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USC UPSTATE - ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
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July 16, 2009
MACON, Ga. - As summer baseball leagues around the nation have moved beyond the halfway point in the season and enter the stretch run, a number of A-Sun student-athletes landed spots as All-Star selections
July 09, 2009
July 08, 2009
DENVER - Rex Brothers wants to be in the majors. So he didn't wait long to sign a contract with the Rockies. The college left-hander rose up draft boards this spring. In fact, Rockies' manager Jim Tracy's son scouted Brothers
July 07, 2009
Frederick Keys catcher Caleb Joseph occasionally lingers after games, assists the clubhouse attendant, orders some pizza and then crashes at the stadium. Talk about eating and sleeping baseball.
June 19, 2009
Cory Gearrin has come a long way since his professional baseball debut. That was last summer, on June 27 in Elizabethton, Tenn. Fresh off a superb junior season at Mercer, Gearrin was drafted in the fourth round by the Atlanta Braves, who sent him to their Single-A team in Danville, Va.
June 17, 2009
Former Lipscomb catcher Caleb Joseph has been named to the Class A All-Star team as a member of the Fredrick Keys, the advanced Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Joseph has batted .300 or better each month of the season.
June 15, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Several A-Sun baseball players continue to earn postseasaon honors landing on the Ping!Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) teams for success throughout the year.
June 11, 2009
SECAUCUS, N.J. - Six more A-Sun stars of the diamond were selected by Major League clubs on the final day of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, boosting the final number to 18, the most draftees for the conference in three years.
June 10, 2009
SECAUCUS, N.J. - One day after three A-Sun pitchers were picked in the top 50 selections, nine more stars of diamond heard their named called, led by 2009 Player of the Year, Jeremy Cruz from Stetson.
June 09, 2009
SECAUCUS, N.J. - Kennesaw State's Chad Jenkins became the Atlantic Sun's seventh first-round choice as Toronto chose the junior with the 20th pick of the Major League Baseball's 2009 First-Year Player Draft
June 09, 2009
SECAUCUS, N.J. - Lipscomb's Rex Brothers became the Atlantic Sun's second draft choice of the Major League Baseball's 2009 First-Year Player Draft when Colorado picked the junior with the 34th pick of the draft
June 09, 2009
SECAUCUS, N.J. - Kennesaw State's Kyle Heckathorn became the A-Sun's third draft choice of the Major League Baseball's 2009 First-Year Player Draft when Milwaukee picked the junior with the 47th pick of the draft
June 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The first three rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft take place today with Kennesaw State's Chad Jenkins and Kyle Heckathorn and Lipscomb's Rex Brothers tabbed as potential first-round choices
June 08, 2009
MACON, Ga. - In Tuesday's Major League Baseball's 2009 First-Year Player Draft, a trio of Atlantic Sun pitchers, Rex Brothers, Kyle Heckathorn and Chad Jenkins, could all hear their names called in the first round
June 04, 2009
TUCSON, Ariz. - A-Sun Freshman of the Year, Belmont's Dylan Craig, Mercer's Jacob Tanis, Stetson's Nick Rickles and Mark Jones and ETSU's Bo Reeder all garnered spots on the 2009 Louisville Slugger Freshmen
May 31, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Defensive mistakes put the Dolphins in an early hole and the bats could not come to the rescue as the JU baseball team was eliminated with a 4-0 loss to No. 17 Miami, Sunday afternoon in NCAA Regional
May 30, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Sophomore Chuck Opachich hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth while sophomore Chris Kaminski and junior Kyle Kriech teamed up to lead the JU baseball team to an 8-7 win over Bethune-Cookman
May 29, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Big hits were the difference in the game as the JU baseball team fell to No. 17 Miami, 9-4, Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Regionals at McKethan Stadium.
