BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[Jim Dixon]

   I hope the USAS gets three bids and CNU, MU, and Shenandoah all go dancing. ........

.....By the way, when IS decision day? I seem to recall last year they didn't announce the bids until 3-4 days before regionals began.   

With NC Wesleyan in already, your looking at four bids.   When the playoff pairings are announce on 10 May, I expect that Methodist stays home and a good chance that both Shenandoah and Christopher Newport are in. 

Shenandoah only added two more in-region wins since the last regional rankings and that should solidify their third place standing.  I doubt they move up enough to pass Salisbury or Millsapps.

Christopher Newport also did themselves a good turn with their 3-1 record since the USAS Tourney

[narch]

the monarchs split with piedmont today...not sure if they'll play one more, or not...they were scheduled to play three monday and tuesday, but monday got rained out - they stand 27-13 right now...probably not enough to get a pool c bid, but a great season still

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations, CNU and Shenandoah on the Pool C bids!

[vabaseball]

 8 teams in the south....  total surprise! All the talk was about Johns Hopkins in the Mid-Atlantic.  Never saw it coming.  Yes, congrats to CNU and Shenandoah.

[narch]

i'm happy to see 3 usasac teams!

South Regional
Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, Salisbury, Md.
1. Salisbury (37-6)
2. Shenandoah (28-6)
3. N.C. Wesleyan (27-19)
4. Christopher Newport (24-11-2)
5. Washington and Jefferson (33-12)
6. York (Pa.) (27-14)
7. Johns Hopkins (24-14)
8. Washington and Lee (22-13)

but i can't help but think that MU is more qualified than York (or Montclair in the mid-atlantic, for that matter)

MU and York had similar records (27-13 for MU vs. 27-14...and MU didn't have 6 games against galludet and st. mary's), played a number of common regional opponents (piedmont, catholic, greensboro, ncwc, cnu, ferrum and emory), as well as one common out-of-region opponent (montclair)

MU's record against those common opponents was 9-7, while york was 3-7...that's .563 vs. .300

[Ralph Turner]

This may be the last year for York to be in Pool B.  I think that the Capital AC and the Landmark Conference earn Pool A status next season.

[narch]

This may be the last year for York to be in Pool B.  I think that the Capital AC and the Landmark Conference earn Pool A status next season.

this was a good year to be a pool B, i guess....

i'm not shocked that montclair got in, but they're a #3 seed, and the monarchs have a resume that is every bit as impressive, if you ask me...



i wonder what one or two more wins would have meant....anyway...good luck to su, ncwc and cnu...i'd love to see an all-usasac regional final

[LTBB1971]

I think NCWC beats York hands down,
CNU also should get by W & J with not much problem,
Shenandoah and John Hopkins is best match up of day one.  If Angeloni throws for JHU, I think they beat SU...This is Shenandoah's first appearance at Regionals and none of their guys have any experience.

CNU and NCWC have guys with losts of Regioal experience...which I think can go a long ways.

[Ralph Turner]

Finals:

CNU 5, W&J 3
Salisbury 3, W&L 2
York PA 12, NCWC 1

JHU and Shenandoah at 7:45 pm

[coachmilburn]

2 runs 09 hits and 0 errors ... JHU
8 runs 14 hits and 4 errors ....Shenandoah

VanSickler goes 7IP, 2runs with 1ER and Davis goes final 2IP with 4KO's.

Angeloni goes 6.1IP, 12hits, 7runs with 7ER

[Ralph Turner]

This may be the last year for York to be in Pool B.  I think that the Capital AC and the Landmark Conference earn Pool A status next season.

this was a good year to be a pool B, i guess....

i'm not shocked that montclair got in, but they're a #3 seed, and the monarchs have a resume that is every bit as impressive, if you ask me...



i wonder what one or two more wins would have meant....anyway...good luck to su, ncwc and cnu...i'd love to see an all-usasac regional final

Narch, is that table your work or a friend of yours?

I don't see "in-region" or OWP or OOWP.

[Ralph Turner]

Of course we in the ASC would say...

METHODIST!  WHY METHODIST!

They were only 1-2 vs the ASC!   

[narch]

Narch, is that table your work or a friend of yours?

I don't see "in-region" or OWP or OOWP.

my work...i didn't have time for all that other stuff (although OWP is in there...2nd line)

and the asc is a good league...the monarchs 1-2 record DID come against 3 teams near the top of their respective divisions, and includes a 13-0 blasting of the 3rd best team in the asc east (along with a an extra innings one-run loss to umhb)

looks like ncwc is going to have an early exit...moore and lucas both got hammered...i thought the bishops might have more fight in them...

[narch]

looks like i was right about montclair

[narch]

man, the usasac gets no respect

the current poll on d3baseball.com asks:

Current Poll
Which conference with two teams left has the best chance of getting to Appleton?
CAC (Salisbury, York)
LEC (E. Conn, S. Maine)
NEWMAC (Babson, WPI)
NJAC (Kean, TCNJ)
OAC ('Berg, Marietta)
SCAC (Hendrix, Millsaps)
SCIAC (Cal Lu, P-P)
WIAC (UWSP, UWW)

the CAC is listed and both of those teams are playing elimination games today, while the usasac isn't, and they're the only teams in the regional without a loss...as a fan of the usasac, i feel a little like rodney dangerfield