Welcome to the first day of June. There's a big game for Fullerton as they play Indiana State in their opening match of the Eugene regional as we rapidly approach the end of the school and college athletic season. Here are the links:
National Awards coming in for Big West Players
The three All-Americans have been announced, and the three semifinalists for their respective awards are waiting to hear their name called. We'll keep you updated as the information comes in.
Chian shoots 9 over the final round of the NCAA tournament
He finishes the tournament 18-over, but Chian has one more year of eligibility left, so we hope to see him next year. On a side note, San Diego State advanced to the three-day match play to compete for the National Championship (we'll keep an eye on our future Big West member).
Hawaii looking to start charging for softball games
I didn't realize that Hawaii had free admittance to their softball games (which is awesome), however with the financial situation the way it is, that's soon to be over. I think $5 is fair, with free admittance to students/grad students/faculty/Military. Anyone disagree?
Oregon Coach Horton looking forward to reunion with Fullerton
Excellent article on the Titans previous coach. Horton led Fullerton to 6 CWS appearances and a National Championship in 2004. He's trying to build Oregon into the same kind of powerhouse.
Remember all, the Fullerton-Indiana State game is a 2 PM PST, and you can follow on Gametracker.
Showing posts with label Big West Softball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big West Softball. Show all posts
Friday, June 1, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Morning Links 5/31/12
It's the last day of May! Which means nothing...unless it's your birthday, then Happy Birthday to you. Here's a few links for you on this glorious day:
LBSU hoists second straight commissioner's cup
We'll talk more about this later (and even have a special Big West Confidential message for them), however the lead that LBSU had is ridiculous (nearly 25 points greater than that of the second place team UCD).
Chian shoots 6-over to finish Round 2 at the NCAA championships
Here's hoping he has a strong Round 3 to finish the tournament, as the individual medalists are awarded after today's round.
Pacific's Nikki Armagost named to All-American team
She was one of 54 athletes named to the NFCA's All-American team, landing a spot on the third team. She becomes the first BWC player to do so since 2009, and first Tiger to receive an All-American award of some sort since 2007.
Because we all wish we had a mega-sponsor billionaire tycoon pouring money into are school like it's nobody's business: H/T to EDSBS for finding this gem, I don't know if the twitter handle is real or not, but you can bet that the thought process was...
UPDATE: We're still skeptical, but apparently this is T. Boone Pickens' real account. OWNED!
LBSU hoists second straight commissioner's cup
We'll talk more about this later (and even have a special Big West Confidential message for them), however the lead that LBSU had is ridiculous (nearly 25 points greater than that of the second place team UCD).
Chian shoots 6-over to finish Round 2 at the NCAA championships
Here's hoping he has a strong Round 3 to finish the tournament, as the individual medalists are awarded after today's round.
Pacific's Nikki Armagost named to All-American team
She was one of 54 athletes named to the NFCA's All-American team, landing a spot on the third team. She becomes the first BWC player to do so since 2009, and first Tiger to receive an All-American award of some sort since 2007.
Because we all wish we had a mega-sponsor billionaire tycoon pouring money into are school like it's nobody's business: H/T to EDSBS for finding this gem, I don't know if the twitter handle is real or not, but you can bet that the thought process was...
Monday, May 21, 2012
Morning Links 5/21/12
One weekend left of Big West Baseball and three teams are vying for the conference title. Fullerton has a one game lead over LBSU and a two game lead over Cal Poly. Theoretically if Fullerton loses the series 1-2 to the Dirtbags and Cal Poly sweeps UCR, there will be a three-way tie for first. More on that later, first, the links.
LBSU's series win sets up for conference finale against Fullerton
Mark your calendars, and the location: this Friday through Sunday at Blair Field (LBSU's stadium).
LBSU softball eliminated against No. 25 Syracuse
After falling to the Orange the first time, the 49ers beat LIU-Brooklyn 5-4 to eliminate the Blackbirds. In the finale, the 49ers took Syracuse to 8 innings before Erin Jones-Wesley gave up a solo shot. The Orange shut down the 49ers in the bottom of the 8th to win 2-1.
Baseball recaps
UCR won the rubber match with a 1-0 win over the Titans, Cal Poly came back from down 7-1 to sweep UCSB 9-8, Matadors took Senior Day 6-3 to avoid the sweep, Dirtbags won the series 2-1 with a 5-1 win over Pacific and UCI took the series against CSU-Bakersfield with a 15-6 pounding on Sunday.
Golf NCAA results
LBSU's Philip Chian finished in a tie for 4th place in the Athens Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship while LBSU finished 8th as a team, UCD finished 12th in the Stanford Regional, Pacific's Alex Edfort finished the Stanford Regional in a tie for 27th and UCI's Allen Jun finished 44th, finally Cal State Northridge's Chris Russo finished in a tie for 44th in the Greensboro Regional.
No news on conference expansion, so all is quiet on the Big West front. See anything I missed? Comment below!
LBSU's series win sets up for conference finale against Fullerton
Mark your calendars, and the location: this Friday through Sunday at Blair Field (LBSU's stadium).
LBSU softball eliminated against No. 25 Syracuse
After falling to the Orange the first time, the 49ers beat LIU-Brooklyn 5-4 to eliminate the Blackbirds. In the finale, the 49ers took Syracuse to 8 innings before Erin Jones-Wesley gave up a solo shot. The Orange shut down the 49ers in the bottom of the 8th to win 2-1.
Baseball recaps
UCR won the rubber match with a 1-0 win over the Titans, Cal Poly came back from down 7-1 to sweep UCSB 9-8, Matadors took Senior Day 6-3 to avoid the sweep, Dirtbags won the series 2-1 with a 5-1 win over Pacific and UCI took the series against CSU-Bakersfield with a 15-6 pounding on Sunday.
