BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[coachmilburn]

coach do you think they have the pitching to compete in the conference tourney.  they seem to have the sticks.  But if they can compete this weekend against Averett I think I will become a believer. 

Yes. Shenandoah has 7 guys with 16-22IP and the one weekday guy has 33IP. I don't believe anyone will be overused before the conference tourney which starts in just 20 days.

Something needs to be done in getting the USA-South Tourney bumped back to the 3rd week of April vs. middle of the month.

I hear the issue is with Averett graduating a week or two earlier than anyone else.  Is this true?  How can one school dictate when the conference tourney will start?

ODAC tourney is the 23rd thru 26th.

[LTBB1971]

Shenandoah poured it on Averett yesterday 15-3 in 7 innings.  Averett comitted 8 errors and B. Hildreth did not make it past the third inning.  Shenandoah had 19 hits including home runs by Cory Nelson and Josh Simons and 5 doubles.  These guys seem for real and are just killing D3 pitching.

[coachmilburn]

Shenandoah (22-4) completes conference sweep of Averett with 4 to 3 win in 10 innings after two rain delays, putting and pulling the field tarp twice, 3x's would if you count pulling it earlier this morning and throw in nearly all four seasons of weather in a 4hr window (sun, rain, hail, cold, wind, rain and sun again).

Averett got a solid effort out of Chase Hall who went 7 and 2/3 innings (7 hits, 3runs, 3er, 3bb's and 7ko's). Not sure how many pitches he threw on the day while he endured the two rain delays.

The perception was that the umpire's strike zone was very inconsistent both ways today.  A lot of chirping from both sides. 

SU has gotten two back to back solid weekend efforts out of both VanSickler and Simons who went 4 1/3 innings today (7hits, 3runs, 0er, 3ko's and 1bb), 3 of those 7 hits were in the 1st inning.  Matt Davis came in relief for his 3rd rock solid consecutive outing of work with 5 innings (1hit, 4ko's and 3bb's).  Gage Lavec got the win in recording the final two out in the 10th with a KO and ground out.

Pitcher's ERA's are getting more respectable.

Team is hitting .382 after 26 games.

http://su.edu/athletics/bb/current/032909.htm


(just want to clarify, I am just a spectator, supporter of SU Baseball)

[NCWC]

NCWC is up on Ferrum 16-6 right now in game 1.  5 home runs for the bishops, 1 for ferrum.

[LTBB1971]

NCWC,
I just saw the posting at D3 baseball scoreboard and it says 16-10, bottom 7th?  Who's pitching for Wesleyan?

[NCWC]

19-16 ncwc in top of 9. Go to ferrums site, go to the schedule, and go to the game scheduled for 530, click on details and there is an option for live stats.  John Lucas, Knowles, and Child have pitched so far.  5 errors for us so far.

[coachmilburn]

NCW gets by Ferrum 19 to 18, what a game that must of been!

R     H    E
19 - 20 - 5 ... NCW
18 - 22 - 2 ... Ferrum

[narch]

the monarchs get a sweep of the pride today...jordan was huge in game one, going 5.1 hitless and striking out 7 in releif and mahaffey went 8 strong in game two - game 1 was 11-6, game 2 was 8-2

[NCWC]

the monarchs get a sweep of the pride today...jordan was huge in game one, going 5.1 hitless and striking out 7 in releif and mahaffey went 8 strong in game two - game 1 was 11-6, game 2 was 8-2

How did GC look? Do they have anybody that would cause problems for NCWC?  I haven't seen the guys play this year and the only thing I know about GC is that Manfro throws upper 80's.

[narch]

How did GC look? Do they have anybody that would cause problems for NCWC?  I haven't seen the guys play this year and the only thing I know about GC is that Manfro throws upper 80's.

i didn't get a chance to make it to the games today, but gc always has talent...and don't forget, manfro has hit 90

[NCWC]

How did GC look? Do they have anybody that would cause problems for NCWC?  I haven't seen the guys play this year and the only thing I know about GC is that Manfro throws upper 80's.

i didn't get a chance to make it to the games today, but gc always has talent...and don't forget, manfro has hit 90

I like the harder throwers facing NCWC.  It evens out the upper cuts and the lunging.  If he has a hook like Moreland did, command wise, we might be in trouble.

[narch]

I like the harder throwers facing NCWC.  It evens out the upper cuts and the lunging.  If he has a hook like Moreland did, command wise, we might be in trouble.

got a scouting report from a friend who was at the game...manfro throws hard (he doubted 90 yesterday, but said he clearly threw mid to upper 80's...probably 85-87 yesterday - he is a former college baseball player, so i trust his assesment) and has decent breaking stuff, but appeared to tire quickly...he gave up no hits and just one walk through 3 innings, but had a rough 4th, 5th and 6th - his final line was 9 hits, 3 walks and 2 k's in 5.1 ip, or more precisely 9 hits and 2 walks in the last 2.1 innings pitched

i think there is enough talent in this league that any team can beat any other at any time...i like the way mu is playing right now, but there is still a lot of baseball to be played - the ferrum games are being made up as a mid week dh (4/8) before the cnu weekend (after the su weekend for fc)...i doubt either team will throw their one & two, so we'll see who has a deeper staff...it will be up to guys like tre britt and elliott bisplinghoff to prove themselves on a "weekday weekend"

it will then be up to the young bucks to rise to the biggest obstacle yet @ cnu...they both pitched respectably vs. ncwc and while fasano struggled in game 1 yesterday, mahaffey pitched really well - they need to pitch like seasoned vets going forward

speaking of seasoned vets, jordan should be potw this week...he pitched 3 innings of shutout ball for the save vs. lynchburg last week and pitched 5.1 innings of hitless ball for the win yesterday...in all he pitched 8.1 shutout innings, gave up 2 hits and struck out 10 with a conference win and a big regional save...hard to beat those numbers!

[Catfishncwc]

NCWC completes sweep of Ferrum with a 12-8 win today.  They are now 5-1 in the USA South to keep a hold of 1st place. 

[LTBB1971]

Although NCWC has won 13 of last 15 games, they face two extremely tough games Tuesday and Wednesday vs Division 2, Barton College (20-13) and Division 2 Mount Olive (20-16).  Should be a good test vs a higher division opponent.  I am expecting LHP J. Diener and LHP M. Knowles to throw those games.

[Catfishncwc]

Although NCWC has won 13 of last 15 games, they face two extremely tough games Tuesday and Wednesday vs Division 2, Barton College (20-13) and Division 2 Mount Olive (20-16).  Should be a good test vs a higher division opponent.  I am expecting LHP J. Diener and LHP M. Knowles to throw those games.

They are playing Barton at Fleming Stadium,  I loved playing at that place.  I wish they still played the Conference tournament their.  Little fact about Fleming is that is the stadium in Bull Durham where Crash Davis made the Rain Delay.