The Podcast About Division-III Baseball

Welcome to Episode 42 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We made it, folks. Monumental Monday is upon us. May Madness is here. We present our projections for the 18 at-large bids to the 2019 D-III baseball tournament and explain our methodology behind our picks. We will post our final projected field on Twitter on Sunday evening. This episode includes:

• Explaining how the committee picks at-large teams and why we choose to follow that methodology
• Our two Pool B picks and why they were pretty easy
• The no-brainer Pool C picks (about 8-10 teams)
• Projecting a few shifts in the final regional rankings
• Where the bubble sits and why this is the most difficult field we've ever tried to project
• The final two teams -- one in, one out, and why this is all such a mess

...then we wish everyone good luck and say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759

Welcome to Episode 42 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We made it, folks. Monumental Monday is upon us. May Madness is here. We present our projections for the 18 at-large bids to the 2019 D-III baseball tournament and explain our methodology behind our picks. We will post our final projected field on Twitter on Sunday evening. This episode includes:

• Explaining how the committee picks at-large teams and why we choose to follow that methodology 
• Our two Pool B picks and why they were pretty easy
• The no-brainer Pool C picks (about 8-10 teams)
• Projecting a few shifts in the final regional rankings
• Where the bubble sits and why this is the most difficult field we've ever tried to project
• The final two teams -- one in, one out, and why this is all such a mess

...then we wish everyone good luck and say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ. 

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759 

Hey everyone,

For some reason the last podcast got cut off at the end just before we were able to run through a list of teams we saw as just below the bubble. Here's the last 8 minutes of that pod.

The conversation begins just after when we talk about Spalding and where they fit in.

Teams mentioned: Hendrix, UW LAX, La Verne, Occidental, Piedmont, St. John Fisher, Concordia Texas (but they've since won an auto bid), Ramapo, Mitchell, NYU.

SORRY ABOUT THIS FOLKS

Hey everyone, 

For some reason the last podcast got cut off at the end just before we were able to run through a list of teams we saw as just below the bubble. Here's the last 8 minutes of that pod. 

The conversation begins just after when we talk about Spalding and where they fit in.

Teams mentioned: Hendrix, UW LAX, La Verne, Occidental, Piedmont, St. John Fisher, Concordia Texas (but they've since won an auto bid), Ramapo, Mitchell, NYU.

SORRY ABOUT THIS FOLKS

NOTE: Sorry the episode cuts off in the middle. Had some technical difficulties recording in separate places. We will have a full bubble podcast on Sunday before Selection Monday!

Welcome to Episode 41 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. As we record on the afternoon of the final Thursday of the regular season, 12 automatic bids have been claimed and a ton of conference tournaments are under way. We review the teams that have already punched their tickets to the postseason and then take an in-depth look at where the at-large race stands as we head into the final weekend, breaking down which teams we believe are the safest bets to grab Pool C bids, which teams are right on the edge, and which teams need A LOT to go right to find their way into the tournament. Then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759

NOTE: Sorry the episode cuts off in the middle. Had some technical difficulties recording in separate places. We will have a full bubble podcast on Sunday before Selection Monday!

Welcome to Episode 41 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. As we record on the afternoon of the final Thursday of the regular season, 12 automatic bids have been claimed and a ton of conference tournaments are under way. We review the teams that have already punched their tickets to the postseason and then take an in-depth look at where the at-large race stands as we head into the final weekend, breaking down which teams we believe are the safest bets to grab Pool C bids, which teams are right on the edge, and which teams need A LOT to go right to find their way into the tournament. Then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ. 

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759 

Welcome to Episode 40 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. With the second edition of the regional rankings released, we take our first in-depth look at the potential 2019 postseason picture. First, we discuss the important terms to know when discussing postseason resumes of each team, as well as the new format which features SUPER-REGIONALS OMG THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN. Then, we go region-by-region and speculate which teams are in the best position to get at-large bids should they not win their conference tournaments. We go alphabetically, hitting a variety of topics in each region, including:

• Central (at 9:05)
  • WashU is basically a lock
  • How do we judge Coe?
  • Webster vs. Spalding
• Mid-Atlantic (at 13:24)
  • NJAC looking like a three-bid conference again
  • Johns Hopkins looks pretty safe
  • Penn State-Harrisburg is a fun but weird bubble team
• Mideast (at 21:00)
  • Why this region is the most challenging to figure out and will likely come down who performs in their conference tournament
• Midwest (at 28:57)
  • Concordia-Chicago is a lock
  • Whitewater and La Crosse fighting for the second Pool B bid -- Warhawks still have the edge
• New England (at 32:45)
  • This is the most loaded region and that is why there are a billion teams ranked
  • Trinity (CT) vs. Babson is a fun comparison
  • We have no idea why Babson dropped from #1 to #4 but the Beavers should still be fine
  • Which teams in the middle of the rankings have a best chance at-large? Will the CCC be a two-bid league?
• New York (at 38:40)
  • It ain't pretty, but Cortland should still be pretty comfortably in at-large (if necessary)
  • Ithaca is good but low SOS will make at-large tough
• South (at 41:12)
  • CNU is a juggernaut but has a weird resume
  • Does Rhodes have a shot?
  • Disappointing conference tournament showings from Hendrix and Piedmont will make it difficult for them at-large
• West (at 45:30)
  • Chapman and Trinity (Texas) looking goooooooooood
  • SCIAC tournament will make things very interesting
  • Texas Lutheran might be in trouble if they need an at-large bid

