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Thursday July 27th, 1950

BOX SCORES

A thriller at University Field as Hofstra gives up an early lead late and their game with Notre Dame goes into extras tied at 7. It stays that way until there are none on and two out in the bottom 13th, when RF Jake Gettman – with 2 homers and 4 RBI for the game already – strides to the plate and crushes a third dinger [25] to right for the walkoff win.
After the Ohio State-Purdue game ends regulation at 5-5, the Buckeyes score an astounding 11 runs in the top 10th to win it 16-5. Adam Vodzak has 3 hits including a double along with 4 ribbies for the Boilermakers, while Glenn Smith goes 4-for-7 / 2B / 3 RBI for OSU.
Mark Lloyd goes 4-for-5 with two doubles, a grand slam [4] and 5 RBI in total to power the Army offence in a 12-3 home demolition of Cincy.
Penn ace Noodles Hahn is at his very best, blanking Princeton on two hits with 12 strikeouts in a 6-0 road win for the Quakers.
A big game by LF Terry Rapp in which he homers twice [16] and drives in 3 helps UCLA easily account for Maryland at Turtle Smith Stadium. The Bruins score 10 again on Friday, but this time it isn’t enough as the Terrapins win it 11-10 on an 11th-inning walkoff single by RF Danny Hernandez. Steve Renner is huge for the hosts, going 4-for-6 with a homer [16] and 5 RBI.
Tony Lazzeri’s recent big poosh continues as the Nebraska second-baseman bangs out 2 solo jacks [29] in a 12-9 road win over Brown. Kyle Mayo and Aaron Caughran each drive in 3 runs for the Huskers. Lazzeri gets his 30th the following day but the Huskers lose 7-3.
#1 Harvard suffers an upset 3-0 loss at Kansas State as Landon Siebert pitches 8 scoreless innings. Navy’s 5-2 win at Mizzou narrows the gap for supremacy in the Northeast back to one game. 3 homers [24] and 8 RBI by Harry Stovey help Navy to a huge 15-4 Friday win and, while Harvard’s 5-1 win cancels it out standings-wise, the large run differential may have some bearing in the rankings. The results also guarantee both sides a spot in the playoffs; now it’s just who goes as conference champion and who as wildcard that needs to be decided.
Pepperdine has been wobbly of late, letting their lead in the West Conference whittle down to 4 games and opening the door for their rivals, but they get a steadying 8-1 road win here over North Carolina thanks mainly to Jaden Lambert’s 4-for-5 / HR [16] / 5 RBI effort and Frank Smith’s superlative (8 IP / 1 H / 1 ER / 11 K) pitching. A tight 5-4 Friday win for the Waves settles the nerves just that little bit more. At 4 games clear with 6 to play one would think an utter collapse is needed for them to fail from here.
Danny Garofalo’s 4-for-5 / HR [9] / 4 RBI game is wasted as Wake Forest drops a close one 10-8 at Georgia after at one stage being behind 10-0. Bulldogs CF Jason Whaley is great for the victors, with 3 hits including his 18th round-tripper of the season and 3 ribbies.
Donte Fisher has a club-record 17 strikeouts over 8 strong innings as Florida keeps pace with Georgia in the Southeast with a 13-1 flogging of NM State.
Catcher Tom Puffer goes 5-for-5 with an RBI as Clemson sees off AZ State by 10 to 6 at Doug Kinsmore Stadium.
It’s a case of the one that got away for SJ State, who let LSU score 3 runs in the bottom 9th to win it 5-3. Matt Griffin is the walkoff hero for the Tigers, coming off the pine to hit his first homer of the year. It’s swings and roundabouts in the end as the Spartans score late to eke out a 4-3 win the following day.
What could be a costly loss for A&M in every respect as they drop a 4-3 heartbreaker to TCU, with the Horned Frogs walking it off on a single by catcher Robby Gamble. The Aggies may also have seen the last of CF Adam Shepherd for the campaign after he is forced out of the game with shoulder inflammation, with initial reports estimating a 2-3 week recovery period for the gun CF. Another loss Firday by the score of 5 to 2 almost certainly confines the Aggies to the scrapheap for the conference title, and leaves them a game adrift in the WC race.
A 3-hit shutout by Chad Hanson leads SD State to an easy win over their cross-city rivals USD in the San Diego Derby. 2B Sam Lambert leads the Aztecs offence with a double, a homer [3] and 4 RBI. They finish the sweep on Friday with a similarly convincing 10-2 win, as their “Killer Cees” Chris Heimerl and Chris Taiclet each drive in 3.
An 8-4 win over The Citadel clinches the South Conference for Tulane.

