BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Yes many will head to florida, in a few weeks. In Ohio several start their season playing at Veterans Memorial in Chilicothe, home of the Paints. Even the mound is turf.
http://community.hsbaseballweb.com/clip/bishoplefty-vs-case-western

Still makes for a cold start. Many times when they are playing it is in the 30's. Other teams play their first couple of games in Beckley West Va. Quite a long bus ride for one or two double headers.
Some teams may make more than one trip. Some take an extended weekend and play some games down south, Arkansas or Kentucky are popular choices.

[Jack Parkman]

I assume Bruml has a lot on his plate while getting a great education.  He throws hard, just no secondary pitches.  I guess he can help his own cause by hitting 2 bombs a game (in the same inning!!)  The concern is that nobody on Pomona's staff seemed to throw well.  Maybe it was just opening weekend stuff but 4 games like that will make you wonder.

I am very interested to see how the first weekend in SCIAC play works out.  Oxy looks to have pretty solid pitching and I am a little torn on Chapman.  Can CMS put it together and beat Pomona.  Whittier needs to re-group after a rough weekend and La Verne will even up their record against Cal Tech.  Cal Lu is off.

[Teddy_Ballgame]

I assume Bruml has a lot on his plate while getting a great education.  He throws hard, just no secondary pitches.  I guess he can help his own cause by hitting 2 bombs a game (in the same inning!!)  The concern is that nobody on Pomona's staff seemed to throw well.  Maybe it was just opening weekend stuff but 4 games like that will make you wonder.

I am very interested to see how the first weekend in SCIAC play works out.  Oxy looks to have pretty solid pitching and I am a little torn on Chapman.  Can CMS put it together and beat Pomona.  Whittier needs to re-group after a rough weekend and La Verne will even up their record against Cal Tech.  Cal Lu is off.

I'm hoping Bruml just has a few quirks to work out. Bruml has shown he can be a successful pitcher at this level, so I'm optimistic. And it was great to see him have such a ridiculous weekend at the plate.

I don't think we can read too much into the shaky first outings from Yen and Rosenbaum after both missed all of last season on the hill. Depending on whether two of the three of Lane Miles, David Gerics, and Yen can be consistent this year I think there's a chance Rosenbaum is used more in a closer's role- which is probably better for his future and his hitting.

And all is not lost for the pitching- they managed to hold a fear-inspiring alumni lineup to a single run 

If this weekend was any indication though, this will be a pretty typical PP team. Lots of runs at the plate and on the mound.

As for the rest of SCIAC:
CLU is, not surprisingly, looking like the team to beat.
Redlands and Oxy racked up some wins, but not reading too much into them given the competition
Chapman managed to blow a four run lead in the last game, but I think they're always a team to fear
ULV dropped three, but that's some real tough competition. Don't think it's a bad result at all, and they'll be better for it.
CMS/Whittier- yikes. Another long year. Didn't think Whittier would be great, but they got pounded out there.
CIT- I don't know who St. Katherine is (their schedule includes DII, DIII, NAIA, club, and other), but damn the Beavers almost managed to pull out wins in both games. IS THIS THE YEAR?!

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman pitching has 5 pitchers with ERA at/over 4.50. 7 errors in 3 games. 3 game series with Cal Lu is later this month. Offense seems to be able to score runs. Teams have stolen 6 bases over 3 games. Oxy is next

[Colorado]

Someone asked earlier about Chapman's Riddle (whatever happened...). He dropped out of school. No injury was mentioned. Its funny. With graduation, there were going to be about 5 holes to fill among the core but they had the pieces to fill in. Trouble is some of the pieces are now  gone:

Richards (who pitched briefly last season after TJ surgery, hurt his shoulder this time and decided to hang them up), clean up hitter Gandy (he wanted to catch but he wasn't going to get a chance at Chapman plus he wasn't happy last season when he sat on the bench in the first month).

