Feb. 5, 2012
Lineup Card
Lineup Card is a feature highlighting notes from around
college baseball.
Feb. 1-5, 2012
Saint Joseph’s will play on campus this season
for the first time in more than 50 years. The park will have a
turf infield and outfield, with bleacher seating for 400 and
additional lawn seating. The field is located on land formerly
owned by Episcopal Academy.
click here for pictures and interview with head coach Fritz
Hamburg
 LSU
head coach Paul Mainieri (pictured right with head coach Jorge
Perez) had his jersey retired at St. Thomas University on Jan.
31. While wearing No. 1, Mainieri posted a record of 179-121-2
in six seasons at STU and is a member of the St. Thomas Athletic
Hall of Fame.
LSU baseball has more than 200,000 fans on
Facebook and nearly 12,000 on Twitter, making the Tigers the
most-followed team in college baseball. LSU has even more
followers than the Washington Nationals.
Alabama will have three intrasquad scrimmages
this weekend at Sewell-Thomas Stadium: Friday at 3:30 p.m.,
Saturday at noon and Sunday at 2 p.m. All are open to the public
and free of charge.
South Carolina will have three scrimmages this
weekend at Carolina Stadium: 4 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. on both
Saturday and Sunday. Scrimmages are free and open to the public.
 Former
outfielder Russ Steinbeck will be inducted into the Valparaiso
University Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 4. A First Team
All-American in 1966, Steinbeck helped the Crusaders win a pair
of Indiana Collegiate Conference titles and earn two NCAA
tourney berths.
Cal State Fullerton will hold its Alumni Game on
Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at Goodwin Field. The alumni golf gathering
will be on Feb. 10 and a brunch will be held on Feb. 12.
Members of the Stetson baseball team recently ran
in the Me Strong 5K to help raise money for cancer research and
to support families dealing with cancer. The event was in honor
of Linda Ryan, a local resident and Stetson supporter, who is in
her third battle against cancer. Before the disease returned,
Ryan ran in the 2011 San Diego Marathon.
(photos courtesy of LSU & Valpo
Media Relations Offices) |