May 28, 2009
TUCSON, Ariz. - Player of the Year Jeremy Cruz, ETSU's Paul Hoilman and Pitcher of the Year Chad Jenkins earned spots on the Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams
May 28, 2009
TOWSON, Md. - Senior catcher Jeremy Gillan earned a spot on the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Baseball First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
May 25, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS: On Monday, Jacksonville, the 2009 Atlantic Sun Baseball Champions, learned it earned the No. 3 seed at the Gainesville Regional for the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
May 23, 2009
DeLAND, Fla. - Alex Martinez's ninth-inning, two-run home run over the fence in left-field broke a tie between Jacksonville and Lipscomb and ultimately carried the Dolphins to their fourth Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship, 7-4
May 23, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - Billy Schlee delivered seven innings of clutch relief and All-Atlantic Sun catcher Jeremy Gillan knocked home three runs as the top-seeded Jacksonville Dolphins eliminated Belmont, 7-5
May 23, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - Thanks to Brendan Cadavid's ninth-inning single, Lipscomb will play for back-to-back Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship titles as the Bisons beat the ETSU Buccaners, 5-4
May 22, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - Rain washed out a second full day of play, forcing the 2009 Atlantic Sun Championships to finish out as a single-elimination championship. Lipscomb and ETSU will open play on Saturday at 11: 00 a.m.
May 22, 2009
DeLAND, Fla. - Weather has once again delayed the 2009 Baseball Championship. Persistent storms has forced an indefinite suspension of play. AtlanticSun.org will have updates throughout the day
May 21, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - Playing in its first Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship game in three years, ETSU eliminated the host Stetson Hatters thanks to the pitching of Chas Bryne and Darren Caldwell, 4-2, on Thursday.
May 21, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - A three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning pushed Belmont past Mercer in the first game of the 2009 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championships, 6-5, from Stetson's Melching Field at Conrad Park.
May 21, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - Two days of rain has forced a format change in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championships. The championship will now play two single-elimination games, leading into a four-team, double-elimination event
May 19, 2009
MACON, Ga. - For the first time in conference history , players and coaches from four different institutions received the annual awards as Chad Jenkins, Jeremy Cruz, Dylan Craig and Dave Tollet won the four major awards
May 19, 2009
DeLAND, Fla. - Six teams descend to Melching Field with their aim set on securing a berth to NCAA Regional competition when the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Championship begins Wednesday afternoon.
May 18, 2009
MACON, Ga. - UNF's Preston Hale and Mercer's J.T. Odom each helped their teams to strong finishes in Atlantic Sun Conference play with Hale powering the Ospreys' offense and Odom shoring up the Bears' pitching staff.
May 16, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - FGCU became the first A-Sun team to win consecutive titles in its first two years in the conference
went to the single-division format in 1999, by defeating Stetson 5-4 in 12 innings.
May 14, 2009
MACON, Ga. - On Thursday, the Atlantic Sun Conference and Bright House Sports Network announced that the channel will broadcast the final game of Wednesday at next week's 2009 A-Sun Baseball Championships.
May 11, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The race for a spot in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Championship heats up as the season moves along and Andy Mauldin of Stetson and Jeremy Gillan of Jacksonville posted big weeks.
May 08, 2009
Four Atlantic Sun softball student-athletes and a pair of baseball student-athletes earned selections to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic Academic All-District First and Second Teams
May 07, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The FGCU baseball team used its bats to take down No. 9 Florida. The Eagles recorded 20 hits to upset the Gators by a score of 17-5 on Wednesday night at McKethan Stadium.
May 05, 2009
Florida Gulf Coast is one of four Atlantic Sun Conference baseball teams not eligible for the league tournament, which is good news for the seven teams who are.
The Eagles are soaring atop the A-Sun standings, and took a big step toward defending their regular season title by piling up 49 runs during a three-game sweep of East Tennessee State Friday and Saturday at Cardinal Park.
May 04, 2009
MACON, Ga. - UNF's T.J. Thompson collected 10 hits during the week to earn A-Sun Player of the Week. FGCU's Chris Sale silenced an ETSU offense to capture his second Pitcher of the Week award
May 01, 2009
Rex Brothers' dreams and explosive fastball were too big for the tiny high school he attended as a sophomore.
Advertisement As difficult as it was to leave behind childhood friends, he transferred from Class A Community High School to AAA Shelbyville, where the competition on the diamond was far more intense.
April 28, 2009
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The Ospreys exploded for 15 hits in a 10-1 upset of No. 11 Miami, marking the first time in program history UNF has knocked off Miami, Florida, and Florida State in the same season.
April 27, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Chad Jenkins completed a month in which he did not allow a single run with an eight-inning, 12 strikeout performance while ETSU's Paul Hoilman hit close to .700
April 25, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In Belmont's doubleheader split against Kennesaw State, Derek Wiley hit his 54th career home run, breaking the A-Sun all-time record, passing Stetson's Frank Coor, who hit 53 home runs from 1998-2001.
