Quote from: Purple Heys on September 12, 2017, 04:41:01 PM
Where's the good places to get a post game micro-brew in the SCIAC cities (or reasonably nearby)?  Could be more than one...place that is.

I'll start:

Redlands:  Hangar 24

PP/CMS:  Last Name Brewing

La Verne:

Pasadena:

Whittier:

Chapman: Haven Gastropub in Orange, CA


Thousand Oaks:

Eagle Rock:

Quote from: Jack Parkman on September 02, 2017, 07:22:52 PM

Quote from: Purple Heys on August 31, 2017, 01:13:37 PM
Long awaited (needed) upgrades to the Whittier baseball facilities are underway!

http://www.wcpoets.com/sports/bsb/2017-18/releases/20170831ip99ss

Good stuff!

Nice to see WC making a little bit of a commitment to athletics.  I see the football field and track are new and they have a good number of players in camp for football.  The really needed this for baseball as that is probably the least enjoyable places to watch a game in the SCIAC.  Adding some new stands will  give it a better feel for the fans at the games.

Since absolutely nobody asked, I will give my thoughts on the SCIAC ballparks (in no particular order)

Redlands- the grounds crew does an absolutely fantastic job on the playing surface but the rest of the facility is very average.  Driving out to the desert and dealing with the gross air sucks too.

La Verne- They tore down their on-campus field and that makes them pretty low in my book.  Their new spot looks ok but has zero character.

Oxy- This place is awful all around.  This has to be one of the smallest parks in all of college baseball.  Terrible seating for fans and the dugouts are tiny.  I would like to see Oxy make the fences a lot higher than they are (or move them back) simply because a college baseball team should not play on a field that small.

Cal Lu- probably the second best playing surface and by far the best seating for fans.  The new National Champs banner will sure look nice as well.

Whittier- See above

Caltech- Having turf is nice since there is no maintenance but the rest is pretty average.

Claremont- I love the trees that line the outfield but the seating is bad.  The dugouts are pretty good and there is a lot of space all over.  Decent park.

Chapman- I HATE that they use a city park.  I realize there is no place for them to play on campus but the atmosphere stinks.  Playing a regional there wasn't very fun.
  I agree. I was there. I loved the regional in Abilene and the one without rain in McMinnville. Chapman shares field with high school. City has control of the field and allows no real upgrades from Chapman or Orange Lutheran who share the field and both have the money to make this a premier venue

Pomona- Really small to right field but I like this park.  The stands are very close to the field and I think the grounds crew does a pretty good job.

Best place in the SCIAC is Cal Lutheran in my opinion watching games their for 5 consecutive years. My son got his 1st start as Freshman at the field and his first career hit so always a special place for me. He did not go to Cal Lu...Add lights and it is the best place in the SCIAC if they ever get to host a regional. With their recent national championship, I think they should get a shot. Agree with the assessments from above. Most SCIAC fields are terrible with bad seating arrangements. A few exceptions for the fields but the exception and not the rule. Whittier looks like it is upgrading. La Verne has a newer field as Cal Tech but none will be at a level to attract a regional.

1.Texas-Tyler(39-7)
2.Cal Lutheran(31-10)
3.Centenary-LA(34-8)
4.Linfield(30-13)
5.Concordia-Texas(29-16)    Lost 2 of 3 to East Texas Baptist(30-15) and lost to McMurry(11-25)
6. Rhodes(25-19) (Winning 30 plus wins in the West dont mean much since SOS rules over on the field wins) but 19 losses is ok.

Quote from: Jack Parkman on May 13, 2017, 09:52:32 PM

Quote from: SoCalBaseballfan on May 13, 2017, 09:13:06 PM
ASC - Texas-Tyler
NWC - Linfield
SCAC - Centenary (LA)
SCIAC - Cal Lutheran

I have no idea what is going on around the rest of the country (Pool C) but I think those 4 schools with be joined by Concordia (TX) and an out of region team.
my Matchups are...

