dont sleep on some of the skyline teams this year...stevens returns everyone, centenary has a couple of solid players, st. joes is receiving votes and mt. st. vincent did pretty good for a 1st year program. the conference has gotten much better.
What are all of the schools in the Skyline... Where is the conference located?
all the schools are in the nyc area....in nj, long island, westchester. last year, stevens beat salisbury and manhattanville beat willy paterson just to give you an idea of the teams. the conference website is
www.skylineconference.org
Thanks for the info... it is truly appreciated.
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i think the skyline is one of the most overrated leagues in the country....other than a few decent teams at the top of the league, the rest of the teams are relatively weak. Its unfortunate that a team recieves an automatic bid from this league....whens the last time they had a team win an NCAA tourney game....i cant recall??? Id much rather see 5 NJAC teams go than a skyline team
Well to start off, last year Centenary college was 1-2 in the regional tourtament, so that answers ur one the question. Secondly, you had Steven Tech ranked last year. and finally u had one player drafted from Centenary college and have two to three possable drafties for this season or Independent baseball.
Quote from: Dr Baseball on February 28, 2007, 06:18:51 PM
i think the skyline is one of the most overrated leagues in the country....other than a few decent teams at the top of the league, the rest of the teams are relatively weak. Its unfortunate that a team recieves an automatic bid from this league....whens the last time they had a team win an NCAA tourney game....i cant recall??? Id much rather see 5 NJAC teams go than a skyline team
I will have to disagree. I am not sure that the 5th place team in the NJAC has distiguished themselves to deserve a bid to the playoffs. I also defend giving automatic bids to every conference that has the required number of teams. I personally like the variety of teams that we see now compared to ten years ago when there were no automatic bids.
Also keep in mind that some conference will be stronger in some sports than others. The Skyline might be below average in baseball but stronger in another sport.
I dont want to advocate taking away automatic bids if your conference Champions cannot go far in the playoffs. There are several conferences that have never made the Championship round. Enough in fact to allow all the NJAC teams to make the playoffs.
Quote from: Jim Dixon on February 28, 2007, 08:01:20 PM
[I dont want to advocate taking away automatic bids if your conference Champions cannot go far in the playoffs. There are several conferences that have never made the Championship round. Enough in fact to allow all the NJAC teams to make the playoffs.
By my count 14 conferences currently have no team that has made it to the championship round - yep including the Skyline.
Jim Ill agree that the automatic bid thing is a good team, but I believe u wrong about justifying the NJAC getting 5 teams......William Patterson regular season champ not receiving a bid due to a poor conference tournament showing....they were the #1 seed going into the postseason tourney in the best league in the country....they deserve a shot to play for the NCAA's
FYI, the Skyline plays their conference games with wood bats instead of aluminum.
Wouldnt u rather a conference play with wood bat them metal? it proves what players at a D3 level can do if they got picked for the next level. Its already that D3 players are drafted in the late rounds compared to high school students and D1 players. That may be a reason you feel the Skyline conference for baseball is weak cause young college kids are already hitting with wood, that leave games 1-0 finals. and easier for a possable no hitter.
Quote from: Baseball101 on March 01, 2007, 03:53:42 PM
Wouldnt u rather a conference play with wood bat them metal? it proves what players at a D3 level can do if they got picked for the next level. Its already that D3 players are drafted in the late rounds compared to high school students and D1 players. That may be a reason you feel the Skyline conference for baseball is weak cause young college kids are already hitting with wood, that leave games 1-0 finals. and easier for a possable no hitter.
I think the reason we feel the Skyline is a weak conference is because the teams in the conference never manage to beat teams not in their conference.
I don't think you paid attention last year. The conference as a whole has been playing a much more difficult non-conf. schedule.
Stevens was 14-5 non-conference last year, beating then #2 Cortland, #20 Kean, #25 William Paterson and #35 Western New England. Three of their five losses came to ranked teams, as well (Salisbury, Eastern CT and TCNJ). This year they have 8 games against top 25 teams, as well, and they also play a DH against RIT.
However, I guess they agree the Skyline is a weak league overall, as they're heading to the Empire 8 in '08.
SKYLINE BASEBALL CONFERENCE
PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. Stevens (4)
2. Centenary (3)
3. St. Joseph's
4. Manhattanville (2)
5. Farmingdale St.
6. Old Westbury
7. Mount St. Vincent
8. Kings Point
9. Mt. St. Mary
10. SUNY Maritime
This weekend in the Knickerbocker er Skyline Conference
Saturday
Manhattanville 8 Centenary 6
Centenary 10 Manhattanville 6
Old Westbury 11 Kings Point 6
Old Westbury 9 Kings Point 1
Mt. St. Mary 13 Mt. St. Vincent 4
Mt. St. Mary 8 Mt. St. Vincent 5
Stevens 7 St. Joseph's LI 3
St. Joseph's LI 4 Stevens 3
Farmingale 24 Maritime 2
Farmingdale 4 Maritime 2
Sunday
Farmingdale 4 Kings Point 3
Farmingdale 14 Kings Point 1
Stevens 11 Mt. St. Vincent. 4
Stevens 12 Mt. St. Vincent 6
St. Joseph's LI 3 Old Westbury 0
Old Westbury 11 St. Joseph's LI 4
Manhattanville 6 Mt. St. Mary 3
Manhattanville 2 Mt. St. Mary 1
Centenary vs. Maritime NO REPORT
SKYLINE STANDINGS
Stevens 7-1; Manhattanville 5-1; Farmingdale State 6-2; Old Westbury 6-2; Mt. St. Mary 3-3; Centenary 1-1; St. Joseph's LI 3-5; Kings Point 1-7; Mt. St. Vincent 0-4; Maritime 0-6
Skyline standings....
