BB: UMAC: Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

This is a new one for me. From the Presentation baseball site:
The Saints games against North Central University on April 22 and April 23 have been canceled with no make up date planned due to North Central not having enough drivers for the van's.

If this is for real, it is the most ludicrous thing I have ever herard of in college athletics. This is not a club sport... the school should be ashamed at this happeneing and Presentation should file a protest.

It's a mindblower, a bit too Little League tournament for my tastes. Here's the link to PC's site. It's just below the page break.
http://www.presentation.edu/saints/Baseball/baseball.htm

North Central is an independent.  That certainly builds confidence in them if they ever want to join the UMAC!

North Central is a joke for a baseball team, considering a lot of high school teams could beat them. Hence, probably why they are in Independent. So I dont know why anyone would want to play them except for padding the win column. I think its time for them to get rid of the baseball program.

And I sense some hostility from Biggio about the UMAC

I'm gonna take a different tack about North Central.

It looks like the school is trying to upgrade the program, taking it from club and then thru NCCAA and op to D-III.

They have hired a young coach who has played at the strong D-1 program, Coach Tim Beasley from Louisiana Lafayette.  I hope that Coach Beasley can build the program.

[biggio34]

And I sense some hostility from Biggio about the UMAC

I dont think hositilty is the right word.  And my comment was meant to be sarcastic.  Although there is a bit of truth in every sarcastic remark I suppose.

[BaseballFan]

It would be great if North Central could be competitive but they have been pretty bad for some time now. Plus they are competing against a lot of minnesota teams for recruiting and I just dont think there is enough talent to supply all the college teams. Also, what semi-talented player will pick a winless team over a competitive team.

Sorry Biggio didnt catch the sarcasm.

[dukes]

While North Central is very poor, year in and year out, it is not entirely their fault. I have actually talked to their coach on a few occasions, very nice fellow. Biggest problem is how do you recruit kids to such a small private school with a limited curriculum.  Maybe they would fit in nicely with the UMAC with the likes of Martin Luther and Crown, you cant tell me there is that much difference. (maybe one or two quality players away from having a few wins).

I look many of the other teams. Basically it comes down to this, if you are going to school to play baseball, you pick a school that is good. If you are going to school and plan to play baseball on the side, you end up at one of these other schools. Sometimes, they get enough good players they can make a run, but never will they be that good as a team because the school, the kids on the team, and the coaches have not made it a top priority.

[biggio34]

Presentation up on Bethany in first 3-0...

Lives stats for all of the UMAC Tourney here....

http://www.csssaints.com/custompages/stats/base/xlive.htm

[biggio34]

Bethany leaves bases loaded in bottom of 3rd after scoring 1 run...

Presentation: 5
BLC: 1

Top of 4

[biggio34]

Bethany refuses to come up with a clutch hit.  Leaves 2 more on base and ends inning with a double play in the 5th. 

Pres: 5
BLC: 2

Bethany's starter (Greibrok) is out of the game.

[BigPoppa]

Bethany scores 8 in the 7th to win it 12-10... Hopes are still alive as they move to 28-8.

[BaseballFan]

Bethany scores 8 in the 7th to win it 12-10... Hopes are still alive as they move to 28-8.

Yes hopes are still alive, they used their #2 and will use their #1 against CSS if they hold on in game 2. The only problem is BLC has only 2 pitchers (2/3 of their starts). So what do you do after that? Swing it really well!!!

[biggio34]

Saints beat Northwester 12-2.  Sets up a matchup between CSS and Bethany.  Exactly what Bethany wanted and needed.  I'm sure they will throw Dorris.  Not sure who is pitching for the Saints.  This should be a good game.  7pm is the scheduled start time.

[BaseballFan]

Saints beat Northwester 12-2.  Sets up a matchup between CSS and Bethany.  Exactly what Bethany wanted and needed.  I'm sure they will throw Dorris.  Not sure who is pitching for the Saints.  This should be a good game.  7pm is the scheduled start time.

I guess we will get to see how good Dorris exactly is since BLC didnt care to throw him against CSS in their 2 matchups

[Pauperboy]

St. Scholastica 2nd
Bethany Lutheran manager tossed out of game after 1. 
Lee, N. doubled to right center. 
Kolodge, P. singled to center field; Lee, N. advanced to third. 
Peterson, Ba flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Lee, N. scored. 
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


This was included in the play-by-play. Is this true? IMO, there's just no reason whatsoever that the skipper should do anything to get the heeve ho considering what is possibly at stake. You can't get thrown out in this spot. I don't care what the missed play or missed call was. I hate to see that.

[biggio34]

CSS vs. BLC = 8-8, bottom of nine, runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out

[paulisdeadman]

It is an absolute travesty that this game was taken over by the umpires.  From the 2nd inning on, you can hear both sides are unhappy.

[dukes]

Have you ever seen any of the UMAC games? Not a complete surprise with some of the crews they that work those games.