BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[SoCal OG]

Need OxyBob to chime in on this one.

I did not watch the game or the play in question, so I don't have an opinion. On the other hand, I am certain it was a bad call and a travesty of justice and cost Oxy a sure win.

For those of us who can't attend the games, I think it's great when SIDs post recaps. Yeah, they may have a partisan spin, but so what?

I once made the mistake of giving my unsolicited critique of a game recap. Take it from me, it's not a good idea.

OxyBob

I was at the game...it was a really bad call.  However, you still gotta keep playing after that.  Oxy is looking a little rusty but I'm sure they'll get it all straightened out for conference play. 

[MIFDad]

Just took a look at the video and what it clearly establishes is that:

1 - The Oxy video set up is the worst in the conference.
2 - Making that call from B is not ideal. SCIAC went to a 3-man crew starting last season but they don't seem to have enough umpires to cover consistently.
3 - A play can't be both bang-bang and a blown call.
4 - It was a tough play but if F4 makes it cleanly, game over.

[SoCalSoxFan]

Cal Lu Knock off No. 1 Chapman to Take Series Opener

Final                   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E
CHAPMAN           0   0   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   3   10   2
CAL LUTHERAN   1   2   2   2   0   1   0   0   X   8   12   0

[SoCal OG]

Cal Lu Knock off No. 1 Chapman to Take Series Opener

Final                   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E
CHAPMAN           0   0   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   3   10   2
CAL LUTHERAN   1   2   2   2   0   1   0   0   X   8   12   0

Nice!  Way to go Cal Lu!

[SoCalSoxFan]

March 3, 2020
2020 D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25, Week 2
Through games of Sunday, March 1, 2020:

#   School (1st votes)   Rec   Pts   Prev.
1   Washington U. (9)   6-0   563   4
2   Cal Lutheran (7)   13-1   550   15
3   Chapman (1)        10-3   534   1
4   Trinity (Texas) (2)   8-2   529   2


Congrats SCIAC on having 2 of top 3 teams in Nation!

[Jack Parkman]

Pretty good start to the year by a few SCIAC schools, and a few that have been pretty disappointing.  Cal Lu and Chapman both ranked really high with a good number of win so far.  I think La Verne and Oxy have been pretty disappointing so far but there is plenty of time to turn it around.

Some guys are having monster years so far, led by Zeisler at Chapman.  His slugging % so far is a mere 1.022 and he has 10 multi-hit games out of 13 played.  He has a hit in 12 of the 13 games and is hitting .511, which is insane after 13 games.  Total of 9 guys hitting over .400 so far, we will see if they can keep it up.

Pitching in the SCIAC has been pretty good with plenty of guys putting up really good numbers so far.  I am curious to see where McCarthy's year goes as he has given up a decent number of hits so far, but his earned runs are pretty low.  No idea what is wrong with Butler at Oxy (only 1 game pitched) but Sterner has filled in nicely.  Garcia got knocked around last week but is one of the best in D3.  Rivas at Cal Lu and Hull at CMS are both off to good starts.

Overall I think Cal Lu and Chapman are the 2 best in the SCIAC and feel that CMS could definitely make some noise this year.  Pomona has been good, but they have also dropped one to Caltech.  Speaking of Caltech, I saw them play and it is crazy to see how much that program has improved.  We will see if they can finally get that conference series win this year.

[MIFDad]

Not a huge surprise, but still very disappointing.

Two eastern schools, Pitt Bradford and Ithaca, have canceled their trips to California to play SCIAC teams beginning this weekend. I sincerely hope that's not the beginning of a trend, and I hope  that we'll be able to look back and describe their decision as overly cautious, and not as prescient.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Not a huge surprise, but still very disappointing.

Two eastern schools, Pitt Bradford and Ithaca, have canceled their trips to California to play SCIAC teams beginning this weekend. I sincerely hope that's not the beginning of a trend, and I hope  that we'll be able to look back and describe their decision as overly cautious, and not as prescient.

Sad to hear, but not a surprise.

[Jack Parkman]

Not a huge surprise, but still very disappointing.

Two eastern schools, Pitt Bradford and Ithaca, have canceled their trips to California to play SCIAC teams beginning this weekend. I sincerely hope that's not the beginning of a trend, and I hope  that we'll be able to look back and describe their decision as overly cautious, and not as prescient.

