BB: Regionals (South) Danville '08, Salisbury '09, Methodist '10, Rhodes '11

[vwgma10]

ohh aww, do I read maybe a couple of posts that might be close to becoming believers...One more SU...  then repeat and return to the WS...hahaha

[narch]

ohh aww, do I read maybe a couple of posts that might be close to becoming believers...One more SU...  then repeat and return to the WS...hahaha

i think it's great for the conference when the 3rd place regular season team can do what su has done to this point (and did last year as the 4th place regular season team) - su is not a team without faults, but they've made up for any faults i've seen with stellar hitting across the lineup and defense that has been at times spectacular (which seems to be exactly what they did in the regional last year)

[vabaseball]

ohh aww, do I read maybe a couple of posts that might be close to becoming believers...One more SU...  then repeat and return to the WS...hahaha

I've been critical of Shenandoah's schedule and the end-result of padding the stats by leaving starters in blowout games till the 8th inning.  That critique is independent of whether one "believes" in their ability.

I can't deny those guys can hit all the way through the lineup.  They hit like no other team in the USA South, and consistently.

They definitely deserve a repeat trip to Appleton.

[D-BAT]

Shenandoah is up 6-0 over Salisbury going into the bottom of the 5th.

[SUbaseballfan]

Congratulations Shenandoah on your Regional win today!!!
Good luck in Appleton!!

[Uncle Jessie]

Nice job Hornets!! Your fans in Winchester are smiling for you. I wish I could had been at today's game to watch you return to the Div. 3 World Series. Congratulations guys!

[narch]

congrats, hornets...rep the usasac well in appleton!

[OshDude]

Will all of the schedule banter, I thought for sure someone would bring up Shenandoah's opponent in the championship round, the Central Region rep.

I kid. Good luck, Hornets. And welcome back.
EDIT: No kidding around over in smiterland, huh? Stay serious, OK?

[hokieone]

  Congratulations to Shenandoah. There are no weak schedules in regionals so none of that matters as they purely and simply got the job done in pretty convincing style.

  Double congratulations to SS Jesse Henry on getting tournament MVP. Well-deserved obviously and Jesse is one of the nicest and most respectful young men you'd ever want to meet. I suspect his wonderfully supportive family is still grinning. Way to go!!!
   

[Richard of Funchester]

The Hornets got a pretty good draw game one at Appleton with Illinois Wesleyan.  If I were in Anderson's shoes I would start Yocum in game 1.  IWU is 27-20 and it looks like the Hornets hit much better than they do.  When the Hornets get past IWU they could possibly play Johns Hopkins with Van Sickler on the mound.  That could be a big game in a whole number of facets (Bragging rights, 2-0 in the WS, and for recruiting).   I know that you are only suppose to take it one game at a time this point in the season.  Anderson will make the right decision as he has all year long.  Hokieone, you are right about Jesse Henry, he did a great job in Fayetteville leading the charge back to Appleton.  Van Dusseldorp and Van Sickler have continued to do what they did all season, and I see much of the same in Wisconsin.  The one with the big bat right now is Cory Nelson.  Earlier on this season he had trouble hitting his hat size but here in Winchester we were not concerned and he has gotten hot at the right time.

I say this to all over the haters out there:  You might not like who we play, our cupcake schedule or even how we win in certain games.  The bottom line is this, we are still playing and your teams' kids are preparing for the adult softball leagues back in what ever towns they come from.  It is going to take me 839 miles and 14 hours of drive time to get from Winchester to Appleton, and trust me I am going to be "HATING" every mile of it as I drive Back to Appleton for the 2nd year in a Row.  We have unfinished business to take care of boys...

GO HORNETS!!

[hokieone]

Richard,

  Nice first paragraph. Classless second paragraph, speaking for all the fathers of now former players getting ready for the adult softball leagues.

  Good luck to SU.

[Stargell]

Richard,
I have some news for you.  99% of all the kids at the regional tournament will be getting ready for adult softball leagues at some point.  If your kid is a senior he gets one more week, if not he gets another year or two.  The Hornets are not the first South region team to make it to the series back to back and nor will they be the last.  Please try to keep things in perspective.  Good luck to the SU kids in Appleton.  I hope they represent the south region and our brand of baseball very well.

[Richard of Funchester]

Like I have stated in the past, I graduated from SU back when Geoff Williams and Jeremy Schutt were playing.  That was the best SU had ever been in baseball until now.  To be honest with you, if you look at the SU over all sports scene, we truly have nothing to brag about other than this sport. Football has won what 5 games combined over the last 4 seasons. I never stated that we were the only team to go back to back from the South I was just stating that SU caught a lot of grief for their lack of schedule and once again in a regional setting they were capable of going 4-0.  I also understand that its more like 99.9% of the guys playing this coming weekend will not play professional baseball.   

I can't quite figure out how Heidelberg University and Johns Hopkins are playing vs each other in the first round.  Do they seed the games in Appleton like they do in regionals?
Any predictions on All Americans?  Looks like the Kahn kid from Hopkins might be National Player of the Year.   

[vabaseball]

Thank you Stargell.

The manner in which one plays the game is always important.

And perhaps one day (or even this summer) playing baseball (or softball) purely for the fun of it -- that's what it's all about.

For now, SU has earned their place in Appleton. I'm pretty sure they won't be scoring 35 runs in any of the games....  But good luck!

[narch]

I can't quite figure out how Heidelberg University and Johns Hopkins are playing vs each other in the first round.  Do they seed the games in Appleton like they do in regionals?

i believe the pairings are pre-determined (ie: south vs. central, etc.)