BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

TexasBB · April 08, 2011, 11:47:49 PM

With the win tonight UTT hit the 30 win mark for the 6 th time in the 8 years it has had baseball. It is also the 5th year in a row.

dp643 · April 09, 2011, 06:55:14 PM

So much for predictions, UMHB swept.

TexasBB · April 09, 2011, 07:33:22 PM

UTT and LC split today. LC won the first game 4-0 and UTT wins the second 6-4 with Cory Cleveland starting and winning. Cory had the save last night and went 6.1 in the nightcap. UTT takes 2 out of 3 which puts them in a good position but must battle their rival MC next week.

Texas BB

TexasBB · April 09, 2011, 08:34:05 PM

Correction - UTT is only 29-3. They have not yet won their 30th game. They are 12-3 in the ASC.

Just_Some_Guy · April 10, 2011, 12:00:45 PM

The East playoff teams are likely set. How many wins will it take to "clinch" in the west?

Hardin-Simmons    12-3
Concordia      11-4
Texas Lutheran      9-6
McMurry      7-8
Sul Ross State      6-9
Howard Payne      6-9
Mary Hardin-Baylor    5-10
Schreiner      4-11

I think 11 is the magic #, but there could very well be a 10-11 team in the 4th slot, I think. And then aside from Hardin-Simmons, can any of these West teams beat the top 4 in the East?

JSG

dp643 · April 10, 2011, 12:43:43 PM

The Bunched up teams all play eachother the next two weekends for that 4th spot in the West. It is even possible for a UMHB 9-12 team to get 4th place.

Ralph Turner · April 11, 2011, 12:46:11 AM

Quote from: Just_Some_Guy on April 10, 2011, 12:00:45 PM
The East playoff teams are likely set. How many wins will it take to "clinch" in the west?

Hardin-Simmons    12-3
Concordia      11-4
Texas Lutheran      9-6
McMurry      7-8
Sul Ross State      6-9
Howard Payne      6-9
Mary Hardin-Baylor    5-10
Schreiner      4-11

I think 11 is the magic #, but there could very well be a 10-11 team in the 4th slot, I think. And then aside from Hardin-Simmons, can any of these West teams beat the top 4 in the East?

JSG

Yes, I believe that the series may split 2-2. CTX/TLU will host.

Just_Some_Guy · April 15, 2011, 10:31:22 PM

Orosey pitches his butt off (9IP, 6H, 2ER, 9Ks) and TLU edges Hardin-Simmons 5-3. HSU put up a little fight in the bottom of the 9th, scoring a pair of runs on a 2-out double. Edwards had 3 hits for HSU, but Orosey held Weeks, Berlin, and Tarrant to an 0-10 night.

In other conference action:
LeTourneau 10 - Louisiana College 8
Concordia 15 - Schreiner 8
UMHB 6 - Howard Payne 1
Miss Coll 14 - UT Tyler 8
UTDallas 7 - ETBU 2
McMurry - SRSU (late)

JSG

Ralph Turner · April 15, 2011, 11:38:42 PM

Big win for McMurry 11-9 over SRSU. Came from 7 runs down.

DavidNichols · April 16, 2011, 10:53:46 AM

MC pounded out 18 hits and scored in six of nine innings to down UTT on Friday night. Scott Trousdale came out of the bullpen to strike out 10 over 5.2 innings. It was only the second time this season UTT has allowed double-digits in runs with the other coming against UT-Dallas. Shane Bennett went 4-5 with a home run as four different Choctaws finished with at least three hits and three RBI. Chad Sherman of UTT took his first loss of the season, allowing nine runs (only 4 ER) over 6.0 innings. Sherman does not look to be 100%, and it will be interesting to see how he fares as the season goes along. With this being Tyler's last conference series, I'm sure he will get some time to heal up before the conference tournament. Bad news for the rest of the league!

Ralph Turner · April 16, 2011, 04:33:19 PM

Great 1st game of the DH in Abilene.

