BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[beachlover]

And CMS Weber Shapiro as well.

BE - why do you refer to Chapman as the SCIAC co-champs?

[Ralph Turner]

And CMS Weber Shapiro as well.

BE - why do you refer to Chapman as the SCIAC co-champs?

Chapman played 16 games versus the SCIAC and went 14-2.

[Browneagle64]

BE - why do you refer to Chapman as the SCIAC co-champs?

Chapman played 16 games versus the SCIAC and went 14-2.

Thanks, Browneagle.

OxyBob

No worries Bob. 

As Ralph, Bob and others have mention, I call the Panthers SCIAC co-champs (in pun) because through out the past seasons (including this year), the panthers seem to be successful against our teams when ever they play each other. Of course we do get several wins here and there but ultimately they end up taking the other games in the series. Of course, there's always the debate about "why the panthers are not in the SCIAC (but that's another story to be told at another time)

[Browneagle64]

Congrats to Occidental College Tigers Glenn Gray, Matthew Jones and Adam Franks for being named to the 2008 All-SCIAC team. And thanks to Mr. Franks and his fellow seniors for the memories they gave us through out these past 4 years.

[Ralph Turner]

My bad!  Thanks oxybob!

[Browneagle64]

And CMS Weber Shapiro as well.

Ahhh. I would have highlighted Mr. Shapiro as well Beach. However, he was nominated/selected through the ABCA and not D3baseball.com. By the way, i'm not even going to dare touch on how players are selected/ nominated on these list as this apparently has lead the National Topics board on very heated debates. (trek on over there to see for your self.) However, Congrats to this young stag anyways.

Alex WeberShapiro (FR, Berkeley) was selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American Third Team. He led the team in RBI's with 51 and tied for the team lead in doubles with 20. He was second on the team in batting average (.435), slugging percentage (.685), on-base percentage (.473) and home runs (6). He was the only freshman selected to any of the three All-American teams and was also the only freshman selected ABCA First Team All-West Region.

[Jack Parkman]

Very interesting news from Occidental.  I came across this while wasting my day on the computer.

http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/bsb/2007-08/news/052208bsb_StrankmanResignation

[Browneagle64]

That's some tough news to hear. I only wish the best for Coach S. and his future endeavours. Even though my Tigers have yet to reach the number one spot in the SCIAC, his guidance and wisdom sure did make an impact on Oxy basball. From recruiting, improving Anderson field/ club house and fielding teams with talent, I thank him for helping Oxy.

May we land a new skipper at Oxy that can help my team reach it's highest in the SCIAC race in the years to come.

Go Tigers.   

[Browneagle64]

Best Wishes for Oxy right fielder/pitcher Geoff Ball on his quest to improve his baseball skills this summer in the NYCBL in representing his team/teammates.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 23, 2008) – Occidental College right fielder Geoff Ball is packing his bags and heading East for the summer. Ball, a sophomore outfielder and left handed pitcher will travel to Niagra Falls, NY to play in the highly competitive New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) as a member of the expansion Niagra Power.

The NYCBL, partially funded by Major League Baseball is a comprised of 14 teams located in upstate New York. Some of the current Major Leaguers who have played in the NYCBL include Tim Hudson, Hunter Pence and Brad Lidge.

In the summer of 2007 Ball enjoyed a solid summer in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League located in his hometown of Denver, CO. Following the completion of the 2007 summer, Ball met Cal Kern, team president, and locked up a spot on the newest team in the NYCBL for the upcoming summer. A group of players from across the nation will gather together to play 44 regular season games in scenic Sal Maglie Stadium.

Beyond the competition, the Niagra Power will host youth baseball camps and spend time with an Inner City Youth Program.

"I am looking forward to the opportunity to represent Occidental College and play with some of the best baseball players from across the country," said Ball. "The level of competition will make me a better all-around player."

[Browneagle64]

Sorry for being a Tad bit late on this, but, I had to handle some last business before offically concluding my program at ULV and walking across that stage.

Anywho's, congratulations to University of La Verne baseball standout Scott Marcus on being named 2008 Second Team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

From the U.L.V Website:
A senior from San Dimas, Marcus was selected to the Second Team as a designated hitter.

Marcus led ULV in homers (14), RBI (68) and slugging percentage (.771) while boasting of a .371 average this season en route to earning SCIAC Player of the Year honors. Marcus also earned First Team All-West Region this season.

Marcus was the lone SCIAC representative among the First, Second or Third Team selections. He becomes the first Leopard baseball All-American since pitcher Scott Lindeen was selected ABCA Second Team All-America in 2005.

La Verne captured the 2008 SCIAC Championship, its 19th conference baseball title in school history.

[Browneagle64]

Apparently Trinity and Johns Hopkins did not in fact play for the D-III title, according to the Burbank Leader:

Levitt will continue his career and will play at Chapman University in Orange. The Panthers have won four straight NCAA Division III West Region Championships and lost in the title game last month.

OxyBob
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NooOOOOOOOO. Not another R-E-D-L-A-N-D-S type of reporter making such huge mistake. Please say this is not so....

[Gray Fox]

Apparently Trinity and Johns Hopkins did not in fact play for the D-III title, according to the Burbank Leader:

[Ben] Levitt, a senior pitcher, was a second-team [Pacific League] pick, along with senior third baseman/first baseman Chris Montgomery. Sophomore pitcher/utility McCauley Taylor was an honorable-mention pick.

Levitt was Burbank's ace, and he led the league with a 1.29 ERA. Along with a 6-5 record, he also had 78 strikeouts in 70 1/3 innings.

Levitt will continue his career and will play at Chapman University in Orange. The Panthers have won four straight NCAA Division III West Region Championships and lost in the title game last month.

OxyBob

I think the Leader was accurate in that they were talking West Region only.

[Browneagle64]

G.Fox,

That's exactly what I thought when I was reading this at first. However, if you think about if for a second, "If the leader was indeed talking" about the West Region only, then Why would they have mentioned just before hand in their story that the Panthers Won four straight West Regions but Lost the "title game" (the west region).  Clearly the SCIAC co-champs Won the West Region. 

Kind of confusing Huh??

[Gray Fox]

Browneagle,

I did some exploring on the Leader and found this interesting

• The uniform-success trophy is awarded to the Burroughs baseball team. Unhappy with his team's underachieving play, Coach Tom Crowther took away his Indians' uniforms and vowed not to give them back until they started winning. Forced to compete in games in their practice jerseys, the players had to use black tape and black markers to put numbers on their backs. The ploy worked, as Burroughs started winning. The only problem was the Indians didn't want to give up their new good-luck garments.

Maybe the men in orange and black can try this next year.  A clever way to save on the cost of game uniforms.

[Gray Fox]

Kind of confusing Huh??

I didn't find the article confusing, just wrong. If the paper was referring to the West Regional then it was wrong because Chapman won the West Regional. If it was referring to the D-III WS then it was wrong because Chapman was knocked out of the Loser's Bracket by UWW.

OxyBob

You are correct.