Golf NCAA results
LBSU's Philip Chian finished in a tie for 4th place in the Athens Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship while LBSU finished 8th as a team, UCD finished 12th in the Stanford Regional, Pacific's Alex Edfort finished the Stanford Regional in a tie for 27th and UCI's Allen Jun finished 44th, finally Cal State Northridge's Chris Russo finished in a tie for 44th in the Greensboro Regional.
No news on conference expansion, so all is quiet on the Big West front. See anything I missed? Comment below!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Morning Links 5/18/12
Happy Friday everyone! We have a couple things going on, first the NCAA Men's Golf Tournament continues today, second LBSU squares off against Syracuse in the Arizona Regional of the NCAA softball tourney and lastly, the penultimate weekend of baseball is about to begin. So with that, let's get to some links:
With Round 1 in the books, Big West is representing well thus far in the NCAA tourney
UC Davis is sitting 12th in the Stanford Regional, LBSU is T10th in the Athens regional and in the individual competition, Alex Edfort from Pacific shot 2 over to sit 6 strokes behind the leader after one round while UCI's Allan Jun is 2 under after one round.
Four Big West players make it on the All-Regional first and second teams in softball
Three are in the All-Pacific region: Nikki Armagost made it to the first team, Megan Hom and Justine Vela made it to the second team. Cya Neal was named to the All-West Second Team. Congratulations to all these players.
LBSU preview from the Press Telegram
Best comparison? The first sentence when LBSU is compared to a stealth bomber. It's so rare when you see a team completely turn their season around after a horrible start, but that's what LBSU did and now they're looking to make noise in the Tempe regional.
See any links I missed? Comment below!
With Round 1 in the books, Big West is representing well thus far in the NCAA tourney
UC Davis is sitting 12th in the Stanford Regional, LBSU is T10th in the Athens regional and in the individual competition, Alex Edfort from Pacific shot 2 over to sit 6 strokes behind the leader after one round while UCI's Allan Jun is 2 under after one round.
Four Big West players make it on the All-Regional first and second teams in softball
Three are in the All-Pacific region: Nikki Armagost made it to the first team, Megan Hom and Justine Vela made it to the second team. Cya Neal was named to the All-West Second Team. Congratulations to all these players.
LBSU preview from the Press Telegram
Best comparison? The first sentence when LBSU is compared to a stealth bomber. It's so rare when you see a team completely turn their season around after a horrible start, but that's what LBSU did and now they're looking to make noise in the Tempe regional.
See any links I missed? Comment below!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Morning Links 5/17/12
As we continue to bring updates with conference expansion, life will continue as normal. However, the links are brought extra early to you today:
Big West Softball All-Conference team is diverse in teams
Here are your players and coaches of the year:
2012 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nikki Armagost, Pacific
2012 PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Justine Vela, UC Davis
2012 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nicole Matson, Pacific
2012 FRESHMAN FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shelby Wisdom, UC Santa Barbara
2012 FRESHMAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Justine Vela, UC Davis
2012 COACH OF THE YEAR
Brie Galicinao, UC Santa Barbara
The All-Conference teams are in the link, so be sure to visit there to see if your favorite player made it.
Track and Field Honors start a series of firsts for a couple different programs
UCD and UCSB who had never won a conference championship before, were rewarded with COY awards for their coaches (and indirectly the staff).
Hawaii may be Boise State's biggest enemy
Now this is stupid for many reason, mainly the fact that UH football has not been extremely competitive with BSU since Colt Brennan left, however, if UH votes "no" to BSU admission to the Big West, that puts Bronco football back into the MWC, where many of the temporary rivals of BSU want them to be. That being said, how much power the Warriors have in the Big West right now is relative.
Another article about BSU's issues with going to the Big West
This one from KBOI in Boise says that the Broncos have been given a New Member Assessment Tool which is essentially an application form. Two issues they bring up are travel costs (which I still think is easier than UH's travel costs) and approval from 8 of 10 members.
Mountain West Connection weighs in...
This is not from me, it's from bluesyourdaddy, the BSU writer for MWConnection. His thoughts are similar to the Hawaii article in the fact that the MWC could be pushing for Hawaii to say no. It's interesting he brings up the twelfth member choice as Fresno State. This could be what's really worrying the Big West, though I'm firm in my suspicions that Bakersfield would more likely get the nod as the twelfth member now that they've become more developed and already competes with the rest of the Big West on a regular basis.
Stay tuned for more action and drama!
Big West Softball All-Conference team is diverse in teams
Here are your players and coaches of the year:
2012 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nikki Armagost, Pacific
2012 PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Justine Vela, UC Davis
2012 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nicole Matson, Pacific
2012 FRESHMAN FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shelby Wisdom, UC Santa Barbara
2012 FRESHMAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Justine Vela, UC Davis
2012 COACH OF THE YEAR
Brie Galicinao, UC Santa Barbara
The All-Conference teams are in the link, so be sure to visit there to see if your favorite player made it.
Track and Field Honors start a series of firsts for a couple different programs
UCD and UCSB who had never won a conference championship before, were rewarded with COY awards for their coaches (and indirectly the staff).
Hawaii may be Boise State's biggest enemy
Now this is stupid for many reason, mainly the fact that UH football has not been extremely competitive with BSU since Colt Brennan left, however, if UH votes "no" to BSU admission to the Big West, that puts Bronco football back into the MWC, where many of the temporary rivals of BSU want them to be. That being said, how much power the Warriors have in the Big West right now is relative.
