The guys from the Rhode Talk podcast were nice enough to have me on their show this week. We talked mostly URI and Bryant as part of their college baseball wrap-up episode. You can find the episode here (just look for RT Ep. 9: College Baseball) or on the podcast app of your choice. Be sure to give them a follow on twitter @RhodeTalk.
2016 Bracket Challenge Standings
Our final Bracket Challenge Standings. This year’s national-seed carnage led to some pretty low scores, but thanks to all for playing!
2016 D1 Tournament Preview
Five teams. Five! It’s a record-breaking NCAA Tournament for New England, who’s never put more than four in the postseason. And we’ve only done that once since the early 70s. No matter what happens this weekend, it’s been a very special season, but in my opinion, more than one of our teams has what it takes to play into the second weekend. After the jump, we’ll take a look at all five: the road they took to get here, the players that led the way, and the once-in-a-lifetime experience they have to look forward to this weekend.
(Also, for more on our second annual Bracket Challenge, check out this week’s other blog post.)
2016 NECB Blog Bracket Challenge
Can’t believe it’s been a year since Kendall wiped the floor with the rest of us, but here we are, ready for another year of the Bracket Challenge. With five teams in the field, there’ll be plenty to keep New England baseball fans busy this weekend, but if filling out a bracket will help you enjoy things even more, read on.
Previewing the 2016 D3 Tournament
Weekends like this are why I write. Nine New England baseball teams, who’ve had great seasons just to get this far, are one good weekend away from a trip to the College World Series. There’s just nothing else like it. We’ll take a look at the paths all nine of them have taken after the jump.
Breaking Down the D3 Tournament Selections
Last year, I was pretty charitable to the D3 Selection Committee. I thought deserving teams were left at home, but more as a function of the field being too small than the committee picking the wrong teams to fill it. This year, I’m not so sure. Let’s dig in.
Breaking Down the D2 Tournament Selections
Last year, it was the D3 selections that had everybody worked up. This year, D2 decided to hop in on the party too. I’m going to be more open with my opinions than usual below, but as always, if you’re angry or disagree, don’t feel the need to hold back in the comments or on twitter. First, I’ll walk through what I think was the committee’s reasoning, then I’ll offer some thoughts on it. Shall we?
Previewing the 2016 D1 Conference Tournaments
With May upon us, we’ve got a few weekends of D1 conference tournament action to look forward to. Up and down the Eastern seaboard, New England teams will be battling to make NCAA Tournament dreams come true. We’ll update this post with previews of all the postseason qualifers as things unfold.
Previewing the 2016 NESCAC Tournament
After winning titles in 2014 and 2015, Wesleyan enters this weekend’s NESCAC Tournament looking for Division III’s third three-peat of the season, something that’s never been done. The league’s three historical powers– Amherst, Trinity, and Tufts– will all be itching to wrest the trophy back for themselves. For the second straight year, they’ll head to Nashua’s Holman Stadium to punch New England’s final ticket to the D3 Tournament. Though it may be tough to follow up 2015, when not a single game was decided by more than three runs, it promises to be an exciting weekend.
Weekend Roundup — May 10, 2016
Our first real Championship Weekend didn’t disappoint, with four more teams punching D3 Tournament tickets in some great games of baseball. We’ll have more on them up by Tuesday evening, but for now, it’s a recap of the D1 and D2 action that provided plenty of drama on its own. Read on for more.
