BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Purple Heys]

La Verne should be getting more credit for their SCIAC performance than the RR's have given them...yeah I know SoS and yadda yadda.  ULV took the series from both Redlands and Chapman, swept Pomona and did not lose a SCIAC series.  Other teams came at the SCIAC and most of them took their lumps.  La Verne delivered quite a few lumps to every SCIAC team.  Chapman lost series' to Redlands, La Verne, Pomona, and Whittier.  That's a significant difference.

All of that now goes out the window if the Leos go 2 and a BBQ.

Watch Pomona take it all...and prove everyone wrong.

[Ralph Turner]

La Verne should be getting more credit for their SCIAC performance than the RR's have given them...yeah I know SoS and yadda yadda.  ULV took the series from both Redlands and Chapman, swept Pomona and did not lose a SCIAC series.  Other teams came at the SCIAC and most of them took their lumps.  La Verne delivered quite a few lumps to every SCIAC team.  Chapman lost series' to Redlands, La Verne, Pomona, and Whittier.  That's a significant difference.

All of that now goes out the window if the Leos go 2 and a BBQ.

Watch Pomona take it all...and prove everyone wrong.

Do you have any insight as to why ULV was swept by UTT in February but came back?  What is different that they won the SCIAC regular season? Getting swept is very difficult to do if you are good.
Thanks

[Purple Heys]

La Verne should be getting more credit for their SCIAC performance than the RR's have given them...yeah I know SoS and yadda yadda.  ULV took the series from both Redlands and Chapman, swept Pomona and did not lose a SCIAC series.  Other teams came at the SCIAC and most of them took their lumps.  La Verne delivered quite a few lumps to every SCIAC team.  Chapman lost series' to Redlands, La Verne, Pomona, and Whittier.  That's a significant difference.

All of that now goes out the window if the Leos go 2 and a BBQ.

Watch Pomona take it all...and prove everyone wrong.

Do you have any insight as to why ULV was swept by UTT in February but came back?  What is different that they won the SCIAC regular season? Getting swept is very difficult to do if you are good.
Thanks

My first qualifier was "most"...clearly understanding that La Verne's early season performance (and the rest of their non-league performance) is not becoming a conference champion.

I think ULV's style of how they handle their pitching needed some time to get settled.  Possibly guys needed to get comfortable and buy into their roles.  Early season trials and tribulations often sow the seeds for later season success.  Perhaps getting their arses kicked in the first series was precisely what they needed to get going...Maybe they had trouble dealing with the long road trip to Texas.  It was in February.

I think good teams need a bit of time to learn how to be "good", even if they have the talent...and sometimes even if they don't.

You know as well as anybody that a team can come together and be greater than the sum of the parts.  I get that sense with La Verne.  I got that sense with Cal Lu last year.  I do not get that with Chapman.  I think that Redlands is pretty darn good with or without that.

[Ralph Turner]

Only Seniors Michaels and Firth were on that 2015 ULV team that came to the Tyler Regional.

Thanks for the insight on this year's ULV team.

[Purple Heys]

Only Seniors Michaels and Firth were on that 2015 ULV team that came to the Tyler Regional.

Thanks for the insight on this year's ULV team.

I think you missed Byrd and Thomas...both key players on the current squad as well.  That's your #3 and #4 spot in the lineup and two pitchers.  Michaels has had a real nice year, but having Thomas hitting in front him certainly helped out.  Byrd came up big in the regional as I recall.  Firth is second on the team in appearances and seems to be someone they rely on in the middle.

The thing with La Verne is that they have no one who has pitched over 65 innings.  If a guy isn't doing the job out comes the hook, even 1 batter, take a seat, son.  They seem quite comfortable now with the committee approach.

[olddog]

How does this tournament work this year ? thanks

[Jack Parkman]

How does this tournament work this year ? thanks

La Verne hosts Pomona on Friday
Redlands hosts Pomona Chapman on Friday

The 2 losers play 9am at La Verne Sat
The 2 winners play noon(ish) at La Verne Sat
The winner of the days 1st game plays the loser of the days 2nd game at La Verne at 3pm Sat.

Sunday has 2 championship games (if necessary)

[MIFDad]

How does this tournament work this year ? thanks

La Verne hosts Pomona on Friday
Redlands hosts Pomona on Friday

The 2 losers play 9am at La Verne Sat
The 2 winners play noon(ish) at La Verne Sat
The winner of the days 1st game plays the loser of the days 2nd game at La Verne at 3pm Sat.

Sunday has 2 championship games (if necessary)

Hmm.... Looks like Pomona will need a lot of pitching.

[Jack Parkman]

How does this tournament work this year ? thanks

La Verne hosts Pomona on Friday
Redlands hosts Pomona on Friday

The 2 losers play 9am at La Verne Sat
The 2 winners play noon(ish) at La Verne Sat
The winner of the days 1st game plays the loser of the days 2nd game at La Verne at 3pm Sat.

Sunday has 2 championship games (if necessary)

Hmm.... Looks like Pomona will need a lot of pitching.

Dang, need to hire an editor before posting.

[Skips Soldier]

Chapman will win the sciac tournament. If they don't, I will leave the boards forever.

[Purple Heys]

Lord, grant me restraint.

[Purple Heys]

SCIAC All-Conference Teams announced:

http://thesciac.org/sports/bsb/2017-18/releases/20180502sroscd

Congratulations to all honorees...great year for the SCIAC.

[Purple Heys]

I do not see how La Verne can sustain giving up so many runs, the level of pitching they are facing starts to ratchet up at some point.  They will see the newly anointed SCIAC Pitcher of the Year tomorrow. They scored 1 unearned run in 5 innings against Stead last time out, and lost 13-9.  The Leo’s other 8 runs came against the Bulldog bullpen.

[Jack Parkman]

I do not see how La Verne can sustain giving up so many runs, the level of pitching they are facing starts to ratchet up at some point.  They will see the newly anointed SCIAC Pitcher of the Year tomorrow. They scored 1 unearned run in 5 innings against Stead last time out, and lost 13-9.  The Leo's other 8 runs came against the Bulldog bullpen.

Redlands has to be thrilled with how the Pomona/La Verne game went.  Giving up 14 runs in the opener of a tournament does not bode well for your bullpen.

[Skips Soldier]

https://youtu.be/PVDH3MX4MYI

@PurpleHeys