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

[Ullcme41]

This is going to be a great regional!! My goodness if that is the teams that will be getting the bids, this will be exciting to see what happens...I still got cal lu winning it, there pitching is so deep that many teams cant compete...but i will say fox can flat hit and if the weather is bad that would give them an edge.

[Ralph Turner]

I think that the Linfield Regional is, in no particular order:

P-P, UTTyler, Cal Lu, GFU, Chapman and PLU.

[LA Mike]

         It will be an interesting selection process, but I hope that the selection committee is interested in spreading out some of the talent of the west region--  5 out of 6 ranked teams, I guess it would be an advantage for the eastern conferences -- only 1 ranked team would come out of the region to the WS.
         There should be a consideration to have at least 2 ranked teams in each regional and a third one in the 8 team regional tourn. - making a place for 19 of the 25 ranked teams (some A and some C)

Since Hendrix has to fly and they are a part of the west region-- fly to Linfield
Since PLU and CLU are Pool C teams (MAYBE- but with good records) -- pick one to
       stay and send the other one off to another region - Central or Midwest??
       (probably PLU to stay, the committee can Buss'em to Linfield - it would still
       give you a 4th ranked team in the west)
and Chapman is still unranked in any poll -- what would be the right thing to do ?

or --- go to 8 teams in the west regional and leave the weaker regions with 6 teams to battle it out for the next level.  (yes I know even though they have more teams) I feel like the committee wants to give everyone trophies (proportional number of bids!) because it would be "more fair".   If a region is weak, bring in teams to raise the region's quality or make the region smaller so that it is not just sending a team to the WS that is automatic---- unless that is the objective.

See you later tonight--

[d3baseballnut]

If PLU gets the NWC bid then George Fox will definitely get the pool C bid. It will cost the NCAA nothing to send them to the regional since Fox is 15 minutes down the road from McMinnville.

Thats right for those of you who don't know, Linfield is the school but the town is McMinnville.

I am not so sure George Fox would get in if they lost this weekend.  Cal Lutheran seems to be the top Pool C team in the West.  George Fox would not get in before Cal Lu.  The only way would be for there to be multiple Pool C's from the West, which I am not positive would happen.  Who knows, I could be wrong....again.

I have no doubt that George Fox is better than Cal Lutheran, but I agree with you that I am skeptical they would get in if they lost...even though they should.

If George Fox gets in, they are my pick to win the regional.

I am telling you....GFU is good....

[chakote]

I think that the Linfield Regional is, in no particular order:

P-P, UTTyler, Cal Lu, GFU, Chapman and PLU.

This is reminisent of the 07 western regional with GFU, P-P, PLU, Chapman, UTT and Austin College instead of Cal LU.

I don't think that at this point in the season Chapman would mind ( except for the fans) where they play.

[Just_Some_Guy]

I think that the Linfield Regional is, in no particular order:

P-P, UTTyler, Cal Lu, GFU, Chapman and PLU.

This is reminisent of the 07 western regional with GFU, P-P, PLU, Chapman, UTT and Austin College instead of Cal LU.

I don't think that at this point in the season Chapman would mind ( except for the fans) where they play.

Actually the '07 Western Regional had GFU, P-P, PLU, Chapman, TLU, UTD & Austin College = 7 team regional.

JSG

[Ralph Turner]

I think that the Linfield Regional is, in no particular order:

P-P, UTTyler, Cal Lu, GFU, Chapman and PLU.

This is reminisent of the 07 western regional with GFU, P-P, PLU, Chapman, UTT and Austin College instead of Cal LU.

I don't think that at this point in the season Chapman would mind ( except for the fans) where they play.

Actually the '07 Western Regional had GFU, P-P, PLU, Chapman, TLU, UTD & Austin College = 7 team regional.

JSG

That was the year with 53 bids.

[Jack Parkman]

OUCH!  I guess the playoff game with George Fox really hurt PLU.  I thought they would be safe, but I was wrong....for the 4th time.

[cat_fan_08]

Add PLU to the all snubbed team

[GrizzTheLogger]

I was a bit surprised by PLU not making the field after watching them sweep past my Loggers with a pretty good team but has anyone seen the story on their website?

http://www.plu.edu/athletics/baseball/2009releases/051109ncaa.htm

That doesn't look like it will make any friends with the NCAA anytime soon!!! 

[d3baseballnut]

I was a bit surprised by PLU not making the field after watching them sweep past my Loggers with a pretty good team but has anyone seen the story on their website?

http://www.plu.edu/athletics/baseball/2009releases/051109ncaa.htm

That doesn't look like it will make any friends with the NCAA anytime soon!!! 

HAHA

THat is a great article and very on target....

[dp643]

I havent seen a NWC team play ever, but judging by the bottom 6 teams in their conference's records, I can see why Pacific Lutheran didnt get a Pool C. Most of their games are conference games, and to play almost half your games against teams with .500 or worse records doesnt help your chances. I know thats just the way it is, but I would be willing to bet that their OOWP is what brought them way down.

[LA Mike]

Why are teams "snubbed" if they were not selected?  If PacLU had beat Geo Fox, they would have been in the tournament, and GF would have had the dice roll (not control of the dice, just the result -- IN or OUT !!!)

The ASC can split themselves, they play an East and West division schedule as it is ---- if they split to a Amer. South-East and Amer. South-West, they get 2 AQ plus the chance for a 3rd "pool C" instead of a Cee-ya after one AQ !!

Miss. College, blew the tournament...................oops and lost the AQ.  If they were to organize that "Multi-region" to be one place or the other or the other, it would help to have a Pool A and see what is left over for a possible Pool C.

Yogi Berra said, "it is not over until it is over"---- for some it is over until next year.  What positive do you have to say about the teams that are left to compete

Looking forward to the on and off rain in Oregon-- intermittent between games only !

My slicker is packed ..................and I am off to the ball game.

[royhobbs]

LA Mike, what would your post be saying if it was Cal Lu staying home and Pac Lu in the regional? They better throw Tigert game one!

[TexasBB]

I note the article said that this was the first time since 2005 that the Northwest Conference did not have 2 teams in the tournament. Wow the ASC which is a 15 team league has not had 2 teams in the tournament since 2007 and since then have had 5 teams left home with 30 wins or more, one of wich had 35 wins but still was left home last year. So join the club of the disinfranchised.  WE NEED A 64 TEAM FIELD!!!!

There is no way in ##!! that a team that has less than 30 wins with double didget losses should ever be considered over the teams from the western region conferences that won 30 or more and are left home. I am sorry but something is rotten and it smells like 3 day old fish.