BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Browneagle64]

ehhh. Wow, correction. The who is up by 8 in the 7th with a score of 11 to 3.   

[DIIIBASEBALLFAN]

Chapman(20-2) take three from Claremont

Kurt Yacko looked like he has regained his hitting stroke and Wayde Kitchens pitched another outstanding game. Freshman pitcher Jordan Sigman and Senior Ryan Clear also continue to pitch well. Chapman is hitting well, playing great defense and getting good pitching.

Chapman University 8, ClaremontMuddScripps 6 (Mar 29, 2008 at Claremont)
BOX SCORE
http://www1.chapman.edu/athletics/07-08/baseball/cu-cms2.htm

Chapman University 11, ClaremontMuddScripps 3 (Mar 29, 2008 at Claremont)
BOX SCORE
http://www1.chapman.edu/athletics/07-08/baseball/cu-cms1.htm

Chapman University 12, Claremont MS College 2 (Mar 28, 2008 at Orange, CA)
BOX SCORE
http://www1.chapman.edu/athletics/07-08/baseball/cms-cu.htm

[Browneagle64]

Thanks for the updates D3Fan.

It was expected that the hotest team out in the west was going to give the stags a run for their money. Of course, after having a talented pitching staff and a crew that backs up their pitchers, the panthers always seem to walk away with strong victories. So congrats to them on a clean sweep of the stags this weekend.

Btw, congrats to both the hens and Pups for putting on a great show at "the yard" and out in Pomona. From what i hear, both ball clubs played extremely well and left all their energy on the field. Great job to both teams.

And yes, i can't leave out Oxy's solo victory on Friday against the Who. However, not to sure about why the boys came out flat on saturday.

Finally, i think we should all watch out for the Poets this month. This club is starting to catch on fire and seems to be creeping up the SCIAC race as usual without anyone noticing. Therefore, expect to hear them playing tough and winning more ball games against teams like the hens. (hahaha)

Here's this past weekends results:
Mar. 29 
Cal Lutheran  14  Occidental  3  Final 
   
   Pomona-Pitzer  1  Redlands  0  Final   
   
   Whittier  2  La Verne  3  Final   
   
   Chapman  11  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  3  Final   
   
   Caltech  3  Simpson  12  Final   
   
   Cal Lutheran  6  Occidental  4  Final - 9 innings   
   
   Pomona-Pitzer  3  Redlands  6  Final   
   
   Whittier  11  La Verne  14  Final   
   
   Chapman  8  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  6  Final   
   
   Caltech  3  Simpson  7  Final   
   

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Mar. 30  Cal Lutheran  0  Lancaster Jethawks  14  Final - 7 innings   
Red Sox Single-A Advanced Team 

[Browneagle64]

Happy Friday to all

I hope all of you are ready for some SCIAC baseball this weekend.
So Cal. weather forecasters are calling for warm weather, bright blue skies and no chance of rain what so ever.  8)
(Note: see Tooth or D O.C on the SCIAC football board for the surf report).

Anywho's, here this weekends match ups for your consideration:

Apr. 4  Cal Lutheran   Redlands   3:00 PM   
   
   Caltech   La Verne   3:00 PM   
   
   Pomona-Pitzer   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   3:00 PM   
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Apr. 5  Redlands   Cal Lutheran   11:00 AM   
   
   La Verne   Caltech   11:00 AM   
   
   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   Pomona-Pitzer   11:00 AM   
   
   Cal St. San Marcos   Occidental   1:00 PM   
   
   Redlands   Cal Lutheran   2:00 PM   
   
   La Verne   Caltech   2:00 PM   
   
   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   Pomona-Pitzer   2:00 PM 


I'll be attending one of La Verne's D.H against the Beaves, since Cal Tech is not that far away from "Casa de B.E.". After that, I'll be heading over to the Rock to see the men in orange and black walk away with a victory against Cal State San Marcos. 

[Browneagle64]

From last nights SCIAC action, here's the results.
By the way, congratulations on the Stags on winning a strong game against the SCIAC Co-champs yesterday.

Apr. 4  Cal Lutheran  5  Redlands  8  Final   
   
   Caltech  3  La Verne  29  Final   
   
   Pomona-Pitzer  2  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  8  Final - 9 innings 

[DIIIBASEBALLFAN]

Apr. 10 Thu.  La Verne @ Chapman 3 PM
Apr. 11 Fri.    Chapman @ La Verne 3 PM
Apr. 12 Sat.  La Verne @ Chapman 1 PM

[DIIIBASEBALLFAN]

Chapman  4  La Verne 0

Chapman's junior RHP Wayde Kitchens went the distance, throwing Chapman's first complete game shutout of the year, a three-hitter.

