Open Dates

 

Often, we hear of coaches looking to fill open dates, whether it’s at the beginning of the season and they are trying to finish their schedules or during the year, when pesky rainouts throw them a curve. If you’re a coach and are looking to find a game, send an e-mail to opendates@collegebaseballinsider.com with open dates and a point of contact, and we will post it to this page as soon as possible. We will post openings for three months.

 

Let us know when you fill the date, so we can mark it off.

 

2010 Open Dates     2011 Open Dates

2012 Open Dates     D-II/D-III Open Dates

 

March 9

 

Wagner: April 29-May 1, 2011, 3 or 4-game series, will travel with good guarantee. Contact head coach Joe Litterio at jlitteri@wagner.edu

 

March 4

 

Seattle: April 9-11, 2010, home series with large guarantee available. Contact head coach Donny Harrel at 206-398-4399 or harreld@seattleu.edu.

 

Cal State Northridge: 2011 Tuesday midweek games: Feb. 22, March 22, April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, May 24. Can also play on Wednesday instead of listed Tuesdays. Contact head coach Steve Rousey at 818-677-7055 or stephen.rousey@csun.edu.

 

Santa Clara: March 23-25, 2012, 3 or 4-game home series with very generous guarantee. Contact head coach Mark O'Brien at msobrien@scu.edu.

 

Cal State Northridge: All 2012 midweek dates are open, can also discuss weekends. Contact head coach Steve Rousey at 818-677-7055 or stephen.rousey@csun.edu.

 

March 1

 

Saint Mary's: March 12-14, 2010. Contact assistant coach Lloyd Acosta at 916-768-9324 or lra1@stmarys-ca.edu.

 

Mississippi State: 2011 midweek games, need to fill two, possible dates are Feb. 22, March 1-2, March 23, March 29-30, April 13, May 11, generous guarantees available. Contact director of operations Tyler Bratton at 662-295-1883 or tbratton@athletics.msstate.edu.

 

VMI: March 22 & 23, 2011, midweek home games. Contact associate head coach Ryan Mau at 540-464-7605.

 

Louisiana Tech: 2012 weekends: March 9-10, March 16-18, March 23-25, guarantee available or would consider home-and-home. Contact assistant coach Brian Rountree at rountree@latech.edu or 318-257-5312.

 

VMI: April 13-15, 2012, home series. Contact associate head coach Ryan Mau at 540-464-7605.

 

Feb. 26

 

USC: March 11-13, 2011, home series with $10,000 guarantee. Contact head coach Chad Kreuter at kreuter@usc.edu or 213-740-8446.

 

Dallas Baptist: Feb. 22, 2011, one midweek date. Contact associate head coach Travis Wyckoff at twyckoff@dbu.edu.

 

Pepperdine: 2012: March 9-11 and March 23-25, home series with good guarantee. Contact head coach Steve Rodriguez at steve.rodriguez@pepperdine.edu.

 

Feb. 24

 

Radford: April 27-29, 2010, prefer home series. Contact assistant coach Allen Rice at arice18@radford.edu or 540-831-6581.

 

Monmouth: 2010: Thurs. March 11 or Fri. March 12, looking for one game in Northern Virginia or Maryland due to cancellation, on spring break and somewhat flexible. Contact head coach Dean Ehehalt at dehehalt@monmouth.edu or 732-263-5186.

 

College of Charleston: 2011, need 2 midweek games: March 9, 15, 22, 29 and May 4. Contact head coach Monte Lee at leemw@cofc.edu.

 

Illinois-Chicago: March 18-20, 2011, home series with guarantee or possible home-and-home. Contact assistant coach Mike Nall at 312-355-1757.

 

Radford: Feb. 24-26, 2012, looking to travel and would need guarantee. Contact assistant coach Allen Rice at arice18@radford.edu or 540-831-6581.

 

Cal State Bakersfield: 2012 weekends: April 20-22, May 18-20, guarantee of $10,000 for teams outside Calif. Contact head coach Bill Kernen at wkernen@csub.edu.

 

Central Michigan: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26 and March 16-18, 3 or 4-game road series or tournament with good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Jeff Opalewski at 989-774-1580 or opale1je@cmich.edu.

 

Kansas State: May 4-6, 2012, home series with excellent cash guarantee plus hotel rooms. Contact assistant coach Anthony Everman at aeverman@kstatesports.com or 540-558-8013.

 

Feb. 19

 

Western Kentucky: March 11-13, 2011, home series with free hotel rooms plus $5,000 guarantee. Contact head coach Chris Finwood at 270-745-2277 or chris.finwood@wku.edu.

