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Post by hcbball on Dec 18, 2020 17:06:15 GMT -5
Looks like they will have a 30 game, conference only schedule, starting in mid March. Only 30 games is disappointing, but predictably eliminating the beginning warm weather trips and mid-week games. Throw in some weather related cancellations, with difficulty in rescheduling, will probably end up with less than 30.
Good news is there is a plan for a conference tournament.
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Post by hcbball on Dec 22, 2020 19:40:05 GMT -5
Hired a new pitching coach. Quite disheartening that the best they could do was hire a volunteer AC, with very little coaching experience. You would think they could get someone with more coaching experience, even if it was at a lower level.
Makes me question how much value they put into the baseball program. First they force coach D out. Then they just elevate Kahovec and hire a pitching coach with no paid experience. Optics appear as if they’re just going with the lowest cost option.
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Post by thecrossisback on Dec 22, 2020 20:58:34 GMT -5
Hired a new pitching coach. Quite disheartening that the best they could do was hire a volunteer AC, with very little coaching experience. You would think they could get someone with more coaching experience, even if it was at a lower level. Makes me question how much value they put into the baseball program. First they force coach D out. Then they just elevate Kahovec and hire a pitching coach with no paid experience. Optics appear as if they’re just going with the lowest cost option. Thats to bad this is a program they should promote more. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 22, 2020 23:01:19 GMT -5
Hired a new pitching coach. Quite disheartening that the best they could do was hire a volunteer AC, with very little coaching experience. You would think they could get someone with more coaching experience, even if it was at a lower level. Makes me question how much value they put into the baseball program. First they force coach D out. Then they just elevate Kahovec and hire a pitching coach with no paid experience. Optics appear as if they’re just going with the lowest cost option. I did not realize that Coach D was forced out. Was it the excessive sacrifice bunting or something else? |
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Dec 22, 2020 23:08:35 GMT -5
Hired a new pitching coach. Quite disheartening that the best they could do was hire a volunteer AC, with very little coaching experience. You would think they could get someone with more coaching experience, even if it was at a lower level. Makes me question how much value they put into the baseball program. First they force coach D out. Then they just elevate Kahovec and hire a pitching coach with no paid experience. Optics appear as if they’re just going with the lowest cost option. Both volunteer assts have played in MLB. They may not be who you want, but they know the game, and that carries clout with the players. And DiCenzo is a now a minor league skipper in the Cleveland organization. I'd love to hear your story of him being "forced out" as you assert, as this is certainly not the case as I know it. |
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Post by hcbball on Dec 23, 2020 9:25:29 GMT -5
Big fan of O’Rourke, unfortunately I’m not sure if he was interested in the job.
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Post by hchoops on Dec 23, 2020 9:50:31 GMT -5
Who is O’Rourke ?
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Dec 23, 2020 10:00:01 GMT -5
Ryan O'Rourke.
Vol asst baseball coach who has pitched in the bigs.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 23, 2020 10:50:18 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Jan 29, 2021 20:03:41 GMT -5
In light of the pandemic, the Patriot League’s six baseball programs will be split into a pair of three-team divisions for the 30-game league schedule in 2021. Army, Holy Cross and Lafayette will play in the North Division, while Bucknell, Lehigh and Navy will play in the South Division. Teams will play 18 divisional games while facing non-divisional competition 12 times. The season is scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 13, with regular-season play running through May
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Post by hchoops on Jan 29, 2021 21:04:52 GMT -5
Well done, PL
Much closer to a regular number of games as opposed to basketball
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 29, 2021 21:37:26 GMT -5
Splitting a six team league into two divisions is stupid.
