Welp…so far Saturday has been quite a bit less exciting than the prior 3 days.
Woffy dispatched Samford to the loser’s bracket fairly easily by a 10-3 score …
…and in a minor upset #4 seed UNCG just run-ruled & eliminated #2 seed Mercer 16-5 in the 8th.
UNCG to take on #3 Samford in the night game. FUBeAR thinks the Bulldogs will hang around and see if they can find a way to take 2 from the Tearyers tomorrow.
Disappointing end of the season for Mercer. The Bears, despite their 40 wins, never seemed to have enough Pitching, other than their outstanding closer, and the Defense was always shaky. If they failed to score a bunch a runs, they were going to find plenty of ways to lose - giving up 24 hits, as they did today, is one of those ways - a darn good one. Reckon has a Team ever won a college baseball game giving up 24 hits?. They will not receive an NCAA bid.
So we’ll pull for Samford or UNCG in the Finals because Woffy prolly will get a bid, without winning the SoCon Championship, since they made it to Sunday - rather see more SoCon Teams playing in the Post-Season than not - same feeling for all sports.
Woffy dispatched Samford to the loser’s bracket fairly easily by a 10-3 score …
…and in a minor upset #4 seed UNCG just run-ruled & eliminated #2 seed Mercer 16-5 in the 8th.
UNCG to take on #3 Samford in the night game. FUBeAR thinks the Bulldogs will hang around and see if they can find a way to take 2 from the Tearyers tomorrow.
Disappointing end of the season for Mercer. The Bears, despite their 40 wins, never seemed to have enough Pitching, other than their outstanding closer, and the Defense was always shaky. If they failed to score a bunch a runs, they were going to find plenty of ways to lose - giving up 24 hits, as they did today, is one of those ways - a darn good one. Reckon has a Team ever won a college baseball game giving up 24 hits?. They will not receive an NCAA bid.
So we’ll pull for Samford or UNCG in the Finals because Woffy prolly will get a bid, without winning the SoCon Championship, since they made it to Sunday - rather see more SoCon Teams playing in the Post-Season than not - same feeling for all sports.
NCAA MANUAL
20.10.1 ...intercollegiate athletics...competition in amateur athletics…
20.10.1.2 …maintaining a line of demarcation between student-athletes who participate in the Collegiate Model and athletes competing in the professional model
20.10.1 ...intercollegiate athletics...competition in amateur athletics…
20.10.1.2 …maintaining a line of demarcation between student-athletes who participate in the Collegiate Model and athletes competing in the professional model