BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[royhobbs]

LA Mike, nice run for Cal Lu, but pitching wasn't as strong as advertised. PP hammered 'em, but they may get a taste of their own medicine tonight. Final score prediction......12-8, and the winner is....................the Panthers, who else to better battle G Fox?

[Jack Parkman]

LA Mike, nice run for Cal Lu, but pitching wasn't as strong as advertised. PP hammered 'em, but they may get a taste of their own medicine tonight. Final score prediction......12-8, and the winner is....................the Panthers, who else to better battle G Fox?

Not sure if its fair to say the Cal Lu pitching wasn't as advertised.  Evry team in the tournament can hit.  Did they impress?  Only on Thursday night.  Either way, I think George Fox can give Chapman a run for their money.

[P-P Fan]

Got to watch the whole tournament and all I can say is that im proud of the sagecocks for an outstanding season. by the numbers, easily the best season in the program's history and did a lot to put the school(s) on the map. Unfortunately, ran in to some good teams and im sure the nwc teams can attest to the difficulty of beating a team 4 times in a year (PP ends up 3-1 vs chapman, but chapman did it when it mattered most). tonight the cocks hit the ball well, just right at guys and couldn't quite get the clutch hit when they really needed it.

Overall though, without a doubt the best team chemistry i have ever seen on an athletic field. each one of those men see the others as their brothers and they play the game the way its meant to be played. if you watch them during from batting practice through the end of the game, its tough to imagine a team that enjoys being on the field more than they do. Incredible team, too bad it had to end. Hats off to chapman, they showed why they are considered one of the best teams in the country. Whether the panthers or GFU represents the west in appleton, im sure they will do us all proud.

And with that ends the posting career of P-P fan. I will continue watching the d3 scene, but a little more quietly.

COMPETE.

[pomonaalum]

Will be interesting to see how SCIAC plays out next year.  Pomona returns some talent, but losing Hedman, Mandelblatt, Huerta and Silva will be a big blow to the offense.  Pitching will obviously be anchored by Colvin...

[royhobbs]

Congtatulations to the PP Sagehens on a great run, lots of outstanding players. If Cal Lu brings everyone back next year, they should be favored to win the SCIAC. Good year for the SCIAC, they'll be some players drafted this year.

[OxyBob]

From the "Faces In The Crowd" page in the June 15 edition of Sports Illustrated:

Drew Hedman
REDDING, CALIF. > Baseball
Hedman, a senior first baseman at Pomona College, led NCAA Division III in home runs (24), RBIs (87), slugging (.994) and total bases (175). He was named Division III hitter of the year by college baseball writers after helping the Sagehens—whose players come from Pomona and Pitzer colleges—reach the NCAA West Regional.

OxyBob

[SJSUPhil]

Never count out the Redlands Bulldogs!

[CrashDavisD3]

2010 Whittier College Baseball Schedule Released
http://www.wcpoets.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/schedule_released
http://www.wcpoets.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 University of Redlands Baseball Schedule
http://www.goredlands.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 University of La Verne Baseball Schedule
http://www.leopardathletics.com/sports/spring/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 Occidental College Baseball Schedule
http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 Cal Tech Baseball Schedule
http://www.gocaltech.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 Pomona-Pitzer College Baseball Schedule
http://www.pe.pomona.edu/sports/men/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College Baseball Schedule
http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/spring/bsb/2009-10/schedule

2010 Cal Lutheran University Baseball Schedule
http://www.clusports.com/baseball/schedule/

Baseball is back in less than 10 weeks in SOCAL....

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
- ROGER HORNSBY

[CrashDavisD3]

Can't leave out former SCIAC team Chapman University 2010 Schedule

Chapman will play SCIAC teams 16 times in 2010

http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/schedule

[Gray Fox]

Chapman's two years as an associate in three sports from 1950-52 is a real stretch to be called a former member. 

[LA Mike]

SCIAC--

The revised conference schedule for 2010, has each SCIAC team playing each other four times ----- a 3 series-[game on Friday afternoon/DH on Saturday] and then a series of single games between all of the teams to end the season.  Seems like they are setting up for a tie breaker discussions right out of the gate.  That only leave a remainder of 12 games for out of SCIAC conference play. 

It may be a plus for Chapman to only play 16 games against the SCIAC teams as they play Menlo a bunch, and then do their travel games-- it is a bonus in post season play to have the travel experience and night games under your belt as you head to the regional games at the end of the season.   

I am going  to cut my bull pen short as I am just getting in shape -- footwork is the key.  More to follow over the next six weeks................LA Mike

[CrashDavisD3]

Does it hurt SCIAC teams when playing Cal Tech 4 times and some of the SCIAC schools also having games with La Sierra scheduled.

Can this hurt at the time Pool C bids are determined for the playoffs.

[C.M.Stag]

Just speculating here, but was the decision to play an extra game against SCIAC opponents a result of tighter athletic budgets this year? Fewer dollars for traveling = more games locally.

[CrashDavisD3]

Budget cuts will have major impacts going forward regarding more local games
and less travel games.

Could this mean teams in the North, Midwest, and East get impacted by less travel games to warm weather spots like SoCal early in the season and more games in shorter time frame at the back end of the schedule during the warmer months.

I have seen many 2010 schedules now have some 4 game series Friday to Sunday for some teams.

Could the 40 game season get cut in future years ?

Could this lead to more interdivision games between DI, DII, DIII and even NAIA level teams since more opponents can be found  locally.

[Ralph Turner]

Does it hurt SCIAC teams when playing Cal Tech 4 times and some of the SCIAC schools also having games with La Sierra scheduled.

Can this hurt at the time Pool C bids are determined for the playoffs.

I don't think that the SCIAC is helping itself with these changes, but budget may be driving this anyway.

The SCIAC was an insular conference to begin with.

Just speculating here, but was the decision to play an extra game against SCIAC opponents a result of tighter athletic budgets this year? Fewer dollars for traveling = more games locally.

It looks that way to me. 

Budget cuts will have major impacts going forward regarding more local games
and less travel games.

Could this mean teams in the North, Midwest, and East get impacted by less travel games to warm weather spots like SoCal early in the season and more games in shorter time frame at the back end of the schedule during the warmer months.

I have seen many 2010 schedules now have some 4 game series Friday to Sunday for some teams.

Could the 40 game season get cut in future years ?

Could this lead to more interdivision games between DI, DII, DIII and even NAIA level teams since more opponents can be found  locally.

The SCIAC can cut its season unliaterally any time that it wants.

I have not heard anything about the NCAA invoking a cut in D-III seasons.  10% seems to be the most commonly speculated amount.

Travel does seem to be less ambitious this year.  McMurry plays 6 non-D3 games this season, but has kept their trip to Chapman.