Friday July 28th, 1950

BOX SCORES

Harry Lumley’s 2 solo shots [32] are all Ohio can muster in a lacklustre 7-2 loss to Dartmouth.
Kevin Endicott goes 4-for-4 with 3 ribbies as Ball State has no problems dispatching Kansas 11-2.
A beauty at Kamine Stadium between Lafa and the visiting Virginia Tech. Tied at 8 after 9 and then at 9 after 12, the game finally ends when the Hokies post 4 in the top 13th to win it by that margin. 1B Kevin Loerch goes deep twice [10] in a losing cause, while driving in 4. It’s V-Tech’s 4th straight win and keeps their slim hopes of playoff action alive, with them 3 games behind GWU.
Justin Maier hits 2 homers [8] and knocks in 5 as Virginia beats Saint Louis 10-4 at Davenport Field.
Michigan’s Emil Yde holds Stanford to just 1 earned run on 3 hits over 8+ while fanning 11 as the Wolverines take a 6-3 road decision.
A CG three-hitter with 8 K by Joe Benz gives South Carolina a 2-0 win at Tennessee.
Charlie Wendling blanks Vandy on 2 hits with 5 strikeouts as OSU wins 3-0.
Auburn gets a 1-0 win at Baylor thanks to a fine three-hitter by Bob Groom, who fans 10 Bears in the process.
Zach Alvarez goes 5-for-5 with a double and 3 ribbies to help UNLV get past Santa Clara 7-2 at Earl Wilson Stadium.
A 5-for-5 / HR [2] / 2 RBI game from 3B Jimmy Williams can’t stop MSU losing 7-4 on the road at Long Beach.

Saturday July 29th, 1950

BOX SCORES

Peek-A-Boo Veach further pushes his Pitcher of the Year claims with a 15 K / 2-hit shutout of Ohio as Kent State wins 2-0 to move to 51-32 and stay tied with Ohio State – who wallop Maryland 11-2 thanks in a large part to Bill Hinchman’s 3B / HR [5] / 5 RBI game – atop the East Conference.
Army’s Jimmy Bakula allows just two hits and one run over the full 9 as the Black knights take care of Wazzu by 5 to 1.
Kansas ace Toad Ramsay strikes out 15 to take his season total through the 300 mark, but Kansas nevertheless loses 2-1 to Louisville.
5 hits by 3B Joe Hawthorne aren’t enough to stop GWU falling 9-8 in 14 innings to Villanova at Barcroft Park.
Clarence Currie shuts out Cincy on 5 hits with a club-record 13 strikeouts in a 9-0 home win for Holy Cross. The Bearcats hit back on Sunday with an 8-7 13-inning win as Dave Bancroft goes bananas with 2 homers [26] and 7 RBI, while LF Mike Dahlke has a 5 hit game.
Josh Haneline pitches a three-hitter as Cornell slips past Brown 1-0 at Hoy Field. The Bears square the ledger with a 3-1 Sunday win in 11 innings behind a strong outing by JP Granatelli.
Gus Krock holds Baylor to 4 hits and 1 unearned run in a complete game as Santa Barbara cruise to a 12-1 road win. Shortstop Alan Greer goes 3-for-5 with a homer [4] and 4 RBI for the Gauchos.
Joe Jordan pitches a one-hitter as South Carolina gets a hard-fought 1-0 win at LSU.
Justin McBee has 4 hits and 3 ribbies to help LMU get past SD State 9-7 in 10 at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
Shortstop Matt Messler’s 3 doubles and 4 RBI are key in Fullerton’s 8-5 road win over Fresno.