Kitchens improved to 4-0 in his fourth start since coming back from a shoulder injury. The right-hander struck out six in the game, including striking out the side in order in the ninth, on his way to his sixth career complete game and third shutout.

PRESS RELEASE
http://www.chapman.edu/athletics/pressReleases/bb04102008.asp
Game stats available online: http://www1.chapman.edu/athletics/07-08/baseball/ulv-cu1.htm

Wayde Kitchens
Season Stats
ERA 0.27 
W-L 4-0   
Innings 33.2
Strikeouts 29 
Opposing Bat AVG .120     




   

[Jack Parkman]

Wow, those are video game numbers.  Looks like he might have a pretty fresh arm going into the regional.....assuming Chapman makes it

Is his arm 100% healthy?  The article says he is coming back from injury.

[doctor K]

Wow, those are video game numbers.  Looks like he might have a pretty fresh arm going into the regional.....assuming Chapman makes it

Is his arm 100% healthy?  The article says he is coming back from injury.

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This Chapman team have everything it takes to make it all the way to Appleton. 
Wayde has fully recovered and is 100%.  I guess sleeping all night on his shoulder might have actually helped the team.  It has given them depth in their pitching rotation and from previous post, this is where their weakness was.

[doctor K]

Chapman takes Game 2 from La Verne 4-2. This makes it the Panther's 17th consecutive win--an accomplishment only made by the 1999 season.

[DIIIBASEBALLFAN]

Chapman vs La Verne

The University of La Verne baseball team dropped the first two games of a three-game weekend series against the nation's top-ranked team, falling 4-0 to Chapman University Thursday before suffering a 4-2 setback to the Panthers on Friday.

The Leopards (17-12-1) fell behind 4-0 to Chapman in Friday's game but got on the board in the sixth on a Mike Moretti solo homer. The Leos plated another run in the inning when Jon-Michael Hattabaugh reached on a error, advanced to third on a Kent Longnecker single, and stole home to slice the deficit to 4-2.

ULV would get no closer as it managed just two hits in the final three innings and ended the game on a double play.

Chapman got its first three runs in the third inning on a Matt Pearson homer followed by an RBI triple from Yacko and an RBI triple from Mike Vass.

Ryan Clear earned the victory allowing two runs on three hits in six inning of work. Kurt Yacko worked three scoreless innings to get the save. For La Verne, Jesse Sweet pitched six innings allowing three earned runs in the defeat.

ULV was held to just three hits in the 4-0 defeat the previous day in Orange as Wayde Kitchens silenced the Leopard bats in the complete game win. Chapman has won 17 straight games as it continues to hold the #1 spot nationally in Division III.

The series concludes Saturday with a 1 pm start at Hart Park in Orange.

BOX SCORES
http://www.ulv.edu/athletics/data/stats-pdf/base041108a.HTM

http://www.ulv.edu/athletics/data/stats-pdf/base041008a.HTM

[pomonaalum]

PP sweeps Whittier, now 13-2 in SCIAC play going into next weekend's non-league games against Chapman.  If I were Pomona's coach, I would think about not throwing my best pitchers against Chapman, especially Colvin whom has never faced them.  Sure it'd be nice to win some for bragging/seeding rights, but PP's chances to make the NCAAs probably don't rest on the outcome of this series and they've been mostly winning with their bats anyways.  Chapman's in for sure, and unless 2 teams from SCIAC make it, the Hens need to take care of business in the two remaining SCIAC series...and if they made it to Regionals, would likely see Chapman.

PP concludes with a series against a struggling CLU team, then a huge showdown against LaVerne.

- PP is 13-2 and owns the tie-breaker with Redlands.
- Redland is 11-4, with Whittier and CMS left, and owns the tiebreaker with ULV.
- ULV is 8-3 with Oxy, CMS and PP left, plus 1 to finish against CLU.

[doctor K]

PP sweeps Whittier, now 13-2 in SCIAC play going into next weekend's non-league games against Chapman.  If I were Pomona's coach, I would think about not throwing my best pitchers against Chapman, especially Colvin whom has never faced them.  Sure it'd be nice to win some for bragging/seeding rights, but PP's chances to make the NCAAs probably don't rest on the outcome of this series and they've been mostly winning with their bats anyways.  Chapman's in for sure, and unless 2 teams from SCIAC make it, the Hens need to take care of business in the two remaining SCIAC series...and if they made it to Regionals, would likely see Chapman.

