BB: ASC: American Southwest Conference

[Ralph Turner]

I agree with Ralph Turners prediction. The east is just not that strong this year and without UT Tyler 3 of their 4 teams do not match well with the west. UT Dallas is stronger than some might give them credit for and they could make it to the finals but they will not be the conference champ. Have to go with TL again this year.

We have a different set of playoff series with UT-Tyler active.

UT-Tyler hosts HSU  --  might be a really good series, whether 2 games or three
UT-Dallas hosts UMHB -- UT-Dallas is pushed to win in 3.

Ozarks goes to McM -- McM probably handles them in 2
LaCollege goes to TLU -- TLU in 2.

I am saying that the seedings hold with those brackets.

[CUAfan]

Alright, ladies, gentlemen and baseball fans. With the end of the regular season, here's a set of pitcher, hitter, speed, and team defense rankings for your reading pleasure. Some notes...pitchers were ranked by Defense-Independent Component ERA (DICE)...HPU and SU hitters and pitchers were included this time, as I used the per IP/AB from everyone else to give them a reasonable number where I lacked data...the speed rankings are a modified (out of necessity) Bill James Speed Score...team defense is by Defensive Efficiency, or the percentage of balls in play that were turned into outs (HPU and SU not ranked, due to lack of data).

Pitchers
ASC East
1. R. Campbell, UTT - 1.82 DICE (72.1 IP)
2. S. Ashley, MC - 2.53 (71.1)
3. B. Booher, UTT - 2.74 (58.0)
4. T. Williams, MC - 2.78 (54.1)
5. C. Naquin, LC - 2.78 (46.1)
6. B. Holland, UTT - 2.81 (51.1)
7. M. Cox, UTD - 3.04 (71.1)
8. G. Wilson, LC - 3.12 (58.2)
9. T. Kaminski, LETU - 3.58 (53.2)
10. D. Waggoner, UTD - 3.63 (55.1)

ASC West
1. Jonathan Miller, CUA - 2.53 (81.0)
2. A. Enloe, TLU - 3.05 (61.2)
3. R. Garza, UMHB - 3.31 (58.2)
4. C. Johnston, MCM - 3.35 (59.2)
5. J. Davies, HPU - 3.54 (80.0)
6. S. Szkotak, CUA - 3.63 (75.0)
7. H. Casey, MCM - 3.79 (40.1)
8. L. Hull, TLU - 3.82 (44.0)
9. N. Schafer, MCM - 3.89 (54.0)
10. B. Pearce, UMHB - 3.92 (50.0)

Hitters
ASC East
1. K. Fox, UTT - .348 BsR/PA (126 AB)
2. J. Jackson, UTD - .287 (153)
3. B. Rosen, UTD - .282 (170)
4. M. Elliott, UTD - .276 (141)
5. J. Glenn, UO - .262 (155)
6. T. Elizondo, UTD - .260 (160)
7. M. Putman, UTD - .258 (143)
8. B. Amyx, UTT - .255 (132)
9. A. Damewood, UTT - .246 (136)
10. A. Teaster, UO - .239 (102)

ASC West
1. M. Simpson, HSU - .294 (156)
2. W. Franco, MCM - .275 (137)
3. S. Reinlie, UMHB - .266 (123)
4. D. David, MCM - .260 (156)
5. J. Kester, SU - .252 (143)
6. B. Voorhees, MCM - .252 (154)
7. J. Villegas, UMHB - .249 (136)
8. J. Kaase, TLU - .249 (143)
9. T. Gibbs, HSU - .233 (144)
10. D. Ruth, HSU - .227 (118)

Speed
ASC East
1. M. Elliott, UTD - 10.95
2. B. Rosen, UTD - 10.57
3. K. Fox, UTT - 8.89
4. A. Teaster, UO - 8.57
5. W. Reed, MC - 8.38
6. J. Britt, MC - 8.31
7. A. Damewood, UTT - 8.29
8. D. Smith, UO - 8.15
9. H. Brown, MC - 8.10
10. M. Parks, MC - 7.95