Sunday July 30th, 1950

BOX SCORES

Virginia’s Gary Sagle pitches his side to a 2-0 win at Notre Dame with a five-hitter while fanning a dozen.
A fine effort from Adam Boylan, in which he allows just one run on 4 hits, leads Minnesota to a comfortable 6-1 home win over Iowa.
UCLA’s Logan Manley shuts out Northern Colorado on 7 hits in a 3-0 win at PK Park.
2 dingers [10] and 3 ribbies by catcher Wilbert Robinson helps Ole Miss beat Tennessee 8-3.
3B Jimmy Williams’ 2 homers [23] and 4 RBI are crucial as MSU nips Florida 9-8 at McKethan Stadium.
Dale Alexander stretches his lead in the JDL home run race with 2 longballs [38] and brings his RBI tally to 100 with 5 as Auburn beats Georgia 8-3.
A 4-hit / 14 K shutout gem by Tristan Williams gets Tulane a 2-0 win against NC State.
Oklahoma’s Ian Foster shuts out Texas on 4 hits with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 home win.
2 doubles and 6 ribbies by RF Fernando Rodriguez aren’t enough for Pepperdine to avoid being beaten 14-11 at Northridge. Nate DeYong and pitcher Doug Kaplan each drive in 4 runs for the Matadors.

HML Player of the Week: Harry Stovey (Navy) .556 / 4 HR / 13 RBI.

JDL Player of the Week: Jimmy Williams (Mississippi State) .600 / 4 HR / 9 RBI.

HML Batter of the Month: Josh Athey (Maryland) .455 / 6 HR / 22 RBI.

HML Pitcher of the Week: Peek-A-Boo Veach (Kent State) 4-0 / 1.22 / 60 K / 44.1 IP.

JDL Batter of the Week: Joe Hauser (Florida) .352 / 10 HR / 29 RBI.

JDL Pitcher of the Week: Al Gearhauser (Santa Clara) 4-1 / 1.29 / 48 K / 42 IP.

Injury news for this week:

Brown SP Mike Brinegar: partially torn labrum; 4 months
USC SS Justin Lang: strained back; 2 weeks
New Mexico SS Jack Barry: torn quadriceps; 5 weeks
Louisville CF Jason Adams: concussion; 5 weeks
Stanford 1B Joel Maly: torn ankle ligaments; 5 weeks
Kansas State SP Bill Rivera: torn rotator cuff; 15 months
Bradley RP Bobby Dunwiddie: torn meniscus; 5 months
LSU SP Paul Hamilton: elbow surgery; 7 months
NC State 2B Ryan Allen: concussion; 5 weeks
Maryland SP Ernesto Echevarria: torn shoulder labrum; 8 months
The Citadel SP Matt Darby: finger avulsion; 2 weeks
Clemson SP Sean McNames: strained oblique; 5-6 weeks
Vanderbilt LF Kenny Ferguson: torn hamstring; 5-6 weeks
Nevada C Amos Cross: fractured shoulder blade; 5 weeks
Purdue SP Steve Lewis: elbow reconstruction – almost certainly played his last ACBA game
Vanderbilt CL Glenn Novak: oblique strain; 4 weeks

And as we enter the final week of the 1950 ACBA regular season, here’s one last look at how the conference and wildcard races are playing out (remember, there are three WC spots in each league):

Horace Mann League

Atlantic Conference

GWU: 50-34 magic number 3

Look home and hosed, although with road games at Navy and Kansas State they certainly don’t want to assume so.

V-Tech: 48-36 2 GB / 4 GB WC2

Need to win all 4 games in their homestand against Oregon and Maryland just to have a chance.