Stevens 7-1; Centenary 6-2; Old Westbury 6-2; Manhattanville 5-2; Farmingdale State 6-4; St. Joseph's LI 5-5; Mt. St. Mary 3-3; Mt. St. Vincent 2-5; Kings Point 1-7; Maritime 0-10
Today...
Stevens @ Manhattanville (DH)
Centenary @ Mt. St. Mary (DH)
Kings Point vs. Maritime @ Old Westbury (DH)
Old Westbury @ Mt. St. Vincent (DH)
Skyline standings....
Stevens 9-3; Centenary 10-4; Manhattanville 8-4; Old Westbury 8-4; Farmingdale State 7-5; St. Joseph's LI 7-5; Mt. St. Mary 5-5; Mt. St. Vincent 3-7; Maritime 2-10; Kings Point 1-13
*Maritime swept Kings Point last weekend for their first conference wins since 2004. The victory snapped a 50-game conference losing streak.
Today in the Skyline
Kings Point @ Mt. St. Vincent
St. Joseph's LI @ Centenary
Mt. St. Mary @ Farmingdale State
Stevens @ Old Westbury
Maritime @ Manhattanville
Sunday scores...
Centenary 2 St. Joseph's LI 1
Centenary 4 St. Joseph's LI 3 [8]
Farmingdale State 14 Mt. St. Mary 2
Farmingdale State 9 Mt. St. Mary 4
Old Westbury 6 Stevens 5
Old Westbury 5 Stevens 1
Manhattanville 18 Maritime 3
Manhattanville 11 Maritime 2
Kings Point vs. Mt. St. Vincent
NO REPORT
Standings
Centenary 12-4; Manhattanville 10-4; Old Westbury 10-4; Farmingdale 9-5; Stevens 9-5; St. Joseph's 7-7; Mt. St. Mary 5-7; Mt. St. Vincent 5-7; Maritime 2-14; Kings Point 1-13
Manhattanville takes the Skyline regular season title.
Saturday scores..
Mt. St. Vincent 13 St. Joseph's LI 4
St. Joseph's LI 4 Mt. St. Vincent 3
Stevens 11 Farmingdale State 6
Stevens 7 Farmingdale State 5
Centenary 4 Old Westbury 1
Old Westbury 1 Centenary 0 (9)
Manhattanville 19 Kings Point 10
Manhattanville 18 Kings Point 7
Sunday...
Manhattanville 4 Old Westbury 0
Standings...
Manhattanville 14-4; Centenary 13-5; Stevens 13-5; Old Westbury 11-7; Farmingdale 9-7; Mt. St. Vincent 8-8; St. Joseph's LI 8-8; Mt. St. Mary 5-9; Maritime 2-14; Kings Point 1-17
Few other games left to be played today. The Skyline tournament begins on Thursday, May 3rd.
SKYLINE Tournament
Winners Bracket Final
Manhattanville 3 Stevens 1
*Manhattanville advances to the championship round tomorrow.
*Centenary and Farmingdale State are playing an elimination game right now. The winner of that game will then meet Stevens in the losers bracket final.
*Games are being played at Dutchess County Stadium in Fishkill, N.Y.; home of the Hudson Valley Renegades
SKYLINE Tournament
Losers Bracket Semifinals
Farmingdale St. 2 Centenary 1
Losers Bracket Finals
Stevens 3 Farmingdale St. 0 (Bottom 6)
*Centenary is eliminated. Stevens/Farmingdale will play Manhattanville in tomorrow's championship game.
SKYLINE Tournament
Losers Bracket Finals
Stevens 3 Farmingdale State 0
*Sophomore Alex Sota tossed a complete-game, five-hit shutout to keep Stevens NCAA tournament hopes alive.
*Manhattanville vs. Stevens tomorrow at noon in the championship round. Stevens will need two wins to go to the tournament, Manhattanville just needs one
*Manhattanville's SID will be broadcasting the game. You can hear it by going to GoValiants.com. Stevens will also have LiveStats on their website at StevensDucks.com
SKYLINE Tournament
Championship Round
Stevens 4 Manhattanville 3
Manhattanville 18 Stevens 5
*Manhattanville wins the Skyline tournament for the first time in school history and earns an automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. They'll likely be seeded anywhere from fourth to sixth or seven in the New York regional.
