BB: Top Teams in West Region

[dp643]

UMHB finishes the week 2-2 (2-1 in conference) after dropping game three on Saturday to the Ozarks. My concern may be shifting from young pitching to defense. 17 errors in 4 games dropped the fielding percentage of the team this week to .948 from .962. It also cost them 2 wins. 22 errors in the last 6 games. This is not a bad defensive team, and I think they are just going through a rough patch right now. I expect them to clean it up and get back on track.

It also appears Letourneau has come back to life after being swept by Mississippi College this weekend. 

[CrashDavisD3]

1. Trinity 20-2
2. Linfield 17-3
3. Concordia-Texas 16-2
4. Cal Lutheran 16-5
5. George Fox 17-5
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15-4

[Ralph Turner]

Don't know. 7 inning games are stupid. Almost as much as double headers

Not every field in the SCAC is lighted.

[108 Stitches]

It also allows for shorter weekend series with Friday, Sat. games and home by Sunday. Most of the schools are academically challenging plus it prob. saves on some travel costs. Seems to work OK.

[CrashDavisD3]

1. Trinity 20-2
2. Linfield 17-3
3. Concordia-Texas 16-2
4. Cal Lutheran 16-5
5. George Fox 17-5   
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15-4

[Spence]

It also allows for shorter weekend series with Friday, Sat. games and home by Sunday. Most of the schools are academically challenging plus it prob. saves on some travel costs. Seems to work OK.

I'm confused how this means you have to play 7 inning games. Teams do play 9 inning doubleheaders.

With how short the season has been made in D-III, I would think you'd want to get as many at bats and innings as you can out of the games you do get.

3 games a week, 7 inning games...weren't you talking about how you thought Trinity was looking tired? If so, they'd never survive a northern schedule.

[108 Stitches]

These are for conference games only, all others are 9. Rules are established by the conference. 7 innings first game, 9 the second. They play 9 on Friday night. Typical schedule has a Tuesday 9 inning game.  I have never talked to a conference administrator, but I assume that it allows for a more compact schedule including travel. Remember the distances are greater in the West and it is not unusual to have a 5-6 hour bus ride on either side of the games.

[tigerfan_2001]

It also allows for shorter weekend series with Friday, Sat. games and home by Sunday. Most of the schools are academically challenging plus it prob. saves on some travel costs. Seems to work OK.

I'm confused how this means you have to play 7 inning games. Teams do play 9 inning doubleheaders.

With how short the season has been made in D-III, I would think you'd want to get as many at bats and innings as you can out of the games you do get.

3 games a week, 7 inning games...weren't you talking about how you thought Trinity was looking tired? If so, they'd never survive a northern schedule.

agree completely with this thought.  7 inning games are stupid.  In the west, with the weather, teams should play Friday, Saturday, Sunday--all 9 inning.  If you have to schedule DH, they should be 9.  That is what you are going to have to do in a tournament, might as well do it now

[CrashDavisD3]

Per D3baseball this week

1. Linfield
2. Trinity-Texas
3. Cal Lutheran
4 Concordia-Texas
5. George Fox

[bzzboyz]

It also allows for shorter weekend series with Friday, Sat. games and home by Sunday. Most of the schools are academically challenging plus it prob. saves on some travel costs. Seems to work OK.

I'm confused how this means you have to play 7 inning games. Teams do play 9 inning doubleheaders.

With how short the season has been made in D-III, I would think you'd want to get as many at bats and innings as you can out of the games you do get.

3 games a week, 7 inning games...weren't you talking about how you thought Trinity was looking tired? If so, they'd never survive a northern schedule.

agree completely with this thought.  7 inning games are stupid.  In the west, with the weather, teams should play Friday, Saturday, Sunday--all 9 inning.  If you have to schedule DH, they should be 9.  That is what you are going to have to do in a tournament, might as well do it now

Some teams, TLU for instance have no lights. (By the way they do now and they will have their fist night game ever on 4/4) You start a double header at noon with two nine inning games and all it takes is a couple of extra games or a long high scoring game and you're looking at finishing the following day. Especially before the daylight saving time changes. Teams don't want to pay an extra night of hotel bills to play a few more innings. I'm guessing they figured the thing to do in fairness is keep it the same throughout the conference in conference games weather or not you have light or not.

[bzzboyz]

Also, Teams like U of Dallas don't allow away athletic activities on weekdays, so your Fri.-Sat.- Sun. idea wouldn't work either.

[108 Stitches]

Each team will play approx. 6ea 7 inning games during the season. That is 18 innings less over a approx 350 inning. (5% less), means nothing in terms of getting ready. We all sometimes forget that they are Student Athletes. The players I talked to love the extra day Sunday to get caught up academically. Really is a non issue.

[tigerfan_2001]

Also, Teams like U of Dallas don't allow away athletic activities on weekdays, so your Fri.-Sat.- Sun. idea wouldn't work either.

Dallas played mens soccer Friday nights this year.

[Texas Leaguer]

It also allows for shorter weekend series with Friday, Sat. games and home by Sunday. Most of the schools are academically challenging plus it prob. saves on some travel costs. Seems to work OK.

I'm confused how this means you have to play 7 inning games. Teams do play 9 inning doubleheaders.

With how short the season has been made in D-III, I would think you'd want to get as many at bats and innings as you can out of the games you do get.

3 games a week, 7 inning games...weren't you talking about how you thought Trinity was looking tired? If so, they'd never survive a northern schedule.

Good thing Trinity plays in the good ole South then.    Maybe all of this extra sun they get is draining.  Going to get up to 86 by Friday.

[Spence]

These are for conference games only, all others are 9. Rules are established by the conference. 7 innings first game, 9 the second. They play 9 on Friday night. Typical schedule has a Tuesday 9 inning game.  I have never talked to a conference administrator, but I assume that it allows for a more compact schedule including travel. Remember the distances are greater in the West and it is not unusual to have a 5-6 hour bus ride on either side of the games.

OK I had a bit of a misunderstanding then. I thought they were all 7s. Many leagues do the 7/9 thing, though some do 9/9 and I think it makes for a different competitive dynamic. The OAC just went to 9/9 this year and in the first weekend I think it made a difference in at least one game.

A 2 inning difference is what, 40 minutes or less? If you have a 5-6 hour trip starting Saturday evening, I don't really think 2 more innings matters. And if there's enough light to play 2 9s in Ohio there certainly is further south.