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Litty · 09-23-2019, 05:56 AM

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After another season of D1 college baseball, only six schools retained their conference title- NJIT (ASUN), Saint Joseph’s (Atlantic 10), Cal State Northridge (Big West), Oakland (Horizon League), Bucknell (Patriot League), and BYU (West Coast). The full list of conference winners were as follows:
Maine, USF, NJIT, Saint Joseph’s, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Villanova, High Point, Illinois, Cal State Northridge, Hofstra, Louisiana Tech, Oakland (#1), Penn, Manhattan College, Delaware State, NIU, Illinois State, Air Force, Mount St. Mary’s, Eastern Illinois, Oregon, Bucknell, Auburn, The Citadel, Southeastern Louisiana, Omaha, Louisiana- Monroe, Alabama State, BYU, Sacramento State

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1st seed Oakland were eliminated in the Semifinals by TCU. Meanwhile, defending champions Tennessee were bounced in the first round by BYU.

2020’s National Champion were the TCU Horned Frogs. Like 2019 champions Tennessee, TCU finished the regular season fourth in a Power Five conference. Their 33-23 record however meant that they were on the road in the First Round, travelling to in-state rival Baylor. However, 90-minute road trip was worth it as the Horned Frogs came away with a 2-1 series win. Their Second Round series was a little further afield, as they travelled north to face the Ohio Valley-winning Eastern Illinois. They swept the panthers before returning to their home state to face the Big 12-winning, and conference rivals, Texas Tech. As was the case with their last Texan opponents, TCU needed three games to progress to the next round. They remained on the road for the Quarterfinals, this time travelling to Louisiana Tech. The deciding match lasted 17 innings as each side continued to match one another. The final score- 17 to 16. As Tennessee did a year prior, TCU’s next stop was in Michigan to face Oakland. In one of the biggest shocks of the tournament, the Horned Frogs swept the Golden Grizzlies to reach their first National Championship in program history. Their opponents were The Citadel, winners of the Southern Conference. The best of five series lasted four game, with TCU having no trouble against their fifth consecutive conference-winning opponent. For the second consecutive year, a college won their maiden National Championship.

Rookie of the Year went to Air Force’s Egidio Rangel. The Venezuelan native hit .319 with nine home runs and maintained a .894 OPS. Duke’s Kasey Winkler was Pitcher of the Year. They combined a 6-0 record with a 0.89 ERA and 67 Ks across 70.2 innings of work. Player of the Year went to Rodolfo Guerrero of Ole Miss. Hitting a staggering .367 and a 1.079 OPS, the sophomore centre-fielder.

The 2020 season saw nine no-hitters. The single perfect game was pitched by Juan Ramirez of Morehead State against Purdue- Fort Wayne. The season also saw Villanova’s Chris Musselwhite record a 31-game hitting streak.

MLB

Mike Trout finally got a championship ring as the Los Angeles Angels won their first World Series since 2002, earning a 4-3 series victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Khalil Lee (Kansas City- .311, 15 HR) and Arturo Silva (Chicago- .290, 33 HR) were named AL and NL Rookie of the Year. The Mets continued their dominance of the Cy Young Award as Jacob DeGrom (16-7, 2.18 ERA, 234 Ks) collected his second pitching title. While a downgrade from this 2018 award-winning numbers, it was a still a great season for the Florida native. Chris Sale (15-5, 2.52 ERA, 234 Ks) collected his first Cy Young award as he once again led Boston’s pitching rotation. Surprisingly, it was not Mike Trout who won MVP. The AL’s top honour in 2020 went to Jose Ramirez (Cleveland- .321, 42 HR). Ramirez had a great season, despite Cleveland crashing out in the ALDS. In the NL, Christian Yelich (Milwaukee- .344, 40 HR) completed the hat-trick as he won his third consecutive MVP award. While maintaining his 2019 batting average, he once more improved on his home run total and finished the year with a 10.7 WAR, up by nearly a full game from the season prior.
The only no-hitter of 2020 turned out to be the league’s 24th perfect game. Brent Suter tossed a six-strikeout perfect game for Milwaukee against the Cubs on June 7th. Elsewhere, Mike Trout, Joey Votto and Evan Longoria all surpassed 300 career home runs. Chris Sale notched his 2000th strikeout while Justin Verlander became the 18th member of the 3000 strikeout club.

HOF: No-one was elected to the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.

First Overall Watch

Let’s start with our 2019 picks. Adley Rutschmann played 108 games in AA and AAA but only managed a .191 batting average and ten home runs. His OPS dropped to .603 while his defence efficiency slid to .955. Meanwhile, Josh Saliba was traded by the Braves, along with Tyler White, to Houston in exchange for George Springer. In 30 games and 48 innings across Rookie and A ball, he went 0-4 with eight saves, a 4.84 ERA and sixty-eight strikeouts.

The first overall pick in 2020 was high school pitcher Liam Morris. Morris in six games for the Marlins’ rookie outfit, going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA. The first player drafted from our college league was catcher Geoandry Montilla. He went 666th overall out of Seton Hall to the Nationals but went unsigned. He returned to college, transferring to UCLA for his junior year.

