Welcome to Episode 93 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We begin (at 1:45) with our thoughts on the upcoming Johns Hopkins opening weekend pod (which we hope to be at), before getting into the second of two New England preview pods, this one covering Region 2. Preview finale! In order:
- CCC (at 3:50)
- Salve Regina has one of the best pitching staffs in the region and could really make some noise if some bats emerge
- Conversely, Endicott has multiple All-Region bats returning but will need some pitching to step up for them to contend
- Roger Williams is a clear #3 in this conference and have some very experienced players on both sides of the ball returning
- LEC (at 14:09)
- Southern Maine is playing a completely outrageous schedule (which we love) and will need some hitters to step up so that Cam Seymour doesn't get walked 150 times (they'll still be awesome, though)
- Eastern Connecticut is the favorite and will look to bounce back after a relatively tough end to their 2021 season; they have more than enough talent to do so
- UMass-Boston will surely be eager to be back playing a normal full schedule and have some serious dudes returning, especially on the mound
- Why you should keep an eye on Keene State in the coming years
- MASCAC (at 34:18)
- Westfield State looks like the favorite once again...
- ...even though Salem State is the defending champs
- NECC (at 39:10)
- Mitchell is very good but the rest of this conference is barely still around; do they even still have an AQ?
- UAA (at 46:00)
- Brandeis has a bunch of Year 5 guys back so maybe we shouldn't be sleeping on them so hard
- NYU FINALLY HAS STUFF ON THEIR WEBSITE so we talk about them briefly
We conclude (at 51:20) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.
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