BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[vabaseball]

I'm glad HokieOne snuck in a little plug for the CNU Women's basketball team.  Final four tonight vs. Amherst!

Go Captains.

Alright, back to baseball.

[narch]

Narch, I won't even bother replying to anything else you say after this post until you stop taking everything I say out of context. Not ONCE, did I ever say KA was the best coach in the conference and not ONCE did I say he has a better track record than the coaches you have stated....I was simply stating he knows the game of baseball like no other coach I had ever played for! So, unless you just have it out for me or KA, I dont know why you take offense to what you've quoted of mine...   

i took nothing you said out of context...in fact, by directly quoting you (and Back2Back!), i ensured that the original context remained wholly intact - i simply thought this board was turning into too much of a "KA love-fest" and needed some green and gold perspective - words like "genius" and "best-ever" were being thrown around, and tom austin's name wasn't attached in any way to those statements - i wanted to make certain that it was

there was no malice toward you or coach anderson intended...i have nothing against you, kevin anderson (he seems like a pretty good guy, to me...i observed him interacting with lots of folks at the regional last year and i was impressed) or su, for that matter – i think that you may have inferred a tone which was not the aim of my post

...and i could not care less if you reply to anything i post (this is meant in the nicest way possible...which emoticon should i use for that?)

[narch]

to bring the chelsie schweers captains discussion fully to baseball...she graduated from hickory high...alma mater of such notable baseball players as david wright and brian inghram

she's garnered a lot of publicity for cnu...espn news was showing video highlights of her exploits a few weeks ago in addition to the coverage she has in this week's issue of SI

[PNeal7]

After watching her play numerous times, she is one of the most talented players I've seen, male or female. There are not many shots she puts up that do not go in. In fact, I've watched her play on numerous occasions and thought she should shoot even more than she did.

On a baseball note, CNU up 4-0 after 2.

[Will2Win]

Narch, I won't even bother replying to anything else you say after this post until you stop taking everything I say out of context. Not ONCE, did I ever say KA was the best coach in the conference and not ONCE did I say he has a better track record than the coaches you have stated....I was simply stating he knows the game of baseball like no other coach I had ever played for! So, unless you just have it out for me or KA, I dont know why you take offense to what you've quoted of mine...  

i took nothing you said out of context...in fact, by directly quoting you (and Back2Back!), i ensured that the original context remained wholly intact - i simply thought this board was turning into too much of a "KA love-fest" and needed some green and gold perspective - words like "genius" and "best-ever" were being thrown around, and tom austin's name wasn't attached in any way to those statements - i wanted to make certain that it was

there was no malice toward you or coach anderson intended...i have nothing against you, kevin anderson (he seems like a pretty good guy, to me...i observed him interacting with lots of folks at the regional last year and i was impressed) or su, for that matter – i think that you may have inferred a tone which was not the aim of my post

...and i could not care less if you reply to anything i post (this is meant in the nicest way possible...which emoticon should i use for that?)

And once again Narch you obviously aren't reading the same posts between back2back and myself....I said, "He's (KA) the best coach I had ever played for"........I did say he was a genius though...nothing wrong with that, obviously I was just overstating how good of a coach he is. (Use whichever Emoticon you'd like..... Here's one ya may enjoy....   )

[vabaseball]

I'm not sure this board will handle my preferred emoticons, but I do appreciate Narch's perspective on Methodist. Re: Chelsea Schweers and Hickory High: I knew that David Wright was from Chesapeake but did not know those two players went to Hickory High.

Time to fire up the live stats.....

[narch]

My sources within the USAS state that 1 thru 9, CNU is better but SU plays the game much better.

You can attribute that to K.A. himself! Best coach I've ever been around...

i'm just sayin'....

[D-BAT]

One thing for sure arm chair coaches are never wrong.  It's nice to be a fan isn't it.  That's why we can say anything and never be wrong.

Sorry, but I was at the game and could not believe what I witnessed, no arm chairing at all.  I was like what is Bridgewater doing???

