This is going to be a great regional!! My goodness if that is the teams that will be getting the bids, this will be exciting to see what happens...I still got cal lu winning it, there pitching is so deep that many teams cant compete...but i will say fox can flat hit and if the weather is bad that would give them an edge.

Hey I might just not be looking hard enough, but what is the date of the Linfield regional?

easy there nvnorthpaw im a fan of clu and i think there offense will be solid, but they played la sierra!! Not exactly a powerhouse over at lsu son.

First off congrats on your achievments in your D3 career, what school did you attend?
Second I would laugh too if I didn't actually see these numbers light up on the radar gun, and know these players first hand. Who's to say the perform as well as they have this fall. But i sure do like there chances, Im sure the coach who you talk to laughs because he probably thinks I am Slimak haha, very far from him that is for sure! I know it comes as a stretch to the imagination, but trust me on this it is not a hoax sir.

Please do share with me where my holes are...All you have done,without any true information to back it, is say no they don't throw that hard! So im confused who is the three year old here? I give you information about a team and your responses are basically nope, naw, and no! Sounds like someone doesn't like to be disagreed with?  Now if you have some useful information u'd like to bring to the discussion, not "argument", please feel free to join, i think we all would love to read your "inside information"!!

Mr Maxwell,

With you agreeing about my comment about the 90mph fastball, where are the ridiculous ones on velo? Im not saying they will dominate im saying with those kind of arms it is tough to compete with that kind of depth from game to game. Most teams battle the starters and try to get to the pen, correct??? It is when you get to the pen you tend to pounce on the weaker pitcher. But with the depth that CLU has its going to be tough when they bring in solid pitcher after pitcher game after game. Thats where im going with the 90 comments, not that 90 dominates all!!

You can bash on me a bit its no sweat, these chats would not be fun if everyone keeps on agreeing with eachother and stroke the ego of Chapman haha

Well put indeed!! I like when people information that give arguments!! Good Stuff, I agree with the rep of The USF pitching coach though i have never worked first hand with him. I believe Tigert left for personal reasons, not because of a following out with the coach. It would definitly be tough to leave that type of coach.

Aas for the velos you have scene my goodness thows are some names!! what team did your son get picked up by thats pretty cool stuff!! I can understand now whay the 6'5" boy didnt get a shot that makes sense, even though its wierd how scouts dont give those guys a plane ticket to compete for a summer. Why not see if they can get the higher level players out? Just have always wondered

Good stuff infileddad

WOW! If this is true (Which it isn't) then ALL of the experts are wrong.
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You didn't say experts??? looks like my eyes are getting the best of me again

what are the name of the kids that were hitting the mid 90s in the NYPL im assuming the New york penn league? Hate to burst you bubble thats not to good of a league, sorry sir

NO you can trust me big Poopa i know what is and is not good velocity, That velocity is what most D3 pitchers throw sorry to burst your bubble. In saying that I do believe those boys can still compete with the lack of velocity. I don't need to guess velocity, even though im usually right on, because i have had a radar gun in my hand while seeing them play. Not a jugs either a good ole Stalker.

I wont "backpedal" from there velocities because it is what it is, I will not put predictions on there stats, but I will stick by that that kind of pitching they have will make them the favorites in the SCIAC.

As for you infielddad, I said 5 not 8 who are hitting 90+, and i said they would start for any other team in the country, not meaning the group of three go together and take a team over, I meant as individuals, Im not talking about D1 pitchers because this is a D3 chatroom, thought you would put together my bad.
The USF kid Tigert was injured for half the year but has been a top 100 prospect all growing up.

As for that 6'5" kid that turned out 88-91 and a good slider, he would not have been in the independent leagues some pro team would have given him a shot, so maybe ur velo numbers are a little off? Or he looks ridiculous doing it and cant project one litlle bit

And I most definitly am not saying that they are better than Yacko, even though Tigert could get there this year, Because ive seen him first hand and the kid spots up 90 and has a solid two plane slider that makes batters fish, so im please dont assume things  

I sure like this chat though haha

How do you go about saying it isn't true? So Dingman doesnt go there? Iden and Hartmann quit? LeBaron and Roe aren't back from Tommy Jon? Tigert and Casillas dont hit 93? and there lineup doesnt grind out at bats? 

Oh my bad i must have been making these players up, sorry experts

Im in favor with that Idea! It is definitly a big difference pitching on a handmade mound and a dirt mound all off season, or being able to have scrimmages against your team and facing hitters live in a cage! its like pitching in a tunnel haha

I think you are on to something Mr. Ypsi

Oh and two of the players were fallbacks from D1, one from Fullerton and one from U of San Fran

To answer your question Mr. Parkman on the D1 and D3 transfering, i definitly think that players should be able to transfer in college baseball, not only up divisions but also down. The reason being is very few if any players in D1 get full scholarships, while D3 gets no athletic scholarships at all, and with the coaches coming and going as the please, this makes players not want to stick around. Not mention how you can have a 17 year old make a decision on where they want to live for the next 3 to 4 years. It takes more than a fun recruiting trip to figure  that tough decision out.

Now to the point of the "power arms" this one really ruffled yalls feathers a bit. I consider in the D3 level if you can hit 90+ you can throw it by guys. The average velo of most teams 78-83 not much more than that. The reason i bring those certain players up is because, excluding one, they all have other pitches they can go to. Yes three out of the pen would start for almost any other team including those texas boys. I agree 90 DOESNT mean good i truly believe you in that case, but 90 does give you room for error which the low 80s does not.

I sure do like the feedback though this is going to be a fun chatroom when reading about everyones outlooks from so many different parts of the country

They have much more talent than the rest of that league!! 5 pitchers that scrape 90 two that hit 93, a solid lineup from top to bottom, with David Iden and Paul hartmann leading the group, and a big lefthanded bat with Dingman from Chico, Ott might come back healthy, and you got tough at bats through 9 with solid stick ur nose in the dirt players, trust me the boys can play!!! Not to mention two horses coming back from tommy jon in Mike Roe and Rob LeBaron who were starters in 2007 and pitched most of that year injured! They might not even START! You get those boys out of the bullpen in any game past the 6th, Seldin Roe LeBaron, Its good night thanks for making the trip!

And NO i dont play for Cal lu