BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[narch]

but why not go to a Division one school out of high school?

my assumption is that they didn't have offers that they liked from d1 or d2 schools when they came to mu - fasano left mu to go to a cc close to home before rutgers signed him...i've heard that the mu coaching staff kept contact with him while he was at the juco, but a d1 offer from a big east school was too much to pass up - i've also heard that kivett got a lot of attention in the cpl the summer after his sophomore year at mu...and ultimately ended up transferring after that summer

[BMoore#4]

o yea and a DH

[hasanova]

Transfers are a crazy subject anyways in d3 baseball.. especially with no money for scholarships to give out.  That could have a major factor in it as well as being close to home.   Its a sticky situation for coaches and makes it hard on them. Sometimes though coaches get lucky recruiting.  Look at the 2006 ncwc world serious team i played on. Matt Smith was headed to UNCW but a spanish grade in highschool did not allow him to go there so he ended up at NCWC.  Chris Pecora.  recruited by some D1 schools but wanted to be close to home  ended up at ncwc.  Ryan Syder a all american 2nd baseman that was looked at by d1 schools but decided to go smaller for playing time. Kenny Flyth a ecu commit and grades led him to ncwc. Myself had a uncw walk on spot or a 15% scholarship to Elon but 3 weeks before schools starts i come to NCWC.  Andrew Webb who was going to go to Campbell but decided to stay close to home and get more playing time end up at NCWC.   So yes transfers hurt coaches but also can help and by kind of doing nothing end up with a good team.    

Speaking of teams  here is a good topic   lets come up with a all Century team  2000- 2010    lets do 8 position players.. 1 util.. and 6 pitchers as they could carry a team...

World "Serious."  Seriously? E4

[Catfishncwc]

After we won the National Championship in 99 we lost a few guys to D1 transfers.  Lost guys to ECU, VCU and GMU.  Also the year before that we lost another to UNC. 
Heck even I originally committed to a D2 school in WV but after hurting my arm I did not attend that year and then I de-committed and went to NCWC.  Just happens all the time with no scholarship money holding you back it is easy to transfer.   

[Back2Back!!]

Transfers are a crazy subject anyways in d3 baseball.. especially with no money for scholarships to give out.  That could have a major factor in it as well as being close to home.   Its a sticky situation for coaches and makes it hard on them. Sometimes though coaches get lucky recruiting.  Look at the 2006 ncwc world serious team i played on. Matt Smith was headed to UNCW but a spanish grade in highschool did not allow him to go there so he ended up at NCWC.  Chris Pecora.  recruited by some D1 schools but wanted to be close to home  ended up at ncwc.  Ryan Syder a all american 2nd baseman that was looked at by d1 schools but decided to go smaller for playing time. Kenny Flyth a ecu commit and grades led him to ncwc. Myself had a uncw walk on spot or a 15% scholarship to Elon but 3 weeks before schools starts i come to NCWC.  Andrew Webb who was going to go to Campbell but decided to stay close to home and get more playing time end up at NCWC.   So yes transfers hurt coaches but also can help and by kind of doing nothing end up with a good team.   

Speaking of teams  here is a good topic   lets come up with a all Century team  2000- 2010    lets do 8 position players.. 1 util.. and 6 pitchers as they could carry a team...

Wouldnt an all century be the last 100 years? haha how about an all decade team

[hasanova]

Transfers are a crazy subject anyways in d3 baseball.. especially with no money for scholarships to give out.  That could have a major factor in it as well as being close to home.   Its a sticky situation for coaches and makes it hard on them. Sometimes though coaches get lucky recruiting.  Look at the 2006 ncwc world serious team i played on. Matt Smith was headed to UNCW but a spanish grade in highschool did not allow him to go there so he ended up at NCWC.  Chris Pecora.  recruited by some D1 schools but wanted to be close to home  ended up at ncwc.  Ryan Syder a all american 2nd baseman that was looked at by d1 schools but decided to go smaller for playing time. Kenny Flyth a ecu commit and grades led him to ncwc. Myself had a uncw walk on spot or a 15% scholarship to Elon but 3 weeks before schools starts i come to NCWC.  Andrew Webb who was going to go to Campbell but decided to stay close to home and get more playing time end up at NCWC.   So yes transfers hurt coaches but also can help and by kind of doing nothing end up with a good team.   

