BB: Regionals (New York) Auburn NY '08, SUNY-Old Westbury '09, Cortland State '10, '11

[Ralph Turner]

Let's resume discussion of the 2009 Regional to be sponsored by SUNY-Old Westbury/Skyline Conference on this board.

[MMTPdthree]

So, can we please set all of the confusion straight?
Even tho Old Westbury will be co-host, is the regoinal being held at Farmingdale?

[Ralph Turner]

So, can we please set all of the confusion straight?
Even tho Old Westbury will be co-host, is the regoinal being held at Farmingdale?

Officially, I have not seen the announcement of the specific fields to be used.

When you get some press release confirming Farmingdale, please post it.

(I do not doubt you; I am only citing the official sources.  Thanks.)

[MMTPdthree]

Ralph,
I am not under the impression that it will be held at FSC, I simply heard some rumors about that- including some posts from different topics.  Just looking for some clarification.  But yes, if I hear anything - i will post it. 

Anyone out there care to comment on the difference in the playing surfaces???

[StarvinMarvin]

I told y'all the regionals would be played at Farmingdale!

[Ralph Turner]

I told y'all the regionals would be played at Farmingdale!

Marvin, as soon as you get a valid link to Farmingdale, please post it!

Thanks! 

[StarvinMarvin]

Sure thing Ralph!

[John McGraw]

It's on the front page now so I'd imagine it's true.

[StarvinMarvin]

Typical know-it-all/smartalec response from you John.  I wouldn't expect anything less!

[MMTPdthree]

Is the playing surface going to change the outcome of this regional??
Beautiful Complex by the way!

[John McGraw]

Is the playing surface going to change the outcome of this regional??
Beautiful Complex by the way!

Maybe a hit or two here and there but overall probably not.

I'll be taking a pass on Farmingdale to check out the beautiful stadium in Lakewood for the Mid-Atlantic regionals - huge coup for Kean to have games there.

[MMTPdthree]

How far away from the campus is the Lakewood stadium?  Kean play every game there?

[John McGraw]

They don't play there during the regular season as far as I know. Kean's campus is located in north Jersey (Union) near New York City. FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood is an hour or so south down the Garden State Parkway, right near the Jersey shore. If anything, Lakewood's closer to TCNJ than it is to Kean.

[Bob Maxwell]

Kean has a terrific turf field on its campus... they play their home games there.  The surface can take a lot of rain and still be playalbe.  Brockport played a doulbe header there last march after what seemed like a foot of rain (it was 20 inches of snow up here).  The plate area was a little soggy but the field was dry as a bone.  its the new infilled turf...  If they can figure out how to keep the plate dry they can play all year long.  Great surface...

[wordsmith]

Wake-up Sleepy Heads the NY Regional is on.....


Hey all, Word over here from the New England site.... having never been to the Farmingdale complex a couple of questions if you don't mind....

Does the complex have lights?
Is there any video or audio for this tourney?
And what day does it begin? Being a 6-team regional wasn't sure if it kicked-off on Wed or Thurs.

New York Regional
Farmingdale State Baseball Complex, Farmingdale, N.Y.
1. Cortland State (30-12)
2. Ithaca (29-8)
3. RPI (31-9)
4. Farmingdale State (26-13)
5. Western New England (29-15)
6. Clarkson (21-19)


Thanks for all the help.....

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