BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[PNeal7]

Congrats to CNU on their Regular Season and Conference Championships. It should be a very exciting Regional in Newport News, with CNU looking at the #1 seed. What are the thoughts on Shenandoah? I assume they are probably in with an at-large, but I guess that also depends on their post tournament games.

[narch]

great season for the capts...i think su and cnu are both going to be playing on...it would be nice to see them in diff regionals so both have a chance to move on

[gr8day4bsbll]

If you'll indulge an ODAC fan who lurks on your board a thought here...  I suspect SU will probably get an at-large as well, despite their regional losses to both Lynchburg (DH split) and Bridgewater in the course of about 1 1/2 weeks.  Their reputation for being a solid regional team playing in one of the toughest two conferences in the SR, along with consistent national recognition during the season, probably gets them in.

Congrats to the Captains, and us Lynchburg fans are looking forward to seeing you on the field this Wednesday and hopefully in a few weeks in the SR.

[D-BAT]

Congrats to CNU on their Regular Season and Conference Championships. It should be a very exciting Regional in Newport News, with CNU looking at the #1 seed. What are the thoughts on Shenandoah? I assume they are probably in with an at-large, but I guess that also depends on their post tournament games.

It will be whatever the ratings formula comes out to be ... to eliminate any doubt, win out!

[Boysofsummer21]

Some observations from the conference tournament;
CNU can bang the baseball – typical CNU baseball = long ball
CNU has the deepest pitching by far in the conference
CNU bull pen the best in conference and has to one of the best in the nation
Shenandoah can hit the baseball 1 – 9
Averett can hit 1 - 9
Shenandoah or Ferrum have the best defense in the conference
Ferrum is a very good team and well coached
Sorry that Trey Such's career ended in the conference tournament
If I only have 5 dollars left and want to see a baseball game I hope that CNU is playing Shenandoah. This really has turned into a very good rivalry and sorry to see SU leave.
Now let's talk about regionals.
With CNU hosting a 6 team regional it will be interesting.
To answer gr8day4sbbll;
I think Lynchburg has the best chance at a Pool C bid with their only detractor is their SoS but they will need to win out. Bridgewater is further in trouble with their SoS and really need to win out and at least have a deep run in the playoffs. Bridgewater and Lynchburg played well against CNU or Shenandoah but beyond those teams they really don't have big W against anyone else on their schedule.  I will say I think that they both take care of business and get in.
My hopeful South Regional:
CNU
Shenandoah
Salisbury
Lynchburg
Bridgewater
Emory (think Birmingham Southern goes to TN)

Thoughts?

[narch]

My hopeful South Regional:
CNU
Shenandoah
Salisbury
Lynchburg
Bridgewater
Emory (think Birmingham Southern goes to TN)

Thoughts?

i don't see bridgewater getting in unless they win the odac...lynchburg has got a shot, with just 7 losses, but i don't think bridgewater will be ranked ahead of piedmont or maybe even huntingdon in region (both pc and hc have pretty strong regional records against strong regional teams) - while piedmont or huntingdon may not fit well geographically in the south regional, at this stage i think both are more deserving of a bid to a regional (even if it isn't the south regional) than bridgewater - if emory is going to travel to this regional in this scenario, piedmont could, too - i don't see the odac as a two-bid league unless bridgewater were to upset lynchburg in the odac finals

piedmont is 21-12 in region with wins against marietta (21-4), cnu (29-6), millsaps (23-12), emory (21-10) and huntingdon (24-10)...all quality wins, which help the sos - of their 12 regional losses, 2 came to marrietta, 1 to millsaps, 2 to emory, 2 to huntingdon and 1 each to adrian (21-6) and depaw (27-5) - 9 of their 12 losses were to really strong teams...2 losses vs. maryville don't help, though - remaining games vs. bsc and lagrange (3) could bolster the lions chances

[OshDude]

Newport News may be a six-team regional, but it's not a certainty given this year's regional sites. McMinnville is a safe bet to have six. The others could be malleable depending on the field.

[gr8day4bsbll]

Bridgewater and Lynchburg played well against CNU or Shenandoah but beyond those teams they really don't have big W against anyone else on their schedule.

Actually, Lynchburg beat Birmingham Southern earlier in the season, and one of LC's losses was against Tufts (9-4) who isn't in the SR.  It's going to come down to the ODAC tournament for both LC and Bridgewater, but I agree that Bridgewater's only chance to make the SR is probably to win the ODAC tournament, while LC has a chance at an at-large bid without winning the tourney.

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations to CNU.

The Capital AC gets much tougher with CNU joining...

It makes for conditioning for the post-season to play Salisbury several times in conference play.

[narch]

mu cruises over hsc, 9-2 today, to improve to 21-18...4 games left for mu to get to 25 wins and make it 31 straight seasons of 25 or more wins...it's a long shot, but still mathematically possible

[D-BAT]

When are the 1st reg'l rankings released?

[D-BAT]

Newport News may be a six-team regional, but it's not a certainty given this year's regional sites. McMinnville is a safe bet to have six. The others could be malleable depending on the field.

IMHO, there is no doubt that Newport News will be a 6-team reg'l without lights.

[Boysofsummer21]

1st Regional Ranking call is on 4/26 according to the handbook

[CNU85]

CNU regional will only be 6 teams.

[LTBB1971]

To recap NCWC season,
Offensively - few bright stars are team combined to hit a paltry .264, not due to head coach not mixing the lineup enough trying to find a fit at different positions.  Freshman all got a chance to see if they coul crack starting lineup but no one stepped up.  Only 1 player had more than 19 RBI's (C T. Clark with 32) and team had a total of 3 HR's.  Only 3 players showed any pop at the plate: C T. Clark (8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR), 3B A. Nichols (9 2B, 1 3B), LF S. Machin (6 2B, 1 HR).  On the positive note, moving forward they only lose 2 starters (RF P. Laffin and 3B A. Nichols).

Defensively - Outfielder was mediocre, as we couldn't get to many balls and although a lot didn't show in box scores, Bishops has no speed out there and couldn't catch the ball.  On the infield, comedy of errors at SS and 1B led to some changes in those positions defensively late in the year that helped.

Pitching - Bright spot of this team this year and going forward.  Team ERA was 3.89 and although it seemed coaching staff had a shuffle of weekend starters this year, in the end Coach Stewart did a wonderful job with the boys and keeping them focused.