My son is headed to MSMC this fall for his Frosh year, along with playing baseball. He is a decent player and hopefully will help MSMC improve over the years.
I see the SkyLine is a wooden bat league, which I think is good.
Anyone have any thoughts on the '08 teams, I see MSMC improved last year over the previous year, a good indicator...
Thanks, it's nice to of found this board...
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Anyone with very early predictions for the conference ?
Watch out for new addition SUNY-Purchase. They've got talent and are going to surprise people.
I'm thinking Mount Saint Vincent and Farmingdle State in the Confrence Finals.
Mount will finally have a graduating class also with some talented freshman who should help contribute to their run.
Farmingdale has proven to be a solid team under a good coaching staff having talented ball players from Freshman to Seniors
if you check Purchase's website, their coach is doing a tremendous job of upgrading the program in every way possible.
why do i have the feeling you play for purchase. Have they had a winning season in the past five years?
Anyone know when the pre-season polls come out ?
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haha i do not play for purchase, no. all i know is that they have a hard working coach who has done an excellent job of putting a team together and this year, i think it might culminate in at least a top 4 finish in the league and a skyline playoff berth.
if you want to see an extremely dominant player at purchase, wait until next season.
oh yea ? whats the kids name?
in case you didnt know - the conference switched from 4 teams making it to the conference tournament to 6.
obv. ur a purchase fan, who else do u like in the conference?
I like that idea of having 6 teams in the tournament... the SUNYAC is talking about eliminating their tournament. BAD idea... Skyline is doing a good thing to increase to 6 from 4.
Bob - I totally agree.
It should be a very exciting season with a few teams with very difficult non-conference schedules. (including top ranked D3 teams and a few scattered D2 teams)
Quite frankly, im really tired of hearing people say that the conference is significantly weaker. Yes- 3 very talented teams left the conference - but that is opening up new opportunities for new and existing clubs. After doing some research - almost all of the coaches have been making huge strides in taking their program to a higher level.
All in all - this will with out a doubt be an exciting season for every program fighting for that spot in the regional
Farmingdale, St. Joe's, Old Westbury & MSV will be the top this season in my opinion (prob. everyone else's opinion as well) but i also know that Purchase has a solid team and they're playing a very tough schedule agaisnt opponents like D2 Chestnut Hill, Tufts, Emory, Wesley & Guilford for non-conference games. MSM will be okay...Maritime & Poly still need help but Maritime has an excellent new coach in Oliva. Poly's head coach ditched on them so their situation is not very good right now but i wish them the best of luck. Yeshiva, although they've been a joke in years past, is making a stride to be competitive and i think by the end of the season, they will be.
I don't know the kid's name that's going to Purchase but i saw him throwing in summer ball. He's a tall righty that has command of 4 pitches and i think has been out of school for a year or two. He throws in the high 80's too so it should be interesting to see him pitch against D3 guys with wooden bats.
As for that, i'm glad wood is official next year!
Yes. Can't wait for wood!
I think the conference polls should be comming out today (March 3rd) or tomorrow.
Good to see that the season is finally underway.
Looks like Yeshiva had a rough start - thats an understatement.
Old Westbury is winless in their first 6 games.
Farmingdale and Poly lost their opening 2
MSV Split with D2 Mercy. With a combigned 1 hitter between 2 pitchers and Schor's first homer of the season.
Purchase has their first game today - I'm curious to see how they do.
Question for all teams ...
Who has the best freshman class this year?
Purchase beat Chestnut Hill, an official NCAA D2 school, 9-6 today away at Chestnut Hill.
Quote from: NYBB on March 03, 2008, 11:11:57 PM
Purchase beat Chestnut Hill, an official NCAA D2 school, 9-6 today away at Chestnut Hill.
Chestnut Hill is also in its first season of baseball.
True. Chestnut Hill did have a recruiting class however and they also have scholarship players (D2). Purchase is going to be good this year.
you've told us a hundred times about how good purchase is going to be. i think we get the point.
just telling you again. never hurts to remind someone.
As for Polytech, they're in trouble. Their coach ditched and i feel bad for that program...
Come on man - purchase had a rough go around with a first year program in their first day on the field. Face it - they are not going to be as dominant as you think they are.
Can we please speak about some of the premier teams of the conference or contribute to some topics?
now - to change the subject ... best freshman class ??? ???
Did i ever say Purchase was going to be DOMINANT? No. I said they're going to be good.
Farmingdale, MSV & St. Joe's will be the top three teams.
As for best freshman class, I have no idea other than i know that the coach at Maritime did a decent job in bringing in some recruits.
Yea- i think maratime did an okay job. but, how much can u expect?
Looks like Old Westbury took in a load of kids - looks like 1 in the starting lineup (2B i think) Also have a JV team - that will help the program
MSV i think did an excellent job recruiting - Coach Macias finally has his own guys - not players who he inherrited. He got the Holy Cross Catcher - Solid CHSAA City team. I see he got 2 St. John the Baptist boys - Powerhouse LI CHSAA school. One of which started at 1B. Pitcher from Brewster HS who could emerge as a starter among an older pitching staff
Purchase had some good bio's about their recruits - looks to be a solid foundation for the future. Not too sure about the kid that transferred from UMass??? Says he took off a year? anyone know if he got hurt last year?
