A ton of activity yesterday in the tournaments so I'll focus on the surprises and spankings.
A10: St Louis 23 St Joseph's 8. The Billikens are 2-0 and face Richmond next.
AAC: ECU lost to USF but bounced back to beat Cincy,
CUSA: Dallas Baptist beat Rice 13-2 and faces WKU today.
Summit: S. Dakota St beat N Dakota St 17-3 and faces Oral Roberts next.
SunBelt: Some tough wins and more battles to come. USM beat JMU 7-1 and faces Troy, a winner over Appy, next. CCU edged GA St and faces ULL, a winner over TX St, next.
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May 26, 2023
CCU and USM , the top dogs in the SunBelt won.
DBAP spanked WKU 10-2. ORU 15 S Dak St 2.
In WAC play UTA beat Seattle, then Grand Canyon later in the day.
May 27, 2023
Elimination phase is nearly over. Since I spent a few months in the area in 2005, I'm paying attention to UNC Greensboro, which is located in an old section of the city. If UNCG beats Samford in the first game, they face Wooford later in the day for the SoCon title. Kennedy Jones leads the Spartans with .357 AVG, 14 HR, 42RBI
Nichols and New Orleans play today for the Southland title. Tulane is still alive in the AACT.
May 28, 2023
Sunbelt: Cajuns take 2 from CCU to make it the conference final against USM. Is the SunBelt going to get three tickets?
AAC: Tulane makes it to final against ECU.
CUSA: Charlotte faces DBAP
Colonial:: Winner of Elon/Northeastern takes on UNCW in the final.
Horizon: Wright St won two games over Oakland yesterday by scores of 9-8 and 14-0 to get the AQ for the 3rd year in a row.
Southland : Nichols beat New Orleans to get the AQ.
May 29, 2023
Tulane's defeat of ECU probably threw a wrench into teams like ULL, who lost to USM in the SunBelt final, getting at an at-large. Teo Banks (Tulane) hit three home runs and 11 RBI on his way to the MoP of the AACT.
ECU and CCU had great regular seasons and I'll be shocked if they 're not in field of 64.
Charlotte beat DBAP to win the CUSAT. UNCW beat Samford to win the CAA.
May 30, 2023
Well, the selection committee shut my mouth. Sunbelt got more tickets than the Big 10.
Sun Belt 4 (Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, Southern Miss., Troy)
Big Ten 3 (Indiana, Iowa, Maryland)
And the cold states did better than I guessed.
American 2 (East Carolina, Tulane)
Big East 2 (UConn, Xavier)
Colonial 2 (Northeastern, UNCW)
Plus, they treated the CUSA right
Conference USA 2 (Charlotte, DBU)
Tulane plays LSU. Northeastern gets my Terps
Aug 3, 2023
One more baseball comment before football takes control. UC Irvine outfielder Caden Kendle, who agreed to a $175,000 bonus with the Cardinals as a 10th-rounder but later backed out of the deal, was the only player taken in the first ten rounds to not turn pro.
Jan 27, 2024
On 08/18/23, Nolan Schanuel was selected to the Angels' major league roster directly from AA, only 40 days after he was drafted from FAU(then CUSA).
