Episode 74: 2021 New York Region Preview - a podcast by Cespedes Family BBQ

from 2021-03-23T17:03:55

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Welcome to Episode 74 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is our eighth of eight regional preview pods -- this one covers the New York region and its four conferences. Before we begin, we do a brief check-in (at 1:30) on our respective alma maters and discuss why WashU's pitching staff is always so incredible and Wooster's 3-1 start to open the season. Also (at 11:30) another note about Bret Williams' chase for the all-time D-III HR record. Then, it's NY time:

  • SUNYAC (at 14:30)
    • Cortland is Cortland, so obviously they're gonna win a lot of games and have some exciting #Year5 guys returning
    • Oswego State is still the Lakers, so we made more Lakers jokes but they have some key guys back as well
    • and as always, watch out for Brockport!
  • Liberty (at 23:35)
    • Rochester impressed us a lot at the regional in 2019, and now look like the clear favorite in this conference with two strong starters
    • Ithaca joined from the Empire 8 and are traditionally strong but there aren't many familiar faces on the roster so tough to know what to expect
    • Other teams like Union, Clarkson, RIT are usually relevant in this conference race
  • Empire 8 (or uh, the Empire 5? 6?) (at 34:00)
    • St. John Fisher looks loaded, is already off to a hot start, and now they're in a barren wasteland of a conference...should be interesting!
  • Skyline (at 37:40)
    • Farmingdale State is always a rock solid bet to lead the Skyline pack but we've seen teams like like Manhattanville, St. Joseph's (Long Island) and Old Westbury in the mix
  • CUNYAC doesn't appear to be playing but maybe we're wrong? No auto-bid, though.
  • UAA (at 43:40)
    • NYU doesn't seem likely to be playing this spring but let us know if that's not true!

We concluded (at 45:30) with our player and pitcher of the year picks for the region, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

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