D 3 softball

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3/31 Finals:  NEWMAC ARV squad Babson sweeps UMass-Dartmouth 2-0 and 8-0. Game 2 5 innings.

Game 1:  Moira O'Reilly tossed a 2-hit shut-out:  RBI's from Lexi Morris and Audrey Labouliere
Game 2:  Logan MacDonald hurled a no-hitter:  Isabel Aguilar 3-run HR, 4 RBI's, Abrianna Natoli solo HR.

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ODAC Region 6 Finals:

Lynchburg sweeps #9 VA Wesleyan 4-3 and 3-2.

(Game 1):  Hornets-Gracie Dooley 2nd inning 2-RBI double and RBI singles by Carley Hudnall and Kaleigh Hackett in the 5th provided the margin for Lynchburg in the opener. W-Emily Charlton, L - Emily Seale

(Game 2): Lynchburg put up a 3rd-innning 3 spot with Anna Grace Terrell knocking in the go-ahead run. W-Kailey Dorcsis  S - Emily Charlton L- Lauren Bible

Little East Region 2: 

Southern Maine splits with #8 ECSU. 1-8 and 4-2

(Game 1):  ECSU scored in every inning except the 5th; Julia San Giovanni HR, 4 RBI
(Game 2):  S. Maine's L. Leidemann-Smith knocked in the deciding runs with a double.

Region 10 ASC:

#7 ETBU goes 2 and 1 against the ARV Cru, 4/1-2:  Tigers won 5-0 on 4/1, squads split on 4/2 with Cru getting the early 3-0 win, and ETBU taking the nightcap 7-2.

Region 9 American Rivers Conference:

ARV NE Wesleyan knocks off #21 Wartburg 8-4 (Prairie Wolves score in every inning but the 5th. W - Kailey Meyer S - Elise Warneke
       Wartburg avoided the sweep, getting a 7-5 win in 8 innings in the nightcap, scoring the winning runs on 2 Prairie Wolve throwing errors .Knights Ella Link 3 RBI W - Madison Hiestand, L - Elise Warneke

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Remaining schedules for 4 teams still in contention for top SAA spot:

Berry:  4/9 DH 4/10 single game at Milsaps; 4/15 DH., 4/16 single game vs. BSC.
BSC:  4/9 DH 4/10 single game vs Hendrix; 4/15 DH, 4/16 single game at Berry
Hendrix:  4/9 DH, 4/10 single game vs BSC: 4/15 TH, 4/16 single game vs. Millsaps
Millsaps: 4/9 DH. 4/10 single game vs. Berry; 4/15 TH, 4/16 single game at Hendrix

Berry:  2 more in-SAA wins and at least the #2 seed will be clinched by that squad.
BSC:  4 more in-SAA wins and this squad clinches one of the top 2 seeds.
Hendrix:  Must sweep BSC to have a chance at the 2nd seed, otherwise, a series win over Millsaps gives the Warriors the 3 seed.
Millsaps:  Must sweep Berry for a shot at the #2 seed; the Majors take the series over Hendrix, they get the 3 seed.

It will be a very interesting last 2 weekends of the regular season in this conference (though on paper, I can't see either top 2 squad letting up any).

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Region 10 ASC:

"#7 ETBU goes 2 and 1 against the ARV Cru, 4/1-2:  Tigers won 5-0 on 4/1, squads split on 4/2 with Cru getting the early 3-0 win, and ETBU taking the nightcap 7-2."

Belhaven goes 2-1 vs. McMurry.  They hold a 2 game lead over ETBU with I believe 12 games to play (They have already played each other).

Northwest Conference:
Linfield has a 3 game lead over George Fox (they have already played each other)

SCIAC Conference:
Chapman is in first but a group of 4 is right behind them.

SCAC Conference:
TLU is undefeated but still has #2 St. Thomas and #3 Trinity.

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Should Belhaven and ETBU finish the regular season tied, the Blazers would have the tie-breaker having beaten the Tigers in 2 out of 3 games.

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Belhaven remaining opponents (3 games each):
LeTournea, Hardin Simmons, Ozarks, UTD

ETBU remaining opponents (3 games each):
Concordia, UTD, Letournea

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Juniata salvages a split vs. St. Vincent 6-9 and 10-5.

In Game 1, St. Vincent stunned Juniata with a 6th inning 8-spot.

In Game 2, Juniata said, "We'll get even." with a 6th inning 3-spot which gave the Eagles enough distance to hang on for the split.

There are no unbeaten D3 teams.

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NAC East Division Standings show NVU-Johnson with 1 in-conference loss, but I'm not seeing any other in-NAC squad with an in-conference win--(is the 2/24 opener against NVU-Lyndon considered an in-conference loss? Shouldn't another in-NAC squad have a corresponding win?

Only throwing the question out there--

Error corrected, apparently no NAC in-conference games have been played yet.

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Remaining schedules for 4 teams still in contention for top SAA spot:

Berry:  4/9 DH 4/10 single game at Milsaps; 4/15 DH., 4/16 single game vs. BSC.
BSC:  4/9 DH 4/10 single game vs Hendrix; 4/15 DH, 4/16 single game at Berry
Hendrix:  4/9 DH, 4/10 single game vs BSC: 4/15 TH, 4/16 single game vs. Millsaps
Millsaps: 4/9 DH. 4/10 single game vs. Berry; 4/15 TH, 4/16 single game at Hendrix

Berry:  2 more in-SAA wins and at least the #2 seed will be clinched by that squad.
BSC:  4 more in-SAA wins and this squad clinches one of the top 2 seeds.
Hendrix:  Must sweep BSC to have a chance at the 2nd seed, otherwise, a series win over Millsaps gives the Warriors the 3 seed.
Millsaps:  Must sweep Berry for a shot at the #2 seed; the Majors take the series over Hendrix, they get the 3 seed.