Another article about BSU's issues with going to the Big West
This one from KBOI in Boise says that the Broncos have been given a New Member Assessment Tool which is essentially an application form. Two issues they bring up are travel costs (which I still think is easier than UH's travel costs) and approval from 8 of 10 members.
Mountain West Connection weighs in...
This is not from me, it's from bluesyourdaddy, the BSU writer for MWConnection. His thoughts are similar to the Hawaii article in the fact that the MWC could be pushing for Hawaii to say no. It's interesting he brings up the twelfth member choice as Fresno State. This could be what's really worrying the Big West, though I'm firm in my suspicions that Bakersfield would more likely get the nod as the twelfth member now that they've become more developed and already competes with the rest of the Big West on a regular basis.
Stay tuned for more action and drama!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Big West Softball: Long Beach State wins Conference Title
The 49er softball team wrapped up the conference this past weekend with a win winning the series against Pacific to hold off UCSB's furious late season rally. They will be facing Syracuse in the Arizona Regionals of the NCAA Tournament on May 18th. Here's a quick look as to how they got here:
After getting off to a reasonable 6-5 start, the 49ers went through a 6-13 slump to finish non-conference play. Dropping the series against UCSB, LBSU rattled off a 15-3 record against the rest of the Big West to clinch the title. Ashlynn Booker led the 49ers with 6 home runs while Hannah De Gaetano tore through the competition with a team leading .337 BA and 29 RBI's.
Erin Jones-Wesley and Taylor Petty were dominant in their pitching roles. Jones-Wesley led the team in appearances and starts (37 appearances and 29 starts) and went 20-12 with a 1.97 ERA, while conference-specialist Petty kept the same consistency with 13 appearances, 12 starts going 8-2 and a team leading 1.14 ERA.
So what will happen in the NCAA regionals? Taking a quick scouting report, the Orange have a much more potent offense than the 49ers, and the pitching is even for both teams. Therefore, the 49ers will have to rely on their pitching to shut down Syracuse tomorrow. As I have mentioned before, LBSU has history on their side: head to head in 3 appearances, Long Beach has all three wins. Can they keep that streak up? We'll find out soon enough.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Morning Links 5/14/12
Championship weekend is over and we have a lot to cover, so sit back and enjoy:
LBSU Softball clinches Big West title, will face Syracuse in Arizona Regional
While the 49ers softball will be entering as a heavy underdog (28-23 vs No. 25 Syracuse's 40-14 record) every time these two teams have met, LBSU has won the matchup.
Anteaters finish 4th in the Tourney, falling to Stanford and UCLA
UCI kept the third place match close, but it was the Bruins who were able to edge out the win.
Track and Field: UCD women and UCSB men capture first Big West Titles in history
While UCSB dominated their competition the whole way, UCD beat the second place UCSB women by half a point.
Aggie Women finish 12th in West Regional
After a great second round, the Aggies couldn't finish strong. Amy Simanton missed out on the individual finals after losing in the playoff round.
Men and women tennis championship recap
No. 63 Cal Poly men fell in the first round to No. 22 Texas Tech 4-1, while No. 46 LBSU women dominated Arkansas 4-0, before falling the next day to No. 1 UCLA.
Baseball series recaps
The Matadors won their first series over UCI since 2004 with a 5-4 win on Sunday, Dirtbags beat UCD 4-1 but lost the series after dropping the first two games, UCR dominated the rubber game with a 12-1 trouncing of the Tigers, Fullerton beat UCSB 9-3 to take the series and Cal Poly won the series but dropped the final game to CSU Bakersfield 6-4.
See anything I missed? Comment Below!
LBSU Softball clinches Big West title, will face Syracuse in Arizona Regional
While the 49ers softball will be entering as a heavy underdog (28-23 vs No. 25 Syracuse's 40-14 record) every time these two teams have met, LBSU has won the matchup.
Anteaters finish 4th in the Tourney, falling to Stanford and UCLA
UCI kept the third place match close, but it was the Bruins who were able to edge out the win.
Track and Field: UCD women and UCSB men capture first Big West Titles in history
While UCSB dominated their competition the whole way, UCD beat the second place UCSB women by half a point.
Aggie Women finish 12th in West Regional
After a great second round, the Aggies couldn't finish strong. Amy Simanton missed out on the individual finals after losing in the playoff round.
Men and women tennis championship recap
No. 63 Cal Poly men fell in the first round to No. 22 Texas Tech 4-1, while No. 46 LBSU women dominated Arkansas 4-0, before falling the next day to No. 1 UCLA.
Baseball series recaps
The Matadors won their first series over UCI since 2004 with a 5-4 win on Sunday, Dirtbags beat UCD 4-1 but lost the series after dropping the first two games, UCR dominated the rubber game with a 12-1 trouncing of the Tigers, Fullerton beat UCSB 9-3 to take the series and Cal Poly won the series but dropped the final game to CSU Bakersfield 6-4.
See anything I missed? Comment Below!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Morning Links 5/9/12
Good Morning! If anyone was paying attention yesterday, the Big West might have some potential big news coming up...but we won't know until next week, at least. Here are some links:
Big West Baseball goes 0-fer in Tuesday's mid-week action
UC Davis fell to Nevada 9-8 after coming back from an 8-2 deficit, USF beat Pacific 5-2 and Anteaters lost to USD 4-1, ending their 7-game win streak.
Big West sends two teams to the NCAA Regionals
Conference champs UCD enters the Stanford Regional as a No. 13 seed and LBSU enters the Athens Regional as a No. 7 seed (Athens, Georgia).
ESPN3 to broadcast the LBSU-Pacific Doubleheader
Do I really need to tell you to go watch?
