BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[SoCalSoxFan]

Was looking at the standings today and noticed some interesting things. First thing that struck me was Chapman's 15-1 non-con record. Started looking at everyone else's and noticed that the SCIAC has been pretty great this year out of conference. While that's always a tad skewed by getting some east coast teams who've just started playing outdoors, I think this year has been the most impressive in recent memory. Every team besides Caltech is over .500 in non-con.

Full results:

Redlands  12-4
La Verne   9-7
Pomona    9-5
Occidental 7-5
Cal Lu       10-3
Chapman  15-1
CMS          9-7
Whittier     13-3
Caltech      3-7

Total: 87-42

That's a conference winning percentage of .674 against out of conference opponents. Very impressive, and hopefully will be significant when those Pool C bids are given out this year. I'd think Chapman and Redlands are both in the running.

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[Richard Hamstocks]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need. 

[Purple Heys]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

So you're tellin' me there's a chance!

https://youtu.be/TCKOI24k_UY

[Purple Heys]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

[Jack Parkman]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Man, from the penthouse to the outhouse real quick.

There are some really big series coming up, starting with Oxy and Redlands this week as well as Pomona La Verne.  It should be interesting to see how this all plays out.

[Purple Heys]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Man, from the penthouse to the outhouse real quick.

There are some really big series coming up, starting with Oxy and Redlands this week as well as Pomona La Verne.  It should be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Remaining series opponents:
Pomona: La Verne, Oxy, Redlands
Oxy: Redlands, Pomona, Chapman
Redlands:  Oxy, Pomona
La Verne: Pomona, Chapman, Whittier
Chapman: CMS, La Verne, Oxy
Whittier: Cal Tech, CMS, La Verne
CMS: Chapman, Whittier, Cal Lu
Cal Lu: Cal Tech, CMS
Cal Tech: Whittier, Cal Lu

I see no easy weekends in the SCIAC.

[Jim Dixon]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

The days to assume CalTech will go winless are behind us.

[Ralph Turner]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

The days to assume CalTech will go winless are behind us.

I have wondered in how many conferences would Cal Tech be competitive, with at least a .500 won-loss record in conference play!

[Gray Fox]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

The days to assume CalTech will go winless are behind us.

I have wondered in how many conferences would Cal Tech be competitive, with at least a .500 won-loss record in conference play!

Their main problem is pitching and pitching depth.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

The days to assume CalTech will go winless are behind us.

I have wondered in how many conferences would Cal Tech be competitive, with at least a .500 won-loss record in conference play!

Their main problem is pitching and pitching depth.

Are you suggesting that pitchers aren't smart enough to get into Caltech?

I always heard it was catchers that wore the tools of ignorance.

[Ralph Turner]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

The days to assume CalTech will go winless are behind us.

I have wondered in how many conferences would Cal Tech be competitive, with at least a .500 won-loss record in conference play!

Their main problem is pitching and pitching depth.

Are you suggesting that pitchers aren't smart enough to get into Caltech?

I always heard it was catchers that wore the tools of ignorance.

Bob Boone was accepted to USC Medical School but chose a career in baseball.

[Gray Fox]

I wasn't questioning their intelligence, just their numbers.

[Jim Dixon]

Assuming Cal Tech goes winless, the percentage of paths through the remainder of the season that results in each team making the conference tournament are:
Redlands: 98%
PP: 89%
La Verne: 89%
Oxy: 65%
Chapman: 43%
Whittier: 12%
CMC: 3%
CLU: 2%

Of course, not all paths are equally likely, but this gives some idea about who is going to need help and how much they will need.

Presuming Cal Tech will go winless is not conducive to Cal Tech going winless...

The days to assume CalTech will go winless are behind us.

I have wondered in how many conferences would Cal Tech be competitive, with at least a .500 won-loss record in conference play!

Their main problem is pitching and pitching depth.

The previous CalTech head coach thought this was true.

[Jack Parkman]

Good game between La Verne and Pomona yesterday but the rest were stinkers.  I think there will be a few sweeps this weekend and the standings will really start to take shape for the top 4.  I don't think I am going too far out on a limb by saying the SCIAC Tourney will be Redlands, Pomona, Chapman and La Verne but I really don't know what order it will be in.

The Poets only need 1 more win to guarantee a winning record, something they have struggled with over the past 10-12 years.  They have played some solid baseball lately and I know one person on here who is happy to see it.

CMS started out pretty hot but they have been getting pummeled lately.  Their pitching has really struggled and it's tough to win games when you give up as many runs as they have.

On the flip-side of CMS, it's really hard to win games if you fail to score more than a few runs a game like Cal Lu.  If you take away the 13 runs they scored in game 1 last week, they have scored 14 runs over 6 games.  This team is probably the worst situational hitting team I have ever seen at Cal Lu and I just hope they can win 4 more game to avoid being the first Cal Lu team in the past 30 years to not finish with a winning record.

Enjoy the last few weeks.  I have my thoughts on who will win the SCIAC tourney but I'll wait a bit to talk abut that.

[Purple Heys]

Good game between La Verne and Pomona yesterday but the rest were stinkers.  I think there will be a few sweeps this weekend and the standings will really start to take shape for the top 4.  I don't think I am going too far out on a limb by saying the SCIAC Tourney will be Redlands, Pomona, Chapman and La Verne but I really don't know what order it will be in.

The Poets only need 1 more win to guarantee a winning record, something they have struggled with over the past 10-12 years.  They have played some solid baseball lately and I know one person on here who is happy to see it.

CMS started out pretty hot but they have been getting pummeled lately.  Their pitching has really struggled and it's tough to win games when you give up as many runs as they have.

On the flip-side of CMS, it's really hard to win games if you fail to score more than a few runs a game like Cal Lu.  If you take away the 13 runs they scored in game 1 last week, they have scored 14 runs over 6 games.  This team is probably the worst situational hitting team I have ever seen at Cal Lu and I just hope they can win 4 more game to avoid being the first Cal Lu team in the past 30 years to not finish with a winning record.

Enjoy the last few weeks.  I have my thoughts on who will win the SCIAC tourney but I'll wait a bit to talk abut that.

Not gonna lie, Whittier being on the winning side of the ledger is pretty sweet to see.  But this team is not looking to settle for that...