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 sean@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.

 

2008 Open Dates      2009 Open Dates      2010 Open Dates

 

 

May 9

 

USC: Feb. 27-March 1, 2009, three or four-game home series. Contact Brenton Sullivan, Director of Operations, at 213-740-5762 or bsulliva@usc.edu.

 

Long Island: Feb. 27-March 1, 2009, three-game series or tournament, would need a guarantee. Contact head coach Don Maines at 718-488-1538 or donald.maines@liu.edu.
 

May 2

 

San Diego: Feb. 26-March 1, 2009, one team for tournament with South Florida, Nevada, Pacific and San Diego State, $5,000 guarantee. Also March 4-7, 2010, out-of-state teams for tournament with Western Carolina, Florida International and San Diego State. Also March 25-28, 2010, road series. Contact head coach Rich Hill at rhill@sandiego.edu.

 

April 29

 

Western Carolina: Feb. 27-March 1, 2009, home games, as well as midweek games. Contact assistant coach Grant Achilles at gachilles@email.wcu.edu or 828-227-2510.

 

Norfolk State: April 25-26, 2009, home series, can cover rooms for two nights. Contact head coach Claudell Clark at 757-449-8948 or ceclark@nsu.edu.

 

New Mexico: March 20-22, 2009, good guarantee and are open to home-and-home series. Contact assistant coach Chad Tidwell at 505-925-5567 or ctidwell@unm.edu.

 

April 23

 

William & Mary: April 21 or 22, 2009, home game, guarantee possible. Contact head coach Frank Leoni at fdleon@wm.edu or 757-221-3399.

 

Oakland: 2009 dates: March 6-8, away series, need guarantee; March 27-29, home or away, guarantee needed for away series. Contact assistant coach Alec Moss at moss2@oakland.edu or 248-370-4228.

 

Troy: March 5-7, 2010, three or four-game series with generous guarantee or return trip in 2011; March 26-28, 2010, three-game home series with generous guarantee. Contact assistant coach Mark Smartt at 334-670-3333 or smarttm@troy.edu.
 

Virginia Tech: May 9, 2009 and May 9, 2010, doubleheader each date, will pay hotels and a cash guarantee. Contact head coach Pete Hughes at 540-231-0630 or pjhughes@vt.edu

 

Houston: March 19-21, 2010, home series. Contact assistant coach Jorge Garza at jlgarza3@uh.edu.
 

Sam Houston State: March 5-7, 2010, one team to complete four-team tournament. Contact head coach Mark Johnson at markjohnson@shsu.edu or 936.294.1731.

 

April 18

 

Oregon State: March 19-21, 2010, three or four-game home series due to Finals, guarantee available. Also weekday home date with possible guarantee: April 12, 13, or 14; April 19, 20, or 21; May 4 & 5; May 11 & 12; May 19 & 20. Contact assistant coach Marty Lees at 541-737-5738 or marty.lees@oregonstate.edu.
 

Saint Mary's: 2008 midweek games: April 29 or 30, May 13 or 14, prefer home games for Northern Cal. teams, possible travel. Contact assistant coach Lloyd Acosta at 916-768-9324.

 

April 11

 

Marshall: March 6-8, 2009. Contact head coach Jeff Waggoner at 304-696-5277 or waggonerj@marshall.edu.

 

UNC Wilmington: April 17-19, 2009. Contact head coach Mark Scalf at 910-962-3570 or scalfm@uncw.edu.

 

Central Michigan: 2009, home games for April 1 & 21 and a two-game series for April 28-29. Would make return trip in 2010. Contact assistant coach Mike Villano at villa1m@cmich.edu or 989-774-2123.
 

April 7

 

The Citadel: 2008 makeup dates, May 6 or 14, guarantee available and willing to travel. Contact asst. coach Stuart Lake at 843-953-7265 or stuart.lake@citadel.edu.
 

Missouri State: March 12-14 and March 19-21, 2010, three-game home series, guarantee of rooms and meals or cash. Contact head coach Keith Guttin at keithguttin@missouristate.edu or 417-425-0218.

 

Georgia Southern: May 7-9, 2010, home series with good guarantee. Contact Mike Tidick at mtidick@georgiasouthern.edu.

 

College of Charleston: 2009 midweek games, home or away. Contact head coach John Pawlowski at (843) 953-5916.
 

Ohio State: April 8 & 15, 2009, home games with good guarantee. Contact Eric Parker at parker.629@osu.edu or 614-247-6308.
 

