BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Purple Heys]

...it probably would have become a certainty...

Way to commit to a position Heys.   

[Ralph Turner]

According to this link, Win-Loss Percentage in the last 25% of the season is part of the primary selection criteria this year.  It is qualified with "if applicable", whatever that means.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2016DIIIMBAPreChampsManual_20150203.pdf

Thanks, bmo.

I am sorry that I did not have it at my fingertips.

[SoCalSoxFan]

Another loss for Oxy and a SOS of 191 (with Caltech later today) is not a good trend for Oxy.  Being ranked #2 in the West still has them in a pretty good spot right now, but crazier things have happened.

Last year, #4 & #5 West Regional Ranking teams were left home.
This includes SCIAC regular winner CLU which lost to LaVerne in playoffs.

Given Oxy's recent slide; plus the fact that if they don't win SCIAC tourney it will mean they'll have 2 more losses.   With weak SOS, I expect the only way Oxy gets in is if they win SCIAC tournament.

[Sluggerdad]

Another loss for Oxy and a SOS of 191 (with Caltech later today) is not a good trend for Oxy.  Being ranked #2 in the West still has them in a pretty good spot right now, but crazier things have happened.

Last year, #4 & #5 West Regional Ranking teams were left home.
This includes SCIAC regular winner CLU which lost to LaVerne in playoffs.

Given Oxy's recent slide; plus the fact that if they don't win SCIAC tourney it will mean they'll have 2 more losses.   With weak SOS, I expect the only way Oxy gets in is if they win SCIAC tournament.

Was that partly because a number of automatic bids went to unexpected teams?  That seems to be an important factor in the competition for scarce at large bids.

[sportsfan]

the west seems down this year.  Trinity will be the only SCAC team in the field and guessing same thing with the SCIAC and ASC.  Maybe Whitworth gets an invite because of the cost factor.  I see at least one team and maybe two teams shipped out west.

[Jack Parkman]

General SCIAC and West post coming...

I am very interested to see what happens in the regional rankings this week.  1) Trinity took care of business in the SCAC and will be the #1 seed in the region. 2) Oxy at #2 had a terrible week after losing to 10-26 Claremont and 19-19 Pomona.  Oxy did come back and win 2 games but they were against Whittier (sorry Heys) and Caltech.  3) Whitworth lost to a pretty bad Puget Sound team but did pick up 2 victories against the same squad.  4) Cal Lu went 3-0 (with game 4 against Redlands later today) and beating Caltech, Pomona and La Verne doesn't do much to boost them, the fact that they didn't lose to bad teams is what matters. 5) Concordia got smoked by TLU early in the week but bounced back with a sweep of UMHB.  Concordia will host one bracket in the ASC tournament that starts this Friday.  6) TLU opened up with a nice win over Concordia but went 1-2 in the SCAC tournament.  Being #6 and dropping these games means they are done.

SCIAC Tournament opens up this Friday with Redland's at Oxy and Chapman at Cal Lu.  As I've said before, I think it's wide open.

SCIAC SOS's

Oxy-221
CLU- 101
Chapman- 111
Redlands- 76

-Conference player of the year is DeRaad without any debate.  He had a MONSTER year with 15 bombs and a .434 average. I dont want to be that guy (but I will be) and say he hit .290 with 1 HR against other SCIAC Tourney teams, but I will say it.
-Coach of the year is easily Wetmore from Oxy.It's been 34 years since they have been relevant, and they have had a pretty darn good year.
-Newcomer of the year is anyone's guess

[Jack Parkman]

the west seems down this year.  Trinity will be the only SCAC team in the field and guessing same thing with the SCIAC and ASC.  Maybe Whitworth gets an invite because of the cost factor.  I see at least one team and maybe two teams shipped out west.

I think you need to be ranked 2,3 and maybe (a big maybe)4 in the region to get a Pool C.  They are handed out nationally so a lot of it comes down to what happens in other conference tournaments.

