BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[LTBB1971]

Ralph,
good point...just hard to believe team with 30 wins will be left out.

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph,
good point...just hard to believe team with 30 wins will be left out.

It is kind of a "who did you beat" question.

The Bridgewater coach needs to do a better job of scheduling "in-region" games against Regionally Ranked opponents (or get a better crystal ball   ).  Cortland State did not count this year and probably not in the foreseeable future.  Mount Union might end up being Regionally Ranked in the last 2 "public" rankings that we will see, but y'all lost twice.

IMHO, the Pre-Shenandoah ODAC baseball is not as strong as the ODAC men's hoops or even football. I don't think that ODAC fans realize that.  Shenandoah makes the ODAC much stronger, and will pull up the games of several ODAC teams.

I recommend that he get games with CNU, Salisbury, Birmingham Southern, Piedmont and Marietta (yes in-region because of the section in the Handbook explaining Administrative Region #3) for 2013. Shenandoah instantly makes the ODAC a much stronger conference. 

[78rmc]

Walton heads to minor leagues:

http://athletics.rmc.edu/sports/bsb/2011-12/releases/20120611p86iq0

MuckDogs, got to love that name!

[BCEagle97]

Just curious to know if there is any rumblings about coaching turnover in the ODAC this year.  I know about EMU, but I am thinking there has to be some unrest at VWC.  They have fallen off significantly since I played against them.  Boothe has been there forever it seems...maybe time for new blood?  Any thoughts?

[narch]

Just curious to know if there is any rumblings about coaching turnover in the ODAC this year.  I know about EMU, but I am thinking there has to be some unrest at VWC.  They have fallen off significantly since I played against them.  Boothe has been there forever it seems...maybe time for new blood?  Any thoughts?

has emu removed the "interim" tag on stuhmiller, or are they searching for a candidate? i haven't seen any news and the emu website still has him as the "interim" hc...

at 11-27 (.289 winning %...down from .311 over the previous 5 seasons), the results this year were far from "amazing" as they were being described early in the season, but it doesn't make much sense to let the guy coach the whole season (and recruiting season) and not take the interim tag off...

[Will2Win]

It's funny you bring this topic up today...Just received word from several very reliable sources, EMU will name Bridgewater College longtime asst coach Ben Spotts the next head man to lead the Royals. If this is true, it's a solid hire.

[Will2Win]

It's funny you bring this topic up today...Just received word from several very reliable sources, EMU will name Bridgewater College longtime asst coach Ben Spotts the next head man to lead the Royals. If this is true, it's a solid hire.

Just released....Via emuroyals.com:

Enjoy...

http://emuroyals.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/releases/2012061571c4z6

[BCEagle97]

Ben and I played and graduated together at BC, and this is a fantastic hire for EMU.  Great guy with a great baseball mind- he can actually make EMU baseball relevant.  I am very happy for him!

[D-BAT]

It's funny you bring this topic up today...Just received word from several very reliable sources, EMU will name Bridgewater College longtime asst coach Ben Spotts the next head man to lead the Royals. If this is true, it's a solid hire.

Just released....Via emuroyals.com:

Enjoy...

http://emuroyals.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/releases/2012061571c4z6

EMU is a sleeping giant waiting for someone to awaken such animal!  Coach Spotts might be the one!  Great hire!

[narch]

EMU is a sleeping giant waiting for someone to awaken such animal!

the slumber that giant has been in makes rip van winkle's look like a catnap

44 year winning percentage: .393
last winning season: 2002
total winning season's: 14
only 3 year winning streak: 1983 - 1985 (36-28 over that span)
winning % over the last decade: .317
winning % over the last 2 decades (the period of van winkle's slumber): .387

these are hardly gigantic numbers

while i wish coach spotts the best of luck - he may indeed be the one to bring life to emu baseball - it might be a bit hyperbolic to call the emu program a sleeping giant

let us not forget that the interim coach was supposed to be making a tremendous turnaround after a few weeks of the season (.289 winning %)

[Will2Win]

EMU is a sleeping giant waiting for someone to awaken such animal!

the slumber that giant has been in makes rip van winkle's look like a catnap

44 year winning percentage: .393
last winning season: 2002
total winning season's: 14
only 3 year winning streak: 1983 - 1985 (36-28 over that span)
winning % over the last decade: .317
winning % over the last 2 decades (the period of van winkle's slumber): .387

these are hardly gigantic numbers

while i wish coach spotts the best of luck - he may indeed be the one to bring life to emu baseball - it might be a bit hyperbolic to call the emu program a sleeping giant

let us not forget that the interim coach was supposed to be making a tremendous turnaround after a few weeks of the season (.289 winning %)

"Let us not forget"...the EMU backers that made such a comment also stated, "IF" the interim coach was given time to bring in his own players and implement his system, then he could have success...wasn't the case. Funny how some ppl forget the minor details from some posts on here. I'm happy with the hire of Spotts, ready to see what he can do as the head man. On a side note, you happy SU and CNU are now gone from the USASC? Could bring back the days of post-season play for ya. 

