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Chapman's Kurt Yacko went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs in the final game of the Chapman Invitational
Chapman used three tremendous pitching performances and some late-inning offensive heroics to sweep its way to the championship at this weekend's Chapman Invitational baseball tournament. The Panthers defeated Menlo 6-1 on Sunday and finished 3-0 this weekend to improve to 30-5 overall.
The Panthers are in strong shape for one of the five Pool B bids to the NCAA playoffs. There will be 15 Pool C teams selected, as the NCAA championships handbook, released Monday, noted.
Right-handers Devin Drag and Wayde Kitchens were awarded Co-Top Pitcher honors for the tournament, each throwing one-run, complete game gems. Junior infielder Kyle Redding earned the Gold Glove Award. And Cal State East Bay infielder Lamonte Toney was named Top Hitter, going 8-for-14 with a homer and five RBI in three games.
Game 1: In Game one, the Oaks took a short 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning against Puget Sound but the Loggers tied the game in the same inning. Menlo's attempted a comeback fell short as they scored three runs in the eighth inning after Puget Sound had taken an 8-3 lead.
Game 2: Drag improved to 12-0 with a complete game seven-hitter. Senior OF Tyler Dean broke out of a recent slump with a double and home run and sophomore IF Patrick Ohail was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer to lead Chapman offensively.
Game 3: The Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score two runs in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Ohail, who later scored on a sacrifice fly. Chapman then scored the game-winner on a Puget Sound error in the eighth and added three big insurance runs on a bases-loaded double by Cavan in the ninth. The Panthers made the most of just four hits in the game, thanks to terrific pitching from senior RHP Matt Ricatto and sophomore RHP Kurt Yacko.
Game 4: An 8-7 victory over No. 4 regionally ranked Cal State East Bay highlighted the Menlo College baseball team's weekend as they finished 1-2 in the Chapman Invitational. Saturday's evening victory was led by sophomore Rob Monderine who nearly completed the cycle as he hit a triple in the leadoff position in the first inning, a single to left field in the fourth inning and finished with a homerun in the sixth inning that scored three runs. Junior Chris Budelli went 2 for 2 at the plate, drawing two walks. Sophomore Donte Snyder earned his third victory of the season as he relieved Oak's starter Ben Hicks in the top of the fifth inning.
Game 5: Puget Sound handed Cal State East Bay their third stright defeat as the Loggers won 12-6. In the three games, the Pioneers Lamonte Toney hit .571 with two doubles, one home run and five RBIs.
Game 6: In the final game of the tournament, junior Mike Ryder and Chapman's sophomore Wayde Kitchens had a true pitching dual, keeping both teams scoreless until the Oaks broke the tie in the sixth inning after Budelli hit a sacrifice fly to score junior Jeff Brown. Trailing 1-0, the Panthers plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a solo home run by sophomore C Matt Pearson and RBI from Yacko and Cavan. Chapman added three more in the eighth, highlighted by a two-run double from junior OF James Godfrey. Kitchens retired the first 11 batters he faced and cruised through nine innings, scattering five hits and eight strikeouts to improve to 8-1.
Chapman Invitational All-Tournament Team
Top Hitter: Lamonte Toney, CSU East Bay
Co-Top Pitchers: Devin Drag, Chapman; Wayde Kitchens, Chapman
Gold Glove: Kyle Redding, Chapman
All-Tournament: Patrick Ohail, Chapman
Gregorio Beck, Puget Sound
A.J. Jorg, Puget Sound
Joe Newland, Puget Sound
Chris Buddelli, Menlo
Rob Monderine, Menlo
Jacob Haberman, CSU East Bay
The Panthers are in strong shape for one of the five Pool B bids to the NCAA playoffs. There will be 15 Pool C teams selected, as the NCAA championships handbook, released Monday, noted.
Right-handers Devin Drag and Wayde Kitchens were awarded Co-Top Pitcher honors for the tournament, each throwing one-run, complete game gems. Junior infielder Kyle Redding earned the Gold Glove Award. And Cal State East Bay infielder Lamonte Toney was named Top Hitter, going 8-for-14 with a homer and five RBI in three games.
Game 1: In Game one, the Oaks took a short 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning against Puget Sound but the Loggers tied the game in the same inning. Menlo's attempted a comeback fell short as they scored three runs in the eighth inning after Puget Sound had taken an 8-3 lead.
Game 2: Drag improved to 12-0 with a complete game seven-hitter. Senior OF Tyler Dean broke out of a recent slump with a double and home run and sophomore IF Patrick Ohail was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer to lead Chapman offensively.
Game 3: The Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score two runs in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Ohail, who later scored on a sacrifice fly. Chapman then scored the game-winner on a Puget Sound error in the eighth and added three big insurance runs on a bases-loaded double by Cavan in the ninth. The Panthers made the most of just four hits in the game, thanks to terrific pitching from senior RHP Matt Ricatto and sophomore RHP Kurt Yacko.
Game 4: An 8-7 victory over No. 4 regionally ranked Cal State East Bay highlighted the Menlo College baseball team's weekend as they finished 1-2 in the Chapman Invitational. Saturday's evening victory was led by sophomore Rob Monderine who nearly completed the cycle as he hit a triple in the leadoff position in the first inning, a single to left field in the fourth inning and finished with a homerun in the sixth inning that scored three runs. Junior Chris Budelli went 2 for 2 at the plate, drawing two walks. Sophomore Donte Snyder earned his third victory of the season as he relieved Oak's starter Ben Hicks in the top of the fifth inning.
Game 5: Puget Sound handed Cal State East Bay their third stright defeat as the Loggers won 12-6. In the three games, the Pioneers Lamonte Toney hit .571 with two doubles, one home run and five RBIs.
Game 6: In the final game of the tournament, junior Mike Ryder and Chapman's sophomore Wayde Kitchens had a true pitching dual, keeping both teams scoreless until the Oaks broke the tie in the sixth inning after Budelli hit a sacrifice fly to score junior Jeff Brown. Trailing 1-0, the Panthers plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a solo home run by sophomore C Matt Pearson and RBI from Yacko and Cavan. Chapman added three more in the eighth, highlighted by a two-run double from junior OF James Godfrey. Kitchens retired the first 11 batters he faced and cruised through nine innings, scattering five hits and eight strikeouts to improve to 8-1.
