BB: Regionals (West) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

[baseballroxmysox]

WAY TO GO CHAPMAN!!!!! 4 YEARS IN A ROW!!!!


good game by both teams



trinity definitely showed why they deserved to be in the championship game.


REPRESENT THE WEST REGION PANTHERS!!!

[Ralph Turner]

Everyone gave Chapman their best shots!

Congratulations to the Panthers!

Matt Luzar came thru with a complete game victory!

[gatekeper43]

I doubt Trinity will use Bronson all that much, even if he does start. Evan clearly has a potential future beyond college baseball and Coach Scannell is one of those who will be very careful.  I know there are many who post about the ring and how it is more important than pitch counts, the future, etc.  Very tough decision, but I think the Trinity staff will be very careful. 

That is a long term approach to a successful coaching tenure.

Having a reputation as a "manager" of not burning out arms is a good one to have when talking with the high school and junior college pitching prospects.

Is there any type of talk about where the regionals might be played next year? I think that McMurry showed that they can host a major tournament and it would be nice to see  it somewhere else other than Orange county or Abeline... Maybe some place where it hasn't been before.

[Ralph Turner]

Look how close the Abilene Regional was...

G1 Chapman 4 LaVerne 3

G2 Chapman 5, McMurry 3 12 innings (walk-off HR)

G3 Chapman 10, Trinity 9

G4 Chapman 4, Trinity 3!

Go Chapman! Win it all, in turn showing how good West Region baseball is.

[chakote]

I doubt Trinity will use Bronson all that much, even if he does start. Evan clearly has a potential future beyond college baseball and Coach Scannell is one of those who will be very careful.  I know there are many who post about the ring and how it is more important than pitch counts, the future, etc.  Very tough decision, but I think the Trinity staff will be very careful. 

That is a long term approach to a successful coaching tenure.

Having a reputation as a "manager" of not burning out arms is a good one to have when talking with the high school and junior college pitching prospects.

Is there any type of talk about where the regionals might be played next year? I think that McMurry showed that they can host a major tournament and it would be nice to see  it somewhere else other than Orange county or Abeline... Maybe some place where it hasn't been before.

good question gatekeeper, I think it would be good to see it in the northwest whether it is in Oregon or Washington.

Congrats to the Panthers for a very hard fought tournament now go get the monkey off your back and take the ring 8)

From all of us fans that didn't go to the games it was a great tournament and for the most part very close games all the way to the last game. Trinity, you guys showed class all the way from the announcers to the coaching and players. great game

[DIIIBASEBALLFAN]

Trinity class team, class coaches class players. They played their hearts out with 2 1 run games against the best.

Chapman 8th trip in 11 years to Appleton.

Go get the ring Chapman

GO PANTHERS 

Gutsy performance by Matt Luzar.....

[Ralph Turner]

I think that Abilene has the two-year contract for the West Regional.

[Jack Parkman]

I think that Abilene has the two-year contract for the West Regional.

I did not know they had a 2-year agreement but if they don't, I would be surprised if it was not back in Orange next year.  I believe the next year it should be in McMinnville, OR at Linfield.  People might worry about the rain but they have a 99% turf field (the bump is dirt).  I think it would be great for Linfield to host as it expands the locations to somewhere it has never been.
If Cal Lutheran gets lights they have a great shot at hosting in the future.  They have a first class facility that would be a great place to host.

[Ralph Turner]

I think that Abilene has the two-year contract for the West Regional.

I did not know they had a 2-year agreement but if they don't, I would be surprised if it was not back in Orange next year.  I believe the next year it should be in McMinnville, OR at Linfield.  People might worry about the rain but they have a 99% turf field (the bump is dirt).  I think it would be great for Linfield to host as it expands the locations to somewhere it has never been.
If Cal Lutheran gets lights they have a great shot at hosting in the future.  They have a first class facility that would be a great place to host.