NC State: 2009, weekend May 1-3; midweek Feb. 25; March 11, 17, 18, 25, 31; April 8, 14, 22; May 5, 6, 13. Contact Nate Birtwell at nate_birtwell@ncsu.edu.

 

Palm Beach Challenge: Feb. 27 to March 21, 2009, in Palm Beach County, Fla. Contact Mario Signorello at 305-682-0293 or msignorello@palmbeachchallenge.com.
 

Mar. 26

 

Nicholls State: March 17-18, 2009, due to recent cancellation. Can guarantee meals and hotel rooms for home games, would also be interested in traveling. Contact Seth Thibodeaux at 985-981-0513 or email seth.thibodeaux@nicholls.edu.

 

Siena: March 6-8, 2009, three-game set. Contact head coach Tony Rossi at rossi@siena.edu or 518-786-5044.
 

Michigan: March 13-15, 2009, at Port. St. Lucie, Fla., home of the Mets, $5,000 guarantee. Also March 5-7, 2010, at Port St. Lucie, $5,000 for three games. Also 2010 four-game road tournaments for March 12-14 and March 19-21. Contact assistant coach Bob Keller at 734-647-4583 or bkeller@umich.edu.

 

Mar. 24

 

Louisville: 2008, April 9, April 23 or May 7, due to weather cancellation. Contact Brian Mundorf at 502-852-1217 or bmundorf@louisville.edu.

 

Vermont: March 20-22, 2009, four-game series, preferably a team no further than Northern Virginia. Contact assistant coach Anthony DeCicco at 802-656-2851 or adecicco@uvm.edu.

 

Mar. 17

 

New Orleans: April 3-5, 2009, home series preferred, minimum of a $7,500 guarantee available. Travel will be considered under the right circumstances. Contact head coach Tom Walter at twalter@uno.edu.

 

Mar. 14

 

Nevada: April 2-4, 2010, good guarantee. Contact Stan Stolte at stolte@unr.edu or 775-682-6979.

 

Canisius: 2009 March weekends, willing to travel, prefer four-game series. Also 2010 opening weekends, looking for Northern team who may be interested in traveling to a neutral site. Contact head coach Mike McRae at 716-888-3207 or mcraem@canisius.edu.

UC Riverside: March 20-22, 2009, must be at home due to finals. Also looking for three-game series Feb. 26-28, 2010. Contact Doug Smith at doug.smith@ucr.edu.

 

South Dakota State: April 2-4, 2010, looking for large guarantee and willing to travel anywhere. Contact head coach Reggie Christiansen at 605-690-7714.
 

Mar. 7

 

Oregon: 2009 midweek dates, home games with guarantees, Feb. 24 & 25; March 10; April 28; May 5 & 12. Contact Jason Gill at 541-346-5261 or jgill@uoregon.edu.

 

Oregon: March 11-14, 2010, home series with guarantee or return in 2011. Contact Jason Gill at 541-346-5261 or jgill@uoregon.edu.

 

Monmouth: Feb. 27-March 1, 2009, three-game series or tournament, would need guarantee. Also looking for games in Virginia/Carolinas March 9-13, 2009. Contact head coach Dean Ehehalt at 732-263-5186 or dehehalt@monmouth.edu.

 

UC Santa Barbara: March 20-22, 2009, finals week, need to play in Santa Barbara. Also looking for midweek games. Contact Bob Brontsema at (805) 893-3690 or bob.brontsema@athletics.ucsb.edu.
 

Oral Roberts: March 20-22, 2009, guarantee available for home series or return trip in 2010. Also several weekends in 2010 for home and road series. Contact assistant coach Ryan Folmar at 918-495-7639 or rfolmar@oru.edu.

 

Feb. 27

 

Michigan: March 4-7, 2010, Florida tournament for Spring Break. Also looking for additional tourneys March 12-14 and March 19-20. Contact assistant coach Bob Keller at 734-645-3558 or at bkeller@umich.edu.

 

Arkansas: 2008, due to rainout, looking for one game, April 9, 16 or 29; May 12 or 13, very good  guarantee. Contact head coach Dave Van Horn at 479-575-5124 or dvanhorn@uark.edu.

 

Feb. 18

 

Gardner-Webb: 2010 home weekend series, March 5-7, March 12-14, and March 19-21. Guarantee available, can play 3 or 4 game series. Contact assistant coach Kent Cox at 704-406-3559 or kcox1@gardner-webb.edu.
 