Notre Dame: 46-38 4 GB

Are out of touch in the WC race so will need an absolute miracle. Final week is at home to Holy Cross and Kansas State.

East Conference

Kent State: 52-32 tied for WC2

Ohio State: 52-32 tied for WC2

Both sides have their chance to progress with a strong final week. KSU is on the road to Western Michigan and Miami, while OSU is at home to Virginia and Lafa—so that’s pretty much a wash.

North Conference

Bradley: 53-31

Illinois: 52-32 tied for WC2

Michigan: 51-33 1 GB WC3

All three here are right in the mix and it will come down to who performs in the remaining games. Bradley looks to have the cushiest run with away games at Richmond and Cincy. Illinois are at Kansas and Villanova, both of whom they should beat. Michigan play host to lowly Nebraska and then Minnesota, who have been big improvers down the stretch.

Northeast Conference

Harvard: 59-25

Navy: 57-27

Both sides are guaranteed of playoff action, only the order remains undecided. Harvard hosts Louisville and Columbia, while Navy are at home to GWU and Princeton.

Northwest Conference

Oregon State has clinched, all others are eliminated.

John Dewey League

Pacific Conference

BYU: 51-33

SJ State: 47-37 4 GB / tied for WC3

I don’t think there’s any chance of BYU missing out, and SJST will need plenty to fall their way. Their final week consists of a tough series against the Crimson Tide and then they round the regular season off against UNLV, all at home.

South Conference

Tulane: 54-30 have clinched.

Stetson: 46-38 8 GB / 1 GB WC3

Stetson are an outside chance of getting through, but need to win a bunch of games to make it happen. They have a relatively assignment at home to Baylor to begin with but finish up with 2 against the Green Wave, which will be tough.

The Citadel (44-40), Wake Forest (43-41) and FSU (43-41) are all still mathematically alive but realistically have no chance.

Southeast Conference

The most hotly-contested conference of all.

Auburn: 47-37

Two vs Long Beach and then a huge series against Alabama, all at home.

Florida: 47-37

A mixed bag for the Gators in a final week roadtrip that kicks off with two at TTU, who are embroiled in their own dogfight (see Southwest Conference) and then two against Ole Miss, which they should win. Problem is the horse may well have bolted by then.

Georgia: 47-37

Games away to NM State and South Carolina, neither of whom will be easybeats.

Alabama: 46-38 1 GB / 1 GB WC3

Almost certainly have to win all 4 of their games, which are at SJ State and the abovementioned clash at Auburn.

South Carolina: 43-41

In theory, alive; in reality, kaput.

Southwest Conference

Oklahoma State: 51-33

Look home, but will still need to negotiate tricky assignments at NC State and Texas A&M. At least they hold their destiny in their own hands.

TTU: 49-35 2 GB / currently 1 game up in the WC1 slot

A homestand against Florida and Long Beach. If they can survive that, they’ll have well and truly earned their invite to the big dance.

Rice: 47-37 4 GB / tied WC3

Home series v Nevada and Oklahoma are eminently winnable.

Texas A&M: 46-38 5 GB / 1 GB WC3

Only a faint glimmer of hope for the Aggies, and I think they’d need to win all four of the games at home to Tennessee and OSU to have any chance.

At 43-41, both Oklahoma and Houston are still viable, but neither has little real chance.

West Conference

Pepperdine: 52-32 guaranteed of at least a WC

Cal Poly: 48-36 4 GB / currently 1 game ahead in WC2 race

Need to win at least 3 of 4 away to MSU and Fullerton to be absolutely certain of playoff action.

Fresno: 46-38 6 GB / 1 GB WC3

Same boat as A&M, just a sliver of a chance and need everything to fall into place. A fairly easy final week, though, with road series at Ole Miss and San Diego. So not done yet.

Again, none of UCSB, Long Beach and Northridge (all 44-40) and Fullerton (43-41) have the dreaded x next to their name in the standings. But all may as well have.

