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I find it interesting that CTX has been identified as having a "favorable home schedule" for the remainder of the season. According to my calculations, they are on a 70-game extended road trip. The last time they played "at home" was in April, 2008. Two classes of seniors (2009 and 2010) will graduate not having a field to call "home".
We are all hoping to get in one series at CTX's new "home" before the end of the 2010 season. The new facilities will be magnificent...it's just been real hard on the players for two full years not to have a real "home" with a student body in the stands for encouragement.

[swbaseball3]

I find it interesting that CTX has been identified as having a "favorable home schedule" for the remainder of the season. According to my calculations, they are on a 70-game extended road trip. The last time they played "at home" was in April, 2008. Two classes of seniors (2009 and 2010) will graduate not having a field to call "home".
We are all hoping to get in one series at CTX's new "home" before the end of the 2010 season. The new facilities will be magnificent...it's just been real hard on the players for two full years not to have a real "home" with a student body in the stands for encouragement.

I have to admit that is funny!!  I was looking earlier this year and I did notice that they played games all over the place.  I was guessing that meant the field wasn't ready.  What gives?  I heard the field was awesome and that they were already playing there.  Guess not.

[Ralph Turner]

I find it interesting that CTX has been identified as having a "favorable home schedule" for the remainder of the season. According to my calculations, they are on a 70-game extended road trip. The last time they played "at home" was in April, 2008. Two classes of seniors (2009 and 2010) will graduate not having a field to call "home".
We are all hoping to get in one series at CTX's new "home" before the end of the 2010 season. The new facilities will be magnificent...it's just been real hard on the players for two full years not to have a real "home" with a student body in the stands for encouragement.

I find it interesting that CTX has been identified as having a "favorable home schedule" for the remainder of the season. According to my calculations, they are on a 70-game extended road trip. The last time they played "at home" was in April, 2008. Two classes of seniors (2009 and 2010) will graduate not having a field to call "home".
We are all hoping to get in one series at CTX's new "home" before the end of the 2010 season. The new facilities will be magnificent...it's just been real hard on the players for two full years not to have a real "home" with a student body in the stands for encouragement.

I have to admit that is funny!!  I was looking earlier this year and I did notice that they played games all over the place.  I was guessing that meant the field wasn't ready.  What gives?  I heard the field was awesome and that they were already playing there.  Guess not.

Yeah, good point.  However, last at-bats is still a distinct advantage in a close playoff race. 

I had assumed that the field would be ready when the press release came out earlier this year.

[swbaseball3]

All right, let's get the keys going.  HSU has a very difficult 2 weeks stretch with SR this weeekend and then a trip to TLU.  Curious as to what people are thinking about this weekend.  McM plays HPU and HSU plays SR.

It is hard to bet against a sweep by TLU over Schreiner so if MCM doesn't sweep, that's not good if you're a McM fan.  If SR plays like they did this past weekend, it won't surprise me if they take two from HSU.

Anyway, this is a BIG "move" weekend and a lot is on the line. Thoughts?

[Ralph Turner]

All right, let's get the keys going.  HSU has a very difficult 2 weeks stretch with SR this weekend and then a trip to TLU.  Curious as to what people are thinking about this weekend.  McM plays HPU and HSU plays SR.

It is hard to bet against a sweep by TLU over Schreiner so if MCM doesn't sweep, that's not good if you're a McM fan.  If SR plays like they did this past weekend, it won't surprise me if they take two from HSU.

Anyway, this is a BIG "move" weekend and a lot is on the line. Thoughts?

Okay, the big dramatic finish!

Here are the schedules for the rest of the season.

Team	Current	Projected	Season	Outcomes	Comments
#1 Hardin-Simmons	9-3	14-7	22-18	SRSU 2-1, at TLU2-1, at McM 1-2	Three big series
#2 Texas Lutheran	8-4	14-7	29-11	at SU 3-0, HSU 1-2, at CTX 2-1	Need to check the tie-breaker
#3 McMurry	7-5	14-7	22-18	HPU 3-0, at SRSU 2-1, HSU 2-1	Big series in the final weekend
#4T Sul Ross State	6-6	9-12	17-18	at HSU 1-2, McM 1-2, at UMHB 1-2	Has hard schedule ahead
#4T Concordia	6-6	12-9	19-20	at UMHB 2-1, SU 3-0, TLU 1-2	Favorable home schedule.  Shucks, it's a shorter bustrip than it is to the home games.
#4T Mary Hardin-Baylor	6-6	12-9	21-18	CTX 1-2, at HPU 3-0, SRSU 2-1	Favorable schedule

#7 Howard Payne	4-8	6-15	16-22	at McM, UMHB, at SU	Chance to gain ground in the next 2 weeks.
#8 Schreiner	2-10	3-18	4-33	TLU, at CTX, HPU	Has key win over HSU

[swbaseball3]

As far as tie breakers for TLU, they have them all as of this moment.  They have gone 2-1 versus all of the teams behind them.  They play SU this weekend so I would be guseeing that they will continue that trend of winning series'.