So. RHP Spencer Smith pitched a 3-hit shutout, with 6 K's and 1 BB, to beat SRSU 1-0.

McMurry's Kory Moench got on base on an E-6, stole second and then scored on a single.

McMurry sweeps the series with SRSU with a 10-1 win in the nightcap. McMurry's magic number to clinch the last seed in the West is 1 after the conclusion of the SRSU game.

UMHB scored in the bottom of the 9th to tie HPU at 9-all. UMHB must win to game to prevent mathematical elimination from playoff contention.

CTX wins a pair of 1-run decisions over Schreiner to sweep that series. CTX moves into first place in the West. HSU won the CTX series 2 games to one. CTX goes to TLU next weekend.

HSU lost the first 2 games of their series in Abilene with TLU, but lead 9-0 after 6 in game 2 of the DH.

HPU scored 3 in the top of the 11th to beat UMHB, 12-9. McMurry clinches the last playoff spot.

TexasBB · April 16, 2011, 07:10:30 PM

UTT came back today and swept the double header 3-1 and 1-0. Surprising pitcher duels today once the wind let up. Yesterday the wind was blowing out at 30 mph with gusts to 50.

With the sweep today UTT finishes the confernce with a 14-4 record. UTD and LC face off next week. That series will determine the conference champion and first round seed. UTT can only watch. IF LC looses one then they tie UTT but UTT would win the first round seed due to head to head, IF UTD sweeps then they tie UTT but would win the first seed due to head to head. So UTD and LC need sweeps.

Texas BB

Chris Brooks · April 16, 2011, 07:56:53 PM

Quote from: TexasBB on April 16, 2011, 07:10:30 PM
UTT came back today and swept the double header 3-1 and 1-0. Surprising pitcher duels today once the wind let up. Yesterday the wind was blowing out at 30 mph with gusts to 50.

With the sweep today UTT finishes the confernce with a 14-4 record. UTD and LC face off next week. That series will determine the conference champion and first round seed. UTT can only watch. IF LC looses one then they tie UTT but UTT would win the first round seed due to head to head, IF UTD sweeps then they tie UTT but would win the first seed due to head to head. So UTD and LC need sweeps.

Texas BB

You guys already have it wrapped up at 14-4. LC lost again at LeTourneau today giving them 5 losses, and UTD was swept at ETBU giving them 6 losses. The battle next weekend is for 2nd with MC with 6 losses and hosting LeTourneau. MC needs to sweep LeTourneau and then hope UTD takes 2 from LC.

Good series at Tyler, both games today could have gone either way. Ryan Glover carried a no-hitter into the 6th of the 7-inning game for MC, but UTT scored 3 to win 3-1. UTT got a sac fly to win the 3rd game 1-0. MC pitchers threw well all weekend which is a great sign heading into the tourney, and hats off to Tyler's staff for holding MC to one run in 16 innings today. MC entered the day 2nd in the nation in homeruns.

TexasBB · April 18, 2011, 12:56:54 PM

It sure looks like the ASC will only have one team in the regionals this year - the conference tournament champion. UTT will be favored to win the tournament but if they don't, I think they stay home since the 2 losses would be to non-ranked teams.

Historically the ASC has only had 2 teams in the regional a couple of times and this year the overall quality in the confence appears to be down, which does not bode well for getting multiple teams into the regional.

Texas BB

Ralph Turner · April 18, 2011, 06:49:24 PM

Quote from: TexasBB on April 18, 2011, 12:56:54 PM
It sure looks like the ASC will only have one team in the regionals this year - the conference tournament champion. UTT will be favored to win the tournament but if they don't, I think they stay home since the 2 losses would be to non-ranked teams.

Historically the ASC has only had 2 teams in the regional a couple of times and this year the overall quality in the confence appears to be down, which does not bode well for getting multiple teams into the regional.

Texas BB

Please remember that the losses to "non-Top 25 ranked" teams are not specifically considered in the primary cortieria.

The Regional Rankings come out on April 28! That is when things start to get serious.