Quote from: airball55 on April 03, 2012, 01:39:01 PM
Go easy RPI mom.  Having followed RPI over the past 10 years or so, it was practically an easy conclusion that you could write the Redhawks in for the tournament.  They were easily mentioned with Cortland in terms of their own league dominance.  However, the past 5-6 years, times have changed.  They even missed the conference tournament not too long ago!!  Remember, I picked them this season, thinking they may recall some of that past season's dominance.  All I am saying is, they have come back to the pack.  Not too long ago, this was a preseason top 25 program automatically.  Now, with Skidmore and Clarkson and even St. Lawrence getting tournament bids, as frequent and more frequent then the Hawks, the times have changed.  Don't be alarmed, they are off to a good start, but, both of those series' were at home.

hey airball, your observation had truth in it, that's why it smarted! The RPI fans were a bit shell shocked after Florida, the boys were struggling. I think everyone breathed a little sigh of relief that things started out well in the league. There has been parity in the LL and this year probably will bring more of the same.

Ok, so it's clear I'm an RPI fan, but air balls comment that RPI isn't the same program as 5-10 years ago was a zinger after Florida. Hopefully the strong start in the LL gets us going in the right direction. This weekend bats were smoking' vs. Clarkson with Rpi taking 3.

Yeah,  RPI struggled in Fl. Ace hasn't hit his stride, relief was a bit shaky and unearned runs hurt. 3-5 for the week. Bats were warming as the week went along, talent is there.

Steffen fielded a roster for the game against Army on sept 18th. We only lost 2 seniors but he sent along a handful of freshmen. The hitting looked solid, pitching had ups and downs.

Rochester has a 2012 roster out. No freshmen listed yet.?

Hope Clarkson goes far.... All good for LL! Hey Ocho.... I'm not an a-hole!

Wow, Clarkson bats roughed up the Engineers pretty good. What happens to the schedule with the rain postponement?..... (a gift for RPI.)

Ha ha ! Either  I'm just bad at editing using the cut and paste functions or I need t get a life, probably both!!! Good luck to all , but going with rpi on  good momentum. Saw that Catholic made the tournament for the first time since 1977, they picked up johns Hopkins assist t coach, interesting.

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LIBERTY LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Dates:     May 13-15, 2011

Host:       Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Venue:    Robison Field, 17th and Eagle Street, Troy, NY 12180

Teams:   #1 RPI
      #2 Skidmore
      #3 Clarkson
      #4 St. Lawrence

Tournament Pairings:
 
Friday         Pairings               Time
Game 1      #2 Skidmore v. #3 Clarkson       12:00pm
Game 2      #1 RPI v. #4 St. Lawrence         3:30pm
         

Saturday
Game 3      Loser Game 1 v. Loser Game 2      9:30am
Game 4      Winner Game 1 v. Winner Game 2      1:00pm   
Game 5      Loser Game 4 v. Winner Game 3      4:30pm

Sunday
Game 6      Winner Game 4 v. Winner Game 5      11:00am
Game 7      If needed, same teams as Game 6      TBD
Game will start 30 minutes after conclusion of game 6













Tournament Schedule

Friday, May 13th:
Game 1    12:00pm
#2 Skidmore v. #3 Clarkson
Batting Practice – Batting Cage behind 1st base dugout
Home Team Batting Practice 10:20-10:50
Visitors Batting Practice 10:50-11:20
Home Infield 11:30-11:40
Visitor's Infield 11:40-11:50
Field Preparation 11:50-12
Home Team: Skidmore-white uniforms-3rd base dugout

Game 2   3:30pm
#1 RPI v. #4 St. Lawrence
Batting Practice – Batting Cage behind 1st base dugout
Home Team batting Practice 1:50-2:20
Visitors Batting Practice 2:20-2:50
Home Infield 3:00-3:10
Visitor's Infield 3:10-3:20
Field Preparation 3:20-3:30
Home Team: RPI-white uniforms-3rd base dugout

** Should any game run long, the next contest will start 30 minutes after the field and dugouts have been cleared.


Saturday, May 14th

Game 3   9:30am
Loser Game 1 v. Loser Game 2
Batting Practice – Batting Cage behind 1st base dugout
Home Team  Batting Practice: 7:50-8:20
Visitors Batting Practice: 8:20-8:50
Home Infield – 9:00-9:10
Visitor's Infield – 9:10-9:20
Field Preparation – 9:20






Game 4   1:00pm
Winner Game 1 v. Winner Game 2
Batting Practice – Batting Cage behind 1st base dugout
Home Team Batting Practice 11:20-11:50
Visitors Batting Practice 11:50-12:20
Home Infield 12:30-12:40
Visitor's Infield 12:40-12:50
Field Preparation 12:50


Game 5   4:30pm
Loser of Game 4 v. Winner of Game 3
Batting Practice – Batting Cage behind 1st base dugout
Home Team Batting Practice 2:50-3:20
Visitors Batting Practice 3:20-3:50
Home Infield 4:00-4:10
Visitor's Infield 4:10-4:20
Field Preparation 4:20
** Should any game run long, the next contest will start 30 minutes after the field and dugouts have been cleared.



Sunday, May 15th
Game 6   11:00am
Winner of Game 4 v. Winner of Game 5
Batting Practice – Batting Cage behind 1st base dugout
Home Team Batting Practice 9:20-9:50
Visitors Batting Practice 9:50-10:20
Home Infield 10:30-10:40
Visitor's Infield 10:40-10:50
Field Preparation 10:50

Game 7   Will begin 30 minutes after Game 6
"If Game" ---Same teams as above

Too early for me to make a judgement call on the Coach Steffan as I haven't seen a game yet. However, seems like a stretch to think he isn't hands on running a program that's doing well this year, has done well historically and  has appeared in the world series twice. I agree that there is parity .....and thats good for the league. Next year my S will be an inmate and I'll have a better sense of the program.

In re to Coach accolades- You have to take into account that RPI only has 2 seniors, that counts for something.  This weekend will be the decider, will be fun to follow.

Can someone explain the LL tournament format & schedule? Thanks

Well boys, my son just decided to play/ pitch for RPI over UR next year. Tough choice for him....2 top notch programs.  Of course we hadn't discovered your blog prior to decision time!  Seems a bit stacked in favor of the Yellowjackets.  Guess someone will have to show RPI some love around here. Go Engineers!!!!