It will be a very interesting last 2 weekends of the regular season in this conference (though on paper, I can't see either top 2 squad letting up any).

4/9 SAA Finals:
Millsaps split with #12 Berry 5-4 and 1-8. (Game 1:  Majors' Abbi Tycer knocked in the 2 runs that gave Millsaps the win here.)  (Game 2:  Vikings' Anna Jackson, Morgan Frye and Shelby Daniel 2 RBI each. Emily Whitehead 5 hit complete game.

#4 BSC sweeps Hendrix 11-1, 2-0 (Game 1 5 innings. Ranked squad uses a 4th inning 6-spot to break this one open and Hailee Bryan tossed a 5-hit complete game. In the nightcap, a 6th inning fielders' choice and throwing error provided all the scoring and with the potential tying runs on base in the 7th and 2 out, Caroline Campbell got the Warriors' Kelsey Sample to strike out swinging.

SAA standings updates:
Tiebreaker scenarios:  Should Rhodes and Hendrix finish tied, Rhodes took 2 of 3 from the Warriors; if Rhodes and Millsaps tie, the Majors took 2 of 3, so they would end up ahead of Rhodes.
Either BSC or Berry will take the top seed (whoever takes 2 of their 3). Ditto for the 3rd seed battle between Millsaps and Hendrix. Centre swept Rhodes today to get off the in-conference schneid, and has a chance to escape the SAA cellar by taking the upcoming series with Sewanee next weekend. Centre needs to win 2 of the 3 games though.

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ASC 4/9 Updates:

HSU 6, McMurry 2
SRSU 6, Howard Payne 3
Belhaven 4, LeTourneau 0
Mary Hardin-Baylor 5, Concordia-TX 1
UT-Dallas sweeps Ozarks 14-0, (5 innings) 12-1

With those results, SRSU temporarily leapfrogs McMurry for 6th place, UT-Dallas solidifies its' 5th place position, battle for seeds 6-8 is still a dogfight, and Ozarks and Howard Payne need a lot of wins and a lot of help.

3 wins by Belhaven and ETBU each or 2 losses by either SRSU, McMurry, LeTourneau or Concordia-TX and the top 2 squads clinch conference tournament spots. Hardin-Simmons and the Cru look like they should get in, barring unexpected slumps by either squad.

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Belhaven                   17-4   .810   25-5   .833   
East Texas Baptist   16-5   .762   22-7   .759   
Mary Hardin-Baylor   15-6   .714   22-9   .710   
Hardin-Simmons   15-6   .714   24-7   .774   

Big series coming up this week; Hardin-Simmons vs. Belhaven.  I did not realize HSU was having such a good season.  Remaining matchups:

Belhaven - HSU, Ozarks, UTD  (my predication 7-2)
ETBU - Concordia, UTD, Letourneau  (my predication 7-2)
MHB - Letournea, Sul Ross, Howard Payne (8-1)
HSU - Belhaven, Concordia, Sul Ross (7-2)

Belhaven holds tie breaker over ETBU and MHB
ETBU holds tiebreaker over MHB and HSU
MHB holds no tie breakers
HSU holds tie breaker over MHB

Top 2 seeds advance to 4 team double elimination bracket.  Seeds 3 and 4 will have a play in game in order to reach the double elimination bracket.

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American Rivers Conference Mild Upset Alert:

Central-IA sweeps #22 Loras 8-0 *6 innings) and 2-1. (Game 1:  Dutch score all runs in their last 4 at-bats; Megan Doty knocked in 3 runs with a double; Morgan Schaben tossed a 2-hit complete game).

(Game 2:  Megan Stuhr drove in the go-ahead run in the 5th; Loras mounted a 2-out bases loaded 7th inning threat, but Sydni Huisman got Clara Peachey to ground out to clinch the sweep for the Dutch.)

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Here is the NFCA D3 Top 50 player watch list: (Though the link primarily cites Region 8 NACC, the entire list is up at the bottom of the article:)

https://www.naccsports.org/sports/sball/2021-22/releases/20220408lhx9yt

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Of the D3 squads yet to get off the schneid on the season, 3 of them (Sarah Lawrence, Old Westbury and Yeshiva) are in the Skyline Conference. At least one of those teams will get a win when they play each other.)

4/26 Update:  It was Old Westbury who got off the schneid first, (that squad has won 5 in a row now). Yeshiva & Sarah Lawrence go at it 4/28 to see who gets out of the Skyline cellar.

9 active D3 squads have yet to win a game.

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4/12 Final:  ARV TCNJ and #16 Rowan split a DH 3-2 and 1-11 in 6 innings.

(Game 1:  Julia Mayernik's 2-run 5th inning HR provided the go-ahead runs, and Ally Schlee tossed an 8-hit CG.)

(Game 2:  Rowan scored in every inning except the 3rd and the 5th. 7 players got 1 or more RBI and Rylee Lutz got the win in the nightcap.)