The final NCAA regional rankings are Thursday and the tournament selection is Sunday night. If we win the tournament, we are in automatically! If not, we have to hope for a pool C bid, which we have not been able to secure over the last few years. It really is this simple - just win the tournament and you are in!
The RIT loss on Tuesday hurt and could be the difference in a possible pool C bid!
I can't understand the late season inability to win over the last few years that has hampered the chances for the team to go to the NCAA tournament. Is it the academic pressure brought on by finals? Are the boys tired at the end of the 40 game schedule in a short 2 month season? Is it a combination of both? Is it something else?
Last year the team won 30 games, but went 0-2 in the tournament and was left out of the NCAA tournament.
This year's team is another good team deserving of a bid, so go out and get it done in the Liberty League tournament and do not leave it to chance.
Easy way is 3 wins, stay in winners bracket, win 1 game each day! Harder is to come through the losers bracket and have to play more games (5) to get to the same end result - win the tournament!
I know it is also Graduation weekend - so congrats to all the seniors and I expect we will have a large contingent on hand to cheer on the Yellowjackets as they compete in the tournament!
See you all this weekend and best of luck to the team!
See you at the ballpark!
Ed
PS - Weather for the weekend has showers and thunderstorms early on both Friday and Saturday with temps in mid 60's and partly cloudy all weekend. Hopefully, they are wrong this weekend!
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We just want to once again say how much Steven, Nate, Blayne and Andy will be missed next year, both on and off the field. It was a pleasure watching all of them play their hearts out throughout their baseball careers at U of R. Congrats once again to the seniors and their families.
Laurie and Drew Cacciola
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