 

Western Carolina: March 2-4, 2012, one team to join WCU, Notre Dame and Cal for quality neutral-site tournament at Forest City, N.C., great facility, first class organization, great guarantee. Contact head coach Bobby Moranda at bmoranda@wcu.edu.

 

Youngstown State: Feb. 24-26, 2012, 3-4 game tournament. Contact head coach Rich Pasquale at 330-941-3485 or rjpasquale@ysu.edu.

 

Feb. 16

 

Richmond: 2011 weekends: Feb. 18-20 and March 18-20. Contact head coach Mark McQueen at mmcqueen@richmond.edu.

 

Louisville: March 18-20, 2011, home series with guarantee. Contact director of operations Brian Mundorf at 502-852-1217.

 

Gardner-Webb: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26 and March 16-18, guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Kent Cox at kcox1@gardner-webb.edu or 704-406-3559.

 

Arkansas: 2012, 1 and 2-game midweek openings, great guarantee. Contact head coach Dave Van Horn at dvanhorn@uark.edu.

 

UTSA: March 2-4, 2012, 1 additional team to join UTSA, Kansas and Louisiana-Lafayette in 3-game round-robin tournament at San Antonio Missions Double A ballpark, guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Brett Lawler at james.lawler@utsa.edu or 210-268-6494.

 

Feb. 12

 

Portland: 2011 weekends: Feb. 25-27, March 25-27, April 1-3, home series with guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Tucker Brack at brack@up.edu or 503-957-3129.

 

Charleston Southern: 2012 weekends: Feb. 24-26, March 2-4, March 9-11, April 21-23, generous guarantee for home series, will to travel for guarantee, very interested in tournaments. Contact head coach Stuart Lake at slake@csuniv.edu or 843-863-7591.

 

Austin Peay: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, 3 or 4-game home series with home-and-home for 2013 or willing to travel for good guarantee; March 2-4 and March 16-18, 3 or 4-game home series with home-and-home for 2013 or could provide good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Joel Mangrum at 423-946-8133 or mangrumj@apsu.edu.

 

Feb. 9

 

Alabama: March 4-6, 2011, home series with good guarantee. Contact director of operations Drew French at 205-348-5258 or dfrench@ia.ua.edu.

 

UALR: March 11-13, 2011, home series with good guarantee or possible home-and-home series, would consider travel for guarantee. Contact assistant coach J.J. Yant at 501-280-0759 or jjyant@ualr.edu.

 

UC Riverside: Feb. 24-26, 2012, 3 or 4-game home series. Contact assistant coach Randy Betten at randy.betten@ucr.edu or 951-827-5441.

 

Feb. 5

 

Samford: May 18-20, 2012, 3-game home series with guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Mick Fieldbinder at 205-726-4095 or mcfieldb@samford.edu.

 

Texas State: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Texas State Tournament, 3 games guaranteed, fourth if needed, good guarantees available or home-and-home; March 2-4, good guarantee or home-and-home. Contact assistant coach Jeremy Fikac at 512-245-8395 or jf40@txstate.edu.

 

Feb. 3

 

USF: 2010, need one game on March 17, 24 or 31. Contact assistant coach Lazer Collazo at lcollazo@admin.usf.edu.

 

FIU: March 4-6, 2011, home series with good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Frank Damas at 305-348-1048 or fdamas@fiu.edu.

 

Arizona State: March 3-6, 2011, one spot to fill for tournament in Surprise, Ariz., guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Travis Jewett at travis.jewett@asu.edu or 480-318-0131.

 

Memphis: April 1-3, 2011, 3-game home series with good guarantee. Contact head coach Daron Shoenrock at 901-678-4137 or dschnrck@memphis.edu.

 

Cal: March 18-20, 2011, home series with generous guarantee. Contact assistant coach Dan Hubbs at 510-642-9591 or dwhubbs@berkeley.edu.

 

Hofstra: May 7-8, 2011, prefer home series, willing to travel but need guarantee. Contact assistant coach John Russo or assistant coach Kelly Haynes at 516-463-3759 or john.russo@hofstra.edu.

 

Bethune-Cookman: Feb. 24-26, 2012, 2 or 3 teams to finalize BCU Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla. Contact assistant coach Jason Arnold at arnoldj@cookman.edu or 386-589-5514.

 

Central Arkansas: March 2-4, 2012, guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Wes Johnson at robertj@uca.edu or 501-450-3417.

 

New Mexico State: April 20-22, 2012, home series, great guarantee plus hotels or option for return trip. Contact assistant coach Chase Tidwell at 575-646-2739 or chaset@nmsu.edu.

