Very confusing because I thought Kean was basically absorbing NJCU and not having athletics there anymore.

New Paltz is joining the NJAC, they'll want nothing to do with the CUNY schools that don't fund athletics. The future additions referenced are likely from the Skyline. I'm thinking Purchase, Old Westbury, possibly others.

Quote from: IC798891 on March 21, 2025, 03:11:10 PMHas the LL always had a mercy rule for baseball or is that new? Maybe I never noticed because I can never remember when games are 7 vs. 9 innings anyway, but I noticed it today when IC walked off vs. St. Lawrence in the 7th on a wild pitch that made it 18-8

I believe it was instituted for the 2024 season.

LL series are 9-7-9 so the second game of the SLU at IC doubleheader today is scheduled for 7 innings.

Bard first year pitcher Elise Berger threw 5 scoreless relief innings to earn the win for the Raptors in game 1 of a doubleheader against MCLA in Florida this afternoon.

Is she the first woman in D3 baseball history to earn a W? Any NCAA level? I found when researching an Ila Borders who beat a SCIAC team in 1995, but she was pitching for an NAIA school at the time.

I don't think you're reading that correctly. Unified athletics program means 1 department instead of 2. There won't be NJCU Gothic Knights teams anymore when this goes through, but I imagine it will take a little while. Probably at least one more school year for NJCU.

Ithaca beats Stockton 80-69 to advance to Round 2; this is the 7th NCAA tournament win in Bombers history, IC has advanced to the second round in each of its last three NCAA appearances.

IAGDTBAB

This certainly bears watching as to the future of NJCU athletics.

https://njbiz.com/njcu-kean-university-to-pursue-strategic-merger/

Bombers win

thaaaaaaa Bombers win

Quote from: Bartman on February 26, 2025, 07:46:20 AMGood luck to the remaining LL teams. I think RPI will have their hands full with SLU's Seniors and Union might have another miracle finish in Ithaca.
 

Bracket doesn't reseed so it's Union at RPI and SLU at IC.

First time in SUNYAC history that New Paltz will host the semis and championship in men's basketball. The women have frequently hosted in recent years but that will be at Cortland next weekend.

She didn't drink it. It spilled in her lap in her car and burned her so badly that even through her clothes her reproductive and excretory organs were fused shut. Why don't you try that sometime and see how funny you find it.

Fisher hires in conference, Ed Raby from Morrisville (who himself succeeded Curt Fitzpatrick when he went to Cortland).

Ithaca stubbed its toe at home against Union, could be costly.

Hobart took care of RIT and Bard blew out Clarkson. I expect RPI will thrash Skidmore tomorrow.

Quote from: stlawus on February 01, 2025, 06:55:12 PMI'm not sure what those higher expectations are. One LL title since they joined the league, a handful of tournament final appearances which included 2 under Eldridge. Before joining the league they were a below. 500 team for the better part of a decade.

I think IC is finally holding men's soccer to the standard of nearly every sport in the department, perhaps most directly women's soccer, which is to win a ton and make an NCAA tournament run more often than you don't.

Figure this sport out and they'll be only men's lacrosse and m/w tennis away from basically batting 1.000.

yup, Division III dropping its AQ minimum from 7 teams to 6 was key for the UAA getting baseball and softball AQs. They'll have 6 for baseball and 7 for softball - Rochester will remain in the Liberty League for both sports.

Ithaca good? Interesting development if so.