BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[fairmont1113]

Does anyone know the result of the BC v. VWC game today???

[fairmont1113]

They just posted the score on the regional website....VWC defeats BC by a score of 5-2.

I know BC has really missed their starting third baseman, Chance Dobbs, who has not been able to play at all in the tournament as he is out with an infection in his leg.

Tough loss today, but don't let that be the focal point on a stellar season. Great job this year BC!

Also, congrats to the Marlins. Represent the ODAC well!

[hasanova]

Congratulations to BC & VWC for fine seasons.  Good luck to the NCWC Battlin' Bishops in the NCAA tournament!

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

R-MC's Beazley made ABCA All-American 2nd team, but Read wasn't recognized.

I guess since Beazley was picked as the D3 South Region POTY (by the ABCA), I should have seen that coming.

Too bad Read wasn't chosen, but he does have another year left.  Scary to think he has to better a 10-1 record and 2.68 ERA to get AA recognition.  His 10 wins is tied for fourth in the nation, but his ERA isn't even in the top 50.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Congrats to BC for being ranked No. 25 in the final ABCA Division III poll.

[mybleedinghands]

Soon to be LC player Cameron Grant was drafted my the MLB out of high school. He went to my high school, Heritage High here in Lynchburg, VA. He was drafted in the 44th round by St. Louis, pick #1,333. He has opted to attend LC.  No info on what position he plays, but at 5'9" and 150 pounds, i woul assume he's a second basemen or a shortstop.

[Jacketlawyer]

Travis Beazley of Randolph-Macon, was taken in the 38th round of the draft to the Boston Red Sox.  He'll be playing for the Lowell Spinners. 8)

[hasanova]

Also ... Guilford's Logan Collier was drafted in the 37th round by the St. Louis Cardinals and expects to report to their Palm Beach (FL) Cardinals affiliate.  Logan was a bit sporadic this year, but does have a fastball over 90 mph and, at 6'7", has what they say you can't coach - height!  Good luck to Logan and Travis in their professional careers.  According to the Guilford website, there were only 17 DIII players drafted and just these two from the ODAC.

[hasanova]

Also ... Guilford's Logan Collier was drafted in the 37th round by the St. Louis Cardinals and expects to report to their Palm Beach (FL) Cardinals affiliate.  Logan was a bit sporadic this year, but does have a fastball over 90 mph and, at 6'7", has what they say you can't coach - height!  Good luck to Logan and Travis in their professional careers.  According to the Guilford website, there were only 17 DIII players drafted and just these two from the ODAC.

Actually, looks like Logan is on the roster of the Johnson City (TN) Cardinals in the Appalachian League.   www.jccardinals.com   According to the Guilford website, he got his first professional victory versus the Burlington (NC) Indians on July 9.

[wasp31]

Thanks for the forum. As an EHC fan... good to be able to connect with other DIII baseball fans and especially the ODAC. Looking forward to posting and reading posts.

[Ralph Turner]

Welcome aboard, Abigail.

The best way to use this board is to contribute hyperlinks to press releases and to give game reports, whether in-person or from radio or intrnet feeds.  Matt Barnhart monitors the ODAC board very well.

We all win when info is posted here.  A woman always seems to break the ice and gets more posters contributing, e.g., olinemom, the Bridgewater professor and brownie cooker extraordinaire.

There are several internet-based production companies that broadcast local radio signals or campus radio stations.  "Livestats" is available from some schools and you may mobilze the parents of your players to get something going along those lines, for outreach and alumni consideration, if for no other reason.

Have a Merry Christmas and travel safely.

[Ralph Turner]

Point of clarificaiton...

Sunday we had a new poster named Abigail.  She appraently had sent her son across the country to play ODAC baseball.  She misinterpreted my greeting and thought that I was limiting the discussion on these boards.

The point of my salutory post was to invite and to encourage the posting of other content that she might find.

We have 3 types of content on these message boards:

1)  genuine fandom that we exhibit towards our family, friends and alma mater.
2)  (usually) well-considered, polite discussion among friends.
3)  hyperlinks and additional material about these topics that we can share .

Abigail, please re-register and join us.  Don't just lurk!  We especially value the contributions of the women who join us!

Have a Merry Christmas and send him back ready for ODAC baseball!

[Abigail]

Thank you Mr. Turner.  I did misinterpret your post; thought I was only suppose to post if I had the standings or directly related baseball information.  Appreciate your post and I am most definitely pampering my son this holiday vacation.  If for no other reasosn then his Dad and I miss him.....and we would dearly like to see his school get to the D3 CWS again......

Happy Holidays to you too.....and all the ODAC posting community........

[Ralph Turner]

  Welcome back, Abigail!!!!

[Abigail]

"Collegiate Baseball" has published it's '07 standings and the only ODAC team I recognize is Bridgewater at #29.......

......not very respectible for the conference........hope they have it wrong.