Some rambling thoughts: They are pretty high on the pitcher transfer who started game 1. Game 2 starter Smith, a junior, is solid. They've been kinda waiting on him to grow into the spot. Back up closer  Vietze hurt his elbow at the end of last season and haven't heard much on how that is going). They have a new first baseman (Love who's off to a great start) but let me go on a limb and predict the next  big Slugging star in the SCIAC. His name is Forest Wiederman. He saw limited playing behind Gandy and Saetzer last year as a frosh but he's the new DH and keep your eye on him.

[CrashDavisD3]

Someone asked earlier about Chapman's Riddle (whatever happened...). He dropped out of school. No injury was mentioned. Its funny. With graduation, there were going to be about 5 holes to fill among the core but they had the pieces to fill in. Trouble is some of the pieces are now  gone:

Richards (who pitched briefly last season after TJ surgery, hurt his shoulder this time and decided to hang them up), clean up hitter Gandy (he wanted to catch but he wasn't going to get a chance at Chapman plus he wasn't happy last season when he sat on the bench in the first month).

Some rambling thoughts: They are pretty high on the pitcher transfer who started game 1. Game 2 starter Smith, a junior, is solid. They've been kinda waiting on him to grow into the spot. Back up closer  Vietze hurt his elbow at the end of last season and haven't heard much on how that is going). They have a new first baseman (Love who's off to a great start) but let me go on a limb and predict the next  big Slugging star in the SCIAC. His name is Forest Wiederman. He saw limited playing behind Gandy and Saetzer last year as a frosh but he's the new DH and keep your eye on him.

Riddle & Gandy are big losses for Chapman for 2015. Big bat and #1 type starter. Also saw Dillion only played in game 1 but not 2 or 3.  What's up?

[Jack Parkman]

Week 1 SCIAC  predictions....

La Verne vs Cal Tech: 3-0 ULV, no questions.

Redlands vs Whittier: Redlands beat up on 2 AWFUL teams right away and after seeing what Whittier did in Texas, it makes me think they might have a rough year as well.  I say 3-0 Redlands but 2-1 wouldn't shock me at all.

Pomona vs Claremont- Claremont has been knocked around so far and Pomona's pitching has been very shaky.  I think Pomona scored a ton of runs and take all 3 with high-scoring games.

Oxy vs Chapman- I don't know what to expect from either team after 1 week, but I think Chapman is by far a better team than Oxy.  Both played weaker opponents in week 1 and both took 2/3.  I think Chapman's hitting will be too much and they take all 3.

Cal Lu is off

[CrashDavisD3]

La Verne 3-0 over CalTech
Redlands 3-0 over Whittier
Pomona 3-0 over CMS
Chapman 2-1 vs Oxy

Cal Lu resting until they take on Chapman next week and will go 3-0 vs Chapman

Early predictions for SCIAC tourney seeds 
Cal Lu
Redlands
Chapman
La Verne
Pomona
Oxy
Whittier
CMS
Cal Tech

[SoCalSoxFan]

Week 1 SCIAC  predictions....

La Verne vs Cal Tech: 3-0 ULV, no questions.

Redlands vs Whittier: Redlands beat up on 2 AWFUL teams right away and after seeing what Whittier did in Texas, it makes me think they might have a rough year as well.  I say 3-0 Redlands but 2-1 wouldn't shock me at all.

Pomona vs Claremont- Claremont has been knocked around so far and Pomona's pitching has been very shaky.  I think Pomona scored a ton of runs and take all 3 with high-scoring games.

Oxy vs Chapman- I don't know what to expect from either team after 1 week, but I think Chapman is by far a better team than Oxy.  Both played weaker opponents in week 1 and both took 2/3.  I think Chapman's hitting will be too much and they take all 3.

Cal Lu is off

I agree with your comments and predictions, except I think Chapman will only win 2.

[SoCalSoxFan]

La Verne 3-0 over CalTech
Redlands 3-0 over Whittier
Pomona 3-0 over CMS
Chapman 2-1 vs Oxy

Cal Lu resting until they take on Chapman next week and will go 3-0 vs Chapman

Early predictions for SCIAC tourney seeds 
Cal Lu
Redlands
Chapman
La Verne
Pomona
Oxy
Whittier
CMS
Cal Tech

Crash, I agree with both you weekend predictions and also most of year end predictions.   I think Pomona may sneak in as #4 seed instead of LaVerne.