[Catfishncwc]

I just consider myself Lucky to have played for Coach Fox his last year at NCWC and be part of Coach Long's National Championship team.  You have to put Austin in that conversation of best coaches in the conference and Harvill and Anderson are just bit behind the both of them.  But the USAC/Dixie has had a lot of great coaches. 

[D-BAT]

Narch, Good perspective. Tom Austin has an amazing record, and, speaking as a father of an opposing player, he's an awfully nice guy. A few years ago, during the USAS Tourny, he plopped down and just shot the baseball breeze with some CNU dads for quite a while-very impressive man.  Coach Anderson has done a wonderful job turning around Shenandoah from a perennial doormat to a very strong program, and his teams play very good baseball. They hold the crown.   He's an awfully good "in game" coach and certainly knows and teaches the game.  Personally, I kind of like the job Coach Harvell has done at CNU-very different style, he's pretty laid back, definitely doesn't blast the vocals like KA is able to do occasionally,  but his players are comfortable and enjoy playing for him, team chemistry is always good, and CNU is at or near the top of the USAS every single year.  It's not by accident.   Of course coaches always look better when they can attract top talent, and all three coaches mentioned have done that.   MU and CNU have much longer track records of success, but SU is on top now until they get knocked off-which I hope happens in April, in Newport News.       It should be a great weekend series for the USAS and for D III baseball. Shenandoah travels well and they have vocal fans, and CNU should have quite a crowd-and hopefully the women's basketball team will be walking around the place with a national title by then (they're in the final 4 this weekend.)

p.s. I think Van Sickler is a pure stud, on the mound and at the plate, and expect to see him drafted come June, but yes, he would give up 12 to the Yankees, as would just about any pitcher in the conference.

Seriously, who could not win at CNU?

[NCWC#1]

CNU is a much better team than SU specially because CNU does not have to cheat to win. I know for a fact that SU heats there bats inside there small, team covered dugouts. CNU is a natural pure talented team. NCWC is second best in the conference. Record might not say so bu the past does.

[NCWC#1]

to Narch. Van Sickler is not MLB material. if he was that good he would not be playing DIII baseball. He throws 87 tops which any MLB player would take out of the ball park and he cannot hit 90+ hitting. NO way do i see him playing pro ball.

[Catfishncwc]

to Narch. Van Sickler is not MLB material. if he was that good he would not be playing DIII baseball. He throws 87 tops which any MLB player would take out of the ball park and he cannot hit 90+ hitting. NO way do i see him playing pro ball.

though i have only seen him throw once and he is a bit out of area of coverage he is a fringe prospect at best.  He is a very good DIII pitcher but does not have the skill set for a pro pitcher. 

[narch]

to Narch. Van Sickler is not MLB material. if he was that good he would not be playing DIII baseball. He throws 87 tops which any MLB player would take out of the ball park and he cannot hit 90+ hitting. NO way do i see him playing pro ball.

i've never said van sickler or any pitcher in the usasac was mlb material...i think blake maxwell and buddy hernandez were the closest pitchers i've seen in the dixie/usasac to being mlb material, but it takes a lot to make it to that level

tough 5-3 loss for the monarchs today...such was at the plate representing the tying run in the 9th and scallion got him to ground out to 3rd for the final out...britt didn't pitch particularly well, giving up 5 er in 4.2 innings - mu out hit su 12-9, but didn't get the timely hits they needed - let's see if freshman andrew womble is up to the task on sunday...a split sure would be nice!

[BigPoppa]

CNU is a much better team than SU specially because CNU does not have to cheat to win. I know for a fact that SU heats there bats inside there small, team covered dugouts. CNU is a natural pure talented team. NCWC is second best in the conference. Record might not say so bu the past does.

Two things:
1. Know when to use there and when to use their. It makes your posts less credible when you do not know the difference.

2. Why is warming your bat illegal? There are NCAA approved gel-heated bat sleeves to do just that.