College Baseball 360 » Big South Baseball http://collegebaseball360.com baseball news, college baseball stats, sean stires, pete lafleur, college world series video, college baseball podcast, Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:33:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Coastal Picked In 2012 Big South Baseball Poll http://collegebaseball360.com/coastal-picked-in-2012-big-south-baseball-poll/ http://collegebaseball360.com/coastal-picked-in-2012-big-south-baseball-poll/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:56:43 +0000 http://collegebaseball360.com/?p=23933

Chants Favored Yet Again…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – For the fifth consecutive year, Coastal Carolina University‘s baseball team has been voted the Big South Conference’s preseason favorite by the League’s Head Baseball Coaches, it was announced today by the Conference office.  In addition, the coaches voted Presbyterian sophomore catcher/first baseman Brad Zebedis (Rock Hill, S.C.) the Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and Coastal Carolina junior Josh Conway (Smithsburg, Md.) the League’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

Coastal was the near-unanimous selection to win the Big South crown in 2012, as the Chants received 10 of the 11 first-place votes and finished with 120 out of a possible 121 total points.  Coastal Carolina is coming of its fifth consecutive Big South Championship (League record) and NCAA Tournament berth.  Led by 17-year head coach Gary Gilmore — the Big South’s second-winningest baseball coach with a record of 650-324 ( =66.7 percent), the Chanticleers went 42-20 overall and 20-7 in Conference play in 2011.  The Chants return eight starters (four position players, four pitchers) and nine total letterwinners from last year’s club.

Liberty was second in the preseason poll with 98 points and received the remaining first-place vote.  Radford was picked third with 97 points — the Highlanders’ highest position in the preseason ranking since being picked third in 1996.  Winthrop finished fourth in the voting with 76 points, while Gardner-Webb, last season’s Tournament Runner-up, was chosen fifth with 66 points.  Charleston Southern landed in the sixth spot with 65 points, just one point ahead of seventh-place VMI (64).  High Point garnered eighth-place (59 points), followed by Campbell (ninth, 31 points), Presbyterian College (10th, 30 points) and UNC Asheville (11th, 20 points).  PC is eligible for the League’s regular-season championship but not the Conference tournament due to its final year of transitioning to Division I.

Already named a preseason All-American by the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball, Zebedis was the Big South’s Freshman of the Year in 2011 after leading the Big South with a .425 batting average — the highest batting average by a freshman in League history.  He also received All-America honors last season from Collegiate Baseball, ABCA, Baseball America and the NCBWA.  Zebedis tied the Conference-freshman record with 13 home runs in 2011, and was among the League leaders last season in home runs, hits (90), slugging percentage (.717), RBI (57) and doubles (23).  He was named a national semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy in 2011 and ended the season with a 15-game hitting streak.  In Big South games, Zebedis batted .406 with seven home runs, 27 RBI and slugged .703 in 27 contests, in addition to recording seven of his 16 multiple-RBI games against Conference foes.  Zebedis received eight first-place votes and 17 points in the voting, ahead of Coastal Carolina first baseman Rich Witten (one first-place vote and four points).

Conway appeared in 20 games last season with 12 starts, and went 8-2 with three saves and a 2.69 earned run average.  He struck out 70 batters in 77.0 innings pitched, and held opponents to a .241 batting average while walking just 23.  Conway ranked fifth in the Big South with his eight wins.  In League games in 2011, Conway was 3-0 with two saves in nine appearances (seven starts), tossed 42.2 innings, struck out 35 hitters and had a 2.95 earned run average.  The junior was named Big South Pitcher of the Week March 8 after fanning 12 batters in 5.2 innings in a win over No. 18-ranked College of Charleston.  During the summer, Conway made the 2011 Cape Cod All-Star team, going 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in six games (five starts) and getting 28 strikeouts in 28.2 innings.  He was listed as the 19th-best prospect in the Cape Cod League by Baseball America and 30th by Perfect Game USA.  Conway collected four first-place votes and 14 total points in the voting, ahead of Radford starter Eddie Butler (four first-place votes and 11 points).