Speaking of teams  here is a good topic   lets come up with a all Century team  2000- 2010    lets do 8 position players.. 1 util.. and 6 pitchers as they could carry a team...

Wouldnt an all century be the last 100 years? haha how about an all decade team

Oops!  Two errors in the same inning. 

[forheavendial4999]

Transfers are a crazy subject anyways in d3 baseball.. especially with no money for scholarships to give out.  That could have a major factor in it as well as being close to home.   Its a sticky situation for coaches and makes it hard on them. Sometimes though coaches get lucky recruiting.  Look at the 2006 ncwc world serious team i played on. Matt Smith was headed to UNCW but a spanish grade in highschool did not allow him to go there so he ended up at NCWC.  Chris Pecora.  recruited by some D1 schools but wanted to be close to home  ended up at ncwc.  Ryan Syder a all american 2nd baseman that was looked at by d1 schools but decided to go smaller for playing time. Kenny Flyth a ecu commit and grades led him to ncwc. Myself had a uncw walk on spot or a 15% scholarship to Elon but 3 weeks before schools starts i come to NCWC.  Andrew Webb who was going to go to Campbell but decided to stay close to home and get more playing time end up at NCWC.   So yes transfers hurt coaches but also can help and by kind of doing nothing end up with a good team.   

Speaking of teams  here is a good topic   lets come up with a all Century team  2000- 2010    lets do 8 position players.. 1 util.. and 6 pitchers as they could carry a team...

Wouldnt an all century be the last 100 years? haha how about an all decade team

Oops!  Two errors in the same inning. 

Well, it could be so far this century. Then just keep updating and eliminating.

[Back2Back!!]

Transfers are a crazy subject anyways in d3 baseball.. especially with no money for scholarships to give out.  That could have a major factor in it as well as being close to home.   Its a sticky situation for coaches and makes it hard on them. Sometimes though coaches get lucky recruiting.  Look at the 2006 ncwc world serious team i played on. Matt Smith was headed to UNCW but a spanish grade in highschool did not allow him to go there so he ended up at NCWC.  Chris Pecora.  recruited by some D1 schools but wanted to be close to home  ended up at ncwc.  Ryan Syder a all american 2nd baseman that was looked at by d1 schools but decided to go smaller for playing time. Kenny Flyth a ecu commit and grades led him to ncwc. Myself had a uncw walk on spot or a 15% scholarship to Elon but 3 weeks before schools starts i come to NCWC.  Andrew Webb who was going to go to Campbell but decided to stay close to home and get more playing time end up at NCWC.   So yes transfers hurt coaches but also can help and by kind of doing nothing end up with a good team.   

Speaking of teams  here is a good topic   lets come up with a all Century team  2000- 2010    lets do 8 position players.. 1 util.. and 6 pitchers as they could carry a team...

Wouldnt an all century be the last 100 years? haha how about an all decade team

Oops!  Two errors in the same inning. 

Well, it could be so far this century. Then just keep updating and eliminating.

That is possibly the WORST idea I have ever heard

[forheavendial4999]

Transfers are a crazy subject anyways in d3 baseball.. especially with no money for scholarships to give out.  That could have a major factor in it as well as being close to home.   Its a sticky situation for coaches and makes it hard on them. Sometimes though coaches get lucky recruiting.  Look at the 2006 ncwc world serious team i played on. Matt Smith was headed to UNCW but a spanish grade in highschool did not allow him to go there so he ended up at NCWC.  Chris Pecora.  recruited by some D1 schools but wanted to be close to home  ended up at ncwc.  Ryan Syder a all american 2nd baseman that was looked at by d1 schools but decided to go smaller for playing time. Kenny Flyth a ecu commit and grades led him to ncwc. Myself had a uncw walk on spot or a 15% scholarship to Elon but 3 weeks before schools starts i come to NCWC.  Andrew Webb who was going to go to Campbell but decided to stay close to home and get more playing time end up at NCWC.   So yes transfers hurt coaches but also can help and by kind of doing nothing end up with a good team.   