[CrashDavisD3]

Week 1 SCIAC  predictions....

La Verne vs Cal Tech: 3-0 ULV, no questions.

Redlands vs Whittier: Redlands beat up on 2 AWFUL teams right away and after seeing what Whittier did in Texas, it makes me think they might have a rough year as well.  I say 3-0 Redlands but 2-1 wouldn't shock me at all.

Pomona vs Claremont- Claremont has been knocked around so far and Pomona's pitching has been very shaky.  I think Pomona scored a ton of runs and take all 3 with high-scoring games.

Oxy vs Chapman- I don't know what to expect from either team after 1 week, but I think Chapman is by far a better team than Oxy.  Both played weaker opponents in week 1 and both took 2/3.  I think Chapman's hitting will be too much and they take all 3.

Cal Lu is off

I agree with your comments and predictions, except I think Chapman will only win 2.

I concur also. Chapman will 2 of 3. Pitching is not deep enough to get all 3 but Chapman may have its best offensive team in recent years. Defense is a question mark. Too many errors and too many stolen bases. OXY in the past loves to steal bases in past years

[Jack Parkman]

Pomona crushed Claremont, no big surprise.  CMS looks to be pretty bad this year.  Pomona should finish a sweep tomorrow.

Redlands outlasted Whittier after a shaky start.  I expect a sweep by Redlands tomorrow.

Chapman absolutely implodes against Oxy.  This is a really bad loss for Chapman and looks like their bullpen might be an issue this year.  I don't know how Chapman recovers from this tomorrow.

La Verne struggled a little against Cal Tech but ends up thumping them.  Finishing a sweep tomorrow.

[Jack Parkman]

Week 1 SCIAC  predictions....

La Verne vs Cal Tech: 3-0 ULV, no questions.- ULV didn't start out well in any of the games but were just too much in the end.

Redlands vs Whittier: Redlands beat up on 2 AWFUL teams right away and after seeing what Whittier did in Texas, it makes me think they might have a rough year as well.  I say 3-0 Redlands but 2-1 wouldn't shock me at all.- Looks like Whittier was able to squeak one out and get their first win of the year.  This was a pretty good series all around.

Pomona vs Claremont- Claremont has been knocked around so far and Pomona's pitching has been very shaky.  I think Pomona scored a ton of runs and take all 3 with high-scoring games.- Claremont is going to get knocked around all year but man, Pomona can hit!  On the flip side, they have given up a ton of runs to some mediocre at-best teams.  I have a feeling we are going to see a lot of football-type scores this year.

Oxy vs Chapman- I don't know what to expect from either team after 1 week, but I think Chapman is by far a better team than Oxy.  Both played weaker opponents in week 1 and both took 2/3.  I think Chapman's hitting will be too much and they take all 3.-Oops, I missed this one big time!  What in the world is going on with Chapman?  Things were ok last year but my goodness, sounds like a mess in Orange.  Players leaving the program and now this is Laverty's first recruiting class and it looks to be a little thin.  They need to put it together fast or this season is going to get away from them in a hurry. On the OXY side, thats a huge series win for them.  They took advantage of a Chapman implosion on Friday and their pitching was the story of the weekend.  This DeRead kid sound legit as well.  Great start for OXY going into Caltech.

Cal Lu is off

[Purple Heys]

Who says things don't get heated up early in the SCIAC?

2 ejections and minor bench clearing event in the nightcap at Redlands...

Whittier showed some nad in not giving up on game 3, they needed that win.  Redlands looks solid especially at the front of the batting order.

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman won 30 games in 2014. I dont expcect 20 wins in 2015.

Cal Lu and Redlands will battle for the SCIAC Pool A bid with the lose getting a Pool C bid.

CMS, Whittier, Caltech will be at the bottom of the SCIAC

Pomona, La Verne and Oxy wlll battle for the middle spots.

Chapman shows it misses Coach Tereschuk

I expect Cal Lu sweep over the Panthers