D 3 softball

Started by oldNorse, April 10, 2009, 06:34:25 PM

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LIOG14

This tournament has always been regional and always will be regional. If the top 3 teams are in the region, they are going to play each other in regionals. 

sbparent

I don't have a very deep history with D3 softball so I will take your word.  Although several years ago PLU defeated Linfield in championship game, both from same conference.  But that was probably an exception. 

Why is D3 done that way?  Is D2 done the same way?  I would think NCAA would want to at least try and have a true national championship in all of their divisions and sports.  Is it travel dollars they don't want to pay for? I don't doubt for one minute that Tufts was the best team in D3 last year but were the top 8 teams at the World Series?   

As bracket stands, they will be one team guarantee outside of the top 20 (per the last NFCA rankings) that will make it to the World Series.  Highest regional ranking of teams from the regions represented in those regionals is #3 with 4 of those teams being unranked regionally by the NCAA.  So basically someone will get an easier opening round game at the world series.

LIOG14

That's the way it usually is and it is the same in DII. The NCAA allots each tournament so many flights so it really limits travel. Every once in a while they will move a team into another region but that is definitely the exception and not the rule.

WLCALUM83

#843
U of Chicago: Thomas More is up 2-0 on the Maroons in the third inning. (Thomas More won, 8-0)

Trine:  Thunder are up 7-0 on W & J -- game in a 30-minute lightning delay as I post. (Muskingum beat DePauw, 2-1 in the earlier game).

UT-Tyler:  Texas Lutheran and the Lady Patriots are tied 1-1 in the 7th inning. Could there be a mild upset here? Stay tuned.

Coe:  Augustana-IL beat St. Thomas-MN 7-1.  Coe and St. Scholastica are in a scoreless tie early.

Redlands:  Just heard on UT-Tyler feed that Linfield was upset in its' first game--


UPSET ALERT:  Texas Lutheran 2, UT-Tyler 1  Final -- 10 innings.



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#844
Emory:    Emory beat Agnes Scott 5-1.

VA Wesleyan:  Chris. Newport over Catholic 6-1

Central-IA:  Washington-MO 7, Luther 2

Montclair State:  Haverford 6, Wheaton-MA 2

Kean:  Kean over Husson 8-0 in 5 innings.

IL Wesleyan:  Anderson 9, Fontbonne 5

Williams:  Tufts 9, Lesley 1, Williams up 3-0 on Endicott in 4th inning.

Rochester:  Alfred 4, Messiah 1

Ithaca:  Rowan 7, Oneonta St. 1, Ithaca 2, PSU Altoona 1.

Salisbury:  William Paterson 2, Manhattanville 0; Salisbury 5, PSU-Berks 2

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#845
U of Chicago:  Benedictine knocked off UW-Whitewater 4-2 yesterday. and Thomas More 2-1 earlier today. Eagles in the regional final. Just in-- UW-Whitewater eliminated U of Chicago 4-0. Warhawk/Thomas More winner must beat Benedictine twice to take this regional.

Redlands:  THE story so far--Linfield is already eliminated. (Update:  CMS is up on Redlands 6-0 in 6th inning. Bulldogs lost to CMS earler-- developing

IL Wesleyan:  Home-standing squad is in the regional final/ Loser of Lake Forest/Fontbonne is out.

Emory:  Piedmont beat Lynchburg and then gave the Eagles all they could handle before losing, 13-12. Agnes Scott was trailing 6-1 in 6th at last check in its' second game.

UT-Tyler:  ETBU's Parker hurled a shutout as the Tigers beat Texas Lutheran 3-0.

Trine:  Muskingum beat the Thunder by a run, and DePauw was up big on W&J at last check.  Muskies are in the regional final

Coe:  Augustana-IL is in this regional final.  Kohawks have gone 1-1

WLCALUM83

#846
It's now official, W&J and Agnes Scott have been eliminated from their respective regionals.

Redlands Regional:  CMS has taken this regional, beating the Bulldogs 7-2 in the final.

