BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Bishopleftiesdad]

I looked for UAA.  Massey still thinks CWRU is in the NCAC and has Emory in the SAA.


Edit:  I e-mailed Ken Massey, he will update next week.

There goes the NCAC ranking!

Thanks a lot ADL. What a kick in the teeth. Maybe he will accidently remove Hiram instead. Put them back in the OAC.

[Dr. Acula]

We don't want em!  Wait, if we take them does that mean we send Wilmington back to the HCAC?

[Bishopleftiesdad]

You can send Wilmington back as long as the HCAC does not require that we take Earlham back. We would have to pick up another member though. Maybe case would like to be an affiliate for Baseball. They would fit nicely in the east bracket.

[ADL70]

You can send Wilmington back as long as the HCAC does not require that we take Earlham back. We would have to pick up another member though. Maybe case would like to be an affiliate for Baseball. They would fit nicely in the east bracket.

I assume that is under the hypothetical departure of Hiram.

When the affiliation with PAC for football was announced inquired if a baseball affiliation for baseball was being considered, and was told "no."  It would give PAC an enen ten.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

ADL,
Yes:
Hiram goes back home to the OAC, Willmington goes back home to the HCAC, and Case comes back home to the NCAC.

Being serious now. When you asked about Baseball affiliation, were you asking about affiliation with the PAC in particular or an affiliation for baseball in general?

[ADL70]

PAC

[Bishopleftiesdad]

OK,
I would love to have Case as an Affiliate of the NCAC for Baseball. They already play quite a few games against NCAC teams, OWU, Denison, Allegheny, and Oberlin. Unfortunately I do not ever seeing that happen, unless someone leaves the NCAC. I do not know of any schools that are currently unhappy with the conference, the last one was Earlham. I believe they left more over travel issues than anything else. 

[wally_wabash]

OK,
I would love to have Case as an Affiliate of the NCAC for Baseball. They already play quite a few games against NCAC teams, OWU, Denison, Allegheny, and Oberlin. Unfortunately I do not ever seeing that happen, unless someone leaves the NCAC. I do not know of any schools that are currently unhappy with the conference, the last one was Earlham. I believe they left more over travel issues than anything else.

That was one of the major reasons given although really I think the travel difference is fairly negligible.  I think the larger, unspoken reason for that move was to get into a league where the playing fields might be a little more even for Earlham than it was in the NCAC.  Total backfire though...Earlham hasn't been doing much better in the Heartland than they were in the North Coast.  No matter though...we are a better conference- athletically and academically- with DePauw.  That swap couldn't have worked out any better for the North Coast. 

[Bishopleftiesdad]

OK,
I would love to have Case as an Affiliate of the NCAC for Baseball. They already play quite a few games against NCAC teams, OWU, Denison, Allegheny, and Oberlin. Unfortunately I do not ever seeing that happen, unless someone leaves the NCAC. I do not know of any schools that are currently unhappy with the conference, the last one was Earlham. I believe they left more over travel issues than anything else.

That was one of the major reasons given although really I think the travel difference is fairly negligible.  I think the larger, unspoken reason for that move was to get into a league where the playing fields might be a little more even for Earlham than it was in the NCAC.  Total backfire though...Earlham hasn't been doing much better in the Heartland than they were in the North Coast.  No matter though...we are a better conference- athletically and academically- with DePauw.  That swap couldn't have worked out any better for the North Coast.

I agree Wally +1. I never saw Earlham play baseball, but they were always near the bottom of the conference. Depauw is a much better fit I believe.  Since Baseball is divided into east/west conferences, I felt that the west was going to be a bit harder than the east to win. Last year proved me wrong. We will see what happens this year. But facing good talent is always a good thing. I would rather OWU work hard for a win against Depauw than an easy win against Earlham.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Tomorrow, The family and I are heading south to Myrtle Beach to watch OWU's spring training. Cannot wait to see some baseball above 40 degrees.

[Dr. Acula]

I hope the weather improves. Mount's softball team is there this week and it sounds like it's been cold and rainy.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Thanks, weather actually looks like it will be decent. We will see. I am just happy to see these guys play.

[TexasDad]

Denison playing Anderson in Xenia, Ohio today.

[countyroad]

Wooster is not off to a great start. They lost their opener to Marietta Sunday (7-3) then got waxed by Heidelberg yesterday (14-1).

[Bishopleftiesdad]

OWU is down in Myrtle beach this week.
Played Penn St. - Berks and won 11-0. Picked up a game against Albertus Magnus and won 11-4.
Competition has not been great but they are beating these teams as they should.
They play Catholic today, should be the toughest competition of the week.

I am sure Wooster will bounce back. They have been beat by some quality teams. By the end of the season they should be firing on all cylinders.