St. Joes took a good amount of LI boys. (As did Farmingdale) Always good to pick ballplayers out of the island. And they got even more pitching to add to a pretty dominant existing staff.
Thats what i got ... n e one want to add?
Pre-Season Polls Are In !
1. Farmingdale State
2. Old Westbury
3. St. Joseph's-L.I.
4. Mount Saint Vincent
5. Mount Saint Mary
6. Purchase
7t. Polytechnic
7t. Maritime
9. Yeshiva
Austin Groves was Purchase's best recruit. He's the starting CF and can hit.
Don't expect much from Maritime this year but i'm sure that they'll be a factor in the next few. Their coach is very good.
Anyone esle surprised that Old Westbury got a that high of a bid??
I thought MSV would have been ahead of St. Joes - Head to head - Mount was victorious. But im not that surprised - no one gives that program any credit.
Was this season's Mariatime coach responsible for this years recruits ??
I'm pretty sure that Maritime's coach recruited this year's class, yes.
Farmingdale has officially ended their trip to Orlando.
1-8
Things are getting intersting already
interestingly bad.
We'll see how Purchase does tommorow.
Quote from: NYBB on March 04, 2008, 11:27:08 AM
True. Chestnut Hill did have a recruiting class however and they also have scholarship players (D2). Purchase is going to be good this year.
How many scholarships do they carry? Guessing they're nowhere near fully funded.
Im gonna guess that the only have a few scholarships. they are deff. not fully funded. its only a first year program
Purchase got their butts handed to them by Wesley. Oh well. Moving on..
Congrats to:
Player of the week: Brian Benvenuto (FSU)
Pitcher of the week: Anthony Palandro (MSV)
Rookie of the week: Austin Groves (PC)
Help- i admit i am not good with this stuff but isn't this a D3 site? Who has scholarship money? Am i wrong or confused?
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True. Chestnut Hill did have a recruiting class however and they also have scholarship players (D2). Purchase is going to be good this year.
How many scholarships do they carry? Guessing they're nowhere near fully funded.
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Im gonna guess that the only have a few scholarships. they are deff. not fully funded. its only a first year program
Purchase played Chestnut Hill, a D2 school in their first game and won 9-6.
So Skyline is pretty even right now...looking good. any thoughts? nobody is really dominant
yes sir.
St. Joes looks a lot better than anticipated.
MSV gave FSU a run for their money - however State prevailed
Still quesitoning what Westbury has tho
We'll see about Westbury. I saw MSM play...not impressive at all. Purchase has one senior pitcher that's very good. Polytech has a few okay dudes...Maritime, not so much. It's wide open at the top though betwee Joes, Farm & MSV. We'll see what happens
NYBB who did you see MSM play? They are a better team then last year but there pitching has been spotty along with some eratic deffense... The Senior catcher Chris Schacca is down right dirty. He can hit a 90mph fastball falling outa bed.
PureBBfan - i totally agree with you about Schacca. Kid can mash - no doubt about that.
Since we are on the subject of Mt. St. Marys ... How about the HUGE upset beating Farmingdale. Speechless.
NYBB - Have you seen Westbury yet? Impressive.
MSV- climbing back up ...
NYBB - after a half of a season, i am finally going to have to agree with you. not about purchase (sorry) but about SUNY Old Westbury. A split with Maratime ?!?! Thats crazy. Granted OW is a young team with that kid Mateo @ 1B, but they are beginning quite a decline.
WHERE DID MSMC come from ?! Pitching came out of nowhere ...
i have NO idea what MSM is doing but its working. I saw their best pitchers throw and they were not impressive but, hey, they're winning so i can't say anything.
Farmingdale should win it all though. It's a really tight race though, 1-8! (9 is yeshiva and they don't count)
its going to be either farmingdale or old westbury. St. joes n msm will crumble coming down to the last 2 weeks. Old westbury has the best pitching staff in the conference with that kid whiteneck with a 0 era in confernce n something like 2 overrall.
Do you realize that SJC is going into their last weekend of conference play against Poly Tech as the #1 seed? I dont see them falling down. Even if the drop to #2 ... they still have a first round bye.
MSM i kind of agree with you - they are playing a very talented MSV team. That will be a very exciting series to see. That is going to be the battle for the #3 seed.
so - nybaseball fan - if the season were to end today ... the playoffs would be - 1. St. Joes 2. Farmingdale State 3. MSV 4. MSM 5. OW 6. Purchase. so - first round would be MSV vs Purchase and MSM vs OW.
Still think OW still has a shot?
im going to stick with my preseason prediction - Farmingdale State vs. MSV in the conference finals
St. Joe's beat KEan, and Mount St. Mary lost to John Jay yesterday, who would have thought?
for polytech to take the 6th playoff spot from purchase, they need to win at least two of their four against MSV & Old Westbury. Purchase owns the tie-breaker (whoever won the 9 inning game between the two teams, gets the tie-breaker) and even if they lose both to Farmingdale and Polytech wins one, Purchase goes.