Looks like many of the SCIAC schools will have to play each other in non-conference games. Definitely not a good situation.

[Purple Heys]

Speaking of Caltech, I saw them play and it is crazy to see how much that program has improved.  We will see if they can finally get that conference series win this year.

Whittier looks to have the hitting to hold them off, but there is a definite question mark about the Whittier pitching (thus far), that exposes the Poets to becoming Caltech's first victim.  Could be Caltech's best chance in years...rooting for the Poets to get things figured out.

[BigPoppa]

Not a huge surprise, but still very disappointing.

Two eastern schools, Pitt Bradford and Ithaca, have canceled their trips to California to play SCIAC teams beginning this weekend. I sincerely hope that's not the beginning of a trend, and I hope  that we'll be able to look back and describe their decision as overly cautious, and not as prescient.

Looks like many of the SCIAC schools will have to play each other in non-conference games. Definitely not a good situation.

I'd assume many other GSAC and PAC-WEST schools are in the same boat... there are a lot of NAIA schools that come through SoCal in March and I think a few of those may have opened up as well.

[Teddy_Ballgame]

Not a huge surprise, but still very disappointing.

Two eastern schools, Pitt Bradford and Ithaca, have canceled their trips to California to play SCIAC teams beginning this weekend. I sincerely hope that's not the beginning of a trend, and I hope  that we'll be able to look back and describe their decision as overly cautious, and not as prescient.

Fortunately, Rochester managed to make the trip out West and played 4 games over 2 days against PP. Sagehens took 3 of 4, including a walk off home run (Freshman James Schmidt's first career bomb) in Game 1 and a lopsided 15-5 victory in Game 4.

However, I understand the NESCAC has cancelled all spring athletics trips. Pomona loses a matchup against Wesleyan, which has been replaced with a non-con game against CMS. Unfortunate for the conference to be missing non-con games, which are a helpful barometer for the regional and national committees to be able to evaluate teams across regions. Given the travel restrictions we're seeing across the country, though, not altogether surprising.

I just hope that the PP basketball team isn't impacted, as they travel to Illinois (@ #15 Elmhurst) in the program's first ever Sweet 16 appearance.

[Jack Parkman]

Not a huge surprise, but still very disappointing.

Two eastern schools, Pitt Bradford and Ithaca, have canceled their trips to California to play SCIAC teams beginning this weekend. I sincerely hope that's not the beginning of a trend, and I hope  that we'll be able to look back and describe their decision as overly cautious, and not as prescient.

Looks like many of the SCIAC schools will have to play each other in non-conference games. Definitely not a good situation.

Here is a quick rundown of the SCIAC non-conference games against each other:

Chapman: 3/8 Caltech W 8-2
Cal Lu: 3/5 Redlands W 8-5; @Oxy 3/12; Whittier 3/14
CMS: 3/7 @Redlands L 14-1; 3/9 @ Pomona; 3/12 @ La Verne;
Caltech: 3/8 @Chapman L 8-2
La Verne: 3/12 CMS; 3/13 Oxy
Oxy: 3/1 @Redlands L 5-4; 3/12 Cal Lu; 3/13 @La Verne; 3/14 @Pomona;
Pomona: 3/9 CMS; 3/13 @Whittier; 3/14 Oxy
Redlands: 3/1 Oxy W 5-4; 3/5 @Cal Lu L 8-5; 3/7 CMS W 14-1
Whittier: 3/13 Pomona; 3/14 @ Cal Lu

I'm pretty sure some ot the SCIAC schools still have games to add, which will likely be against each other at some point.

[SoCalSoxFan]

March 10, 2020
2020 D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25, Week 3
Through games of Sunday, March 8, 2020:

#   School (1st votes)   Rec   Pts   Prev.
1   Cal Lutheran (17)   16-1   612   2
2   Randolph-Macon (2)   14-1   551   7
3   Chapman              11-3   535   3
4   Babson (1)            2-1   523   5
5   Trinity (Texas) (2)    8-2   514   4
6   Washington U. (1)    8-2   474   1


Yes it's early, but nice to see 2 SCIAC teams in top 3.

[MIFDad]

NESCAC has canceled all spring sports.  I suspect that we are not far behind.