I have not heard if any NWC schools submitted the paperwork to be considered as a location to regional.  With CSU-EB moving to D-II, that is one less school that you can bus to southern California.  We are looking at three/four plane flights anywhere in the region at the least.

[chakote]

I think that Abilene has the two-year contract for the West Regional.

I did not know they had a 2-year agreement but if they don't, I would be surprised if it was not back in Orange next year.  I believe the next year it should be in McMinnville, OR at Linfield.  People might worry about the rain but they have a 99% turf field (the bump is dirt).  I think it would be great for Linfield to host as it expands the locations to somewhere it has never been.
If Cal Lutheran gets lights they have a great shot at hosting in the future.  They have a first class facility that would be a great place to host.

Cal Lu has a great new facility that is very fan friendly, the only thing that I could say about it is the sun is in the fielders eyes most of the time if you are playing mid morning through afternoon. Besides that a field that is maintained to almost perfection; plenty of parking, and good stands but I am not sure about the hotels in the area as far as accomodations for the teams and family's.

[Ralph Turner]

Linfield beats Webster 4-3 in 10 innings to win the (Central) Rock Island IL Regional.

[BigCat43]

Congrats on both Chapman and Linfiled making it to Appleton.  I think its great that 2 West Region teams will be in the series this year.  Maybe it will final help the west get some well deserved respect.  Since 2 west region teams made it to the series this year and if they keep the current playoff format, does that almost guarantee an 8 team west region tournament next year?  Good luck to both teams and Go Panthers!

[Ralph Turner]

Congrats on both Chapman and Linfiled making it to Appleton.  I think its great that 2 West Region teams will be in the series this year.  Maybe it will final help the west get some well deserved respect.  Since 2 west region teams made it to the series this year and if they keep the current playoff format, does that almost guarantee an 8 team west region tournament next year?  Good luck to both teams and Go Panthers!

Actually, the West has been respected as a strong region by virtue of the championships going to George Fox and Chapman in this decade.

This does not have any impact on getting an 8-team region. 

There were 7 West Region teams to earn post-season bids.  The national committee sent several teams from multi-bid conferences to separate regions.

Linfield to the Central
UW-Stevens Point to the Central
Carthage to the Midwest
Montclair State to New York

In fact, in 2009, Mississippi College could earn a bid and be bused to St Louis or Atlanta and another ASC team could be bused to Abilene.

[Ralph Turner]

The "off the hook" means getting out of tight jams.  There are lots of nuances to the idiom.

In fishing, you can get the hook into the fish's mouth, but if you cannot set the barb, then fish will get away, sometimes with the bait.

I think that we are saying the same thing, but from different dugouts.   

Let's look at this situation from the opponent's dugout playing in the regionals versus #1 Chapman.  You know that you must take advantage of every situation in the game.

To wit,

La Verne University 7th (trailing 4-2); Jordan grounded out to ss. Larini singled down
the lf line. Mehl hit by pitch; Larini advanced to second. Munoz, J singled
through the left side; Mehl advanced to second; Larini advanced to third. Yacko
to p. Redding to ss. Evers to 2b for Kitchens. Marcus flied out to rf, SF, RBI;
Mehl advanced to third; Larini scored. Mondotte pinch ran for Munoz, J.
Hattabaugh flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

La Verne University 9th (trailing 4-3) - Jordan struck out. Larini reached on an error
by ss. Mehl flied out to lf. Belcher pinch hit for Mondotte. Belcher singled to
left field; Larini advanced to second. Kalankiewicz pinch ran for Belcher.
Marcus flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

McMurry University 2nd (no score);  Derrick homered to right field, RBI. Voorhees
singled through the right side. Franco singled to left field; Voorhees advanced
to second. Jones singled to third base; Franco advanced to second; Voorhees
advanced to third. Beckham singled through the left side, RBI; Jones advanced
to second; Franco advanced to third; Voorhees scored. Love reached on a
fielder's choice; Beckham advanced to second; Jones advanced to third; Franco
out at home 3b to c. (Did not get the ball out of the infield.) Yurchick reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Love out at second 2b to ss; Beckham advanced to third; Jones scored. Whitten reached on a fielder's choice; Yurchick out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  (Did not score the runner from third.)

