Akron and the MAC Baseball tournament

[GJGood]

Any chance the Zips still make it to Chillicothe this year? I keep looking at the conference standings and it would seem possible to me assuming the conference takes the top 8 records. I'm not exactly sure how it works though. Plus, no article or post I've read anywhere has even mentioned what the Zips must or must not do to make the field.Can anybody fill me in here?

[RootforRoo44]

Any chance the Zips still make it to Chillicothe this year? I keep looking at the conference standings and it would seem possible to me assuming the conference takes the top 8 records. I'm not exactly sure how it works though. Plus, no article or post I've read anywhere has even mentioned what the Zips must or must not do to make the field.Can anybody fill me in here?

Their best bet would be to go back in time and win like 10 more games that they blew and should have won.If that answers your question.

[bigzipguy]

After today's win at Can't, here is the situation. Going into today's action the Zips were tied with C. Mich and E. Mich for the last two playoff spots. (n. Ill was still in the running, but lost today and is all but out of it.) Nex week the Zips play at BG , starting on THURSDAY - NOT FRI) , for three games.C. Mich and E.Mich both won today. So the three are still tied.The good thing is that C. Mich and E. Mich play each other next week at E. Mich. It will not be an easy task for the Zips, BG is playing very well this year and can really pound the ball.

[GJGood]

After today's win at Can't, here is the situation. Going into today's action the Zips were tied with C. Mich and E. Mich for the last two playoff spots. (n. Ill was still in the running, but lost today and is all but out of it.) Nex week the Zips play at BG , starting on THURSDAY - NOT FRI) , for three games.C. Mich and E.Mich both won today. So the three are still tied.The good thing is that C. Mich and E. Mich play each other next week at E. Mich. It will not be an easy task for the Zips, BG is playing very well this year and can really pound the ball.

So basically since EMU and CMU are playing each other and two of the three get spots, Akron taking two of three or all three at BG would likely get them in the tournament? Either EMU or CMU automatically has to lose at least two games in their three game series.I wonder why there isn't more support for the baseball team. I mean from this point on now every game is about as important as it can get and yet virtually no chatter.

[RootforRoo44]

After today's win at Can't, here is the situation. Going into today's action the Zips were tied with C. Mich and E. Mich for the last two playoff spots. (n. Ill was still in the running, but lost today and is all but out of it.) Nex week the Zips play at BG , starting on THURSDAY - NOT FRI) , for three games.C. Mich and E.Mich both won today. So the three are still tied.The good thing is that C. Mich and E. Mich play each other next week at E. Mich. It will not be an easy task for the Zips, BG is playing very well this year and can really pound the ball.

So basically since EMU and CMU are playing each other and two of the three get spots, Akron taking two of three or all three at BG would likely get them in the tournament? Either EMU or CMU automatically has to lose at least two games in their three game series.I wonder why there isn't more support for the baseball team. I mean from this point on now every game is about as important as it can get and yet virtually no chatter.

I'll tell you the reason as a baseball fan who attends a good amount of Zips ball games. They are not very good. People are not going to come out and watch or even talk about a team that looks like it's lost much of the time. I've seen a few games this year where the outfielders have looked like bumbling idiots dropping flyballs, colliding, and what not. And that is just one small things that they do not do well. No way am i going to go through everything.Add to that the fact that the program really doesn't have a bright future in terms of recruits and also Midwest baseball is usually not competitive enough on avg to hang with the big boys of the west coast and SE, and you have a deadly combination that equals "no reason to care".That's why.

[zippy5]

After today's win at Can't, here is the situation. Going into today's action the Zips were tied with C. Mich and E. Mich for the last two playoff spots. (n. Ill was still in the running, but lost today and is all but out of it.) Nex week the Zips play at BG , starting on THURSDAY - NOT FRI) , for three games.C. Mich and E.Mich both won today. So the three are still tied.The good thing is that C. Mich and E. Mich play each other next week at E. Mich. It will not be an easy task for the Zips, BG is playing very well this year and can really pound the ball.

So basically since EMU and CMU are playing each other and two of the three get spots, Akron taking two of three or all three at BG would likely get them in the tournament? Either EMU or CMU automatically has to lose at least two games in their three game series.I wonder why there isn't more support for the baseball team. I mean from this point on now every game is about as important as it can get and yet virtually no chatter.

because the club team is better.

[johnnyzip84]

because the club team is better.

[bigzipguy]

The Zips lost the series with E. Mich this year, so if they finished the season tied with them for the last spot, they miss the tournament. If they finish the season tied with C. Mich for the last spot, I do not know what the tie-breaker would be, since they did not play each other this year.Basically, if they win two, they are in. As far as the comment made that they are not very good, I would just like to say this. I follow the team closely every yeqr. They have lost a number of close games this year in conference. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way. That is how baseball is. I have played for many years myself.They have a very promising young pitching staff. They have had some significant injuries, including some to their experinced pitchers. Here's hoping they get in.