So, it's up to Polytech to split or do better against MSV & Old Westbury. That's easier to do than to beat Farmingdale in my opinion.
But, in another opinion, i really don't think D3 baseball in the region is so great this year. Manhattanville has one kid that's getting scouted but they're not even in the conference anymore. The CUNYAC is still weak...it's a sad day for new york baseball.
Just cant figure out MSM they can look so good and then so bad....
What they will do in the playoffs only time will tell.... One word of advise to the teams and there pitching staffs "walk"........ Just walk the Schacca kid he must be hitting 500 and its like he's on base constantly anyway.
Quote from: PureBBfan on April 23, 2008, 10:31:25 PM
Just cant figure out MSM they can look so good and then so bad....
What they will do in the playoffs only time will tell.... One word of advise to the teams and there pitching staffs "walk"........ Just walk the Schacca kid he must be hitting 500 and its like he's on base constantly anyway.
So, are you the Schacca kid's brother, father or relative? I'd imagine you're one of the three judging by the name on your e-mail account.
Quote from: NYBB on April 23, 2008, 06:11:23 PM
But, in another opinion, i really don't think D3 baseball in the region is so great this year. Manhattanville has one kid that's getting scouted but they're not even in the conference anymore. The CUNYAC is still weak...it's a sad day for new york baseball.
I was just on the phone with the head coach from CCNY LAST year, and we just said how abysmal D3 teams are around here. The CUNY conference had some decent teams last year - Kean lost to CSI, CCNY has a PRe-season all-american, and Jay was competitive with a relatively tough out of conference schedule. This year, the CUNYAC is awful, I dont' know if you guys have seen any of the teams, but it is at an all time low. YET....Lehmen beat Manhattanville, and a much improved Polytech team, John Jay beat Mount St. Mary's, then turned around and trudged through to beat William Patterson. CSI was beating Farmingdale 7-2 in teh 4th. I'm well aware that nobody is using conference pitchers and they are trying to save arms - but having seen several CUNY teams this year it shouldn't matter. Both of these conferences are in awful shape, and the teams are just flat out bad.
The CCNY coach... hahahahah.
He left his job at Polytech only to lead his CCNY team with a pre-season all american on it to an AWFUL LAST PLACE FINISH playing in the worst collegiate baseball conference in the WORLD. This aside, CCNY played games on a field on the east river of manhattan with a 240 foot center field fence so any home runs hit there should not count towards their stats (Gomez has 8 HR's...at least half of which were hit over a 240 foot fence).
Polytech, BTW, just made the playoffs in the Skyline in their first year and will have a chance to advance playing MSV while CCNY is DONE, not coming CLOSE to qualifying for the weakest and worst inner conference collegiate baseball tournament ever. (usually CSI & John Jay are good...not so anymore).
At least Coach Yorke had something right : the teams are AWFUL but this group of terrible has his team at #2 on the list (behind Yeshiva).
"This aside, CCNY played games on a field on the east river of manhattan with a 240 foot center field fence so any home runs hit there should not count towards their stats (Gomez has 8 HR's...at least half of which were hit over a 240 foot fence)."
Not entirely true. They only played 3 games there (which was 3 too many), 1 against Maritime, 2 against PolyTech. He hit 3 HR's out of his 8 there. I 1000% agree that any stats compiled on that field should not count, but you have to have your facts correct. IT is entirely the AD's fault that they played there, she singlehandedly ruined the entire athletic program, one year after she was hired.
The funny thing about Yorke is that he recruited the kids at PolyTech, then left for CCNY assuming he was going to inherit a monster squad. the kids he recruited were solely responsible for handing CCNY 2 losses on that mini field, sticking it up his a$$. There is no reson the CCNY team was as bad as they were, tehy did lose several key players, but there is no way tehy should have been as terrrible as tehy were (3-31, tehy are trying to avoid putting a loss to St. Joe's of Brooklyn on their record). That is entirely coaching, and Yorke & Eric Webber should be embarrassed.
http://www.cunyathletics.com/sports/baseball/2008base/ccny.htm
Funny stats: Pitching = 208 innings, 187 walks, and 49 HBP's. 28 games 85 errors. Doing the math....that is almost TWO RUNNERS per inning on base for free. EVERY inning, for the entire season. Hitting = 28 games, 67 walks, 211 K's. That is just flat out poor coaching. And hitting. lol. Take away Gomez's stats, and the team batted .243.
They really are worse than Yeshiva, lol.
With the skyline playoffs starting today, who will advance? Who will be out?
3. MSV vs. 6. Polytech
4. OW vs. 5. MSM
My predictions- The 3. MSV and the 4. OW will move on to play Farmingdale and St Joes.
#3 MSV vs #2 SJC
#5 MSMC vs #1 FSU
Old Westbury is out.