[rolln2]

EMU is a sleeping giant waiting for someone to awaken such animal!

the slumber that giant has been in makes rip van winkle's look like a catnap

44 year winning percentage: .393
last winning season: 2002
total winning season's: 14
only 3 year winning streak: 1983 - 1985 (36-28 over that span)
winning % over the last decade: .317
winning % over the last 2 decades (the period of van winkle's slumber): .387

these are hardly gigantic numbers

while i wish coach spotts the best of luck - he may indeed be the one to bring life to emu baseball - it might be a bit hyperbolic to call the emu program a sleeping giant

let us not forget that the interim coach was supposed to be making a tremendous turnaround after a few weeks of the season (.289 winning %)

"Let us not forget"...the EMU backers that made such a comment also stated, "IF" the interim coach was given time to bring in his own players and implement his system, then he could have success...wasn't the case. Funny how some ppl forget the minor details from some posts on here. I'm happy with the hire of Spotts, ready to see what he can do as the head man. On a side note, you happy SU and CNU are now gone from the USASC? Could bring back the days of post-season play for ya. 

They will be happy SU is gone and CNU will be leaving after the 2013 season.  It might give MU,FC,and NCW a chance to get back to the post season like they used to do. But they will also now have to compete w/ a tough Piedmont program.

[narch]

"Let us not forget"...the EMU backers that made such a comment also stated, "IF" the interim coach was given time to bring in his own players and implement his system, then he could have success...wasn't the case. Funny how some ppl forget the minor details from some posts on here. I'm happy with the hire of Spotts, ready to see what he can do as the head man. On a side note, you happy SU and CNU are now gone from the USASC? Could bring back the days of post-season play for ya. 

will2win....i went back through 5 pages of posts, and you are the only person who used the term "if" early in the season...in one post - after 22 games when the topic was brought back up (when i predicted a 10-11 win season for emu), a couple of others started to use the term, but aside from one post that you made using the term "if" early on, i just couldn't find the statements you write about...

re: the loss of cnu/su, my feelings have been pretty clear on the usasac boards, but i'll express them again here - i'm happy that the usasac is no longer a "mixed" conference...public funding creates an uneven playing field in d3 - despite the advantages of being the public school in a private conference, i'll miss the competition between mu and cnu, as it has been a solid rivalry over the years - su and their baseball success was great for the usasac, as well, and i hate to see them go....but they didn't bring much to the table in the other conference sponsored sports - that being said, i think swapping out cnu and su for huntingdon, lagrange and piedmont does little to weaken usasac baseball...the conference may be slightly less top-heavy, but perhpas a bit deeper

and the usasac is now the undisputed best golf conference in the country

[Will2Win]

No hard feelings Narch. I had a feeling from the beginning of this "interim" process that it would be a long shot for coach Stu to get much of an opportunity past this season. Looking back at my original post, I should have said "I" instead of "EMU backers". Appologies.

The USASC does appear to be a much deeper baseball conf with the new additions. Each recent addition having some success in regards to their baseball program over the years, especially recently. With CNU and SU leaving I will probably not keep up with the conf as closely as I have in recent years, but I will always pull for any team associated with the USASC come postseason play (as long as they're not playing SU or EMU, if EMU ever gets there). 

Good Luck to all, almost time to gear up for some football!! 

[D-BAT]

Shenandoah Baseball Announces Recruiting Class

WINCHESTER, Va. - Head Baseball Coach Kevin Anderson announced his 2012-13 recruiting class Friday morning.

Anderson and his staff have recruited 23 student-athletes into the program for the 2013 season.

Additionally, a prospective student-athlete has expressed his desire to transfer from a Division I institution and play for the Hornets this coming spring. This student will be identified as soon as his NCAA paperwork is completed.

The 24 student-athletes join with 30 returnees to compete for approximately 30 varsity spots.

The players not playing varsity baseball will compete for the SU junior varsity program.

These 24 players represent six different states: Alabama, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Two of the players: Sam Lawrence and John Wilt, were All-State selections in Virginia and Pennsylvania, respectively, while Ryan Mossman was an Under Armour pre-season All-America pick out of Bedford H.S. in Bedford, N.H.

"The staff (Bruce Cameron, David Jenkins and Patrick Wingfield) worked very hard indentifying the type of student-athlete we need to continue our on- and off-field success," Anderson said. "We look forward to our senior class teaching and leading the incoming players on and off the field.

"We will have an extremely competitive fall season to determine where each of our student-athletes falls on our development scale.

"This is an exciting time in the program with us moving to the ODAC and I am glad that these student-athletes are going to be a part of that transition."

The 2013 season begins in mid-February.

Pre-Season Roster
http://suhornets.com/sports/bsb/2012-13/roster