BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[narch]

The DH with NCWC and LC scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to expected inclement weather in the Lynchburg area.

isn't that convenient...and right at the end of "hell week"

[A.G.]

 

[Catfishncwc]

The DH with NCWC and LC scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to expected inclement weather in the Lynchburg area.

isn't that convenient...and right at the end of "hell week"

Kinda like in my JUCO days when Hatford County JC canceled against us due to much "rain"  after they had played a 15 ininng ballgame and then a DH the two days before. But one of the parents made the trip not hearing it was canceled and the field was fine and they were on the field in shorts taking BP.   If I remember correctly the MD Juco made them forfeit the game. 

[NCWC]

Well, that leaves the Bishops with Greensboro this weekend.  I think there will be alot of runs put on the board.

[A.G.]

The rain is moving in sooner than expected...good call by the LC and NCWC coaches.  It'll probably be putting it down in buckets by noon.

The games have been rescheduled for April 11:
http://www.lynchburg.edu/x12218.xml

[CNU85]

VWC defeats Ferrum 8-5. Sophmore Daniel Samuels looked impressive in 5 2/3 IP to claim his first college victory.

Ferrum put together a 4 run ninth off of a couple botched balls in the outfield, but was laid to rest after VWC RHP Chris Deans came on and ended the game with a strikeout.

Is that the same Daniel Samuels that went to Menchville High? If so, congrats to him....nice kid!

[Spence]

In the major leagues does it matter who you beat? 

i'm not going to argue that ncwc doesn't belong in the top 25, because i think they do, but this argument has MAJOR flaws - when you're comparing the teams within divisions in the major leagues, they have played the same number of games vs. each team on their schedule - there is basis for DIRECT comparison - when you're talking about comparing d3 teams across the country, most of whom have not played common opponents, let alone each other, it seems reasonable to think that strength of schedule (or "who you beat") would come into play as a means of comparison

Somebody come up with a South Regional poll.  The teams in the South Region have played common opponents to a certain extent.

Everything has a flaw if you look at it long enough.

Not a bad idea. I could come up with something, but I haven't personally seen any teams in the region except Piedmont and Sewanee.

Based on just results, I'd go Piedmont 1, NCWC 2, Va Wesleyan 3, Rhodes 4, CNU 5, Emory 6, Millsaps 7, Salisbury 8.

Keep in mind that I frequently disagree with rankings and the majority of fans.

[NCWC]

I was sitting here thinking about the last time kyle robertson pitched against Greensboro.  He had the decision over Kit Mock in 06.  Batts, Pearson, and Rice faced GBoro last year.  It looks like Gboro has developed a rounder bullpen with the loss of Chatham Bray.  The last time NCWC played @ Gboro it was a slugfest.  Hopefully the bats get started early and often. 

It looks like the Methodist-Ferrum series will be very good.  Ferrums first true test of the year.

Its a shame that Emory couldn't stick around after they play Methodist at the end of the month.

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

VWC defeats Ferrum 8-5. Sophmore Daniel Samuels looked impressive in 5 2/3 IP to claim his first college victory.

Ferrum put together a 4 run ninth off of a couple botched balls in the outfield, but was laid to rest after VWC RHP Chris Deans came on and ended the game with a strikeout.

Is that the same Daniel Samuels that went to Menchville High? If so, congrats to him....nice kid!

That it is CNU85, that it is.

[Wood]

Gboro vs NCWC will play Sunday at 2:00 and Monday

[NCWC]

Gboro vs NCWC will play Sunday at 2:00 and Monday

Do you know if NCWC is already in GBORO or was it cancelled before they left?

CNU and Averett have been pushed back to 2 today.  On the website it says if they don't play one today they will play a dh tomorrow.

Narch...I was looking at your teams website and noticed that there is only one guy smiling in the team picture.  Top row front and center.
http://www.methodist.edu/monarchs/baseball/index.htm

I was curious and started checking stats in comparison to last years bishop team.  They have 13 hr's this year and 57 stolen bases and its not yet the half way mark.  Last year they had 15 hr's and 56 stolen bases through the end of the year.

[narch]

Narch...I was looking at your teams website and noticed that there is only one guy smiling in the team picture.  Top row front and center.
http://www.methodist.edu/monarchs/baseball/index.htm

chase has got good reason to smile...he's playing ball this year after making one appearance last year (an opening game cg victory) and undergoing tommy john surgery

i was gonna take the boy to the mu/fc game today, but it's a little too windy, cold and wet for a 2 year old who won't keep a jacket on...so we went out in the back yard and played some baseball instead - he's got a sweet little left handed stroke already - he only hit about 3 of 50 balls i threw him, but he loves it

[WHEELIN WES]

Wesleyan is still in Rocky Mount. They will leave early Sunday morning to head to Greensboro and stay over until Monday.

[NCWC]

Narch...I was looking at your teams website and noticed that there is only one guy smiling in the team picture.  Top row front and center.
http://www.methodist.edu/monarchs/baseball/index.htm

chase has got good reason to smile...he's playing ball this year after making one appearance last year (an opening game cg victory) and undergoing tommy john surgery

i was gonna take the boy to the mu/fc game today, but it's a little too windy, cold and wet for a 2 year old who won't keep a jacket on...so we went out in the back yard and played some baseball instead - he's got a sweet little left handed stroke already - he only hit about 3 of 50 balls i threw him, but he loves it

I know we have a bad team picture, nobody has the same thing.  Long sleeve loose, short sleeve, no sleeves, under armor, turtlenecks.  But those things you guys have in that picture look like what a percussion line in the military would wear.

Narch...you dont want the boy learning any bad habits either.

[narch]

Narch...you dont want the boy learning any bad habits either.

he's 2...playing baseball in any shape or form is a good habit in my book...i'm not worried about bad habits quite yet and i don't have expectations for him beyond having a good time playing baseball...let's just say he didn't inherit the kind of genes that would give anyone reason to hope

monarchs get a nice 3-1 win over ferrum today - they got 10 hits, but fc pitched out of a lot of jams - geisinger came up HUGE going the distance, striking out 8 and giving up just 6 hits - that's the kind of pitching performance i expected to see out of this team this year - let's hope we can get a replica performance by whoever goes on sunday!

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