April 20, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State junior Chad Jenkins tossed his second consecutive shutout against A-Sun competition, setting the tone for a pair of doubleheader wins against Mercer Saturday afternoon, and Ric
April 13, 2009
MACON, Ga. - UNF senior John Frawley notched his fourth-straight complete game win to earn his second career Pitcher of the Week. Jacksonville's Chuck Opachich batted a team-best .565 to earn Player of the Week
April 11, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb Bisons got their offense back on track with 6-3 and 11-4 wins over North Florida Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Sun competition at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.
April 06, 2009
MACON, Ga. - UNF's Kevin Martin put up 18 RBI to claim the Player of the Week award. On the hill, Kennesaw State's Kyle Heckathorn won the first game of the Owls' sweep of Lipscomb to earn the Pitcher of the Week
April 05, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont won both contests against Jacksonville in a doubleheader at Shelby Park to take the A-Sun Series of the Week. The Bruins won by scores of 12-7 and 15-10. JU won 3-1 on Friday
March 30, 2009
MACON, Ga. - For the second straight week, an ETSU hitter, this week Troy Mendez, claimed the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award while FGCU's Chris Sale baffled Belmont bats to earn the Pitcher of the Week award
March 28, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - It's hard to say where Friday's 10-6 win against Fresno State ranks among the signature wins for Lipscomb in the past two seasons, but beating the College World Series Champion is no small feat.
March 24, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In the most historical sporting event in UNF campus history, the Ospreys did exactly what they needed in upsetting No. 23 Florida, 3-0, in front of a record crowd of 3,194 at Harmon Stadium
March 23, 2009
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Bo Reeder hit for the cycle to earn his first Player of the Week award, and added a complete game on the mound as the cherry for the week. UNF's John Frawley earned the Pitcher of the Week award
March 22, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb right-hander Josh Smith struck out 11 batters in 7.1 innings in a 3-1 victory against Stetson. The Bisons swept the three-game series and moved into first place at 8-1.
March 18, 2009
The College Baseball Foundation and Diamond Sports are proud to announce this week’s National All-Star Lineup. This week the lineup features Coach Gene Depew from Bucknell and Andrew Brouse also from Bucknell. Coach Depew earned his 500th win while Brouse finished the week with 17 RBI. Strasburg and Berry join the lineup again this week with outstanding pitching performances. Coach Wiillie McGowan of Alcorn State and Coach Gary Powers of Nevada enter the lineup with milestone victories last week.
March 16, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Dominating performances helped Lipscomb's Rex Brothers and FGCU's Tim Roberson earn Atlantic Sun weekly honors as announced by the league office on Monday.
March 14, 2009
KENNESAW, Ga. - Andrew Martin's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth brought home a sliding Tyler Stubblefield with the game-winner as the Kennesaw State baseball swept a doubleheader from No. 21 Kent State.
March 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - FGCU, the 2008 Atlantic Sun regular-season championship roared out of the gates in conference play, sweeping Campbell, led by the hot bat of Zach Maxfield, this week's pick as the A-Sun's Player of the Week.
March 08, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. It was a banner day at Johns Sessions Stadium as Dolphin head coach Terry Alexander earned his 600th victory while JU wrapped up the Sun-Trust River City Rumble title, defeating UNF, 8-7
March 03, 2009
PORT ST. LUCIE - Baseball people are talking about him as the next big thing in the Big Apple because of his meteoric rise from the low minor leagues to the New York Mets. As much as Daniel Murphy appreciates the compliment, he's quick to throw up a caution flag.
March 03, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Senior catcher Brad Simmons went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI while five Dolphin pitchers combined to strike out 12 batters to lead JU to a 9-4 win against No. 6 Florida State.
March 02, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Zach Johnson's power stick pushed the Camels record to 6-1 while Jacksonville hurler Carson Andrew tossed five scoreless innings against nationally-ranked Michigan to earn to A-Sun's Weekly awards
February 28, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a lopsided loss in Game One (21-3), the Dolphins bounced back to take Game Two (10-3) as JU baseball split a doubleheader with No. 25 Michigan, Saturday during the JU Invitational
February 26, 2009
MACON, Ga. Conference play kicks off early with the preseason favorite of the A-Sun coaches, Kennesaw State, hosting the lone unbeaten, Campbell, starting with a single game Friday night and a Saturday doubleheader
February 23, 2009
MACON, Ga. - UNF opened the 2009 baseball season by splitting its four games in the BankFirst Baseball Challenge, but stellar individual efforts from first baseman Ryan Puskar and left-handed starter John Atteo
February 22, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. - Trailing 11-5 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Mercer scored seven runs over the course of the next four innings while holding No. 6 Ole Miss scoreless, claiming a 13-11 victory on Saturday evening.
