BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

LTBB1971 · April 09, 2013, 07:33:13 AM

Catfishncwc - I think Coach Long has done the best done with what he had this year but becasue CNU finished 1st, I believe the committee will give the award to CNU's Harvell.

Pretty awesome weekend in Rocky Mount specially after NCWC beat Chrismon on game 1. Game 3 was a disappointment as Swartout got pounded early. I don't see that happening again.

As for the tournament, NCWC gets Maryville. As a coach I would go with Swartout game 1 on the bump. I know Hatteras Brooks dominated Maryville during their series but he is just too inconsistent right now. Go for the jugular and get the 1st win. I am picking Bishops to win big. Win they get the W, looks like they will play winner of Averett and MU...that should be a great game to watch.

USASfan · April 09, 2013, 03:41:31 PM

Waiting for the All conference team. Excited to see who will be on it. Anybody know when it is coming out

rolln2 · April 10, 2013, 02:07:11 PM

Quote from: USASfan on April 09, 2013, 03:41:31 PM
Waiting for the All conference team. Excited to see who will be on it. Anybody know when it is coming out

All-Conference awards have been announced on the USAS website. CNU took home a lot of hardware. The pitching staff swept the awards w/ Pitcher and Rookie Pitcher of the year. Also all 3 first team pitchers and one second team pitcher. Thats quite a year on the bump for any pitching staff.

Boysofsummer21 · April 10, 2013, 04:54:54 PM

Ok Tournament time!

This year you could easy pick by seed and probably do pretty well but....

If CNU wins first one I think they go on to win it all.
Best chance for NCW is to go with Swatourt first game and limit pitch count but would setup a tough battle in game 2.
AU needs to start out with Florence in game one other wise he has to go against NCW or CNU not liking that.

My dark horse would come from the Piedmont vs LaGrange game, think either of these teams can make some noise.

But after all the thought and back and forth think it comes down to CNU vs NCW and if CNU comes through winners bracket they win if NCW comes through Winners side they win. I do not see any team really going to win 2 on Sunday. But hey I have been wrong (a lot) before!

LTBB1971 · April 11, 2013, 09:19:42 AM

For the Conference awards, I am extremely happy Charlie Long got the nod. Definetely one of his better seasons coaching and I'm glad he got recognized. Kuddos to CNU's John Harvell but they were picked to finish first.

Just speaking for NCWC, I believe 1B J.J. Rodriguez should have been on the 2nd Team vice Honorable (.333, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 14 R) as well as SP Jake Swartout (5-2, 3.04 ERA, 3 CG, 36 K's). I was surprised to see our FR 3B as a 1st Team All-Conference.

PNeal7 · April 11, 2013, 10:51:50 AM

CNU up on GC 6-0 in the bottom of the 5th. Player of the Year Weaver has continued his hot streak, as he is 3 for 3 with 2 doubles, a HR, and 3 RBI.

narch · April 11, 2013, 10:46:21 PM

big win for the monarchs today in the first round...the only pitching duel of the first day...a 3-2 win

maryville is up next for the monarchs...the scots brought the bats today vs. the bishops...i'm hoping they left everything on the field today

LTBB1971 · April 12, 2013, 08:32:55 AM

I am going to refer back to my April 2nd post...What a complete meltdown by the Bishops...they can be great or completely destroy themselves. 12-0!!!!! Embarrasing...NCWC pitching staff was throwing BP.

Spence · April 12, 2013, 12:48:44 PM

Was Taylor injured in the CNU game? Only went 2 innings, gave up 1 hit and 1 run.

narch · April 12, 2013, 09:59:43 PM

Mu stays in the winners bracket thanks to a walk off hr by thigpen...2 one run wins for the monarchs and 2 special pitching days for a staff that has had its struggles this season - thigpen's hr was his second of the tourney - mu vs. pc tomorrow should be fun as these two teams played three tight regular season games

PNeal7 · April 13, 2013, 07:49:47 AM

The CNU article online just mentioned he had "arm soreness," so I am not sure what the injury is.

Certainly a disappointing tournament for the Captains. The offense seems to be streaky, so I am a bit concerned about Regionals (assuming CNU gets an at large). CNU has the pitching staff to contend, but the offense will need to be hot (and stay hot) for numerous consecutive games.

Spence · April 13, 2013, 12:55:51 PM

Not at all convinced regional play happens for them.

In region you'd have to put Salisbury, Bridgewater, Huntingdon, Millsaps and perhaps Birmingham Southern ahead of them based on won-lost and in-region SOS. And Shenandoah and Frostburg State are pretty even with CNU with more games left.

In order of in region SOS (just because it's easier)
Win SOS
Salisbury .857 .548
Huntingdon .714 .547
Frostburg .654 .542
B Southern .742 .515
Bridgewater .880 .511
C Newport .705 .508
Millsaps .778 .503
Shenandoah .731 .495

narch · April 13, 2013, 02:54:39 PM

MU stays in the winners bracket with a 4-2 win...thigpen picks up 2 RBI and is making a case for tourney MVP. Judge hasn't pitched yet this weekend, so the monarchs are in solid shape on the bump...

narch · April 13, 2013, 10:25:33 PM

I was hoping pf and Lagrange would go about 16 innings....

PNeal7 · April 14, 2013, 07:27:35 AM

Quote from: Spence on April 13, 2013, 12:55:51 PM
Not at all convinced regional play happens for them.

In region you'd have to put Salisbury, Bridgewater, Huntingdon, Millsaps and perhaps Birmingham Southern ahead of them based on won-lost and in-region SOS. And Shenandoah and Frostburg State are pretty even with CNU with more games left.

In order of in region SOS (just because it's easier)
Win SOS
Salisbury .857 .548
Huntingdon .714 .547
Frostburg .654 .542
B Southern .742 .515
Bridgewater .880 .511
C Newport .705 .508
Millsaps .778 .503
Shenandoah .731 .495

Spence - Thanks for those numbers. I'd be curious as to how overall national ranking factors into the decision making. CNU has been in the Top 10 all year, and after the tournament, will probably still be in the 15-20 range. Salisbury will certainly still be ahead of CNU, and B-SC may be able to jump them, but at year's end CNU will still be ranked higher than the majority of the teams on that list. If CNU wins out, I don't see how the Regional Tournament can not put them in. Off of the above list, the only team(s) I see that would without a doubt get an at-large over CNU would be Salisbury.

Also, your winning percentage for Bridgewater is off (or the website you got the info from). They are 24-9, for a .727 winning percentage, with recent losses to the Apprentice School and Roanoke College (two bad losses). A few of the winning percentages are off actually, so I assume the website hasn't update the information as of this weekend yet. Do you get that from the NCAA website? That's good info to look at, so I'd like to start checking it out!