BB: LL: Liberty League

[spectator123]

Is RIT the only team out of contention for a playoff spot with one weekend to go?

Technically Yes

Look at the matchups
       Roc (9-12) vs RIT (7-17)
       Cla (11-13) vs STL (16-7)
       Vas (9-13) vs RPI (16-8)       
       Uni (10-14) vs Ski (16-9)

Four teams competing for the 4th spot...RIT can be a spoiler against their in-town rival. Top 3 times still fighting to win the regular season...so everyone has an incentive to play hard....Who of the four would you like to be going into the weekend?

[BBFan62]

Is RIT the only team out of contention for a playoff spot with one weekend to go?

Spectator listed the matchups..........still many scenarios. If Clarkson wins 4 they tie Skiidmore for third; I'm not sure what the tiebreaker would be. If Clarkson wins 2 or 3 they would force Rochester to win 3 or 4 for Rochester to take third. If Skidmore wins 4 and both RPI and St. Lawrence split, Skidmore takes first.
Mother Nature could still kill us...........
Has the LL ever been this tight on the final weekend?

[baseballislife]

Well, at least things are interesting in the LL this year!  First place is still a battle between SLU, RPI, and Skidmore.  I'm going with RPI to edge out SLU and Skidmore.  I think RPI and Skidmore will both take 3 and SLU will split with Clarkson in a tough local rivalry match-up.  The walk-off HR in extras of game 4 by RPI over Skidmore may well prove the difference on where the tournament gets played.

As for the fourth and final spot, with 4 teams within a game of each other, that is very much up for grabs.  UR is getting hot at the right time going 5-1 over their last couple of series in addition to gaining road wins @ Ithaca and @ Brockport.  Both pitching and hitting seem to be coming together.  Having said that, I'm sure RIT would love to throw a wrench into their play-off plans, so UR better be ready.  I think they will be.

Clarkson will be a tough matchup for SLU because they have so much to play for, but they have been trading wins and losses all year and they may need more than they get from a very good SLU team this weekend.

Vassar and Union can still be dangerous, but appear to be heading in the wrong direction as the season winds down.  I think the fact that their opponents this weekend (RPI and Skidmore) have so much to play for as well may be too much for them.

So my final standings predictions are:

RPI          19-9
SLU         18-9
Skidmore 18-10
UR          12-13
Clarkson  13-15
Union      11-17
Vassar     10-16
RIT           8-20

[BBFan62]

Well, at least things are interesting in the LL this year!  First place is still a battle between SLU, RPI, and Skidmore.  I'm going with RPI to edge out SLU and Skidmore.  I think RPI and Skidmore will both take 3 and SLU will split with Clarkson in a tough local rivalry match-up.  The walk-off HR in extras of game 4 by RPI over Skidmore may well prove the difference on where the tournament gets played.

As for the fourth and final spot, with 4 teams within a game of each other, that is very much up for grabs.  UR is getting hot at the right time going 5-1 over their last couple of series in addition to gaining road wins @ Ithaca and @ Brockport.  Both pitching and hitting seem to be coming together.  Having said that, I'm sure RIT would love to throw a wrench into their play-off plans, so UR better be ready.  I think they will be.

Clarkson will be a tough matchup for SLU because they have so much to play for, but they have been trading wins and losses all year and they may need more than they get from a very good SLU team this weekend.

Vassar and Union can still be dangerous, but appear to be heading in the wrong direction as the season winds down.  I think the fact that their opponents this weekend (RPI and Skidmore) have so much to play for as well may be too much for them.

So my final standings predictions are:

RPI          19-9
SLU         18-9
Skidmore 18-10
UR          12-13
Clarkson  13-15
Union      11-17
Vassar     10-16
RIT           8-20

May the goord Lord and Mother Nature bless your predictions!

[BBFan62]

Well, at least things are interesting in the LL this year!  First place is still a battle between SLU, RPI, and Skidmore.  I'm going with RPI to edge out SLU and Skidmore.  I think RPI and Skidmore will both take 3 and SLU will split with Clarkson in a tough local rivalry match-up.  The walk-off HR in extras of game 4 by RPI over Skidmore may well prove the difference on where the tournament gets played.

As for the fourth and final spot, with 4 teams within a game of each other, that is very much up for grabs.  UR is getting hot at the right time going 5-1 over their last couple of series in addition to gaining road wins @ Ithaca and @ Brockport.  Both pitching and hitting seem to be coming together.  Having said that, I'm sure RIT would love to throw a wrench into their play-off plans, so UR better be ready.  I think they will be.

