BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[D-BAT]

Van Sickler Signs Pro Contract With Team In Belgium
http://www.tv3winchester.com/sports/headlines/Former_SU_Star_Van_Sickler_Signs_Pro_Contract_With_Team_In_Belgium_144489035.html

Also ... Winchester back in the ballpark for MiLB!  winchestersuns.blogspot.com

[PNeal7]

I agree Boysofsummer...Between Krout and Mark, I don't see it as that close.

[Catfishncwc]

Van Sickler Signs Pro Contract With Team In Belgium
http://www.tv3winchester.com/sports/headlines/Former_SU_Star_Van_Sickler_Signs_Pro_Contract_With_Team_In_Belgium_144489035.html

Also ... Winchester back in the ballpark for MiLB!  winchestersuns.blogspot.com

Good for Van Sickler I thought he would hook on to a Indy team for sure but getting a chance to go overseas and play some pro ball will be a great life experience a couple of the guys I played with at NCWC played some pro ball over in Europe also.   

[LTBB1971]

It could go many diferrent ways.  Was just giving my opinion from the guys I saw play so far this year...There's 4-5 guys that are in the running that can take those honors so there's still some time for guys to put more numbers up.

As far as Krout and Jags, it's close but still think Krout has had better year.  As for Krout having more errors than Mark...duh? one is a SS, the other an OF...of course SS will have more chances.

[narch]

mu takes another mid-week non-conference loss, this time to guilford - trey such hits 2 hr's in the loss to break the mu career hr record - i'm sure this isn't how he envisioned his senior year, but an individual hr record for a program with such a strong history and tradition is impressive - congrats trey

[LTBB1971]

NCWC played probably their best game all year yesterday beating Hampden Sydney 8-0.  No errors, 11 hits and a complete game shutout by a freshman pitcher.  Looks like RF Pat Laffin has permanently moved in to the clean up spot and it's only a matter of time before FR Stephen Machin fnds himself hitting in the middle of the lineup as well.  Young men had another very good game at the plate with 2 more hits and 1 RBI and is now hitting .316

Up next for the Bishops is (11-11-1) Randolph Macon from the ODAC.

[hasanova]

mu takes another mid-week non-conference loss, this time to guilford - trey such hits 2 hr's in the loss to break the mu career hr record - i'm sure this isn't how he envisioned his senior year, but an individual hr record for a program with such a strong history and tradition is impressive - congrats trey

I saw that HR stat, narch - 34 career homers?  That's terrific.  Guilford's had an up and down season as well.  The Quakers are 14-13 and, I think, MU's now 15-15.  GC doesn't have a lot of solid pitching, so 14-10 games such as the MU tilt are the norm.  In the Greensboro game Tuesday night, Guilford blew a 6-0 fifth inning lead and a 7-6 8th inning lead before losing 11-9.  Sigh. 

[narch]

I saw that HR stat, narch - 34 career homers?  That's terrific.  Guilford's had an up and down season as well.  The Quakers are 14-13 and, I think, MU's now 15-15.  GC doesn't have a lot of solid pitching, so 14-10 games such as the MU tilt are the norm.  In the Greensboro game Tuesday night, Guilford blew a 6-0 fifth inning lead and a 7-6 8th inning lead before losing 11-9.  Sigh.

with all due respect to the gcq baseball program where 14-13 might indeed be characterized as "up and down", 15-15 at MU doesn't qualify as "up and down"...that's simply a down season at this stage - if the monarchs could pull it together and rip off another 10 wins, maybe it would qualify as an "up and down" season - here's hoping we can characterize the season as such

and trey is now at 35 career hr's...