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luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,382	1950 Week 21 Recap *Please note all ACBA rosters were expanded to 35 players on 07/10.* Thursday July 27th, 1950 BOX SCORES A thriller at University Field as Hofstra gives up an early lead late and their game with Notre Dame goes into extras tied at 7. It stays that way until there are none on and two out in the bottom 13th, when RF Jake Gettman – with 2 homers and 4 RBI for the game already – strides to the plate and crushes a third dinger [25] to right for the walkoff win. After the Ohio State-Purdue game ends regulation at 5-5, the Buckeyes score an astounding 11 runs in the top 10th to win it 16-5. Adam Vodzak has 3 hits including a double along with 4 ribbies for the Boilermakers, while Glenn Smith goes 4-for-7 / 2B / 3 RBI for OSU. Mark Lloyd goes 4-for-5 with two doubles, a grand slam [4] and 5 RBI in total to power the Army offence in a 12-3 home demolition of Cincy. Penn ace Noodles Hahn is at his very best, blanking Princeton on two hits with 12 strikeouts in a 6-0 road win for the Quakers. A big game by LF Terry Rapp in which he homers twice [16] and drives in 3 helps UCLA easily account for Maryland at Turtle Smith Stadium. The Bruins score 10 again on Friday, but this time it isn’t enough as the Terrapins win it 11-10 on an 11th-inning walkoff single by RF Danny Hernandez. Steve Renner is huge for the hosts, going 4-for-6 with a homer [16] and 5 RBI. Tony Lazzeri’s recent big poosh continues as the Nebraska second-baseman bangs out 2 solo jacks [29] in a 12-9 road win over Brown. Kyle Mayo and Aaron Caughran each drive in 3 runs for the Huskers. Lazzeri gets his 30th the following day but the Huskers lose 7-3. #1 Harvard suffers an upset 3-0 loss at Kansas State as Landon Siebert pitches 8 scoreless innings. Navy’s 5-2 win at Mizzou narrows the gap for supremacy in the Northeast back to one game. 3 homers [24] and 8 RBI by Harry Stovey help Navy to a huge 15-4 Friday win and, while Harvard’s 5-1 win cancels it out standings-wise, the large run differential may have some bearing in the rankings. The results also guarantee both sides a spot in the playoffs; now it’s just who goes as conference champion and who as wildcard that needs to be decided. Pepperdine has been wobbly of late, letting their lead in the West Conference whittle down to 4 games and opening the door for their rivals, but they get a steadying 8-1 road win here over North Carolina thanks mainly to Jaden Lambert’s 4-for-5 / HR [16] / 5 RBI effort and Frank Smith’s superlative (8 IP / 1 H / 1 ER / 11 K) pitching. A tight 5-4 Friday win for the Waves settles the nerves just that little bit more. At 4 games clear with 6 to play one would think an utter collapse is needed for them to fail from here. Danny Garofalo’s 4-for-5 / HR [9] / 4 RBI game is wasted as Wake Forest drops a close one 10-8 at Georgia after at one stage being behind 10-0. Bulldogs CF Jason Whaley is great for the victors, with 3 hits including his 18th round-tripper of the season and 3 ribbies. Donte Fisher has a club-record 17 strikeouts over 8 strong innings as Florida keeps pace with Georgia in the Southeast with a 13-1 flogging of NM State. Catcher Tom Puffer goes 5-for-5 with an RBI as Clemson sees off AZ State by 10 to 6 at Doug Kinsmore Stadium. It’s a case of the one that got away for SJ State, who let LSU score 3 runs in the bottom 9th to win it 5-3. Matt Griffin is the walkoff hero for the Tigers, coming off the pine to hit his first homer of the year. It’s swings and roundabouts in the end as the Spartans score late to eke out a 4-3 win the following