BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Yeah Gandy played for the Charlestown Cannons last year and the Covington Lumberjacks The summer before that. Word was he was looking to get out of Chapman, and transfer to a D1. Does anybody know if he has to sit out a year. I know there are exceptions, but I do not know if he qualifies.

Gandy is on the active Creighton roster.  In terms of Chapman, what happened to Braden Riddle, maybe a bigger loss than Gandy?

either thaey don't know that Chapman is D3, or they do not want to admit it. Under experience they have junior college.

[Jack Parkman]

Yeah Gandy played for the Charlestown Cannons last year and the Covington Lumberjacks The summer before that. Word was he was looking to get out of Chapman, and transfer to a D1. Does anybody know if he has to sit out a year. I know there are exceptions, but I do not know if he qualifies.

Gandy is on the active Creighton roster.  In terms of Chapman, what happened to Braden Riddle, maybe a bigger loss than Gandy?

Probably hurt his arm like 90% of pitchers who go through Chapman.  No matter how successful they have been, arms get destroyed there.

[108 Stitches]

I really like what Whittier is doing to kick off their schedule, Concordia, x2 TLU, and Trinity in TX. That ought to get the juices flowing for their team, great way to start off the season.

[Jack Parkman]

I really like what Whittier is doing to kick off their schedule, Concordia, x2 TLU, and Trinity in TX. That ought to get the juices flowing for their team, great way to start off the season.

Agreed.  I would love to see the SCIAC and ASC/SCAC get together each year for some sort of "tournament" where 4 schools would host 4 games over a weekend.  Trinity, TLU and Concordia are close enough to each other and Dallas, UTD and LeTouneau are as well.  If the SCIAC hosted it would be no issue at all since the largest distance between any of the schools is 2 hours.  Sprinkle in some of the NWC schools and I think it would help everyone in the West and schools wouldn't have to play any NAIA games against northern schools coming through for their spring trips.

[SoCalSoxFan]

This year CLU will be playing Whitworth 2x, Puget Sound 2x and also Linfield and Southwestern(TX) in AZ. 
Westside opined that Puget would make some noise and 108Stitches has SWestern as #2 in SCAC (SCAC guide predicts 4th)
Looking at it, I like their out of conference selections this year.

As far as on the field:
- they return 8 of 10 hitters; so their offense should continue to be as strong as the past 2 years.
- they lost 2 of their top 3 starters and their closer Roth  This pitching void will be harder to fill.  We'll see how their transfer pitcher does and if some of the younger pitchers step up.


Games start in 5 hours!!

[Ralph Turner]

You never know, in the good old days Chapman used to recruit and find freshmen who could contribute right away....however you may be right.

I still don't get why they are playing ETBU  to start the season ? I know TU/Chapman used to do a home/away and it was TU's turn to go to Cali.

I will bet the ETBU Chapman game was scheduled last season before Lee Driggers left ETBU.  Coach Driggers was at McMurry when McM and Chapman played home-and-away.

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman wins 1st 2 against ETBU- Not a strong program in recent years. http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?gid=etbu&t=1

In 2014 Braden Riddle a sophmore who pitched last year for Chapman with 3rd most innings pitched is not on the roster in 2015. Any news on what happen?  He had a 7-2 record with a 3.12 ERA

Chapman does return pitcher Matt Smith 5-2 record with 2.94 ERA and Ben Vietze 1-0 record 2 saves 0.87 ERA.

[CrashDavisD3]

6 errors and Chapman loses 10-9 to ETBU. Could be a long season if you lose to a program like ETBU.

http://www.etbusports.com/baseball/news/2014-15/1515/hood-earns-first-win-in-walk-off-fashion-over-chapman/

http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2014-15/releases/20150204uabcee

[108 Stitches]

Whittier does not look to be much of a threat in the SCIAC this year, loosing 4 in Texas, they were over matched at TU, but it is always good for a team to play solid competition and see where they stand early.

[CrashDavisD3]

After 1st weekend of baseball

Cal Lu and Redlands are undefeated
http://www.d3baseball.com/conf/SCIAC/2015/standings

http://thesciac.org/sports/bsb/index

[Jack Parkman]

After 1st weekend of baseball

Cal Lu and Redlands are undefeated
http://www.d3baseball.com/conf/SCIAC/2015/standings

http://thesciac.org/sports/bsb/index

My thoughts...

Whittier and CMS are off to a rough start.  Whittier only scored 5 runs in 4 games in TX and CMS has given up a ton of runs so far.  Pretty surprised Chapman dropped one to East TX Baptist and La Verne had a tough time against good teams in AZ.  Oxy played a very competitive series against a very average Pacific team.  Cal Lu hit the ball very well and took 3 from Whitworth and Puget Sound.  Pomona scored a lot of runs but their pitching got torched all over.  Conference play starts this week!

[Mr. Ypsi]

After 1st weekend of baseball

Cal Lu and Redlands are undefeated
http://www.d3baseball.com/conf/SCIAC/2015/standings

http://thesciac.org/sports/bsb/index

My thoughts...

Whittier and CMS are off to a rough start.  Whittier only scored 5 runs in 4 games in TX and CMS has given up a ton of runs so far.  Pretty surprised Chapman dropped one to East TX Baptist and La Verne had a tough time against good teams in AZ.  Oxy played a very competitive series against a very average Pacific team.  Cal Lu hit the ball very well and took 3 from Whitworth and Puget Sound.  Pomona scored a lot of runs but their pitching got torched all over.  Conference play starts this week!

You guys make me sick!

In the upper midwest, we still have 6 inches to two feet of snow on the ground (depending on area) - it is still 1-2 months before we can even practice outside.  I wouldn't want a division of d3 based on geography (there are pluses and minuses for all areas), but you guys DO play a somewhat different sport than many of us!

[NWBaseballFan10]

My thoughts...

Pomona scored a lot of runs but their pitching got torched all over.

How about the afternoon from Bruml?! 5-6 with 2 bombs, 5 RBI's and 5 runs!! Quiet weekend for Rosenbaum although the chances of that continuing for the remainder of the season are slim to none. Those two could be a powerful punch in the middle of the Sagehen lineup. But you are right, where is the pitching? Sadly, Rosenbaum does not appear to be back in his usual form on the mound the way he had been in 2013 prior to his injury. As for Bruml, the kid has got great life in his arm, but is at best a 2 pitch guy (And I'm being generous on his offspeed stuff). A D3 kid sitting upper 80's to low 90's should be producing better outings IMHO. If he could develop his offspeed stuff more and locate 3 pitches (even if 2 of them aren't that consistent) he could be a terror on the mound the way he is at the plate. Perhaps, though, his numbers are more reflective of his opponents in the SCIAC who tend to have no issues putting crooked numbers on the board...

[Bishopleftiesdad]

To be good at anything you have to practice your craft. Could it be between hitting, and school, that their is not time to dedicate the needed time to pitching.
I am not saying the young man is not dedicated or not as good as he should be, but it may be a matter of priorities.
I wish the young man well.

[108 Stitches]

Mr Yipsi, I just saw the weather report for Boston and was wondering what the heck all of the East/Mid West teams were doing. Head to Florida my friend. No wonder the board is dead, all the baseball players are frozen.

I then saw the P-P game, give me a break 10 runs in one inning.... a 19-17 game? Sounds like a football score.