 

Jan. 29

 

Morehead State: Feb. 25-27, 2011, 3 or 4-game away series, guarantee needed. Contact assistant coach Jason Neal at j.neal@moreheadstate.edu or 606-207-1688.

 

Dallas Baptist: April 8-10, 2011. Contact associate head coach Travis Wyckoff at travisw@dbu.edu.

 

Middle Tennessee: March 11-13, 2011, looking for home series, guarantees available. Contact head coach Steve Peterson at 615-898-2984 or mmclaury@mtsu.edu.

 

Texas Southern: Feb. 25-27, 2011, 3-game home series in Houston or will travel for guarantee. Also midweek date of Feb. 23. Contact assistant coach Marqus Johnson at 713-313-7993 or johnsonmj@tsu.edu.

 

Louisiana Tech: March 4-6, 2011, home series with good guarantee or return trip in 2012. Contact assistant coach Brian Rountree at 318-257-5312 or rountree@latech.edu.

 

Presbyterian: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26, March 2-4, March 9-11, 3 or 4-game home series with home-and-home or willing to travel for good guarantee. Contact head coach Elton Pollock at 864-833-8236 or epollock@presby.edu.

 

Texas Southern: 2012 weekends: Feb. 24-26, 3-game home series in Houston; May 5-6, 3-game home series or will travel for guarantee; May 12, 2-game home series or will travel for guarantee. Contact assistant coach Marqus Johnson at 601-807-2194 or johnsonmj@tsu.edu.

 

Illinois State: March 23-25, 2012, 3-game home series. Contact assistant coach Billy Mohl at 309-438-5151.

 

Jan. 26

 

UNC Greensboro: April 15-17, 2011, home series with guarantee. Contact head coach Mike Gaski at mggaski@uncg.edu or 336-334-3247.

 

San Diego: Feb. 17-19, 2012, generous guarantee for opening weekend in sunshine, 4 games, possibility of playing San Diego State also. Contact head coach Rich Hill at rhill@sandiego.edu.

 

UNC Greensboro: April 6-8, 2012, home series with guarantee. Contact head coach Mike Gaski at mggaski@uncg.edu or 336-334-3247.

 

Saint Mary's: 2012 weekends: Feb. 24-26, March 2-4, March 9-11, March 30-April 1, 3-game home series with guarantee. Contact assistant coach Lloyd Acosta at 916-768-9324 or lra1@stmarys-ca.edu.

 

Kent State: March 16-18, 2012, 3 or 4-game road series or tournament. Contact head coach Scott Stricklin at 330-672-8432 or sstrickl@kent.edu.

 

Jan. 22

 

Bradley: 2011 weekends: Feb. 18-20 and Feb. 25-27, road games with guarantee needed, would like tournament format for either weekend. Contact head coach Elvis Dominguez at 309-677-2684 or edominguez@bradley.edu.

 

Dallas Baptist: 2011 weekends: March 4-6, one team to fill tournament; May 20-22, 3-game series. Contact associate head coach Travis Wyckoff at travisw@dbu.edu.

 

Western Carolina: March 4-6, 2011, two more teams to fill tournament at Forest City, N.C., excellent guarantee. Contact head coach Bobby Moranda at bmoranda@wcu.edu or 828-226-7364. click here to see facility online

 

Western Carolina: 2011 midweek dates, four various dates. Contact head coach Bobby Moranda at bmoranda@wcu.edu or 828-226-7364.

 

Cal State Bakersfield: Feb. 17-19, 2012, seeking team outside California, guarantee of $8,000 plus rooms. Contact head coach Bill Kernen at wkernen@csub.edu.

 

The Citadel: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, March 2-4, March 23-25. Contact assistant coach Randy Carlson at randy.carlson@citadel.edu or 843-953-7265.

 

Jan. 15

 

College of Charleston: March 4-6. 2011, 1 team for tournament with Auburn and Kennesaw State. Contact head coach Monte Lee at leemw@cofc.edu.

 

Bethune-Cookman: March 4-6, 2011, 2 or 3 teams to finalize BCU Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla. Contact assistant coach Jason Arnold at arnoldj@cookman.edu or 386-589-5514.

 

USF: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26, March 2-4, March 16-18. Also midweek games in February, March, April and May. Contact assistant coach Lazer Collazo at 813-751-7062.

 

Jan. 13

 

Eastern Michigan: March 18-20, 2011, one team to join EMU and Oakland for Oestrike Classic, 4 games with competitive guarantee. Contact assistant coach Aaron Hepner at ahepner@emich.edu or 734-487-0315.