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#847
Williams:  Tufts is in the final. Williams and Endicott are still alive. Lesley has been eliminated.

Ithaca:  Rowan is in the final:  Ithaca and Oneonta State are still alive.

Central-IA:  North Central-IL is in the final.  Central-IA lost 2 and is out. Luther IA and Wash-MO are still alive.

Kean:  Host is in the final. This one's been slowed by a rain delay.

Montclair State:  Host is in the final. Wheaton-MA is out. Haverford and Farmingdale State are still alive.

Salisbury:  Gulls are in the final: PSU-Berks is out. William Paterson and Manhattanville are still alive.

Wellesley: Bridgewater State is in the final.  Western CT State has been eliminated. Wellesley and St. Joseph-ME are still alive.

U of Rochester:  Host squad is in the final:  Marywood and Messiah are both out. Alfred is still alive.

WLCALUM83

UPSET ALERT: 

UT-Tyler regional:  Final:  ETBU 4, UT-Tyler 1. (Parker goes 2-0 on the day as the Tigers knock the host Patriots out of the tournament.)

Texas Lutheran is still alive, but the Bulldogs have to beat ETBU twice to advance.

WLCALUM83

#849
Muskingum/Trine just underway;  Thunder need 2 wins to advance Update-Trine up 5-3 in 6th -

Salisbury:  Gulls need 1 win over Manhattanville to advance. Update:  Salisbury up 8-1 n 7th

Wellleseley:  Host squad needs to beat Bridgewater State twice to move on.  Update:  Bridgewater State takes the regional with a 3-1 win.

Montclair State:  Needs 1 win over Haverford to take this region.UPDATE--  Montclair St. put up a 2 spot in the bottom of the 6th-and it holds up. Host takes this region. 

VA Wesleyan:  1 more win over the regional host and Chris. Newport advances.

Emory:  Eagles get Piedmont (again).  Update:  Emory up 6-1 in 7th inning-- that score has now gone final. .

U of Chicago:  Benedictine up 2-1 in top of 2nd at the moment. Update:  UW_Whitewater has stormed back to take a 7-2 lead-it's in the 6th inning.  -- Warhawks have forced a 2nd game, beating the Eagles 7-5.

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U of Chicago:  UW-Whitewater stuns Benedictine by winning both games to take this regional.

UT-Tyler:  ETBU beats Texas Lutheran--moves on to play CMS in the super-regional.

LIOG14

I attended the Montclair regional on Saturday. Montclair was clearly the best team and won moved on to the super regionals. On Sunday defeating Haverford for the second time in 2 days by shutout. Alex Hill dominated from the circle striking out 19 on Saturday and followed it up on Sunday with a 10 K performance.

WLCALUM83

I followed the live stats on that Montclair State final and it was quite a pitcher's duel. 2 throwing errors cost Haverford big time.

Other observations:

Most heartbroken teams:  Muskingum, Alfred, Benedictine and Augustana-IL.  All needed just 1 win to advance yesterday-and it just wasn't to be. Methinks Trine made the strongest statement yesterday.

WLCALUM83

Finals:

Emory:  Trine 6, Emory 5  10 innings

IL Wesleyan:  UW-Whitewater 6 IL Wes 5

Tufts:  Jumbos are in D3 World Series after beating Bridgewater State twice

Montclair State and North Central-IL regionals will begin play tomorrow.

UT-Tyler:  CMS and ETBU are tied at 4 after 5 innings

Rochester:  U of Rochester 5, Rowan 0 Final

Salisbury:  Gulls 6, Chris. Newport 4 Final



WLCALUM83

#854
Montclair State super regional final:  Montclair State 2, Kean 0

Emory:  Trine 5, Emory 2  bottom of 6th  Update:  FINAL  Trine 6, Emory 2

Rochester:  Host squad moves on after beating Rowan 3-0 in 9 innings.

Salisbury:  Salisbury 8 CNU 4  6th inning.