February 21, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Kennesaw State exploded for seven runs in the 10th inning to complete a come-from-behind 12-5 win over Samford on Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffifth Field. The win for the Owls is the 800th in the
February 20, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Brad Roberts' two-out double in the eighth gave the Eagles the first 2009 Division I win in the nation. FGCU (1-0) is now 7-1 in their season openers with the 4-3 win over Central Michigan at Swanson
February 10, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. - When a program is trying to put itself on the college baseball map, producing a first-round pick in the Major League Baseball draft is a good way to do it. Kennesaw State hopes junior right-hander Kyle Heckathorn gives its program just such a boost.
February 05, 2009
MACON, Ga. - In each of its first three years in the Atlantic Sun, Kennesaw State has improved its standing and on the heels of its runner-up finish in 2008, the A-Sun coaches have installed the Owls as the preseason favorite
December 24, 2008
TUCSON, Ariz. - Stetson senior Jeremy Cruz has been named to the 2009 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America third team at first base. The team is selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
December 05, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Stetson's Jeremy Cruz and FGCU's Mikel Alvarez earned a spot on the preseason 2009 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List. The Wallace Award is presented to the nation's top collegiate baseball player.
January 21, 2009
KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State's legendary head baseball coach Mike Sansing, was honored by the Georgia Dugout Club as he was inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame on Saturday in a ceremony at the Atlanta Hilton Hotel.
January 07, 2009
DELAND, Fla. - Stetson Athletics Director Jeff Altier has announced that the contract of Head Baseball Coach Pete Dunn has been extended through the 2013 season. "We are very pleased to announce that Coach Dunn will be with us for at least another five years," said Altier. "His record and his accomplishments here at Stetson speak for themselves."
September 23, 2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. - In college baseball, there are three states that produce the most talent: California, Texas and Florida. Rivals.com recently ranked four A-Sun schools in the top 11.
October 14, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Curtis Alexander, father of head baseball coach Terry Alexander, was honored for his dedication, hard work and support for JU baseball over the past 28 years by having the Dolphin locker room bear his name.
September 11, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Former Mercer baseball standout Matthew Crawford made a strong first impression in his first year of professional baseball, winning the 2008 Arizona Rookie League batting title as a member of the Arizona Angels.
August 20, 2008
MACON, Ga. - As the various collegiate summer baseball season wind down several A-Sun student-athletes helped their squads to team titles while other picked up individual end-of-year awards.
August 19, 2008
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - USC Upstate head baseball coach Matt Fincher has announced the hiring of Ryan Fecteau, a former pitching coach at Southern Utah and a head coach in the summer collegiate Valley League, as a volunteer assistant coach.
August 18, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb will get a chance to make another splash next season when the Bisons play national champ Fresno State. Last year Lipscomb beat Georgia 10-7 in the first game of the NCAA Tournament.
August 15, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - To most of the 3,183 fans at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville on Tuesday night, the Montgomery Biscuits' 9-6 victory over the Suns was just another Southern League baseball game.
August 13, 2008
DeLand, Fla. – Stetson Head Baseball Coach Pete Dunn has announced the final addition to his 2009 coaching staff. Former Stetson two-way standout Clint Chrysler is coming on board to help with the program.
August 07, 2008
DeLand, Fla. – Stetson Head Baseball Coach Pete Dunn has announced that Chris Roberts will be the latest addition to the baseball staff. Roberts will replace Garrett Quinn as pitching coach. Associate Head Coach Mitch Markham will assume Quinn’s responsibilities as recruiting coordinator.
August 06, 2008
After becoming one of the hottest prospects in the New York Mets farm system, former JU standout Daniel Murphy got his shot in the bigs with his first major league start against the Houston Astros and All-Star Roy Oswalt.
July 29, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Now beyond the halfway point in the summer league season, a number of A-Sun student-athletes, such as Belmont's Derek Wiley (above) are putting up All-Star caliber numbers.
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