Hot Hitting Senior Has Team Off To Hot Start…

Michigan State center fielder Brandon Eckerle has one of the hottest bats in the country through the first two weeks of the season. The senior earned MVP honors at the season-opening Big East/Big Ten Challenge after going 8-for-12 (.666) at the plate while helping the Spartans to a 3-0 record. He followed that by batting 8-for-11 in three more games in South Carolina last weekend to up his average to .696.

Eckerle’s efforts have helped Michigan State to a 5-1 record for the program’s best six-game start since 1964. The only loss came to 2010 College World Series team Clemson.

In this podcast interview with College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires, Eckerle discusses the start to his senior season, college baseball’s new bats and more.

Eckerle

6’0- 175 – Sr. – OF – Durand, MI

Head Coach: Jake Boss, Jr.

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Two-Sport Star Helped Trojans Win Titles…

Anthony Munoz is probably best known as a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle in his time with the Cincinnati Bengals. However, before Munoz went to battle in the NFL trenches with the likes of Lawrence Taylor and Fred Dean he was a two sport athlete at USC. In fact, he helped College Football Hall of Fame Coach John Robinson and College Baseball Hall of Fame coach Rod Dedeaux each win national championships in 1978.

Munoz was on the Dan Patrick Radio Show on Wednesday (9/15) and reminisced about his time as a pitcher with the Trojans. He also talked a little about Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio, who also won football and baseball titles for the Trojans. Press the play button below to listen to that conversation.

Munoz

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For three years Tucker Nathans was a two-sport athlete as a member of both the baseball and soccer teams at Fairfield University.  However, Nathans has narrowed his focus as he prepares for his senior season. After a successful summer with the Danbury Westerners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, Nathans has decided to leave soccer behind to concentrate exclusively on baseball this season.

In this interview with College Baseball 360 editor Sean Stires, Nathans talks about his decision, his training, goals for the future, and more.

Nathans

6’1 – 180 – Sr. – Warwick, NY

Head Coach: John Slosar

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Head Coach Shares CWS Memories…

The 2010 season was an historic one for TCU baseball.  Head coach Jim Schlossnagle guided his team to the College World Series for the first time in program history, and they did it by beating one of the most tradition rich programs in college baseball, Texas, in the Super Regionals to get there.  In this interview with College Baseball 360 editor Sean Stires Schlossnagle discusses his memories of Omaha, a new expectation level that’s been set for this year’s team, what he’s looking to accomplish this fall, and more.

Schlossnagle

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Pro Baseball Signee Prepares For Football Season…

He just signed a professional baseball contract with the Colorado Rockies, but Clemson’s Kyle Parker still as football to play this fall.  Parker helped the Clemson baseball team reach the College World Series this past year after helping the Tigers to a Music City Bowl win as the football team’s quarterback.  He is the first player in Division One history to throw 20 touchdown passes and hit 20 home runs in the same academic year.

Parker begins his second season as Clemson’s quarterback in 2010.  He will report to spring training next year.  In this exclusive interview with College Baseball 360’s Sean Stires Parker talks about his decision to sign with the Rockies, his CWS and Bowl experiences, whether or not he’ll play football again next year and more.

Parker

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Audio Interview With The New Notre Dame Coach…

Former Boston College head coach Mik Aoki has been on the job for more than a week as Notre Dame’s new baseball coach.  Aoki has been back and forth between South Bend, IN and Boston as he prepares to move his family (his wife and three young children) to their new home.  He has also been on the phone making contact with current Irish players – who are busy with summer ball – while also keeping track of current ND recruits.  In this interview with Collegebaseballl360.com Editor Sean Stires he discusses those things as well as his transition, his new facilities, recruiting concepts and more.

Aoki

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Gator Soph. Prepares For Super Regionals

Florida 9-hole batter Tyler Thompson had a career day in last week’s Regional championship game.  Thompson smacked three home runs with 6 RBIs to help the Gators beat Florida Atlantic 15-0 to advance to the Super Regionals for a second straight year.  He went into the day with just two HRs all season.  In this interview with Collegebaseball360.com editor Sean Stires, Thompson talks about his home run barrage, last year’s Super Regional disappointment vs. Southern Mississippi and facing Miami this year for the right to go to Omaha.

Thompson

6’1 – 190 – So. – Tequesta, FL                                  Head Coach:  Kevin O’Sullivan

FIU Soph. Takes 54-Game Hit Streak Into NCAA Tourney

(Courtesy Sun Belt Conference)

Florida International’s Garrett Wittels in on the verge of college baseball history.  The sophomore infielder helped his team to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title last week, and in the process he extended his current hitting streak to 54 games.  He is just four away from tying former Oklahoma State and MLB star Robin Ventura’s NCAA record 58 game streak as he prepares for this weekend’s NCAA Tournament.  On Wednesday (6/2/10) Wittels and FIU head coach Turtle Thomas fielded questions from reporters from around the nation in a conference call.  Click play to listen to some of the highlights.

Wittels

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