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#1
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
April 23, 2017, 10:51:05 PM
Things are shaping up for a very interesting finish in the conference. Fisher and Ithaca are battling for the 1-2 spots but Stevens, Elmira and Utica are all in it for the final two spots. This last week should solidify things
#2
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
February 09, 2017, 10:44:18 AM
Elmira maybe but Houghton is such a small school, I don't think they can compete at the upper level of the conference.
#3
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
February 06, 2017, 04:55:55 PM
My guess is either Utica (again) or Canton.  Both have some good young talent.  Pitching for both will be a question mark and will be a key to their consistency.
#4
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
February 06, 2017, 12:49:41 PM
Hard to believe the season is right around the corner but I'm glad!  Depending on which poll you look at, Fisher is ranked in the top 15, top 10 in two polls.  Cortland is top 5 in all polls, #1 in two I believe.  Oswego is as high as #5 but top 15 in most, so another strong showing out of the gate for NY teams.

Fisher's first half of their schedule is going to be challenging as they play a handful of ranked teams before starting E8 play against Ithaca, who I think will be in the top 25 before the year ends.
#5
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
June 03, 2016, 12:56:45 PM
Final D3 polls came out today: http://www.d3baseball.com/top25/2016/2016Top25-week-final

Cortland #2, Fisher #7 and Oswego #12 so nice showing for NY baseball this year.  Odd that Cortland landed at #2 when Keystone finished runner up.  Also, Emory ahead of Fisher?  Emory went 0-2 in CWS.  I'm assuming rankings coming into CWS were taken into account.  None the less, strong year for NY baseball.
#6
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
May 23, 2016, 11:14:26 AM
I agree, NY baseball is definitely on the rise and two teams in the CWS helps make that point.  Looks like Oswego just missed a chance to make it three teams.  I'm glad they were all in different regions.  That gave the NY teams 3 chances to get a team to the CWS and not just one had they all stayed in the NY region.  The Northeast region as a whole is well represented with two teams from PA making it as well.  Cortland and Fisher are in different pools so it's possible they could meet for the championship!  That would certainly put NY baseball on the map.  There are a lot of good teams though, it should be a great tournament.
#7
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
April 15, 2016, 01:22:31 PM
Excellent!  Thank you.  It's clear that the process takes a LOT into consideration.  Overall record is at the top of the list, so if the top three E8 teams keep winning, that's going to make a big statement.  Of course they all still have to play each other in the second half of the season.  Should make for some good baseball coming down the stretch.
#8
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
April 14, 2016, 09:05:44 AM
And the shutout means they will stay in the top 5 nationally in team ERA.  Quite a statement considering some of the hitters on a team that has already beaten Cortland and Stevens this year.  Big weekend for Brockport against Oswego.  It's going to be fun coming down the stretch to see how many of these teams make the NCAA's.  I think Cortland and Oswego are a lock.  Stevens and Fisher should certainly be in consideration if they continue playing the way they have been and of course Ithaca is definitely a team to watch as they are really starting to put things together.  Not surprising though with the legendary coach and baseball legacy at that school.
#9
New York Region / Re: BB: E8: Empire 8
April 05, 2016, 09:27:03 AM
Hello,
I'm a newbie to this forum but find it interesting.  I agree, the E8 is top heavy.  Fisher and Stevens are certainly at the top.  Ithaca is really a jeckyl and hyde team this year.  They played Stevens tough in NJ and won the series, and they played Cortland to a one run game.  I'm not sure their pitching will get them there in the end though.

Adding another weak school to the E8 to replace Ithaca?  Yes, it would mean more "potential" victories for Stevens and Fisher but I still can't figure out how the ranking system works and specifically, how the at large bids work.  Does strength of schedule weigh more than number of wins?  So, if Stevens and Fisher pad their record with conference, non-quality wins and hit the 30+ win mark, does that look better than say a 25-28 win year against a more difficult non-league schedule?  This year, both appear to have strong non-league schedules.  If they sweep the games against the bottom half of the division, that would seem to have a negative impact on their overall strength of schedule even though they're winning games since the SOS rankings take into account the opponents winning percentage, which in the case of the bottom half of the E8, is under .500.

Of course, the flip side of that is to play in a conference like the Ohio Athletic conference (OAC) which has teams like Marietta, Ohio Northern, Baldwin-Wallace, Otterbein...all strong teams that are beating each other up during the regular season.

So, does the strength of the conference come into play at decision time for an at large bid and would Fisher and Stevens benefit in moving to a conference that has a stronger baseball reputation?