BB: OAC: Ohio Athletic Conference

[motorman]

Anybody have any idea how the tie breaker shakes out? The 4 way tie for 2nd doesn't get broken any with head as all 4 teams split and were 3-3.

[EttaFan1]

The oac site has the schedule up

1 berg vs 4 jcu
2 marietta vs 3 onu

Bw is out

[TaxCollector]

BW in. Onu out. BW protests a tie breaker rule. Eliminates Onu.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

BW in. Onu out. BW protests a tie breaker rule. Eliminates Onu.

which rule? I wonder if this rules out ONU from the regional.

[Dr. Acula]

According to BW's website it came down to the run differential tie breaker for the 4 way tie for 2nd-5th.  BW is the 3 seed and plays 2 seed Etta.

Not sure about ONU.  They got to the 30 win mark. They were 5th in the regional rankings, but if Berg/BW win the OAC tournament and favorites Wooster and Adrian win theirs then that puts 3 of the 4 ahead of them in automatically.  I don't know if it's like football where each region has their top remaining team up for an at-large until they're picked (or no bids remain).

[motorman]

That is how they do it Dr, they compare the top remaining team in each region to see who is next into the tournament as an at large team. The biggest determinant will be how far ONU drops in the final regional rankings which we don't see. I also think the national committee has some options if they think the regional committee didn't apply the criteria properly in coming up with those final regional rankings.

[Dr. Acula]

Splitting with Berg, I don't know that ONU will drop much if at all in the regional rankings.

If you guys were casting a ballot for the Tekulve and Rafeld awards, how would you vote?  Off the top of my head I think mine would be something like:

Tekulve:

1.  Hendrixson
2.  Doring
3.  Herstine

Rafeld:

1.  Hanahan
2.  Hug
3.  Simmerman

The choice between Hendrixson and Doring is nearly impossible, IMO.  Both guys have been spectacular.  How much better can you do than starting 10 games and going 10-0 while leading the OAC in strikeouts and posting a sub 2 ERA?  That's pretty bulletproof.  But I chose Hendrixson because I thought that he was more valuable to his team.  Let's face it, after Manner there are A LOT of unknowns on the mound.  Hendrixson bounced between starting and closing and was awesome at both. 

For Rafeld I personally thought Hanahan was the choice not easily over Hug, but easier than the pitchers.  It just seemed like Hanahan always got big hits.  You drive in 53 in less than 40 games and you have to be.  The one thing I like about Hug (and Belliveau) is that they seem like complete players.  They hit for average, power, steal bases.  Belliveau was my initial choise for 3rd, but Simmerman had a really good season.  I've seen him play more than the others and he can really hit.

[Dr. Acula]

The OAC tournament will feature two top 10 teams.  Berg stays there dropping to #9 this week.  BW jumps up from #12 to #7.  ONU also moved up four notches to #16.

[Sir Battlescars]

Does anyone know who the starting pitchers are for tomorrows games?

[Dr. Acula]

My guess would be Manner, Herstine and Doring for sure.

[motorman]

I was right Dr A. Heard him say Sat they took him out so he would be fresh on Thurs. hug hit 2 run dinger off Doring in bottom of 1st.

[motorman]

Berg added 2 in 6th and 4 in the 7th behind HRs both innings by Christian Verde to win 8-1 over JCU.

[Sir Battlescars]

Wow! Peaceful Valley must have been rock'n and roll'n after those dingers.

Great start to the tournament for the Student Princes.

[mideastfan2]

Marietta takes care of B-W in game two 7-5.

[motorman]

Berg beats Marietta 8-6