BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

Bishopleftiesdad · February 18, 2015, 09:43:08 AM

Thanks MC,
Wabash will face Marietta in Port Charlotte. Wabash has gone to the west coast for their spring trip, but this will be their first trip to Florida that I am aware of. OWu is slated to play in ~~Louisville~~ Lexington against Transy on 3-1.

ADL70 · February 18, 2015, 10:38:58 AM

Did you mean Lexington?

Bishopleftiesdad · February 18, 2015, 10:47:42 AM

Quote from: ADL70 on February 18, 2015, 10:38:58 AM
Did you mean Lexington?

Yes, I updated, thanks for catching that.

ADL70 · February 18, 2015, 03:17:29 PM

Quote from: Bishopleftiesdad on February 18, 2015, 10:47:42 AM
Quote from: ADL70 on February 18, 2015, 10:38:58 AM
Did you mean Lexington?
Yes, I updated, thanks for catching that.

When you come to the fork...go left.

ncacfantasy · February 20, 2015, 12:29:51 PM

Good afternoon. Had a question for the boards: If you were to create a fantasy baseball league using only players from the NCAC, who would be the top 15 players on the board? Looking for a variety of opinions

Bishopleftiesdad · February 20, 2015, 03:16:17 PM

How many pitchers, position players etc?

ncacfantasy · February 20, 2015, 03:33:23 PM

How about top 15 for each (15 pitchers, 15 position players)

Bishopleftiesdad · February 20, 2015, 04:57:39 PM

Mid east preview is out. In the NCAC they have Wooster at the top of the conference again. I think Wooster lost too much. I really think a west team will take it all again this year, Denison or Depauw are the best bets. If any team is the east is going to win it I would bet on the Gators.
http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2015/01/2015-previews/mideast-region-preview-2015

NCACeaster · February 20, 2015, 11:17:48 PM

Here's my take on the East. Let me know what you think.

Wooster is a team with a lot to prove. Besides Vance, they have a lot of open spots to fill, I'm sure they have some guys looking to fill roles who can swing it. I dont think they have a true ace-like pitcher, but neither does any team on the East that I can think of with conference pitchers like Davis, Hagen, and McDonald having all graduated.

Davis and Pezzone should be big losses for Gheny. Those were two play-makers, but they are a team that seems to grind out wins. They return a couple of pretty good infielders and should be okay on the mound.

Kenyon had some young pitching with some decent velocity, but simply were not developed pitchers. They were young in many spots last year and should be a much better team with another year of experience.

Oberlin was written off as a team that will rely on young talent according to the mideast preview. Although, if their roster is correct they are returning 6 senior every day starters and have only lost one bat from their lineup.

Hiram hasn't lost much besides Calhoun and one infielder. It looks like they will be returning their whole pitching staff. Should be a pretty good team again.

Bishopleftiesdad · February 24, 2015, 11:09:09 AM

Welcome to the board Easter.
I do not think that Wooster ever has the most to prove. They may have the most to replace, but have proven over time that they are the consistent front runner in the east. There Pitching staff will be very young. Only Senior returning is Danny Reese, but he only pitched 15.2 innings last year,Nick Buckingham pitched the most out of the returners, and his ERA was sub 4. We will see if they can reload.

You are right Gheny always finds a way to grind things out. Baseball at Gheny is still very good. The other men's sport, Football and basketball, have been pretty bad lately. What ever issues the other teams have had in recruiting it has not seemed to effect the Gators much.

For Kenyon Mike Jeffers, Tim Krahn and Josh Jacobvitz will anchor the rotation. Jeffers is coming of of an injury but he should be ready to go. Jeffers has pitched very well against Wooster in the past. I do not know much about the rest of their rotation or position players

As a whole I felt the East was stronger than the West last year.

NCACfan22 · February 25, 2015, 09:27:46 AM

@Bishopleftiesdad

Just wanted to note that Nick Buckingham is NOT on the Wooster roster and will not be pitching for them this year. It is worth noting that Wooster got Anthony Malky, a D1 right handed transfer from Akron (http://triblive.com/sports/college/district/6385662-74/malky-coach-division#axzz3SlbStDK6). I disagree with you, however, that Wooster doesn't have anything to prove. It looks like their staff will be Malky, Whitaker, Woullard, and Schlueter. Besides Woullard (who didn't pitch particularly well in a starting role), none of these guys have started any meaningful games in their college careers.

Bishopleftiesdad · February 25, 2015, 10:05:56 AM

I understand NCACFan, I am talking form a Historic perspective. Yes they will have a lot of new players seeing action this year. But Pettorini and Craddock have shown that they can recruit. While they do have down years, they are more of a reload than a rebuild team.

And believe me being a OWU fan, I wish that was not the case.

Bishopleftiesdad · February 25, 2015, 10:44:37 AM

Wooster's roster is also pretty well balanced between the classes, Except for Seniors.
4 Seniors
9 Juniors
10 Sophomores
8 Freshman

With all the losses last yer I really expected the Sophomore or Freshman class to be bigger. This leads me to a question for Wooster supporters. Is 31 a typical roster size for Wooster?

Dr. Acula · February 25, 2015, 12:54:25 PM

I don't know about Wooster specifically, but that seems like a small roster for D3 in general to me. Outside of Wilmington I don't think I've seen anyone with fewer kids the last few years. I'd say most teams are in the 40's in terms of roster size.

Dr. Acula · February 25, 2015, 12:58:44 PM

Do any of the NCAC schools historically carry large rosters? In the OAC I know Mount has 64 kids this spring including 24 freshmen. BW always has a large team. Otterbein usually does as well.