[hasanova]

I saw that HR stat, narch - 34 career homers?  That's terrific.  Guilford's had an up and down season as well.  The Quakers are 14-13 and, I think, MU's now 15-15.  GC doesn't have a lot of solid pitching, so 14-10 games such as the MU tilt are the norm.  In the Greensboro game Tuesday night, Guilford blew a 6-0 fifth inning lead and a 7-6 8th inning lead before losing 11-9.  Sigh.

with all due respect to the gcq baseball program where 14-13 might indeed be characterized as "up and down", 15-15 at MU doesn't qualify as "up and down"...that's simply a down season at this stage - if the monarchs could pull it together and rip off another 10 wins, maybe it would qualify as an "up and down" season - here's hoping we can characterize the season as such

and trey is now at 35 career hr's...

No offense taken - GCQ baseball's been in the .400-.550 range for several years now.  I was pleasantly surprised we won versus MU, but know it was done during a "down" year for the Monarchs.  I only wish the Quakers could win 10 in a row, but know that probably won't happen with spotty pitching (21 runs in last two games) and defense (4 errors yesterday).  If you're a .500 team, the odds of winning ten in a row, in theory, with all other things being equal, are .5 to the 10th power or one out of 1024.  (.000976563)  I'm not holding my breath! 

[PNeal7]

Big win for CNU yesterday beating #5 Salisbury at Salisbury 4-2 in 10 innings.

[LTBB1971]

hasanova,
I'm in the same shoes...not holding my breath on NCWC.  We win 2 lose 1, win 1 lose 2...just a .500 team treading water.  We have terrific pitching but hitting is mostly non existent.  If someone puts 5 runs on the board on us early...probably going to beat NCWC.  USA South Tourney is 3 weeks away.  Hoping to win at least one there and not go home on day 1.

[narch]

If you're a .500 team, the odds of winning ten in a row, in theory, with all other things being equal, are .5 to the 10th power or one out of 1024.  (.000976563)  I'm not holding my breath! 

'nova - i could be wrong, but i think this calculation would only be accurate if each opponent had a 50% chance of winning, as well, but your point regarding "holding my breath" is still very much valid for mu as well as gcq

[hasanova]

If you're a .500 team, the odds of winning ten in a row, in theory, with all other things being equal, are .5 to the 10th power or one out of 1024.  (.000976563)  I'm not holding my breath! 

'nova - i could be wrong, but i think this calculation would only be accurate if each opponent had a 50% chance of winning, as well, but your point regarding "holding my breath" is still very much valid for mu as well as gcq

You're sbsolutely right, narch.  That's what I was (weakly) trying to convey by putting in the caveat of "all other things being equal".  It's analogous to flipping a coin and getting heads (or tails) ten times in a row - the underlying assumption is that the other outcome also has a 50% chance of happening.  Either way, it's possible, but highly unlikely, for both teams this season! 

[hasanova]

Big win for CNU yesterday beating #5 Salisbury at Salisbury 4-2 in 10 innings.

I agree, but isn't that about what you'd expect when the #3 team in the country plays the #5 team in the country?  If the rankings are correct, then CNU should win by such a narrow margin. 

[narch]

there was some talk earlier about perry as the pitcher of the year - in my mind, i wasn't sure if he deserved that distinction, given the season that mu has had (and he may not be deserving once the season plays out)...so i ran some numbers

he has made 8 starts on the season - he has yet to give up more than 2 er in a single start, and has only made one start (vs. bsc) that he didn't last into the 6th inning - mu is just 4-4 in those 8 starts though - he has a 1.67 era and 75 strikeouts in 54 innings in those games he has started - here is a partial list of teams he has started against (usually against the #1 starter from that team) with (current d3 baseball ranking): cnu (#3), piedmont (#6), su (#19), bsc (#24) - in those 4 contests, he has 28 ip (1.61 era), 5 er, 43 k's and a 2-2 team record (2-1 individual record) - i think if he puts up strong outings in the last 2 conference weekends, the award is his to lose

he likely has remaining starts against ferrum (currently 19-8), ncwc (15-18), usasac conference tourney, emory (17-7) and wesley (17-7)...