BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

cnuball25 · March 27, 2010, 12:41:22 AM

Exactly the point Hokieone...regional record wasn't the issue, nor is home vs. away games. The "principle" behind what they did is the issue, but whatever...it's over and done with.

Go get em' Captains...

narch · March 27, 2010, 05:48:17 PM

big, fat game one win for the monarchs today...looks like a fun game with the monarchs winning 3-2...a win on sunday would be HUGE

WMSBRGFan · March 27, 2010, 09:57:33 PM

Death by Twitter! SU and CNU in the 13th! No live stats just Twitter updates every 30 minutes or so! I did not get to go to the game, and yes I believe my son pitched tonight but no box scores nothing... dying here! HokieOne save me!

cnuball25 · March 27, 2010, 10:05:52 PM

HokieOne was at the game with me...probably won't be home for a while! The 2nd game got too stinking cold for me, as I left in the 7th inning, feeling pretty confident CNU could hold down the SU bats. Looks like I left WAY too soon...

The Shenandoah PA guy does realize he's doing a baseball game and not a WWE showdown, doesn't he?? The only thing more annoying than SU's drunk fans (who, by the way, were the least-funny drunk fans I've ever heard...seriously...nothing even remotely clever...they need to take some notes from the guys on the hill at Ferrum) was the PA guy!

WMSBRGFan · March 27, 2010, 10:37:15 PM

CNUBall who pitched for CNU?

cnuball25 · March 28, 2010, 12:48:07 AM

Game 1 was Brinkman starting and Ian Lenda is relief, and game 2 was Chitsaz starting followed by Fleiscmann, then I left. It sounded like it was heck of a finish...

D-BAT · March 28, 2010, 01:45:31 AM

Southern Va. (5) Averett (6)
Southern Va. (3) Averett (0)

Methodist (3) N.C. Wesleyan (2)

Greensboro (2) Ferrum (11)

CNU (3) Shenandoah (8)
CNU (7) Shenandoah (8) 14 innings

(1) 6-3 17-07 ... MU
(2) 5-3 20-05 ... SU
(3) 4-3 14-06 ... FC
(3) 4-3 11-14 ... NCW
(5) 4-4 19-12 ... AU
(5) 5-5 13-09 ... CNU
(7) 0-7 10-17 ... GB

The USA-South is 104-70 overall.

hokieone · March 28, 2010, 08:21:08 AM

Great finish indeed. 14 innings, both teams had multiple chances to win it, Shenandoah finally capitalized in the bottom of the 14th. The second game took on the feel of watching a classic right about the 10th inning. It was just a tremendous game. Rumors of SU's bullpen's death are greatly exaggerated. They did their job well, and danced around the trouble when they had to.

Well-deserved credit goes to Shenandoah, pure and simple they got the job done. CNU continues to be haunted by LOB's-9 in game one, 14 in game 2, but if you want to see the pressure SU kept on CNU's pitching and defense, they left 26 on base in game 2. That's got to be a record.

This will sound odd as he won the first game, but Van Sickler's velocity is noticeably below where he was last summer. I asked a couple SU folks and they said what we saw was how he's thrown all year. He mixed speeds well, pitched well, and got the W, but the velocity is different.

All the credit goes to SU, they came through when they had to. The bathrooms still weren't open, the water still wasn't turned on, and the $5 admission fee is ridiculous, but to be fair, the concession food was good and the prices were the best around. Water was $1 a bottle, fair but the lowest around. (JMU charges $3!!). So while you get hosed at the gate, you get some back on the food prices.

CNU's only viable path now is the tournament. It's a shame to have only one option, but it's still there.

D-BAT · March 28, 2010, 10:31:30 AM

Quote from: hokieone on March 28, 2010, 08:21:08 AM
Rumors of SU's bullpen's death are greatly exaggerated. They did their job well, and danced around the trouble when they had to.

After reviewing their pitching stats, they have utilized the services of 20 pitchers, not sure if I've ever seen a team that is 20-5 having done that? They did lose their #2 starter to an injury before the start of the season and I thought another probable starter in the rotation.

Conference tourney will a fun filled event! Cannot wait to catch it as it's just less than 20 days away. That itself is ridiculous! Com'on USA-South Commissioner, Mrs. Rita Wiggs, lets make a change and move the USA-South tourney to the last weekend of April already vs. the middle of the month!

Please buy a program to get in the ballpark when a conference should be held. I'm tired of hearing the excuses, lets move the darn Conference Tourney to the last weekend of the month so the USA-South teams do not have to schedule games "after" the conference tourney which is just darn right asinine! IMHO

D-BAT · March 28, 2010, 11:06:09 AM

Quote from: cnuball25 on March 27, 2010, 10:05:52 PM

The Shenandoah PA guy does realize he's doing a baseball game and not a WWE showdown, doesn't he?? The only thing more annoying than SU's drunk fans (who, by the way, were the least-funny drunk fans I've ever heard...seriously...nothing even remotely clever...they need to take some notes from the guys on the hill at Ferrum) was the PA guy!

And they cannot figure out why the ODAC does not want them as a member?

vabaseball · March 28, 2010, 12:44:23 PM

Swept by Shenandoah. It's like a knife in my heart.

D-BAT · March 28, 2010, 12:53:32 PM

Quote from: USA-South_Fan on January 09, 2010, 10:35:37 PM
Quote from: NoVa Baseball on January 09, 2010, 10:11:22 AM
Shenandoah is no secret - they will be the team to beat this year. That said, there are several teams bunched up right behind them ready to take their place.

If you don't bring your A-game then you will not win in the USA-South. From what I saw last year during the USA-South tourney and with what everyone has returning.

1-Methodist
2-SU
3-NCWC
4-CNU
5-Ferrum
6-Greensboro
7-Averett

OK, my prediction on January 9th for the #6 and #7 spots will not happen as Greensboro has that locked up but my picks for 1 thru 5 still have a legit shot of being that.

LTBB1971 · March 28, 2010, 08:12:03 PM

Great pitching by both NCWC and Methodist all weekend. The difference both days was timely hitting which Methodist had Saturday and NCWC had on Sunday. Jr Andrew Webb is stepping out to be a stellar nbr 2 guy! Good job Bishops, bring on Ferrum next!

D-BAT · March 28, 2010, 11:23:00 PM

Methodist (1) NC Wesleyan (4)

(1) 5-3 20-05 ... SU
(1) 5-3 12-14 ... NCW
(3) 6-4 17-08 ... MU
(4) 4-3 14-06 ... FC
(5) 4-4 19-12 ... AU
(5) 5-5 13-09 ... CNU
(7) 0-7 10-17 ... GB

The USA-South is 105-71 overall.

usasouthisnumber1 · March 29, 2010, 01:18:06 PM

Quote from: USA-South_Fan on March 28, 2010, 11:23:00 PM
Methodist (1) NC Wesleyan (4)

(1) 5-3 20-05 ... SU
(1) 5-3 12-14 ... NCW
(3) 6-4 17-08 ... MU
(4) 4-3 14-06 ... FC
(5) 4-4 19-12 ... AU
(5) 5-5 13-09 ... CNU
(7) 0-7 10-17 ... GB

The USA-South is 105-71 overall.

I would have never guessed the conference would look like this right now!