This also creates a trickle down effect that could potentially open up late spots and/or money at baseball programs well down the collegiate food chain.

NCAA Baseball Stats

JT — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:34:05 +0000

By Major League Baseball standards NCAA baseball stats can get pretty crazy. Just in 2013 six Division one players surpassed the magical mark of a .400 batting for the year. And on the pitching side three qualified hurlers managed to keep their ERAs under 1.00.

See more 2013 NCAA baseball Stats below.

Batting Average
1 Mike Tauchman Bradley Sr. .425
2 Christian Wolfe UNC Greensboro Sr. .421
3 Jimmy Yezzo Delaware Jr. .410
4 D.J. Peterson New Mexico Jr. .408
5 Jason Radwan St. Bonaventure Sr. .405
6 Chesny Young Mercer So. .401
7 Rob Dickinson VMI Sr. .399
8 Justin Parr Illinois Sr. .398
9 Jensen Park Northern Colo. .397
10 Hunter Dozier Stephen F. Austin Jr. .396

Home Runs
1 Kris Bryant San Diego Jr. 31
2 Ryan Kinsella Elon Jr. 21
3 D.J. Peterson New Mexico 18
3 Trae Santos Troy Jr. 18
3 Kyle Schwarber Indiana So. 18
6 Hunter Dozier Stephen F. Austin 17
6 Duncan McAlpine Dallas Baptist 17
6 Daniel Palka Georgia Tech Jr. 17
9 Caleb Adams La.-Lafayette So. 16
9 Kelvin Freeman N.C. A&T Sr. 16
9 Ryan Huck Western Ky. Sr. 16
9 Mason Katz LSU Sr. 16
9 Craig Massoni Austin Peay Jr. 16
9 Hunter Renfroe Mississippi St. Jr. 16

RBIs
1 Colin Moran North Carolina 91
2 Ryan Kinsella Elon Jr. 78
3 Cody Stubbs North Carolina Sr. 76
4 D.J. Peterson New Mexico Jr. 72
5 Zach Stephens Tennessee Tech Jr. 71
6 Mason Katz LSU Sr. 70
6 Trae Santos Troy Jr. 70
8 Robert Lecount New Mexico St. 69
9 Nick Backlund Mercer Jr. 68
9 Danny Collins Troy Jr. 68
9 Mitch Garver New Mexico Sr. 68
9 Craig Massoni Austin Peay Jr. 68

Pitching
Wins W L Pct.
1 Tyler Beede Vanderbilt So. 14 1 .933
1 Andrew Moore Oregon St. 14 2 .875
1 Nick Vander Tuig UCLA Jr. 14 4 .778
4 Ross Mitchell Mississippi St. So. 13 0 1.000
4 Kerry Doane East Tenn. St. Sr. 13 2 .867
4 Jeff McKenzie Bakersfield Sr. 13 2 .867
4 Joey Wagman Cal Poly Sr. 13 3 .813
8 Justin Garza Cal St. Fullerton Fr. 12 0 1.000
8 Aaron Nola LSU So. 12 1 .923
8 Trent Thornton North Carolina Fr. 12 1 .923
8 Scott Baker Ball St. So. 12 2 .857
8 Kyle McGowin Savannah St. Jr. 12 2 .857
8 Thomas Eshelman Cal St. Fullerton Fr. 12 3 .800

ERA (need to have pitched one inning for every team game to qualify)
1 Ryan Thompson Campbell Jr. 0.88
2 David Berg UCLA So. 0.92
3 Mike Ford Princeton Jr. 0.98
4 Steve Janas Kennesaw St. Jr. 1.14
5 Dan Slania Notre Dame Jr. 1.21
6 Aaron Michel Western Ill. Fr. 1.23
7 Trent Thornton North Carolina Fr. 1.37
8 Ryne Stanek Arkansas Jr. 1.39
9 Sean Manaea Indiana St. Jr. 1.47
10 Thomas Eshelman Cal St. Fr. 1.48

Strike Outs
1 Carlos Rodon North Carolina St. So. 184
2 Jonathan Gray Oklahoma Jr. 147
3 Austin Kubitza Rice Jr. 134
3 Kyle McGowin Savannah St. Jr. 134
5 Mark Appel Stanford Sr. 130
6 Alex Gonzalez Oral Roberts Jr. 126
7 Matt Boyd Oregon St. Sr. 122
7 Buck Farmer Georgia Tech Sr. 122
7 Aaron Nola LSU So. 122
10 Justin Hess Ga. Southern Sr. 120