Chapman Invitational All-Tournament Team
Top Hitter: Lamonte Toney, CSU East Bay
Co-Top Pitchers: Devin Drag, Chapman; Wayde Kitchens, Chapman
Gold Glove: Kyle Redding, Chapman
All-Tournament: Patrick Ohail, Chapman
Gregorio Beck, Puget Sound
A.J. Jorg, Puget Sound
Joe Newland, Puget Sound
Chris Buddelli, Menlo
Rob Monderine, Menlo
Jacob Haberman, CSU East Bay
Permalink | Apr 23, 2007
Hieb collects 200th career victory
Northwestern (Minn.) coach Dave Hieb collected his 200th career coaching victory with a 20-10 win at Northland on Saturday. Coach Hieb is first all-time in school history for career coaching wins with 201 and owns the record for most seasons coached in the baseball program with 11. He is also the all-time leader in games coached with 438. Dave owns a .459 winning percentage as head coach.
Hieb has been involved with the baseball program at Northwestern for 18 seasons, being an assistant for the first six seasons before taking over the head coaching job in 1996.
A two-time Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award winner, Hieb led the 1996 Eagle squad to claim the regular season conference championship in his first season as coach. Dave's 2004 team tallied the most wins ever in a single season in school history with 25 wins. The Eagles have recorded 20 or more wins in three out of the last four seasons, and with 17 wins already this year, Northwestern is on track to reach the 20 win plateau for the second straight season.
The Eagles currently stand at 17-12 overall and 7-6 in the UMAC with eight conference games and two non-conference games remaining in the regular season.
Hieb has been involved with the baseball program at Northwestern for 18 seasons, being an assistant for the first six seasons before taking over the head coaching job in 1996.
A two-time Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award winner, Hieb led the 1996 Eagle squad to claim the regular season conference championship in his first season as coach. Dave's 2004 team tallied the most wins ever in a single season in school history with 25 wins. The Eagles have recorded 20 or more wins in three out of the last four seasons, and with 17 wins already this year, Northwestern is on track to reach the 20 win plateau for the second straight season.
The Eagles currently stand at 17-12 overall and 7-6 in the UMAC with eight conference games and two non-conference games remaining in the regular season.
Permalink | Apr 23, 2007
Abe Naff has 635-234-3 career coaching record with the Ferrum Panthers.
Ferrum coach Abe Naff has announced he will step down at the end of the season. Naff has guided the Panthers for the past 23 seasons on the diamond. Naff will continue in his role as athletic director, a post he has filled since January of 2004.
In 23 years at the helm of the Panther baseball program, Naff has an impressive 635-234-3 career coaching record, a .730 winning percentage. He has led the Panthers to 10 NCAA Division III playoff berths, including this year.
Ferrum has won nine USA South Athletic Conference baseball titles under Naff. The 2007 season marks the first time that Ferrum has won both the regular season and tournament titles. Ferrum won regular season titles in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and the tournament title in 2005 and 2007. Ferrum was also the USA South (then the Dixie Conference) Tournament runner-up in 1996.
Naff ranks among the top five in NCAA Division III winningest active coaches, holding the No. 4 spot under the highest "winning percentage" category. He is seventh among Div. III coaches in winning percentage in the past five seasons, and 14th among Div. III coaches in victories.
Perhaps more impressively is the fact that Naff is listed among the top 50 in all-time winning percentage among all divisions, holding the No. 26 spot. He is one of only two coaches from Virginia listed in the all-time top 50. Gerry Thomas, Naff's college coach at Lynchburg, is listed 32nd.
Naff has coached 20 All-Americans in his career, and 22 of his players have gone on to play some form of professional baseball. Among those are current New York Mets closer Billy Wagner, a three-time major league All-Star, and Eric Owens, who spent eight years in the pros and is currently a hitting instructor with the Anaheim Angels. Additionally, Naff's teams have achieved success in the classroom, as evidenced by the 58 Academic All-Conference and three Academic All-District selections during his tenure as head coach.
Among Naff's honors are selection into the Lynchburg College Sports Hall of Fame and the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the USA South Coach of the Year in 1989, 2003 and 2004. Naff also was named Virginia Small College Coach of the year in 1990, 1192, 1993 and 2003.
Ferrum's USA South Tournament championship this season earns the team an automatic qualification into the 2007 NCAA Division III playoffs. This will be Ferrum's 10th trip overall to the NCAA playoffs (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2007).
Naff's last home game is set for Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m. against Bridgewater (Va.). Prior to the game, the school will hold a special ceremony to honor Naff and his coaching career.
Associate head coach Darren Hodges has been named Naff's successor. Hodges is currently in his ninth season with the baseball coaching staff. He has helped Ferrum win or share USA South regular season titles in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, as well as USA South Tournament titles in 2005 and 2007.
Hodges was a two time All-Conference selection as a pitcher with the Panthers in 1989 and 1990. He led Ferrum to a 55-19 record and two appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Hodges later went on to play professional baseball for the New York Yankees organization. he spent five years with the club, including three years with the Double-A Albany (N.Y.) Yankees.
In 23 years at the helm of the Panther baseball program, Naff has an impressive 635-234-3 career coaching record, a .730 winning percentage. He has led the Panthers to 10 NCAA Division III playoff berths, including this year.
Ferrum has won nine USA South Athletic Conference baseball titles under Naff. The 2007 season marks the first time that Ferrum has won both the regular season and tournament titles. Ferrum won regular season titles in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and the tournament title in 2005 and 2007. Ferrum was also the USA South (then the Dixie Conference) Tournament runner-up in 1996.
Naff ranks among the top five in NCAA Division III winningest active coaches, holding the No. 4 spot under the highest "winning percentage" category. He is seventh among Div. III coaches in winning percentage in the past five seasons, and 14th among Div. III coaches in victories.
Perhaps more impressively is the fact that Naff is listed among the top 50 in all-time winning percentage among all divisions, holding the No. 26 spot. He is one of only two coaches from Virginia listed in the all-time top 50. Gerry Thomas, Naff's college coach at Lynchburg, is listed 32nd.