No. 23 Aggies enter NCAA Regionals as a No. 8 seed in West Regional
The West Regional is in Erie, Colorado. Top 8 teams of each regional qualify for the national finals at the Vanderbilt Legends Club.
Hawaii might be fine with BSU's inclusion because of travel subsides issue (Subscription Access)
Apparently, their travel subsidy doesn't figure for any new Big West teams joining. This won't have any effect on a final decision, but it is interesting nonetheless.
As a final note, this is my own opinion: if any of you caught the "Ban College Football" debate, both sides were obscenely off. It resolves nothing, and it solves nothing. Bissinger and Gladwell went more on an anti-football propaganda, while Green (who did fairly well) and Whitlock provided poor arguments for keeping football. I would like those 2 hours of my life back after hearing such stupidity, thank you.
Big West Baseball goes 0-fer in Tuesday's mid-week action
UC Davis fell to Nevada 9-8 after coming back from an 8-2 deficit, USF beat Pacific 5-2 and Anteaters lost to USD 4-1, ending their 7-game win streak.
Big West sends two teams to the NCAA Regionals
Conference champs UCD enters the Stanford Regional as a No. 13 seed and LBSU enters the Athens Regional as a No. 7 seed (Athens, Georgia).
ESPN3 to broadcast the LBSU-Pacific Doubleheader
Do I really need to tell you to go watch?
No. 23 Aggies enter NCAA Regionals as a No. 8 seed in West Regional
The West Regional is in Erie, Colorado. Top 8 teams of each regional qualify for the national finals at the Vanderbilt Legends Club.
Hawaii might be fine with BSU's inclusion because of travel subsides issue (Subscription Access)
Apparently, their travel subsidy doesn't figure for any new Big West teams joining. This won't have any effect on a final decision, but it is interesting nonetheless.
As a final note, this is my own opinion: if any of you caught the "Ban College Football" debate, both sides were obscenely off. It resolves nothing, and it solves nothing. Bissinger and Gladwell went more on an anti-football propaganda, while Green (who did fairly well) and Whitlock provided poor arguments for keeping football. I would like those 2 hours of my life back after hearing such stupidity, thank you.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Morning Links 5/7/12
With only one weekend left of regular season in softball and 3 weeks left of baseball, things are heating up in the Big West.
Baseball series recaps
No. 8 Fullerton swept the Tigers with a 10-0 win on Sunday, UC Davis won the series against Cal Poly with a 5-4 win, UCR halted their 5-game Big West skid with a 3-1 win over CSU Northridge, Dirtbags have taken the series in a three game series as they won 5-4 yesterday over LMU and will go for the sweep tonight and UCI swept UCSB with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.
Softball recaps
UCR set a Division I program record for wins yesterday by beating CSU Northridge for their 23rd win of the season, Taylor Petty tossed a one-hit shutout as LBSU dominated CSU Fullerton 11-0 and UCSB mercy ruled Cal Poly on Sunday for the sweep.
Track and Field Championship results through one weekend
Because I know absolutely nothing about track and field, from looking at the scores, it appears that in the Men's decathlon competition, UCSB's JR team has a strong lead, and in the Women's heptathlon, Long Beach's SR team has the lead. Scores are here if someone wants to correct me in all my mistaken glory.
Baseball and Softball standings are after the jump:
Baseball series recaps
No. 8 Fullerton swept the Tigers with a 10-0 win on Sunday, UC Davis won the series against Cal Poly with a 5-4 win, UCR halted their 5-game Big West skid with a 3-1 win over CSU Northridge, Dirtbags have taken the series in a three game series as they won 5-4 yesterday over LMU and will go for the sweep tonight and UCI swept UCSB with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.
Softball recaps
UCR set a Division I program record for wins yesterday by beating CSU Northridge for their 23rd win of the season, Taylor Petty tossed a one-hit shutout as LBSU dominated CSU Fullerton 11-0 and UCSB mercy ruled Cal Poly on Sunday for the sweep.
Track and Field Championship results through one weekend
Because I know absolutely nothing about track and field, from looking at the scores, it appears that in the Men's decathlon competition, UCSB's JR team has a strong lead, and in the Women's heptathlon, Long Beach's SR team has the lead. Scores are here if someone wants to correct me in all my mistaken glory.
Baseball and Softball standings are after the jump:
Monday, April 30, 2012
Morning Links 4/30/12
APRIL HAS COME TO AN END! And along with the end of the month also comes the end of seasons for many Big West teams, unless they've moved on to the NCAA tourney. Lets recap:
Total Conference Tourney WP recaps
This links is more useful for all the conference tourneys that went on this weekend, but we're just concerned about one:Irvine four-peated with the win over Davis, 10-5.
Women's Tennis Tourney: LBSU punches bid for NCAA tourney...again
Seriously, at what point does a dynasty become a dictatorship? The 49ers downed UCI 4-1 collecting their 8th title in 9 years, which is just silly. Congrats to the 49er women!
Men's Tennis: Cal Poly captures first BWC title
At the complete opposite end of the spectrum, you have the Mustangs, who had never won a title in Men's Tennis before: and they had to battle it out. Cal Poly won it at the end 4-3 to capture the title and their first NCAA auto-bid.
Pacific takes a strong lead after Day 1 of the Men's Golf Tourney
The Tigers lead the way with a score of 282, with the next closest score being 290.
Baseball series recaps
Cal Poly swept Pacific with a 6-4 win on Sunday, Dirtbags beat CSUN 12-3 to win the series, UCSB won a pitchers duel, 3-2 to take the series against UCD and UCI swept UCR with a 6-5 win in 11 innings.
