Comments on: Taking a look at the SWAC http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/ College Baseball Today Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:23:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: carrol http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/comment-page-1/#comment-2503 carrol Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:09:14 +0000 http://collegebaseballtoday.com/?p=2944#comment-2503 Mr. Strong, it appears that you have done your homework well. Most people simply use their own personal feelings to spew unfounded opinions, but you have done well!! You are correct on all facets. I really wish that Daniel Garcia wasn't hurt because we could really make some serious noise once we got to the Regionals. I know Sherrard Brooks personally and he is a great kid and he is ecstatic to be back from injury. He expects to give a good accounting of himself this season. Chase Rechard will be unhittable again (with all that slow Tom Glavine stuff) and J-Mo will be dominant again. My only big concern is how we will recover defensively behind the plate after losing Mike Thomas to the MLB draft (another player taken from my small HBCU!!). We have another kid from Houston that I hope is ready to step in because we can't afford to have Frazier Hall move from first to home. I think that we'll be fine though. Mr. Strong, it appears that you have done your homework well. Most people simply use their own personal feelings to spew unfounded opinions, but you have done well!! You are correct on all facets. I really wish that Daniel Garcia wasn’t hurt because we could really make some serious noise once we got to the Regionals. I know Sherrard Brooks personally and he is a great kid and he is ecstatic to be back from injury. He expects to give a good accounting of himself this season. Chase Rechard will be unhittable again (with all that slow Tom Glavine stuff) and J-Mo will be dominant again. My only big concern is how we will recover defensively behind the plate after losing Mike Thomas to the MLB draft (another player taken from my small HBCU!!). We have another kid from Houston that I hope is ready to step in because we can’t afford to have Frazier Hall move from first to home. I think that we’ll be fine though.

]]> By: Reggie Thompson http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 Reggie Thompson Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:37:01 +0000 http://collegebaseballtoday.com/?p=2944#comment-2502 Looks like this will be a interesting season in the SWAC. Looks like this will be a interesting season in the SWAC.

]]> By: Charlie Strong http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 Charlie Strong Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:56:30 +0000 http://collegebaseballtoday.com/?p=2944#comment-2501 Gentleman ! The team that has the best pitching rotation will win the SWAC. Currently, Southern University has three major starters in Maloy, Richard and (yes !) Brooks who recovered from surgery that posted a 8-2 record in 2008. For Mid inning pitchers, they have Wahl, Foster and Pryer. And for years SU never had a true closer. This year in 2010 ,they have a big 6-4 , 230lbs pitcher that punches 93 mph on the radar in Mr. Cody Hall , a junior college transfer. Don't forget , Mr. Spears who was forgotten after the embarrassing performance at the Urban MLB Invitation in 2009 is back with control. Last of all, Coach Cador need one of his freshman pitchers from one those 4A or 5A schools to step up like Daniel Garcia did in the early season of2009 and this team could make some noise. This makes three regular starters that can pitch at least 6 solid innings, a three mid-inning relievers ,two potentially good closers and two hopefuls that could sweep the SWAC. Of course I know that it takes runs to win ball games. If you believe the best hitters will win the SWAC. You have look at Jackson State , Arkansas PineBluff and of course SU.Who is the better of the three? GSU. If you look at the stats you would think I am a crazy for even mentioning JSU, but everybody is returning. As for hitting goes, look out for that Armstrong Kid. He is 5 foot 10 and very deceiving power. I look for SU to feed off his stick. Gentleman ! The team that has the best pitching rotation will win the SWAC. Currently, Southern University has three major starters in Maloy, Richard and (yes !) Brooks who recovered from surgery that posted a 8-2 record in 2008. For Mid inning pitchers, they have Wahl, Foster and Pryer. And for years SU never had a true closer. This year in 2010 ,they have a big 6-4 , 230lbs pitcher that punches 93 mph on the radar in Mr. Cody Hall , a junior college transfer. Don’t forget , Mr. Spears who was forgotten after the embarrassing performance at the Urban MLB Invitation in 2009 is back with control. Last of all, Coach Cador need one of his freshman pitchers from one those 4A or 5A schools to step up like Daniel Garcia did in the early season of2009 and this team could make some noise. This makes three regular starters that can pitch at least 6 solid innings, a three mid-inning relievers ,two potentially good closers and two hopefuls that could sweep the SWAC.