Naff has coached 20 All-Americans in his career, and 22 of his players have gone on to play some form of professional baseball. Among those are current New York Mets closer Billy Wagner, a three-time major league All-Star, and Eric Owens, who spent eight years in the pros and is currently a hitting instructor with the Anaheim Angels. Additionally, Naff's teams have achieved success in the classroom, as evidenced by the 58 Academic All-Conference and three Academic All-District selections during his tenure as head coach.
Among Naff's honors are selection into the Lynchburg College Sports Hall of Fame and the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the USA South Coach of the Year in 1989, 2003 and 2004. Naff also was named Virginia Small College Coach of the year in 1990, 1192, 1993 and 2003.
Ferrum's USA South Tournament championship this season earns the team an automatic qualification into the 2007 NCAA Division III playoffs. This will be Ferrum's 10th trip overall to the NCAA playoffs (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2007).
Naff's last home game is set for Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m. against Bridgewater (Va.). Prior to the game, the school will hold a special ceremony to honor Naff and his coaching career.
Associate head coach Darren Hodges has been named Naff's successor. Hodges is currently in his ninth season with the baseball coaching staff. He has helped Ferrum win or share USA South regular season titles in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, as well as USA South Tournament titles in 2005 and 2007.
Hodges was a two time All-Conference selection as a pitcher with the Panthers in 1989 and 1990. He led Ferrum to a 55-19 record and two appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Hodges later went on to play professional baseball for the New York Yankees organization. he spent five years with the club, including three years with the Double-A Albany (N.Y.) Yankees.
Permalink | Apr 23, 2007
In game one, Westfield freshman pitcher Jesse Vermeersch went the distance, giving up only three hits while striking out two
The Westfield State baseball team continued its dominance in the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference by sweeping a doubleheader from Bridgewater State with a pair of one-run victories (4-3, 6-5) on April 22. Westfield is now 10-0 in conference play and 14-10 overall. Bridgewater is 4-4 in the conference and 13-10 overall.
In the second game, Westfield freshman Dave Glass pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits and striking out five and sophomore Scott McIntyre smoked a no-out, bases-loaded single up the middle to drive in the game-winning run in the last inning. McIntyre had four hits and two RBI in the twinbill, including an RBI double in game one. Westfield freshman second baseman Ben Wagner also had a big day at the dish. Wagner tallied five hits, including a double, and scored four runs in the doubleheader.
Heading into the final inning and down a run, Bridgewater center fielder Andrew Dillon smoked a two-out single to left field to knot the score at 5-5. But in the bottom half of the inning, Westfield quickly loaded the bases with singles by Mike Trachtenberg, Wagner, and Justin Parr. With the infield drawn in, McIntyre ripped a single up the middle to win the game - his teammates mobbing him as he came off the field.
Westfield outhit Bridgewater, 11-7. Wagner was 4-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. McIntyre and Trachtenberg both belted two singles. Bridgewater third baseman Mark Claffey was 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Catcher Kelly LaDow went - for-4 with two RBI.
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Senior left-handed pitcher Jaime Soto scattered 10 hits and allowed three runs in a complete game victory, while collecting three hits and knocking in a pair of runs to lead the University of Massachusetts-Boston over visiting Southern Maine, 5-3, today in a Little East Conference game at Yetten Field in Waltham, Mass. The Beacons fall improve to 11-13 overall and 2-7 in LEC play, while the Huskies, who are ranked fourth in the New England region, fall to 17-7 and 6-3.
It seems only fitting after playing three games with football like scores, that the fourth game of the weekend Whitewater-Platteville series would end in a football-like tie. It took Mother Nature to stop the dizzying pace of run scoring after Whitewater won game one 15-13. Game two Sunday ended in a 6-6 tie when rain cooled down the hot bats and stopped the game after seven innings.
Thiel freshman starter Dave Graff tossed seven strong innings to help the Tomcats end an eight-game losing streak to Washington & Jefferson as they collected a 4-2 PAC baseball victory on Sunday afternoon at Packard Park. Graff tossed seven innings and allowed one run on eight hits to improve to 5-2 on the season. Chad Ulogar and Ben Cobler both collected three hits to lead the Thiel offense. Justin Benson was 3-for-4 at the plate for W&J. Senior third baseman Shaun Pfeil and junior rightfielder Matt Pellis both added a pair of hits. Sophomore Ian Poole saw his 11-game win streak to begin his collegiate career come to an end after taking the loss.
Millsaps cruised out to a 7-2 lead, held off five Oglethorpe runs in the bottom of the eighth and used an RBI-single from centerfielder John Pacillo with two outs in the top of the ninth to edge past the Stormy Petrels, 8-7, and advance to next week's SCAC Tournament in Georgetown, Texas.
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In the second game, Westfield freshman Dave Glass pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits and striking out five and sophomore Scott McIntyre smoked a no-out, bases-loaded single up the middle to drive in the game-winning run in the last inning. McIntyre had four hits and two RBI in the twinbill, including an RBI double in game one. Westfield freshman second baseman Ben Wagner also had a big day at the dish. Wagner tallied five hits, including a double, and scored four runs in the doubleheader.
Heading into the final inning and down a run, Bridgewater center fielder Andrew Dillon smoked a two-out single to left field to knot the score at 5-5. But in the bottom half of the inning, Westfield quickly loaded the bases with singles by Mike Trachtenberg, Wagner, and Justin Parr. With the infield drawn in, McIntyre ripped a single up the middle to win the game - his teammates mobbing him as he came off the field.
Westfield outhit Bridgewater, 11-7. Wagner was 4-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. McIntyre and Trachtenberg both belted two singles. Bridgewater third baseman Mark Claffey was 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Catcher Kelly LaDow went - for-4 with two RBI.
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Senior left-handed pitcher Jaime Soto scattered 10 hits and allowed three runs in a complete game victory, while collecting three hits and knocking in a pair of runs to lead the University of Massachusetts-Boston over visiting Southern Maine, 5-3, today in a Little East Conference game at Yetten Field in Waltham, Mass. The Beacons fall improve to 11-13 overall and 2-7 in LEC play, while the Huskies, who are ranked fourth in the New England region, fall to 17-7 and 6-3.