day. What could be a costly loss for A&M in every respect as they drop a 4-3 heartbreaker to TCU, with the Horned Frogs walking it off on a single by catcher Robby Gamble. The Aggies may also have seen the last of CF Adam Shepherd for the campaign after he is forced out of the game with shoulder inflammation, with initial reports estimating a 2-3 week recovery period for the gun CF. Another loss Firday by the score of 5 to 2 almost certainly confines the Aggies to the scrapheap for the conference title, and leaves them a game adrift in the WC race. A 3-hit shutout by Chad Hanson leads SD State to an easy win over their cross-city rivals USD in the San Diego Derby. 2B Sam Lambert leads the Aztecs offence with a double, a homer [3] and 4 RBI. They finish the sweep on Friday with a similarly convincing 10-2 win, as their “Killer Cees” Chris Heimerl and Chris Taiclet each drive in 3. An 8-4 win over The Citadel clinches the South Conference for Tulane. Friday July 28th, 1950 BOX SCORES Harry Lumley’s 2 solo shots [32] are all Ohio can muster in a lacklustre 7-2 loss to Dartmouth. Kevin Endicott goes 4-for-4 with 3 ribbies as Ball State has no problems dispatching Kansas 11-2. A beauty at Kamine Stadium between Lafa and the visiting Virginia Tech. Tied at 8 after 9 and then at 9 after 12, the game finally ends when the Hokies post 4 in the top 13th to win it by that margin. 1B Kevin Loerch goes deep twice [10] in a losing cause, while driving in 4. It’s V-Tech’s 4th straight win and keeps their slim hopes of playoff action alive, with them 3 games behind GWU. Justin Maier hits 2 homers [8] and knocks in 5 as Virginia beats Saint Louis 10-4 at Davenport Field. Michigan’s Emil Yde holds Stanford to just 1 earned run on 3 hits over 8+ while fanning 11 as the Wolverines take a 6-3 road decision. A CG three-hitter with 8 K by Joe Benz gives South Carolina a 2-0 win at Tennessee. Charlie Wendling blanks Vandy on 2 hits with 5 strikeouts as OSU wins 3-0. Auburn gets a 1-0 win at Baylor thanks to a fine three-hitter by Bob Groom, who fans 10 Bears in the process. Zach Alvarez goes 5-for-5 with a double and 3 ribbies to help UNLV get past Santa Clara 7-2 at Earl Wilson Stadium. A 5-for-5 / HR [2] / 2 RBI game from 3B Jimmy Williams can’t stop MSU losing 7-4 on the road at Long Beach. Saturday July 29th, 1950 BOX SCORES Peek-A-Boo Veach further pushes his Pitcher of the Year claims with a 15 K / 2-hit shutout of Ohio as Kent State wins 2-0 to move to 51-32 and stay tied with Ohio State – who wallop Maryland 11-2 thanks in a large part to Bill Hinchman’s 3B / HR [5] / 5 RBI game – atop the East Conference. Army’s Jimmy Bakula allows just two hits and one run over the full 9 as the Black knights take care of Wazzu by 5 to 1. Kansas ace Toad Ramsay strikes out 15 to take his season total through the 300 mark, but Kansas nevertheless loses 2-1 to Louisville. 5 hits by 3B Joe Hawthorne aren’t enough to stop GWU falling 9-8 in 14 innings to Villanova at Barcroft Park. Clarence Currie shuts out Cincy on 5 hits with a club-record 13 strikeouts in a 9-0 home win for Holy Cross. The Bearcats hit back on Sunday with an 8-7 13-inning win as Dave Bancroft goes bananas with 2 homers [26] and 7 RBI, while LF Mike Dahlke has a 5 hit game. Josh Haneline pitches a three-hitter as Cornell slips past Brown 1-0 at Hoy Field. The Bears square the ledger with a 3-1 Sunday win in 11 innings behind a strong outing by JP Granatelli. Gus Krock holds Baylor to 4 hits and 1 unearned run in a complete game as Santa Barbara cruise to a 12-1 road win. Shortstop Alan Greer goes 3-for-5 with a homer [4] and 4 RBI for the Gauchos. Joe Jordan pitches a one-hitter