PP concludes with a series against a struggling CLU team, then a huge showdown against LaVerne.

- PP is 13-2 and owns the tie-breaker with Redlands.
- Redland is 11-4, with Whittier and CMS left, and owns the tiebreaker with ULV.
- ULV is 8-3 with Oxy, CMS and PP left, plus 1 to finish against CLU.

Why not pitch your best pitcher?  Why give Chapman 3 games automatically - they are an Independent and nothing is written in stone that they will go to regional's.  After the PP series all the rest of their games (7) are on the road – 4 in Northern Calif and then  3 in Dallas to end their season.   

Chapman plays Cal State East Bay (Indep) Saturday 4/26, a double-header Sunday (4/27) against Menlo (Indep?), and then Monday (4/29) Sonoma State.  Then they turn around and leave 3 days later for Dallas (Indep).  These last games are what will help determine Chapman's chance.  These teams are  in their league (except Sonoma State which is a DII) and would love to get a win against them.

Is PP gets a win against Chapman it has to have some type of merit since Chapman is ranked 1 in the nation.  IF PP ties Redlands and owns the tie-breaker with Redlands does the NCAA look at any other criteria?  Remember Redlands took one from Chapman

[Ralph Turner]

Doctor K,

The 2008 Handbook has not been released, but Chapman's record versus West Region teams, against teams likely to be ranked in the West Region Rankings,  their won-loss percentage and the opponents winning percentage are likely to give them a Pool B bid.

I think that Chapman sweeps University of Dallas (which is a small private school in Irving TX and not the University of Texas at Dallas.)  The D3baseball.com/NCBWA ranking has nothing to do with the criteria for selection to the NCAA's.

My only question as the Sagehens' coach is whether I want Chapman to see my best pitcher now or possibly in the playoffs.

If one win over Chapman now pushes my meeting with Chapman to some more favorable part of the bracket in the West Region playoffs, then I consider how to use that pitcher.

[pomonaalum]

PP sweeps Whittier, now 13-2 in SCIAC play going into next weekend's non-league games against Chapman.  If I were Pomona's coach, I would think about not throwing my best pitchers against Chapman, especially Colvin whom has never faced them.  Sure it'd be nice to win some for bragging/seeding rights, but PP's chances to make the NCAAs probably don't rest on the outcome of this series and they've been mostly winning with their bats anyways.  Chapman's in for sure, and unless 2 teams from SCIAC make it, the Hens need to take care of business in the two remaining SCIAC series...and if they made it to Regionals, would likely see Chapman.

PP concludes with a series against a struggling CLU team, then a huge showdown against LaVerne.

- PP is 13-2 and owns the tie-breaker with Redlands.
- Redland is 11-4, with Whittier and CMS left, and owns the tiebreaker with ULV.
- ULV is 8-3 with Oxy, CMS and PP left, plus 1 to finish against CLU.

Why not pitch your best pitcher?  Why give Chapman 3 games automatically - they are an Independent and nothing is written in stone that they will go to regional's.  After the PP series all the rest of their games (7) are on the road – 4 in Northern Calif and then  3 in Dallas to end their season.   

Chapman plays Cal State East Bay (Indep) Saturday 4/26, a double-header Sunday (4/27) against Menlo (Indep?), and then Monday (4/29) Sonoma State.  Then they turn around and leave 3 days later for Dallas (Indep).  These last games are what will help determine Chapman's chance.  These teams are  in their league (except Sonoma State which is a DII) and would love to get a win against them.

Is PP gets a win against Chapman it has to have some type of merit since Chapman is ranked 1 in the nation.  IF PP ties Redlands and owns the tie-breaker with Redlands does the NCAA look at any other criteria?  Remember Redlands took one from Chapman

PP is definitely capable of taking games from Chapman...but Chapman's forte seems to be their pitching.  Seems that PP can compete with or without Colvin on the mound on the strength of the lineup.  I think Chapman is a lock.

As far as SCIAC, head-to-head is the 1st tiebreak criteria.  Not sure what happens in a 3 way tie.  I'd imagine that it would be easier than in basketball, since there is a clear winner between all teams in the regular season.