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 30, 2021 0:53:16 GMT -5
Hired a new pitching coach. Quite disheartening that the best they could do was hire a volunteer AC, with very little coaching experience. You would think they could get someone with more coaching experience, even if it was at a lower level. Makes me question how much value they put into the baseball program. First they force coach D out. Then they just elevate Kahovec and hire a pitching coach with no paid experience. Optics appear as if they’re just going with the lowest cost option. Hope you didn't hold the pin too long on that hand grenade you tossed in there.  Well done but tell us more because I thought Coach D had one of the more successful recent coaching runs at HC. The team seemed to be in contention every year and then he moved up to organized baseball when he left. I am sure there were some aspects of the job that were frustrating and I agree I would love to see HC invest more in baseball and softball scholarships because those are two games I understand and we have a beautiful facility to watch baseball games at HC when the weather cooperates. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 30, 2021 3:55:13 GMT -5
Hired a new pitching coach. Quite disheartening that the best they could do was hire a volunteer AC, with very little coaching experience. You would think they could get someone with more coaching experience, even if it was at a lower level. Makes me question how much value they put into the baseball program. First they force coach D out. Then they just elevate Kahovec and hire a pitching coach with no paid experience. Optics appear as if they’re just going with the lowest cost option. I did not realize that Coach D was forced out. Was it the excessive sacrifice bunting or something else? I like to know more about him being forced out? He did leave very late in the offseason/ramp up to the college/spring training though |
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jan 30, 2021 11:28:25 GMT -5
He was NOT forced out. He left on his own accord. Someone "forced out" of the pL doesn't walk right into a managerial position within an MLB organization.
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Post by thecrossisback on Feb 1, 2021 11:15:40 GMT -5
BC published their 2021 schedule. Said no fans but they play the Cross
vs Holy Cross March 10 Wed 4:00
vs Holy Cross March 17 Wed 4:00
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 3, 2021 12:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by thecrossisback on Feb 3, 2021 13:15:03 GMT -5
Good find Purplehaze! Wonder who else we are playing out of conference besides BC and when that officially starts? Any idea of fans at the games? Even in the later season months. I really want to go to an HC game! Fans wise they don't draw much anyway. Plus it is at the bottom of the HC campus |
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Post by bison137 on Feb 3, 2021 13:52:53 GMT -5
I am almost positive what you are seeing is the schedule that was approved well over a year ago. It is identical to the 2020 schedule, except that the home-road teams have been flip-flopped. It has been totally changed since then for covid reasons. HC is in a division with Lafayette and Army, and will play those teams more than the others. This is what Bucknell's coach emailed the other day about the PL schedule: " For conference play, we have 30 games scheduled over nine weeks. They split us into two divisions. We will play Lehigh and Navy more than the other side of the league. We will not utilize the opening weekend of college baseball, Feb 19-21, however we gain a week on the back end which will be nice to play in better weather. We were approved to play two non-conference weekends before league play starts, which we will utilize to get the team ready for conference play." This would imply that PL games start the weekend of March 13th. |
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 3, 2021 14:28:42 GMT -5
I think bison is correct here - so many conferences have been releasing spring sports while we have silence from the PL - it’s time to say something !
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Post by Tom on Feb 3, 2021 15:34:43 GMT -5
I am almost positive what you are seeing is the schedule that was approved well over a year ago. It is identical to the 2020 schedule, except that the home-road teams have been flip-flopped. It has been totally changed since then for covid reasons. HC is in a division with Lafayette and Army, and will play those teams more than the others. The linked schedule says it was updated in December of 2019. Changes are very likely |
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 3, 2021 16:43:35 GMT -5
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Post by hcbball on Feb 3, 2021 17:12:40 GMT -5
HC begins PL play at home vs Lehigh with DH on 3/13 and 3/14. I believe they plan on playing CCSU the weekend prior.
As of now I don’t think fans are allowed but hopefully that’s just a carryover of the winter sports rules.
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Post by thecrossisback on Feb 5, 2021 9:26:47 GMT -5
League schedule is posted on Holy Cross website.
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Post by hchoops on Feb 5, 2021 9:46:26 GMT -5
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Well done but tell us more because I thought Coach D had one of the more successful recent coaching runs at HC. The team seemed to be in contention every year and then he moved up to organized baseball when he left. I am sure there were some aspects of the job that were frustrating and I agree I would love to see HC invest more in baseball and softball scholarships because those are two games I understand and we have a beautiful facility to watch baseball games at HC when the weather cooperates.