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

[Ralph Turner]

Regional Formats. The procedures outlined below shall be used in conducting the
regional competitions. All first-round games shall begin Wednesday, May 19, and will
be conducted over a four- or five-day period as outlined below. Except for reason of
inclement weather, the following formats will not be altered unless prior approval is
granted by the committee. If inclement weather is involved, the last possible time a
regional championship game will be permitted to start is 9 p.m. local time Monday,
May 24. If the regional representative cannot be determined on the field of play by this
time, one team will be selected by the committee. Prospective host institutions must
submit recommended starting times for all games within the proposed budget material
for approval by the committee.

Method of determining regional champion if play cannot be completed:
Six-team tournament:
a. Up until one team becomes 3-0, the highest-seeded team that has not been eliminated
will advance to the finals in Appleton.
b. If teams have an equal number of losses, the higher-seeded team, as determined by
the Baseball Committee before the start of regional play, will advance to the finals in
Appleton.
Seven- and eight-team tournament:
a. Up until the completion of game four the highest seeded team will advance to the finals
in Appleton.
b. Up until the completion of game 9, the highest-seeded undefeated team will advance
to the finals in Appleton.
c. After game 9, the undefeated team will advance to Appleton. If both teams have the
same number of losses the higher-seeded team will advance to Appleton.
For all rounds of competition, the committee will do its best to make sure that no
team plays more than two games in a day, barring unforeseen circumstances.

[pomonaalum]

Play resumes...PP leaves runners on 2nd and 3rd, Seaman still in for MC.

Fogarty relieves Colvin...too bad, had cruised through the last couple of innings, but I don't think you can put him out there after the long top of the inning + rain delay.

[pomonaalum]

5-5, heading for the top of the 9th.  PP stranding runners all day, 1-13 w/ RISP.

[Ralph Turner]

Walk-off RBI single by Bo Bell to score Herrin from 2B.

MC 6, PP 5.

Rain is starting again.

[TexasBB]

MC is in the championship game!!! Conrgats!!

[pomonaalum]

MC with the walkoff run.  6-5...2 out RBI single after an earlier batter reached on an error.  Season comes to an end in the regionals again, one that the Sagehens were well set up for after wins in the opening 2 games.  Too bad...but this was supposed to be a rebuilding year after losing Hedman, Mandelblatt and co.

Kang and Brunswick graduate, but most of the rest of the team returns next year.

[Ralph Turner]

MC with the walkoff run.  6-5...2 out RBI single after an earlier batter reached on an error.  Season comes to an end in the regionals again, one that the Sagehens were well set up for after wins in the opening 2 games.  Too bad...but this was supposed to be a rebuilding year after losing Hedman, Mandelblatt and co.

Kang and Brunswick graduate, but most of the rest of the team returns next year.

Ehhhh, just re-loading.

[pomonaalum]

MC with the walkoff run.  6-5...2 out RBI single after an earlier batter reached on an error.  Season comes to an end in the regionals again, one that the Sagehens were well set up for after wins in the opening 2 games.  Too bad...but this was supposed to be a rebuilding year after losing Hedman, Mandelblatt and co.

Kang and Brunswick graduate, but most of the rest of the team returns next year.

Ehhhh, just re-loading.

Great core in place...this program looks to be here to stay, just needs to break out of the regionals.  Always had enough hitting for SCIAC, but not enough pitching to win in a compressed regional format against other good teams...this has been a problem dating back to the Cortez/Turner teams of earlier in the decade.

BTW - gutsy performance by Fogarty.  Ended up being the LP, but 1 unearned run in 3 innings after pitching only 7 innings all year...

[TexasBB]

UTT had a rebuilding year as well. They return almost their entire team including their 94 mph closer unless he is drafted. However UTT looses its head coach. MC graduates alot of players including Tyler Seamon and Bo Bell who is their best hitter and got the game winning hit. The ASC will have some new contenders next year as some other teams that have young talent will be contending. We have a rough conference and it is very difficult to come through a season with a few blemishes. That is why we have only had two teams in 9 years to get a C level bid even though we have had multiple 30 game winning teams get passed over. We just have too many regional losses because we have alot of our "non-conference" games against conference teams from the opposing division. We make up almost 40% of the west division teams since our conference has 15 teams and will be expanding to 16 next year.

[pomonaalum]

I hear you...SCIAC going to 4 conference games this year against each team instead of 3 changes the dynamics of region games.  You can't play as many against the Spring Break snowbird teams, etc. 

Two pretty solid teams in Cal Lu and Redlands got left at home this year after the SCIAC getting two bids last year (PP and Cal Lu)

[Ralph Turner]

I hear you...SCIAC going to 4 conference games this year against each team instead of 3 changes the dynamics of region games.  You can't play as many against the Spring Break snowbird teams, etc. 

Two pretty solid teams in Cal Lu and Redlands got left at home this year after the SCIAC getting two bids last year (PP and Cal Lu)

Most of your snowbird games were not in-region.

[D O.C.]

Hey, LINFIELD fans....check out where the gals are playing if you haven't already.

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-softbl/champpage/w-softbl-div3-index.html

[pomonaalum]

I hear you...SCIAC going to 4 conference games this year against each team instead of 3 changes the dynamics of region games.  You can't play as many against the Spring Break snowbird teams, etc. 

Two pretty solid teams in Cal Lu and Redlands got left at home this year after the SCIAC getting two bids last year (PP and Cal Lu)

Most of your snowbird games were not in-region.

I realize that most of the snowbird games are not in-region.  Was commenting on the fact that there could be a shift to more in-region games with more league games, and with a competitive league, more in-region losses.

Key in SCIAC is not to lose to the Whittiers and Oxy's of the world.  Redlands lost to both this year, etc.

[Just_Some_Guy]

Two pretty solid teams in Cal Lu and Redlands got left at home this year after the SCIAC getting two bids last year (PP and Cal Lu)

Somebody will always get left home. Texas Lutheran is watching this year after they lost two extra inning games to Mississippi College in the ASC tournament. And now Mississippi is int he final. No reason to think that TLU team couldn't have been competitive out here as well.

JSG

[Ralph Turner]

I hear you...SCIAC going to 4 conference games this year against each team instead of 3 changes the dynamics of region games.  You can't play as many against the Spring Break snowbird teams, etc. 

Two pretty solid teams in Cal Lu and Redlands got left at home this year after the SCIAC getting two bids last year (PP and Cal Lu)

Most of your snowbird games were not in-region.

I realize that most of the snowbird games are not in-region.  Was commenting on the fact that there could be a shift to more in-region games with more league games, and with a competitive league, more in-region losses.

Key in SCIAC is not to lose to the Whittiers and Oxy's of the world.  Redlands lost to both this year, etc.

Ahh, yes.

But Menlo is leaving D-III. LaSierra, is going NAIA, too.  CSU-East Bay left last year.  Unless there is some arrangement to bring ASC or NWC teams to southern California or some other location, the isolation just gets more severe.  

SCAC teams have rarely shown interest in traveling outside their neighborhoods.