2014 West Regional - McMinnville, OR

[Whatagame]

Wow, high scoring game in the UWSP/TU game.  Absolutely great day of baseball all around.

Tomorrow's Schedule:

12pm- LeTu vs IWU
3:30pm- Linfield vs Trinity
7pm- Cal Lu vs UWSP

Should be another great day of baseball.

Perfect 3-0 for day 1 predictions
Day 2 predictions
Trinity goes home
IWU goes home
UWSP Wins

So far 2-0 today for my crystal ball...1 more to go

Yes, you are indeed Carmac the Magnificent!

[Westside]

Linfield wins 4-1 over Trinity... That's a blowout by the West region standards. Linfield's pitching and defense looked great again as the only run scored was unearned. Their bats did enough, and look to be getting hotter as they hit a lot of balls hard today. All the damage was done by the middle of the order.

Good season, Trinity.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I've been away since the end of the 1st game, so chiming in very late.  I was licking my chops at not facing an AA pitcher (like yesterday) when IWU got as many hits (4) and twice as many runs (2) in the very first inning, but Copeland really settled in after that.  John Munyon was outdueling him through seven, but ran out of gas in the 8th (he was the closer for much of the season; pretty sure this was his longest stint all season).  A heart-breaking way to end the season.

[Ralph Turner]

Linfield wins 4-1 over Trinity... That's a blowout by the West region standards. Linfield's pitching and defense looked great again as the only run scored was unearned. Their bats did enough, and look to be getting hotter as they hit a lot of balls hard today. All the damage was done by the middle of the order.

Good season, Trinity.

Well, a blowout to a degree. Linfield's Cody Walker got his 4th save of the season.   

[Ralph Turner]

Thanks for posting, My Ypsi!

[Ralph Turner]

UWSP 5, Cal Lutheran 2.  Save to the Pointers' Feyereisen (2).

[CrashDavisD3]

Day 3  Predictions
Who goes home
Cal Lu and LeTourneau

[SoCalSoxFan]

UWSP 5, Cal Lutheran 2.  Save to the Pointers' Feyereisen (2).

Cal Lu left numerous men in base and wasn't able to overcome a confounding call at the plate and lost 5-2.  Numerous neutral obseversers said they thought the runner was out, but the only one that's counts was the Plate ump who called the runner safe.   Big difference  in 9th when CLU has lead runner being down only only 1 run vs 3.


Congrats to UWSP for winning!!

[108 Stitches]

Congrats to Trinity on a great season even though it did not end the way the would have liked it. You just can not walk 3 in an inning and expect to win in championship games. They were putting men in scoring position and were not coming through when they had to, where is Dom Robusto when you need him?

Key game today at 12:00 Linfield vs UW-SP.

[cubs]

So Point hits what should have been a HR in the Bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game 3-3.  However on an appeal, batter is said to have missed first base so the run is taken off the board.

Head to the 9th inning, Linfield leads 3-2....

[Ralph Turner]

So Point hits what should have been a HR in the Bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game 3-3.  However on an appeal, batter is said to have missed first base so the run is taken off the board.

Head to the 9th inning, Linfield leads 3-2....

Fundamental baseball. Who was following the runner around the bases for Linfield?  (Who does Coach Brosius assign that responsibility?  Thanks.)

[Whatagame]

Yes, and props to the 1st base umpire for keeping his eye on the bag.  They don't call it "touch 'em all" for nothing.

[wildcat11]

Apparently the HR was down the foul poll and the batter was so wrapped up on if it was fair/foul that he over rounded the bag. 

Heads up play by Linfield for paying attention.  Little details make the difference.

[CAT BAT 22]

30+ years of baseball... I've never seen a HR where the batter was called out for missing a bag during his home run trot.  Cats get lucky

[cubs]

30+ years of baseball... I've never seen a HR where the batter was called out for missing a bag during his home run trot.  Cats get lucky

I've seen it twice, but both times it was home plate....