Softball series recaps
Shelby Wisdom set a UCSB record by winning her 19th game of the season beating UCD 2-1 and avoiding the sweep, Tigers swept Mustangs with an 8-3 win on Sunday, 49ers swept the Highlanders with a 6-0 shutout and the Titans absolutely dominated the Matadors 11-0 to take the series.
Standings after the jump:
Total Conference Tourney WP recaps
This links is more useful for all the conference tourneys that went on this weekend, but we're just concerned about one:Irvine four-peated with the win over Davis, 10-5.
Women's Tennis Tourney: LBSU punches bid for NCAA tourney...again
Seriously, at what point does a dynasty become a dictatorship? The 49ers downed UCI 4-1 collecting their 8th title in 9 years, which is just silly. Congrats to the 49er women!
Men's Tennis: Cal Poly captures first BWC title
At the complete opposite end of the spectrum, you have the Mustangs, who had never won a title in Men's Tennis before: and they had to battle it out. Cal Poly won it at the end 4-3 to capture the title and their first NCAA auto-bid.
Pacific takes a strong lead after Day 1 of the Men's Golf Tourney
The Tigers lead the way with a score of 282, with the next closest score being 290.
Baseball series recaps
Cal Poly swept Pacific with a 6-4 win on Sunday, Dirtbags beat CSUN 12-3 to win the series, UCSB won a pitchers duel, 3-2 to take the series against UCD and UCI swept UCR with a 6-5 win in 11 innings.
Softball series recaps
Shelby Wisdom set a UCSB record by winning her 19th game of the season beating UCD 2-1 and avoiding the sweep, Tigers swept Mustangs with an 8-3 win on Sunday, 49ers swept the Highlanders with a 6-0 shutout and the Titans absolutely dominated the Matadors 11-0 to take the series.
Standings after the jump:
Monday, April 23, 2012
Morning Links 4/23/12
It's Monday! Got your weekend kinks worked out? Now here are some links:
UCI takes charge of golf at day one of Big West Championships
You can find the full table here.
Baseball recaps
No. 12 Fullerton beat Cal Poly in 10 to win the series 2-1, Trevor Frank threw a 3 hit, complete game shutout as UCR wins their first conference series this season, UCSB swept Pacific with a 6-2 finishing game, and the Dirtbags continue their series win streak to 5 as LBSU beat UCI 5-4.
Softball recaps
UCSB dominated Pacific 11-2 gaining both a series win and a share of the lead, Titans won the game 5-4 against UCR, but lost the series, LBSU beat Northridge 9-4 also giving them a share of the conference lead, and UCD took the series from Cal Poly with a 3-0 win.
After the jump are your season standings:
UCI takes charge of golf at day one of Big West Championships
You can find the full table here.
Baseball recaps
No. 12 Fullerton beat Cal Poly in 10 to win the series 2-1, Trevor Frank threw a 3 hit, complete game shutout as UCR wins their first conference series this season, UCSB swept Pacific with a 6-2 finishing game, and the Dirtbags continue their series win streak to 5 as LBSU beat UCI 5-4.
Softball recaps
UCSB dominated Pacific 11-2 gaining both a series win and a share of the lead, Titans won the game 5-4 against UCR, but lost the series, LBSU beat Northridge 9-4 also giving them a share of the conference lead, and UCD took the series from Cal Poly with a 3-0 win.
After the jump are your season standings:
Monday, April 16, 2012
Morning Links 4/16/12
If you thought/hoped I permanently disappeared...YOU WERE WRONG! Just a holiday break. Here are links followed by standings:
Funds cut, sports cut at CSU Fullerton
The sports that were cut were Fencing (Men's and Women's), Wrestling (who were competing in the Pac-12) and women's Gymnastics.
Water Polo recaps
No. 11 UC Davis beat No. 18 Northridge 10-4 and No. 15 UCSB defeated Pacific 8-7.
Softball recaps
Cal Poly swept CSUN in Sunday's double header 4-1 and 3-1, UCSB swept UCR this weekend, Pacific swept CSUF and UCD won the rubber match against LBSU 3-1.
Baseball recaps
CSUN won the rubber match against No. 27 Cal Poly with a 6-3 win, Dirtbags swept UCSB, No. 12 Fullerton won the series against UCI with a 5-3 victory, UCR lost the series to CSUB, and Pacific got their first BW win against UCD yesterday, however dropped the series.
Standings after the jump
Funds cut, sports cut at CSU Fullerton
The sports that were cut were Fencing (Men's and Women's), Wrestling (who were competing in the Pac-12) and women's Gymnastics.
Water Polo recaps
No. 11 UC Davis beat No. 18 Northridge 10-4 and No. 15 UCSB defeated Pacific 8-7.
Softball recaps
Cal Poly swept CSUN in Sunday's double header 4-1 and 3-1, UCSB swept UCR this weekend, Pacific swept CSUF and UCD won the rubber match against LBSU 3-1.
Baseball recaps
CSUN won the rubber match against No. 27 Cal Poly with a 6-3 win, Dirtbags swept UCSB, No. 12 Fullerton won the series against UCI with a 5-3 victory, UCR lost the series to CSUB, and Pacific got their first BW win against UCD yesterday, however dropped the series.
Standings after the jump
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Morning Links 4/11/12
Mid week slump? How about some links?
UCSB sweeps CSU Bakersfield in a doubleheader
Gauchos beat the Roadrunners 3-1 in Game 1, and 4-3 in extras in Game 2.
