BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[Catfishncwc]

Catfish-Is burgessesseses glove holding him back any?

I will let you know when I see him again this Saturday.  THe game I saw him at CNU last year he had two easy balls hit to him. 

[A.G.]

My perceptions, from being around college ball for 19 years, is that his glove is a liability...
...made his 6th error yesterday.  But, as the old saying goes...
...if you can hit they will find a place for you.

[narch]

catfish - thanks for the little peek into the world of scouting - good luck and enjoy all the baseball!

[Uncle Jessie]

I have a Yahoo baseball league devoted to Virginia fans. All I ask is that you name your team after your VA college or VA city that you live in.  Email me if you would like to join.

[NCWC]

a day and a half til the action starts to really heat up for the USAS

[NCWC]

The USA South AC is changing the conference format from a 3-game series to 2-game series. The conference members must think that they are beating themselves out of an at-large bid. Whether this gets another USASAC team a Pool C bid will be determined, but only if the top conference members can replace those extra 6 games in the schedule with winnable in-region games.

I dont think the USAS AC thinks they are beating themselves up. I think that he believes that the teams from other conf. are using there #1's against our 4 and 5's.  It sounds like whoever wrote this gives no love to the USAS.

[NCWC]

Averett vs CNU....
  First test of the season for the Cougars. Will CNU take two, Averett take two, or a split?  I dont think Averett has seen anyone like Moreland this year.

[A.G.]

A team everyone on here seems to be overlooking is Ferrum...
...and that is a mistake.  They may be young, but two of their freshman will make immediate impact.  D-I transfer Lincoln Garner has an electric arm, and 1B/LHP/DH Justin Franklin can mash the ball.  Plus, you know Naff always has his guys ready to play sound, fundemental baseball.

[Catfishncwc]

A team everyone on here seems to be overlooking is Ferrum...
...and that is a mistake.  They may be young, but two of their freshman will make immediate impact.  D-I transfer Lincoln Garner has an electric arm, and 1B/LHP/DH Justin Franklin can mash the ball.  Plus, you know Naff always has his guys ready to play sound, fundemental baseball.

That sounds weird.  Ferrum and Fundamentals in the same sentence.  When I played they were a masher team with some arms.  Fundamentals and defense were not their strong points. 

[NCWC]

Ferrum lost their best pitcher Curtis Taylor this offseason.  At their best the defense is average.

[narch]

That sounds weird.  Ferrum and Fundamentals in the same sentence.  When I played they were a masher team with some arms.  Fundamentals and defense were not their strong points. 

i'm with you...ferrum is good, but not because they play sound, fundamental ball...they don't run particularly well, they don't play strong defense, they don't hit behind guys a lot, they don't draw a lot of walks and they don't sacrifice a lot...these are all things that i associate with fundamental baseball

by the way...i'm not sleeping on any ferrum team...ever

[narch]

they may not be a sound, fundamental team, but they hammered mu 11-0 in the first game today...wow

[NCWC]

Creef and Wooten carry Bishops to twinbill sweep of GC

Rocky Mount, NC - Freshman Joel Creef delivered a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning on Saturday afternoon, lifting his Bishop baseball squad to a thrilling 6-5 win in game one of Wesleyan's USA South doubleheader with Greensboro College.  The 7th-ranked Bishops went on to complete the doubleheader sweep with a 5-1 victory in game two behind a 3-for-4 performance at the plate by senior Mark Wooten.  Wesleyan is now 10-3 overall, 2-0 in conference action.  With the two losses, Greensboro drops to 8-7 on the season, 0-2 in league play.

In the opener, Greensboro scratched the game's first run to take a 1-0 lead in the third.  The Bishops, however, responded with a two-spot in both the fourth and fifth innings to go up 4-1.  Junior catcher Ted Williams collected an RBI in each frame, one with a bases-load walk and one with a sharp single to left.

The Pride pulled to within one with two runs on three hits in the seventh, and it was enough to chase Wesleyan starter Blake Rice for the first time this season.  Rice threw seven complete, allowed three runs on nine hits, struck out six, and walked three.

NCWC added an insurance run in the bottom of the frame on Williams' third RBI of the game, a two-out double to left-center that plated Justin Batts.  Batts had previously reached on an error to extend the inning.

Up 5-3, the Bishops brought in lefty Heath Bridgers.  Bridgers allowed a lead-off single and then hit a batter, setting the stage for Dale Martin's RBI fielder's choice that cut the NCWC lead to 5-4.  With two outs and Martin on second, Wesleyan skipper Charlie Long brought in Batts.  Pat Burgess promptly delivered a clutch single up the middle that knotted the game at 5-5.  Both runs were credited to Bridgers and ensured a no-decision for Rice.

The stage was then set for Creef's heroics.  With one out, senior Nathan West reached on a crucial Pride error and advanced to second on a wild pitch.  A groundout to second moved West to third, and Creef quickly deposited his first double of the season into the gap in left center for the eventual game-winner.

Batts tossed the ninth to earn the win and even his season record at 1-1.  GC's Chatham Bray (3-1) suffered the tough loss for the Pride after going distance.  He allowed six runs (three earned) on eight hits, struck out five, and walked three.  Bray saw his defense commit three crucial fielding errors in the contest.

Wooten was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored to pace the Bishops offensively, while Matt Smith and Williams added two hits apiece.  Jeff Gregory and Pat Burgess each had three hits for the Pride, who ripped 11 hits as a team.

Game two saw the Bishops open up a 5-1 lead after three complete.  It would prove to be more than enough for NCWC starter Ben Pearson (3-1), who allowed one unearned run on eight hits in 7.1 innings of work.  Ben Moore closed out the final 1.2 scoreless innings for the Bishops.

Kit Mock (0-1) took the loss for the Pride after giving up five runs (three earned) on ten hits in eight complete innings.

In addition to Wooten's three hits, Smith and Luke Williford each finished 2-for-4, while Wes Means and Justin Tuck collected two RBIs apiece. Both Tyler Wolfe and Kyle Bolick recorded two hits for the Pride.

The Bishops will host Capital University on Friday at 3:00 p.m. before returning to USA South play on Saturday at Methodist.

[NCWC]

Christopher Newport    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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MORELAND, Kenny.....  8.0  9  6  1  4  4 30 38


How does this happen?

Averett 5th - LOYE doubled to center field. MCMILLAN reached on an error by
2b; LOYE scored. SIBRIZZI popped up to 2b. MCMILLAN advanced to second on a balk.
LESUEUR grounded out to 2b; MCMILLAN advanced to third. BRAY walked. STEINRUCK
doubled to left field, RBI; BRAY advanced to third; MCMILLAN scored, unearned.
KELLUM singled to right field, RBI; STEINRUCK advanced to third; BRAY scored,
unearned. BROWN doubled, 2 RBI; KELLUM scored, unearned; STEINRUCK scored, unearned.
MOTHERSHEAD doubled to right field, RBI; BROWN scored, unearned. LOYE grounded out
to 2b. 6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.


All those runs cant be unearned.

[h-sc bball]

The boys from Averett can hit....the addition of fr Loye, Lesueur, and Sibrizzi as made this team dangerous. They play hit and run ball and do it well. Amend Shelton is a 25 yr freshman pitcher...I think he was at VCU at one time.

go tigers