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Post by purplehaze on Apr 9, 2021 12:24:09 GMT -5
Team was swept by Bucknell last Sunday and play a 4 game series today and tmro vs. Lehigh - mountain hawks are always strong and we’ll have to get at least a split to stay in the league race. Today’s DH on ESPN
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 17, 2021 11:07:03 GMT -5
I don’t know if the team was already in Easton for the 4 games this weekend but we had someone test positive and the series has been canceled - amazing
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 24, 2021 17:50:15 GMT -5
we're 6-14 and 2-10 in the PL after losing all 4 games vs. BU by a combined 27-4 - just too much losing year after year with this program.
I have it from reliable sources that we spread 4 scholarships among our roster - what are the schollie numbers with other PL teams ?
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 25, 2021 2:24:01 GMT -5
we're 6-14 and 2-10 in the PL after losing all 4 games vs. BU by a combined 27-4 - just too much losing year after year with this program. I have it from reliable sources that we spread 4 scholarships among our roster - what are the schollie numbers with other PL teams ? Well BU is the best softball program in the Northeast...no surprise there! |
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Post by ignatius on Apr 25, 2021 13:23:25 GMT -5
we're 6-14 and 2-10 in the PL after losing all 4 games vs. BU by a combined 27-4 - just too much losing year after year with this program. I have it from reliable sources that we spread 4 scholarships among our roster - what are the schollie numbers with other PL teams ? Well BU is the best softball program in the Northeast...no surprise there! Profound insight as always, Foley. The doors aren’t locked...you can leave at any time. |
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Post by purplehaze on May 1, 2021 15:30:26 GMT -5
After losing two to Colgate (which plays in a town park in Hamilton) today, we're 6-16 overall and 2-12 in the PL. Even our star pitcher Nelson has not been dominant this season.
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Post by coacht on May 2, 2021 12:04:18 GMT -5
Lehigh and Army won't be any easier. We've only been on the wrong end of 2 run-rule decisions, which tells me our pitcher(s) are keeping us in the game, at least to a degree. An observation supported by a competitive ERA and strike-outs as a percentage of plate appearances (but we've allowed 21 unearned runs versus 3 on the opponent line). On the stat sheet, we trail in Team (HC) versus Opponent in every meaningful offensive category.
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Post by purplehaze on May 2, 2021 14:02:00 GMT -5
Lost the first game today vs Lehigh 7-2 (our runs unearned) - managed only 2 hits - Kelly Nelson again had problems - 9 hits and 6 earned runs in 4 innings on the mound - this team has zero chances if she’s not our stopper
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Post by purplehaze on May 2, 2021 16:04:40 GMT -5
5-0 loss in game 2 - with only 3 hits
that's 9 straight losses - would be 13 if it wasn't for a game scheduled against Brown (one of their two all season) - don't know what to say about this sad reality
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Post by coacht on May 2, 2021 17:53:27 GMT -5
It all comes down to recruiting. With the limited PL practice schedule that all of the teams live with, player development is a bigger challenge. The coaching staff has to grind it out on the recruiting trail. Find the families that value educational quality over Power 5 conference status. With COVID and the changes that have come down (e.g. an extra year of eligibility) many of the universities are unsure if their seniors are returning for a bonus year to chase a masters degree and/or how many graduate transfers they may have. How that may impact their scholarship budget is anyone's guess and as a result, they are generally less focused on quality high school players. As an example, one of our local highly-ranked D3 liberal arts colleges has landed what would normally be viewed as D1 level players (pitchers throwing 63-64, etc.) simply because the coach put in the time and was ready to commit where the other universities of interest were reluctant. Now's the time to get better.
With softball facilities as the first bullet on the 5-year strategic plan, things will improve. Either under this regime or the next.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 3, 2021 12:09:49 GMT -5
It all comes down to recruiting. With the limited PL practice schedule that all of the teams live with, player development is a bigger challenge. The coaching staff has to grind it out on the recruiting trail. Find the families that value educational quality over Power 5 conference status. With COVID and the changes that have come down (e.g. an extra year of eligibility) many of the universities are unsure if their seniors are returning for a bonus year to chase a masters degree and/or how many graduate transfers they may have. How that may impact their scholarship budget is anyone's guess and as a result, they are generally less focused on quality high school players. As an example, one of our local highly-ranked D3 liberal arts colleges has landed what would normally be viewed as D1 level players (pitchers throwing 63-64, etc.) simply because the coach put in the time and was ready to commit where the other universities of interest were reluctant. Now's the time to get better. With softball facilities as the first bullet on the 5-year strategic plan, things will improve. Either under this regime or the next. BU didn't make excuses with their 32-2 overall record and 21-1 conference record this season. |
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Post by rgs318 on May 3, 2021 12:16:42 GMT -5
Pretty impressive without scholarships.
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Post by coacht on May 3, 2021 13:36:43 GMT -5
and JuCo transfers.