The 2021 season will be published on September 24th

09-23-2019, 05:56 AM	#4
Litty Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 138	2020 College After another season of D1 college baseball, only six schools retained their conference title- NJIT (ASUN), Saint Joseph’s (Atlantic 10), Cal State Northridge (Big West), Oakland (Horizon League), Bucknell (Patriot League), and BYU (West Coast). The full list of conference winners were as follows: Maine, USF, NJIT, Saint Joseph’s, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Villanova, High Point, Illinois, Cal State Northridge, Hofstra, Louisiana Tech, Oakland (#1), Penn, Manhattan College, Delaware State, NIU, Illinois State, Air Force, Mount St. Mary’s, Eastern Illinois, Oregon, Bucknell, Auburn, The Citadel, Southeastern Louisiana, Omaha, Louisiana- Monroe, Alabama State, BYU, Sacramento State 1st seed Oakland were eliminated in the Semifinals by TCU. Meanwhile, defending champions Tennessee were bounced in the first round by BYU. 2020’s National Champion were the TCU Horned Frogs. Like 2019 champions Tennessee, TCU finished the regular season fourth in a Power Five conference. Their 33-23 record however meant that they were on the road in the First Round, travelling to in-state rival Baylor. However, 90-minute road trip was worth it as the Horned Frogs came away with a 2-1 series win. Their Second Round series was a little further afield, as they travelled north to face the Ohio Valley-winning Eastern Illinois. They swept the panthers before returning to their home state to face the Big 12-winning, and conference rivals, Texas Tech. As was the case with their last Texan opponents, TCU needed three games to progress to the next round. They remained on the road for the Quarterfinals, this time travelling to Louisiana Tech. The deciding match lasted 17 innings as each side continued to match one another. The final score- 17 to 16. As Tennessee did a year prior, TCU’s next stop was in Michigan to face Oakland. In one of the biggest shocks of the tournament, the Horned Frogs swept the Golden Grizzlies to reach their first National Championship in program history. Their opponents were The Citadel, winners of the Southern Conference. The best of five series lasted four game, with TCU having no trouble against their fifth consecutive conference-winning opponent. For the second consecutive year, a college won their maiden National Championship. Rookie of the Year went to Air Force’s Egidio Rangel. The Venezuelan native hit .319 with nine home runs and maintained a .894 OPS. Duke’s Kasey Winkler was Pitcher of the Year. They combined a 6-0 record with a 0.89 ERA and 67 Ks across 70.2 innings of work. Player of the Year went to Rodolfo Guerrero of Ole Miss. Hitting a staggering .367 and a 1.079 OPS, the sophomore centre-fielder. The 2020 season saw nine no-hitters. The single perfect game was pitched by Juan Ramirez of Morehead State against Purdue- Fort Wayne. The season also saw Villanova’s Chris Musselwhite record a 31-game hitting streak. MLB Mike Trout finally got a championship ring as the Los Angeles Angels won their first World Series since 2002, earning a 4-3 series victory over the Chicago Cubs. Khalil Lee (Kansas City- .311, 15 HR) and Arturo Silva (Chicago- .290, 33 HR) were named AL and NL Rookie of the Year. The Mets continued their dominance of the Cy Young Award as Jacob DeGrom (16-7, 2.18 ERA, 234 Ks) collected his second pitching title. While a downgrade from this 2018 award-winning numbers, it was a still a great season for the Florida native. Chris Sale (15-5, 2.52 ERA, 234 Ks) collected his first Cy Young award as he once again led Boston’s pitching rotation. Surprisingly, it was not Mike Trout who won MVP. The AL’s top honour in 2020 went to Jose Ramirez (Cleveland- .321, 42 HR). Ramirez had a great season, despite Cleveland crashing out in the ALDS. In the NL, Christian Yelich (Milwaukee- .344, 40 HR) completed the hat-trick as he won his third consecutive MVP award. While maintaining his 2019 batting average, he once more improved on his home run total and finished the year with a 10.7 WAR, up by nearly a full game from the season prior. The only no-hitter of 2020 turned out to be the league’s 24th perfect game. Brent Suter tossed a six-strikeout perfect game for Milwaukee against the Cubs on June 7th. Elsewhere, Mike Trout, Joey Votto and Evan Longoria all surpassed 300 career home runs. Chris Sale notched his 2000th strikeout while Justin Verlander became the 18th member of the 3000 strikeout club. HOF: No-one was elected to the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021. First Overall Watch Let’s start with our 2019 picks. Adley Rutschmann played 108 games in AA and AAA but only managed a .191 batting average and ten home runs. His OPS dropped to .603 while his defence efficiency slid to .955. Meanwhile, Josh Saliba was traded by the Braves, along with Tyler White, to Houston in exchange for George Springer. In 30 games and 48 innings across Rookie and A ball, he went 0-4 with eight saves, a 4.84 ERA and sixty-eight strikeouts. The first overall pick in 2020 was high school pitcher Liam Morris. Morris in six games for the Marlins’ rookie outfit, going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA. The first player drafted from our college league was catcher Geoandry Montilla. He went 666th overall out of Seton Hall to the Nationals but went unsigned. He returned to college, transferring to UCLA for his junior year. The 2021 season will be published on September 24th __________________ Good times, good vibes going forwards. Last edited by Litty; 09-23-2019 at 05:58 AM.