Oregon State: March 12-15, 2009, three-team tournament, four games, guarantee available. Contact Marty Lees at 541-737-5738 or marty.lees@oregonstate.edu.

Santa Clara: May 21-23, 2010. Home games preferred but will travel for guarantee and/or return trip to Santa Clara in 2011. Contact Matt Daily at 408-554-4151 or santaclarabaseball@gmail.com.
 

Youngstown State: May 14-16, 2009, home or away, guarantee available if at home. Contact Craig Antush at 330-941-2124 or cjantush@ysu.edu.
 

Miami (Fla.): 2009 midweek home games or two-game midweek home series, good guarantee. Contact J.D. Arteaga at jarteaga@miami.edu or 305-284-2074.

 

Clemson: May 8-10, 2009, three-game home series, guarantee available. Contact Tom Riginos at trigino@clemson.edu or by cell 864-903-9796.
 

Feb. 13

 

Indiana: March 24 and April 14, 2009, home games with possible return in 2010. Contact assistant coach Sheldon Watkins at watkinsb@indiana.edu or 812-855-9790.

 

Penn State: April 7 and April 29, 2009, home midweek games. Also looking to fill May 13, 2008. Contact Eric Folmar at egf10@psu.edu or 814-865-8606.
 

Manhattan: April 10-12, 2009. Prefer home series, but can travel if needed. Contact head coach Kevin Leighton at 718-862-7936 or kevin.leighton@manhattan.edu.
 

Florida International: 2009, Feb. 20-22 and March 20-22. Good guarantee available for both weekends. Contact Sean Allen at sallen@fiu.edu or 305-495-2409.
 

Long Beach State: March 5-7, 2010, home series with guarantee or possible return in 2011. Contact Jon Strauss at 562-985-8215 or jstraus2@csulb.edu.

 

Sam Houston State: Feb. 20-22, 2009, four-game series at new Don Sanders Stadium, guarantee available. Contact head coach Mark Johnson at markjohnson@shsu.edu or 936-294-1731.

 

Feb. 11

 

Vermont: 2010, March 19 & 20, March 26-28. Contact assistant coach Anthony DeCicco at 802-656-2851 or adecicco@uvm.edu.

 

UNLV: 2009, Feb. 20-22, Feb. 27-March 1, March 6-8. Guarantees available. Also
2010, March 1-2, April 6-7, April 13-14. Guarantees available. Contact assistant coach Mike Kirby at 702-895-3802 or mike.kirby@unlv.edu.

 

Feb. 9

 

Arizona: March 13-15, 2009. Very good guarantee available. Contact assistant coach Jeff Casper 520-626-8859 or jcasper@arizona.edu.

 

Feb. 6

 

Radford: March 26-28, 2010, home series with guarantee. Contact assistant coach Allen Rice at arice18@radford.edu.

 

Longwood: 2010, home games in the first three weekends with a guarantee, also willing to travel with good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Shawn Abell at 434-395-2843 or abellsm@longwood.edu.

 

Hawaii-Hilo: 2009, Feb. 20-22, Feb. 27-March 1, March 6-8. Guarantees available. Teams traveling to Hawaii can use NCAA exception and not count games in Hawaii for their mandated 56. Contact head coach Joey Estrella at josephe@hawaii.edu.

 

Feb. 1

 

Charleston Southern: May 8-10, 2009, home series. Contact Jason Murray at jmurray@csuniv.edu.
 

South Alabama: April 30-May 2, 2010, home series. Good guarantee available. Contact Seth VonBehren at 251-460-6970.


The Citadel: April 8-11, 2010, open to travel for guarantee or can host in Charleston with good guarantee. Contact assistant coach Stuart Lake at 843-953-7265 or  stuart.lake@citadel.edu.

 

Jan. 30

 

Arizona: 2009, four midweek games. Home games preferred with good guarantee, home-and-home possible. Contact assistant coach Jeff Casper 520-626-8859 or jcasper@arizona.edu.
 

Alabama A&M: 2009, home games for March 2-3, March 23-24, April 6-7, April 20-21. Contact Jason Harrison at jha4aamu@yahoo.com.
 

Brown: March 27-28, 2010, looking to travel for three or four-game series that could carry over to Monday, March 29. Contact assistant coach Bill Cilento at william_cilento@brown.edu or 401-863-2032.

