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

[Pat Coleman]

Can we call the West Region the bracket of death?

No.

My question and Pat's response goes back to the appellation given to one bracket in the 2007 Men's Basketball Playoffs where 7 of the Top 12 were in the UW-Stevens Point bracket.

We only had 6 of the Top 17 in our 6-team bracket.

And none of the top five.

[golden_dome]

Can we call the West Region the bracket of death?

No.

My question and Pat's response goes back to the appellation given to one bracket in the 2007 Men's Basketball Playoffs where 7 of the Top 12 were in the UW-Stevens Point bracket.

We only had 6 of the Top 17 in our 6-team bracket.

And none of the top five.

JMO, but the baseball West Regional this year is about the equivalent of that basketball bracket, which was ridiculously loaded. There are eight regionals where there are only four basketball brackets. There are 14 teams in that bracket with seven on each side, and there were 5 ranked on one side and three on the other. 

There might not be a top 5 team, but having all six teams ranked in the top 17 in one regional is also ridiculously loaded, not easy games anywhere. It has been great baseball though.

[dp643]

Apparently Ralph you must have a top 5 team from the northeast to have a respectable pool.

[TexasBB]

There might not be a top 5 team, but having all six teams ranked in the top 17 in one regional is also ridiculously loaded, not easy games anywhere. It has been great baseball though

Which may explain why 5 of the 6 teams are still playing and the team that is out lost by two 1 run games the second of which went extra innings!!

[Ralph Turner]

Apparently Ralph you must have a top 5 team from the northeast to have a respectable pool.

   
Most accurately, we fans who live outside "the CCIW, WIAC, Washington U StL/UChicago area and other occasional minor participants from the Midwest Conference and the MIAC" must pay homage to the part of the country that is within about a 4-hour drive north west and south of Chicago for all really good D-3 basketball.   (Those schools are in the Men's Basketball Midwest Region and the eastern half of the West Evaluation Region.)     

In the northeast, it is usually the Williams/Amherst/NESCAC group that is genuinely that good.  Unfortunately there is not as much competition in those brackets to make the run to the Final Four the knock-down/drag-out that we see in the Midwest Region.

We have had 2 champions from the West Baseball Region in the 2000's.  George Fox and Chapman.  we can proud of that.

[Ralph Turner]

There might not be a top 5 team, but having all six teams ranked in the top 17 in one regional is also ridiculously loaded, not easy games anywhere. It has been great baseball though

Which may explain why 5 of the 6 teams are still playing and the team that is out lost by two 1 run games the second of which went extra innings!!

Yes.

TU goes home after falling 2 runs short in 20 innings of baseball.

Mississippi College and Linfield pitching staffs post goose-eggs in 15 of the 17 frames that they played.

Chapman has scored 8 runs and allowed 8 runs in its 2 games.

Only PP has put it together in the first two days.  JSG thought that they might not have the pitching in the #3 and #4 guys relative to other squads.  We check that out today.

UTT seems to have finally arrived in Oregon after a 4 inning "brain-delay" on Wednesday. 

[dahlby]

This year's west regional reminds me of days gone by.....the old black and blue central divsion of the NFL, when everyone beat up on everyone else, and sometimes beat up on themselves with mistakes.

[Patriot_Pride]

Looking forward to the UTT/Miss. College outcome... 6th meeting this year between the two.

Coupled with a Pomona-Pitzer win at 7 p.m., the winner of that 3:30 p.m. game will play for a regional title on Saturday having to beat the Sagehens twice. Tough task ahead, but anticipating the challenge if it's the Patriots.

[D O.C.]

Finally.....cleared my schedule to be able to listen to the LINFIELD game tonight at 7 PM in the comfort of my home.

[Patriot_Pride]

Finally.....cleared my schedule to be able to listen to the LINFIELD game tonight at 7 PM in the comfort of my home.

You do realize you have to get through Chapman first, correct? Linfield 2-0 in the top 4th.

That game is live now...

[Patriot_Pride]

D.O.C. you're projection is still looking good.

Linfield 3, Chapman 0 - Top 7th ...McCulley with a two-hitter so far and 7 Ks

[Patriot_Pride]

Chapman down to its final 6 outs. Could they become the first #1 seed casualty?

Rain Delay....whadya know??

[Ralph Turner]

Chapman down to its final 6 outs. Could they become the first #1 seed casualty?

Rain Delay....whadya know??

Weren't we hoping to keep Linfield out of this one because of how strong their pitching staff was?

[Patriot_Pride]

Weren't we hoping to keep Linfield out of this one because of how strong their pitching staff was?

Most definitely. And the fact they're playing on their home turf fuels the fire even more to win the regional. But Chapman has the best team ERA at a 3.29, so I'm ok with them losing out. They've won this thing enough, time for someone new

[D O.C.]

Patriot_Pride....Pat will be the first one to tell you, yes, I knew the biggest game of the season was at noon, just being a wise guy.