BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Captain Morgan]

Let's get off the knuckleballer and back to real baseball. Those who spend time debating the merits of a knuckleball have never seen the effectiveness of a fastball on the corner.

[BigPoppa]

Pomona-Pitzer split with NAIA Westmont last weekend. Not a good sign for the Sagehens as Westmont is traditionally the doormat of the GSAC conference.

[BigPoppa]

Dawg-

Your beloved Redlands made the ABCA pre-season poll at #23. Maybe you are right about them this year.

http://www.muhlenberg.edu/sports/abcapoll.html


It may hurt you to know that Chapman is still ranked very high at #3, but at least your 'Dawgs are getting some love.

[Browneagle64]

Ouch. sounds like our hens haven't grown-up just yet. I hope that they come out doing better and show up with a better game plan next time around.

Btw, Pops

Dawg was laid to rest as of two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the Old Yellar just couldn't make it through. I had hope that he would have stuck around to have added more light and insight to SCIAC baseball, but croaked sometime last week. I wish him and his Pups best of luck once they get their season started.

[BigPoppa]

Dawg was laid to rest as of two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the Old Yellar just couldn't make it through. I had hope that he would have stuck around to have added more light and insight to SCIAC baseball, but croaked sometime last week. I wish him and his Pups best of luck once they get their season started.

Who laid him to rest? That's too bad... I enjoyed his banter.

[Browneagle64]

I personally will miss his banter. I guess all that energy that he spent during the football season spreading the message that Redlands would dominate the SCIAC in football, basketball and baseball just washed him out.

[BigPoppa]

Simpson University (CA) 20 at Caltech 6   

Greensboro 4 at La Verne 3   

Simpson (CA) 7 at Occidental 8   

Greensboro 3 vs. Cal Lutheran 5   

Simpson (CA) 9 at Occidental 10   

Greensboro 1 at Cal Lutheran 3



SCIAC Basbeall Website:
http://www.thesciac.org/m-baseball/standings.htm

The website fails to list Whittier at 0-3, but it might be tough to keep updated as they were on the road this weekend. I am certain it will be done by Monday.

[Browneagle64]

Congratulations to Oxy on their split with Simpson
I was expecting a little better defense from the Boys in Orange & Black but i assume the old butterflies in the stomach got them. I hope that they learned from their first two games against simpson.

Btw, It looks like the Cal Lu of the past has returned. Great job to hear that they played a solid defensive game. Look for La Verne to rebound from such a close loss.

[Tom Brady]

Eagle-  I think you mean Oxy's sweep of Simpson.  Good to see them start off on a good note, but would probably not look too much into it.  I looked up Simpsons record from last year and they only won 3 games.  Hell, I had never even heard of Simpson before.  Either way, lets hope the Tigers are turning it around a little bit and are going to help the SCIAC become a more competitive conference all around.

I stopped by the first game of the double-dip at Cal Lu and was very impressed with the new stadium feel at CLU.  There was a good crowd to watch and a great game played by both teams.  Greensborough had the biggest first baseman I have ever seen in my life.  He didnt really do anything at the plate though.  Didnt stay for the second game but looks like it was a good one.

Judging by the scores of the Whittier/Chapman series, either Chapman is pretty darn good, or Whittier is pretty darn bad.

[BigPoppa]

Judging by the scores of the Whittier/Chapman series, either Chapman is pretty darn good, or Whittier is pretty darn bad.

Chapman is even better than advertised, but I think Whittier is not a bad team. They were actually hanging with Chapman for a while, but could not finish the deal. Expect them to make a dent in the SCIAC this year.

[Browneagle64]

Thanks for the Correction W.T.  I am still trying to get over my hang Over from yesterdays Big game. I might have miss read what B.P put down on his previous post.

Simpson isn't that great. Oxy swept them at the start of the 04 and the 05 seasons. Yet, it looks like they were ready this time to put up a fight.
If oxy can build up a good defense, allow their starting pitchers to feel comfortable on the mound and have a decent offense of production from their all-sciac catcher, infielder and the rest of the team, expect them to come out on fire within the next two weeks.

[BigPoppa]

If oxy can build up a good defense, allow their starting pitchers to feel comfortable on the mound and have a decent offense of production from their all-sciac catcher, infielder and the rest of the team, expect them to come out on fire within the next two weeks.

That is what every team is hoping for. If those guys produce, pitch and play defense any team would win. If they cannot do those things, expect them to be weak this year.

[Browneagle64]

I am confident that the Boys in Orange and Black will not be like that this year. I am sure they will be ready to take on the top teams of the SCIAC and start to build a better reputation.

[2X All-American]

Oxy will not be a contender or have a good reputation in the sciac or anywhere else until they can beat Chapman. Chapman has not scheduled a game with Oxy for three straight years now for the same reason they dont play Cal Tech; they have been horrible. It doesn't do anything for Chapman or any other team to beat up on a bad team. Oxy will have to come in the top three in the sciac for Chapman to even consider scheduling a game with them in '08.

[Browneagle64]

In the words of Nacho Libre...... ouch "Take it Easeeeeeeee".

I take it that you are a former panther player. Of course that would be good experience for Oxy to play the likes of Chapman. However, those schedules have been compelted for over 4 years now. I understand some schools like to do long contract like that. But, i hope that Oxy does play a chapman like team in order to get themselves a better reputation. In the mean time, I feel that they will make more strides than they have done in the past this season. I am sure they want to feed off the same success as their football and basketball programs.