BB: LL: Liberty League

[airball55]

The Golden Knights move on.  Pretty good showing considering they limped a bit down the stretch, literally (lots of injuries).  But, they certainly, like Skidmore, have shown that the post season in a time when they have played better and I think they will represent the LL well in the regional.  I can't see RPI getting a sniff for an at-large.  Good luck Clarkson.

[Pitchersmom]

Hope Clarkson goes far.... All good for LL! Hey Ocho.... I'm not an a-hole!

[BBFan62]

Just got back from Madison after watching our daughter graduate from UW-Madison. (Yay- down to 1 tuition!)  Tuned in to see that, in the end, weather prevailed. Congratulations to Clarkson; represent he LL well and get to Appleton!

[OshDude]

Just got back from Madison after watching our daughter graduate from UW-Madison. (Yay- down to 1 tuition!)  Tuned in to see that, in the end, weather prevailed. Congratulations to Clarkson; represent he LL well and get to Appleton!

+1 for no other reason than you sending your daughter to Madison. Good call.

[lewdogg11]

YAY. Was hoping for either Skidmore or Clarkson to win it. RPI and St Lawrence players AND fans/parents are a bunch of a-holes.

Now there's a real intelligent comment.

[BBFan62]

Following the D3 WS has been fun................soon the boards will be silent. Is it March yet?
Good luck to all in summer ball. It will be fun tracking everyone to see how they're doing. Of course, it will take some time to find out where they're playing but, working from home I will have some extra time on my hands!
I was looking forward to following Rauh from Chapman, but he hurt his elbow(?) after 3.1 innings in the opening game for Chapman. Let's hope that, whatever it is, he recovers fast.

[BBFan62]

Well, looks like nothing has changed. Ma Nature still refuses to cooperate. Looks like Rochester's fall games tomorrow have a good chance of being canceled. Rain, rain, rain. We need our baseball fix; it's going to be a long, tough winter before Florida next March.
Rochester looks to reshape after last year and has a lot of recruits this fall. There is sure to be some tough cuts. We might not have a chance to preview the incoming Freshmen 
On the pitching side, we did lose one of our hard throwers as he decided not to play due to recurring arm issues. Pitching might be one of the areas of concern next year, as not too many of the newbies are hurlers.
We're flying in regardless whether or not UR plays because we'll at least get time with our son. But watching a couple of games would be nice!

[Pitchersmom]

Rochester has a 2012 roster out. No freshmen listed yet.?

[BBFan62]

Rochester has a 2012 roster out. No freshmen listed yet.?

Pitchersmom,
The roster shown is basically from last year. There were a total of 41 guys this year out for fall ball between returning players, recruits, and walk-ons. I think coach intends to keep 26 guys. I just got off the phone with my son. He informed me the games are canceled and will not be played. This is going to make it a tough decision for some of the cuts. Worse yet, we did not get a chance to see the incoming guys and also get our veins filled with our baseball fix! So, it's a guess as to what the makeup of the 2012 team will be. What about you guys?

[Pitchersmom]

Steffen fielded a roster for the game against Army on sept 18th. We only lost 2 seniors but he sent along a handful of freshmen. The hitting looked solid, pitching had ups and downs.

[John McGraw]

Bard to add baseball in the spring of 2013.

http://www.bardathletics.com/news/2011/11/16/BB_1116110234.aspx

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Interesting the first coach will be the same guy who ran the Club team:

“I am super excited,” said Jim Chambers, the head coach. “Between my feelings about Bard and my love of baseball, I can't think of a more ideal situation to be in.”

Chambers, 26, was the founder of the club baseball team at Bard, as well as the manager and coach. A former Div. III baseball player himself, Chambers relishes the opportunity to start something new at Bard.

I wish Chambers and the Progams lots of success.

[BBFan62]

Bard to add baseball in the spring of 2013.

http://www.bardathletics.com/news/2011/11/16/BB_1116110234.aspx

I wonder if the LL will realign into two 4 team divisions, with the top two teams in each division making the playoffs. Will this cause them to go to a 28 game schedule?

Happy Thanksgiving to all. A day closer to Spring!

[djm222ball]

Bard will make the LL 9 teams strong

[BBFan62]

Bard will make the LL 9 teams strong

You're right; I forgot that RIT joins this year. Well, then perhaps 3 game series in lieu of 4. Otherwise each time will lose some in region games. As it is, UR dropped 4 games from the Florida series and will now start out of the gate at the UAA tournament. UR is the only team in the tournament that won't have previous games played prior to the UAA. When UR opens against Wash U, we're Wash U's 12th game. Usually the YellowJackets played 4 games prior to the UAA tournament. So we'll have to see what happens in 2013 when Bard joins.