 

Army: May 7-8, 2011, prefer home series, but would travel within Mid-Atlantic/Northeast, would be willing to pay for meals. Contact assistant coach Anthony DeCicco at 914-804-0052 or anthony.decicco@usma.edu.

 

Miami (Fla.): May 6-8, 2011, 3-game home series with very good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Joe Mercadante at 305-284-4236 or jmercadante@miami.edu.

 

Air Force: March 4-6, 2011, 4-game series home or away. Contact assistant coach Chandler Rose at 719-333-7539 or chandler.rose2@usafa.edu.

 

Delaware State: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26, March 2-4, will travel anywhere south and looking for very good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Russ Steinhorn at 407-927-0976.

 

Sam Houston State: Feb. 17-19, 2012, 4-game series, guarantee available, will also consider home-and-home for 2012 and 2013. Contact assistant coach Jim Blair at jimblair@shsu.edu or 936-294-4653.

 

Liberty: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26, March 2-4; 3 or 4-game series or tournaments in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, guarantees needed. Contact assistant coach Garrett Quinn at gquinn@liberty.edu or 434-582-2119.

 

College of Charleston: 2012 weekends: Feb. 24-26, May 4-6, May 11-13. Contact head coach Monte Lee at leemw@cofc.edu.

 

Miami (Fla.): May 4-6, 2012, 3-game home series with very good guarantee. Also have midweek dates available with guarantees as well. Contact assistant coach Joe Mercadante at 305-284-4236 or jmercadante@miami.edu.

 

Air Force: 2012 weekends: April 6-8 and May 4-6, 4-game home series, can offer guarantee or return trip. Contact assistant coach Chandler Rose at 719-333-7539 or chandler.rose2@usafa.edu.

 

Wright State: March 2-4, 2012, 3-game road series or tournament with good guarantee. Contact head coach Rob Cooper at robert.cooper@wright.edu or 937-775-3667.

 

Jan. 11

 

College of Charleston: 2011, 2 midweek games. Contact head coach Monte Lee at 843-513-9642 or leemw@cofc.edu.

 

Elon: April 13-15, 2012. Contact associate head coach Greg Starbuck at 336-263-5730 or gstarbuck@elon.edu.

 

Cal State Bakersfield: 2012 midweek 2-game series, home-and-home for 2012-13, will travel anywhere in country to play Top 100 RPI teams or any team from Pac-10, SEC, Big 12 or ACC. Contact head coach Bill Kernen at 661-335-1058 or wkernen@csub.edu.

 

Jan. 7

 

Notre Dame: March 17-20, 2011, one team to complete tournament at Wolfe Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, with guarantee. Contact head coach Dave Schrage at schrage.3@nd.edu.

 

Jan. 5

 

FGCU: Feb. 25-27, 2011, very good guarantee for home games or will travel for very good guarantee. Contact associate coach Rusty McKee at rmckee@fgcu.edu.

 

FIU: 2011 midweek games. Contact assistant coach Frank Damas at 786-255-5182 or fdamas@fiu.edu.

 

Texas State: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, 3 teams for Bobcat Baseball Classic Tournament, 3 games, guarantee available; March 2-4, home series with guarantee or possible home-and-home with return in 2013. Contact assistant coach Jeremy Fikac at jf40@txstate.edu.

 

FIU: 2012 weekends: Feb. 24-26, March 2-4, March 9-11, home series with guarantee. Also need midweek games. Contact assistant coach Frank Damas at 786-255-5182 or fdamas@fiu.edu.

 

Oregon: May 11-13, 2012, 3-game home series with great guarantee. Contact director of operations Luke Emanuel at lemanuel@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5932.

 

Dec. 31

 

Cal State Bakersfield: 2012 weekends: March 2-4, 9-11, 16-18; April 6-8, 20-22, 27-29; home-and-home for 2012-2013 or guarantee ($5,000 plus rooms for teams outside California). Contact head coach Bill Kernen at wkernen@csub.edu or 661-335-1058.

 

Dec. 24

 

Coppin State: 2010 openings: Feb. 22-23, March 30-April 1, May 5, May 12, May 15-16. Contact head coach Mike Scolinos at 410-951-3723 or mscolinos@coppin.edu.

 

Canisius: April 8-10, 2011, willing to travel or guarantee for home series. Contact head coach Mike McRae at 716-888-3207 or mcraem@canisius.edu.

 

Dec. 22

 

Winthrop: April 27-29, 2012, home series during exams with very good guarantee. Contact head coach Joe Hudak at 803-323-2129 x6235 or hudakj@winthrop.edu.

