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Big Ten Baseball To Play A Summer Schedule?

March 1, 2012
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Big Ten Baseball To Play A Summer Schedule?

Why The Conference & Some Of Its Coaches Are Barking Up The Wrong Tree… By College Baseball 360 co-editor Sean Stires It looks like the Big Ten, or “BIG” as it likes to moniker itself, is at it again. According to an Associate Press report, there are two ideas being floated by two different...

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College Baseball Thoughts Heading Into The 2012 Season

February 16, 2012
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College Baseball Thoughts Heading Into The 2012 Season

Some Things I’m Thinking About…. By College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires February is almost over, and that means just one thing to college baseball coaches, players and fans alike – it’s ping time! The season starts tomorrow and every team in the country, with maybe the exception of Arizona State (see below), starts...

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How Will Big East’s Expansion Affect College Baseball?

December 8, 2011
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How Will Big East’s Expansion Affect College Baseball?

New Addresses, More Uncertainty For Many Teams… By Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires It’s all about football (and BCS money), but the latest round of conference shuffling – brought to you by the Big East Conference – will ripple through college baseball as well. As of this writing, an official announcement is apparently imminent that...

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Why The College World Series Should Not Use Instant Replay

September 28, 2011
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Why The College World Series Should Not Use Instant Replay

By College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires Have you been watching the race for the MLB Wildcard this month? If you’re a Boston Red Sox fan you have more likely been cringing than actually watching September baseball. The races for the final AL and NL playoff spots has been great drama for sure, and...

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Texas A&M Officially Headed To SEC

September 26, 2011
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Texas A&M Officially Headed To SEC

A Baseball Perspective On The Latest Conference Shuffle… By Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires As of next July, Texas A&M will no longer be a member of the Big 12 Conference. The SEC announced Sunday that the school will join its conference in all sports on July 1, 2012. The plan is for all of...

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Should College Baseball Allow ‘Exempt’ Fall Games?

September 20, 2011
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Should College Baseball Allow ‘Exempt’ Fall Games?

Fall Ball Stirs Interest & Aids Evaluation… By College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires The sun was shining, a light breeze was blowing and there were thousands of fans milling around taking-in a college baseball game. It wasn’t Baton Rouge on a Friday night in the spring. It was South Bend, Ind. this past...

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Should College Baseball Change Its Schedule?

July 19, 2011
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Should College Baseball Change Its Schedule?

Switch Could Mean More Northern Exposure… OpEd By College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires (July 19, 2011) We could be playing college baseball right now. If the college baseball season started in late March instead of February the College World Series would have started this past Saturday  instead of its traditional Father’s Day weekend....

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Top Ten Memories From 2011 College World Series

June 29, 2011
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Top Ten Memories From 2011 College World Series

Every year at the College World Series a few happenings stand out that will long be remembered by fans, players and the media. Here are our top ten from 2011: The new stadium – Omaha unveiled its shiny new big-league style $131 million dollar stadium. George W. Bush - Threw out first pitch and out-chatted ESPN analysts...

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Omaha 2011: New Stadium, New Era, New Fans

June 26, 2011
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Omaha 2011: New Stadium, New Era, New Fans

Some of the traditions may be gone, but the fans are not. After nearly a week of play and amusement at Omaha’s sparkling new TD Ameritrade Park, I can report that the College World Series is alive and well. In fact, total attendance through one week of games at the new park was approximately...

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College World Series Day-7 Notebook

June 25, 2011
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College World Series Day-7 Notebook

Florida & South Carolina Move To CWS Finals … If you’re going to the College World Series, your one stop for the most officially licensed 2011 College World Series apparel is the all new Dugout, located right across the street from the Road To Omaha statue outside TD Ameritrade Stadium. If you can’t make...

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