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#1
Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 01, 2013, 07:17:49 PM
Apparently Coach T's monologue was not favorably received.

What monologue?
#2
Quote from: forheavendial4999 on March 24, 2011, 06:16:06 PM
Quote from: Ralph Turner on March 24, 2011, 05:34:45 PM
Quote from: forheavendial4999 on March 24, 2011, 04:39:23 PM
Quote from: Jack Parkman on March 24, 2011, 04:16:25 PM
Quote from: CrashDavisD3 on March 23, 2011, 11:32:33 PM
Top Records in the West
Texas-Tyler 22-0 1.000
Hardin Simmons 18-5 .783
Trinity-Texas 21-6 .778
Linfield 14-4 .778
Chapman 16-5 .762
UDallas 17-6 .739
Pomona Pitzer 17-6 .739
George Fox 14-5 .737
Redlands 15-6 .714

I expect to see Tyler, Linfield and Chapman in the West Regional for sure.  After that, I think the SCIAC has a long way to go before it is decided but Cal Lutheran can do a lot with a series win over La Verne and Pomona-Redlands will be a battle.  That conference should take shape in the next few weeks.  George Fox needs to win as much as they can from this point forward, same with Trinity. If Trinity does not win the SCAC tourney, they better hope it is a team from the South region so there is an extra spot in the West.  No matter what happens, this has been a very competitive season to this point.

Why is Chapman a lock and Trinity not?
Chapman is going for a bid in Pool B.  Trinity is falling in the ranks of teams that might earn an at-large bid from Pool C.  Therefore Trinity probably must win the SCAC tourney.

Doesn't Chapman have a mediocre region record?


Has anybody noticed who Chapman's competition is for pool B.  It is awful.  It doesn't matter whether they have a mediocre in region record or not.  They are a good team competing against poor competition.  I'm not talking about the teams they are playing against.  I'm talking about the teams they will be compared against for the playoffs.  It's practically a lock that they will get a bid because there aren't any other good teams left in pool B.  If they just continue to do what they are doing they will be fine.  This is one of the reasons why Chapman Baseball doesn't really want to be in the SCIAC.  They have such an easy road to the playoffs they don't have to be overly concerned about the regular season.  They know they will be in the playoffs.  They just have to make sure they are playing well when it matters most.  It's actually a good place to be if you are Chapman.
#3
Quote from: Ralph Turner on October 28, 2010, 08:43:21 PM
UDallas is moving to the SCIAC.

They'll have to change the name of the conference.  Instead of the (SCIAC) Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference they could try the (SCaOSfTIAC) Southern California and One School from Texas Interscholastic Athletic Conference. 
#4
I don't see Chapman leaving D3 under any circumstance.  If they don't get into the SCIAC there's no reason why they would try to go NAIA or D2.  Chapman's President Doti is a big believer in having a football program for the school.  The reason Chapman went D3 when it did was so it could have a football program.  They could not afford to have a football program with the scholarships that come with that.  Chapman will not be moving to a division with scholarships as long as Doti is around.  To my knowledge this is not the first time Chapman has applied to the SCIAC either.  This is just the first time in a few years, and they posted it on their website.  
#5
Quote from: El Hombre on October 27, 2010, 12:07:42 AM
Questions to all . . .
(1)  What are the advantages or disadvantages for a school to stay Independent?
(2)  What is the advantage for Chapman to join the SCIAC?
(3)  Is it beneficial for the SCIAC to accept Chapman?  If not, why?

Chapman joining the SCIAC for baseball is not really a good thing for anyone.  The current schools would likely not be happy, and Chapman loses their flexibility.  They used to be able to avoid the 6 games against Cal Tech and Oxy, although they have been playing Oxy lately because they have elevated their game some.  Chapman also would have to win the SCIAC now to make the playoffs, or get lucky with a pool C bid.  They would not have made the playoffs 2 years ago if this would have been the case, and they finished 3rd at the World Series that year.  However, this is not really a baseball decision.  Chapman Baseball has been fine as an Independent, and will probably be mostly unchanged in the SCIAC, if accepted.  This is for the other sports programs at Chapman.  The Basketball team can't find anyone to play them and Football would benefit from a conference schedule.  The thought is the entire athletic program would be more credible if it were in a conference.

