Mid-East Region 2014

[Bishopleftiesdad]

I saw Winemiller has been playing first, but has not closed a lot. I hope he is ok.

[ADL70]

Not sure what's up with Winemiller.  He pitched a 1-2-3, 1K 8th inning in Fla in a non-save situation.  Then he didn't pitch again until two weeks later when he again pitched in the 8th, but he only retired two gave up a hit and a run and walked three.

CWRU took two from Allegheny on Saturday to get its record above .500, but with a team BA of only .287 the post season looks pretty remote.  They will need to win out or only lose a few and those to RR opponents to have any chance.  Taking two from JCU today would be a good start.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Good luck. I wish we would have scheduled Case this year. Looks likenour game against ODU is unlikely. Maybe case can be a make up game.

[ADL70]

CWRU takes two from JCU, 11-10 and 6-5 (6 innings, darkness)

The bullpen allowed 7 runs in the last two innings in game one.

Scheduled to host 'berg tomorrow, but weather not promising.

Correction: only one win game 2 suspended to be completed April 28 at CWRU.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Wash and Jeff to host the Mid-east regional.

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2015/03/wandj-to-host-regional

Not sure if this has been posted in it has everyone has my apology.

[Jim Dixon]

Wash and Jeff to host the Mid-east regional.

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2015/03/wandj-to-host-regional

Not sure if this has been posted in it has everyone has my apology.

2015 regional sites:

New England: Eastern Baseball Complex, hosted by ECSU

New York: Falcon Park, hosted by Cortland State.

Central: Waterloo Riverfront Stadium, hosted by Wartburg.

Mideast: Ross Memorial Park. hosted by Washington and Jefferson.

Midwest: Copeland Park, hosted by UW-La Crosse.

West: Irwin Field hosted by Texas-Tyler

Regional sites for the Mid-Atlantic and South regions have not been determined.

[ADL70]

Spartans get the bats going in Tiffin and beat Berg 14-6.  Spartans are 3-0 in last three meetings with Top25 teams.

After four games with Wittenberg this weekend, Spartans host #23 Ohio Northern at Progressive Field on Tuesday.

[DagarmanSpartan]

If we beat ONU, then is it still conceivable that we could make the post-season?  At that point, we’ll have won several straight including THREE STRAIGHT against ranked teams.

[ADL70]

Actually that would make four straight (JCU, Wooster, Berg, and ONU).

We'll know what the chances are once the first Regional Rankings come out next Thursday.

[ADL70]

Split with Witt today doesn't help.

Tomorrow looks like a washout.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Whoa, that is not a good result. But it is just one game.

[ADL70]

CWRU gets its fourth straight win over a Top25 opponent (although JCU just slipped out of the Top25), beating ONU 3-2.

Senior Kevin Johnstone went the distance on senior day allowing four hits, 3 BB, and 6 Ks.

Spartans currently 16th best SoS and only four teams with better SoS have a higher W-L%.

DH at Otterbein (21-8) tomorrow.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

The regional rankings should be out soon. Anybody have guesses who will be ranked?

[ADL70]

By SoS Rank with W% (Top15)

10   BW                .733
14   CWRU            .643
50   JCU                .677
92   W&J                .654
109  Adrian            .774
113 Ohio Northern  .750
135 Otterbein         .724
151 Heidelberg       .806
169 Ohio Wesleyan .692
188 Thomas More   .759
194 Thiel               .719
215 Kalamazoo      .633
217 Wooster          .833
223 Earlham          .690
263 Behrend          .692

[Pops33]

My guess on the rankings will be:

1 or 2 Heidelberg 25-6
1 or 2 Wooster 25-5

Whoever wins today's game between Berg and Wooster will be 1, the other will be 2. 

3.  Baldwin Wallace 22-8 (the national rankings have them higher than ONU)
4.  Ohio Northern 24-8
5.  Adrian 24-8
6.  Thomas More 22-7
7.  Otterbein 21-8
8.  Ohio Wesleyan 20-8

Other teams with strong consideration, in no particular order,  would be Earlham 22-9, John Carroll, 24-10, CWRU 18-10, Thiel 23-9.  I don't think that OWU has been getting any respect in the polls even though they have had a very good season.  Marietta has a very tough schedule, but unless they win out, they will end up with around 14 losses or more.  CWRU is definitely making a run, but they have a tough end of the schedule as well and they will need to win at least 8 of their last 10 games to even be considered for post season play.  There are a lot of games left between the above teams.  It will be a fun couple of weeks.