Clarkson will be a tough matchup for SLU because they have so much to play for, but they have been trading wins and losses all year and they may need more than they get from a very good SLU team this weekend.

Vassar and Union can still be dangerous, but appear to be heading in the wrong direction as the season winds down.  I think the fact that their opponents this weekend (RPI and Skidmore) have so much to play for as well may be too much for them.

So my final standings predictions are:

RPI          19-9
SLU         18-9
Skidmore 18-10
UR          12-13
Clarkson  13-15
Union      11-17
Vassar     10-16
RIT           8-20

May the goord Lord and Mother Nature bless your predictions!

What a great weekend of baseball! Ma nature cooperated, as did the baseball Gods. The playofffs are set, with St. Lawrence the host, followed by RPI, Skidmore and Rochester. Was the LL ever so intense on the final weekend?
The fun begins all over again on Thursday.

[baseballislife]

Okay, so I got the teams right if not quite on the records. 

Here some potential pitching match-ups in the first games:

Rochester vs. St. Lawrence
Menke (5-2) vs. Conde (4-3)
Menke 3 CG, 2 shut-outs, 57.1 IP, 42 H, 47K, 18BB, opp. BA .211
Conde 4 CG, 1 shutout,    54.0 IP, 50 H, 34K, 23BB, opp. BA .248

Skidmore vs. RPI
Martins (4-0) vs. Campisi (3-2) Taking a guess at Martins starting.  I noticed Rudman did not play at all this past weekend?
                                            He also only went 1 inning on the hill the week before....injured?
Martins 2 CG, 1 shut-out, 42,2 IP, 42 H, 31K, 19BB, opp. BA .263
Campisi 4 CG, 1 shut-out, 59.2 IP 63 H, 37K, 23 BB, opp. BA .267

[BBFan62]

Okay, so I got the teams right if not quite on the records. 

Here some potential pitching match-ups in the first games:

Rochester vs. St. Lawrence
Menke (5-2) vs. Conde (4-3)
Menke 3 CG, 2 shut-outs, 57.1 IP, 42 H, 47K, 18BB, opp. BA .211
Conde 4 CG, 1 shutout,    54.0 IP, 50 H, 34K, 23BB, opp. BA .248

Skidmore vs. RPI
Martins (4-0) vs. Campisi (3-2) Taking a guess at Martins starting.  I noticed Rudman did not play at all this past weekend?
                                            He also only went 1 inning on the hill the week before....injured?
Martins 2 CG, 1 shut-out, 42,2 IP, 42 H, 31K, 19BB, opp. BA .263
Campisi 4 CG, 1 shut-out, 59.2 IP 63 H, 37K, 23 BB, opp. BA .267

Hotel - 54 miles from St. Lawrence. Drive from home to tournament - 14.7 hours. Watching the Jackets in the tournament - Priceless. Win or lose, priceless.

[LLObserver]

Rudman sprained his ankle stepping on a baseball.  He also has a blister on his hand.  I would expect you will see him pitch this week.

[baseballislife]

I would definitely expect that.  He is a tough "kid" - the hockey player left in him.

[LLbaseball]

Rudman may be tough..... but he also talks more trash than any kid in the league.  It's pretty annoying and I can't believe his coaches let him do it so much. 

I think he has to throw game 1 vs. RPI.  Probably Rudman vs. Duval?  and Menke vs. Conde?  Thoughts??

[baseballislife]

Yeah, he does talk alot for sure.  If he is not 100%, I would expect he would be at first base to get his bat into the line-up.  perhaps he will go back to closing or middle relief......guess we will find out.

So you think Duval will go before Campisi?  He had a great outing against Vassar this weekend, but their numbers are close.

Menke vs. Conde was a great match-up the first time through.  Here is the line from that game:

Conde   6.1 IP, 6H, 3ER, 1K, 2BB, 2HBP, UR hit .250
Menke   6.0 IP, 3H, 0ER, 3K, 4BB,        SLU hit .176

[DefenseWins]

http://libertyleagueathletics.com/news/2012/5/8/BASE_0508122112.aspx


Awards handed out today. Congrats to all who made the list.

[scscoach]

I feel bad for UR. In the tourney program, they show the Skidmore team photo and then I turn on Live Stats and they show SL vs. RIT. Could be a sign, watch them win it all now.

[baseballislife]

No respect from the home team....haha.  That's ok, UR can just keep using stuff like that for motivation.

[baseballislife]

Oh, and weather playing a role in another UR game....real shocker there.
Conditions were pretty bad.  They made the right call in suspending.