Polytechnic is out.
Predictions?
i'm glad we agree about CCNY> GARBAGE. And yeah. The fact that Old West lost is awful. Why didn't Whitenack start? Awful.
St. Joe's winning it all.
Mt St Vincent vs SUNY-Farmingdale Sunday for the title
Congrats to Farmingdale State Rams.
Good luck in the Regionals.
FYI. I predicted MSv vs. FSU in the finals
Gomez can flat out hit... So any comments about him getting cheap hits is moot in my opinion. He doesn't make to many soft outs!!! Team wasn't very good this year... but the kid can hit. AND he is a nice guy on top of it...
Bob, NYBB's arguement is valid, for those few games they played on the East River. It's a DISGRACE that they were scheduled there by the AD.
That doesn't taint what Richie did this year, or last. The hitters behind him had more strikeouts than hits, and most teams knew Gomez was the only hiter on the team, and didn't give him as many good pitches to hit, the way he got last year with Mena hitting behind him. Regardless, he improved his batting average, as well as OBA and slugging percentage. He definitely earned the Pre-Season All America votes, and he still deserves to make the AA team, but on a 3-32 team it's just not going to happen.
the last time i checked, being a nice guy didn't get onto the all america team. he's not going to make it.
someone that should make it however, is my friend Pete Mac out of U of R. Ridiculous, real, stats.
Quote from: NYBB on May 12, 2008, 12:24:13 PM
the last time i checked, being a nice guy didn't get onto the all america team. he's not going to make it.
That's true, it were Richie's stats & talent which got him on the Pre-Season All America team, and despite how horrendous his team was, he improved his stats from last season, and will hopefully still be considered for the AA team based on his performance, and nothing else.
NYBB,
check the post.. no one said he will make the team becuase he is a nice kid. That was an added comment... It is true that it is hard to get any recognition when your team is 3-whatever... BUT, its hard to ignore his ability with the bat.
I have no idea if he is going to be on the AA ballot, let alone make the team. But I would put his ability with the bat up against anyone who is considered.
As far as Pete making the AA team... his stats are good, but he is one of 8-10 pitchers in the NY region that will be considered. Then you have to compete with all the guys from the other regions... lets keep it in perspective and not make it too big becuase as you say, he is your friend. Yes, he had a very good season and is in the mix, but it hasn't seperated him from the pitchers in NY, let alone all the regions.
AND, he too is a nice kid.
I agree with you Bob. PM has some good stats, but not necessarily better than other pitchers in the region. The kid from RPI has the same ERA with another win, Tone from CST is 7-0 with a 9 inning no-no, Sottung is 8-1 with a 1.57 era and I think he has the school record for wins at IC. I know that AA teams are for 08', but that's pretty impressive at a school like Ithaca.
I don't mean to diminish anyone's season. 7-1 with a 1.52 is a great year no matter how you cut it. But, there's a lot of phenominal ballplayers with awesome seasons that don't get AA. All of those guys mentioned above have had great seasons, whether they get the AA nod or not. I will say NYBB, that at the beginning of the season, I thought your were full of it, but I've got to give you some credit for picking a good horse way before the season started. Too bad that UR didn't make the tourney. It would have been nice to get another Upstate NY team in.
U of R made their own bed when they didn't get to the LL championship game. If they had made the LL championship game they would have definately made the field of 54! You gotta win when it counts!
FYI in order to be considered to be an All-American you must first make the regions First Team Regional All-American Squad.
After that, to be perfectly honest, players on teams in the NCAA Tournament always get first precedent over players that are not in the tournament. Finally, players on teams in the World Series will get precedent over everyone else. Although this is not a written rule, this is how things end up breaking down with players with similar stats. Just take a look at the past teams. The fact that they announce the teams at the dinner before the World Series begins probably has a lot to do with this. Finally, Sottung, Zongol, and Tone all play for teams that are generally perrenial NCAA teams (except for RPI lately but still). Just like many conference awards these are often very political which means usually those squads get the benefit of the doubt as well when it comes to post season accolades.
That's the coaches' All-American team. Not the same for ours.
with my -7 karma right now, i might as well just keep up the awful banter.
i'm pitching for purchase this coming season and i am personally guranteeing 70 K's if i throw 50 innings. looking forward to it!
Quote from: NYBB on May 15, 2008, 01:31:01 AM
i'm pitching for purchase this coming season and i am personally guranteeing 70 K's if i throw 50 innings. looking forward to it!
With as many mid-weak games as they play against CUNY, and playing in the Skyline - that migh tbe possible.
i cannot wait until next spring!