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Post by purplehaze on May 3, 2021 15:04:03 GMT -5
Do we know that BU does not give athletic aid for softball ? Their top 2 pitchers are way above the PL norm
There has to be a reason they’re on top of the league basically every year
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Post by bfoley82 on May 3, 2021 15:10:40 GMT -5
Do we know that BU does not give athletic aid for softball ? Their top 2 pitchers are way above the PL norm There has to be a reason they’re on top of the league basically every year Coaching...the former BC head coach is their top assistant and the head coach has won everywhere she has been. |
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Post by purplehaze on May 3, 2021 16:43:30 GMT -5
A weak spot all season has been fielding - I know she's probably the only option at SS, but ours is fielding .870, has committed 13 errors (including 5 this past weekend) and is batting .136.
there's a recruiting deficiency there for sure.
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Post by bison137 on May 3, 2021 17:20:56 GMT -5
Do we know that BU does not give athletic aid for softball ? Their top 2 pitchers are way above the PL norm There has to be a reason they’re on top of the league basically every year I think he was being facetious. Boston U gives out a full complement of scholarships in softball. Significantly more than anyone else in the PL. |
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Post by longsuffering on May 3, 2021 17:32:18 GMT -5
They save on football and baseball schollies.
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Post by bison137 on May 3, 2021 17:42:53 GMT -5
They save on football and baseball schollies. True, although savings on men's sports doesn't help much on the women's side. Title IX. Boston U also is at or near being fully funded in men's lax, women's lax, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, women's tennis, as well as softball. |
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Post by longsuffering on May 3, 2021 18:29:00 GMT -5
They save on football and baseball schollies. True, although savings on men's sports doesn't help much on the women's side. Title IX. Boston U also is at or near being fully funded in men's lax, women's lax, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, women's tennis, as well as softball. I can't fault them but they had a successful 1-AA football program under Dan Allen before they dropped it. With the amount of student activity fees they can reap from their huge student body it's a view of their obligations to the student body, alumni and surrounding community that I don't share to drop the major outdoor spectator sport (fb) as well as the national pastime (baseball). Makes you appreciate HC (and Bucknell) all the more. |
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Post by purplehaze on May 4, 2021 11:51:23 GMT -5
As Bison has pointed out, it's such an uneven 'playing field' when you're talking about BU and the academies competing with schollies against the rest of us. Here's this year's example with women's tennis:
"After claiming its fifth Patriot League title in eight years, the Boston University women's tennis team has drawn No. 12 national seed LSU in a NCAA first-round matchup set for Friday, May 7, at the LSU Tennis Complex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Doubles action is slated for a 2 p.m. ET start.
Led by 36th-year head coach Lesley Sheehan, the Terriers (10-1) this past weekend captured their 27th overall conference title by edging PL tournament host Navy, 4-3. They will be the only conference champion at the Baton Rouge Regional and will be making their 18th overall NCAA appearance".
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 4, 2021 12:49:23 GMT -5
Clearly an uneven playing field.
BU should join Northeastern in the CAA. Would be more of a natural rivalry due to proximity.
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Post by longsuffering on May 4, 2021 14:33:24 GMT -5
Clearly an uneven playing field. BU should join Northeastern in the CAA. Would be more of a natural rivalry due to proximity. They'd have to change the Turnpike Trophy to the Trolley Trophy. Both BU and NU should be in the same conference but why not bring Northeastern into the PL and spend a few bucks upgrading minor sports at HC by winning and selling more tickets to the revenue sports? If BU leaves we are a geographic outlier again in the PL with three schools (plus Georgetown) down near the Mason Dixon line and one in New England.🤔 |
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Post by bfoley82 on May 4, 2021 14:41:31 GMT -5
Clearly an uneven playing field. BU should join Northeastern in the CAA. Would be more of a natural rivalry due to proximity. They'd have to change the Turnpike Trophy to the Trolley Trophy. Both BU and NU should be in the same conference but why not bring Northeastern into the PL and spend a few bucks upgrading minor sports at HC by winning and selling more tickets to the revenue sports? If BU leaves we are a geographic outlier again in the PL with three schools (plus Georgetown) down near the Mason Dixon line and one in New England.🤔 Tennis for example could be fully funded at Holy Cross pretty easily.... |
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Post by bison137 on May 4, 2021 17:01:40 GMT -5
They'd have to change the Turnpike Trophy to the Trolley Trophy. Both BU and NU should be in the same conference but why not bring Northeastern into the PL and spend a few bucks upgrading minor sports at HC by winning and selling more tickets to the revenue sports? If BU leaves we are a geographic outlier again in the PL with three schools (plus Georgetown) down near the Mason Dixon line and one in New England.🤔 Tennis for example could be fully funded at Holy Cross pretty easily.... Fully funded for tennis means eight scholarships on the women's side. That would require an endowment of about $12.5 Million. But Title IX likely would require a big contribution for men's sports as well. So maybe $20M+. |
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