Baseball Recaps of Individual Baseball games:
UCSB 6, Cal Poly 5
CSU Northridge 4, CSU Bakersfield 3
LBSU 9, SDSU 4
No. 17 UCLA 4, No. 12 CSU Fullerton 2
Pepperdine 8, UCR 7 (11)
Men's Tennis: Pacific 4, Sacramento State 2
In a singles only match, Pacific handled Sac State as the 2 matches the Hornets could get were extremely close.
Women's Tennis: Cal Poly 4, UCSB 3
With the single's matches tied at 3, the Mustangs won the doubles matches 2-1 to take the doubles point and the competition.
And as a random note: if you've been following the sports world at all, LSU Freek manages to show his genius yet again (H/T EDSBS.com)
UCSB sweeps CSU Bakersfield in a doubleheader
Gauchos beat the Roadrunners 3-1 in Game 1, and 4-3 in extras in Game 2.
Baseball Recaps of Individual Baseball games:
UCSB 6, Cal Poly 5
CSU Northridge 4, CSU Bakersfield 3
LBSU 9, SDSU 4
No. 17 UCLA 4, No. 12 CSU Fullerton 2
Pepperdine 8, UCR 7 (11)
Men's Tennis: Pacific 4, Sacramento State 2
In a singles only match, Pacific handled Sac State as the 2 matches the Hornets could get were extremely close.
Women's Tennis: Cal Poly 4, UCSB 3
With the single's matches tied at 3, the Mustangs won the doubles matches 2-1 to take the doubles point and the competition.
And as a random note: if you've been following the sports world at all, LSU Freek manages to show his genius yet again (H/T EDSBS.com)
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Morning Links 4/10/12
Extremely late links, but they're here and I got some contributions from the grapevine (AKA Jeremy Mauss of the Mountain West Connection and The Skip Shot...if you haven't done so, READ THOSE BLOGS).
ESPN Power Rankings...because they pretend to know something about college baseball
In defense of the WWL, they do have Fullerton ranked at No. 12 and there is admittance of the Mid-Major presence in conference RPI (though it was aimed at the WCC, the Big West is sitting in the top 10).
Cal Poly pulls off HUGE upset against Bulldogs, 4-3 in 10
How does a 9-25 team beat a 27-16 team? How about with a 2-run shot to tie the game in the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
Big West Baseball preview for this week
ESPNU is showing Sunday's CSU Fullerton-UCI rivalry game, where people will see excellent West Coast baseball. Read the article to find out other stickyball stories.
Pacific gets big transfer Brendan Lane from UCLA
Long story short, Lane graduated wanted to do his master's and still play basketball because he still has eligibility. Pacific was the perfect match...will the Tigers be able to contend this year? Stay tuned.
Do you have an interesting article you would like to share? Leave it in the comment section below!
ESPN Power Rankings...because they pretend to know something about college baseball
In defense of the WWL, they do have Fullerton ranked at No. 12 and there is admittance of the Mid-Major presence in conference RPI (though it was aimed at the WCC, the Big West is sitting in the top 10).
Cal Poly pulls off HUGE upset against Bulldogs, 4-3 in 10
How does a 9-25 team beat a 27-16 team? How about with a 2-run shot to tie the game in the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
Big West Baseball preview for this week
ESPNU is showing Sunday's CSU Fullerton-UCI rivalry game, where people will see excellent West Coast baseball. Read the article to find out other stickyball stories.
Pacific gets big transfer Brendan Lane from UCLA
Long story short, Lane graduated wanted to do his master's and still play basketball because he still has eligibility. Pacific was the perfect match...will the Tigers be able to contend this year? Stay tuned.
Do you have an interesting article you would like to share? Leave it in the comment section below!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Morning Links 4/9/12
Happy Monday everyone! No games yesterday due to the holiday so all the recaps will come from Saturday.
Softball recaps
Most of these recaps finished up the weekend series, so here are the scores: Davis swept CSU Northridge, 49ers swept Cal Poly, CSU Fullerton won the series against UCSB 2-1, and Pacific swept UCR. Your softball standings are below:
Baseball recaps
Matadors salvaged the last game against the Gauchos to avoid the sweep, Cal Poly showed dominance in a sweep of UCI, Titans swept UCD, Dirtbags won the series against UCR 2-1, and Pacific won the last game against SJSU to avoid the sweep from their out of conference rivals. Current baseball standings are below:
Water Polo recaps
No. 6 UCI clinched the regular season Big West title with a 14-2 win over Pacific, and No. 10 UCD beat LBSU 15-10.
From last Wednesday, Cal Poly football opens spring practice
The two interesting things of note: how the new defensive coordinator will break in, and what the 5 quarterback position battle will look like. Note: Cal Poly, UCD and Hawaii are Big West teams, therefore, their football teams will be covered despite not being in our conference for football.
That's it for now. See anything I missed? Comment below. Also be sure to like us on Facebook if you haven't done so.
