BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

BigPoppa · February 07, 2014, 09:13:44 AM

I have always had a soft spot for Coach Laverty as the only time I was tossed as a college coach was in his ballpark when I argued a terrible third strike call (all were positive it hit the plate, except the one that counted)and was rightfully tossed only to be met by Coach Laverty on my way off the field telling me he agreed with me.

CrashDavisD3 · February 07, 2014, 08:13:08 PM

http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/boxscores/20140207_tomx.xml

Bad day for the Panthers in Texas. 5 ERRORS 4 unearned runs. 32, cloudy, drizzle ice per the box score. Only 4 hits and 1 run with 11K and 8 LOB
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CrashDavisD3 · February 07, 2014, 09:20:29 PM

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

CrashDavisD3 · February 08, 2014, 03:26:02 PM

SCIAC teams are 1-13 so far in 2014

CrashDavisD3 · February 09, 2014, 04:49:25 PM

Another loss for the Panthers(1-3). Getting swept in Texas is not starting off in 2014 well. Very early in the season still but 2 seasons without a winning record so far extends into 2014.

108 Stitches · February 10, 2014, 10:36:18 AM

Crash don't let the record fool you they are a solid team. First game was survival conditions and they played two solid games against Trinity. Both teams left way too many runners in scoring position, they "looked" better than UTTyler IMO, give them a month while their pitching and hitting comes around and they should be in the SCIAC hunt. They do not have the dominant pitching that they had when you were there but they are a solid team and are well coached.

SoCalSoxFan · February 10, 2014, 12:23:30 PM

SCIAC after the first weekend. Ouch.

The Northwest teams, Texas and Emory all had successful weekends against SCIAC.
Not that I follow SW baseball, but I'm surprised Emory took 3 out of 4 vs Occi, PP and CLU; and scoring 41 runs in the process. Petersen/Hebda from Cal Lu shut them down, but they scored 11, 11 and 17 in the other three games.

SCIAC All
Cal Lutheran 0-0 1-1
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 0-0 2-3
Occidental 0-0 1-2
Chapman 0-0 1-3
La Verne 0-0 1-3
Pomona-Pitzer 0-0 1-3
Caltech 0-0 0-2
Redlands 0-0 0-5
Whittier 0-0 0-5

Jim Dixon · February 12, 2014, 03:23:53 PM

Quote from: SoCalSoxFan on February 10, 2014, 12:23:30 PM

SCIAC after the first weekend. Ouch.

The Northwest teams, Texas and Emory all had successful weekends against SCIAC.
Not that I follow SW baseball, but I'm surprised Emory took 3 out of 4 vs Occi, PP and CLU; and scoring 41 runs in the process. Petersen/Hebda from Cal Lu shut them down, but they scored 11, 11 and 17 in the other three games.

Emory has a lot of seniors and it is not surprising that they came out of the blocks strong. The signs are here that they could do very well this season. They return with a set against Piedmont, but they are going to be a tough team to play in 2014.

SoCalSoxFan · February 13, 2014, 12:16:02 PM

Quote from: Jim Dixon on February 12, 2014, 03:23:53 PM
Quote from: SoCalSoxFan on February 10, 2014, 12:23:30 PM

SCIAC after the first weekend. Ouch.

The Northwest teams, Texas and Emory all had successful weekends against SCIAC.
Not that I follow SW baseball, but I'm surprised Emory took 3 out of 4 vs Occi, PP and CLU; and scoring 41 runs in the process. Petersen/Hebda from Cal Lu shut them down, but they scored 11, 11 and 17 in the other three games.

Emory has a lot of seniors and it is not surprising that they came out of the blocks strong. The signs are here that they could do very well this season. They return with a set against Piedmont, but they are going to be a tough team to play in 2014.

Jim, I'll be watching to see how they do. I know it's early, but as the year ends, it will benefit CLU's and PP's national rankings if Emory has a great year!!

108 Stitches · February 13, 2014, 01:32:58 PM

It might help them Nationally, but where it matters the most - in Regional ranking, it won't - based on the new rule.

Colorado · February 14, 2014, 02:32:05 AM

What is the new rule? Also, what criteria is used to pick the 6 teams for the regional? I have a vague notion about it. Have heard the terms "SOS" and in region games and the 3 NCAA regional rankings but is it the latter that finally determines?

CrashDavisD3 · February 14, 2014, 06:50:48 AM

SCIAC CONFERENCE Games start today.
http://www.thesciac.org/sports/bsb/2013-14/schedule

Feb. 14
La Verne @Redlands 2:30 PM
Whittier @Caltech 2:30 PM
Occidental @Chapman 2:30 PM
Pomona-Pitzer @Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Feb. 15
Chapman @Occidental 11:00 AM Live stats
Redlands La Verne 11:00 AM @ Rio Hondo College
Caltech @Whittier 11:00 AM
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps @Pomona-Pitzer 11:00 AM
Redlands La Verne 2:00 PM @ Rio Hondo College
Caltech @Whittier 2:00 PM
Chapman @Occidental 2:00 PM
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps @Pomona-Pitzer 2:00 PM

BigPoppa · February 14, 2014, 07:49:12 AM

Quote from: Colorado on February 14, 2014, 02:32:05 AM
What is the new rule? Also, what criteria is used to pick the 6 teams for the regional? I have a vague notion about it. Have heard the terms "SOS" and in region games and the 3 NCAA regional rankings but is it the latter that finally determines?

The National Ranking (both the ABCA and the D3baseball.com polls) has nothing to do with the selections for the postseason as neither is a sponsored NCAA ranking. All that really matters in the NCAA's Regional Ranking(created by a regional committee of coaches), which takes SoS into consideration as a part of its criteria.

Jack Parkman · February 14, 2014, 12:29:20 PM

My SCIAC picks for the weekend:

La Verne 3-0 vs Redlands- don't see Redlands having the pitching to beat ULV.
Whittier 3-0 vs Cal Tech- Probably Cal Tech's best and only chance to win a game this year...not happening.
Chapman 3-0 vs Oxy- Chapman's pitching will be way too much for Oxy's bats. I expect pretty low scoring games all weekend.
Pomona 2-1 vs CMS- Unless Pomona figured some things out in practice this week they will drop one of these games.

SoCalSoxFan · February 14, 2014, 02:02:49 PM

Quote from: BigPoppa on February 14, 2014, 07:49:12 AM
Quote from: Colorado on February 14, 2014, 02:32:05 AM
What is the new rule? Also, what criteria is used to pick the 6 teams for the regional? I have a vague notion about it. Have heard the terms "SOS" and in region games and the 3 NCAA regional rankings but is it the latter that finally determines?

The National Ranking (both the ABCA and the D3baseball.com polls) has nothing to do with the selections for the postseason as neither is a sponsored NCAA ranking. All that really matters in the NCAA's Regional Ranking(created by a regional committee of coaches), which takes SoS into consideration as a part of its criteria.

Is the SOS just based on SOS in Regional games or SOS in all games?