BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[indian4life]

Does TLU have any guys left from the three time ASC championship teams?

Also MCM travels to Ozarks this weekend anyone heard anything about Ozarks.  Last year they had a good team and from what I remember a young team as well....anyone have anything on Ozarks and the outcome of the series in Arkansas?

Well GUY....i am not sure about the Ozarks but I do know that the Indians looked good last weekend...starting pitching stepped it up a notch and the timely hitting was there...i will go with the indians winning 2 of 3...thats my prediction.

[mcmguy19]

well indian4atwinkie i will take mcm 2 of 3 as well....seeing that Curry had a good outing this last weekend and D. Smith threw really well..... also to see the lead off hitter Morris get on more...

[dp643]

Any info from the Concordia doubleheader yesterday vs Texas Wesleyan? I saw they lost 5-1 and 12-3.

Anything on Wernecke and why he didnt play yesterday? Injured?

[Blackcat00]

Atl  you obvoisly dont watch any baseball with that logic guy. Did this guy hit a bomb off you or take  your position?  I did go to the 5-1 game (first game) Texas Weslyan can swing the bat and the pitch wasnt to bad either ( I take it it wasnt any of thier starters either) . Concordia hit the ball but the pitching was not very good at all. None of the big dogs threw but the other guys fell behind, had some walks and had some overthrows and passed balls. Tom Williams absolutely mashes the ball. Ive seen alot of d3 ball players and this guy is up there with the likes of Josh Lee in overall power, natural left handed swing, and pitch selection. Concordia will be fine and really wanted to See the Johnson kid pitch that transfered in from San Jac. Some people in the stands not only CTX fans said he is the real deal.   The Dell Diamond is doing reconstruction and it was hard not to focus on the game with that going on in the background. Overall it was a nice day to watch some baseball.

[atl7]

Atl  you obvoisly dont watch any baseball with that logic guy. Did this guy hit a bomb off you or take  your position?  I did go to the 5-1 game (first game) Texas Weslyan can swing the bat and the pitch wasnt to bad either ( I take it it wasnt any of thier starters either) . Concordia hit the ball but the pitching was not very good at all. None of the big dogs threw but the other guys fell behind, had some walks and had some overthrows and passed balls. Tom Williams absolutely mashes the ball. Ive seen alot of d3 ball players and this guy is up there with the likes of Josh Lee in overall power, natural left handed swing, and pitch selection. Concordia will be fine and really wanted to See the Johnson kid pitch that transfered in from San Jac. Some people in the stands not only CTX fans said he is the real deal.   The Dell Diamond is doing reconstruction and it was hard not to focus on the game with that going on in the background. Overall it was a nice day to watch some baseball.

o ya who do consider there big Dogs? They had Riggles start game one and he got rocked...he had nine so his first game against UT Dallas if thats not a big dog then what is??? if you consider Whitley or Szkotak a big dog then I feel bad for you

[Pat Coleman]

well whoever deleted my post is stupid....

If name-calling is all you got then you won't be posting here anymore. Come up with something a little more mature next time.

[Blackcat00]

Atl I never mentioned Riggles? Michael Johnson is thier best pitcher this year and he didnt throw. Yes Riggles did have 9k's against UT Dallas to open the year , and did struggle again a great team in Texas Weslayan. I dont know where you are going with this ? Whitley is the # 3 or four guy, and the pitcher that Transfered in from TCU didnt even throw the first game.  You need to seriously go to some games or revamp your insight on baseball to come with that weak smack . I hear Tennis is easy to catch up on.

[BaseballFreak]

What is the story with UT Tyler's pitching.  Vilade is the hitting guy, right?  Where do they find these arms?  They seem to always lead the ASC in ERA.  When is someone going to hire their pitching guy?

[Just_Some_Guy]

What is the story with UT Tyler's pitching.  Vilade is the hitting guy, right?  Where do they find these arms?  They seem to always lead the ASC in ERA.  When is someone going to hire their pitching guy?

I think Vilade is a good coach despite his struggles in the playoffs. He always has his team prepared to win baseball games. Stan Phelps has done a tremendous job with the pitchers as well and should be commended for his efforts.

That said, UT Tyler has one of the best situations you can have in terms of recruiting in the ASC. They have some of the best facilities in the conference, far and away some of the cheapest tuition, lower admission standards that most of the schools, and a significantly larger student body to choose from. [Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong and things have changed. I'm not as well-read as I have been in the past.]

Anyway you slice it, that's a recipe for recruiting success.

JSG

[Ralph Turner]

McM 9 UOzarks 7;  DH tomorrow.

Gaona gets the win in relief; Braswell the loss.

