2009 Baseball Previews

East Carolina

2009 ECU Preview Coming off a year where the East Carolina baseball team made its second consecutive NCAA Regional appearance (ninth in the last 10 years) and reached the Conway Regional Finals, fourth-year head coach Billy Godwin once again will look to steer the Pirate ship into post-season play. Full Preview

Houston

2009 Houston Preview After winning the Conference USA Tournament Championship in 2008, the University of Houston baseball team returns in 2009 with high expectations. The Cougars return 2009 C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team selections, junior Wes Musick and sophomore Chase Dempsay, in addition to sophomore Blake Kelso, who was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team a year ago. Full Preview

Marshall

2009 Marshall Preview With the winningest season in program history just a few short months in the rearview mirror, the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team embarks on a journey that could see the squad make further strides in the 2009 season. Full Preview

Memphis

2009 Memphis Preview For the 2009 edition of Memphis Baseball to be successful, they must be prepared to take on a list of unique challenges, meanwhile putting a tough 2008 season out of sight and out of mind. Full Preview

Rice

2009 Rice Preview There never seems to be a shortage of optimism regarding Rice baseball, and with good reason. Under head coach Wayne Graham, now entering his 18th season at the helm of the program, the Owls have now been to NCAA Regionals 14 years in a row, won or shared a regular season conference championship for 13-straight years, and been to the College World Series in Omaha seven times in the last dozen years. Full Preview

Southern Miss

2009 Southern Miss Preview Southern Miss Baseball is no doubt one of the nation's most consistent programs, playing in six consecutive NCAA Regionals under Head Coach Corky Palmer, who has his team poised for another NCAA run in 2009. Full Preview

Tulane

2009 Tulane Preview The saying `you can't coach experience' is something on which the 2009 Tulane Green Wave baseball club is banking. This year's squad is, in part, comprised of ten seniors and seven juniors. Those ten seniors are the most that head coach Rick Jones has ever managed during his tenure with Tulane. Full Preview

UAB

2009 UAB Preview When the UAB baseball team takes the field for its season opener Feb. 20 against Radford, it will have been nearly nine months since the Blazers' 2008 season came to a close. Full Preview

UCF

2009 UCF Preview The number of positive adjectives used to describe the UCF baseball program and its new coaching staff this year has been astounding. Terms like exciting, fun, energetic and fresh surround the Knights on a daily basis. The new attitude that head coach Terry Rooney has delivered to UCF has helped 2009 evolve into one of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory. Full Preview