It seems only fitting after playing three games with football like scores, that the fourth game of the weekend Whitewater-Platteville series would end in a football-like tie. It took Mother Nature to stop the dizzying pace of run scoring after Whitewater won game one 15-13. Game two Sunday ended in a 6-6 tie when rain cooled down the hot bats and stopped the game after seven innings.
Thiel freshman starter Dave Graff tossed seven strong innings to help the Tomcats end an eight-game losing streak to Washington & Jefferson as they collected a 4-2 PAC baseball victory on Sunday afternoon at Packard Park. Graff tossed seven innings and allowed one run on eight hits to improve to 5-2 on the season. Chad Ulogar and Ben Cobler both collected three hits to lead the Thiel offense. Justin Benson was 3-for-4 at the plate for W&J. Senior third baseman Shaun Pfeil and junior rightfielder Matt Pellis both added a pair of hits. Sophomore Ian Poole saw his 11-game win streak to begin his collegiate career come to an end after taking the loss.
Millsaps cruised out to a 7-2 lead, held off five Oglethorpe runs in the bottom of the eighth and used an RBI-single from centerfielder John Pacillo with two outs in the top of the ninth to edge past the Stormy Petrels, 8-7, and advance to next week's SCAC Tournament in Georgetown, Texas.
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Permalink | Apr 23, 2007
Tim Kiely pitched the 13th perfect game in Division 3 baseball history.
On Saturday April 21, Junior RHP Tim Kiely pitched the first perfect game in the 139-year history of Trinity College baseball and 13th ever in Division III Baseball history to lead the Bantams to a 4-0 win in the first game and a split in the doubleheader against the visiting Tufts University Jumbos in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division baseball action this afternoon. The Bantams, ranked No. 2 in New England and No. 20 in the nation, dropped the second game, 13-6. Trinity is now 22-5 overall and finishes 8-4 in the NESCAC East Division. Tufts, ranked No. 5 in New England, moves to 17-8 overall and 7-2 in the division.
Kiely struck out six of the first nine batters he faced, finishing with nine K's for the day, and allowed just two routine fly balls to leave the infield in an efficient, 79-pitch performance. The closest Tufts came to reaching base was a liner over the head of Trinity SS Tom DiBenedetto that the junior leaped for and caught at the peak of his jump to save the perfect game. Trinity scored three runs in fourth inning on a leadoff double by freshman 1B Kent Graham, a single by junior OF Matt Stafford that scored Graham after it was misplayed by the Tufts centerfielder, and a two-run homer run by freshman OF James Wood (Windham, N.H.). Bantam junior 3B Guy Gogliettino tripled in an insurance run in the sixth frame. Tufts junior LHP Adam Telian also went the distance, striking out four and scattering 10 hits in a losing effort.
Kiely struck out six of the first nine batters he faced, finishing with nine K's for the day, and allowed just two routine fly balls to leave the infield in an efficient, 79-pitch performance. The closest Tufts came to reaching base was a liner over the head of Trinity SS Tom DiBenedetto that the junior leaped for and caught at the peak of his jump to save the perfect game. Trinity scored three runs in fourth inning on a leadoff double by freshman 1B Kent Graham, a single by junior OF Matt Stafford that scored Graham after it was misplayed by the Tufts centerfielder, and a two-run homer run by freshman OF James Wood (Windham, N.H.). Bantam junior 3B Guy Gogliettino tripled in an insurance run in the sixth frame. Tufts junior LHP Adam Telian also went the distance, striking out four and scattering 10 hits in a losing effort.
Permalink | Apr 22, 2007
Salisbury claims their second consecutive and seventh overall CAC title
The No. 4 seed Salisbury University baseball team routed second-seeded University of Mary Washington 22-5 on Sunday in the Capital Athletic Conference championship game. This marked the second consecutive and seventh overall CAC title for coach Doug Fleetwood and his No. 9 ranked Sea Gulls.
Salisbury (26-7) controlled the championship game with its offense. Every Salisbury batter had a hit in the game as the team hit a collective .528 (28-for-53). Juniors Mark Bostwick and Brian Camper along with senior Pete Callahan went 4-for-6. Senior Alex Vitale (3-for-5) blasted a two-run home run in the fifth inning to go along with two doubles. Salisbury junior Dan Oleynik (5-2) pitched 6.1 innings to secure the victory. Sophomore teammates Jeff Feigl and Eric Willey pitched in relief to clinch the championship.
The Sea Gulls trailed only once in the game, in the second inning 1-0, but answered quickly with eight runs in the third. Senior Colin Kraus (3-for-6) and junior Justin Armiger (3-for-5) both hit RBI doubles in the inning while freshman Hunter Wessells (3-for-6) knocked a two-run triple to close out the inning.
Mary Washington (24-9-1) used six pitchers in the game but the Salisbury offense could not be slowed. This game tied the four-game season series between the two teams. Both Sea Gull victories over Mary Washington came in the CAC tournament. Mary Washington swept Salisbury in the regular-season meetings.
York (Pa.), Mary Washington and Salisbury notched victories in the opening round of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference tournament on Wednesday afternoon. York (Pa.) opened the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference baseball tournament with a 16-3 victory over Gallaudet University. The second-seeded Mary Washington Eagles received a strong effort from starting pitcher Brett Diamond as they cruised past St. Mary's College 16-2. The Salisbury University Sea Gulls struck for two runs in the top of the 11th inning to outlast the host Catholic University Cardinals 3-1 in Washington, DC.
On the second round, St. Mary's Seahawks eliminated the Gallaudet University Bison, 16-5 on Thursday afternoon in St. Mary's City, MD. York (Pa.) baseball squad earned a 5-2 win over Catholic University in the second round of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference championship tournament on Thursday in York. The Spartans, who are the number one seed, eliminated the Cardinals with the loss. The game is the final one the Cardinals will play as members of the CAC as they will compete in the Landmark Conference next season. The Salisbury Sea Gulls used a four-run ninth inning to outlast the Mary Washington, 8-6 aqs theyt win their second game on the road in the tournament.
