BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[macdade77]

Wooster has brought in a ton of recruits this fall including 3 D1 transfers. 3 kids from Greensboro and 1 from Princeton. All 3 are said to be definite contributors for next season. ..... 2 outfielders and a 2nd baseman. Also, a big lefty from Dublin has been throwing well. Wooster could  be ranked #1 in pre-season polls. 6 position players are returning and the entire pitching staff except for Mr. Nails, Mark Miller. McDowell and a healthy Matt Barnes give the Scots a chance to win every time they throw. Can't wait for the Spring trip to Fla! UNFINISHED BUSINESS! Go Scots!!!

[CrashDavisD3]

Sounds like Wooster could be in Appleton, WI next May again.

They had a great team last year that could really play and hit the ball well..

[old scot]

Just because these guys came from a D1 program doesn't mean they can play the game. In my time, we played Akron, Kent, BG, Cleveland State, and other D1 programs that we beat regularly.
I hope they turn out to be "gamers" but, there is a reason they left their program. Saying you played D1 doesn't mean a thing.

[old scot]

Congrats to Matt Groezinger and Justin McDowell on pre season All American honors.

The Scots have a lot returning but, have a lot to replace. Table setter and team leader Sean Karpen is gone and pitchers Mark Miller and Anthony Trapuzzano,who logged a lot of innings and wins, will be hard to replace.

The return of Matt Barnes should help if he is healthy. He sat out last year due to arm problems.

Woo's 2010 schedule is OK with 2 games against Carthage, Kean, Marietta,  and Heidelberg, all nationally ranked teams.  No DI or DII teams on the schedule this year.

Good luck to coach P and the Scots on the 2010  season.

[Dr. Acula]

Looks like the former Denison skipper is doing OK these days...

Dedman lands at Ole Miss

[seinfeld]

Congrats to Matt Groezinger and Justin McDowell on pre season All American honors.

The Scots have a lot returning but, have a lot to replace. Table setter and team leader Sean Karpen is gone and pitchers Mark Miller and Anthony Trapuzzano,who logged a lot of innings and wins, will be hard to replace.

The return of Matt Barnes should help if he is healthy. He sat out last year due to arm problems.

Woo's 2010 schedule is OK with 2 games against Carthage, Kean, Marietta,  and Heidelberg, all nationally ranked teams.  No DI or DII teams on the schedule this year.

Good luck to coach P and the Scots on the 2010  season.

Heard Barnes' status is up in the air because of academics. Is still listed on the roster, but that may be old.

[ScotsFan]

Congrats to Matt Groezinger and Justin McDowell on pre season All American honors.

The Scots have a lot returning but, have a lot to replace. Table setter and team leader Sean Karpen is gone and pitchers Mark Miller and Anthony Trapuzzano,who logged a lot of innings and wins, will be hard to replace.

The return of Matt Barnes should help if he is healthy. He sat out last year due to arm problems.

Woo's 2010 schedule is OK with 2 games against Carthage, Kean, Marietta,  and Heidelberg, all nationally ranked teams.  No DI or DII teams on the schedule this year.

Good luck to coach P and the Scots on the 2010  season.

Heard Barnes' status is up in the air because of academics. Is still listed on the roster, but that may be old.

Well, the pre-season top 25 must not have gotten wind of the Barnes situation.  Wooster checks in behind the defending national champion St. Thomas Tommies at #2 in the country!  UST received 17 first place votes to just 6 for the Scots but only recieved 4 more points total than Wooster.  OWU was the only other NCAC team to get any love as they recieved one lonely vote to check in at the bottom of the ORV's.

Other Mid-east regional representatives in the poll included Heide (10), Marietta (14), Adrian (15) and RHIT (21).  Ott was also among the ORV's along with W&J.

I have to say, I wasn't expecting such a lofty ranking and quite frankly, I'm not all that thrilled about it either.  Wooster always seems to struggle to meet the lofty expectations that coincide with such a lofty ranking in the pre-season poll.  If Barnes is indeed ineligible, that will be a huge loss considering the fact that Miller and Trap were lost to graduation.  I know that Wooster overcame losing Barnes to injury last season, but it's a bit easier to overcome a loss like Barnes when you have guys like Miller and Trap to cushion the blow a bit.  This year, the Scots would basically have to turn to predominantly young and relatively unproven arms outside of McDowell.

I'd sure feel more comfortable about this #2 preseason ranking knowing that Barnes and McDowell anchor the staff as opposed to just McDowell... 

[OWU_Dad]

Hello Wooster Booster!

I'm an OWU fan (duh!) new to the board. The season is finally here and I'm excited to be talking baseball.

A high school teammate of my sons is a freshman P at Wooster this spring. I'm not sure where he  currently stands in the pecking order, but hope to follow his progress here.

Will you be in FL with the team in March?

I look forward to reading yours and other posts on this board about Wooster and the rest of the NCAC this season. 



Mike

[Dr. Acula]

Welcome OWU!  +k

Make sure when OWU plays OAC schools you stop by the OAC board and chat with us.  Sometimes we get lonely over there!

[ScotsFan]

Welcome to the board OWU!  Always nice to have some representation from other NCAC schools!  We've had a couple of Wabash contributors so that should be helpful to you as they are in OWU's division of the NCAC. 

I haven't really done too much research, but I'm guessing the West is going to be the stronger of the 2 divisions once again?

Also, speaking of divisions.  Has anyone heard if Earlham's departure from the NCAC will help do away with these god awful divisions?  One can only hope I guess...

[old scot]

Hopefully the academic ineligibility rumor about Barnes is false, they could sure use his arm.
Maybe Matt Degrand can step up and perform all season like he did in last years CWS.
There seems to be plenty of opportunity for underclassmen and newcomers on the mound.

As far as the Scots pre-season ranking, forget about it. Coach P won't let them get too full of themselves. He knows they have to earn it.

[OWU_Dad]

Looks like the Fighting Scots are well represented on the board! 

I know very little about the league as a whole, but did have an opportunity to see a few games last year. I know both teams in the league championship series were from the east, so who knows how it will play out.

Dr. Acula, I have ventured over to the OAC threads as well.  I plan to follow the seasons of both Marietta and Otterbein, as my son and I had a chance to spend time with Coach Brewer and Coach Powell and I was very impressed with both of those gentlemen.

Mike

[seinfeld]

I wanted to follow up on my comment on Barnes. He was very much on the fence -- and still is -- but for now he is eligible to play this year. But there is no margin for error when it comes to this area. While Wooster certainly has other arms, you don't want to lose a guy who is first-team all-conference material.

[ScotsFan]

Thanks for the updates Seinfeld.  I hope that Barnes gets the message and gets his grades in order!

[countyroad]

Wooster will be facing some pretty stiff competition down in Florida.

#8 Carthage (2)
#3 Kean (2)
Mount St. Joes 11 votes
Ohio Wesleyan 1 vote

They also play ranked teams #14 Marrietta and #10 Heidelberg during the regular season in addition to vote getter PS Behrend (2).

I doubt I'll catch any games this year.  They won't be playing anyone near Columbus.