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The changes next year set Feb. 1 as the start date for practice, with the regular season to open on the Friday that falls 13 weeks before the selection of the 64-team NCAA regional field on Memorial Day. The 2009 season will start Feb. 20, with the first games of 2010 set for Feb. 26.
If this were in place this season here is how I would have done the scheduling
Feb 02 #7 Arkansas
Feb 03 #7 Arkansas
Feb 04 #7 Arkansas
Feb 09 @ UT-Arlington
Feb 10 @ UT-Arlington
Feb 11 @ UT-Arlington
Feb 13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff DH
Feb 14 Jackson State
Feb 16 McNeese State
Feb 17 McNeese State
Feb 18 McNeese State
Feb 20 Nicholls State
Feb 21 Nicholls State
Start of Season (13 games already played - probably would not have gotten Arkansas at home)
RED GAMES ADDED
Feb 23 UL-Monroe
Feb 24 @ UL-Monroe (DH)
Feb 25 UL-Monroe
Feb 27 @ UL-Lafayette (DH)
Feb 28 @ Grambling State (DH)
Mar 02 Sacramento State *
Mar 03 Sacramento State * .
Mar 04 Sacramento State * .
Mar 06 Toledo (DH)
Mar 07 Toledo
Mar 09 @ Sam Houston State.
Mar 10 @ Sam Houston State.(DH)
Mar 11 @ Sam Houston State
Mar 12 @ Lamar (DH) .....
MAR 14
MAR 16 @ CENTENARY
MAR 17 CENTENARY (DH)
MAR 18 @ CENTENARY
Mar 20 @ UAPB
Mar 23 Fresno State *
Mar 24 Fresno State *
Mar 25 Fresno State *
Mar 27 UL-Lafayette (DH)
Mar 28 @ Northwestern State
Mar 30 Dallas Baptist .....
Mar 31 Dallas Baptist (DH).
APR 2 @ CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Apr 05 New Mexico State *
Apr 06 New Mexico State * .
Apr 07 New Mexico State *
Apr 10 Grambling State
Apr 13 @ Sacramento State *
Apr 14 @ Sacramento State *
Apr 15 @ Sacramento State *
Apr 20 @ Hawai’i *
Apr 21 @ Hawai’i *
Apr 22 @ Hawai’i *
Apr 25 Northwestern State
Apr 27 San Jose State *
Apr 28 San Jose State *
Apr 29 San Jose State *
May 04 @ Nevada *
May 05 @ Nevada *
May 06 @ Nevada *
MAY 08 CENTRAL ARKANSAS
May 11 @ Fresno State *
May 12 @ Fresno State *
May 13 @ Fresno State *
May 16 @ UL-Monroe
May 24-27 WAC Tournament @ Reno, Nev
June 1-4 NCAA Regionals
June 8-11 Super Regionals
June 15-25 College World Series @ Omaha, Neb.
That would mean that the start date for GAMES this year would have been either the 19th or the 26th depending on when you start counting back from Memorial Day.
Quote:
...the WAC is switching from three-game series to four-game sets, leaving less time for games with Hilo. from http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2742820
Changes with the fact that WAC is going four game stands.
That would add 7 games with 6 to fill
Feb 02 #7 Arkansas
Feb 03 #7 Arkansas
Feb 04 #7 Arkansas
Feb 09 @ UT-Arlington
Feb 10 @ UT-Arlington
Feb 11 @ UT-Arlington
Feb 13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff DH
Feb 14 Jackson State
Feb 16 McNeese State
Feb 17 McNeese State
Feb 18 McNeese State
Feb 20 Nicholls State
Feb 21 Nicholls State
Start of Season (13 games already played - probably would not have gotten Arkansas at home)
RED GAMES ADDED
Feb 23 UL-Monroe
Feb 24 @ UL-Monroe
Feb 25 UL-Monroe
Feb 27 @ UL-Lafayette
Feb 28 @ Grambling State
Mar 02 Sacramento State *
Mar 03 Sacramento State * . (DH)
Mar 04 Sacramento State * .
Mar 06 Toledo
Mar 07 Toledo
Mar 09 @ Sam Houston State.
Mar 10 @ Sam Houston State.
Mar 11 @ Sam Houston State
Mar 12 @ Lamar (DH) .....
MAR 16 @ CENTENARY
MAR 17 CENTENARY (DH)
MAR 18 @ CENTENARY
Mar 20 @ UAPB
Mar 23 Fresno State *
Mar 24 Fresno State * (DH)
Mar 25 Fresno State *
Mar 27 UL-Lafayette
Mar 28 @ Northwestern State
Mar 30 Dallas Baptist .....
Mar 31 Dallas Baptist (DH).
APR 2
Apr 05 New Mexico State *
Apr 06 New Mexico State * .(DH)
Apr 07 New Mexico State *
Apr 10 Grambling State
Apr 13 @ Sacramento State *
Apr 14 @ Sacramento State * (DH)
Apr 15 @ Sacramento State *
Apr 20 @ Hawai’i *
Apr 21 @ Hawai’i * (DH)
Apr 22 @ Hawai’i *
Apr 25 Northwestern State
Apr 27 San Jose State *
Apr 28 San Jose State * (DH)
Apr 29 San Jose State *
May 04 @ Nevada *
May 05 @ Nevada *
May 06 @ Nevada *
MAY 08
May 11 @ Fresno State *
May 12 @ Fresno State * (DH)
May 13 @ Fresno State *
May 16 @ UL-Monroe
May 24-27 WAC Tournament @ Reno, Nev
June 1-4 NCAA Regionals
June 8-11 Super Regionals
June 15-25 College World Series @ Omaha, Neb.
I believe they are going to the 52 game maximum format, so if we add an extra game to each weekend conference series by playing a doubleheader on Saturdays, it should work out ok. The big problem is to have enough quality pitchers for 4 weekend games. I think the coaches will be tempted to run the pitch counts up sometimes which could result in arm and shoulder injuries. Teams will be recruiting more pitchers now to try to compensate for these rule changes.
A doubleheader every Saturday in WAC play? Good grief. What about when weather necessitates an extra doubleheader?
You're right, Falcon. Deep pitching has always been more valuable, but will be an absolute necessity now.
They might do Thurs-Sun, I'm not sure about DH