BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[dbat]

Wallace is great, and understands the game greatly.  like swbaseball3 said Fla is an awesome coach and knows how to get the players full potential out of them.  He is the best addition to TLU these past two years. 

[golden_dome]

With the talk about coaches, I wanted to give mention to MC's. Coach Brian Owens has obviously done a great job rebuilding things. Jake Bell is in his first year as the assistant and did a really good job bringing in this recruiting class, along with former assistant Tim Kendrick.

The baseball program added quality GA's in the offseason. Corey Stevens batted cleanup last year for a Southern Mississippi team that reached the College World Series. He's from Clinton and has helped a lot already. Brett Hinson fills the other GA position after his all-america season last year. Nathan Purvis is another new guy on staff who spent time in the Red Sox organization as a first baseman.

We added some good players this offseason, but I think we were very fortunate with what Coach Owens added to the coaching staff.

[baseballfan24]

I agree.  I don't know much about Mississppi, but they sure have gotten much better really fast.  Although, I don't know that they were ever down for very long, they always seem to be in the mix when it comes postseason time.

[swbaseball3]

Wallace is great, and understands the game greatly.  like swbaseball3 said Fla is an awesome coach and knows how to get the players full potential out of them.  He is the best addition to TLU these past two years. 

Amen to that, my friend.  Fla Strawn is a HUGE asset to TLU and Coach Burnett.  I know many D1 teams that have 3 coaches.  With Fla, Sal Tijerina an occasional Buzzy Keller, TLU has 5-6 coaches at their practices.  I am sure that Burnett likes that flexibility

[dbat]

I have to agree with baseballfan24.  Mississippi has really stepped up their play in my eyes.  They were a well coached team last year as I saw them in the post season. Props to coach Owens.

[swbaseball3]

Congrats to Brad Orosey and Ryan Nokelby for their Player of the Week selections.  Nok could have been 11 for 14 on the week if he hadn't hit four line drives at players for the week.  Well deserved award for a good kid.  Orosey...what can you say.  He'll win plenty more of those honors.

[Voorhees]

Mississippi College got after Concordia tonight. Bo Bell hit his third bomb, that kid must really be able to play. Seaman went to work- 7 innings, two walks and one strike out. As a defensive player, you have to love that. A pitcher that simply puts the game in the hands of the 8 guys behind him and keeps it moving, not much more you can ask for.


Anyone on here know anything about the new coach for Concordia? I always liked Garner, Hambone, give us a heads up on ol' dad...

[swbaseball3]

Texas Lutheran just knocked off University of Dallas 10-4 in game one.  Orosey wene a scoreless 5 innings to earn win #4.  Peterson and Hull wrapped it up yielding 4.  Miller hits a 3-run bomb in first to get TLU off to the races.

[dp643]

Other weekend results:

UT Tyler takes 2 of three from Hardin Simmons

UMHB takes 2 of 3 from LA College.

Sul Ross wins 2 of 3 from Ozarks

Mississippi College Sweeps Concordia.

UT Dallas Sweeps Schreiner

Howard Payne wins first 2 vs ETBU (game three not known yet)

McMurry wins first 2 vs LeTourneau (game three not known yet)

TLU drops 2 of 3 to University of Dallas (3-9). Dallas had previously been swept by Sul Ross and lost 2 of 3 to Howard Payne. This is the most shocking of the weekend to me.


Some really high scoring games this weekend. It looks to me like there will be some very big offensive scores in conference this year.

[Ralph Turner]

Coach James Vilade is leaving UT-Tyler at the end of the season.

[dbat]

I don't know what to say about the weekend TLU had except they did not come to play at all.  Yes, Dallas pitched some good games, but TLU should have hit.  We all especially me thought that TLU was coming out to be the real deal, but I really have to reconsider after a very disappointing performance this past weekend.  Now, don't get me wrong.  TLU is still a great team and it is only one weekend, but this was a weekend that SHOULD HAVE BEEN WON.  I don't exactly know how they are going to come out against trinity in San Antonio tomorrow.  TLU has always played them close except for one time lately at TLU two years ago when they got thumped with all those home runs.  The game tomorrow might tell a lot.

[dp643]

UMHB shuts out Southwestern 7-0 last night.

Trinity knocks off TLU 4-2. TLU bats have gone silent. Klimesh has had two very good outings against the ASC thus far.

Any insight dbat and swbaseball3 at where the bats have gone?

[Just_Some_Guy]

UMHB shuts out Southwestern 7-0 last night.

Trinity knocks off TLU 4-2. TLU bats have gone silent. Klimesh has had two very good outings against the ASC thus far.

Any insight dbat and swbaseball3 at where the bats have gone?

re: TLU Bats...

I think they'll be okay come conference play. With the exception of a few #1's I don't see a lot of depth on the bump in the West this year. Klimesh is a good arm, and Trinity obviously doesn't think much of Southwestern this weekend or they wouldn't have run out a rotation guy for a mid-week game.

With the way Staggs has pitched thus far it was good that TLU was able to give a couple of different guys a decent look. It will be interesting to see how some of those younger arms develop and if Staggs can retain that 3rd starter spot.

JSG

[TexasBB]

Coach Vilade - leaving UTT at end of season.

The decision was made based on what was in the best interest of his family. Which is another way of saying that it was based in large on monetary considerations. Even though he was Athletic Director as well as head baseball coach the pay was not very great. The oportunity to earn more and spend more time with his young family but still be involved in baseball was overwhelming. James sunk his heart and soul into that team and it had to be a very difficult decision. I think eventually UTT would have moved up to Div II or even Div I but that is years off into the future. The school certainly has no plans for that now. He will be hard to replace but I hope they give strong consideration to Stan Phelps who has been with the program since it started.

Texas BB

[tigerfan_2001]

UMHB shuts out Southwestern 7-0 last night.

Trinity knocks off TLU 4-2. TLU bats have gone silent. Klimesh has had two very good outings against the ASC thus far.

Any insight dbat and swbaseball3 at where the bats have gone?

re: TLU Bats...

I think they'll be okay come conference play. With the exception of a few #1's I don't see a lot of depth on the bump in the West this year. Klimesh is a good arm, and Trinity obviously doesn't think much of Southwestern this weekend or they wouldn't have run out a rotation guy for a mid-week game.

With the way Staggs has pitched thus far it was good that TLU was able to give a couple of different guys a decent look. It will be interesting to see how some of those younger arms develop and if Staggs can retain that 3rd starter spot.

JSG

I dont know if TU used Klimesh because they dont think much of SU, but more that they needed a win, badly.  After losing the the fashion they did to Hendrix, I think Coach Scannell wanted to win to hopefully have some momentum going into this weekends games.  Hope it works out for them as they need to take 2 of 3 from Southwestern....