BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry has competed at the NCCAA while in the "never-land" between D-3 and D2 and now back.

[TexasBB]

Ralph,
I never really understood why they left the ASC. In hindsight it seems like it was a mistake.

[TexasBB]

It is early but it looks like Concordia and UT Tyler are putting some wins together and emerging as the front runners.

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry had a no-no on Saturday against DeSales.

http://www.mcmurrysports.com/news/2015/3/7/BSB_0307153221.aspx

[TexasBB]

Concordia and UTT continue to win, with both teams sweeping their conference opponents this past weekend.
Concordia swept Hardin Simmons and UTT swept Louisiana College

Concordia is 10-1 in conference and 15-4 overall.
UTT is 10-2 in conference and 13-5 overall.

The rest of the conference teams are way behind but many teams have not played many conference opponents thus far. East Texas Baptist has only played 3 conference games and LeTourneau and Hardin Simmons only 5. The weather in later February and early March has caused postponements.

[TexasBB]

UTT did not help their cause today dropping a double header to UTD 1-0 and 2-1.  When you can only score 1 run in a DH you had a bad day!

[BamColt]

Went to the TLU Trinity game last night, TLU and both Trinity hit the ball well but the pitching was not what it has been in the past, especially for Trinity.

Trinity gave up a large number of runs in this 3 game series. TLU is not any world beaters this year by any means.
Still a great rivalry to watch. Glad I could catch some baseball last night

This should help Concordia in the Regional rankings.

[TexasBB]

CTX played a non-conference pair of games with Trinity this weekend splitting them. UTT swept East Texas Baptist in Marshall. CTX is 15-2  in the ASC and 21-6 overall. UTT is 16-5 and 21-8 overall.  Those two teams lead the ASC and will face off in a couple of weeks in Austin. If things hold until then, CTX will only have to win one game to clinch the regular season championship. UTT hurt its chances when it was swept in Dallas. Since then they have won 7 in a row. 

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Ut-texas Tyler is going to be the new home of the Pump Jacks, of the Texas Colliegiate League
https://ballparkbiz.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/pump-jacks-relocate-to-tyler/

[TexasBB]

Nice, thanks for the info!

[TexasBB]

UTT defeated CTX in a 16 inning marathon yesterday 8-6 at Tornado stadium. CTX had built a 5-2 lead but Tyler came back and took the lead into the bottom of the 9 6-5. CTX tied it, sending the game into extra innings. UTT finally broke through scoring 2 in the top of the 16th and held on for the win.

A double header will be played today as both teams have depleated pitching staffs.

[TexasBB]

In the game a total of 13 ptchers were used combining for a record 46 strike outs. Buddy McCoy from UTT hit his 10th HR of the season.

[BamColt]

CTX has to take the roadtrip to wrap up another conference championship. This is not the usual Sul Ross St team with nothing to lose.

[TexasBB]

If CTX can win 2 out of 3 from Sul Ross State they win the regular season championship and top seed in the conference tournament. UTT can only win by sweeping Howard Payne and have Sul Ross win at least two from CTX. UTT holds the tie breaker since they took 2 out of three from CTX last weekend.

[TexasBB]

UTD swept McMurry today. UTD has finished a strong third place and is a real threat in the Conference tournament. They swept UTT and finished 1-2 against CTX earlier in the season. They have played up and down but when they are on, they are as good as anybody in the conference.