BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[wincinsider]

I did not check out the link for the conference games ... but he should be considered for all-conference.

[cnufan]

Capts come up with a big win on the road at No. 8 Mary Wash., handing the Eagles their first home loss of the year. Final was 4-1. Corbin was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Kid hit 692 in the three-game series at Ferrum and seems to be catching fire at the right time. Freshman Brandon Berry went six strong and sophomore Ryan McDougal, who has also been stroking the ball as of late, pitched the final three for his first save.

[narch]

goose...i've been watching corbin light up a little lately, as well - could be trouble for anyone playing cnu in the last weekend

gc loses to lynchburg today

[cnufan]

As CNU fans, we can only hope he's starting to catch fire now. Hopefully he will continue his hot hitting into this weekend's all-important three-game series with the Bishops. Should be exciting as the conference schedule concludes this weekend.

[narch]

i changed the poll a little - i think mc will take 2 of 3 from su this weekend and i think cnu will win AT LEAST one game against ncwc, making the monarchs the #1 seed

previous poll had ncwc getting 3 votes as conf regular season champ

[narch]

i just saw the potw awards for last week, and i must say that casey varnell from mc got jobbed - no doubt brower was big for the captains against ferrum, going 7 shutout innings with 5h, 2 bb and 6 k's, but look at what varnell did last week

vs. vwc on 3/29
1 ip, 2 k, 0 h, 0 bb, 0 er

vs. au on 4/1
1 ip, 1 k, 0 h, 0 bb, 0 er, 1 save

vs. au game 2 on 4/2
1.2 ip, 3 k, 0 h, 0 bb, 0 er, 1 win

vs. au game 3 on 4/2
6 ip, 4 k, 4 h, 4 bb, 2 er, 1 win

cumulative stats for the week
9.2 ip, 10 k, 4 h, 4 bb, 2 er, 2 wins, 1 save

how can that NOT be pitcher of the week?  he had a hand in 3 conference wins and a regional win

[hasanova]

4/6 One for the USASAC today as Greensboro tops Guilford, 12-7.

[narch]

i love that ncwc played lagrange yesterday (winning 8-3) and plays vwc today going into the 3 game weekend vs. cnu...really shortens their pitching staff significantly and increases the chances of cnu winning a game or 2 and the monarchs winning the conference

i can't imagine why the ncwc coaching staff would schedule 5 games over a 4 day period like that...maybe they want to simulate an environment similar to the conference tournament, but that #1 seed is crucial and that means the regular season is crucial, if you ask me...too much risk, too little reward

[cnufan]

I think they had in mind the chance for six of the seven teams to finish 10-8 on the year!! Hopefully the rain will stay away long enough or not deluge tonight so they can play tomorrow. Sunday's suppsed to be nice, but not Saturday.

[narch]

ncwc gets pounded 15-7 by vwc - another example of why 3 game weekends are bad...ncwc uses 5 pitchers who have accounted for 40.2 ip and 15 appearances on the season...vwc uses 4 pitchers who total 52 appearances and 104.1 ip, including their pitcher who has the most starts and ip on the season and their top reliever, who leads the team in appearances and is second in era - if the usasac is playing a 7 and a 9 over the weekend, or even 2 9's, maybe ncwc could use one of their top 3 pitchers to counter vwc, who used 2 of their top pitchers

on an "other sports" front...the monarch men's tennis team beat cnu today and ferrum yesterday, clinching at least a tie for the conference championship - the softball team has clinched a share of the conference championship - the women's tennis team has clinched a share of the conference championship and both the golf team and the baseball team have legit shots at a conference championship (not to mention the women's golf national championship that is on the horizon...they shot a 622 and won a recent 2 day d1 tournament) - it's been another strong spring for the monarchs during the regular season...hopefully that will translate to success in the conference tournaments

[cnufan]

You are on your way narch!! Capts win game one over the Bishops, 5-1. Game two called before it even started due to moist weather. The two will play a doubleheader Sunday at 12 pm.

[narch]

thanks capts...take 2 more for good measure on sunday

monarchs win 11-5 vs. su on saturday...second rained out after 1 1/2 innings - brandt went 8 solid, striking out 9 and giving up 2 er (5 total) - brandt struggled a bit with control, but some of that could be due to weather and a damp ball - the monarchs scratched and clawed for all 11 runs...nice win for mc

some observations about su - it's interesting they went with their #3 starter vs. brandt...that's something mc saw a lot last year as teams basically said "we'll give you that game, but we think our 1 is better than your 3, and the 2 vs. 2 matchup will decide the series"...it's not a bad theory, actually

the su starter looked pretty solid through 4, and i was shocked to see the coach pull him...he had given up 4 runs and struggled with location some (3 bb), but he only gave up 4 hits in those 4 innings and had good stuff - no offense to any individual player, but the guy they replaced him with looked like he was throwing bp...i could have hit him today, and i'm not joking - everything was straight and slow - he couldn't locate his breaking ball, and the monarch hitters just teed off on him - i think the game could have been a bit different if the starter had been allowed to work through the game...heck, brandt didn't look so good through 4, but he pitched a nice game, and saved the mc relievers for sunday

box score

[cnufan]

There you go narch, CNU 3, NCW 2 in game two.

[cnufan]

Bishops are on their way to salvaging the series, leading 4-0 in the top of the ninth in game three.

[narch]

thanks for the help, capts, but the monarchs didn't need it, finishing off su for their 11th straight win and 14th in 15 games - 13-5 in the usasac after starting 4-5...not bad

game story