Salisbury lefty Bryan Brainer twirled a complete game shutout as the Sea Gulls upset the top-seeded York (Pa.) Spartans, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday morning in York. Mary Washington advanced to face the host York (Pa.) as they eliminated St. Mary's 11-7. The Eagles handed top-seeded York (Pa.) their worst loss of the season as the Mary Washington Eagles eliminated the Spartans, 11-1, in the semifinals. The Eagles, needing to win two against Salisbury fell short in the title game as Salisbury completed their undefeated run in the CAC Tournament.
Salisbury (26-7) controlled the championship game with its offense. Every Salisbury batter had a hit in the game as the team hit a collective .528 (28-for-53). Juniors Mark Bostwick and Brian Camper along with senior Pete Callahan went 4-for-6. Senior Alex Vitale (3-for-5) blasted a two-run home run in the fifth inning to go along with two doubles. Salisbury junior Dan Oleynik (5-2) pitched 6.1 innings to secure the victory. Sophomore teammates Jeff Feigl and Eric Willey pitched in relief to clinch the championship.
The Sea Gulls trailed only once in the game, in the second inning 1-0, but answered quickly with eight runs in the third. Senior Colin Kraus (3-for-6) and junior Justin Armiger (3-for-5) both hit RBI doubles in the inning while freshman Hunter Wessells (3-for-6) knocked a two-run triple to close out the inning.
Mary Washington (24-9-1) used six pitchers in the game but the Salisbury offense could not be slowed. This game tied the four-game season series between the two teams. Both Sea Gull victories over Mary Washington came in the CAC tournament. Mary Washington swept Salisbury in the regular-season meetings.
York (Pa.), Mary Washington and Salisbury notched victories in the opening round of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference tournament on Wednesday afternoon. York (Pa.) opened the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference baseball tournament with a 16-3 victory over Gallaudet University. The second-seeded Mary Washington Eagles received a strong effort from starting pitcher Brett Diamond as they cruised past St. Mary's College 16-2. The Salisbury University Sea Gulls struck for two runs in the top of the 11th inning to outlast the host Catholic University Cardinals 3-1 in Washington, DC.
On the second round, St. Mary's Seahawks eliminated the Gallaudet University Bison, 16-5 on Thursday afternoon in St. Mary's City, MD. York (Pa.) baseball squad earned a 5-2 win over Catholic University in the second round of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference championship tournament on Thursday in York. The Spartans, who are the number one seed, eliminated the Cardinals with the loss. The game is the final one the Cardinals will play as members of the CAC as they will compete in the Landmark Conference next season. The Salisbury Sea Gulls used a four-run ninth inning to outlast the Mary Washington, 8-6 aqs theyt win their second game on the road in the tournament.
Salisbury lefty Bryan Brainer twirled a complete game shutout as the Sea Gulls upset the top-seeded York (Pa.) Spartans, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday morning in York. Mary Washington advanced to face the host York (Pa.) as they eliminated St. Mary's 11-7. The Eagles handed top-seeded York (Pa.) their worst loss of the season as the Mary Washington Eagles eliminated the Spartans, 11-1, in the semifinals. The Eagles, needing to win two against Salisbury fell short in the title game as Salisbury completed their undefeated run in the CAC Tournament.
Permalink | Apr 22, 2007
Luther (21-5) completed a three-game sweep of Simpson (12-18) by taking both ends of a doubleheader in Decorah
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In what appeared to be a preview of next fall's gridiron matchup, the UW-Whitewater (13-11, 6-6 WIAC) and UW-Platteville (10-14, 3-8) baseball teams split a doubleheader at Kendall Murray Field in Platteville Saturday, with the Warhawks winning game one 13-10 and the Pioneers taking game two 19-12.
In the two games the teams combined for 54 runs, 61 hits, 15 errors, 13 hit batsmen and used 13 pitchers. As high as those numbers are they could have been higher since the teams combined for 37 runners left on base.
With both teams putting up numbers almost every inning the difference in game one was an eight run eighth for the Warhawks. The big blows in the inning were a two run double by Jordan Stine and a two run home run by Tom Corcoran. Stine had three runs batted in for the game, and Jeff Donovan went 3x4 with three RBI's and two runs scored. Platteville's Ross Bennett went 3x4 with a game high four runs batted in. Tom Severson picked up his first collegiate victory with three innings of relief work.
Whitewater and Platteville began whaling on each other from the get go in game two. The score was 6-5 Whitewater after two innings, and 9-9 after four. Platteville continued on that pace, adding four in the fifth and a solo run in the seventh to make it 14-9. UW-W pulled within two, 14-12, with three in the eighth, but Platteville answered with five in the bottom half of the inning to close the scoring.
Six Warhawks had two hits in the game, and Platteville's Scott Dybecik went 4x5 with four runs scored and four driven in. Two of Dybevik's hits were home runs, one a double, for eleven total bases in the game.
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A day after losing their first game of the season and ending a forty-game winning streak, The University of Texas at Tyler started a new one with a pair of wins over Louisiana College, 6-3 and 1-0. The Patriots finish the year 37-1, with a winning percentage of .973.
Freshman Chris Sandini set down the first 12 batters he faced, en route to six innings of one-hit, 10-strikeout baseball and the Wentworth offense scored a combined 23 runs on 23 hits—including 10 for extra bases—as the Leopards swept Anna Maria, 12-0, and 11-1, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader. With the sweep the Leopards have reached the 10-win plateau for the first time since the 1997 season.
Freshman righthander Jesus Castano and junior lefty Enrique Gomez combined on a five-hit shutout in the opener for Montclair State and the Red Hawks scored three times, including the tying and winning runs on wild pitches in the bottom of the ninth as MSU swept a doubleheader from local rival William Paterson University, 6-0 and 9-8 in NJAC baseball action at Yogi Berra Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Washington & Jefferson senior Sam Mann picked up a pair of hits in both games, while also earning his 23rd career victory on the mound to help the 28th-ranked Presidents sweep a PAC baseball doubleheader from Thiel on Saturday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. The Presidents (21-6, 10-1 PAC) recorded a 3-1 victory in game one and then notched a 7-2 triumph in the second contest. W&J stretched its win streak versus the Tomcats to eight games.
