BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

NCWC · January 17, 2008, 08:55:08 PM

Narch, any word out of camp?

WHEELIN WES · January 23, 2008, 09:25:21 AM

The word out of Rocky Mount is the Battling Bishops' practices are going well and the team is excited about the upcoming season.

NCWC · January 23, 2008, 05:40:21 PM

wheelin wes, how are the arms looking?

narch · January 23, 2008, 09:36:03 PM

Quote from: NCWC on January 17, 2008, 08:55:08 PM
Narch, any word out of camp?

yeah...the monarchs should have enough to field a team this year

WHEELIN WES · January 24, 2008, 09:45:22 AM

Arms=

Catfishncwc · January 24, 2008, 01:56:35 PM

So looking over the composite schedule looks like no Division 1 schools on the menu this year. Also very little D2 schools.
Wish some of these D1 schools would schedule more D3 games. I remember looking at old NCWC schedules and they would play as many as 5 D1 schools a year until about 94-95. Hell we used to have a Home-Away series with ECU back in the day every year till 94.

NCWC · January 24, 2008, 02:05:00 PM

Its bad publicity for the d1 program if they get smacked by a d3 school. The Media Age would probably be to blame.

Jim Dixon · January 24, 2008, 02:13:32 PM

Quote from: catfishncwc on January 24, 2008, 01:56:35 PM
Wish some of these D1 schools would schedule more D3 games.

I would not be surprised if a D-III game on a D-I schedule would have an adverse effect. My guess is that the game does not count if they use the same point system used in D-III, therefore depriving the school of a chance to inch closer to a playoff berth (this is the case with D-III schools). Also the trend in fewer games does not help this. If the games could count as exhibition games and did not count against the max number, I am sure it would happen.

NCWC · January 24, 2008, 03:00:03 PM

Catfish- the mens basketball team played ECU this year and used it as an exhibition

Spence · January 25, 2008, 01:02:14 AM

Quote from: NCWC on January 11, 2008, 02:53:05 PM
Best group of freshman ever? Is that what rivals.com has said about them? Wesleyan had a streak of 5 straight rookie of the years b4 last year.

We will have to see how it plays out during the season, I know one of the major factors in a lot of players who have attended wesleyan is the chance to play early.

I wouldn't say best group of FR ever, but I did think this FR class to be pretty good when I was gathering info on them, Just an outsider's perspective. A couple of pretty highly honored pitchers as well.

NCWC · January 25, 2008, 03:56:14 PM

Spence, I got the same information on their numbers. These guys coming in have some pretty good achievements. I think alot is going to be put on their plate this year.

NCWC · February 01, 2008, 09:20:13 PM

Any thoughts on Greensboro and hampden sydney today?

narch · February 04, 2008, 02:26:30 PM

Quote from: NCWC on February 01, 2008, 09:20:13 PM
Any thoughts on Greensboro and hampden sydney today?

i think that's a solid dh sweep to start the season...randy mac is on the clock for the monarchs - tick, tock

NCWC · February 04, 2008, 03:09:17 PM

Looks like Mock is poised to have a good year...11k's, but it might be that beginning of the season timing.

Wheelin Wes... Any idea what the rotation is going to be this year?

WHEELIN WES · February 05, 2008, 09:05:46 AM

The starting rotation, to begin with at least, will be Moore at Mt. Olive, Diener then Shearon on the DH Saturday and Knowles to closeout the starting rotation and series against Eastern Mennonite Sunday. That's a righty, lefty, righty, lefty rotation as it is right now. The Mt. Olive Game has been moved up today at 4PM to beat rain Wednesday. Battle em' Bishops!