 

Southeastern Louisiana: 2012 weekends: Feb. 24-26 and March 2-4, guarantee available, will also consider home-and-home for 2012 and 2013. Contact associate head coach Justin Hill at justin.hill@selu.edu or 985-981-0010.

 

Dec. 17

 

FGCU: 2010 midweek: one game March 9, 10, 17 or 23, guarantee available. Contact associate coach Rusty McKee at rmckee@fgcu.edu.

 

FGCU: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 24-26, guarantees available. Also midweek games for March 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28. Contact associate coach Rusty McKee at rmckee@fgcu.edu.

 

Dec. 15

 

Ohio State: April 14, 2010, home at 6:35 pm, cash guarantee and post-game meal. Contact assistant coach Eric Parker at parker.629@osu.edu or 614-292-1075.

 

Maryland: Feb. 24-26, 2012, 3-game home series with guarantee. Contact assistant coach Nolan Neiman at 301-314-5904 or nneiman@umd.edu.

 

Lamar: 2012 weekends: Feb. 17-19, need one team for tournament, good guarantee; Feb. 24-26, need one team for tournament. Contact assistant coach Jim Ricklefsen at 409-880-8974 or jimmy.ricklefsen@lamar.edu.

 

UT Arlington: Feb. 24-26, 2012, teams for tournament in Arlington, Texas, great guarantee available. Contact head coach Darin Thomas at 817-272-2542 or drthomas@uta.edu.

 

Dec. 11

 

VMI: March 9-11, 2012, 3-game home series. Contact assistant coach Ryan Mau at 540-464-7605 or maurc@vmi.edu.

 

Dec. 9

 

Baylor: 2010 midweek dates: March 16-17, March 30-31, April 13-14, May 11 or 12, prefer 2-game series but will take one. Contact assistant coach Steve Johnigan at steve_johnigan@baylor.edu or 254-710-3044.

 

West Virginia: March 18-20, 2011, 3 or 4-game home series, excellent guarantee. Contact head coach Greg Van Zant at 304-692-9881 or greg.vanzant@mail.wvu.edu.

 

Holy Cross: March 11-13, 2011, road series in Carolina area or northward, guarantee needed, will be playing in state of North Carolina for previous weekend/week. Contact head coach Greg DiCenzo at gdicenzo@holycross.edu.

 

Santa Clara and San Jose State: March 8-11, 2012, two teams to fill tournament with hosts plus Utah, 4 games and generous guarantee, games to be played at Santa Clara and San Jose State. Contact Santa Clara head coach Mark O'Brien at msobrien@scu.edu.

 

Dec. 7

 

Elon: 2011 weekends: Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6, will travel but prefer home series. Contact assistant coach Greg Starbuck at 336-263-5730.

 

Maine: March 25-27, 2011, home series with very generous guarantee. Contact head coach Steve Trimper at stephen.trimper@umit.maine.edu or 207-659-2405.

 

Dec. 2

 

Philly Big 5 Classic: March 18-20, 2011, celebrate St. Patrick's weekend in the 8th annual Philadelphia Tournament, all teams guaranteed 3 games, need one opponent to face host Villanova as well as Temple, La Salle and Saint Joseph's, hotel rates and comp benefits along with a meal on travel day included. Contact Villanova head coach Joe Godri at joseph.godri@villanova.edu.

 

Albany: 2011 weekends: March 25-27 and April 1-3, 3 or 4-game series, willing to travel with guarantee. Contact head coach Jon Mueller at 518-442-3014 or jmueller@uamail.albany.edu.

 

Gardner-Webb: two 2011 midweek dates: March 8 and 9 (prefer home games) and March 15 (can travel). Contact assistant coach Kent Cox at 704-406-3559 or kcox1@gardner-webb.edu.

 

Indiana State: 2012 weekends: March 9-11 and March 30-April 1, 3 or 4-game home series with guarantee. Contact head coach Rick Heller at 812-237-4051 or rick.heller@indstate.edu.

 

San Jose State: March 30-April 1, 2012. Contact head coach Sam Piraro at 408-924-1255 or sam.piraro@sjsu.edu.

 

Dec. 1

 

East Tennessee State: April 29-May 1, 2011, prefer home series with good guarantee at new stadium. Contact assistant coach Clay Greene at 423-737-8532 or greenecr@etsu.edu.

 

Kansas State: May 13-15, 2011, home series, interested in home-and-home with Southern or Western school with return trip Feb. 17-19 or March 9-11, 2012. Can also provide cash guarantees, hotel rooms, etc. for teams not interested in home-and-home. Also open to home-and-home midweek series in 2011 and 2012. Contact assistant coach Anthony Everman at 785-395-2679 or aeverman@kstatesports.com.

 

   
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