BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Dr. Acula]

It looks like he was a high school HC and teacher prior to being at Wabash.  I'm sure with 10 years of college HC experience he can land just about any high school HC job he wants.  Maybe he'd like to focus on teaching and coaching rather than recruiting so much.  Good luck to him whatever he decides.

[Dr. Acula]

They should get some very nice candidates.  It's a good job.  Nice facilities, a very pro-athletics administration and a good location relative to metro areas for recruiting.  It's definitely a place you can win.

I find it strange that they are loosing so many coaches at the same time. I know baseball has been down for a few years. Basketball was not quite as good as they have been in the past last season. (that may be a blip on the radar and not indicative of anything.) Could this be a sign that the bond rating downgrade that Witt received several years ago is finally coming home to roost? One if the findings from that downgrade was that they give out too much aid. Has Witt rolled back on the Aid provided to students, making Witt less competitive when recruiting students. (note the students and not athletes).

I finally got around to reading the article on Witt's basketball coach.  He resigned simply because they're moving to Indy for his wife's career.  He still wants to coach although it said probably as an assistant due to his desire for them to put his wife's career first. 

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Ahh makes sense.

[sigma one]

Wabash announced this morning that Jake Martin is the college's head baseball coach.  Martin, a Wabash alumnus and former pitcher for the Little Giants, has been the head coach at DePauw University.  He replaces Cory Stevens, who resigned in June. 

[Dr. Acula]

You get an alum and good coach AND he just so happens to be DPU's HC?  That seems like the perfect hire for Wabash!  Hire a good coach and screw the Dannies at the same time. 

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Great mobe by Wabash. Thay got a good coach. I believe he will do well there. It will add more to the rivalry.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

OWU lands st. Ed's Ryan Ashdown.
https://mobile.twitter.com/SEHS_BASEBALL/status/752527233818828800/photo/1

[Pops33]

I have seen rumblings on Twitter that Brian McGee (head coach at Div II Lake Erie College since 2007) has accepted the Wittenberg coaching position.  Nothing official has been announced yet, but it was also mentioned in this article about one of his players who recently got drafted. http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20160720/lucas-raley-settling-into-life-as-dodgers-prospect

[Dr. Acula]

That's certainly interesting.  McGee is a NE Ohio guy who has 7 years HC at the D2 level.  And it's not like Lake Erie is terrible.  They're competitive in the GLIAC.  My hunch is that LEC doesn't have much in the way of financial resources though.  Witt undoubtedly has much deeper pockets.  It's just odd to see someone move back down a division and it not be for a top job, to move home, etc. 

[Pops33]

Even though Lake Erie College is a Div II program, the difference in facilities is quite significant.  Lake Erie uses a public park as their home field, which is also used by the local high school and local recreation leagues.  It is a sub-par collegiate field and I am guessing it would be a detriment to recruiting as well as to the college baseball experience.  Comparing that to the palace the Wittenberg plays at, one can deduce that the athletic department at Wittenberg supports their coaches and teams in a significantly better fashion.  I have also heard directly from athletes in other sports at Lake Erie that the support from the administration is lacking.

[Dr. Acula]

I've been to LEC.  Quite frankly, I don't know how they convince anyone to go there.  That might be a testament to his recruiting ability!

[Bishopleftiesdad]

He recruited my son to walk om at LEC. Son really  liked McGee. LEC used t be d3, before  he wa d there. We talked about thay. He said je would not voach at d3. So if he takes the kob, I'll find it humorous.
Hne would be a heck of a get for Witt. He can recruit. Son did not like the school.  And everything seemed run down.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Depauw named new head coach to replace Jake Martin.
http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2016/08/Allen-returns-to-depauw

[Bishopleftiesdad]

As Pops hinted earlier McGee will be new head coach for Witt Baseball.

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2016/08/mcgee-takes-the-tigers-reins

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Wabash has their 2017 schedule posted.
http://sports.wabash.edu/schedule.aspx?path=baseball