BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[narch]

i think the usasac is now up 27-22-1 with an fc win over gcq and an mc win over hsc, coupled with a bc win over su

[hasanova]

FYI Guilford's scheduled 4/19 game in Hickory, NC with Maryville (TN) has been cancelled. 

[hasanova]

Does anyone know what it costs to attend a session of this year's ODAC baseball tournament in Lynchburg?

[Ralph Turner]

  If BC wins the ODAC tourney will the Eagles get an automatic bid?
  Is BC a "bubble team" for the NCAA's?

YES... and nearly everyone is a bubble team at this point. A lot of teams will be in or out based on who wins the conference tourneys. Bubble teams need the favorites to win the conference tourneys so they do not take at-large bids from them.

Big Poppa makes a good point.  I don't think that Big Poppa was an active lurker on the Hoops boards, but y'all remember how deep the Pool C teams went on the Regional Rankings, especially what it took for RMC to get a Pool C bid.

After the first Regional Rankings, we can start looking at the teams that are on the radar screen for the Selection Committee.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

How about some discussion on who should earn Pitcher of the Year?

After looking over all the pitching stats, here is who I think are the top 10 pitchers;

	Player, School	ERA	W-L	IP	SO
1	Travis Beazley, R-MC	1.57	8-1	69.0	74
2	Dave Whigham, GC	2.52	7-2	60.2	82
3	Ricky Read, BC	2.84	7-0	50.2	44
4	Zach Baker, VWC	2.48	3-3	54.1	49
5	John Schoenholtz, H-SC	4.37	6-2	55.2	43
6	Clayton Edwards, W&L	3.95	6-1	54.2	45
7	Jason Kelly, LC	3.86	4-3	63.0	61
8	AJ Haynes, RC	3.27	3-2	33.0	29
9	Jimmy Greene, BC	3.79	3-1	40.1	31
10	John Hines, LC	4.37	5-3	55.2	35

Schoenholtz won Pitcher of the Year last season, with Greene joining him on the All-ODAC team at the pitcher position, but I think this year the favorites are Beazley, Whigham and Read.

I think the first round of the ODAC tournament could see some excellent pitching matchups (if in fact these end up being the pairings);

Read BC (7-0) vs. Edwards, W&L (6-1)
Schoenholtz, H-SC (6-2) vs. Whigham, GC (7-2)
Baker, VWC (3-3) vs. Beazley, R-MC (8-1)

Those possible pitching matchups alone would make it worth it to head down to Lynchburg for the first round.

[mybleedinghands]

How about some discussion on who should earn Pitcher of the Year?

After looking over all the pitching stats, here is who I think are the top 10 pitchers;

	Player, School	ERA	W-L	IP	SO
1	Travis Beazley, R-MC	1.57	8-1	69.0	74
2	Dave Whigham, GC	2.52	7-2	60.2	82
3	Ricky Read, BC	2.84	7-0	50.2	44
4	Zach Baker, VWC	2.48	3-3	54.1	49
5	John Schoenholtz, H-SC	4.37	6-2	55.2	43
6	Clayton Edwards, W&L	3.95	6-1	54.2	45
7	Jason Kelly, LC	3.86	4-3	63.0	61
8	AJ Haynes, RC	3.27	3-2	33.0	29
9	Jimmy Greene, BC	3.79	3-1	40.1	31
10	John Hines, LC	4.37	5-3	55.2	35

Schoenholtz won Pitcher of the Year last season, with Greene joining him on the All-ODAC team at the pitcher position, but I think this year the favorites are Beazley, Whigham and Read.

I think the first round of the ODAC tournament could see some excellent pitching matchups (if in fact these end up being the pairings);

Read BC (7-0) vs. Edwards, W&L (6-1)
Schoenholtz, H-SC (6-2) vs. Whigham, GC (7-2)
Baker, VWC (3-3) vs. Beazley, R-MC (8-1)

Those possible pitching matchups alone would make it worth it to head down to Lynchburg for the first round.

looks to me like its a no contest for pitcher of the year: travis beazley.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

looks to me like its a no contest for pitcher of the year: travis beazley.