The Northwestern College (Minn.) baseball team won the battle on the mound against the Lumberjacks of Northland College yesterday afternoon. In the nine-inning game, just 13 hits and 3 runs were given up between the two teams. Northwestern scored one run in the top of the second and one run in the top of the third, while the Lumberjacks scored just once in the bottom of the second to give the Eagles the 2-1 victory. With the win, Northwestern improves to 5-6 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) and 15-12 overall. Northland falls to 4-12 overall and 3-4 in the UMAC.
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In the two games the teams combined for 54 runs, 61 hits, 15 errors, 13 hit batsmen and used 13 pitchers. As high as those numbers are they could have been higher since the teams combined for 37 runners left on base.
With both teams putting up numbers almost every inning the difference in game one was an eight run eighth for the Warhawks. The big blows in the inning were a two run double by Jordan Stine and a two run home run by Tom Corcoran. Stine had three runs batted in for the game, and Jeff Donovan went 3x4 with three RBI's and two runs scored. Platteville's Ross Bennett went 3x4 with a game high four runs batted in. Tom Severson picked up his first collegiate victory with three innings of relief work.
Whitewater and Platteville began whaling on each other from the get go in game two. The score was 6-5 Whitewater after two innings, and 9-9 after four. Platteville continued on that pace, adding four in the fifth and a solo run in the seventh to make it 14-9. UW-W pulled within two, 14-12, with three in the eighth, but Platteville answered with five in the bottom half of the inning to close the scoring.
Six Warhawks had two hits in the game, and Platteville's Scott Dybecik went 4x5 with four runs scored and four driven in. Two of Dybevik's hits were home runs, one a double, for eleven total bases in the game.
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A day after losing their first game of the season and ending a forty-game winning streak, The University of Texas at Tyler started a new one with a pair of wins over Louisiana College, 6-3 and 1-0. The Patriots finish the year 37-1, with a winning percentage of .973.
Freshman Chris Sandini set down the first 12 batters he faced, en route to six innings of one-hit, 10-strikeout baseball and the Wentworth offense scored a combined 23 runs on 23 hits—including 10 for extra bases—as the Leopards swept Anna Maria, 12-0, and 11-1, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader. With the sweep the Leopards have reached the 10-win plateau for the first time since the 1997 season.
Freshman righthander Jesus Castano and junior lefty Enrique Gomez combined on a five-hit shutout in the opener for Montclair State and the Red Hawks scored three times, including the tying and winning runs on wild pitches in the bottom of the ninth as MSU swept a doubleheader from local rival William Paterson University, 6-0 and 9-8 in NJAC baseball action at Yogi Berra Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Washington & Jefferson senior Sam Mann picked up a pair of hits in both games, while also earning his 23rd career victory on the mound to help the 28th-ranked Presidents sweep a PAC baseball doubleheader from Thiel on Saturday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. The Presidents (21-6, 10-1 PAC) recorded a 3-1 victory in game one and then notched a 7-2 triumph in the second contest. W&J stretched its win streak versus the Tomcats to eight games.
The Northwestern College (Minn.) baseball team won the battle on the mound against the Lumberjacks of Northland College yesterday afternoon. In the nine-inning game, just 13 hits and 3 runs were given up between the two teams. Northwestern scored one run in the top of the second and one run in the top of the third, while the Lumberjacks scored just once in the bottom of the second to give the Eagles the 2-1 victory. With the win, Northwestern improves to 5-6 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) and 15-12 overall. Northland falls to 4-12 overall and 3-4 in the UMAC.
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Permalink | Apr 22, 2007
Ninth straight NEWMAC crown for Wheaton
Junior pitcher Chris McDonough tossed a two-hit complete-game shutout and sophomore first baseman Nick Pecora equaled a school record with six hits as the Wheaton College baseball team claimed its ninth straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season championship with a 15-0 triumph over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on Friday afternoon.
Next weekend's NEWMAC Tournament will go through Norton for the seventh consecutive year, as the Lyons have won all nine regular season conference titles and seven of the eight tournament crowns. Ranked seventh nationally and first in the region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Wheaton raised its overall record to 22-8 and conference mark to 9-3. The Engineers slip to 13-15 and 6-4.
McDonough turned in a dominant performance, facing just two batters over the minimum while fanning seven WPI batters and wsalking none. Tossing just 84 pitches on the day, McDonough's defense came up big with 14 putouts via ground balls, including three double plays. Only one out was recorded in the outfield, as sophomore Bobby Foote snagged a fly ball in right during the Engineers' first at bat. McDonough won his fourth straight decision to improve to 4-1 on the hill.
Pecora notched hits in all six of his at bats, tying the school record set by junior teammate Scott Guillerault last season against Worcester State College. Pecora, who sent a run-scoring double into right center in the first, followed that with five straight singles. Wheaton scored five runs in the first, highlighted by Foote's two-run single through the right side. Seniors Adam Laplante and Jeff Martin each also drove in a run.
Holding a 6-0 lead after three innings, the Lyons tacked on three runs in the fourth, one in the sixth, three in the eighth and two in the ninth during their 20-hit onslaught. In addition to Pecora's big day, three Wheaton players turned in multiple-hit performances. Laplante went 4-for-6 with two RBI, two runs and a double, Foote was 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, and senior Brandon Leonard batted 2-for-4 with four runs and a pair of walks.
Guillerault finished 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two walks, while junior Jake Yagjian scored twice. Junior Patrick Moore was 1-for-2 with a run scored as a reserve, while freshman Marshall Chick posted his first collegiate hit and RBI after going 1-for-2 with a single.
Junior Ryan Rainone and freshman Paul Galligan registered WPI's lone hits of the game. Junior Ryan Smalanskas took the loss, surrendering nine runs, five earned, on 10 hits with one strikeout and four walks in four innings.
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The Louisiana College baseball team burst the UT-Tyler Patriots bubble that was a perfect season with a 9-2 win in American Southwest Conference East Division action Friday night. The loss put Tyler at 35-1 and 15- 1 in the ASC East, while LC clinched no worse than the third seed from the East Division for the ASC Tournament.