[108 Stitches]

As Jack pointed out so much depends on what happens in other regions for Pool C bids. CLU seems to be taking care of business, Oxy not so much, but once the tournament starts everything changes. I still think Oxy and CLU both have a chance to go, BUT they will both need to be very impressive in the SCIAC tournament and get to the championship game. Given their proximity and hosing and taking 2/3 this weekend Whitworth should be in I think. TLU blew it over the weekend and they have no chance.

As Southwestern showed this weekend, once the tournament starts records mean bupkis. I really liked how they played this weekend and they frankly just ran out of talent against Trinity. (heart no, talent yes)

[Jack Parkman]

Cal Lu finishes the round-robin 4-0 and heads into the SCIAC Tournament against Chapman this Friday.  Should be an exciting end to the season.

[Purple Heys]

Oxy did come back and win 2 games but they were against Whittier (sorry Heys) and Caltech.

Ouch...but if WC had won that Oxy game that would have made our weekend...And we were a play here or play there of doing just that.  Oxy better wake up.

[Appalachian Mtns]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA

"[Caltech Baseball]", Tear Down This Wall!

Please do not include another President to the streak since Ronald Reagan with Hillary or Donald taking the oath before the next SCIAC conference game. 

Statistically the improvement has been remarkable, so keep it headed in the right direction.  For 2 1/2 hours forget about midterms, and playing on less than 3 hours of sleep game after game, and get it done!

[Purple Heys]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA

"[Caltech Baseball]", Tear Down This Wall!

Please do not include another President to the streak since Ronald Reagan with Hillary or Donald taking the oath before the next SCIAC conference game. 

Statistically the improvement has been remarkable, so keep it headed in the right direction.  For 2 1/2 hours forget about midterms, and playing on less than 3 hours of sleep game after game, and get it done!

Umm, no.

[Appalachian Mtns]

Congratulations to Whittier for taking care of business.  Beavers out hit the Poets, but the lack of timely hits allowing the Poets best pitcher in lefty Garcia to remain on the hill for 8 innings was too much to overcome.

The Beavers failure to turn the double play in the fourth, and missing the opportunity to keep the score at 2 to 1 thru the 6th, together with the bad 4 run 6 inning, was the Beaver's downfall.

Again Congrats to Whittier on the W.

Proud of the entire Caltech Beaver baseball program for the substantial improvement over the past few years.  Glad I will be around three more years to watch the continued improvement despite the terrible odds these players face that few truly appreciate or understand.  Yeah, they knew what they were getting into when they chose Caltech, but still very proud of each and every Beaver student athlete on the roster.

More arms are on the way, and we will see all you SCIAC brothers next year.

Good Luck to both Occidental and Cal Lutheran in securing two bids to the Regionals.

[Ralph Turner]

Welcome to the boards Appalcahian Mtns!

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations to Whittier for taking care of business.  Beavers out hit the Poets, but the lack of timely hits allowing the Poets best pitcher in lefty Garcia to remain on the hill for 8 innings was too much to overcome.

The Beavers failure to turn the double play in the fourth, and missing the opportunity to keep the score at 2 to 1 thru the 6th, together with the bad 4 run 6 inning, was the Beaver's downfall.

Again Congrats to Whittier on the W.

Proud of the entire Caltech Beaver baseball program for the substantial improvement over the past few years.  Glad I will be around three more years to watch the continued improvement despite the terrible odds these players face that few truly appreciate or understand.  Yeah, they knew what they were getting into when they chose Caltech, but still very proud of each and every Beaver student athlete on the roster.

More arms are on the way, and we will see all you SCIAC brothers next year.

Good Luck to both Occidental and Cal Lutheran in securing two bids to the Regionals.

A question for SCIAC insiders...

What is the difference in Cal Tech's baseball program and its record versus MIT's record over the last several decades?

(This has got to be a multi-factorial issue.)