BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[hasanova]

4/5 Maroons top Guilford tonight at RC, 13-7. 

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Big game tonight, with No. 29 Bridgewater (19-6-1) traveling to Ferrum (22-8-1).

It looks like either Matt Nolen (4-0, 6.16 ERA0) or Ricky Read (5-0, 3.68 ERA) will start for the Eagles.

Last time these two teams met, Bridgewater surrendered a 6-2 lead heading into the 7th inning, allowing Ferrum to tie the game (7-7). Nolen started for the Eagles, facing 25 batters and striking out seven, but also giving up four runs on five hits.

The Panthers are 14-3 at home, with the Eagles losing five of their six games on the road.

This will be a good test of the Eagles' national ranking. Bridgewater, with the ODAC's best record at 10-1, will then host Randolph-Macon in a doubleheader this weekend [April 8]. The Yellow Jackets (18-9) currently have the conference's second-best record at 8-3.

[hasanova]

4/6 One for the USASAC today as Greensboro tops Guilford, 12-7.

[narch]

4/6 One for the USASAC today as Greensboro tops Guilford, 12-7.

2 for the usasac, as fc beat b'water, as well

usasac up 25-21-1

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Looks like the offense wasn't there today for the Eagles.  Excellent pitching, allowing Ferrum only five hits (which led to four runs in the 4-2 loss), but Bridgewater left 13 on base.  That usually won't get it done.

Hopefully they can rebound versus R-MC this weekend.  If they can win both games of the doubleheader, that would give them a three to four game cushion on the rest of the ODAC.

[Llamaguy]

Looks like BC saved their horses for the weekend Macon series.

BC 13-0  game 1
BC 2-0  game 2

Looks like a top seed in the ODAC is a lock, now lets do something with it this year.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Looks like a top seed in the ODAC is a lock, now lets do something with it this year.

You're right.  Our last five ODAC games are against the bottom three teams (combined conference winning percentage; .216).

[mybleedinghands]

is the odac tournament in the city of Lynchburg or actually at Lynchburg College?

[hasanova]

is the odac tournament in the city of Lynchburg or actually at Lynchburg College?

>, the ODAC tournament is at Lynchburg's City Stadium.

[Jacketlawyer]

Looks like BC saved their horses for the weekend Macon series.

BC 13-0  game 1
BC 2-0  game 2

Looks like a top seed in the ODAC is a lock, now lets do something with it this year.

OW.  Good for Bridgewater, bad for us.

Yes, ODAC tournament is at Lynchburg's City Stadium, which isn't a bad place to see a game.  They redid the stadium a few years ago.

[mybleedinghands]

ah thought it was, jsut checking to make sure though. guess i wont be able to get into the games for free then! 

[hasanova]

Is the format for the ODAC tournament still the top six teams qualify?  If so, it looks like it will a close race the next 12 days, especially between GC, LC and RC (their website says they are 5-7).  Also, if one of the 8-5 teams falters, they could even drop out of the top six.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

RC (their website says they are 5-7

ODAC website had them at 4-5 prior to this weekend, and I believe they only had two games - losing to VWC twice.  That's what I posted my updated standings off of.  I guess they were just off by a win (until now).

[hasanova]

RC (their website says they are 5-7

ODAC website had them at 4-5 prior to this weekend, and I believe they only had two games - losing to VWC twice.  That's what I posted my updated standings off of.  I guess they were just off by a win (until now).

kid, I can see how that would cause a discrepancy.  It looks as though they were late showing RC's April 6 win over E&H.  I believe the ODAC site now shows the up-to-date standings as of this morning with BC 12-1; RMC, W&L, HSC & VWC 8-5; LC & GC at 6-7; RC 5-7; E&H 3-11 and EMU 1-12.  This matches the six ODAC games still on RC's schedule and the four shown by E&H.  Everyone else has five games to go.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Anyone know the tiebreaker system for the ODAC?

In the standings posted below (or above, depending on how you have your forum settings), with the four-way tie for second, am I safe in assuming that they look at head-to-head, for instance, H-SC vs R-MC/VWC/W&L?

If so, it looks like - if the tournament started today - these would be the 1 through 5 seed:

1 - BC
2 - R-MC (2-1 vs H-SC/VWC/W&L)
3 - W&L (1-1 vs R-MC/H-SC/VWC)
4 - H-SC (2-2 vs R-MC/VWC/W&L)
5 - VWC (2-3 vs R-MC/H-SC/W&L)

If that's the case, who would be the sixth seed between GC and LC (seeing that they split the regular season series)?

Once I know the seeding process, I'll be able to post a tournament seeding update after each day of games.