Welcome to Episode 90 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We begin (at 3:10) with some unfortunate news about one of the top players in the country. Next (at 4:05), some thoughts on the last weekend of action, including our actual in-person visit to see Catholic vs. Cabrini, the Birmingham jamboree featuring Birmingham-Southern, Trinity (TX), WashU, and Lynchburg, plus a couple other notes. Then we preview the New York region. In order:

• Empire 8 (at 7:05)
  • St. John Fisher is the heavy favorite again but they will have to replace a ton, including POY Adam Zebrowski
  • This conference has had a ton of turnover -- will they keep the AQ moving forward?
• Liberty (at 15:30)
  • Rochester has risen to the top and has a bona fide All-American candidate in the outfield
  • Union, Ithaca, RPI are probably the ones to watch in terms of challenging the Yellowjackets
• Skyline (at 24:10)
  • Merchant Marine was one of our favorite stories of 2021; can they keep the magic going in 2022? 
  • Old Westbury, St. Joseph's (L.I.) have also regularly been in the mix atop this conference
  • Yeshiva has a J. Mintz, we're amped about that
• SUNYAC (at 33:35)
  • Cortland looks to keep its historic postseason streak alive and is already off to a great start
  • Oswego State should have one of the more experienced lineups in the country; will that be enough to dethrone the Red Dragons?
  • BROCKPORT?!?!?! Could this be the year they finally make it back to the postseason for the first time since 2011??? We hope so!!!

We conclude (at 44:50) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye. 

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