BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[NCWC]

Estimated pitch count for Rice: 124.

Quite a few, but I wouldn't rule out Sunday at least for a relief appearance.

The pitching program at wesleyan calls for long toss the next day after the game and then a pen on the second day.  Im sure Lauren the trainer has invested in some ice and stem for him.

[narch]

the monarchs need some late inning heroics, trailing 4-0 after 7...

[narch]

tough morning for the monarchs, but a nice bounce-back vs. the bishops...can't think of a team that i'd rather put out of the tournament...well, other than ferrum on sunday...winning 2 vs. the panthers will be tough

[Spence]

Averett vs NCWC

I think it will be Jacob Waller on the hill for Averett and Ben Moore for NCWC.  It looks like AC tried to get fancy yesterday and slip and no 3 or no 4 in there and took an L.  They still have their number two (stats wise), Waller, who got roughed up by ferrum the last week on reg. season.  They also have Crowl, sidearmer, I think.

Ben Moore has struggled this year, he didnt play much of the fall b/c of knee surgery in the summer.  Robertson is still a big ? right now due to the fact we have been playing phone tag for the last week and i cant get a read on how he is doing.  I wouldnt be suprised to see batts come from behind the plate and start down the road.

I don't think Averett has a #2 really. Crowl pitched more of the 2nd games of the conference, but not particularly well.

[Spence]

tough morning for the monarchs, but a nice bounce-back vs. the bishops...can't think of a team that i'd rather put out of the tournament...well, other than ferrum on sunday...winning 2 vs. the panthers will be tough

I guess that answered the question on Robertson. Have to believe if he were able, he'd have been in that game.

Could be a long day tomorrow. Models don't really look favorable until about 7 p.m.; looks like there MAY be a window to get one in during the early afternoon, but that would take some luck and being very prepared.

Assume Methodist goes with Jordan in the first tomorrow and then some compunction of Kelly/Hill/Geisinger/(Kisiah?) for the second? Ferrum has Bowles, King, Davenport, Mays, Holm available...perhaps they start Davenport or Mays in the first one and then bring back Holm in the if necessary?

Just my conjecture...not claiming any clairvoyance at all.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

The best kept secret of the spring sports.  Watching the golf tournament.  The admission is FREE.  The drawbacks are baking out in the hot sun, not seeing your team all together. (Have to pick a player and just watch him.) Yet there are plenty of COLD drinks available and I don't mean just soda.

[narch]

tough morning for the monarchs, but a nice bounce-back vs. the bishops...can't think of a team that i'd rather put out of the tournament...well, other than ferrum on sunday...winning 2 vs. the panthers will be tough

Assume Methodist goes with Jordan in the first tomorrow and then some compunction of Kelly/Hill/Geisinger/(Kisiah?) for the second? Ferrum has Bowles, King, Davenport, Mays, Holm available...perhaps they start Davenport or Mays in the first one and then bring back Holm in the if necessary?

Just my conjecture...not claiming any clairvoyance at all.

i have a feeling that if the game is played today, kelly will go in game one, and coach austin will go by committee in game 2 if they get the win...but like you, i'm taking a complete stab...

[Spence]

Well, I was thinking you might buy yourself a day if they only play 1 today for weather reasons.

But it's looking a little more favorable to play 2 today than it did last night. It's still raining, but the low is right over central North Carolina right now. There's not much behind it, but the question will be as the low gets closer to the shore weather it brings enough of a wraparound flow to spin up more showers.

I probably won't find out what happened until Tuesday or later. I'm fortunate that the hotel has high speed internet where I am...and that the tornadoes missed us by about 10 miles lol.

[George Foster]

Correction on the fences with nails. They have actually put a new fence up and it isn't half bad out there now.

George Foster #15

[A.G.]

Any word if they are still going to try to get at least one in, today?

[Falcon2720]

Ferrum wins the 2007 USA South Baseball Tournament

from the Ferrum website

Ferrum Wins 2007 USA South Baseball Tournament
Panthers Qualify for NCAA Division III Playoffs

FERRUM, Va. - Ferrum College's baseball team won the 2007 USA South Athletic Conference Tournament when inclement weather forced the cancellation of the title game.  This is Ferrum's second tournament title in the past three seasons.

          USA South Baseball Tournament Official Web Site

Ferrum (18-15) went 3-0 in the tournament to reach the title game.  The Panthers opened with an 8-7 win over Christopher Newport University April 12, then followed with a 10-2 win over Averett University April 13.  Coach Abe Naff's team then beat Methodist University 8-2 April 14 to reach the title game.

The 2007 USA South Baseball All-Tournament team will be announced shortly.

Ferrum's win earns the team an automatic qualification into the 2007 NCAA Division III playoffs.  This will be Ferrum's 10th trip overall to the NCAA baseball playoffs (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2007).

This is the first time that Ferrum has won both the regular season and tournament titles.  Ferrum won regular season titles in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and the tournament title in 2005.

This year's NCAA baseball regionals will be held May 16-20 at sites yet to be determined.  The NCAA Division III Baseball site can be reached at: www.ncaasports.com/baseball/mens/schedules/diviii

For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information office at (540) 365-4306.

[narch]

does this mean that the last day of the tournament was simply canceled then? 

[Falcon2720]

Narch,

Yes

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Every tournament was canceled today.  I not quite sure about the fairness of the whole ordeal. It is in some handbook somewhere.  I guess I really don't have much of an arguement.  It is sad though two Greensboro teams were effected because of it.  Golf yeah Greensboro was 10 strokes behind MU but you still don't know what could have been.  Greensboro golfer's could have had career days.  The one person I do know on the team was +5 after the first round despite hitting 12 fairways.  His family was there saying he just played too conservative.

[narch]

why not go to campus sites (higher seed) and play these championships on monday, on the field of play?...the only sport that might be problematic for would be golf, although it could be played on the mu course

you're right, psbbg, the gc golfers could very well have made a comeback and gc lax could have beaten cnu...just as mu baseball could have won 2 vs. ferrum - it just doesn't seem right that these contests weren't decided on the field...at least tennis can go indoors and softball had the foresight to play extra games on friday and saturday...