BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[hokieone]

Good luck to our CNU Captains opening the season today with a ton of "Great Expectations"!  Funny how when you have a son playing, a three hour drive is nothing...  one pitch at a time guys and have a blast-it's still a game! 

[108 Stitches]

Good luck to our CNU Captains opening the season today with a ton of "Great Expectations"!  Funny how when you have a son playing, a three hour drive flightis nothing...  one pitch at a time guys and have a blast-it's still a game! 

Enjoy!

[rolln2]

Good luck to our CNU Captains opening the season today with a ton of "Great Expectations"!  Funny how when you have a son playing, a three hour drive flightis nothing...  one pitch at a time guys and have a blast-it's still a game! 

Enjoy!

I just saw the boxscore.  Man I think they really enjoyed themselves today 17-2 over HSC. Looked like they were clicking on al cylinders.

[D-BAT]

If deal is made, MiLB will be played in Winchester come April 2013!

Check it ...  winchestersuns.blogspot.com

[rolln2]

Looks like in the early season head to head w/ the ODAC that the USAS is playing ok.  In the early go they have 6-1 advantage.  But the ODAC has a chance to make up some ground w/ more head to heads this sat, and sun.  How does everyone think the head to head will turn in 2012 between the ODAC and USAS?

[LTBB1971]

NCWC splits with EMU 5-2 and 9-1.  Couple of thought from watching both games today.

1.  This is best EMU team I have seen in 4 years...much...much better.
2.  Costa and Beasley threw the ball very well
3.  Hitting was atrocious...just really bad approaches at the plate.
4.  Defense is shaky at best...we started 4 freshman on the infield...got to get better tomorrow

[narch]

mu gets a 6-5 win at lagrange...tough day for the freshman in the field, with kirby making 2 errors and 3b lutz making 3 errors - just 2 of the panthers runs were earned today - perry went six, giving up 4 hits, 2 er and striking out 9

[D-BAT]

NCWC splits with EMU 5-2 and 9-1.  Couple of thought from watching both games today.

1.  This is best EMU team I have seen in 4 years...much...much better.
2.  Costa and Beasley threw the ball very well
3.  Hitting was atrocious...just really bad approaches at the plate.
4.  Defense is shaky at best...we started 4 freshman on the infield...got to get better tomorrow

I said the other day (on ODAC board) that EMU will be much better and will be competing at an higher level with the NEW coaching staff!

Although Eastern Mennonite lost the bats of 1B Jake Norman and OF Chris Harpine to graduation, I believe they will sneak up on some people this year and towards the middle of the pack on the ODAC.  They return really good bats in OF B.J. Mortimer, OF Beau Banglesdorf, C Dylan Smith and 2B Ryan McAllister.

On the mound they return both their weekend starters but just not sure who is going to anchor their back of the bullpen with the lost of Thomas Worley.

EMU has two good coaches ... both Jason's will do good work at EMU!  Look for them to compete at an higher level!

[LTBB1971]

Completely agree with you D-Bat.  Freshman CF Bryan Melendez for EMU stole the show making 3 great plays in center field...the kid can really track the ball.

Scorekeeper was very generous for NCWC as we ended up with 4 errors in the day but we could have easily had 7 in addition to many mental mistakes.  We hit .211 on the day and I'm assuming coach will mixed it up a bit today with Bridgewater coming in for a DH.  Pitching was overall solid for us...I was really pleased with that.  Go Bishops!

[LTBB1971]

NCWC losses two today to Bridgewater 8-4 and 17-1 leaving the Battling Bishops 1-3 after their first weekend of play.  Unlike day 1, pitching was hard to watch today as both starting pitchers could not get past the 3rd innings.  Defensively the scorecard was filled with 5 more errors.
Offensively, it will be hard to keep freshman 2B Ciufetelli and 1B Rodriguez out of the lineup as they swung the bat very, very well.

Already looking forward to rebounding vs NYU-Poly next week.

[narch]

mu improves to 5-0 with a 4-3 win over lagrange...younger went 3-4 with 2 rbi's - coach austin is now just 10 wins from 1000

mu has 5 days off before hosting frostburg, birmingham southern and lynchburg in the diamond invitational this weekend

[rolln2]

After two weekends gone bye in the season it looks like the USAS is holding its' own.  Currently holding a 14-7 record against outside competition.  MU at 5-0 and NCW at 1-3 hold both ends of the spectrum at this point.

[PNeal7]

CNU takes a close one at home over Randolph Macon, 2-1.

[rolln2]

Looks like the USAS pulled out two more wins against the ODAC yesterday w/ CNU and AU getting one run victories.  The USAS seems to be continuing an early season success against outside competition.

[narch]

http://www.usasouth.net/general/2011-12/12cnuwithdrawl

...and the other shoe drops...i thought that might happen - watch for cnu to head to the cac