Speaking of teams  here is a good topic   lets come up with a all Century team  2000- 2010    lets do 8 position players.. 1 util.. and 6 pitchers as they could carry a team...

Wouldnt an all century be the last 100 years? haha how about an all decade team

Oops!  Two errors in the same inning. 

Well, it could be so far this century. Then just keep updating and eliminating.

That is possibly the WORST idea I have ever heard

I've heard way worse ideas. Perhaps I've just known more stupid people. I am in the military, after all.

But this really wouldn't be a bad way to work toward an all-decade/all-century team...sort of evaluate at the end of each year and keep a running team leading up to the final one.

However, in this context I was mostly joking. Check the batteries in your sarcasm meter.

[hasanova]

However, in this context I was mostly joking. Check the batteries in your sarcasm meter.

I think sarcasmometers run on solar energy and usually malfunction when someone's in the dark. 

[Back2Back!!]

However, in this context I was mostly joking. Check the batteries in your sarcasm meter.

I think sarcasmometers run on solar energy and usually malfunction when someone's in the dark. 

Let me apologize for not picking up on that. Whenever someone uses sarcasm I normally find it somewhat humerous. This wasnt.

Hasanova.......You got a chuckle out of me with your comment......that was pretty good.


Well get this started.......Is Van Sickler on your list?

[Back2Back!!]

Trae Baily?
Kenny Moreland?

Pecora?


Im not familiar with any players from 2000- to 2005 so you guys will have to throw in names from that span....

[Ralph Turner]

Sarcasmometer.
Literary tool of note
On the USAC boards.   

[forheavendial4999]

However, in this context I was mostly joking. Check the batteries in your sarcasm meter.

I think sarcasmometers run on solar energy and usually malfunction when someone's in the dark. 

Let me apologize for not picking up on that. Whenever someone uses sarcasm I normally find it somewhat humerous. This wasnt.

That's OK. A lot of things I say go over people's heads.

[narch]

back2back...i think those names are pretty good...i'd like to see how bailey's career numbers stack up vs. inghram's and maybe even jesse henry from su...

van sickler is a no-brainer

brett thomas put up monster numbers for fc for a couple of years

blake rice from ncwc had a good run as a pitcher, as did yost from averett

the burgess kid from gc had a few really good offensive years, as well

here are my monarch suggestions

blake maxwell career:
pitching: 7 wins, 4 losses, 22 saves, 110.2 ip, 1.79 era, 91 k's
hitting: 154 ab, 50 hits, .325 ba, 6 hr, 40 rbi

Dan Glies,OF - no career numbers, but here are his accolades:
2000 diac/usasac rookie of the year
2002 diac/usasac player of the year, 2nd team all-american
he was probably one of the hardest working players i've seen in the diac/usasac...really a great player

ryan brandt had a really solid career for the monarchs, and he was the conference pitcher of the year in 2005, but i'm not sure he'll make the cut – here are his career numbers:
23 wins, 13 losses, 342.2 ip, 3.15 era, 294 k's, holds the mu career record with 4 shutouts

i don't have his career numbers, but jesus adames was a pretty darn good catcher – his 2003 season was pretty nice and he was a 2nd team all-american that year:
.384 ba, 10 hr, 32 rbi, 12 sb

a trio of current monarchs deserve consideration, as well:
brian inghram career numbers:
.354 ba, 20 hr, 157 rbi, 47 sb

trey such career numbers (3 years) – 2009 usasac rookie of the year, 2010 2nd team all-american
.359 ba, 32* hr, 130 rbi,
*one hr away from the mu career record, held by mike brewington, who played in the majors  

i thought that i might be overstating his career to think of lancaster, but he had a nice run:
.344 ba, 1 hr, 97 rbi, 84 sb

i think maxwell, glies and such are all legit all-decade guys, while the others merit strong consideration