ALL-SKYLINE BASEBALL FIRST TEAM:
P = Tom Heeman, Farmingdale State
P = Billy Garofalo, Farmingdale State
C = Mike Hernandez, St. Joseph's
1B = Jon Welsh, St. Joseph's
2B = Mike Gerdes, St. Joseph's
SS = Brian Benvenuto, Farmingdale State
3B = Tanner Munroe, Mount Saint Vincent
OF = Anthony Mazzilli, Farmingdale State
OF = Zach Munroe, Mount Saint Vincent
OF = Ryan Carroll, St. Joseph's
DH = Michael Labrozzi, Farmingdale State
UT = Matthew Berger, Mount Saint Mary
ALL-SKYLINE BASEBALL SECOND TEAM:
P = Mike Redmond, Mount Saint Mary
P = Justin Maravegias, St. Joseph's
C = Zak Nersesian, Farmingdale State
1B = Michael Pope, Mount Saint Vincent
2B = Brian Visconti, Mount Saint Mary
SS = Jeff Coyle, St. Joseph's
3B = Luis Feliciano, Farmingdale State
OF = Anthony Forgione, Mount Saint Mary
OF = Joe Blackford, Mount Saint Vincent
OF = Mark Cisek, St. Joseph's
DH = Zack Keckley, St. Joseph's
UT = Matt Cresswell, Maritime
BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Chris Schacca, Mount Saint Mary
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR:
Robert Whitenack, Old Westbury
BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Michael Pope, Mount Saint Vincent
BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:
Randy Caden, St. Joseph's
this will be my last post. purchase college has 14 guys coming in for 4 available spots. coach guerrero is rapidly improving the program and with Purchase becoming an official D3 this year, their baseball, along with all their other sports programs, are moving on up.
the college is almost done with a giant soccer stadium (football goalposts as well...hmmm) and with other renovations, i would say that this school is going to turn around and become a D3 contender in the next 5 years. That's it.
Also, watch out for me in the spring. lol
Hey guys,
Anyone know if Ryan Pembroke from Farmingdale State got drafted or is playing independent ball? Heard some rumors - thought i could get some facts here...
Benvenuto getting drafted after this season????
A full draft list is on D3baseball.com.
http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/page/2
Ryan Pembroke will be playing in the Arizona Winter League in Yuma this January to March. IN addition he was one of the guys who played in the 2008 NY State League and was signed to play in the Continental Baseball League next summer. Here is a copy of the annoucement from the NY State League BLog:
WELSH, ACEVEDO, AND PEMBROKE SIGN WITH CBL FOR 2009
October 14, 2008 by nystateleague
Zack Welsh, C, Matt Acevedo, INF, and Ryan Pembroke, INF, have signed contracts with the Continental Baseball League for the 2009 season. The teams these players will be on will be selected later through the Continental League draft.
He and Zach Welch roomed with my son Rob last July in Yonkers and they will join Rob in playing in the CBL this summer. Rob has signed with Texarkana... Zack and Ryan will go into the league draft this spring to determine which team they end up on.
Any word on how some of the teams are looking thus far?
Does anyone know whats really going on with the regoinals? I understand Old Westbury/Skyline are co-hosting it, but is the tournament being held @ Jackie Robinson Stadium or Farmingdale State Stadium?
To answer my own question. The regional is being held @ Farmnigdale.
Good to see some national recognition for the conference. Well, at least for St. Joes. Gerdes as a 2nd team All-American and i see they got a few national ranking votes. I have a feeling it is going to be an exciting season for skyline fans
He is a former SUNYAC player, but as a follow up to my post from 11/7... just to be accurate. Zach Welch has signed with Texarkana (not sure who it happened but he did). Ryan Pembroke will still be in the upcoming league draft...
It is nice to see players and teams from NY receive recognitions... I wish there were more of them.
Bob, why is it that not as many guys from the NY Region get the recognition, that quite frankly, some deserve??
Good question... I have no answer for it.
Here is a link to the stats from the Winter League. Pembroke was on Saskatchewan.
http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/baseball/ariw/28daily.txt
Just want to send out some congratulations towards Coach John Lonardo. Have known John personally for a few years now and think he is doing a tremndous job down there at OW. I know they got in alittle bit of trouble a few years back, but I'm glad to see he has righted the ship and is turning the program back around. Keep up the good work John.
Wild start to what seems to be a very unpredictable tournament. MSV beat MSMC in extras on a walk off grand slam.
Any ideas for the championship round matchup ???
Congrats to Farmingdale for consecutive years in the NCAA. They should be a tough game for anyone who has to run up against them. The second year always makes the athletes and coaches more at ease and being at home never hurts.
anyone with info from teams thru the fall seasons?
Quote from: d3fann on December 09, 2009, 05:49:52 PM
can we assume farmingdale will br ranked at the beginning of next season? There might be a very differnet look to them next year, in regards to pitching and a big hole at the SS position. Going to be hard to replace a player like Benvonutto
I am not sure you will see Farmingdale in the preseason polls. They certainly will get a look but Benvenuto and Heeman were seniors and they will be hard to replace. Give Osik a few years and they might rise to the same level as RPI, Ithaca and Cortland.
I agree with Jim on this one. Farmingdale had a heck of a run last year but Benventuo, Heenan, Gili and Gionesi are big losses - namely the first two on the list. While preseason pollsters often look back to the previous season's results when compiling their poll, they also take into account who's back and who's not. Given the losses, I'd be hard pressed to put this team into the top 25. Maybe if we had a top 40 then yes, but not yet until they show they can win w/o Benvenuto and Heenan.
