BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[BamColt]

Concordia has looked pretty good early. Saw them in action over the weekend. Boggs has brought some guys in that  can play.

[dp643]

I have heard the same thing. CTX may be the early frontrunner and team to beat this year. The question is how all the teams hold up playing 33 conference games this year.

[Ron Boerger]

The game in Austin between CTX and Trinity next Tuesday should be a barnburner, and today's game in SA between UMHB and Trinity should also be a good one.   I'm going to try to go to the one next week.

[Ralph Turner]

Top of the 9th for HPU; cleanup hitter gets a single; pinch runner gets moved to second on a SAB Bunt and then scores on a single up the middle!

Final HPU 1, CTX 0.

That is the thing about the ASC. Everybody has a strong #1 pitcher!

[Jack Parkman]

Concordia didn't help themselves today by dropping a 4-1 game to Tyler.  Tyler pitching held Concordia to 1 hit.

[bzzboyz]

How many teams from the ASC go to the conference tournament? I heard 8 but wasn't sure. It's a tight bunched up mess in the standings right now for sure.

[TexasBB]

UTT completed a sweep of Concordia with 1-0 and 3-2 wins in todays double header. UTT had lost 7 straight going into this 3 game set. The team rose to the occasion as the pitching staff which has been less than stellar was that this weekend. This probably knocks Concordia out of any consideration for a regional spot short of winning the conference.

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[Ron Boerger]

How many teams from the ASC go to the conference tournament? I heard 8 but wasn't sure. It's a tight bunched up mess in the standings right now for sure.

From the championship section of the ASC website:

BASEBALL

2014 Championship Tournament

Championship Round: May 7-10 (May 11 if needed/weather)
Format: Double-Elimination
Participants: No. 1-8 seeds after regular season play
Site: Austin, Texas (Hosted by Concordia Texas)
Winner: NCAA Div. III Championship automatic berth

[Ralph Turner]

I am interested to see how the ASC Pool A perfoms on the Regional. UTT finished 14-19 and tied with HSU.  (Mississippi College is ineligible at 18-15.)  The bottom 4 teams are #5 seed 16-17, #6 seed 15-18, #7 seed 15-18 and #8 seed 14-19 and in a tie with a 14-19. The next team is 13-20.  ETBU lost 2 of 3 at HSU. If they had beaten HSU, then ETBU would have made the tourney by virture of sweeping UTT.

The 8-team tourney will expose pitching staff weaknesses.

CTX is 22-10. LeTourneau is 22-11. Let's see how strong the ASC Pool A is.  I think that the ASC has stronger breadth and depth than most of the country believes.

[BamColt]

The conference overall was a lot stronger than years past. Should get better with McMurry coming back and splitting the East and West again.

[108 Stitches]

Wednesday, May 7                                                                                    Prediction
Game 1: #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. #5 Howard Payne, 10:00 a.m.          UMHB
Box Score | Recap | Photos | Interview

Game 2: #1 Concordia Texas vs. #8 Texas-Tyler, 1:00 p.m.                      CTX
Box Score | Recap | Photos | Interview

Game 3: #3 Texas-Dallas vs. #6 Sul Ross State, 4:00 p.m.                        T-D
Box Score | Recap | Photos | Interview

Game 4: #2 LeTourneau vs. #7 Louisiana College, 7:00 p.m.                    LeTu

Looks like a full day of baseball in Austin!

[Ralph Turner]

I like the 8-team format for the sake of finding pitching depth.

The 2-weekend series had its benefits for local fans!  That always brings excitement to the local campuses.

If/when the conference decides to go back to the 2-division format, I hope that they revert to the 2 weekend format.

(McMurry has commitments to the Heartland for 2104-15).

[dp643]

The conference overall was a lot stronger than years past. Should get better with McMurry coming back and splitting the East and West again.

This could be subject to a debate. I dont think I have ever seen a UT Tyler or Hardin Simmons team this bad.

[dp643]

Wednesday, May 7                                                                                    Prediction
Game 1: #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. #5 Howard Payne, 10:00 a.m.          UMHB
Box Score | Recap | Photos | Interview

Game 2: #1 Concordia Texas vs. #8 Texas-Tyler, 1:00 p.m.                      CTX
Box Score | Recap | Photos | Interview

Game 3: #3 Texas-Dallas vs. #6 Sul Ross State, 4:00 p.m.                        T-D
Box Score | Recap | Photos | Interview

Game 4: #2 LeTourneau vs. #7 Louisiana College, 7:00 p.m.                    LeTu

Looks like a full day of baseball in Austin!

I agree with your predictions...although my Cru are struggling defensively to get started.

[BamColt]

Overall, the conference isn't as top heavy as years past.