March 28, 2012

Under the Radar: North Dakota State Baseball

The North Dakota State Bison baseball program was featured in an article by Aaron Fitt at Baseball America.

Below is an excerpt from the story:

North Dakota State opened its season at Arizona during alumni weekend for the Wildcats, who packed 4,000 fans (including more than 100 baseball alumni) into their new home, Hi Corbett Field. It was a homecoming for Bison coach Tod Brown, a Tucson native who played for Jerry Kindall at Arizona in the early 1990s and then served as a volunteer assistant for the Wildcats in 1999. But Brown wasn't only excited to see his old Arizona teammates; he thought his team had a chance to open some eyes in Tucson.


Wildcats coach Andy Lopez quickly came to that same conclusion.

"We had 4,000 people there Friday night, Terry Francona was back, this and that," Lopez said. "I looked at my staff pregame and said, 'These guys are here to play. They don't look intimidated at all.' I really give credit to coach Brown—that was not an easy weekend. I told my club, 'Those guys are going to beat some people.' "

After losing 3-1 in the opener at Arizona, the Bison pulled off an 8-2 upset Saturday, breaking a 2-2 tie with six runs in the eighth.

Click here to read the full article.

Morrison Selected to All-Star Game

ORU's Dominique Morrison
Oral Roberts' Dominique Morrison was selected to compete in the NABC Reese's Division I College All-Star Game, Friday at the Superdome in New Orleans, site of the Final Four. The Summit League Player of the Year will compete for the West squad and will be one of the 20 players chosen to participate. The game will be played at 4:30 p.m. CT and will be aired on tape delay Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on TruTV. Click here to view the team rosters and read ORU's release.

March 27, 2012

WIU's Molinari Earns Honor

WIU's Jim Molinari
Western Illinois' Jim Molinari was named as The Summit League men's basketball coach of the year by CollegeInsider.com. Molinari led the Fighting Leathernecks to their first winning season in 12 years, culminating in a Summit League Championship game berth and first-ever NCAA Division I Postseason Tournament appearance in the CBI. To read the entire WIU release, click here.