HI NOTES: Big 9, SEC, Recruiting & Silliness

Coach Gene McArtor &
Coach John "Hi" Simmons

With the baseball season upon us, the links are piling up faster than Jayhawk losses.  So it's time to switch gears here at SimmonsField.com and start scoring runs in bunches rather than base-to-base blogging.


BIG 12 9
♦ The Big 12 9 Pre-Season Coaches Teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday morning, February 14th, beginning at 9:50 AM CT.   Streaming audio is available at Big129Sports.com

♦ The Big  12 9 Baseball Media Guide is now available online at Big129Sports.com

♦ The 2012 College Baseball Daily Preseason Preview Live Chat didn't have much good to say about MU or the Big 12 9:

Brian Foley: I don't think the Big 12 will be competitive honestly this year besides Texas A&M and Oklahoma...Baylor might be able to break in but Baylor needs to step up their games honestly.

MIZZOU RECRUITING

♦ Expectations surround Williams (Perfect Game)

After his workout, in which his fastball sat between 87-89 mph and touched 90, a PG scout/blogger wrote: 

“Lean and loose are the first two words that come to mind when taking a look at Devin Williams.… He has very good tempo in his delivery and loose, easy arm action. The ball comes out well and shows some late life. … It is easy to dream on Williams adding 4-5 ticks to his fastball as his body fills and matures.” 

. . . Williams said he chose Missouri because of the coaching staff led by head coach Tim Jamieson and pitching coach Matt Hobbs. And Williams has done some background work on the staff. 

“They’ve got a real good history with pitchers,” he said. “They’ve had (a few) first round picks in the last couple of years, so hopefully one day that will be me.”

Read more HERE

SEC

♦ South Carolina Coach Ray Tanner gets a raise (myrtlebeachonline.com)

Tanner, whose team won a second consecutive national championship, received a $140,000 raise and a one-year contract extension to 2016 for a deal that now pays him $650,000 a year.

♦ Vanderbilt Facilities Tour:

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♦ Mississippi State's student group, "The Dudes":

COLLEGE BASEBALL

♦ The 2012 All-Name Team (CollegeBaseballToday.com)

The only one on the Tigers' schedule is RHP Bo Stitch, of Central Arkansas

♦ And yes, it really is too early for Field of Dreamers – Our look at the potential Field of 64 (College Baseball Insider)

For the first time in our 10-year history, we are posting a preseason Field of Dreamers, those 64 we think will hear their names called on Selection Monday, just more than three months away.