BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[narch]

wow...i'm in total shock...i think we all feel like we knew A.G. through his insightful posts and through the tough, hard-nosed, enthusiastic and joyful play of his son - he and i exchanged a few messages and e-mails over the years, but unfortunately for me i was never able to put a face with a name - that is such a tragic, tragic event

my heart goes out to the entire lynchburg college and liberty university community, but most importantly to the taylor family...kinda makes "getting a pool c bid" seem irrelevant, doesn't it

[vwgma10]

Oh wow!!! What a tragedy...We aren't promised a tomorrow, So be thankful for today...My heartfelt prayers goes out to the Taylor family and all the relatives and friends..

[LTBB1971]

Jesse Freeman (VWC) signed with the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League.  He  has had a rough start with a 6.00 ERA but it's just good to see DIII hard working pitcher get a chance in pro ball.

[h-sc bball]

I followed the game today on CNU's live game tracker. Hampden Sydney defeated CNU today 8-5. Game was called after 8 innings. Johnny West pitched 4 innings of 2 hit ball. Alan Appling had a 3 run double in the 5th and Zach Harrleson added 3 hits. Parker Neal had 2 hits for CNU. I'm sure Hokie1 will fill in the blanks on the USA board.

Boy do we miss A.G. and his insight to Lynchburg and ODAC baseball. We are pulling for you Jeff!

[boysofsummer]

I was at the game yesterday and HS-C looked solid, they did all the small things didn't make the mistakes and got timely O. The pitching is getting the job done but will need to keep working, they got good performances from everyone which was really nice to see. Good team baseball with the players enjoying themselves. Here is hopes for a good year!

[hbp]

Nice win for Hampden Sydney.  ODAC appears wide open.  Lynchburg looks to be strong again but I'll won't be able to make any accurate predictions for another couple months... 

[gr8day4bsbll]

Let's just hope we get to see some actual baseball being played "in the next couple of months"...

Lynchburg has gotten one game in, 5-1 win vs. Averett last week.  DH in Greensboro vs. Greensboro College scheduled for yesterday was moved to today; 1-2" of snow in Greensboro on Friday night.  The Lynchburg boys are really itching to get back on the field; Fox Field at LC still has inches of snow on it, and may not be playable for weeks...

[BaseballFan10]

Lynchburg split with Greensboro Sunday. Bats finally came alive in late innings of first game but rough start for Conner Thompson 2.1 ip, 6hits, 6er, 4walks and comeback fell short 9-8. Very uncharacteristic start for Thompson as he is usually pin-point command, he just looked very uncomfortable the whole time. The bats shined in game 2 and Breedlove had a strong start. Sat in the upper 80's for most of the game (not bad for pitching in freezing temperatures). Watkins picked up where he left off last year adding 5 hits on the day with a couple of rbi's. Jeff taylor and Cameron Grant also looked good. 

[LTBB1971]

Another quality win for VA Wesleyan vs #7 Salisbury.  Good start on the season vs 2 quality opponents and coming out with the win.  Timely hitting has been solid so far for them.  Mike Marion has been impossible to get out and Matt Elliott is running all over the bases.

[hbp]

ODAC goes 4-2 on Saturday 2/20 with 8 games scheduled today.  With the top to bottom quality in the conference it seems it will be a great race this season.

[gr8day4bsbll]

Lynchburg's home opener, scheduled for today vs. Ferrum, is postponed; Fox Field still isn't playable (even though the guys spent several hours last Sunday, after practice, shoveling snow from the field...).  They'll play Guilford in their ODAC opener on Saturday in Greensboro, but the second half of the home-and-home vs. Guilford at LC on Sunday is in question due to field conditions...

[hbp]

Guilford vs Methodist scheduled for today at Guilford postponed due to snow and sleet.  Lets hope it clears up so Lynchburg and Guilford can play in Greensboro on Saturday.  Spring is just around the corner...

[LTBB1971]

There are a few guys that I legitimately follow, and it's great to see a kid like Alex DeJesus from VWC finally get a chance to prove himself.  Alex played with my son at Lake Taylor HS and Stephen Jones who's also in the roster and he's kicking butt this year coming off the bullpen.  Alex used to be at 86-87 MPH guy in HS and I never liked the way the coaches changed his delivery in college but I guess it's finally working.   Through 3 appearances, he is sporting a 3.38 ERA and throwing really well.

[BaseballFan10]

Who do you guys think the best pitchers in the ODAC are?

From what I've seen:

Gary Bulman- VWC- who was drafted out of high school throwing mid 90's out of high school. probly not as hard now but still very good and pitching pretty good so far this year.

Adam Hart-Guilford- has really impressed me. Not an over powering guy but a crafty lefty who spots up pretty well and seems to rack up the strikeouts each outing. Pretty impressive kid.

Bryan Breedlove- LC- who was offered by the Arizona Diamondbacks last year to come out of school early but instead won a summer league national championship playing in the Coastal Plain League and did very well with 88-92 mph fastball.

Kyle Hicks- Macon- seems to be doing very well after i believe he got injured mid season last year. He seems to have recovered and is pitching well.

Anybody else im forgetting.....

[Catfishncwc]

Who do you guys think the best pitchers in the ODAC are?

From what I've seen:

Gary Bulman- VWC- who was drafted out of high school throwing mid 90's out of high school. probly not as hard now but still very good and pitching pretty good so far this year.

Adam Hart-Guilford- has really impressed me. Not an over powering guy but a crafty lefty who spots up pretty well and seems to rack up the strikeouts each outing. Pretty impressive kid.

Bryan Breedlove- LC- who was offered by the Arizona Diamondbacks last year to come out of school early but instead won a summer league national championship playing in the Coastal Plain League and did very well with 88-92 mph fastball.

Kyle Hicks- Macon- seems to be doing very well after i believe he got injured mid season last year. He seems to have recovered and is pitching well.

Anybody else im forgetting.....

Bulman was sitting around 88 in HS not the mythical 90's and not apparently mid 90's.  I would have to go with Breedlove being on top of this list.  Bulman has some mechanical issues he needs to overcome but he has the arm and size to be on top of this list.