Softball recaps
Most of these recaps finished up the weekend series, so here are the scores: Davis swept CSU Northridge, 49ers swept Cal Poly, CSU Fullerton won the series against UCSB 2-1, and Pacific swept UCR. Your softball standings are below:
| UC Davis | 5 | 1 | .833 | 15 | 22 | .405 | 7-9 | 4-3 | 4-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | 2 | .667 | 16 | 18 | .471 | 7-6 | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| Long Beach State | 4 | 2 | .667 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-16 | |
| Pacific | 4 | 2 | .667 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 8-6 | 6-3 | 10-4 | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | 3 | .500 | 16 | 25 | .390 | 9-5 | 3-7 | 4-13 | |
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7 | 29 | .194 | 1-10 | 2-3 | 4-16 | |
| Cal Poly | 1 | 5 | .167 | 8 | 25 | .242 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 7-11 | |
| UC Riverside | 1 | 5 | .167 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 16-9 | 1-3 | 1-8 |
Baseball recaps
Matadors salvaged the last game against the Gauchos to avoid the sweep, Cal Poly showed dominance in a sweep of UCI, Titans swept UCD, Dirtbags won the series against UCR 2-1, and Pacific won the last game against SJSU to avoid the sweep from their out of conference rivals. Current baseball standings are below:
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 21 | 10 | 0 | .677 | 16-5 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 20 | 10 | 0 | .667 | 13-5 | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 10-10 | 5-2 | 1-2 |
| Long Beach State | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 12 | 17 | 0 | .414 | 5-7 | 7-10 | 0-0 |
| UC Irvine | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .586 | 10-5 | 2-6 | 5-1 |
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 13 | 18 | 0 | .419 | 5-6 | 7-10 | 1-2 |
| UC Riverside | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 5-6 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| UC Davis | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 8-6 | 3-10 | 0-0 |
| Pacific | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 21 | 0 | .323 | 7-6 | 3-14 | 0-1 |
Water Polo recaps
No. 6 UCI clinched the regular season Big West title with a 14-2 win over Pacific, and No. 10 UCD beat LBSU 15-10.
From last Wednesday, Cal Poly football opens spring practice
The two interesting things of note: how the new defensive coordinator will break in, and what the 5 quarterback position battle will look like. Note: Cal Poly, UCD and Hawaii are Big West teams, therefore, their football teams will be covered despite not being in our conference for football.
That's it for now. See anything I missed? Comment below. Also be sure to like us on Facebook if you haven't done so.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Morning Links 4/3/12
Good morning! If you're in California, it's probably clear and sunny pushing towards beautiful spring weather. If you're not...well, I hope it's clear and sunny there too. Here's some links:
Conference realignment: the talk that never ends
The Long Beach Post is worried that the BWC is losing some of it's appeal losing Pacific. I still say no, and as long as college football realignment continues, it will almost always be no. The Big West is in no threat of dying in the foreseeable future, stop worrying.
Pacific walks off against Nevada 6-5
Down 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th, Pacific's Jason Taasaas hit a line drive 2-run single to win the game.
Softball recaps
CSU Northridge beat Pacific 5-4 to win the series and UCD blasted UCR 9-1 in 5-innings to win the rubber match as well.
Late Tennis recap from Monday, UCSB sweeps Pacific 7-0
This helped them clinch the No. 2 seed for the Big West Tournament.
See anything I missed? Comment below!
Conference realignment: the talk that never ends
The Long Beach Post is worried that the BWC is losing some of it's appeal losing Pacific. I still say no, and as long as college football realignment continues, it will almost always be no. The Big West is in no threat of dying in the foreseeable future, stop worrying.
Pacific walks off against Nevada 6-5
Down 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th, Pacific's Jason Taasaas hit a line drive 2-run single to win the game.
Softball recaps
CSU Northridge beat Pacific 5-4 to win the series and UCD blasted UCR 9-1 in 5-innings to win the rubber match as well.
Late Tennis recap from Monday, UCSB sweeps Pacific 7-0
This helped them clinch the No. 2 seed for the Big West Tournament.
See anything I missed? Comment below!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Morning Links 4/2/12: Happy April
Ah...if only April Fools' could have come on a Monday, I could have trolled everyone with some astonishing rumor, but alas, 'tis not the case.
Keisser says what everyone has thought, the Pacific move was not a surprise
I feel what is a surprise to what he said was that they've been looking to join for the last 10 years and applied multiple times. Maybe there's more to this story after all...
Women's Water Polo, where the Big West really dominates
No. 6 UCI took the sweep this weekend, beating No. 15 UCSB 8-4, and CSU Northridge beat LBSU 11-7.
Softball recaps of conference play
UCSB won the series 2-1 over LBSU, Titans split with Cal Poly, Pacific split with Northridge and UCD split with UCR.
Baseball conference recaps
LBSU won the series against Cal Poly on the road, Northridge beat Fullerton yesterday, but lost the series, UCI swept Pacific, UCSB won the rubber match against UCR and in a battle of future conference foes, Hawaii won the series against UCD.
In what may be an awesome April Fool's joke...
The Big West started the "'Bows are BACK" campaign and even reverted back to the rainbow logo. However go ahead and click on the .pdf for the press release: I dare you.
See something that I missed? Comment Below.
Keisser says what everyone has thought, the Pacific move was not a surprise
I feel what is a surprise to what he said was that they've been looking to join for the last 10 years and applied multiple times. Maybe there's more to this story after all...
Women's Water Polo, where the Big West really dominates
No. 6 UCI took the sweep this weekend, beating No. 15 UCSB 8-4, and CSU Northridge beat LBSU 11-7.
Softball recaps of conference play
UCSB won the series 2-1 over LBSU, Titans split with Cal Poly, Pacific split with Northridge and UCD split with UCR.
Baseball conference recaps
LBSU won the series against Cal Poly on the road, Northridge beat Fullerton yesterday, but lost the series, UCI swept Pacific, UCSB won the rubber match against UCR and in a battle of future conference foes, Hawaii won the series against UCD.
In what may be an awesome April Fool's joke...
The Big West started the "'Bows are BACK" campaign and even reverted back to the rainbow logo. However go ahead and click on the .pdf for the press release: I dare you.
See something that I missed? Comment Below.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Morning Links 3/30/12
According to Academic Calendars in California...Happy Cesar Chavez day (it's really tomorrow, but that doesn't stop them from celebrating the Friday of)!
Here are some links to get you started!
Coaches will miss playing Pacific
Lots of memories go around in this article.
