BGA Baseball

[repo]

Getting back to baseball, is BGA still alive in the DIIAA division? Its hard to follow how they are doing when the post gets a little off tangent about the bush league antics of their players.

 

Since it looks like there are only 16 teams in this division according to the TSSAA website, how many advance to the "state" tournament?

There is actually only 12 teams in DIIAA baseball...8 in the Middle/East Region and 4 in the West Region. All 12 teams qualify for the post season, although this year, Briarcrest is not eligible for the post season because they are in the final year of a penalty imposed on them by TSSAA for a bench clearing fight that they participated in a couple of seasons ago.

 

Thus, this is what we know today. Once Christian Brothers and MUS finish their regular season head to head competition this week, the winner of the series will emerge as the #1 seed out of the west with the other the #2 seed. Both teams will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs. This leaves St. Benedict as the #3 seed out of the west.

 

Baylor defeated BGA in their best of three series last weekend at BGA. With the series win came the #1 seed out of the middle/east with BGA finishing as the #2 seed. Both of these schools will also receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

 

The remaining teams in the middle/east finished in the following order:

 

#3 JP II

#4 Father Ryan

#5 Brentwood Academy

#6 Ensworth

#7 MBA

#8 McCallie

 

JP II gets a first round bye because of the inelegibility of Briarcrest. Father Ryan will host McCallie, Brentwood Academy will host Ensworth, and St. Benedict will host MBA at the end of the week.

 

JP II will then play the #2 seed out of the west, the winner of the Ryan/McCallie series will play the winner of the #1 seed out of the west, BA/Ensworth winner will play at Baylor, and the winner of the St. Benedict/MBA series will play at BGA.

 

The four winning teams from round two will head to the state tournament the week of May 22-25 and particiapte in a double elimination format to determine the state champion.

 

In my opinion, very little seperates the top of the middle/east region from the bottom. In fact, McCallie was able to win the best of three series from Baylor a couple weeks ago. I can't speak of the west but I am sure it is competitive as well.

 

It should be a fun couple weeks of baseball in DIIAA.

Edited May 9, 2012 by repo

[ECKHMS]

Getting back to baseball, is BGA still alive in the DIIAA division? Its hard to follow how they are doing when the post gets a little off tangent about the bush league antics of their players.

 

Since it looks like there are only 16 teams in this division according to the TSSAA website, how many advance to the "state" tournament?

They are in the State Quarterfinals as the #2 seed in middle with a bye - first series starts May 18th at home times tbd. 2 games on the 18th

[ECKHMS]

BGA is atop the Division II-AA rankings headed into this week's series with BA - the No. 2 team in the II-AA standings.

BA / Ensworth predictions??

[shakinthefat]

There is actually only 12 teams in DIIAA baseball...8 in the Middle/East Region and 4 in the West Region. All 12 teams qualify for the post season, although this year, Briarcrest is not eligible for the post season because they are in the final year of a penalty imposed on them by TSSAA for a bench clearing fight that they participated in a couple of seasons ago.

 

Thus, this is what we know today. Once Christian Brothers and MUS finish their regular season head to head competition this week, the winner of the series will emerge as the #1 seed out of the west with the other the #2 seed. Both teams will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs. This leaves St. Benedict as the #3 seed out of the west.

 

Baylor defeated BGA in their best of three series last weekend at BGA. With the series win came the #1 seed out of the middle/east with BGA finishing as the #2 seed. Both of these schools will also receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

 

The remaining teams in the middle/east finished in the following order:

 

#3 JP II

#4 Father Ryan

#5 Brentwood Academy

#6 Ensworth

#7 MBA

#8 McCallie

 

JP II gets a first round bye because of the inelegibility of Briarcrest. Father Ryan will host McCallie, Brentwood Academy will host Ensworth, and St. Benedict will host MBA at the end of the week.

 

JP II will then play the #2 seed out of the west, the winner of the Ryan/McCallie series will play the winner of the #1 seed out of the west, BA/Ensworth winner will play at Baylor, and the winner of the St. Benedict/MBA series will play at BGA.

 

The four winning teams from round two will head to the state tournament the week of May 22-25 and particiapte in a double elimination format to determine the state champion.

 

In my opinion, very little seperates the top of the middle/east region from the bottom. In fact, McCallie was able to win the best of three series from Baylor a couple weeks ago. I can't speak of the west but I am sure it is competitive as well.

 

It should be a fun couple weeks of baseball in DIIAA.

 

Not sure the TSSAA reasoning behind DII-AA west with 4 teams getting 2 byes and DII-AA east with 8 teams get 2 byes also. (all teams eligible). Wouldn't it make better sense for the west to have 1 bye and eat have 3? Seems like MUS and CBHS normally have an easier road to the final 4 than the #3 or #4 teams in the east.

But then again we are talking about the TSSAA having to change something that they are incapable of. Oh well I look forward to the final 4 games at Wilson-Central HS, such a great place for Tennessee High School Championship baseball. Minimum seating, school in session, banners hanging down foul line fences where fans cannot stand and watch the game. Why is it so tough for the TSSAA to find a better venue? It means they have to go out and find it. Vandy, MTSU, Lipscomb, Belmont, Sounds, heck just go back to BGA.

[repo]

Not sure the TSSAA reasoning behind DII-AA west with 4 teams getting 2 byes and DII-AA east with 8 teams get 2 byes also. (all teams eligible). Wouldn't it make better sense for the west to have 1 bye and eat have 3? Seems like MUS and CBHS normally have an easier road to the final 4 than the #3 or #4 teams in the east.

But then again we are talking about the TSSAA having to change something that they are incapable of. Oh well I look forward to the final 4 games at Wilson-Central HS, such a great place for Tennessee High School Championship baseball. Minimum seating, school in session, banners hanging down foul line fences where fans cannot stand and watch the game. Why is it so tough for the TSSAA to find a better venue? It means they have to go out and find it. Vandy, MTSU, Lipscomb, Belmont, Sounds, heck just go back to BGA.

shakin...your post couldn't be any more spot on! CBHS and MUS are both great programs, as are the other two schools in the west. But when the east reduced to just Baylor and McCallie forcing the current alignment of the middle/east region, then I agree with you that the 3rd bye should have come with it.

 

As far as the venue is concerned, what happened to MTSU being the host sight? I know the facility and field went through some renevations a couple years ago, but those all appear to be complete. Why not Resse Smith Field? Can anyone provide some insight as to why Wilson Central instead of MTSU?