BB: NWC: Northwest Conference

[NWBaseballFan10]

Ralph, I would agree with both of those statements.

Fox shot themselves in the foot last season when they were swept by Linfield in their final league series. The Bruins definitely had their opportunities in those meetings as well, but they couldn't capitalize (One game they led 1-0 going into the bottom of the 8th and the other was a 1-1 game that Linfield walked off with in the bottom of the 13th). I do not necessarily believe that Fox deserved the Pool C bid last year, but I do believe they were one of the top teams in the West. Many will probably disagree, but I think Fox was the third best team in the West behind Linfield and Trinity.

Winning the regular season ASC West Title carried a lot of weight to help TLU's resume and they certainly showed that they could compete in the Regional (losing 2-0 to Linfield and 4-3 to Cal Lu). It'll be interesting to see how they fair this coming season in the SCAC.

[Whatagame]

Some NWC teams already in action as PLU plays a DH against NAIA Concordia today, and Whitman split a DH Saturday against NAIA Corban, losing game one 4 - 1, and winning the second, 10 - 8.  An upbeat start for Whitman, considering Corban went 13 - 6 versus NWC teams last season.  Looking forward to next weekend when pretty much everyone is in action against D3 competition.

[Westside]

Hey guys, just wanted to give you a quick link to my blog that I will try to keep updated throughout the year... It pretty much focuses on NWC Baseball.

http://collegeballnw.wordpress.com/

I am planning to release a preseason All-NWC team tomorrow.

Be sure to check in often 

Edt: Also, I uploaded the PLU Home Run from their 1-0 victory over the weekend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xv44tk-9Zc

[NWBaseballFan10]

Looking forward to following your blog this year Westside

Well opening weekend for most of the teams in the NWC is finally here  This first weekend features a number of games between NWC and SCIAC teams so there should be a lot of good headlines through Sunday. Here's a quick and brief preview.

1. Linfield opens their 2014 campaign in Arizona as they pursuit a return trip to Appleton to defend their title. They open up with La Verne who handed the Wildcats a 6-0 loss in this same game last season (only loss Haddeland had all year).

2. George Fox opens with Whittier in Arizona as they look to try and bolster their resume so they aren't left sitting at home for the Regional in May.

3. PLU opens with a good-hitting Redlands squad. It will be interesting to see who gets the nod for them in the opener (Lubking or Mahlum)

4. Whitworth heads south to Cali to start a 3-game set with Pomona-Pitzer and then a single game verse Oxy. Great opportunity for Whitworth to show they can regain their 2012 championship form.

5. Whitman opens up with Whittier in Arizona. Would love to see the Missionairies come away either .500 or better on the trip.

6. Willamette begins a 4-game series with Claremont. Can help bolster the overall strength of the NWC if WU can have a good showing.

7. UPS has a 3-game series with D2 Saint Martin's starting Saturday.

8. Pacific has a pair of games verse Lewis and Clark and Corban (NAIA) on Sunday

9. L&C has the same schedule as Pacific


Good luck to all!

[Westside]

Thanks NWBaseball,

Anyway, here is the link to my preseason NWC Squad: http://collegeballnw.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/preseason-all-northwest-conference-team/

You will recognize a lot of players that were on last year's end of the season team. This conference brought back a lot.

Let me know what you guys think, and where you agree or disagree.

[wildcat11]

Article on Whitman:

http://whitmanpioneer.com/sports/2014/02/06/baseball-looks-to-take-next-step-towards-contention/

"We obviously want to win as many games as we possibly can, but we are really focused on taking down Linfield," said Senior Pitcher Brett Lambert.

.....take a number Brett.

[Westside]

Opening day for a lot of teams:

George Fox 13, Whittier 1. Bruins score 12 runs in 6th-8th innings to beat Poets.

Linfield 8, La Verne 7. Linfield blows a 6-run lead, but wins as a bases loaded single ends it in the 9th.

PLU 4, Redlands 3. PLU wins a tight one, stranding the tying run on base.

Good day so far for the NWC.

[wildcat11]

Glad they're getting in games down in Az because it wouldn't be happening up here.

http://instagram.com/p/kIKnRmp6eh/

[NWBaseballFan10]

Few other scores from the NWC:

Whitworth is up 12-7 over Pomona (taking advantage of 7 unearned runs) and Willamette is up 16-6 in the 9th over Claremont as well.

Shaping out to be a great first day for the conference

[Westside]

Early morning scores from Arizona:

George Fox beats Redlands 12-1.

Linfield beats PLU 5-2.

[D O.C.]

Wah. wah wah, wah. 
Stretch Internet is going to charge me $5.00 to see a baseball game this season.
No thanks. Stretch Internet may not be as big a fish as Target but the less I expose my credit cards information, the better.
Wah!!!!!! 


'CATS!!!

[Westside]

Not missing out on much. Linfield is beating Whittier 13-0 in the 5th inning. Not sure if there have been more Linfield extra base hits or Whittier errors...

[D O.C.]

16-0 is a good score.

[Westside]

Strong opening weekend of baseball for the NWC. Whitman and Fox put up some huge numbers, and everyone played well.

Here is my NWC Team of The Week: http://collegeballnw.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/northwest-conference-team-of-the-week-1/

[NWBaseballFan10]

I was a little surprised the NWC left out Mahlum (PLU) on their list. The freshman was 2-0 with 12.2 IP, 16 K's, and 0 runs last week for the Lutes. It looks like Loomis was able to recruit a solid #2 starter to compliment Lubking this season.