[Just_Some_Guy]

UT Dallas 13 - Texas Lutheran 6

WP: Drew Waggoner 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 Ks
LP: Travis Staggs 4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 4 Ks

UT Dallas
DH Randy Lorber 2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR, 1 SB
LF Jared Smith 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB
C Adam Hudec 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR
2B Chris Biguenet 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR

TLU
CF Kyle Harvey 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
2B Andrew Femath 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB
SS Chris Green 2-4, 2 R

P Patrick Pederson 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 Ks

Insight:
Prior to the start of this series I had TLU taking 2 of 3, and I'll stick with that prediction for the time being. What surprised me was how a team, UTD, who has been struggling at the plate this year (.261 prior to this game) puts up 7 ER against a pitcher, Staggs, who'd been nails to start the year (0.69 ERA in 13 IP).

UTD has to be happy with the way their veterans played today, including all the guys who had good games at the plate. Let's briefly mention Waggoner. Here's guy who frankly looks awkward on the bump, and doesn't impress from the stands (and probably not from the dugout either), but he gets guys out, he always has, and he's a savvy guy (graduate student at UTD if I'm not mistaken). Kudos to him.

For TLU, Harvey remains hot at the top of the order, and they have to be happy with the fact that their middle infield finally started swinging the stick. Green made another error, but it was a relatively clean game defensively for the Bulldogs. It boils down to the guys on the bump, and I have to think that Zamora has been a complete disappointment after a solid (perhaps fortunate?) freshman campaign?

Looking forward to the remainder of this series. Does Orosey get a start after being brilliant out of the pen early this year? Does Logan Hull finally find what made him a big piece of the Dogs playoff run his freshman year? What about UTD? Do they go to Flasik and Spinn early? Does Damion Chelakis get another chance?

Could Chelakis return to the same guy who went 8-2 in '07 and knocked the Bulldogs out of the West Region playoffs with 7.2 IP of 2 run (3 runs, 2 ER) baseball?

Sure is a great sport isn't it?

JSG

[Just_Some_Guy]

McM 9 UOzarks 7;  DH tomorrow.

Gaona gets the win in relief; Braswell the loss.

Props to Adrian Gaona who pitched great in relief. This Ozarks team is a very similar team from last year, capable of being a very potent offense. David Smith has another torrid game going 2-3, w/ 2 runs, 3 RBI, 1 HR, and 2 BB. He raises his average to .517 -- Smith is 5'8" 160. I don't care if their field is small, the kid is crushing.

I know McMurry is picked to win the conference, but my preseason crystal ball says CUA is back on top after a long drought. I just think McMurry lost too much offensively, but this win (and the rest of the series) could be very telling.

Very solid win for McMurry.

JSG

[Just_Some_Guy]

Does TLU have any guys left from the three time ASC championship teams?

They don't have anyone left that has been on all of those teams, no.

They have around 10 guys that played at least some roll in their '07 team that lost to UT-Dallas, and both Harvey (I think), Farr, and Horstmann were on the '06 roster, but not sure how much they contributed.

From that '07 playoff team though:

Harvey hit .370 in 22 starts and had 20 SB.
Nokelby starting as a true freshman his .361
Logan Hull went 7-2 with a 3.54 ERA in 10 games started
Tom Embree through 14.1 IP in relief, with a 1.88 ERA and a .143 avg. against

Joe Genry (not sure on his status this year after off season surgery), Kyle Eaves, Horstmann, Farr, Steinert, and Siniff all played at least some role in that '07 team.

Interesting to see how they rebound after missing the playoffs and being under .500 for the first time in like 14-15 years (?) last year.

JSG

[TexasBB]

UT Tyler defeats UMHB 5-3 in a good ball game. UTT pitchers combine for 13Ks with Lex Wolfe picking up the win with 10Ks in 6 2/3 innings. Zigler got the save working a perfiect 9th inning. Garza pitched very well for UMBH in a loosing effort going 8 full innings with 6 Ks. He allowed 2 home runs which turned out to be the difference. Both teams played good defense as there was only 1 error the entire game between them.  Wolfe has not had good outings with multiple Ks in both of his starts. It looks like Vilade has found his # 3 starter. Ziegler as has been expected will be the closer. Both teams had 10 hits so although the pitching was good by both teams it was the defenses that kept the game low scoring and close. UTT still has its two big guns to pitch tomorrow. I am not as familiar with UMHB pitching staff and their depth but it will be hard for them to win two against the Patriots tomorrow.

Texas BB

[TexasBB]

Correction to my last post. Wolfe had 2 good outings with multiple Ks. I should have proof read before I hit send.