BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[A.G.]

OK.  That makes sense...but I've never ever seen a conference do that...but I'm more used to how the D1 schools do it.

Congrats to the Tigers for making it in.

[LCasid]

OK.  That makes sense...but I've never ever seen a conference do that...but I'm more used to how the D1 schools do it.

Congrats to the Tigers for making it in.

ODAC has been doing this for years now. It allows for the better overall team to win the tiebreaker. What if there were two teams that went 9-9. Team A could get 8 wins against the bottom 4 and one fluke win over the #1. Team B could get 3 wins against teams 2-4 but go 0-2 against the #1. That would indicate to me that team B is better able to compete against the top teams in the conference than team A who got one fluke win over the #1.

[A.G.]

OK.  That makes sense...but I've never ever seen a conference do that...but I'm more used to how the D1 schools do it.

Congrats to the Tigers for making it in.

ODAC has been doing this for years now. It allows for the better overall team to win the tiebreaker. What if there were two teams that went 9-9. Team A could get 8 wins against the bottom 4 and one fluke win over the #1. Team B could get 3 wins against teams 2-4 but go 0-2 against the #1. That would indicate to me that team B is better able to compete against the top teams in the conference than team A who got one fluke win over the #1.

I like it.  That is actually a very good system.  I'm sure Roanoke doesn't think so, though.  Thanks for the explanation.

[h-sc bball]

H-SC starters haven't pitched a decent game in the past 2 weeks...they can't field...They have one of the slowest outfields in the league..... probably worst in the league with fewest rbi's with runners in scoring position.... they are real fortunate to be the 6th seed......A.G..are you nervous yet .

Go Tigers

[A.G.]

You danged right I'm nervous... 

...I think this is a wide open tournament and Kinne ALWAYS has his teams ready to play ball the last week in April.

[A.G.]

From the Lynchburg SID's...
http://www.d3baseball.com/pressreleases/Lynchburg/2008/04/22/Lynchburg-ODAC-Tournament-Preview/2675

A very nice breakdown of the Hornets, as well as the other five schools competing for the ODAC bid this week. 

[narch]

go hornets

ok, i know the monarchs don't have much of a chance to make the regional, but if they have ANY chance, they need to keep lc out of pool c

[A.G.]

Thanks, Narch.  Hope to meet you when we travel down to MU next year.

BTW...LC checks in at #20 in the ABCA poll:
http://www.muhlberg.edu/sports/abcapoll42208.pdf

[A.G.]

LC wins game one 7-2.  Joe Devlin scattered 11 hits over 7 innings, and Ronnie LaBrie increased his average to .463 with 3 doubles in 4 AB's, including a broken bat double off the wall in the first inning.

[narch]

a broken bat double off the wall in the first inning.

wow...a broken aluminum bat!

[A.G.]

W&L upset VWC 15 to 4.  The Generals broke open a close game with a 10 run 4th.

[Jeremybozz]

Does anyone have a Bridgewater/Randolph Macon score?

[vabaseball]

Randolph Macon 4, Bridgewater 0

Mendenhall was sharper than sharp.

[anotherharvest]

From the Lynchburg SID's...
http://www.d3baseball.com/pressreleases/Lynchburg/2008/04/22/Lynchburg-ODAC-Tournament-Preview/2675

A very nice breakdown of the Hornets, as well as the other five schools competing for the ODAC bid this week. 

That was a very good breakdown of the teams by the Lynchburg SID.  
Just one thing has me baffled.  Deanes, the Marlins closer and easily the strongest arm on the team has 38 strikeouts in just 23 innings of work but the Marlins pitching coach decides not to use him in a game where all their other pitchers were getting blasted by the W&L bats or couldn't find the plate.  
THERE IS NO TOMMORROW COACH, USE YOUR BEST PITCHERS!!!!!!  USE YOUR GUT INSTINCT AND STOP OUT THINKING YOURSELF!!!!  USE THE PLYERS WHO GOT YOU HERE!!!!!  

[anotherharvest]

VWC coaches, use the players who got you to the dance!