BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Good luck to all still in it.

[EttaFan1]

Curious to know your thoughts about coach Mott. He was a key element to the Marietta staff in 2006. I know he has struggled to have the success he would like to have.  I of course understand if you don't want to say anything publicly, but if you have any thoughts you would like to share I would be interested.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

NCAC tourney pairings
http://www.northcoast.org/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/tournamentcentral

Thursday, May 8

Game 1: Wooster vs. DePauw - 4:00 p.m.
Game 2: Allegheny vs. Denison - 8:00 p.m.

Friday, May 9

Game 3: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2 - 12:00 p.m.
Game 4: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2 - 4:00 p.m.
Game 5: Winner 4 vs. Loser 3 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 OR Sunday May, 11

Game 6: Winner 3 vs. Winner 5 - 1:00 p.m.
Game 7: Same as Game 6 - 30 minutes after Game 6

NOTE: If Allegheny is eliminated on Friday, games six and seven will be played on Saturday. If Allegheny is not eliminated on Friday, games six and seven will be played on Sunday.

Is Allegheny's distance from Chillicothe the reason for having the games on Sunday if they are still in it? I would think they would want to play on Saturday and have the extra time to travel Sunday. Ideas anyone?

[ADL70]

From Allegheny's website, as I suspected

The Commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 2:00

[Spence]

That's crazy. Does anyone really want to be in their graduation that much? I missed mine for a makeup game at Marietta and it was awesome. Wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

[Pops33]

Spence, you are right, playing a game is usually much more fun than a graduation ceremony.  However, these are Student-Athletes.  The main reason that they are at the college is for an education (even though not all of the players  may believe that).  The once in a lifetime celebration of their years of academic achievement should take priority over an athletic competition.  The institutions and conferences should take that stance as well.  I am happy to see the NCAC give the students at Allegheny a chance to participate in their graduation instead of making the decision for them that they cannot participate in it.

[Pops33]

Sorry, the bold font got away from me.  Only Student-Athlete was supposed to be in bold.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

http://www.northcoast.org/sports/bsb/Tournament/2014

The NCAC tournament is underway.

Denison beats Allegheny 5-3 while Wooster beats Depauw 15-10.

Denison and Wooster meet at Noon today with Depauw and Allegheny at 4:00 PM.

Loser of Wooster/Denison meets Winner of Depauw/Allegheny at 7:00.

[old scot]

Woo is in the drivers seat after laying the wood to the Big Red 16-5 today. 2 games to win one for a tourney bid.

Go Scots!!!!!!!!!!

[Spence]

Spence, you are right, playing a game is usually much more fun than a graduation ceremony.  However, these are Student-Athletes.  The main reason that they are at the college is for an education (even though not all of the players  may believe that).  The once in a lifetime celebration of their years of academic achievement should take priority over an athletic competition.  The institutions and conferences should take that stance as well.  I am happy to see the NCAC give the students at Allegheny a chance to participate in their graduation instead of making the decision for them that they cannot participate in it.

You get the diploma no matter where you happen to be at the time of the graduation ceremony, ya know.

A number of Marietta baseball seniors have graduated at Schaly Stadium, and for most of them I think they'd have preferred it that way over the normal ceremony. Winning the conference championship in front of a throng of home fans on graduation day, then having them cheer again as the president of the college comes out to the field to confer your degree...seems pretty good to me.

I graduated there after running the press box operations and being the PA announcer for the game, then jumped in the cap and gown and went down to the field. Wouldn't want it to have happened any other way. That's what was most special about the time I spent there and the closest connection to the place that I have now.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Depuaw takes two in a row from Wooster to get the NCAC bid.

[countyroad]

Congrats to Depauw.

Disappointing season for Wooster in my opinion.

[Dr. Acula]

Based on what they had coming back I'm guessing Coach P would agree with you.

[Pops33]

Koski (Wooster), who led the NCAC in ERA last year and regularly hits 92-93 mph (according to media guide), went down for the year without pitching an inning.  That really hurt their pitching staff, especially in the NCAC tournament. Too bad for the kid to lose his senior year to injury.  Wooster's offense went dry yesterday, give credit to the DePauw pitching staff.  They scored double digit runs in 10 of their last 11 games coming in to Saturday, but yesterday were held to 5 runs in game one and 2 runs in game two.  Good luck to DePauw in the Regionals.

[countyroad]

Koski's problems were a big blow. Real unfortunate for him and the team.

I just expected more from the offense.

Some years exceed expectations and other fall short. Expectations are always high at Wooster.

Hopefully Depauw can continue their winning ways.