Big West shows life in the Fresno State Lexus Classic
There were 3 top 10 finishes in the men's competition and 2 top 10 finishes in the women's competition. On top of that UC Davis has been ranked No. 25 nationally.
No. 41 UCSB dominates UCSD 6-1
The Gauchos lost the doubles point, then preceded to sweep the singles competition.
Davis wins series opener 5-3 over Hawaii
Dayne Quist went into beast mode, giving up only 2 runs while striking out 9 in 7 innings of work, as the Aggies took the opening game.
Conference play begins this week when Cal Poly plays LBSU
The Mustangs try to stay hot as they host the Dirtbags. Implications? They're 16-8, have never won a Big West title and only been to the NCAA regional playoffs once.
As the conference play begins for both baseball and softball, get out there in the sun and go watch your teams!
Be sure to like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BigWestConfidential
Here are some links to get you started!
Coaches will miss playing Pacific
Lots of memories go around in this article.
Big West shows life in the Fresno State Lexus Classic
There were 3 top 10 finishes in the men's competition and 2 top 10 finishes in the women's competition. On top of that UC Davis has been ranked No. 25 nationally.
No. 41 UCSB dominates UCSD 6-1
The Gauchos lost the doubles point, then preceded to sweep the singles competition.
Davis wins series opener 5-3 over Hawaii
Dayne Quist went into beast mode, giving up only 2 runs while striking out 9 in 7 innings of work, as the Aggies took the opening game.
Conference play begins this week when Cal Poly plays LBSU
The Mustangs try to stay hot as they host the Dirtbags. Implications? They're 16-8, have never won a Big West title and only been to the NCAA regional playoffs once.
As the conference play begins for both baseball and softball, get out there in the sun and go watch your teams!
Be sure to like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BigWestConfidential
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Morning Links 3/29/12
So now that everyone knows Pacific is leaving, here are some non-conference expansion links to fill your morning, mostly because the conference expansion links of today say everything that was basically stated yesterday.
Laura Beeman, assistant head coach at USC becomes Hawaii head coach
Beeman started her coaching career at Mount San Antonio College (Pasadena) and will join Hawaii in time for the Rainbow Wahine joining the Big West.
A pair of doubleheader sweeps in yesterday's softball action
UCR swept CSU Bakersfield while Oregon State swept CSU Northridge. Now the question is, after essentially a 22-game homestand, can the Highlanders win on the road?
USC holds off UCI to win 5-4
After UCI jumped out to a 2-0 lead, the Trojans took the reigns and controlled the game.
No. 13 Fullerton singles their way to victory over No. 14 ASU
I don't joke when I say "singles." The Titans had 18 of them as they beat the Sun Devils 9-5.
See anything I've missed? Comment below!
Laura Beeman, assistant head coach at USC becomes Hawaii head coach
Beeman started her coaching career at Mount San Antonio College (Pasadena) and will join Hawaii in time for the Rainbow Wahine joining the Big West.
A pair of doubleheader sweeps in yesterday's softball action
UCR swept CSU Bakersfield while Oregon State swept CSU Northridge. Now the question is, after essentially a 22-game homestand, can the Highlanders win on the road?
USC holds off UCI to win 5-4
After UCI jumped out to a 2-0 lead, the Trojans took the reigns and controlled the game.
No. 13 Fullerton singles their way to victory over No. 14 ASU
I don't joke when I say "singles." The Titans had 18 of them as they beat the Sun Devils 9-5.
See anything I've missed? Comment below!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Morning Links 3/28/12
Good morning! Here's some links for you to enjoy!
EVERYONE PANIC! PACIFIC IS PLANNING TO JUMP SHIP!
So don't panic, they're looking at the WCC. This makes sense because Pacific is the lone private school in the conference, who are religiously affiliated. The Big West shouldn't worry though, we have SDSU and Hawaii incoming, with also the possibility of CSU Bakersfield if the commissioner wants to go that route.
Kristina Santiago named honorable All-American
And do you blame AP for this decision? She was practically unstoppable, and she's getting scouted professionally.
CSU Northridge volleyball coach Stork selected to Volleyball Hall of Fame
Outside of the potential joke that is "I didn't know they had a Volleyball Hall of Fame"...Stork's playing resume is pretty impressive, one that highlights a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics.
Tuesday's softball recaps
The highlight of which would be Pacific's dominance in a doubleheader against CSU Bakersfield.
Tuesday's baseball recaps
In what could have been a close loss, UCSB turned it around and beat Pepperdine 10-5. Other games yesterday: ASU beat the Titans 1-0 and SDSU beat UCR 7-3.
Seen anything I've missed? Comment below!
EVERYONE PANIC! PACIFIC IS PLANNING TO JUMP SHIP!
So don't panic, they're looking at the WCC. This makes sense because Pacific is the lone private school in the conference, who are religiously affiliated. The Big West shouldn't worry though, we have SDSU and Hawaii incoming, with also the possibility of CSU Bakersfield if the commissioner wants to go that route.
Kristina Santiago named honorable All-American
And do you blame AP for this decision? She was practically unstoppable, and she's getting scouted professionally.
CSU Northridge volleyball coach Stork selected to Volleyball Hall of Fame
Outside of the potential joke that is "I didn't know they had a Volleyball Hall of Fame"...Stork's playing resume is pretty impressive, one that highlights a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics.
Tuesday's softball recaps
The highlight of which would be Pacific's dominance in a doubleheader against CSU Bakersfield.
Tuesday's baseball recaps
In what could have been a close loss, UCSB turned it around and beat Pepperdine 10-5. Other games yesterday: ASU beat the Titans 1-0 and SDSU beat UCR 7-3.
Seen anything I've missed? Comment below!
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