 

Florida Atlantic: May 7-9, 2010, 3 or 4-games series. Good guarantee or will discuss return trip. Contact John McCormack at 561-297-3477 or jmccorma@fau.edu.
 

Arkansas State: April 16-18, 2010 (3 games). Prefer home series and guarantee is available. Several midweek dates also. Contact Chris Cook at 870-972-2700 or ccook@astate.edu.
 

Long Beach State:  Feb. 26-28, 2010, home series with guarantee available or possible return in 2011. Contact Jon Strauss at 562-985-8215 or jstraus2@csulb.edu.

 

Jan. 25

 

Florida Gulf Coast: April 10-12, 2009, home series with good guarantee available. Contact Rusty McKee at 239-590-7058 or rmckee@fgcu.edu.

 

Stephen F. Austin: Feb. 26-28, 2010, one team to fill four-team tournament. Contact assistant coach Johnny Cardenas at cardenasjr@sfasu.edu or 936-468-3501 x5982.
 

Jan. 23

 

Indiana State: March 10, 2010, in Myrtle Beach, SC. If you are traveling through or in the area, contact assistant coach Brian Hoop at bhoop@isugw.indstate.edu or 559-359-7967.
 

Santa Clara: 2009 midweek dates: March 10, 11, 24, 25 and April 28, 29. Home games preferred with possible guarantee included. Contact Matt Daily at 408-554-4151 or santaclarabaseball@gmail.com.
 

Jan. 17

 

Cal State Northridge: three 2009 midweek games: March 10, 11, 17, April 21, 22, May 5 or 6. Also need 2010 games. Weekends with very generous guarantees: March 5-7, March 19-21, March 26-28. Most midweek dates also open. Contact head coach Steve Rousey at 818-677-7055 or stephen.rousey@csun.edu.

 

East Tennessee State: Four 2009 midweek games, Feb. 24, 25, April 28, 29, May 6 or 13. Contact asst. coach Clay Greene at 423-439-5727 or greenecr@etsu.edu.

 

Texas Tech: 2009 midweek games, March 17 & 18 and April 14 & 15. Good guarantee available or home-and-home series. Contact Daren Hays at 806-786-7779 or daren.hays@ttu.edu.

 

Central Arkansas: Feb.20-22, 2009, three or four games. Prefer home games and guarantee is negotiable. Also Tues. April 7, looking for one game. Contact Ryan Johnson at rjohnson@conwaycorp.net.

 

Jan. 10

 

North Dakota: 2009, weekends of April 17-19 and April 24-26. Also a game on April 7 or 8. First year of Division I. Contact head coach Timm Pint at timothy.pint@und.nodak.edu or 701-777-4038.

 

Stony Brook: March 6-8, 2009. Road series, guarantee needed. Contact Tony Stutz 631-632-4755 or anthony.stutz@stonybrook.edu.
 

Bethune-Cookman: March 14-16, 2008. Small guarantee available or return trip or will travel. Contact Joel Sanchez at 386-481-2242 or sanchezj@cookman.edu.

 

Florida International: March 20-22, 2009. Good guarantee available or home-and-home series possible. Contact Sean Allen at 305-348-2145 or sallen@fiu.edu.

 

Purdue: March 20-22, 2009. Home games with guarantee available or will return trip in 2010. Contact head coach Doug Schreiber at 765-494-3998 or dschreiber@purdue.edu.

 

Kansas State: 2009 midweek dates: March 24-25, April 21-22, April 28-29 or May 5-6. Need home games with possibility for return in 10. Good guarantee available. Contact Lane Burroughs at laneb@ksu.edu or 785-565-8652.


Washington State: March 19-21, 2010. Contact Donnie Marbut at 509-335-0332 or 509-432-6528 or dmarbut@wsu.edu.

 

Jan. 3

 

Cal State Bakersfield: hosting tournament Feb. 26-28, 2010 to inaugurate new stadium on campus. Seeking three teams--$5000 + rooms and meals.  Very convenient connections to local regional airport through Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Denver from anywhere in USA. Contact Bill Kernen at 661-335-1058 or wkernen@csub.edu.

 

Lipscomb:  2010 dates. Looking to travel opening weekend (guarantee needed) and midweek games as well. Contact Brian Ryman at brian.ryman@lipscomb.edu.

 

Stephen F. Austin: looking to fill March 23-24, 2009. Contact Johnny Cardenas 936-468-3501 or cardenasjr@sfasu.edu.