I think I'd have to agree.  And in his only loss (a 2-0 defeat to the Eagles on April 9) he pitched a gem (allowed six hits and one run in seven innings, striking out six).  It's just that the Eagles' Jimmy Greene pitched a better gem; complete game, four hits, no runs, 10 strikeouts.

That's why the first round of games will be so intriguing.  You can throw the seedings out the window with the caliber pitching we'll see.  Like we saw last year (with Schoenholtz dominating the Eagles and Hornets en route to the title), the six seed can be just as good as the top seed if you have two good starting pitchers.

[hasanova]

looks to me like its a no contest for pitcher of the year: travis beazley.

As much as I'd like to see GC's Whigham win, I have to agree with Scottie.  Beazley's SO's are near the top, he only has one loss and his ERA is significantly better than everyone else.   I saw both Beazley and Whigham pitch this year - and they're both very good - but Beazley's had a better year.

[hasanova]

How about some discussion on who should earn Pitcher of the Year?

Hey kid - who do you think are the Top Ten for Offensive POY?

You've seen me mention Bittner at Guilford numerous times this year (he hit another HR & had 3 more RBI last night), but he's posted some prodigious stats this spring.  Many Guilford season & career records are in sight.  With his size (6'5"/235), LH batting stance and 2006 power numbers (.374 BA, 13 HR & 50 RBI), I think he'll get drafted this spring.  His brother Tim already pitches in the Angels farm system.

Who else do you think is having the kind of year that might contend for Offensive POY? 

[mybleedinghands]

How about some discussion on who should earn Pitcher of the Year?

Hey kid - who do you think are the Top Ten for Offensive POY?

You've seen me mention Bittner at Guilford numerous times this year (he hit another HR & had 3 more RBI last night), but he's posted some prodigious stats this spring.  Many Guilford season & career records are in sight.  With his size (6'5"/235), LH batting stance and 2006 power numbers (.374 BA, 13 HR & 50 RBI), I think he'll get drafted this spring.  His brother Tim already pitches in the Angels farm system.

Who else do you think is having the kind of year that might contend for Offensive POY? 

throwing all biases aside, i think LC's steven scott is a seriously strong contender for odac hitter of the year. winning by .14 point sin batting average, 5th in slugging %, winning by .43 points in on base pct., 4th in hits, 6th in rbi, 5th in triples, 8th in total bases, first in walks, and 5th in stolen bases. this bittner kid from guilford has also put up some major stats!

[narch]

cnu beats vwc, lc/fc results still pending - usasac 28, odac 22, 1 tie

[hasanova]

cnu beats vwc, lc/fc results still pending - usasac 28, odac 22, 1 tie

Looks as though FC beat the Hornets 5-4 in 10 innings.  USASAC leads the ODAC 29-22-1.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

If only Bridgewater was in the USA South...

BC versus...
No. 1 Methodist	1-0
No. 2 N.C. Wesleyan	1-0
No. 3 Ferrum	0-1-1
No. 4 Greensboro	1-0
No. 5 CNU	1-0
No. 6 Shenandoah	1-0
No. 7 Averett	2-0
USA South	7-1-1

*USAC rankings are based on the final regular season standings

The Eagles have won by an average of three runs per game versus the USA South schools.

So can it be argued that the USAC has the better conference, but Bridgewater has the best squad?

Bridgewater concludes their 2006 USAC season with a rescheduled game against Greensboro tomorrow (Thursday).

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Hey kid - who do you think are the Top Ten for Offensive POY? 

I'll look over the stats and post my top 10 tomorrow.

[hasanova]

Hey kid - who do you think are the Top Ten for Offensive POY? 

I'll look over the stats and post my top 10 tomorrow.

Thanks - if you have time, I think it would be interesting.