I think it's going to be hard for HSU to take the series at TLU.  One reason is the wind.  It's 20-25 mph coming in for every game, it seems.  That tends to favor TLU as they play in it all the time.  With a 23-0 score last week in Brownwood, I'm guessing that there are fields with that wind blowing OUT.  Well not TLU.

Assuming that TLU takes care of business this weekend and HSU doesn't sweep (which they won't), it will be TLU/HSU in Seguin...pretty much for the marbles. Now, could both teams falter the final weekend, get swept and let someone sneak in?  Sure.  Not likely though.

One last notation....SR is way better than a 3-6 finish.  I believe it may be the opposite, 6-3 and that secures the playoffs, I believe.

Oh, and I love that optomism with McM going 7-2 in their last three weekends.  I would do the same.

[Ralph Turner]

As far as tie breakers for TLU, they have them all as of this moment.  They have gone 2-1 versus all of the teams behind them.  They play SU this weekend so I would be guseeing that they will continue that trend of winning series'.

I think it's going to be hard for HSU to take the series at TLU.  One reason is the wind.  It's 20-25 mph coming in for every game, it seems.  That tends to favor TLU as they play in it all the time.  With a 23-0 score last week in Brownwood, I'm guessing that there are fields with that wind blowing OUT.  Well not TLU.

Assuming that TLU takes care of business this weekend and HSU doesn't sweep (which they won't), it will be TLU/HSU in Seguin...pretty much for the marbles. Now, could both teams falter the final weekend, get swept and let someone sneak in?  Sure.  Not likely though.

One last notation....SR is way better than a 3-6 finish.  I believe it may be the opposite, 6-3 and that secures the playoffs, I believe.

Oh, and I love that optomism with McM going 7-2 in their last three weekends.  I would do the same.

The projection was for the possibility of a 3-way tie.  McMurry's going 7-2 would be one of those pennant stretch "get-'er-done" moments in an athlete's career.  McMurry would also need some help from HSU.

If that occurs as I projected, then the first tie-breaker would be 3-3 records among the 3 schools.  The next criterion is record against highest seeded team in descending order.

http://www.ascsports.org/sports/2007/10/19/ASCTIEBREAK.aspx?tab=tie-breakerprocedure

As for wind, the wind also blows in Abilene.   

[Just_Some_Guy]

One last notation....SR is way better than a 3-6 finish.  I believe it may be the opposite, 6-3 and that secures the playoffs, I believe.

Count me in the camp that thinks Sul Ross won't make the playoffs. I think they're much closer to the 3-6 finish Ralph projects than the 6-3 finish you predict Jim, but I've been wrong before and it's bound to happen again one of these days.

JSG

[swbaseball3]

No worries.  All a guesstimation on my part.  Thyey haven't shown the ability in the past which is what one should go on.  My comments come from watching them a few weeks back.

BTW, TLU leading SU 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th.  Wind is howling in.  There's been about 12 hits total from the report I got just a few minutes back.

[swbaseball3]

TLU and SR 5-5 going into the 10th.

[golden_dome]

MC blew an 11-3 lead at Ozarks today, lost 16-14.

[Ralph Turner]

TLU and SR 5-5 going into the 10th.

Schreiner 6, TLU 5 in 11 innings.

[Just_Some_Guy]

Concordia 7 - UMHB 5
UT Tyler 19 - La College 4
McMurry 7 - Howard Payne 2
Sul Ross 12 - Hardin Simmons 5 (8th) -- Arrieta 2 bombs, 5 RBI

Hardin Simmons rallying in the bottom of the 9th w/ 1 out. 12-8 bases juiced.

Make that 12-10, still one down. Runners on 1st & 3rd.

Stephens Ks, Weeks 2Bs down the line. 12-11, runners on 2nd & 3rd.

Garza closes it out. Sul Ross 12 - Hardin Simmons 11 (Final)


JSG

[Ralph Turner]

Concordia 7 - UMHB 5
UT Tyler 19 - La College 4
McMurry 7 - Howard Payne 2  Hewitt gets the win. Maldonado in relief. Mullin's hitting streak is 14 games.
Sul Ross 12 - Hardin Simmons 5 (8th) -- Arrieta 2 bombs, 5 RBI


JSG

Whole lotta a shaking goin' on!  What a race!  Schreiner is the giant killer!

[swbaseball3]

As soon as you think you've got it figured out, baseball becomes baseball.