2016 West Regional - Spokane, WA

Started by Westside, April 24, 2016, 10:26:37 PM

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Westside

Welcome to the West Regional! Home of close games, high level baseball, and sunshine.

Venue:
Avista Stadium. Spokane, WA


Regional Website: http://whitworthpirates.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/2016ncaatournament

Teams:
1. Trinity (TX) (35-7)
2. Cal Lutheran (31-11)
3. Case Western Reserve (26-13)
4. Whitworth (29-11)
5. Texas-Tyler (30-17)
6. Pacific Lutheran (26-17)


Team Stats:
Trinity (TX): .347 Batting Average, 2.79 ERA, .968 Fielding %
Cal Lutheran: .328 Batting Average, 3.43 ERA, .972 Fielding %
Case Western Reserve: .289 Batting Average, 4.04 ERA, .961 Fielding %
Whitworth: .306 Batting Average, 3.86 ERA, .972 Fielding %
Texas-Tyler: .307 Batting Average, 4.32 ERA, .958 Fielding %
Pacific Lutheran: .289 Batting Average, 4.29 ERA, .972 Fielding %




Weather:
Wednesday: 77 and sunny.
Thursday: 61 with showers.
Friday: 68 and cloudy.
Saturday: 65 with showers.
Sunday: 65 and cloudy.




Round One:

#1 Trinity (TX) vs. #6 Pacific Lutheran
Trinity wins 7-3.

#2 Cal Lutheran vs. #5 Texas-Tyler
Texas-Tyler wins 4-3.

#3 Case Western Reserve vs. #4 Whitworth
Whitworth wins 8-5.

Round Two:

#2 Cal Lutheran vs. #6 Pacific Lutheran
Pacific Lutheran wins 8-6.
Cal Lutheran eliminated.

#1 Trinity (TX) vs. #3 Case Western Reserve
Trinity wins 10-0.
Case Western Reserve eliminated.

#4 Whitworth vs. #5 Texas-Tyler
Texas-Tyler wins 6-4.

Round Three:

#1 Trinity (TX) vs. #5 Texas-Tyler
Trinity wins 14-2.

#4 Whitworth vs. #6 Pacific Lutheran
Pacific Lutheran wins 8-5.
Whitworth eliminated.

#5 Texas-Tyler vs. #6 Pacific Lutheran
Pacific Lutheran wins 3-2.
Texas-Tyler eliminated.

Final Round:

#1 Trinity (TX) vs. #6 Pacific Lutheran
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Westside

The Pacific Lutheran Lutes are the first team from the West Region to officially make it. The Lutes rode their offense to the sound of 39 hits in three games to win the NWC tournament. Garrett Brown was dominant out of the bullpen as he recorded a save in all three games without allowing a run. It was even more impressive that they defeated Whitworth twice on their home field. PLU struggled earlier in the season before they got the ball rolling a bit late. Their pitching staff hasn't been the strongest, but it is impressive to see them back in the playoffs without Mahlum returning or Rossman being effective.
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Jim Dixon

Quote from: Westside on April 24, 2016, 10:26:37 PM
Now that the first team has, likely, punched their ticket to the West Regional, I figured I would get this started. I will update it as we go along.


My guess for the regional

Teams:
1. Trinity (Texas)
2. Occidental
3. Whitworth
4.  Pacific Lutheran (25-16)
5. Texas Lutheran
6. ASC

108 Stitches

Jim I think the description of the Wild Wild West is best for this year. If Oxy gets to the championship game and loses they are likely in plus the winner of the SCIAC. If they win and CLU gets to the championship game then they may both go.

In the SCAC, if Trinity loses to say TLU then the SCAC gets two, if not I don't think Cent and TLU get in without winning the SCAC.

In the ASC I only see the champion going.

I think Whitworth has to finish strong or they could be at risk. They have the advantage of being close to Regional from a cost standpoint so they are easy for the NCAA to put in.

So at this point I only see 4 "for sure's"

1. PLU
2. Trinity
3. ASC
4. SCIAC

It is still possible to get a West Regional with all West teams: If Oxy and CLU go to the championship game and CLU wins, (2) SCIAC. If Trinity loses in SCAC (2) SCAC, ASC and Whitworth finishes strong. Lot's of "what if's".

Jim Dixon

I can easily see Texas Lutheran falling out in favor of Cal Lutheran as well.  I think that an all west regional is indeed possible.  With that said, the NCAA will make it a 8 team regional and ship a WIAC team and an oddball selection - like how Pac Lu ended up in the South in 2015.

Ralph Turner

Quote from: Jim Dixon on April 26, 2016, 01:40:32 PM
I can easily see Texas Lutheran falling out in favor of Cal Lutheran as well.  I think that an all west regional is indeed possible.  With that said, the NCAA will make it a 8 team regional and ship a WIAC team and an oddball selection - like how Pac Lu ended up in the South in 2015.
An 8-team regional web tax the depths of the pitching staffs. A WIAC ship-in would become one of my favorites.

Are we still at 56 bids this year?

Ron Boerger

I'm sure this is somewhere else ... but when will the first regional rankings be published?

