BB: UAA: University Athletic Association

[BigPoppa]

UAA starts Sunday...who is the favorite to take the title?

WashU. I really like them this year and think they can make some noise on the national level.

[spectator123]

UAA starts Sunday...who is the favorite to take the title?

WashU. I really like them this year and think they can make some noise on the national level.

This will be a good test...it is always a competitve tournament...shame it's for bragging rights only
It's a fun tournament, everybody (all schools) including the softball teams usually stay at same hotel and the venue is a great place to watch baseball.
Case will be very good...Emory always is competitive and gets up for this tournament, Brandeis never a pushover too. UR, who I am partial too, has a lot to prove after a disappointing last season. It all starts tomorrow.

[ADL70]

Tale of the Tape, this year's stats:

BA
WUStL       .358
CWRU        .319
Brandeis     .269


ERA
CWRU       4.36
Emory       4.44
WUStL      6.37

The format places a premium on pitching depth.  If anything CWRU and Emory have an advantage as they each have a day off, if there are no postponements.  WUStL has played the tougher schedule and has beaten teams that were ranked in D3baseball.com.  Rochester has yet to play a game, but that is a seeming handicap it has overcome before.

The game on 3/18, CWRU v Emory, could cetainly be for the championship.

[ADL70]

Preview from Emory

http://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/releases/20120309q8b7c4

The games with Emory will have lvive streaming.

Note the typo CWRU's team BA is .316 not .216.

[DagarmanSpartan]

Well, so far we're 1-1 in the UAA tourney.

Hopefully, that'll be our only loss.

[BigPoppa]

Is there a site that shows the updated UAA tournament standings?

[108 Stitches]

I google'd it and found this. It does not have the W/L or "winner" but it has game times and scores of the games.

http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/weekly_sport_updates/BB_Update.html

[DagarmanSpartan]

Don't look now, but Case just swept #11 Depauw on the road!!!

Is there still a chance that Case might get an at-large bid to the tourney?

[ADL70]

DePauw returned the favor with a sweep on Sunday.

There's a chance, but probably need to sweep the three games remaining with John Carroll, one today and two on Sunday.

Returning to the postseason is not the biggest challenge CWRU coach Matt Englander has faced since last season.

http://www.foxsportsohio.com/04/24/12/Englander-returns-to-Case-after-brain-su/msn_landing.html?blockID=715714&feedID=3725

Three other UAA teams, Chicago, Emory, and WUStL are also in the running for the two B spots.

[CrashDavisD3]

DePauw returned the favor with a sweep on Sunday.

There's a chance, but probably need to sweep the three games remaining with John Carroll, one today and two on Sunday.

Returning to the postseason is not the biggest challenge CWRU coach Matt Englander has faced since last season.

http://www.foxsportsohio.com/04/24/12/Englander-returns-to-Case-after-brain-su/msn_landing.html?blockID=715714&feedID=3725

Three other UAA teams, Chicago, Emory, and WUStL are also in the running for the two B spots.

Remember SOS is a big factor along with In Region winning percentage.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Does Chicago play in the UAA and take part in the tournament. If not why?

[Ralph Turner]

Does Chicago play in the UAA and take part in the tournament. If not why?

They have always been independent (in the 8 years that we have been running the D3baseball.com in this format.)

They do not go to the Florida Tournament.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Thanks I wondered because the UAA site lists them as 0-0 in conference play and last in the standings.

http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/weekly_sport_updates/BB_Update.html

Probably should of looked them up on the D3 summary thread.

Thanks for the response Ralph. +1

[BBFan62]

Thanks I wondered because the UAA site lists them as 0-0 in conference play and last in the standings.

http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/weekly_sport_updates/BB_Update.html

Probably should of looked them up on the D3 summary thread.

Thanks for the response Ralph. +1

Chicago used to participate in the tournament but now has a different spring break schedule. The 2013 tournament runs 3/10-3/17; UC starts their spring break 3/24 in Winter Haven. It would be fun to have them in the tournament, the have a quality team with a ton of good hitters and solid pitching.

[BBFan62]

Congratulations to Case Western Reserve and Wash U, the 2013 co-champs of the UAA tournament, each going 5-3.

Emory started out 0-3, before going 4-1 to tie Rochester at 4-4. UR started 1-3 before going 3-1, splitting 1-1 with each team.