...then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759

Welcome to Episode 40 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. With the second edition of the regional rankings released, we take our first in-depth look at the potential 2019 postseason picture. First, we discuss the important terms to know when discussing postseason resumes of each team, as well as the new format which features SUPER-REGIONALS OMG THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN. Then, we go region-by-region and speculate which teams are in the best position to get at-large bids should they not win their conference tournaments. We go alphabetically, hitting a variety of topics in each region, including:

• Central (at 9:05)
  • WashU is basically a lock
  • How do we judge Coe?
  • Webster vs. Spalding
• Mid-Atlantic (at 13:24)
  • NJAC looking like a three-bid conference again
  • Johns Hopkins looks pretty safe
  • Penn State-Harrisburg is a fun but weird bubble team
• Mideast (at 21:00)
  • Why this region is the most challenging to figure out and will likely come down who performs in their conference tournament
• Midwest (at 28:57)
  • Concordia-Chicago is a lock
  • Whitewater and La Crosse fighting for the second Pool B bid -- Warhawks still have the edge
• New England (at 32:45)
  • This is the most loaded region and that is why there are a billion teams ranked
  • Trinity (CT) vs. Babson is a fun comparison
  • We have no idea why Babson dropped from #1 to #4 but the Beavers should still be fine
  • Which teams in the middle of the rankings have a best chance at-large? Will the CCC be a two-bid league?
• New York (at 38:40)
  • It ain't pretty, but Cortland should still be pretty comfortably in at-large (if necessary)
  • Ithaca is good but low SOS will make at-large tough
• South (at 41:12)
  
  • CNU is a juggernaut but has a weird resume
  • Does Rhodes have a shot?
  • Disappointing conference tournament showings from Hendrix and Piedmont will make it difficult for them at-large
• West (at 45:30)
  • Chapman and Trinity (Texas) looking goooooooooood
  • SCIAC tournament will make things very interesting
  • Texas Lutheran might be in trouble if they need an at-large bid

...then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ. 

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759 

Welcome to Episode 39 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's almost May, which means IT IS ABOUT TO GET REAL. Here's what this episode includes:

• Top 25 rundown (at 3:20)
  • Giving our brief thoughts on every team in the latest Top 25 and how the rankings have shifted over the last few weeks. Including:
    • A lacrosse team ended Concordia-Chicago's win streak, yikes
    • Jordan saw Rowan and TCNJ in person and they are both very good
    • The good and the bad of the Denison Big Red
    • Is 28-2 Coe for real?
    • Whitewater should be higher, come on people
    • So many Panthers (Chapman, LaGrange, Birmingham-Southern)
    • Swathmore drops out, big week coming up against Johns Hopkins
    • ...and more!
• Predicting the top teams (at 16:44) in each region for the first regional rankings (to be released here on Wednesday afternoon). Topics include:
  • Who will be #2 in the Central?
  • Trying to clear up the top of the loaded South and New England regions
  • The relatively disappointing Mideast Region
  • Why Cortland is still clearly #1 in New York despite a frustrating season thus far
  • Why is the West so down compared to last year?
  • ...and more!
• Biasball (at 26:40)
  • WashU staying hot with a sweep of Emory and a UAA title and the 500th career win for head coach Pat Bloom
  • Wooster has been up (16-0 win + no-hitter) and down (allowing 21 runs at home to a regional rival) lately but have some big games to redeem themselves soon

...then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759

Welcome to Episode 39 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's almost May, which means IT IS ABOUT TO GET REAL. Here's what this episode includes:

• Top 25 rundown (at 3:20)
  • Giving our brief thoughts on every team in the latest Top 25 and how the rankings have shifted over the last few weeks. Including:
    • A lacrosse team ended Concordia-Chicago's win streak, yikes
    • Jordan saw Rowan and TCNJ in person and they are both very good
    • The good and the bad of the Denison Big Red
    • Is 28-2 Coe for real?
    • Whitewater should be higher, come on people
    • So many Panthers (Chapman, LaGrange, Birmingham-Southern)
    • Swathmore drops out, big week coming up against Johns Hopkins
    • ...and more!
• Predicting the top teams (at 16:44) in each region for the first regional rankings (to be released here on Wednesday afternoon). Topics include:
  • Who will be #2 in the Central?
  • Trying to clear up the top of the loaded South and New England regions
  • The relatively disappointing Mideast Region 
  • Why Cortland is still clearly #1 in New York despite a frustrating season thus far
  • Why is the West so down compared to last year?
  • ...and more!
• Biasball (at 26:40)
  • WashU staying hot with a sweep of Emory and a UAA title and the 500th career win for head coach Pat Bloom
  • Wooster has been up (16-0 win + no-hitter) and down (allowing 21 runs at home to a regional rival) lately but have some big games to redeem themselves soon

...then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ. 

Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected]

Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759