The 2012 Big South baseball season begins Friday, February 17 with all 11 teams in action.  The first Conference meeting is set for the weekend of March 16-18, while the 2012 Big South Baseball Championship tournament is slated for May 22-26 and will be hosted for the first time by High Point University at Williard Stadium in High Point, N.C.

2012 Big South Conference Preseason Baseball Poll (total points)

Rk Team (first-place votes)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total
1. Coastal Carolina (10)

110

10

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

120
2. Liberty (1)

11

40

18

8

21

–

–

–

–

–

–

98
3. Radford

–

50

27

–

14

6

–

–

–

–

–

97
4. Winthrop

–

–

27

24

–

12

5

8

–

–

–

76
5. Gardner-Webb

–

–

9

16

14

6

5

16

–

–

–

66
6. Charleston Southern

–

–

9

–

14

18

20

4

–

–

–

65
7. VMI

–

–

9

16

7

18

–

8

6

–

–

64
8. High Point

–

10

–

16

7

–

15

4

3

4

–

59
9. Campbell

–

–

–

–

–

6

5

4

9

4

3

31
10. Presbyterian College

–

–

–

8

–

–

–

–

9

12

1

30
11. UNC Asheville

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

–

6

2

7

20

 

Note: points are based on a weighted system, with first-place votes receiving 11 points, followed by 10 points for second-place, and so on. 

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Slew Of Home Events Highlight Slate…

Coastal Carolina has released its 2012 college baseball schedule. The Chanticleers open with 23 straight home games that will be played either on its home field in Conway, SC or in Myrtle Beach, SC at BB&T Coastal Field. Those season-opening games are thanks in large part to five events hosted by the Chants.

The season opens Feb. 17-19 with the Caravelle Resort Tournament. The Chants play James Madison, Virginia and Boston College in Conway.

The Caravelle Resort’s Baseball at the Beach Tournament is Feb. 24-26. Coastal faces Iowa, Virginia Tech and North Carolina State, with all three games in Myrtle Beach. West Virginia and George Mason will participate in the event as well.

The third weekend of the season brings the Coastal Carolina Invitational to town March 2-4. Coastal plays Illinois twice, with single games vs. St. John’s and Pittsburgh.

Coastal Carolina hosts the Chanticleer Classic March 9-11. Single games are scheduled vs. Toledo and Marist, with a pair of games vs. Ohio State.

The CC Classic March 16-18 is the last of the five events. The Chants play Michigan twice and also face Connecticut and UAB. They host a three game series with Albany the weekend of March 23-25.

Big South Conference play begins March 30 with a three game series at Radford. Other conference road series are at Gardner-Webb, Liberty and Charleston Southern. Conference home series are against VMI, High Point, Campbell, and Winthrop.

Coastal Carolina makes mid week trips to North Carolina, Clemson and Virginia Tech from the ACC during the season. They also travel to Michigan for a two-game series May 8 & 9.

 

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Coastal Carolina has released its 2011 college baseball schedule. The Chanticleers will host four separate events in Conway and Myrtle Beach, SC to open the season.

The Caravelle Resort Tournament runs February 18-20. Teams in the field are Virginia Tech, Indiana, Boston College and Tennessee Tech.

The Caravelle Resort’s Baseball at the Beach Tournament is Feb. 24-27, with most of the games to be played at BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach. Teams in the field are Kansas State, North Carolina State, Pacific, Western Kentucky, and California.

CLICK HERE to see the complete 2011 Coastal Carolina schedule.

The Caravelle Resort Invitational is March 4-6. Teams in the field are Quinnipiac, Marshall and Ball State.

And the Caravelle Resort Classic is March 11-13. Notre Dame, Kent State and Alabama-Birmingham will be in the field there.

The Chants will play two games at San Diego on March 15 & 16 and then three games at Pepperdine in Malibu, CA March 18-20.

Coastal Carolina will also host the reigning American League champion Texas Rangers in a March 29 exhibition game at BB&T Coastal Field.

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