BB: Top Teams in West Region

[tigerfan_2001]

I realize that, I was just giving a view of how a team can lose 4 of 5 to a team (like Trinity did to Centenary) in the regular season, but if they win that 1 weekend it erases the regular season grind and meaning.

fair enough.

[NWBaseballFan10]

Right now, do you think Willamette is a middle-of-the-road team?  George Fox by the way, is currently in 4th place in the conference, I'll bet Coach Hunter wouldn't mind there being a tournament this year.

I certainly wouldn't say Willamette is a top tier team. I think Willamette has a strong ball club, but they've already lost their series against PLU and Linfield. I'd call that a middle-of-the-road performance. I'd describe Fox's success in league this year the same way. Maybe the term "middle-of-the-road" is a bit too harsh, but personally I just don't feel like they have put together a postseason-worthy resume (same with Fox). However, there is still plenty of games to be played for both to change that (both teams aren't completely out of the running for the Pool A bid either).

I understand the arguments for a conference tournament, but as I said my personal preference is towards rewarding the teams whose overall body of work in the regular season was the best (as opposed to rewarding teams that get hot at the right time and who snag a few games in the conference tourney). If anything, I at least hope the NWC doesn't use the SCIAC's conference tournament format.

[108 Stitches]

drum roll.......I agree 100% with Spence. 

[Jim Dixon]

drum roll.......I agree 100% with Spence. 

Time to see the doctor about that brain tumor.

[Whatagame]

Right now, do you think Willamette is a middle-of-the-road team?  George Fox by the way, is currently in 4th place in the conference, I'll bet Coach Hunter wouldn't mind there being a tournament this year.

I certainly wouldn't say Willamette is a top tier team. I think Willamette has a strong ball club, but they've already lost their series against PLU and Linfield. I'd call that a middle-of-the-road performance. I'd describe Fox's success in league this year the same way. Maybe the term "middle-of-the-road" is a bit too harsh, but personally I just don't feel like they have put together a postseason-worthy resume (same with Fox). However, there is still plenty of games to be played for both to change that (both teams aren't completely out of the running for the Pool A bid either).

I understand the arguments for a conference tournament, but as I said my personal preference is towards rewarding the teams whose overall body of work in the regular season was the best (as opposed to rewarding teams that get hot at the right time and who snag a few games in the conference tourney). If anything, I at least hope the NWC doesn't use the SCIAC's conference tournament format.

Yep, as I stated in my earlier post, that format gives no true advantage to the #1 seed who performed all year.  Just think, in that format, you could have Linfield as #1 seed facing let's say, PLU, as the 4 seed so it would be Haddeland vs. Lubking.......

It is the same reason that I think the so called "throw-away game" in the D3 World Series is a really dumb idea.  Why penalize the team that goes through the early rounds of the tournament undefeated by making them play a game just to even the game count going into the finals?  They don't even do this in the Little League World Series.

[Spence]

drum roll.......I agree 100% with Spence. 

Time to see the doctor about that brain tumor.

Maybe I'm the one with the tumor.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity (TX) takes two from Schreiner, 11-0 and 9-4.
CTX drops 2 of 3 to Mississippi College, winning Friday 2-1, losing today 1-2 and 0-2.
TLU sweeps Centenary, 2-0, 3-0, 13-3 (7). 

Big series between Trinity and TLU in SA next weekend.

[108 Stitches]

Maybe I'm the one with the tumor.

Now it all  makes sense. 

seriously we don't want anyone with this malady

SCAC conference tournament home field will likely be decided next weekend with TLU vs Trinity.

[dp643]

UMHB gets swept at home vs UT Dallas. Didnt play well the first two games at all from what I can tell. CTX losing 2 of 3 just adds to how weird Texas D3 baseball has been this year.

[sportsfan]

good matchup next weekend with TLU and TU....great pitching match ups ...believe there is bad blood between the teams

[CrashDavisD3]

1. Linfield(24-3)
2. Trinity(25-6)
3. Cal Lutheran(22-6)
4. Concordia-Texas(20-6)
5 & 6 ....Choose from a long list of teams

I pick Linfield to win the West Regional AGAIN

[108 Stitches]

Unfortunately I would have to agree with Crash. Linfield is going to be very tough at home. It just takes a team to get hot at the end of the season and a bit of luck to change that however, re Whitworth. Lot's of good baseball to be played before this however.

[Westside]

It may be time to throw George Fox's name back in the ring. They look to have right the ship after beating Puget Sound 9-0, 9-0, and 8-0 this weekend. They sit at 23-6 right now (13-5 in the NWC). They have eight DIII games left in the season, and five of them are against Linfield. They definitely have a chance to make a statement in the coming week. I would probably sandwich them between Trinity and Cal Lu at this point.

[108 Stitches]

I said that GF season was going to come down to their 5 game set against Linfield, this is a make or break two weeks for them, which I am sure they are quite aware after last year. I wish them luck.

[108 Stitches]

FWIW: West Top 10 according to Massey's.

1. Linfield
2. CTX
3. GFox
4. Trinity
5. CLU
6. Chapman
7. UMHB
8. PLU
9. Le Tu
10. TLU