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Post by phoenixphanatic21 on May 10, 2011 12:48:33 GMT -5
espn.go.com/ncaa/blog/_/name/ncaa_baseball/id/6519997/conference-races-come-wireJeremy Mills gives his most recent prediction of what the tournament field will look like (he has us as a 2-seed in the Charlottesville region with the Cavs, who are the #1 seed overall) as well as conferences he thinks will only get one bid to the tournament. He has the SoCon as one right now, which kinda surprises me.
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Post by topher99 on May 10, 2011 12:52:39 GMT -5
No surprise there. The league is rated 14-15 this year and the second-best RPI belongs to Charleston and is in the 60s.
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Post by elonfirefighter on May 10, 2011 14:44:47 GMT -5
I agree with topher, the conf RPI is really down this year, unless we loose in the title game i find it hard the argue 2 socon teams getting in.
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Post by elonpride on May 10, 2011 14:57:37 GMT -5
The SoCon RPI is fluctuating between 11-15.
It would be nice to see us in the Cavs regional. That's just a short drive from my place!
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Post by whoanellie on May 10, 2011 23:03:59 GMT -5
ODU win vs CAA league leader probably will not hurt
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Post by topher99 on May 11, 2011 8:13:02 GMT -5
SE Baseball projects Elon as the 3 seed in Corvalis, Oregon.
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Post by bhill483 on May 11, 2011 9:22:43 GMT -5
Well if it were Corvallis I would have to look into a visit to my mom who lives out there now, but i somehow dont think we get shipped that far. Another projection is www.collegebaseballdaily.com, which has us going as the 3 seed to Chapel Hill with ECU and Charlotte. Also there is www.perfectgame.org, but they do not have their's up for this week yet. I have been watching these 4 for a while and we are always 2-3 seed but ranging from UVa, UNC, USC, GaTech, Clemson (when they were predicted to host). Corvallis is the biggest stretch i have seen so far. |
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Post by bhill483 on May 11, 2011 9:36:58 GMT -5
As far as the predictions go - i dont think the regional in Corvallis would be that bad as a standpoint of liklihood to advance. I think UVa would be extremely difficult and i think UNC would be hard as well but we are familiar with the teams and its close.
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Post by euphoenix99 on May 11, 2011 10:53:44 GMT -5
That projected Chapel Hill regional would be a hot ticket. Corvallis would be interesting too and while Oregon State might be a little weaker host than UVA, I don't think it's by much. The Beavers have a really good team this year. Would be good to see them somewhere other than Clemson or Atlanta.
Go Phoenix!
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Post by elonpride on May 11, 2011 12:34:06 GMT -5
That projected Chapel Hill regional would be a hot ticket. Corvallis would be interesting too and while Oregon State might be a little weaker host than UVA, I don't think it's by much. The Beavers have a really good team this year. Would be good to see them somewhere other than Clemson or Atlanta. Go Phoenix! OSU has surprised just about everyone this year. I don't know of any college baseball expert that thought OSU would be sitting atop the Pac-10 at the moment. |
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Post by bhill483 on May 11, 2011 16:43:32 GMT -5
Oh I know about OSU from my mom living just a few miles away from them. I have been to a game there before and they get a great crowd, especially since they won back to back CWS. It is not a knock on them at all as a team as they have dominated the Pac-10. They are a surprise because they are young and lost a lot from last year, but still playing great ball. UVa is just plain dominant this year, only losing 5 - that would be the team i would least want to have to beat, much less beat twice.
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Post by elonpride on May 13, 2011 16:00:12 GMT -5
Oh I know about OSU from my mom living just a few miles away from them. I have been to a game there before and they get a great crowd, especially since they won back to back CWS. It is not a knock on them at all as a team as they have dominated the Pac-10. They are a surprise because they are young and lost a lot from last year, but still playing great ball. UVa is just plain dominant this year, only losing 5 - that would be the team i would least want to have to beat, much less beat twice. I'm going to the Miami/UVA game tomorrow afternoon and will be attending some meet and greet with Jim Morris at a Miami alumni reception. I have a good friend here that graduated from "The U" that is fairly well connected into their athletics. I'm also taking an official NCAA baseball to see if I can get it signed by one of our great alumnus and college baseball coaching legend! I hear that UVA has an unbelievable facility, so this should be a pretty good time! |
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Post by elonpride on May 14, 2011 14:49:24 GMT -5
Wow guys, UVA has an amazing park and great game day experience! UVA also has some of the best pitching I've seen in college baseball in quite some time.
I did also get a ball signed by Elon alum and Miami coach Jim Morris!
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Post by phoenixphanatic21 on May 15, 2011 19:53:42 GMT -5
Wow guys, UVA has an amazing park and great game day experience! UVA also has some of the best pitching I've seen in college baseball in quite some time. I did also get a ball signed by Elon alum and Miami coach Jim Morris! You lucky S.O.B. haha |
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