2015 West Regional - Tyler, TX

[Wildcat17]

A little insider info for you all.  Linfield and Whitworth are both flying from Portland to Tyler tonight, on the same plane.  Could make for an interesting flight!   

Linfield played some early season games in Arizona against both LaVerne and UTDallas.  They went 4-0, beating LaVerne 13-5 & 10-7, and UTD 6-0 and 22-10.  Although the games were very early in the season, it is interesting that UTD did pretty well in the ASC tournament.  It is going to be fun seeing how this all plays out.  On their second trip to AZ, the Wildcats beat Wesleyan and Concordia-Chicago, who are in the New England and Midwest brackets respectively. 

Looking at the other regionals, it certainly seems like the South and West regionals are pretty loaded with ranked and 30+ win teams.  Both the New England and NY regionals look very weak in comparison, and that is even with the NCAA shipping three ranked teams out of the South. 

[D O.C.]

LINFIELD happy to be invited. 

[Jack Parkman]

I think the WEST will be a tough regional and I feel like a few teams could win it but I am going with UT Tyler as the champion.  I also think Trinity has a very good shot if their offense arrives with their pitching.  If Trinity puts both together, I see them walking away and earning a trip to Appleton.  Should be a lot of great baseball played in East Texas.

Speaking of East Texas, safe travels to those going to watch and enjoy the scenery East Texas has to offer while driving<sarcasm>.

[Westside]

Seriously though, does everyone here realize how amazing the last two West regionals have been?? Take a quick look at all the scores from the games... I will highlight the one-run games.

2014: 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 3-2, 4-1, 5-2, 3-2, 2-1, 9-7 (12 innings), 4-2.
2013: 2-0, 1-0, 4-3 (11 innings), 4-3, 8-3, 4-2, 4-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1.

Literally every game but one has been decided by three runs or less over the last two regionals 

As far as tomorrow goes:

Texas-Tyler vs. La Verne: La Verne looks like a clear underdog... UTT should take care of business.

Linfield vs. Trinity: This should actually be the first time Haddeland starts against Trinity, as every other appearance has been in relief.

Millsaps vs. Whitworth: I think that Scheibe can beat anyone in the country right now. And I think he keeps on rolling.

Good luck to all the teams competing.

[Whatagame]

A few "ifs" regarding Whitworth, that could make them a real contender.....  If Scheibe can collect an economical W in game one, allowing him to log more innings at near full strength later in the regional......

If Cory Mack can perform to the level of pure stuff that he shows, more in line like he started flashing again late in the season......

I'm betting there will be more offense overall this year over previous West regionals, the new balls have seemed to make a difference.

[108 Stitches]

I am not going to make any predictions other than the weather will likely be a problem for the first couple of days. There could be some start/stops in some of the games that may complicate pitching the last games could be very late at night. (or not depending...)

I agree that La Verne could surprise Tyler as it does not look like Tyler has a number 1 who is dominant.

Linfield vs Trinity will be a battle likely decided by one run.

If Millsaps is like any other Millsaps team I have seen Scheibe will not have an economical game, they will battle him to the last out.

Looking forward to some great baseball.

PS: I am still shaking my head <rattle... rattle... rattle> that PLU got shipped to the South and has to face Emory, BMS, Rhodes, & Marietta. So this is the reward for being the top rated team in the West? Give me a break.

[Ralph Turner]

Hmmm ...
Pine Trees, overcast skies, temperature in the mid 60's, rain and sprinkles...

Am I in McMinnville, Texas? 

[108 Stitches]

http://
McMinnville TX

Crash can just squint and pretend. OK start complaining.....

[Whatagame]

Ha ha  the Mcminville forcast is dry all weekend, the pine tree covered hillsides, the wineries...

[Ralph Turner]

Ha ha  the Mcminville forcast is dry all weekend, the pine tree covered hillsides, the wineries...

Kiepersol Estates is the local winery in Tyler.

Oenophiles should check it out.  I understand it is a good winery.

[BigPoppa]

PS: I am still shaking my head <rattle... rattle... rattle> that PLU got shipped to the South and has to face Emory, BMS, Rhodes, & Marietta. So this is the reward for being the top rated team in the West? Give me a break.

If the West region is as good as West-region-followers all claim it is, then PLU actually caught a break by being shipped out. Thinking otherwise is admitting the West isn't as strong from the outside as those on the inside feel it is.

[wildcat11]

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McMinnville TX

Crash can just squint and pretend. OK start complaining.....

I chuckled a little when I saw the weather report.  I'm sure Crash is going to be fine with the weather in Texas...it's a "dry rain", you know.

[Ralph Turner]

On a more somber note, the weather in east Texas has been severe at times.

Van, Texas is 25 miles west of Tyler on I-20.


http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/219551/friends-remember-couple-killed-in-van-tornado

For those of you who may have been jaded by decades of urban life and the cynicism that it breeds, east Texas is still a lot like Mayberry. We take care of our own.

(Team building experience for the teams coming to Tyler... 
putting on work gloves and helping to fill the dumpsters with the debris from the tornado.

The citizens of Van will appreciate it. In fact you might get some real home cooking.)

From the article...


In the immediate aftermath of Sunday's tornado, 14 year old Emmanuel Vasquez had joined his father and brother to a field near the Tapley's home.

"[It was] shocking," Vasquez said. "I couldn't move at all. All I did was yell."

He was hoping to find his neighbors alive. But several yards from where the couple's home once stood, Vasquez said he found their remains.

"I saw something and I got close to it," he said. "And it was the lady and then the man. So I just froze for a moment. And then I screamed for my dad."

Mayo said it was almost a relief that the couple passed away together, just as they'd lived so much of their life.

Miraculously, Vasquez said, one of their dogs had survived the ordeal and was alive in David's arms. Even more amazing was that David's Bible was open to a page out of the book of James which cautions believers not to be discouraged by the trials of life. It says they're a test of endurance on the way to heaven. ...

[Westside]

La Verne leads UT-Tyler after 5 innings, 1-0.

Both pitchers have looked solid, though La Verne has been playing with fire lately. UT-Tyler continues to get men on base, but they have been unable to score.

Does anyone know why La Verne is the home team, as the #6 seed? I feel like other regionals have their #1 seeds as the home team.

[mideastfan2]

Does anyone know why La Verne is the home team, as the #6 seed? I feel like other regionals have their #1 seeds as the home team.

according to the LIVE stats on the d3baseball scores page, UT-Tyler is the home team.

http://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2015/regionals-schedule?date=2015-05-13