BB: CCC: The Commonwealth Coast Conference

[kscer]

Yeah I could see that being a good move for their program. Except then they'll have that Maine trip to Bangor(Husson), Waterville(Thomas) and Farmington.(UMF)

Yeah, That's brutal

[HBPme]

higher seeds prevail. thoughts after first day?

[KSCfan]

WNEC looked good and i cant see anyone knocking them off

[gap to gap]

WNEC struggled with an inferior team everyone has to hope its just first game nerves.  Should be all right.  Pretty sure no one played today in the long run that will help WNEC later on as they have the pitching depth that many other schools lack. 

Thoughts on tomorrows games?

WNEC and Endicott in the winners brackets

of the losers Anna Maria and Salve

[kscer]

WNEC looked good and i cant see anyone knocking them off

An error on a ground ball after a single, three walks, a HBP and a couple of singles in the 7th inning led to 6 runs to put WNEC up 6-1. They let CSC score 4 times in the eighth, and then in the 9th CSC had the tying run on 2nd and the winning run at the plate and then a questionable called third strike to end the game. I think WNEC is vulnerable. They faced three freshman pitchers, and won the game on unearned runs. There are other hungry teams that can and may beat them.

[wordsmith]

WNEC always seems to struggle in the early rounds of the CCC Tourney. 2010 they lost to Anna Maria, 2009 they almost lost to RW and eventually lost to someone along the way (I cannot remember).

I also believe that The CCC still uses an alternate method of elimination in the Tourney where the Championship game is it. Regardless of records the winner of that game is the Tourney Champ even if that team had a loss and the other team was undefeated. Someone closer to TCCC now please correct or verify. Thanks.

In short it is not a pure double elimination tourney.

WNEC will be just fine....Go Bears

Word

[rbgosfan]

Since WNEC has been in the CCC, they  basically broke their tournament into 2, 4 team double elimination groups and those 2 winners would play a single game on Sunday for the championship. This year, the CCC website indicates that a second game will be played Sunday if both teams have the same number of losses after game 1.

[Bill Gorman]

Since WNEC has been in the CCC, they  basically broke their tournament into 2, 4 team double elimination groups and those 2 winners would play a single game on Sunday for the championship. This year, the CCC website indicates that a second game will be played Sunday if both teams have the same number of losses after game 1.

It's been going on before WNEC joined the league. I can't recall what year they started doing it that way (early 2000s, I believe), but this is definitely the first year the second game is built in if needed.

[wordsmith]

Thanks for the update guys.

[gap to gap]

Tough break yesterday.  Roger Williams tried to play while all the others were cancelled.  RW up 4-1 and 2 guys on in the third.  Conference rules go back and start over.

[wordsmith]

WNEC and Curry both lose today how the mighty are/have fallen.

TCCC tourney is always a toss-up.

Good luck WNEC Bears.

[JustAFan]

If I am reading this schedule correctly, Western New England will have to beat Wentworth twice tomorrow (Saturday) and potentially play 2 games on Sunday to win the league tournament--i.e., they need to win 4 games in 2 days, and this is on top of having already played games Thursday and an extra inning game today (Friday).  It will be a real test of the depth of their pitching staff to pull that off.  I assume they'll throw their #1 on 3 days rest in one of tomorrow's games. This is a really tough/demanding tournament format and not your normal double elimination format.

Saturday, May 7
Game 11 - #4 Wentworth at #1 Western New England, 11:00 a.m.
Game 12 - #6 Anna Maria at # 3 Endicott, 11:00 a.m.
Game 13 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, 2:00 p.m. *
Game 14 - Game 12 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, 2:00 p.m. *
* If Necessary

Sunday, May 8
Championship Game (Two remaining teams) 1:00 p.m.

[NOTE: A second Sunday game will be played if both teams have the same number of losses after the first Sunday game.]

[kscer]

If I am reading this schedule correctly, Western New England will have to beat Wentworth twice tomorrow (Saturday) and potentially play 2 games on Sunday to win the league tournament--i.e., they need to win 4 games in 2 days, and this is on top of having already played games Thursday and an extra inning game today (Friday).  It will be a real test of the depth of their pitching staff to pull that off.  I assume they'll throw their #1 on 3 days rest in one of tomorrow's games. This is a really tough/demanding tournament format and not your normal double elimination format.

Saturday, May 7
Game 11 - #4 Wentworth at #1 Western New England, 11:00 a.m.
Game 12 - #6 Anna Maria at # 3 Endicott, 11:00 a.m.
Game 13 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, 2:00 p.m. *
Game 14 - Game 12 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, 2:00 p.m. *
* If Necessary

Sunday, May 8
Championship Game (Two remaining teams) 1:00 p.m.

[NOTE: A second Sunday game will be played if both teams have the same number of losses after the first Sunday game.]

Anna Maria could win and secure an automatic bid. No disrespect to Anna Maria but wow!

[JustAFan]

Endicott advances to Sunday's championship game with a 11-0 win over Anna Maria.  In the other semi-final, Western New England ties the game in the seventh and pushes ahead 2 runs in the 8th to beat Wentworth 4-2.  Matt Rogers, who won Western's opening round game on Tuesday, came in in relief in the seventh and threw shutout ball over the final 3 frames.  Wentworth and Western will play a second game this afternoon, weather permitting, with the winner advancing to play Endicott in tomorrow's finals. The Western/Wentworth winner will have to beat Endicott twice tomorrow to claim the title since Endicott has no losses in the tournament and the Western/Wentworth winner will enter the finals with one loss.

[wordsmith]

WNEC sweeps Wentworth 4-2 and 9-3. Now off the play Endicott for Championship of TCCC.

Go Bears!

Word