Quote from: CrashDavisD3 on October 27, 2010, 01:12:07 AM
If not, why?
Someone with the history of WHY Chapman left the SCIAC in 1952 and was not allowed back in
since then will need to be answered by people who have been around the SCIAC for a while.
I have heard there have been reasons/issues in the past but I have no knowledge of what
those were. Hopefully all have been resolved because it would great to see Chapman
join the SCIAC conference.

I don't know for certain what happened in 1952, but I do know that Chapman has been a member of almost every conceivable division of the NCAA in that time frame.  They likely left the SCIAC for another division.  As for why they haven't been accepted to the SCIAC since they have been a member of D3, it has always been my understanding that it was because of the school's academic standards.  The SCIAC didn't think Chapman was at the same academic level as the other schools.  Chapman has been improving in that area year by year.  They must feel the time was right to try this again.
#6
Quote from: BigPoppa on March 02, 2010, 09:05:42 AM
Why is it that in SoCal a double header is called a double hitter? It drove me crazy when I lived there and everyone insisted that I was wrong.

I don't know who you were talking to, but I've never heard it called that way until on this board recently.  Maybe it's more common in softball.
#7
West Region / Re: BB: West Region Independents
March 01, 2010, 10:47:58 PM
Chapman - Pomona game 1
Pomona 4
Chapman 4
Top 8

Not much offense so far.  A lot of walks in the game.  Pomona's been the recipient of a couple tough calls by the umpires.  A possible homerun called foul, their coach was ejected (for what?  I don't know).  They also had a tough call go Chapman's way at 2nd with 2 outs bases loaded.  Runner called out, looked safe.  Would have resulted in one more run and the inning continues.  Should be a good finish.

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Game ended Pomona 12 - Chapman 5.

Kang hit a two run homerun in the 8th, and that was all they needed.  Pomona's bats woke up at the end, but it was a pretty ugly game.  Chapman did not pitch well at all, they walked double digit batters, hit a few more, balked one run in, and a wild pitch scored another run.  Pomona was the better team in this game for sure.
#8
Chapman - Pomona game 1
Pomona 4
Chapman 4
Top 8

Not much offense so far.  A lot of walks in the game.  Pomona's been the recipient of a couple tough calls by the umpires.  A possible homerun called foul, their coach was ejected (for what?  I don't know).  They also had tough call go Chapman's way at 2nd with 2 outs bases loaded.  Runner called out, looked safe.  Would have resulted in one more run and the inning continues.  Should be a good finish.
#9
Quote from: Just_Some_Guy on March 01, 2010, 02:33:31 PM
At this point I like the West for a 4 team regional, but it's definitely very early to speculate.

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that there are no more 4 team regionals.  I think the smallest regional is 6 teams.  The regionals are either 8 or 6 team regionals.  Depending on who wins the SCAC, the West may have 4 pool A teams right off the bat.  SCAC, ASC, SCIAC, NWC winners.  Plus, the potential pool B in Chapman.  You only would need one more team to fill a 6 team regional, or two depending on the SCAC winner. 
#10
Quote from: LA Mike on May 19, 2009, 05:39:15 PM
The NAIA and Independent teams recruit and provide scholarship assistance. (ie Chapman) and that is why they are not in a conference - they refuse to give that advantage up.  The Chapman program used to play a D-2 schedule which allows recruiting and scholarships, but they are not now.

LA Mike,

Obviously you don't have a clue what you are talking about.  Everyone looks at Chapman's Baseball program and says "look how great they are, they're so lucky to be an independent."  Chapman's athletic department tries, in vein, every year to get into the SCIAC.  Chapman has self-imposed all of the same rules and regulations the SCIAC has in order to show they are on a level playing ground with them in an attempt to gain admittance, and it doesn't work.  The baseball program may have benefitted this year from getting a pool B bid into the playoffs, but I guarantee you Chapman would join the SCIAC in a heartbeat if they were given the opportunity.  The only difference between Chapman and most of the SCIAC is the academic standards, and the standards have gone up dramatically at Chapman over the last 10 years.  Were not talking about some state school that has no admissions standards.  It has become increasingly difficult even for Chapman to recruit talented players who do not make the "grade."

In the mid 90s, Chapman was a Division 1 program for a few years.  They had full scholarships just like any other D1 program.  However, they added football and moved to D3.  They have been D3, and played a D3 schedule, for about 15 years now. 
#11
Quote from: DGilblair on April 03, 2009, 04:33:52 PM

A hangnail on his glove hand?  Are you kidding? A hangnail on his glove hand.