1. UT Tyler vs a team out of the Region
2. Cal Lu vs Concordia (TX) (4th place team 28-16)
3. Linfield vs Centenary

Staying home
Texas-Dallas 33-11
East Texas Baptist 30-15

ASC - Texas-Tyler
NWC - Linfield
SCAC - Centenary (LA)
SCIAC - Cal Lutheran

My annual rant on Pool B/C bis I sure nobody agrees with me

1) Combine Pool B/Pool C bids
2) Throw out OWP/OOWP
3) Take rankings out of committee
4) Use some type of computer ranking system
5) Keep teams in the own regions
6) Keep Dreaming never happen

Congrats to all teams who make it to the regionals. I saw 5 regionals and 4 DIII championship series. Unbelievable life time experience

Quote from: Jim Dixon on May 06, 2017, 07:53:19 PM
If they allow a minimum 7 team conference to get a automatic bid, the factor should be 7 not 8.83.  Using 8.83, you have essentially a 16 game conference with one dedicated bid.

NCAA officials can they do math???

POOL B and POOL C bids should just merge in my opinion.

Quote from: Jack Parkman on May 08, 2017, 05:46:16 PM

Quote from: cubs on May 08, 2017, 02:32:26 PM
Anyone willing to take a stab at who might be the deserving recipients of a Pool C bid this season based on where things stand with the Regional Rankings and Conference Tournament results?

Birmingham Southern is probably tops on this list, along with Cortland.  I think there are a few teams out West (Redlands and Concordia Texas) that are probably deserving that won't get a bid.  Redlands has never been regionally ranked but they are definitely better than some of the teams that will be picked. (Obviously this is all my opinion)

I agree the West seems to lose Pool C bids. Not sure what is so special of the outside the
West teams. Sorry I am not a big fan of the current SOS/OWP/OOWP system. I would prefer all teams stay within their region.

I am in total agreement with pool A bids winning on the field by winning their conference tournaments. I view that as round 1 of the playoffs

It looks like another year Chapman will not get a regional bid. 2011 was last year it got a bid. 

Quote from: Jim Dixon on May 07, 2017, 07:14:29 PM

Quote from: Jack Parkman on May 07, 2017, 06:52:22 PM

Quote from: SoCalBaseballfan on May 07, 2017, 06:06:33 PM

Quote from: Jack Parkman on May 07, 2017, 04:57:58 PM
You can add Cal Lu to the mix as they beat Redlands for the SCIAC Tournament title.

Possible Teams:
1. SCAC Centenary (34-8)
2. SCIAC Cal Lutheran(31-10)
3. NWC Linfield (30-13)
4. ASC - TBD
5. POOL A/B/C
6. POOL A/B/C

Whoever wins tonights Tyler/CTX game should be comfortably in, regardless of what happens next week against ETBU.  Whoever loses tonight better root for the other to beat ETBU next weekend. I think it will be like last year where a Pool C from outside the West will be sent to Tyler.

If I had to break out my crystal ball, I see Ramapo being sent to Texas Tyler.

The days of the West getting 6 teams in the West Regional seems to be days of the past.

Quote from: Jack Parkman on May 07, 2017, 04:57:58 PM
You can add Cal Lu to the mix as they beat Redlands for the SCIAC Tournament title.

Possible Teams:
1. SCAC Centenary (34-8)
2. SCIAC Cal Lutheran(31-10)
3. NWC Linfield (30-13)
4. ASC - TBD
5. POOL A/B/C
6. POOL A/B/C

Quote from: Jack Parkman on May 07, 2017, 10:02:22 AM
SCIAC tourney wraps up today with Redlands needing to beat Cal Lu twice to get the auto-bid. Good games on a Friday and 2 great games followed by a wild one late yesterday afternoon. La Verne played OK but they just didn't have a lot of options after using their #1 and #2 on the mound Friday. Chapman ran out of pitching while getting smoked by Redlands and Redlands goes into today with their #4 on the mound. I expect Cal Lu to take game 1 today. It also feel like they are in a good position to get a Pool C if it comes to that.

Cal Lu wins the SCIAC conference Championship and moves on with the Pool A bid for the SCIAC

SCIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (13)
1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

NCAA WEST REGIONALS APPEARANCES (15)
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016,2017

Nice to see  30 win teams in so far