[GJGood]

I'm with bigzipguy on this one. Baseball as a sport is very hard to figure out sometimes. There is no other major team sport I can think of where teams at the bottom of the standings get wins over teams at the top and its not seen as a big deal. I know in college baseball specifically it is a bigger deal if a northern team beats a good southern team than it is if the 9th place MAC team beats the second place MAC team. In baseball, it is more common that the "better" team doesn't win than it is in sports like football or basketball.As far as a lacking of fan support because of how good they are, I understand that to some extent. I was an undergrad at UA though in 1996 when Akron won the MAC title and I have to tell you there weren't many more fans attending games that season than there are today. So, while performance and record may be part of it, they could probably still do some better marketing on the team's behalf.

[RootforRoo44]

I'm with bigzipguy on this one. Baseball as a sport is very hard to figure out sometimes. There is no other major team sport I can think of where teams at the bottom of the standings get wins over teams at the top and its not seen as a big deal. I know in college baseball specifically it is a bigger deal if a northern team beats a good southern team than it is if the 9th place MAC team beats the second place MAC team. In baseball, it is more common that the "better" team doesn't win than it is in sports like football or basketball.As far as a lacking of fan support because of how good they are, I understand that to some extent. I was an undergrad at UA though in 1996 when Akron won the MAC title and I have to tell you there weren't many more fans attending games that season than there are today. So, while performance and record may be part of it, they could probably still do some better marketing on the team's behalf.

BINGO on the marketing. But besides that it also it tough to compare that 96 title when there were no where near the amount of students overall and no doubt a smaller fraction of them living on campus compared to today. So with some winning and some marketing you never know how many fans it could bring to games. BTW, thanks for the props Zippy5. We are trying to make Club Baseball a big deal and hopefully we can help out the real team by showcasing some guys that could be walkons.

[ziptrumpet87]

I'm with bigzipguy on this one. Baseball as a sport is very hard to figure out sometimes. There is no other major team sport I can think of where teams at the bottom of the standings get wins over teams at the top and its not seen as a big deal. I know in college baseball specifically it is a bigger deal if a northern team beats a good southern team than it is if the 9th place MAC team beats the second place MAC team. In baseball, it is more common that the "better" team doesn't win than it is in sports like football or basketball.As far as a lacking of fan support because of how good they are, I understand that to some extent. I was an undergrad at UA though in 1996 when Akron won the MAC title and I have to tell you there weren't many more fans attending games that season than there are today. So, while performance and record may be part of it, they could probably still do some better marketing on the team's behalf.

BINGO on the marketing. But besides that it also it tough to compare that 96 title when there were no where near the amount of students overall and no doubt a smaller fraction of them living on campus compared to today. So with some winning and some marketing you never know how many fans it could bring to games. BTW, thanks for the props Zippy5. We are trying to make Club Baseball a big deal and hopefully we can help out the real team by showcasing some guys that could be walkons.

You may be up against steep competition with the Aeros, Indians, and all their other minor league teams in the area. With the possible exception of the Indians, the others are pretty good value for the money and are very family friendly.

[RootforRoo44]

I'm with bigzipguy on this one. Baseball as a sport is very hard to figure out sometimes. There is no other major team sport I can think of where teams at the bottom of the standings get wins over teams at the top and its not seen as a big deal. I know in college baseball specifically it is a bigger deal if a northern team beats a good southern team than it is if the 9th place MAC team beats the second place MAC team. In baseball, it is more common that the "better" team doesn't win than it is in sports like football or basketball.As far as a lacking of fan support because of how good they are, I understand that to some extent. I was an undergrad at UA though in 1996 when Akron won the MAC title and I have to tell you there weren't many more fans attending games that season than there are today. So, while performance and record may be part of it, they could probably still do some better marketing on the team's behalf.

BINGO on the marketing. But besides that it also it tough to compare that 96 title when there were no where near the amount of students overall and no doubt a smaller fraction of them living on campus compared to today. So with some winning and some marketing you never know how many fans it could bring to games. BTW, thanks for the props Zippy5. We are trying to make Club Baseball a big deal and hopefully we can help out the real team by showcasing some guys that could be walkons.

You may be up against steep competition with the Aeros, Indians, and all their other minor league teams in the area. With the possible exception of the Indians, the others are pretty good value for the money and are very family friendly.

Well i wouldnt say we intend to compete with theme for fans or anything. Most of our fans are girlfriends, parents, friends, etc... (we do draw a decent crowd for off campus games though dont get me wrong) but the main purpose is just to give guys a chance to continue to play competitive baseball. Also in some cases to give guys a chance to showcase what they've get and attempt to walk on. It proves one thing though, half of our team is made up of local guys from the Akron area; and i figure this fall our tryouts will have somewhere around 3 times the people as last year (last year was 45 people) many again will be from this area; and it shows that there is talent around here and if we could somehow get in the minds of these recruits we could have a great baseball program to go along with the other sports.