Freshman Joe Bartlinski tossed eight strong innings while senior Joe D'Andrea drove in three as fifth ranked Kean University defeated visiting New Jersey City University, 14-3, Friday afternoon at Jim Hynes Stadium. The win improves Kean's record to 23-5 overall, with a 10-2 mark in the NJAC. The loss drops NJCU to 13-17 overall and 2-10 in conference action.
Sophomore Pete Bizinkauskas pitched 5.1 innings of shutout ball in relief as the Babson bullpen allowed just one run over the final 6.1 innings to take a 10-6 victory over Wentworth, 14-3 in a non-league contest played at Govoni Field.
Senior right-hander Blake Ortiz hurled eight innings of five-hit ball to lead No. 11-ranked The College of New Jersey over Rutgers University-Camden, 8-1, in New Jersey Athletic Conference baseball action Friday at Campbell's Field. The Lions improved to 20-8 overall and 8-4 in the NJAC with their sixth win in seven games. The Scarlet Raptors
fell to 12-18 overall and 1-10 in the NJAC with their fifth straight loss.
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Next weekend's NEWMAC Tournament will go through Norton for the seventh consecutive year, as the Lyons have won all nine regular season conference titles and seven of the eight tournament crowns. Ranked seventh nationally and first in the region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Wheaton raised its overall record to 22-8 and conference mark to 9-3. The Engineers slip to 13-15 and 6-4.
McDonough turned in a dominant performance, facing just two batters over the minimum while fanning seven WPI batters and wsalking none. Tossing just 84 pitches on the day, McDonough's defense came up big with 14 putouts via ground balls, including three double plays. Only one out was recorded in the outfield, as sophomore Bobby Foote snagged a fly ball in right during the Engineers' first at bat. McDonough won his fourth straight decision to improve to 4-1 on the hill.
Pecora notched hits in all six of his at bats, tying the school record set by junior teammate Scott Guillerault last season against Worcester State College. Pecora, who sent a run-scoring double into right center in the first, followed that with five straight singles. Wheaton scored five runs in the first, highlighted by Foote's two-run single through the right side. Seniors Adam Laplante and Jeff Martin each also drove in a run.
Holding a 6-0 lead after three innings, the Lyons tacked on three runs in the fourth, one in the sixth, three in the eighth and two in the ninth during their 20-hit onslaught. In addition to Pecora's big day, three Wheaton players turned in multiple-hit performances. Laplante went 4-for-6 with two RBI, two runs and a double, Foote was 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, and senior Brandon Leonard batted 2-for-4 with four runs and a pair of walks.
Guillerault finished 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two walks, while junior Jake Yagjian scored twice. Junior Patrick Moore was 1-for-2 with a run scored as a reserve, while freshman Marshall Chick posted his first collegiate hit and RBI after going 1-for-2 with a single.
Junior Ryan Rainone and freshman Paul Galligan registered WPI's lone hits of the game. Junior Ryan Smalanskas took the loss, surrendering nine runs, five earned, on 10 hits with one strikeout and four walks in four innings.
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The Louisiana College baseball team burst the UT-Tyler Patriots bubble that was a perfect season with a 9-2 win in American Southwest Conference East Division action Friday night. The loss put Tyler at 35-1 and 15- 1 in the ASC East, while LC clinched no worse than the third seed from the East Division for the ASC Tournament.
Freshman Joe Bartlinski tossed eight strong innings while senior Joe D'Andrea drove in three as fifth ranked Kean University defeated visiting New Jersey City University, 14-3, Friday afternoon at Jim Hynes Stadium. The win improves Kean's record to 23-5 overall, with a 10-2 mark in the NJAC. The loss drops NJCU to 13-17 overall and 2-10 in conference action.
Sophomore Pete Bizinkauskas pitched 5.1 innings of shutout ball in relief as the Babson bullpen allowed just one run over the final 6.1 innings to take a 10-6 victory over Wentworth, 14-3 in a non-league contest played at Govoni Field.
Senior right-hander Blake Ortiz hurled eight innings of five-hit ball to lead No. 11-ranked The College of New Jersey over Rutgers University-Camden, 8-1, in New Jersey Athletic Conference baseball action Friday at Campbell's Field. The Lions improved to 20-8 overall and 8-4 in the NJAC with their sixth win in seven games. The Scarlet Raptors
fell to 12-18 overall and 1-10 in the NJAC with their fifth straight loss.
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Permalink | Apr 21, 2007
Jose Fulgencio's 19-game hitting streak is the third longest in NJCU history.
Elms College freshman pitcher Sean Bergeron tossed a one-hit shutout in game one, but Becker College junior pitcher Ryan Pacyna answered with a complete-game six strikeout performance in the second game to lift the Hawks to a split of Thursday's North Atlantic Conference (NAC) baseball doubleheader at MacKenzie Stadium. Elms College won the first game 3-0, but Becker forced the split with a 6-4 win in the nightcap. With the split, Elms College snapped an eight-game skid to improve to 4-14-1 overall, 1-3 NAC, while Becker College improved to 7-11 overall, 2-2 NAC.
Junior center fielder Joe Ferry went 2 for 3 with a pair of singles in game one for the Blazers. Bergeron struck out three in the complete-game shutout. He also went 1 for 2 at the plate and added two RBI in the winning effort for the
Blazers. Becker sophomore pitcher Joe Petracone allowed three runs and struck out three in 5.0 innings of work for the Hawks in the loss in game one.
In game two, Becker scored three runs in the first inning and took a 4-3 lead into the top of the sixth inning before tacking on two more runs to extend the lead to 6-3. Elms College rallied in their half of the sixth when sophomore center fielder Nick Mackowiak laced an RBI double, scoring freshman shortstop Dan Ingraham to narrow the lead to 6-4. From there, Pacyna retired the Blazers in order to seal the victory. Becker junior shortstop Jay Paquette went 2 for 4 at the dish and registered three RBI in the win for the Hawks. Mackowiak went 3 for 3 with three RBI in the losing effort for the Blazers.