as South Carolina gets a hard-fought 1-0 win at LSU. Justin McBee has 4 hits and 3 ribbies to help LMU get past SD State 9-7 in 10 at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Shortstop Matt Messler’s 3 doubles and 4 RBI are key in Fullerton’s 8-5 road win over Fresno. Sunday July 30th, 1950 BOX SCORES Virginia’s Gary Sagle pitches his side to a 2-0 win at Notre Dame with a five-hitter while fanning a dozen. A fine effort from Adam Boylan, in which he allows just one run on 4 hits, leads Minnesota to a comfortable 6-1 home win over Iowa. UCLA’s Logan Manley shuts out Northern Colorado on 7 hits in a 3-0 win at PK Park. 2 dingers [10] and 3 ribbies by catcher Wilbert Robinson helps Ole Miss beat Tennessee 8-3. 3B Jimmy Williams’ 2 homers [23] and 4 RBI are crucial as MSU nips Florida 9-8 at McKethan Stadium. Dale Alexander stretches his lead in the JDL home run race with 2 longballs [38] and brings his RBI tally to 100 with 5 as Auburn beats Georgia 8-3. A 4-hit / 14 K shutout gem by Tristan Williams gets Tulane a 2-0 win against NC State. Oklahoma’s Ian Foster shuts out Texas on 4 hits with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 home win. 2 doubles and 6 ribbies by RF Fernando Rodriguez aren’t enough for Pepperdine to avoid being beaten 14-11 at Northridge. Nate DeYong and pitcher Doug Kaplan each drive in 4 runs for the Matadors. HML Player of the Week: Harry Stovey (Navy) .556 / 4 HR / 13 RBI. JDL Player of the Week: Jimmy Williams (Mississippi State) .600 / 4 HR / 9 RBI. HML Batter of the Month: Josh Athey (Maryland) .455 / 6 HR / 22 RBI. HML Pitcher of the Week: Peek-A-Boo Veach (Kent State) 4-0 / 1.22 / 60 K / 44.1 IP. JDL Batter of the Week: Joe Hauser (Florida) .352 / 10 HR / 29 RBI. JDL Pitcher of the Week: Al Gearhauser (Santa Clara) 4-1 / 1.29 / 48 K / 42 IP. Injury news for this week: Brown SP Mike Brinegar: partially torn labrum; 4 months USC SS Justin Lang: strained back; 2 weeks New Mexico SS Jack Barry: torn quadriceps; 5 weeks Louisville CF Jason Adams: concussion; 5 weeks Stanford 1B Joel Maly: torn ankle ligaments; 5 weeks Kansas State SP Bill Rivera: torn rotator cuff; 15 months Bradley RP Bobby Dunwiddie: torn meniscus; 5 months LSU SP Paul Hamilton: elbow surgery; 7 months NC State 2B Ryan Allen: concussion; 5 weeks Maryland SP Ernesto Echevarria: torn shoulder labrum; 8 months The Citadel SP Matt Darby: finger avulsion; 2 weeks Clemson SP Sean McNames: strained oblique; 5-6 weeks Vanderbilt LF Kenny Ferguson: torn hamstring; 5-6 weeks Nevada C Amos Cross: fractured shoulder blade; 5 weeks Purdue SP Steve Lewis: elbow reconstruction – almost certainly played his last ACBA game Vanderbilt CL Glenn Novak: oblique strain; 4 weeks And as we enter the final week of the 1950 ACBA regular season, here’s one last look at how the conference and wildcard races are playing out (remember, there are three WC spots in each league): Horace Mann League *Atlantic Conference* GWU: 50-34 magic number 3 Look home and hosed, although with road games at Navy and Kansas State they certainly don’t want to assume so. V-Tech: 48-36 2 GB / 4 GB WC2 Need to win all 4 games in their homestand against Oregon and Maryland just to have a chance. Notre Dame: 46-38 4 GB Are out of touch in the WC race so will need an absolute miracle. Final week is at home to Holy Cross and Kansas State. *East Conference* Kent State: 52-32 tied for WC2 Ohio State: 52-32 tied for WC2 Both sides have their chance to progress with a strong final week. KSU is on the road to Western Michigan and Miami, while OSU is at home to Virginia and Lafa—so that’s pretty much a wash. *North Conference* Bradley: 53-31 Illinois: 52-32 