ASC West
1. K. Black, HPU - 11.00
2. M. Volz, UMHB - 10.47
3. J. Huizar, SU - 10.13
4. J. Villegas, UMHB - 9.67
5. J. Cervantes, MCM - 9.66
6. P. Mercer, CUA - 9.62
7. R. Kunz, HPU - 8.07
8. R. Pounds, CUA - 7.93
9. J. Kaase, TLU - 7.74
10. J. Kester, SU - 7.72

Team Defense
ASC East
1. Texas-Tyler - .698
2. Ozarks - .674
3. Texas-Dallas - .655
4. Louisiana College - .648
5. LeTourneau - .644
6. Mississippi College - .643
7. East Texas Baptist - .640

ASC West
1. Texas Lutheran - .672
2. Concordia-Austin - .667
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor - .664
4. McMurry - .646
5. Hardin-Simmons - .634
6. Sul Ross State - .607

[pitchinmom]

Okay guys, I have to admit it.  I did get a huge smile on my face when Miller got ASC pitcher of the week last week!  I'm really glad he did well his last game.

[CUAfan]

It's a pity that missing the conference tourney will probably cost the nation's strikeout leader the ASC West pitcher of the year award.

[Just_Some_Guy]

It's a pity that missing the conference tourney will probably cost the nation's strikeout leader the ASC West pitcher of the year award.

Maybe, maybe not. It's a tough argument to make either way.

Miller - YR: 3.89, 5-2, 81.0 IP, 86 H, 16 BB, 102 Ks, .270 avg against
Enloe - YR: 2.77, 6-1, 61.2 IP, 52 H, 21 BB, 41 Ks, .228 avg against

In conference play Enloe is 5-0 w/ a 1.62 ERA and .191 avg against (both 1st in conference). He never gave up more than 3 ER in a conference start.

In conference play Miller is 3-1 w/ pretty lack luster starts against McMurry and Schreiner. He's not in the top 10 in opponents average or in ERA. I couldn't find stats for Miller so I tried to calculate them myself and I believe his conference ERA was 4.29 and avg against was .286

Has he had a successful year? There's no doubt about it.  He has been a workhorse for Concordia and he leads the nation in Ks (while keeping his walks really low), but he has been hittable at times. I take my hat off to Miller because he's had a great year, but in my honest opinion Adam Enloe is the ASC West Pitcher of the Year even if CUA does make the playoffs.

Some_Guy

[Just_Some_Guy]

UT Dallas 4 - Hardin Simmons 0

Texas Lutheran 6 - Mississippi College 5

Ozarks 8 - Mary Hardin Baylor 7

[Just_Some_Guy]

Through 5, McMurry is up 4-1 over La College.

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry 5, LaCollege 3.  Johnson gets the win; Kyle Martin gets the save.

All four home teams win.

I thought that UMHB would beat UOzarks.

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB 4 UOz 3.  Game three on UMHB webcast beginning about 1:50pm.

[Ralph Turner]

I went by the UT-Dallas field about 3pm and there was no one there.

UT-D won the series in 2 games.

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry 14, LaCollege 4.  McM plays UT-Dallas in Richardson next Friday.

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB leads UOz 11-9, but the Eagles have runners on second and first with #3 UOz batter up and no outs.  Cameron bunts the runners ahead.  Robby Finnell, #4 batter (clean-up) in the lineup.  Fennell hits a 3-run HR to go with his Grand Slam in the first inning.  He has 50 RBI this season.  UOz leads 12-11 as we go to the bottom of the 7th inning. (UMHB is the home team in this game.)

[Ralph Turner]

TLU and Miss College have gone to the third game.

TLU leads 14-5 in the top of the 7th inning.

TLU's Newman struggled with his control in 1st and 4th inning.

[Ralph Turner]

UOzarks 13, UMHB 11 with the CRU batting in the bottom of the 8th.

[Ralph Turner]

Ozarks adds one in the top of the 9th and leads 14-11.