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The Huntingdon baseball team used a 10-run sixth inning en route to completing a two-game season sweep of Emory, the third ranked team in the nation, with an 18-13 victory on Thursday afternoon at Chappell Park. With the win, the Hawks improve to 23-12 on the season and have won four-consecutive games against the Eagles (29-7). The victory also marked the first time during the 2007 season that an opponent has won at Chappell Park. Emory is now 19-1 at home on the year.
Ramapo College rallied from a 2-0 deficit by logging four of its six hits and all six of its runs in the top of the seventh inning as the Roadrunners, ranked #25 in Division III by the ABCA, held off New Jersey City University, 6-2, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.
A critical error keyed a six run sixth inning outburst, and seven Manhattanville pitchers combined to allow eight hits as the Valiants moved back to the .500 mark with an 8-3 win over Western Connecticut State Thursday night at Manhattanville Field.
Washington University in St. Louis Baseball Upends Illinois Wesleyan University, 5-1; Bears Improve to 24-8 Overall Bloomington, Ill., April 19, 2007 — Washington University's 10th-ranked baseball team defeated Illinois Wesleyan University, 5-1, Thursday in Bloomington, Ill. The Bears, who ended the Titans' 15-game winning streak, improved to 24-8.
The St. Joseph's College baseball team dropped a non-conference game to the University of Southern Maine on Thursday, 8-7, at Mahaney Diamond. With the loss the Monks drop to 20-3 on the season, while the Huskies improve to 14-6.
More of Thursday's press releases.
Junior center fielder Joe Ferry went 2 for 3 with a pair of singles in game one for the Blazers. Bergeron struck out three in the complete-game shutout. He also went 1 for 2 at the plate and added two RBI in the winning effort for the
Blazers. Becker sophomore pitcher Joe Petracone allowed three runs and struck out three in 5.0 innings of work for the Hawks in the loss in game one.
In game two, Becker scored three runs in the first inning and took a 4-3 lead into the top of the sixth inning before tacking on two more runs to extend the lead to 6-3. Elms College rallied in their half of the sixth when sophomore center fielder Nick Mackowiak laced an RBI double, scoring freshman shortstop Dan Ingraham to narrow the lead to 6-4. From there, Pacyna retired the Blazers in order to seal the victory. Becker junior shortstop Jay Paquette went 2 for 4 at the dish and registered three RBI in the win for the Hawks. Mackowiak went 3 for 3 with three RBI in the losing effort for the Blazers.
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The Huntingdon baseball team used a 10-run sixth inning en route to completing a two-game season sweep of Emory, the third ranked team in the nation, with an 18-13 victory on Thursday afternoon at Chappell Park. With the win, the Hawks improve to 23-12 on the season and have won four-consecutive games against the Eagles (29-7). The victory also marked the first time during the 2007 season that an opponent has won at Chappell Park. Emory is now 19-1 at home on the year.
Ramapo College rallied from a 2-0 deficit by logging four of its six hits and all six of its runs in the top of the seventh inning as the Roadrunners, ranked #25 in Division III by the ABCA, held off New Jersey City University, 6-2, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.
A critical error keyed a six run sixth inning outburst, and seven Manhattanville pitchers combined to allow eight hits as the Valiants moved back to the .500 mark with an 8-3 win over Western Connecticut State Thursday night at Manhattanville Field.
Washington University in St. Louis Baseball Upends Illinois Wesleyan University, 5-1; Bears Improve to 24-8 Overall Bloomington, Ill., April 19, 2007 — Washington University's 10th-ranked baseball team defeated Illinois Wesleyan University, 5-1, Thursday in Bloomington, Ill. The Bears, who ended the Titans' 15-game winning streak, improved to 24-8.
The St. Joseph's College baseball team dropped a non-conference game to the University of Southern Maine on Thursday, 8-7, at Mahaney Diamond. With the loss the Monks drop to 20-3 on the season, while the Huskies improve to 14-6.
More of Thursday's press releases.
Permalink | Apr 20, 2007
Chris Brower (6-1, 0.90 ERA) leads York (Pa.) in Capital Athletic Conference tournament.
Guessing the at-large bids is one of the mental exercises that D3 fans can play entering the last month of the season. We usually have the official handbook available by now (The updates to the 2006 handbook have yet to be published) so as to know how many Pool B and Pool C bids will be awarded.
If we assume no change from the 2006 allocations (which may be inaccurate because of the conference shifts involving the Lake Michigan Conference, the North East Athletic Conference, and the North Atlantic Conference), we should have 7 Pool B bids and 14 Pool C bids.
In 2006, these seven Pool B bids were awarded to: Aurora, Cal State East Bay, Chapman, St Scholastica, Ithaca, Salisbury and St Joseph's (Maine). Two more schools from "Pool B" earned an at large bid in Pool C, Emory and Washington (Mo.), both of the UAA. What a difference a year makes.
Aurora, competing in the new Northern Athletics Conference (NAthCon), is having trouble this year. Cal State East Bay is off. York (Pa.) and not Salisbury is the top seed in the Capital Athletic Conference postseason tourney. St Joseph's (Maine) is competing in the North Atlantic Conference, which is expected to earn a Pool A bid in 2007. (Read more in the Daily Dose so you can tell us who your top seven Pool B bids are to date.)
If we assume no change from the 2006 allocations (which may be inaccurate because of the conference shifts involving the Lake Michigan Conference, the North East Athletic Conference, and the North Atlantic Conference), we should have 7 Pool B bids and 14 Pool C bids.
In 2006, these seven Pool B bids were awarded to: Aurora, Cal State East Bay, Chapman, St Scholastica, Ithaca, Salisbury and St Joseph's (Maine). Two more schools from "Pool B" earned an at large bid in Pool C, Emory and Washington (Mo.), both of the UAA. What a difference a year makes.
Aurora, competing in the new Northern Athletics Conference (NAthCon), is having trouble this year. Cal State East Bay is off. York (Pa.) and not Salisbury is the top seed in the Capital Athletic Conference postseason tourney. St Joseph's (Maine) is competing in the North Atlantic Conference, which is expected to earn a Pool A bid in 2007. (Read more in the Daily Dose so you can tell us who your top seven Pool B bids are to date.)
Permalink | Apr 20, 2007