College Baseball 360 » SoCon 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 SoCon Baseball Has Co-Favorites http://collegebaseball360.com/socon-baseball-has-co-favorites/ http://collegebaseball360.com/socon-baseball-has-co-favorites/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:43:28 +0000 http://collegebaseball360.com/?p=23979

Coaches & Media Tab Separate Picks…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference baseball coaches have selected College of Charleston as the preseason favorite to win the league championship in 2012 while the media representatives who cover the league have chosen Georgia Southern as the conference favorite.

The Cougars received six of the 11 possible first-place votes and 93 points in the coaches’ balloting, narrowly edging Georgia Southern by a single point. Charleston, which finished 39-22 last year and tied for third in the conference at 18-12, returns its entire starting pitching rotation along with all-conference outfielders Daniel Aldrich and Marty Gantt.

Georgia Southern was the clear preseason favorite of the league’s media, earning 20 of 25 first-place votes and 269 points overall. The 2011 SoCon Tournament champion Eagles advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the past three seasons. All-America slugger Victor Roache leads the Eagles’ hitters while right-hander Chris Beck, last year’s tournament Most Outstanding Player, anchors the rotation.

The Cougars and Eagles swapped positions in the respective polls, with the coaches voting GSU second and the media tabbing CofC as league runners-up.

In the coaches’ poll, GSU grabbed 92 points and four first-place votes while Samford placed third with 83 points and the remaining first-place nod. Elon (76 points), the 2011 regular season champion, was selected to finish fourth, followed by Appalachian State (62), Western Carolina (51) and UNCG (50) in the fifth through seventh spots, respectively. The Citadel (33) edged Furman (32) for eighth spot while Wofford (18) and Davidson (15) concluded the rankings.

With 246 points and three first-place tallies, Charleston placed second in the media balloting, directly ahead of Elon (220) which recorded the final two first-place votes. Samford (198), UNCG (150), Appalachian State (149), Western Carolina (130), The Citadel (112), Furman (86), Wofford (55) and Davidson (35) rounded out the poll.

The 2012 Southern Conference baseball season begins on Friday, February 17 with all 11 league teams in action. The 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Championship will be held from May 23-27 at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.

 

2012 SoCon Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

Place    School (First)                      Points

1.         College of Charleston (6)           93

2.         Georgia Southern (4)                 92

3.         Samford (1)                              83

4.         Elon                                         76

5.         Appalachian State                     62

6.         Western Carolina                       51

7.         UNCG                                      50

8.         The Citadel                               33

9.         Furman                                     32

10.        Wofford                                   18

11.        Davidson                                 15

 

2012 SoCon Baseball Preseason Media Poll

Place    School (First)                      Points

1.         Georgia Southern (20)             269

2.         College of Charleston (3)         246

3.         Elon (2)                                  220

4.         Samford                                 198

5.         UNCG                                     150

6.         Appalachian State                   149

7.         Western Carolina                     130

8.         The Citadel                             112

9.         Furman                                     86

10.        Wofford                                   55

11.        Davidson                                 35

(Release)

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Miami Series Highlights Spring Slate…

Appalachian State has unveiled its 2011 college baseball schedule. The Mountaineers open the season February 18-20 against Maryland-Eastern Shore in Forest City, NC. After playing Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, NC, Appalachian State then heads to Coral Gables, FL for a three game series with the Univeristy of Miami. The only previous meeting between the two schools came in NCAA Tournament play in 1973.

The Mountaineers open Southern Conference play March 4-6 in Charleston, SC against The Citadel, the defending regular season and SoCon Tournament champions.

Click Here to see the complete 2011 Appalachian State schedule.

Appalachian State plays a total of 27 home games in 2011, including SoCon series vs. Elon, Wofford, Samford, Western Carolina, and Georgia Southern. It goes on the road for SoCon series against UNC Greensboro, Furman, Davidson, and the College of Charleston.

The 2011 SoCon Tournament is set for May 25-29 at Riley Park in Charleston, S.C.

In all, 13 of the Mountaineers’ 56 regular-season games come against teams that advanced to postseason play in 2010.

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Elon/Georgia Southern Tabbed Co-Favorites

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The 2009 Southern Conference regular season champion, Elon, and tournament champion, Georgia Southern, have been tabbed co-favorites for the 2010 campaign in balloting of the league’s 11 baseball coaches. The media members who cover SoCon baseball have selected Elon as the top team in 2010, narrowly edging out GSU.

The Phoenix received five of 11 possible first-place votes and 91 points from the league’s head coaches while garnering 13 of 27 first-place nods on the media ballots. Coach Mike Kennedy’s team returns three starters in the field and 12 of 15 pitchers from the 2009 team which went 23-4 in the SoCon and 41-18 overall en route to winning its second consecutive league regular season title.

Georgia Southern equaled Elon’s 91 points in the coaches’ balloting while also receiving four first-place votes. The Eagles, under the guidance of Rodney Hennon, finished second in the SoCon regular season race a year ago at 20-8 and 42-17 overall before claiming the 2009 SoCon Baseball Championship crown in Greenville, S.C. The Eagles enter 2010 with five returning starters in the field and 9 of 12 pitchers from last season.

In the coaches poll, The Citadel earned a pair of first place votes while ranking third with 80 points. Following the Bulldogs in fourth was cross-town rival College of Charleston with 76 points. Western Carolina (71 points) was predicted to place fifth in the standings, followed by Appalachian State (50), Samford (40) and Furman (33) in the sixth, seventh and eighth spots, respectively. Rounding out the rankings were UNC Greensboro (31), Davidson (24) and Wofford (18).

In the media balloting, College of Charleston (237 points) grabbed two first-place votes and the third slot, trailed by The Citadel (231) with one first place nod. Western Carolina (190), Appalachian State (173) and Furman (110) filled slots five through seven while Samford (92), UNC Greensboro (89), Davidson (65) and Wofford (52) finished the standings.

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams in the voting process.

The 2010 Southern Conference baseball season begins on Friday, February 19 with all 11 league teams in action. The 2010 Southern Conference Baseball Championship will be held from May 26-30 at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C.

2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

Place    School (First)                      Points

1t.        Elon (5)                                   91

1t.        Georgia Southern (4)                91

3.         The Citadel (2)                         80

4.         College of Charleston              76

5.         Western Carolina                     71

6.         Appalachian State                   50

7.         Samford                                 40

8.         Furman                                   33

9.         UNC Greensboro                     31

10.        Davidson                                24

11.        Wofford                                  18

2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason Media Poll

Place    School (First)                      Points

1.         Elon (12)                                253

2.         Georgia Southern (10)             250

3.         College of Charleston (2)         219

4.         The Citadel (1)                        213

5.         Western Carolina                     178

6.         Appalachian State                   159

7.         Furman                                   103

8.         UNC Greensboro                     84

9.         Samford                                 82

10.        Davidson                                60

11.        Wofford                                  49

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