Not to take anything away from Farmingdale either, but if they're not playing the NCAA regional at home last season, do they go on their miracle run? I think they would've made noise but I'm not sure about winning the whole shebang. On a side note, when's the last time Cortland, Ithaca and RPI all completely imploded in the regionals against a fellow New York team? (Answer - 2004, Brockport)
farmingdale has big time players that are coming in...
Looks like Farmingdale has another strong March schedule this year!!!
March
Sat 6 Western New England 2:00 PM
Sun 7 Cortland State 12:00 PM
Sat 13 Eastern Connecticut TBA
Sun 14 Southern Maine TBA [/b]
Sat 20 at NYU-Poly * (DH) 12:00 PM
Sun 21 Old Westbury * Double-Header 12:00 PM
Wed 24 Kean 3:30 PM
No doubt Benvenuto is a loss for Farmingdale's lineup but they are returning every other one of their everyday starters from last year. Gili at second and an assortment of people at third were never set in stone. The centerfield Year hit .415 and won the regional gold glove. Curtis in his 2nd season hit .407 with 44 rbi and was named skyline player of the year as well as being named to the ECAC all metro team. Moscatelli had 52 hits and drove in 38 with 10 doubles. Ennis had 11 doubles while hitting .336. The Labrozzi kid lead the team in homeruns (5) and second in doubles (12) while having a .463 OBP. He hit .393 and was second team all region the year before. That's my protection for Curtis right there. Both of their catchers hit over .333 with Nersesian winning the gold glove as a catcher the year before. That goes without saying they have some good kids coming in and a few pretty good arms and let's not forget they have a guy who spent 10 years in the big leagues as their coach. Maybe they won't make it back to the world series this year but I don't think the skyline is even a question for them.
Not a lot of chatter for Skyline this year but playoff seeds are set:
1. Farmingdale 15-1
2. St. Joe's 14-2
3. Mt St Mary 10-6 (wins tiebreaker by regular season sweep of Old West.)
4. Old Westbury 10-6
5. Mt St Vincent 8-8
6. Maritime 7-9
Farmingdale and St Joe's have byes to weekend double-elimination tournament, while the following is Wednesday's matchups in the single elimination portion to advance to the weekend:
Maritime @ Mt St Mary
Mt St Vincent @ Old Westbury
Not a strong showing this year for the Skyline group and looks like Farmingdale and St Joe's will fight it out. They split with each other this year.
Any thoughts?
Mt St Mary 9 Maritime 0
Old Westbury 2 Mt St Vincent 1 (10 innings)
Friday
Old Westbury vs Farmingdale
Mt St Mary vs St Joe's
begins double elimination format
Strange set-up for the tournament. Farmingdale plays pretty well at home as referenced by last year's NCAA regional on Long Island. I wouldn't be surprised to see them come out of this. But, I think Westbury is still a sleeper pick to move on.
I agree that Farmingdale is the obvious favorite, tough to beat them at home. Funny thing is they've only played 6 games since splitting with St Joe's April 10, and two of those were against Yeshiva. So they'll either be well rested and ready to go or really rusty. Although not much of a sleeper, St. Joe's might be in a better position having to play Mt St Mary today, while although Old Westbury might be the hottest team, drawing Farm. this afternoon after a tight game with Mt St Vincent might hinder them.
Westbury would have had a better year if Whitenack hadn't been drafted though Fordyce has filled in as the number one arm admirably.
It'll be a tough road for whichever team advances. Downstate teams haven't had a lot of success in Auburn.
Farmingdale to championship round
St Joe's vs Old Westbury elimination game
Mt St Mary vs winner of elimination game later to move on and face Farmingdale tomorrow
For all the marbles:
Farmingdale vs. Old Westbury (OW needs to win twice)
First game starts at noon.
Old Westbury put up a good fight, but 5 in the 8th send Farmingdale back to the regionals.
As the boys go back to class and season is around the corner...any updates on NYU-Poly?
Quote from: LTHSdad on January 13, 2012, 06:07:01 PM
As the boys go back to class and season is around the corner...any updates on NYU-Poly?
Welcome LTHSdad.
Keep checking back. The northern boards don't usually thaw until around mid-February.
Three years since a post.
Here is a story on the 2015 playoffs. Happy people for a losing team.
http://www.skylineconference.org/news/2015/5/15/BSB_0515153632.aspx
News from Farmingdale State...
College goes on lockdown after light saber mistaken for gun
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/ny-college-told-to-shelter-in-place-after-report-of-gun-1.11581810
As Skyline league play begins, what are some thoughts about the make-up of the conference?
Is St. Joseph's (LI) or Old Westbury ready to make another run at the league title?
Is Maritime a legit contender despite a lighter early schedule?
Can Farmingdale rebound for a post-season run?
Can St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) be a conference tournament team in their first Skyline season?
Battle of St. Joe's with a potential rematch on Tuesday. Bears vs. Eagles!