BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[narch]

i hope pecora signs with seattle

[Falcon2720]

Narch,

I hope Pecora signs and Moreland transfers

[narch]

Narch,

I hope Pecora signs and Moreland transfers

maybe catfish can convince the braves to sign moreland as a free agent...

[Catfishncwc]

Narch,

I hope Pecora signs and Moreland transfers

maybe catfish can convince the braves to sign moreland as a free agent...

Narch do you only want us to sign him because you don't want to face him next year.  He does have a outside chance of being drafted late next year or signing after the draft next year but sorry to say we are all going to have to face him again next year.   

[Catfishncwc]

Congrats to Chris Pecora of NCWC and Kenny Moreland of CNU for being selected to the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game.  This is an outstanding honor.  Pecora who plays for the Fayetteville Swampdogs will represent the American team.  Moreland who plays for the Peninsula Pilots will represent the National team. 

Here is what the Swampdogs website has said about Pecora.

Chris Pecora, the 33rd round pick of the Seattle Mariners, has been one of the top players in the entire league.  He is currently second in the league in batting average (.366), second in the league in RBIs (32) and third in the league in stolen bases (17).  Pecora has also done a remarkable job right field, recording nine assists, which is certainly a league best.  The NC Wesleyan star has been extremely durable as well, starting in 32 of Fayetteville's 34 games.

Here is what the Pilots website has said about Moreland

Moreland, who is Peninsula's career record holder with 36 appearances and 17 saves, is third in the league with 12 games finished and seven saves.  The junior is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 14 appearances on the mound.  In addition, he has recorded 27 strikeouts in 20.0 innings of work, while holding opponents to a team-leading .157 batting average.

Not bad for a bunch of D3 guys.  Also you have Matt Smith leading the league in hitting and he didn't even make the All-Star team.  Go USA South. 

[Spence]

I really liked CNU this year until Kyle Baumann apparently was injured or something (never could find out exactly what happened, but he had 7 starts early and then nothing).

Does anyone know if he's going to be back this year?

[mustang19]

Blake Rice (NCW) is playing for the Macon Music in the South Coast League and Brett Thomas (Ferrum) is playing for the Orange County Flyers in the Golden Baseball League.

[hokieone]

   Bauman suffered a serious arm injury while making a pickoff move in a game. He immediately put his arm down, called for help, and that was it. I understand it required surgery, and don't know if he'll be able to throw this year.  At the time, late spring, the understanding was rehab might take a year, but haven't heard anything since then.

[NCWC]

Who is going to take it down this year?  I know it will start in the fall with the Wesleyan football team.  Who's got the best bats, gloves, pitching staff?

[GoldGlove]

Has anyone noticed how well former R-MC pitcher Travis Beazley is doing in proball?  He is going off, winning five of his first six starts since being promoted last month to High-A.  He recently had a 19 inning scoreless streak and was just named California League Pitcher of the week.  He is giving a great name to the ODAC, the South Region and for that matter DIII baseball.  I would say that R-MC baseball is back on the map!

[Spence]

   Bauman suffered a serious arm injury while making a pickoff move in a game. He immediately put his arm down, called for help, and that was it. I understand it required surgery, and don't know if he'll be able to throw this year.  At the time, late spring, the understanding was rehab might take a year, but haven't heard anything since then.

Yikes...that sounds awful. Good luck to him and thanks for the info.

[narch]

I would say that R-MC baseball is back on the map!

8-10 odac/19-20 overall...yeah, i guess that's "on the map"...newark, nj is "on the map", too, but i don't see people flocking to move there

sounds like beazley is having great success, though, and i ALWAYS root for d3 guys in the pros

[GoldGlove]

Are you kidding me, narch?  I simply posted a nice note about a DIII player having success, and the fact that Randolph-Macon, a program that has been the joke of the ODAC for years, was actually back playing competitive baseball, and you have to respond in that manner?  If you want to go there, we can....last time I checked the only Monarch playing proball is on the same team as the Beazley kid and has over a 6.00 ERA.  I know Tom Austin has been at Methodist for centuries, but from your team history it seems like he inherited a much better situation when he took over decades ago than what the guy at R-MC took over two years ago. As someone who has played and is familiar with both leagues (ODAC and USAS), I can tell you that R-MC is a team that now can compete with anyone in this region.  I think they might even have been above .500 against the USA South last year. They may not be at the level of Methodist, Emory, VWC and Bridgewater year in and year out, but they seem well on their way.  Next time, try not to be so negative....makes you seem insecure. 

[NCWC]

The ODAC has their own little section, the ODAC is an enemy of the USAS, post it there, did you expect people to throw a parade for him?


Where is Randolph Macon?

[narch]

goldglove - first off, the smiley face is there for a reason...mostly to indicate that i'm being a bit of a smart-ass and joking around a little...i like to rib you odac guys who think that your teams play in a real conference

BUT....if you truly think that tom austin "inherited" a program that was in better shape than the rmc program, think again:

in 1980 tom austin became the head coach of an 11 year old program at a 20 year old school that was in very real danger of closing because of financial struggles and low enrollment...not exactly the ideal recipe for great baseball success, and something i GUARANTEE the rmc coaching staff knows NOTHING about - bruce shelly had done a fine job of starting the methodist baseball program, posting a winning record in 6 consecutive seasons (after winning 11 games in the first three years of existence), but this was still a young program and school in EVERY way - tom austin went 25-9 in his first year and has NEVER had a losing season, or for that matter, won less than 22 games (and that "horrible" season with a .595 winning percentage was in his second year as head coach) - that kind of sustained success doesn't just happen and isn't "inherited" - as someone who has played and is familiar with both leagues as you say you are, i would expect you to understand how difficult it is to win year-in, year-out, especially in a conference like the usasac

last i checked, having players in professional baseball had little to do with producing winning collegiate teams, especially on the d3 level - it's nice when you get a guy who plays beyond college, but that's not the point of methodist baseball...oh yeah...there are a couple of former monarchs playing some indy league ball, as well (david hoffman and ryan brandt)

...and i acknowledged the "nice note about a dIII player having success" and said that i was rooting for him

you can now remove your panties from the wad that they're in