BB: NWC: Northwest Conference

[wildcat11]

Anyone know the deal with Willamette's Matt Jepsen? He isn't listed on their roster this year and was just a freshman last year.

His incomplete profile is there but they left him off the roster list.

http://www.willamette.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/roster/athletes/jepsen.php

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Anybody know how Linfield did against Dallas today?

[Westside]

Anybody know how Linfield did against Dallas today?

Linfield is up 6-0 going to the 9th.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Thanks I could not find live stats or video.

[NWBaseballFan10]

Final Score:

Linfield 6-0 over UTD

Haddeland goes 7 IP (threw 61 pitches) and Stevick closes out the final 2 frames. Offensive standouts include Carroll with a pair of 3B's and Laboda with 3 RBI's.

Fox also beat CTX 2-1 behind a solid start from Buckles. Both teams decided to hold off using their aces.

[Westside]

That's a great start for the NWC.

Huge win for Fox, beating the pre-season #1 in the ASC. Neither team really hit the ball well, but Buckles looked really good on the mound. Fox's D looked quite good (even with their errors). Looks like Mott moved over to SS this year, and he made a ridiculous play late that probably saved a run.

[NWBaseballFan10]

Great first day for the NWC. Wins by Fox, Linfield, PLU, WU, and UPS. Whitworth was the only team to lose (to CLU). Fox is just about to wrap up the day verse Centenary. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the NWC during their out of conference contests.

[NWBaseballFan10]

Update from AZ:

Linfield sweeps La Verne 12-5 and 10-7 on the day. There were a number of contributors on the offensive side. Nice to see this kind of run production early on in the season, especially after losing your 2-5 hitters.

[108 Stitches]

Saw the TU/GF game, a bit messy on both sides, but GF looks pretty solid. Once their pitching comes around and defense tightens up they should be competitive in the NWest.

[NWBaseballFan10]

The first weekend of the season is in the books. On the weekend, NWC teams went 16-12 and were led by Linfield (4-0), Willamette (4-0), and PLU (3-1). Here's how the NWC stacked up against its opposition:

5-1 vs. ASC
10-8 vs. SCIAC
1-1 vs. SCAC
0-2 vs. non D3 opponent

There was a surplus in offensive numbers from most teams, which may be attributed to the SoCal/Texas heat, new seams, pitcher's arm strength still increasing, etc...Either way, a lot of positives from the weekend and I think it's going to be interesting to see how things shakeout in the NW as the season rolls along.

[108 Stitches]

GF split with Concordia, lost a good game to TU and beat a Centenary which they should. All games looked like they were competitive and could have gone either way. Maybe not what the team wanted, but it was a good idea for the program to venture out. Should really help them in early season play. We're kind of sick of Linfield so go give them a run in the NWest. Not sure about the back end of their rotation, but it is really early in the season.

[Westside]

Congrats again to Chris Haddeland. For the 2nd straight year, he is on the only D3 player listed on the Golden Spikes Award list. Been quite a career to this point, and he still has his senior season to look forward to. Haddeland was awarded the NWC pitcher of the week to start of the season after his seven inning shutout in Arizona.

And congrats to Linfield So. Ben Andrews for his first NWC player of the week award. He has big shoes to fill in the middle of that order, but he started out strong. Andrews hit .500 (9-for-18), scored seven runs and had 10 RBI over four games.

[CrashDavisD3]

The first weekend of the season is in the books. On the weekend, NWC teams went 16-12 and were led by Linfield (4-0), Willamette (4-0), and PLU (3-1). Here's how the NWC stacked up against its opposition:

5-1 vs. ASC
10-8 vs. SCIAC
1-1 vs. SCAC
0-2 vs. non D3 opponent

There was a surplus in offensive numbers from most teams, which may be attributed to the SoCal/Texas heat, new seams, pitcher's arm strength still increasing, etc...Either way, a lot of positives from the weekend and I think it's going to be interesting to see how things shakeout in the NW as the season rolls along.

Linfield is the team to beat in the West. Until someone shows they can match Linfield, i expect them to win the NWC conference tourney, win the West Regional and return to the D3 Championships series. One of the top programs in the West and in D3 with their outstanding coaching and players for the last several years.

[Westside]

Not sure what to make of Willamette at this point. They are 7-0 but they have played two of the worst teams in the West region.

They swept CMS (who is easily the worst team in the SCIAC barring Cal Tech...) and they beat Lewis & Clark (the worst team in the NWC) three times by 1 run.

Their non-conference schedule really should see them going 13-0 or 12-1 against D3 teams as they take on Pacific and Occidental later in the year in non-league.

You never know which teams will get hot, but, after two weeks, I expect the conference to come down to Linfield and PLU.

And wouldn't you know... Linfield hosts PLU to open up NWC play this next weekend. Gotta love the big games in February 

[Whatagame]

I noticed that Mahlum has not pitched for PLU yet this season, hopefully for him/them this is not a serious injury issue.  If he is not on the hill, I think that gives a distinct advantage to Linfield next weekend.