McMurry University 9th - (Tied at 3-3.)  Voorhees grounded out to 3b. Franco singled to center field. Jones doubled down the rf line; Franco advanced to third. Yacko to p. Evers to 2b for Hyman. Redding to ss. /  for Clear. (Two runners in scoring position) Beckham grounded out to 3b. Jackson pinch hit for Love. Jackson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

McMurry University 12th - (Still tied at 3-3.  Yacko is appearing in his fourth inning.) Jones reached on an error by 2b. Beckham struck out. Bennett walked; Jones advanced to second. (Runners on first and second with one out), Yurchick grounded into double play ss to 1b; Bennett out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Trinity 1st, trailing 1-0,  Jackson hit by pitch. Calbick flied out to cf. Hoover reached on a fielder's choice; Jackson out at second 3b to 2b. Jones homered to right center, 2 RBI; Hoover scored. Felix singled up the middle. Claydon
singled up the middle; Felix advanced to second. Pennington singled to right
field, RBI; Claydon advanced to third; Felix scored. (Runners on 1B and 3B, two outs,) Early grounded out to 2b.  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bottom  of the (Trinity) 7th, trailing 9-7; Calbick lined out to 1b. Hoover grounded out to p. Jones walked. Felix reached on an error by 2b; Jones advanced to second. Claydon hit by pitch; Felix advanced to second; Jones advanced to third. Yacko to p. Redding to ss. Evers to 2b for Sigman. Pennington struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Bottom of the (Trinity) 9th, trailing 10-7;  Hoover grounded out to 3b. Jones reached on an error by 2b. Felix singled through the right side; Jones advanced to second. Claydon reached on a fielder's choice; Felix out at second ss to 2b; Jones advanced to third. Hurst to 2b for Evers. Pennington singled down the rf line, RBI; Claydon advanced to third; Jones scored, unearned. Paillet pinch ran for Pennington. Early singled to left field, RBI; Paillet advanced to second; Claydon scored, unearned. Ramos grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

When you have the hook in the fish's mouth, you have to set the hook!   

Yes, Chapman is a great team.  They maintained their composure in these eight tight situations! They only have to win one game tomorrow to go onto Wisconsin.

Two last descriptions of "off-the-hook".

Trinity 6th, trailing 4-0 - Fregosi singled to right field. Jackson struck out
looking. Calbick reached on a fielder's choice; Fregosi out at second 2b to ss.
Hoover hit by pitch; Calbick advanced to second. Jones singled to right field,
RBI; Hoover advanced to second; Calbick scored. Felix singled through the right
side, RBI; Jones advanced to third; Hoover scored. Early grounded out to p.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Good come back, but you leave a runner at third on the groundout to pitcher.

Trinity 7th, trailing 4-2 - Pennington singled to right field. Claydon grounded out to
3b; Pennington advanced to second. Fregosi singled to center field; Pennington
advanced to third. Jackson walked; Fregosi advanced to second. Calbick struck
out. Hoover reached on a fielder's choice; Jackson advanced to second; Fregosi
advanced to third; Pennington out at home p to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
3 LOB.  Trinity just cannot get the runner home from second on Fregosi's single or home from third with two outs.  Chapman snuffs a rally.

Trinity 8th, trailing 4-2; - Jones grounded out to 1b unassisted. Felix flied out to
rf. Early singled through the right side. Early advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Pennington singled through the right side, RBI; Early scored. Claydon
reached on a fielder's choice; Pennington out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Must give Trinity credit for a late-inning manufactured rally.

Best wishes, Chapman!

[Ron Boerger]

Ralph - right you are.   It might have been different had Trinity gotten a break or two ... but great teams make their own breaks.  Good luck to Chapman at the D3WS.