tied for WC2 Michigan: 51-33 1 GB WC3 All three here are right in the mix and it will come down to who performs in the remaining games. Bradley looks to have the cushiest run with away games at Richmond and Cincy. Illinois are at Kansas and Villanova, both of whom they should beat. Michigan play host to lowly Nebraska and then Minnesota, who have been big improvers down the stretch. Northeast Conference Harvard: 59-25 Navy: 57-27 Both sides are guaranteed of playoff action, only the order remains undecided. Harvard hosts Louisville and Columbia, while Navy are at home to GWU and Princeton. *Northwest Conference* Oregon State has clinched, all others are eliminated. John Dewey League *Pacific Conference* BYU: 51-33 SJ State: 47-37 4 GB / tied for WC3 I don’t think there’s any chance of BYU missing out, and SJST will need plenty to fall their way. Their final week consists of a tough series against the Crimson Tide and then they round the regular season off against UNLV, all at home. *South Conference* Tulane: 54-30 have clinched. Stetson: 46-38 8 GB / 1 GB WC3 Stetson are an outside chance of getting through, but need to win a bunch of games to make it happen. They have a relatively assignment at home to Baylor to begin with but finish up with 2 against the Green Wave, which will be tough. The Citadel (44-40), Wake Forest (43-41) and FSU (43-41) are all still mathematically alive but realistically have no chance. *Southeast Conference* The most hotly-contested conference of all. Auburn: 47-37 Two vs Long Beach and then a huge series against Alabama, all at home. Florida: 47-37 A mixed bag for the Gators in a final week roadtrip that kicks off with two at TTU, who are embroiled in their own dogfight (see Southwest Conference) and then two against Ole Miss, which they should win. Problem is the horse may well have bolted by then. Georgia: 47-37 Games away to NM State and South Carolina, neither of whom will be easybeats. Alabama: 46-38 1 GB / 1 GB WC3 Almost certainly have to win all 4 of their games, which are at SJ State and the abovementioned clash at Auburn. South Carolina: 43-41 In theory, alive; in reality, kaput. *Southwest Conference* Oklahoma State: 51-33 Look home, but will still need to negotiate tricky assignments at NC State and Texas A&M. At least they hold their destiny in their own hands. TTU: 49-35 2 GB / currently 1 game up in the WC1 slot A homestand against Florida and Long Beach. If they can survive that, they’ll have well and truly earned their invite to the big dance. Rice: 47-37 4 GB / tied WC3 Home series v Nevada and Oklahoma are eminently winnable. Texas A&M: 46-38 5 GB / 1 GB WC3 Only a faint glimmer of hope for the Aggies, and I think they’d need to win all four of the games at home to Tennessee and OSU to have any chance. At 43-41, both Oklahoma and Houston are still viable, but neither has little real chance. *West Conference* Pepperdine: 52-32 guaranteed of at least a WC Cal Poly: 48-36 4 GB / currently 1 game ahead in WC2 race Need to win at least 3 of 4 away to MSU and Fullerton to be absolutely certain of playoff action. Fresno: 46-38 6 GB / 1 GB WC3 Same boat as A&M, just a sliver of a chance and need everything to fall into place. A fairly easy final week, though, with road series at Ole Miss and San Diego. So not done yet. Again, none of UCSB, Long Beach and Northridge (all 44-40) and Fullerton (43-41) have the dreaded x next to their name in the standings. But all may as well have. FULL STANDINGS ACBA LEADERBOARDS & TEAM STATS ACBA REPORTS HOME PAGE OOML POST __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE GULF LEAGUE USBA Last edited by luckymann; 05-07-2021 at 09:02 AM.