Jack Parkman

Quote from: Ron Boerger on April 28, 2016, 09:18:56 AM
I'm sure this is somewhere else ... but when will the first regional rankings be published?

I believe it will be sometime today.

BigPoppa

First NCAA Regional Ranking:

West Region
1    Trinity (Texas)    30-7-0 ( 0.811)    32-7-0 ( 0.821)
2    Occidental    28-5-0 ( 0.848)    28-6-0 ( 0.824)
3    Whitworth    27-10-0 ( 0.730)    27-10-0 ( 0.730)
4    Cal Lutheran    24-10-0 ( 0.706)    24-11-0 ( 0.686)
5    Concordia (Texas)    21-12-0 ( 0.636)    24-12-0 ( 0.667)
6    Texas Lutheran     24-13-0 ( 0.649)    24-13-0 ( 0.649)
Baseball is not a game that builds character, it is a game that reveals it.

SoCalSoxFan

Quote from: BigPoppa on April 28, 2016, 05:08:48 PM
First NCAA Regional Ranking:

West Region
1    Trinity (Texas)    30-7-0 ( 0.811)    32-7-0 ( 0.821)
2    Occidental    28-5-0 ( 0.848)    28-6-0 ( 0.824)
3    Whitworth    27-10-0 ( 0.730)    27-10-0 ( 0.730)
4    Cal Lutheran    24-10-0 ( 0.706)    24-11-0 ( 0.686)
5    Concordia (Texas)    21-12-0 ( 0.636)    24-12-0 ( 0.667)
6    Texas Lutheran     24-13-0 ( 0.649)    24-13-0 ( 0.649)

Looks like CLU's head-to-head vs NWC teams came into play here.
Whitworth won game 1 this year 8-2 vs CLU; which looks to be a contributing factor for ranking #3 vs #4.

CLU defeated PLU 14-6 at the end of March.  Since then PLU has been 10-2; but not able to overcome overall 25-16 rankings to be in top 6.  If they had defeated CLU, then I wouldn't expect PLU would be ranked higher than CLU; especially since PLU was 6-1 in their other SCIAC games.


Whatagame

Quote from: SoCalSoxFan on April 28, 2016, 06:01:54 PM
Quote from: BigPoppa on April 28, 2016, 05:08:48 PM
First NCAA Regional Ranking:

West Region
1    Trinity (Texas)    30-7-0 ( 0.811)    32-7-0 ( 0.821)
2    Occidental    28-5-0 ( 0.848)    28-6-0 ( 0.824)
3    Whitworth    27-10-0 ( 0.730)    27-10-0 ( 0.730)
4    Cal Lutheran    24-10-0 ( 0.706)    24-11-0 ( 0.686)
5    Concordia (Texas)    21-12-0 ( 0.636)    24-12-0 ( 0.667)
6    Texas Lutheran     24-13-0 ( 0.649)    24-13-0 ( 0.649)

Looks like CLU's head-to-head vs NWC teams came into play here.
Whitworth won game 1 this year 8-2 vs CLU; which looks to be a contributing factor for ranking #3 vs #4.

CLU defeated PLU 14-6 at the end of March.  Since then PLU has been 10-2; but not able to overcome overall 25-16 rankings to be in top 6.  If they had defeated CLU, then I wouldn't expect PLU would be ranked higher than CLU; especially since PLU was 6-1 in their other SCIAC games.

But, I suppose its irrelevant for PLU whether they are in the RR top 6, as they are in the D3 tournament via the AQ victory in NWC conference tournament.

Ralph Turner

Quote from: BigPoppa on April 28, 2016, 05:08:48 PM
First NCAA Regional Ranking:

West Region
1    Trinity (Texas)    30-7-0 ( 0.811)    32-7-0 ( 0.821)
2    Occidental    28-5-0 ( 0.848)    28-6-0 ( 0.824)
3    Whitworth    27-10-0 ( 0.730)    27-10-0 ( 0.730)
4    Cal Lutheran    24-10-0 ( 0.706)    24-11-0 ( 0.686)
5    Concordia (Texas)    21-12-0 ( 0.636)    24-12-0 ( 0.667)
6    Texas Lutheran     24-13-0 ( 0.649)    24-13-0 ( 0.649)
As I look at the Pool C bids across all of the regions, we look to be in good shape.

We need TLU or someone to beat Trinity (a Pool A and a Pool C).
Cal Lu can beat Oxy (a Pool A and a Pool C).
I think that Whitworth is in as Pool C.
CTX or someone from the ASC makes the tourney as a Pool A.

We can fly someone out of the region and have a 6-team regional.

108 Stitches

Ralph this is purely hypothetical, but if for some reason Trinity loses the SCAC, it is conceivable that they could fly them to another region, like the South as they did with PLU last year. Correct ?

Westside

Quote from: 108 Stitches on April 28, 2016, 07:24:00 PM
Ralph this is purely hypothetical, but if for some reason Trinity loses the SCAC, it is conceivable that they could fly them to another region, like the South as they did with PLU last year. Correct ?

It is conceivable but PLU only got flown out last year because three NWC teams made it (Whitworth and Linfield in the West regional).

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108 Stitches

+1 forgot about that. They brought in Millsaps.