BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[indian4life]

Any one have any updates on the TLU-CTX game?

[Just_Some_Guy]

Any one have any updates on the TLU-CTX game?

TLU 4 - Concordia 2 (Final)

Orosey went 8 2/3 to pick up his 3rd win of the season. Butschek went 8, gave up 2 ER and suffered his 2nd loss of the season.

Sr. RF Kyle Eaves had a 2-out, 2 RBI single in the 3rd. He went 2-4, w/ 2 RBI & a SB.

JSG

[Just_Some_Guy]

LA College defeated UTD 6-2 in the 1st game of their weekend series.

[indian4life]

McM-HSU canceled due to lightning

[TexasBB]

For what ever reason 2 games UTT had scheduled against Jarvis Christian were cancelled so their regular season is over. They finish 33-4 with a 30-4 record against West Region opponents and an East Division Championship. UTT has had 3 games cancelled against Jarvis Chistian this year. The last two games were supposed to be used for their non-weekend starters to give them work leading up to the playoffs.  It is time to find another team to play close non-conference games against. They may have to go to Dallas or FT. Worth and/or move and play teams like Dallas Babtist or UTA. Anything would be better than no games at all.

Texas BB

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry 3, HSU 1.  Spencer Smith goes 6.1 innings for the win. Coleman gets a 1-2-3 DP to close out the game for the save.

Game #2 to follow.

[Just_Some_Guy]

Predictions:

UT Tyler vs. McMurry
UT Dallas vs. Texas Lutheran
Hardin Simmons vs. Mississippi Coll
Concordia vs. Louisiana College

Go.

JSG

[TexasBB]

My east bias may be showing but I think that the west will be hard pressed to win any series this year.

Texas BB

[El Hombre]

Predictions:

UT Tyler vs. McMurry
UT Dallas vs. Texas Lutheran
Hardin Simmons vs. Mississippi Coll
Concordia vs. Louisiana College

Go.

JSG

Predictions:
UT Tyler, UT Dallas, Hardin Simmons, Louisiana College

Champion:  UT Tyler

[Just_Some_Guy]

Predictions:

UT Tyler vs. McMurry
UT Dallas vs. Texas Lutheran
Hardin Simmons vs. Mississippi Coll
Concordia vs. Louisiana College

Go.

JSG

I think this has potential to be an interesting weekend. Tyler over McMurry is the only series I'd put money on. It's been an interesting year when you have teams like Sul Ross sweeping La College & Texas Lutheran.

UTD vs. TLU:
I think UTD is a little bit better team than TLU, but if Orosey beats Derek Dallas in Game 1 I think the series gets really interesting really quick. It wouldn't surprise me to see UTD run Fink out there against Orosey confident Dallas and Prestridge can fend of TLU's #2 & #3. Neither team swings it great or plays terribly convincing defense so I think it's going to come down to the arms. I look for TLU to keep guys on short leashes as they have a lot of different guys they can run out there and leave the one's that get hot. I just don't think they'll be able to string together enough runs with this young offense. Dallas in 3.

HSU vs. MISS: Both of these teams can swing it. Throughout the year HSU has been better on the mound, but Mississippi always tends to scrounge together a few arms they know can throw, but they haven't had to use (see Bennett last year) to get to the playoffs. My heads tells me that Mississippi is going to hit HSU well, showcase the East's strength over the West this year and win in 3, but my gut says that in 9 years of following the ASC at some point you learn to stop picking against Steve Coleman unless he's trotting Kenneth Lay out there against TLU. Hardin Simmons in 3.  

Concordia vs. Louisiana College:
I think dp's spot on with respect to La College Home vs. Away. They took 2 of 3 from Hardin Simmons at home, but then got swept by Sul Ross at Kokernot Field (not unlike TLU). I think Prejean's going to be tough to beat, and I think Marks is the best position player in this series, but I think if CUA can keep the games relatively low scoring they can win the series. If it starts to get sloppy,  I think La College has a few more arms in the bullpen to run out there and then the advantage switches to them. Give me Concordia in 3.

JSG

[dp643]

I think CTX will win the series vs Louisiana. Louisiana is tough at home, but very mediocre on the road.

I like the Miss College vs HSU series as the series to watch. Im picking HSU in 3 as well, but think this thing can go any direction.

UT Dallas beats TLU in 2. Orosey has to throw a complete game for TLU to get a win in this series in my opinion.

Tyler will make McMurry wish they hadn't won 4th place.

[dp643]

http://www.cruathletics.com/news/2011/4/25/BB_0425110239.aspx

Dunaway named head coach at UMHB.

[Ralph Turner]

Bottom of the 9th McMurry leading 4-1...

One out, runners on 1st and 2nd, grounder towards 3B;  third baseman boots the easy grounder,** unable to get a make-able 5-unassisted  to first  DP.  Bases are now loaded.

Another reliever comes in and walks 2 batters.  Now 4-3.
Walks 3 consecutive batters, 12 balls out of 14 pitches!  Tied at 4.

3-2 count on the next batter, fouled off,  Strike out.

Ground out to pitcher.  Going to the 10th.  Tied at 4!

AAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That inning sums up the season!

Wow!  McMurry scores 2 in the top of the 13th.  Game 2 tomorrow.

Coleman gets the win after a rocky start in the 9th.  He pitches 4.2 innings in relief.

** CLARIFICIATION -- I spoke with some fans who were at the game and had a better resolution in their eyesight than the videocast on my monitor showed.  The ball took a bad hop that was not handled as cleanly as one would hope.  I interpreted what I saw as the bad hop hit him in his mental timing when he was already getting ready to make an accurate throw to first, before he had fielded the ball cleanly, touched third for the force out, and dug the ball out of the glove.  The bad hop really threw him out of his rhythm.

[Just_Some_Guy]

Texas Lutheran defeats UT Dallas in the first game of the ASC tournament 7-2.

TLU broke it open with 5 in the top of the 8th. Orosey goes the distance giving up 7 hits, 2 earned runs,  1 BB and 7 K's.

Derek Dallas gets only his second loss of the year surrending 3 ER in 7.1 IP.

On paper UTD has better starting pitching left, and they're at home, but with TLU winning the 1st this turns into a pretty interesting series to watch.

JSG

[Just_Some_Guy]

La College gets the best of Concordia 3-1. Reed goes 7 IP in the win.

JSG