BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[BASH6-4-3]

LG - You're right!  I forgot Biggio passed him last year.  Living in Colorado, I have a biased affection for Baylor - the Rockies first skipper.

WB - great story. I need to get that book

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WB-

I saw the double play you mentioned also but wasn't it 4-6-5?
I thought I remember Visquel making the surprise throw to 3rd and saying to myself - "Dude's got game"

[woosterbooster]

I went to the Giants' website to prove you wrong, and ended up proving you right. :-)  They have the video clip there, and it did go 4-6-5.  Man, my memory is really going south. :-)

[Li'l Giant]

Living in Colorado, I have a biased affection for Baylor - the Rockies first skipper.

As a native Texan and lifelong Astros fan, I think the biases offset. 

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WB-

I had to check the Giant website also.  I wasn't confident how I saw the play - you know with 3 kids fighting in the background at home.

LG -
my wife is a native Texan and we have these moments of difference all the time

[Li'l Giant]

LG -my wife is a native Texan and we have these moments of difference all the time

Good for her. As John Steinbeck said "Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word."

You just can't mess with that.

[scots31]

I have been reading the posts about Boesinger and I agree he is a tough player.  It seems that Wooster has had very good luck with having a great catcher to guide the team.....Byo, Radigan, now Boesinger.  I think it's funny how Radigan seemed to have a talent for leaning into pitches just like Boesinger does.  I agree that Boesinger is a very good player but I would not go as far as saying that he is the team MVP and I think his average is high since he does hit so far down in the order.  Pitchers are probably most concerned with getting out the top of the order with all the big bats that they have.  If I were to rank Boesinger as far as catching at wooster I would put him behind both Byo and Radigan talent wise though, not to take anything away from the kid.

[ScotsFan]

...I think his average is high since he does hit so far down in the order.  Pitchers are probably most concerned with getting out the top of the order with all the big bats that they have.

I'm not sure it matters too much what spot in the Scot's lineup you come up.  I really don't see an easy out one through nine for Wooster. 

[scots31]

I am just saying that I am sure since he hits down further in the order that he sees a lot more fastballs and gets better pitches to hit...please don't think I am knocking the kid, I think he is a great player

[ScotsFan]

I was browsing another site this morning (JJHuddle.com) actually to see if I could find any basketball recruiting info on any NCAC schools, in particular Wooster, and I ran into an interesting topic concerning DIII baseball.  The question being posed was whether or not the NCAC and/or the OAC would get more than just one team into the NCAA tournament especially when taking into consideration that the field will be expanded this season.  I would say it would be pretty much a definate possibility if Wooster or Marietta were not to win their conference tournament and the automatic bid went to another school. 

Let's just say that Wooster and Marietta both win their conference tournaments.  Does OWU have an impressive enough resume to gain an at large bid?  They did win the NCAC west rather comfortably and they did defeat #1 Wooster last weekend.  However, they have struggled against the OAC losing to Heidelberg twice, OTT and Marietta with their lone win coming against Musky.

The OAC could be really interesting.  One could make arguments for OTT, MUC and Heidelberg.  OTT pulled off a 2 game sweep of Marietta over the weekend and they are currently alone in first in the OAC by 2 games over Marietta.  MUC is currently in 3rd and could pretty much eliminate Heidelberg from at large consideration if they win out.  The Purple Raiders close the season with Marietta at home and at the Berg.  Heidelberg is currently in 4th in the OAC, trailing MUC, Marietta and OTT.  Heidelberg is currently 2 games behind MUC for 3rd and hold a one game lead over JCU for the final spot in the OAC tournament.  IMO, I don't see the OAC getting more than 2 teams in, but I would say that OTT and Marietta should get in based on their performance in the OAC for the regular season.  I would also say the same for Wooster and OWU both getting in as they both won the NCAC east and west regular season titles. 

Based on the regional rankings from the ABCA (and I know that they aren't the official rankings used by the NCAA, but they are at least a start) the top four spots in the Mideast Region are Wooster (NCAC), Manchester (HCAC), Marietta (OAC) and W&J (PrAC).  Lets just assume that those 4 schools would garner their conference automatic bid.  OWU is sitting in 5th and would look pretty good at gaining an at large.  For some reason, OTT who is currently in 1st place in the OAC with only one conference loss isn't even ranked.  I'm sure when the official NCAA regional rankings are released (which should be any day now ), this won't be the case.  Heidelberg is the other regionally ranked OAC rep. 

BTW, I wasn't able to find anything worthwhile on any recruiting news on the basketball front, which was my sole intent when I first ventured into JJHuddle in the first place just to let you all know. 

[WoosterFAN]

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has approved the host sites for four of the five predetermined, first-round sites of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. Competition for the first-rounds will be May 17-21. The sites for the Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, New England and New York areas are as follows:

Alvernia/Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Eastern College Athletic Conference, Harwich, Massachusetts
Ithaca College, Auburn, New York
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana

The predetermined host site for the South area is to be determined. The three non-predetermined host sites for the Central, Midwest and West areas will be announced at team selections on Sunday, May 14.

-- Courtesy NCAA.org

[David Collinge]

So I take that to mean that the Mideast regional will be at RHIT, regardless of who is in it?  Is RHIT going to qualify?

NCAC tournament play begins this weekend:
#2 (West) Wittenberg (22-14, 10-6) at #1 (East) Wooster (33-5, 15-1)
#2 (East) Kenyon (25-11, 10-6) at #1 (West) Ohio Wesleyan (24-11, 13-3)

Finals at Springfield next Thursday and Friday.

Daily Record article, 4/25

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DC

I would give the Rose Hulman Engineers an outside chance at qualifying.  They are atop the SCAC West at 12-4 conference (24-10 overall).  If they do well in the conference tourney....
The SCAC East is tough with 2 good shot playoff teams in Trinity and Milsaps (both @30-10).  If RHIT represents well.... the committee will have to consider them.

As for hosting - they hosted last year.  Did any of you Scots fans make the trip to Terre Haute (also known as Terrible Haute when I lived there in 1990-91)?  The pics from last year's regionals look like the facilities were in nice shape.  Got to hand it to RHIT for really builing a nice program the past few years.  They should do very well with their move to the HCAC next year.

Also congrats to the 4 NCAC division qualifiers.  Good luck - it's tourney time!

[imderekpoe]

NCAC tournament play begins this weekend:
#2 (West) Wittenberg (22-14, 10-6) at #1 (East) Wooster (33-5, 15-1)
#2 (East) Kenyon (25-11, 10-6) at #1 (West) Ohio Wesleyan (24-11, 13-3)

Finals at Springfield next Thursday and Friday.

Does anyone know the game times in Springfield next week?

[David Collinge]

Rose-Hulman (Terre Haute, IN) is in the SCAC West...
Trinity (San Antonio, TX) is in the SCAC East...

*consults atlas*

*re-orients atlas*

Uh....
Were there famous people associated with the SCAC whose names were "East" and "West?"  Like "Norris" and "Prince of Wales" for the NHL?

I know there's an SCAC team in Atlanta (Oglethorpe), so they must be in the "West" too.  Atlanta is always in the "West," or at least it used to be.