Is this a joke, or did you neglect to read any of the thread?
#12
Chapman v Cal Lu
2000 5-0-1 CU
2001 3-0 CU
2002 1-1
2003 2-0 CU
2004 1-1
2005 2-1 CU
2006 2-1 CU
2007 3-0 CU
2008 3-0 CU
2009 1-0 one game left
Totals 23-4-1 CU
This has not been much of a series for the last 10 years.  I don't know what it is, but Cal Lu does not play Chapman well.  Cal Lu did not look good today.  They do have a couple of big guys in the middle of their order that can swing it, but they didn't seem to have much outside of that.  Gelber was not impressive.  He doesn't throw hard, although he does have some movement.  Chapman hit him very consistantly all game.  With another well timed hit the game could have been even more out of hand.  There were a lot of mistakes in the game.  Cal Lu had had 5 errors, 3 runners picked off, and another bad baserunning mistake with a runner taking off for third on a grounder to short with 0 outs.  Chapman made an error and had a runner picked off too.  It wasn't a great game on either side, but Chapman outplayed Cal Lu in all aspects. 

Tommorrow should be telling for both teams.  If either team wants to do anything in the playoffs they have to prove they can beat a good team without their best arm.
#13
West Region / Re: BB: West Region Independents
February 11, 2009, 05:37:48 PM
Chapman beat Point Loma Nazarene University yesterday 4-3 at PLNU aka "America's most scenic ballpark."  Freshman Ben Levitt got the win while Wayde Kitchens got the save with a perfect ninth.  That could be a very big win for Chapman down the road.  PLNU is a quality opponent in NAIA, they received votes in the first pre-season poll.  The win won't do anything as far as making the playoffs is concerned, however every quality win helps build character along the way.  More importantly though, getting quality starts out of freshmen like Levitt and Richard Matamoros is sign that they may be retooling after some key losses over the last few years.  Levitt did not do well in his first two appearances, however getting a win over PLNU may go a long way to building the confidence of a young pitcher.

By the way, after all the doom and gloom of the opening weekend I haven't heard much since Chapman swept McMurry.  This gives them four consecutive quality wins; at least according to early predictions of their opponents.  They appear to be back on track.  They have two big games against La Verne coming up.  Should be some good games if the rain holds off.
#14
Awards / Re: BB: 2009 Pitcher of the year candidates
December 31, 2008, 06:33:57 PM
Quote from: baseballcrazy on December 30, 2008, 11:38:49 PM
I think Chapman's Wayde Kitchens is definitely a candidate for Pitcher of the year. He has proven himself since his freshmen year and has improved since.

I would think Wayde would be the early favorite for Pitcher of the Year.  He has been a D3baseball.com All-American two years in a row, first team last year.   If he stays healthy he will surely rack up a ton of wins playing for Chapman.  All he would have to do is continue to have a low ERA and high strikeouts, and it would be very difficult to knock him out of the front-running position. 
#15
Quote from: Jim Dixon on May 21, 2008, 03:34:13 PM
Quote from: gatekeper43 on May 21, 2008, 12:17:52 PM
Quote from: oldcat on May 20, 2008, 06:26:53 PM
i would like to know why yacko is the 3rd team utility. He has better numbers than the 1st and 2nd team utility all americans. I am just dumbfounded  ???

Oldcat I must agree!!!!
Personally Yacko is the best relieve pitcher in the league hands down, there isn't another pitcher that can.....


The back story is that Yacko was nominated as a SS not UTL.  This may seem minor but all of a sudden Yacko's name does not appear with the other utility players. 

Yacko is a great shortstop but not an all-american shortstop this year.  He is a great asset as both a player and pitcher and is recognized as such.

I dont like making the distinction between the teams as there is often just a small subjective difference from from one team to the next. 

I looked at who would make a fifth, sixth and seventh team and all players had great years - not good but great and it is a shame to leave anyone off the list.

FYI - the stats used to compare the players are those from the regular season.  The stats reported on the release include the playoffs.

I can definitely understand if Yacko was viewed exclusively as a SS that he could have been left off completely.  He wasn't an All-American when viewed exclusively as a SS.  However, he was selected as a Utility Player.  Whether he was initially thought of that way or not, he ended up getting selected as a utility player.  That being the case, shouldn't he have been viewed against the other players who were selected as utility players.  Maybe he was, and it was the opinion of those in charge that he still didn't stack up.  It just seems as though that opinion is in the minority.  If he wasn't compared to the other utility players then how did he end up being selected as a utility player at all.  I'm just not following.