Of course I know that it takes runs to win ball games. If you believe the best hitters will win the SWAC. You have look at Jackson State , Arkansas PineBluff and of course SU.Who is the better of the three? GSU. If you look at the stats you would think I am a crazy for even mentioning JSU, but everybody is returning.

As for hitting goes, look out for that Armstrong Kid. He is 5 foot 10 and very deceiving power. I look for SU to feed off his stick.

]]> By: carrol http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 carrol Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:06:06 +0000 http://collegebaseballtoday.com/?p=2944#comment-2500 It is a good faith assumption by the masses that UAPB can compete with the likes of my Alma Mater, Southern University. While I can appreciate the sentiment, let's be realistic. S U has had more players drafted in just the last 10 years than the rest of the SWAC COMBINED! I must give credit where credit is due. Coach Roger Cador has done so much with so little funding it is almost unfathomable. The Jaguars will win the SWAC again this year and I only hope that the selection committee uses a few of their collective brain cells and NOT put Southern and LSU in the same regional again. Good luck to all teams, but beware of the greatest HBCU in the nation!! Go Jags!! It is a good faith assumption by the masses that UAPB can compete with the likes of my Alma Mater, Southern University. While I can appreciate the sentiment, let’s be realistic. S U has had more players drafted in just the last 10 years than the rest of the SWAC COMBINED! I must give credit where credit is due. Coach Roger Cador has done so much with so little funding it is almost unfathomable. The Jaguars will win the SWAC again this year and I only hope that the selection committee uses a few of their collective brain cells and NOT put Southern and LSU in the same regional again. Good luck to all teams, but beware of the greatest HBCU in the nation!! Go Jags!!

]]> By: Reggie Thompson http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 Reggie Thompson Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:06:49 +0000 http://collegebaseballtoday.com/?p=2944#comment-2499 This is a good analysis of the conference. UAPB is probably the most underated team in the conference. They play as underdogs and with the death of pitcher Kevin Edwards, they'll also play with their backs against the wall. Besides Southern, they return more talent than any other team in the SWAC. I agree that there is a high chance for them to be in the championship game in May. Jackson State, Valley, and Southern will be strong as well. This is a good analysis of the conference. UAPB is probably the most underated team in the conference. They play as underdogs and with the death of pitcher Kevin Edwards, they’ll also play with their backs against the wall. Besides Southern, they return more talent than any other team in the SWAC. I agree that there is a high chance for them to be in the championship game in May. Jackson State, Valley, and Southern will be strong as well.

]]> By: brandon williams http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2010/02/03/taking-a-look-at-the-swac/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 brandon williams Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:21:45 +0000 http://collegebaseballtoday.com/?p=2944#comment-2498 Please note that long time TSU assistant coach Brian white was let go last summer for the tigers and they added three young coaches and former Alcorn assistant Marcus Johnson. This information about coaching changes was kept very quite for some reason because I ran into coach white while he was in his hometown and thats when i found out so thats pretty strange. What's up with coaches moving from one school to another within the conference? I think that this conference lack strong leadership at the AD level as well the conference office. They need to mandate that all school place a high standard for the sport and their budgets. Also, the tigers will not play Alabama A&M this year. The tigers have some young pitchers who will be excellent once they get some games under their blets. I have followed the SWAC baseball since the late 90's and i think that finally a team from the East my finally win but dont be surprise if UAPB wins the SWAC tourney. Please note that long time TSU assistant coach Brian white was let go last summer for the tigers and they added three young coaches and former Alcorn assistant Marcus Johnson. This information about coaching changes was kept very quite for some reason because I ran into coach white while he was in his hometown and thats when i found out so thats pretty strange. What’s up with coaches moving from one school to another within the conference? I think that this conference lack strong leadership at the AD level as well the conference office. They need to mandate that all school place a high standard for the sport and their budgets. Also, the tigers will not play Alabama A&M this year. The tigers have some young pitchers who will be excellent once they get some games under their blets. I have followed the SWAC baseball since the late 90’s and i think that finally a team from the East my finally win but dont be surprise if UAPB wins the SWAC tourney.

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