BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[golden_dome]

You have to give Tyler credit, they weren't playing well early this season and they could've dropped a couple ASC games. They came from behind twice to beat LeTourneau, and won close games with Ozarks and UTD when they still weren't clicking. Unlucky for MC that UTT lost twice to UTD, but both were midweek nonconference games.

Now they've won 17 of their last 18 and are hot. MC enters the weekend 5-3 in their last 8 games and have struggled on the mound a bit. Huge weekend for MC for two reasons. They have to sweep to have a chance at the Division, and they are still 25-4 in regional games and can't afford many, if any, more regular season losses if they hope to keep alive pool c chances.

Should be a good weekend.

[swbaseball3]

When UTT played TLU earlier this year, TLU walked away with 2 wins.  What was interesting is I walked away thinking TLU beat a very good team that just wasn't clicking.  Orosey went 10-innings to win 5-1 and TLU came back to win game two with 5 runs in the 8th.  Appears that my assessment was correct.

It will be fun to see the tourney with UTT has hot as they are.

[dp643]

Joseph Villegas sets the career hits mark in the ASC. Congrats to him.

[Just_Some_Guy]

ASC Hitter of the Year so far:

Jake Mullin - McM
Javier Arrietta - SRSU
Bo Bell - MC

ASC Pitcher of the Year so far:
Brad Orosey - TLU
Tyler Seaman - MC
Terrell Prescott - MC
Chase Willard - UTT

Others?

JSG

[dp643]

Add Villegas and Jared Hopper to that list too.

Conference games only Hopper has a 2.16 ERA and 2nd to Orosey in Strikeouts.

[dp643]

Very interesting and exciting weekend. I have no idea what happened to the first game with TLU this weekend I guess they just came in with the wrong attitude. HSU found out the hard way it looked like that SR can play this year a lil bit. Good job to UMHB for getting a series win. Looks like McM is on a role right now playing good ball and starting to figure it out. Solid starts by the 3 starters for McM (hewitt, smith, semchenko) Hewitt pitched a heck of a game to start the series off right. Maldonado and Davis are doing their job out of the pen looks like Maldonado is setup guy while Davis is the closer...which he shouldve been all year in my opinion. If McM is ahead in the later innings going to be hard to beat them with Maldonado and Davis. Mullins is putting up his numbers like he should be as well the rest of the team is playing ball overall. Going to come down to the very end like always for all the marbles. Great next two weeks of ball coming up see who can control their destiny.

Maybe tax season is really getting to me, but I cant seem to find a Maldonado on McMurry stats as a pitcher. Are you referring to someone else?

[dp643]

I think I figured it out. McMurry's site has Maldonado. ASCsports.org has it as a Paul Gonzalez??

[swbaseball3]

ASC Hitter of the Year so far:

Jake Mullin - McM
Javier Arrietta - SRSU
Bo Bell - MC

ASC Pitcher of the Year so far:
Brad Orosey - TLU
Tyler Seaman - MC
Terrell Prescott - MC
Chase Willard - UTT

Others?

JSG

Who's Berlin from HSU?  LETU has about 5 kids killing the ball.  Tomaszewski has pretty inceidible numbers.

[hsusid]

Who's Berlin from HSU?  LETU has about 5 kids killing the ball.  Tomaszewski has pretty inceidible numbers.

I wouldn't like to be Coach Coleman when he picks HSU's nominee for player of the year. I honestly think any of four players could be it and that is a good thing to have.

Brian Weeks is a great leadoff hitter -- gets a lot of hits (54), scores runs (40), steals some bases (8-8), and has some pop five HRs, nine doubles five triples and 29 RBI.

LeJuan Edwards is a great story. He just turned 30 and had not played baseball in 11 years. He came in and struck out a lot early, but he is a hard out since shaking some of the rust. He has a hit in all but two games and he has just three strikeouts in his last 45 at-bats, after getting 16 in his first 54 at-bats. He can flat out fly as well. He has 12 doubles, five triples and 10 stolen bases.

Taylor Berlin is in the conversation as the best hitter in the conference. His numbers have improved each season at HSU. He struck out a lot early in his career, but he is eliminated that and he is going to smash the ASC season record for doubles. He has 22 already and the record is 25.

Everyone knows about Regan Dixon. He set HSU records with 16 HRs and 56 RBIs last year and after a slow start to this season he is in a groove. Hitting .389 with nine HR and 31 RBI.

Those four may be the best top four in the league and are the reason the Cowboys are in first place right now in the ASC West, despite inconsistent defense and starting pitching.

[BigTex]

Yes Chris Maldonado is referred to as Paul Gonzales under the ascsports website. I have no idea why. What are everyones predictions for this upcoming weekend??

[swbaseball3]

No one from TLU will get a whiff but they have 3-4 kids playing/hitting very well this year.  Knockleby might end his career at .380+ at the rate he's going.  Femath is a tough out and hit .405 two years ago and is going at a .400+ clip again this year.  Lucero is a pretty darn good hitter and hits in the clutch.  He's right at .400.

Anyway, I think the power numbers of guys like Leftwitch, Arrietta, Bell and others will over shadow any TLU guys.  Right now, it's Arrietta in my opinion.  A little because he's a very good hitter and a little because he's done it for several years now.

[Ron Boerger]

There will be a new team joining the ASC East:

I feel like I am breaking a news story but the ASC officially has a new team, Centenary College.

http://www.gocentenary.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17900&ATCLID=204927349

[TexasBB]

Only 1 team from ASC likely to get in the national tournament this year.  This is going to be similar to last year. Only the ASC tournament champion will likely get in. The rest of the teams have too many regional losses. I didn't like it last year and like it even less this year but see no likely change. Once again the ASC is too big and needs to break in two but instead is going in the other direction with a 16 team two division league. They really should be two 8 team leagues.

Texas BB

[Ralph Turner]

Centenary joins the ASC.

Video links to comments by Dr Rowe, AD Tillich and Commissioner Carlton at the bottom.

[BigTex]

Will the new University be playing in the ASC next year?......My predictions for this weekend are going to be McM 2-1 against SR, I would love to see HSU take 2-1 from TLU but it is going to be a task since its a home series for TLU. UMHB needs to sweep HPU but I am going to say they take 2-1 from HPU because home series for HPU. Concordia 3-0 against SU, they need to take care of business and not underestimate Schreiner.