BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Jack Parkman]

Any word on the new coach at Redlands?  Schol isn't too far away and you would think that would want to have someone there by now.

[BigPoppa]

I know the process has started as I have been contacted as a professional reference for a potential coach. I am not certain how long the process will take but I know that Redlands AD Jeff Martinez has the ball rolling.

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman Baseball Recruiting 
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/20130917l2m0rp

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Any new news on Redlands? Is Coach Renfro handling the recruiting in the meantime?

[BigPoppa]

Redlands has no plans to hire a coach until sometime in October. Gonna be a rough transition for whomever they bring in. No fall ball for evaluation.

[Whatagame]

Anyone know which SCIAC teams besides Whittier are headed to the "Arizona Classic" tourney in early Feb?  It looks like PLU, Linfield, G. Fox and Whitman from the NWC are all playing down there.  Possibly no Texas teams this time??

[Jack Parkman]

Why would Redlands wait so long to hire an in-house guy?

[CrashDavisD3]

Redlands has no plans to hire a coach until sometime in October. Gonna be a rough transition for whomever they bring in. No fall ball for evaluation.

NEW REDLANDS HEAD COACH
http://www.goredlands.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/20130924heiv99

[CrashDavisD3]

SCIAC

How many seniors did each team lose to graduation?

Cal Lu 8
Cal Tech 5   
Chapman 1
Claremont 5
La Verne 10   
Occidental 5
Pomona-Pitzer 7
Redlands 4
Whittier 7

I guess the bigger question is how many starters from 2013 will not be there in 2014

I know Cal Lu returns only 2 of its top hitters from 2013.

Chapman only lost 1 starter from 2013 unless others don't return in 2014.

[CrashDavisD3]

2014 SCIAC Schedule - Baseball starts this Saturday with Alumni games

http://www.thesciac.org/sports/bsb/2013-14/schedule

Any predictions.

Cal Lu, Pomona and Chapman will finish in top 3 is my guess for 2014. La Verne, Occidental, Redlands in the middle and CMS, Whitter and Cal Tech in the bottom.

Cal Lu will make the regional's and not sure on a 2nd SCIAC team. My guess is 2 from NWC, 1 from SWC, 1/2 from SCIAC and 1/2 from ASC.

Of course my predictions are never right.

[108 Stitches]

I think the dark horse (if you can call them that based on their past) is Chapman. I think they are going to surprise a lot of people and be back on top of the SCIAC.

CLU will be all of their games because of their pitching, but it would not surprise me that they lose a lot of close games because of their lack of hitting. (which is funny given they were the top offensive team in DIII last year)

PP will be in it.

my 2 cents.

[SoCalSoxFan]

I agree that Chapman could/should rebound:  They have 4 returning hitters with BA above .300 that saw 50+ AB's
- Battaglia .333
- Saatzer   .365
- Dillion     .346
- Ortega    .379

I agree that PP will be in it and they have returning hitters > .300
- Rosenbaum  .398
- Bruml          .354
- Madden       .329
and Bowers with 38 AB at .312


CLU pitching/battery looks to be strong as they return all top pitchers and starting catcher.
They also have 3 returning hitters with > 50 AB:
- Petersen      .444
- DellaValle    .380
- DuBois        .330
plus Casciola had 44 AB's with .364
and Abushahla (.424) who made the starting lineup for the playoff games. 


Looking forward to a good competitive year!!

[108 Stitches]

Welcome SoCalSoxFan:

What happened to Ronnie Burton at CLU?

For some reason I thought he was a Jr.

[SoCalSoxFan]

108,  I thought he transferred to CLU last year as a Senior.  I can confirm and let you know.

[SoCalSoxFan]

108 Stitches:   Yes, the 2013 CLU roster showed Ronnie Burton as a Senior

2013 Baseball Roster
23       Ronnie Burton
Class   Senior