Chapman will win the west regional. If they don't, I will leave the boards forever.

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Chapman will win the sciac tournament. If they don't, I will leave the boards forever.

Where's the west regional being held this year?

Chapman 2003-2012(Tereschuk Era):
Winning %: .735
Era: 2.99
bb/9: 3.28
k/9: 7.75

Chapman 2014-2017(Laverty Era):
Winning %: .640
Era: 4.19
bb/9: 4.24
k/9: 7.34

Why is Chapman's staff not performing up to their potential?

34 walks in 53 innings and a 4.92 era...

Chapman went 3-0 over the weekend.

As a team they slashed .311/.411/.534 and averaged 7.67 runs per game.

Top performers:

Justin Stream: 7 for 12        1 double  1 home run  3 rbi
Andrew Mendonca: 5 for 11  2 doubles 1 triple 2 rbi
Tristan Kevitch: 4 for 10       1 double   1 triple  1 home run   4 rbi

Obviously a small sample size but I expect them to keep that offensive pace up if not pick it up a little.

Bright spots for the pitching staff were:

Christian Cosby: 6ip 2h 2bb 7k
Matt Mogollon: 6ip 3h 2bb 7k
Austin Merrill: 3ip 1h 1bb 5k

Team era was 4.33 and the average runs allowed was 5.67

The pitching staff showed signs of a classic chapman pitching staff of recent years (a lot of walks and a lot of strikeouts). Chapman should probably focus a little less on striking guys out and start attacking hitters. This staff has too much talent to get cute and fall in love with striking guys out.

The pitching staff is going to need to step up if the Panthers want a different outcome this season.

Hand injury. He could be out around 5 more weeks. Although Love says he'll be back in 2-3 weeks. Kid is tough as nails.

Love's the leader of this ball club and they are no doubt a better team with him on the field. Watch out when he returns.

2 wins for Chapman so far out in Arizona. Cosby on the bump tomorrow to finish off the sweep.

A few costly errors but the staff has looked pretty solid thus far. Expect the offense to pick it up as the season progresses.

Chapman will only be throwing 90% sliders this season...

Staff is led by 6 foot 5 inch Christian Cosby. Word is Cosby was up to 97 mph in the fall and I wouldn't be surprised if we see triple digits out of Cosby this season. Matt Mogollon and Joey Harmon look to round out Chapman's rotation. They'll give the Panthers consistent quality innings.

Look for Chapman's pitching to be much improved this season with several experienced veterans. This will be the year Chapman gets back into the national spotlight.

I completely agree. The team seems to do this around this time every year under Laverty. They hit a snag in the schedule and start playing some really poor baseball. This team seemed different but there is still plenty of time to bring things together. I thought they might struggle a little against Cal Lu, but did not expect to get swept. Hope the Panthers can change the way it's been going lately and really the last 4 years. They cannot look over any team in the SCIAC especially after they've played recently in conference.

After Chapman beat up on a pretty good Kean team a few days ago I fully expect them to sweep Whittier this weekend. There is no way the Poets will be able to stop Skip's explosive offense this weekend. The Panthers will be 9-0 in conference after the weekend.

Watched Chapman finish off their sweep of Redlands this afternoon and the team looked impressive. All throughout the lineup and especially with their Fab Five, 1-5 in the order. Wiehe, Blodgett (who hit two homers today), Cook, Love and Stream can really hit hit hit like Skip's been preaching.

Matt Mogollon looked phenomenal today on the mound and is looking like a very nice rotation option for the Panthers this season. Then there is Mason Collins who might just be the best relief pitcher in the SCIAC and that's saying something. Put the kid in any situation and he just gets outs. Can't put it better than that.

Redlands did not look good at all this weekend. I know they lost a lot of bats in the lineup and it showed. Felix is the only pitcher that looked like he could slow down the Panther offense and even that didn't work as they scored 5 against him. I wonder if they'll be able to turn it around soon.

I expect the team to run through Pomona this weekend and for the offense to stay red hot.

Quote from: Appalachian Mtns on January 23, 2017, 04:49:26 PM
Okay, enough of the historic bottom of the SCIAC.

Posters - Let me know your predicted top half of the SCIAC in order of 1st thru 5th, and if you have one, share a brief reason for each particular prediction.  I am still learning about this conference.

1. Chapman - Offense is too explosive and Coach Laverty is an offensive genius. Too much fire power up and down the lineup between Larkin, Cook, Love, and Utility man Gavin Blodgett or Pudge as some of the guys call him. Pitching staff will be much improved from last season, except Tyler Peck to make a big impact on the rotation.
2. Cal Lutheran - Saito is always reliable to top the rotation and they always have guys step up and fill in, team will compete this year.
3. Redlands - Felix is a great guy to top a SCIAC rotation, but they're gonna need a lot of help to slow down the Panther offense this season.
4. Pomona-Pitzer - Nishioka is a dominant player that can change the game with one swing of the bat. It will help them a little, but the team simply has too many holes to win it all.
5. Occidental - No way they'll be able to repeat the same magic from last year, once again too many holes on the team especially in the pitching staff.

Hey y'all! Skip's Soldier here. New to the boards and excited for the upcoming season.

I'm a big SCIAC Baseball fan, but even a bigger fan of Chapman baseball and what Coach Laverty (or Skip as some of the players call him over there) and the Panthers have in store for 2017. 

The team is looking pretty good even after losing Freshman All American Konnor Zickefoose to D1 UCI and a few of the veteran leaders from last years team like Connor Williams and Christian Gazdar.

The team is expecting both Tyler Cook and John Wiehe to be healthy for the season after missing last year with injuries. Both Wiehe and Cook were All SCIAC players in 2015 and should bring a lot of spark into the Panther offense this season.

The guy with the most upside and potential in the lineup in my opinion is Center Fielder, Conner Larkin, who quit football to focus on baseball and has been taking lessons with MLB stars, Hank Conger and Mark Trumbo's hitting coach. He's a dynamic player that is about to pair his raw athleticism with the fundamentals and technique of honing in his swing.

Skip thought the team was a little too tentative at the plate last year so he implemented a new approach of "hit hit hit" this fall and it is an exciting approach to the season. I fully expect the Panther offense to be electric in 2017 under Skip's wing.