That was huge, very huge. Needed to plate one :(

Poor fielding and errors really hurt is in this regional. Several chances at DP's we bobbled and extended innings. Can't complain too much as this team really exceeded expectations this year.

The fat lady is singing. But The guys did us proud.

Great season Hawks! We’ll build off it next year.

(06-04-2018 03:45 PM)82hawk Wrote:  Poor fielding and errors really hurt is in this regional. Several chances at DP's we bobbled and extended innings. Can't complain too much as this team really exceeded expectations this year.

Two games we won, no errors, two games we didn't, errors. Yup. Lack of timely hitting killed us as well, we left a lot of people on base. Such a shame, i felt like this team could have made a little run. Maybe someday we will make that next step

We finished the season strong. We have a lot of nice, young pieces that will be a nice foundation for next year. The last few weeks were really fun to watch.

(06-04-2018 03:54 PM)70shawk Wrote:  

The fat lady is singing. But The guys did us proud.

Yup. They did 3 things:

1. Proved we were the rightful 3 seed and they had us pegged wrong as a 4.

2. Beat the host 1 seed in an elimination game.

3. Proved once again that the Seahawks are a dangerous tournament team that continues to prove itself.


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Hawks played more like a 2 seed since they finished 2nd.

With this being possibly the youngest Seahawk team ever, I see our best shot at a super regional coming next year.

Every team we played mid-week made the regionals. And we were 9-8 against those teams. And we ended up extracting revenge on two teams that gave us four of those loses.

(06-04-2018 03:57 PM)bricksnivy Wrote:  We finished the season strong. We have a lot of nice, young pieces that will be a nice foundation for next year. The last few weeks were really fun to watch.

It really was exciting to see this team start to take that next step in the last month

Next year will be a good one

Always tough for a season to end this way but this team was made up of battlers and did not quit. A heck of a lot to build on for the next couple of seasons. Well played Hawks.

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Ryan Jeffers taken in the second round of the MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins, 59th overall. Signing bonus for that slot is 1.1 million dollars, will likely be offered more to leave school early. A welcome surprise and congrats to Ryan. Is this the highest pick in program history?

(06-04-2018 08:02 AM)82hawk Wrote:  This is fun. But, this is a sport where UNCW needs to step up and try to get to the level of hosting a regional. Not sure what that plan would look like, but I know a partnership with a minor league team has been stirring for awhile. That would upgrade our ball park tremendously.

In the four years (short time I know) I’ve followed this team and learned about this program, we have at least sniffed the Top 25 at some point each season if not been a solid member of it. I honestly feel as though every year, if things fall right, this could be a top 16 team in the country. Unfortunately if that season is next season, we would not be able to host a regional due to our facilities. Which is a shame considering that even though ECU didn’t make it to their regional final, they and the town of Greenville still profited mightily from this weekend.

There’s plans for athletic facility improvements available for free online. Just google “outdoor enhancement project UNCW.” The stadium would either be brand new or a major rehaul of Brooks with the intent of being able to host a regional.

Even with Jeffers leaving (it’s all but over now), I really think this team next year can be very special. The years past, certain things haven’t lined up correctly. In 2015, the pitching staff was loaded, but the offense was lacking. 2016, the offense was phenomenal, but the pitching depth wasn’t there. Last year could have been the year, but our offense took an unexpected step back and the pitching wasn’t there past Friday, and they still earned a 2 seed in the CAS and went to the conference final. This year, our pitching was unbelievably deep even with returner Zarion Sharpe injured, and the offense became hot at the right time for us to make a good run. Even so, I saw a stat claiming that to end the regular season they won like 16 of 21 games to end the season (could be off a little). But with half of our roster being first year members of the team, inexperience killed us, especially defensively.

Make no mistake, this is one of the best programs in the country. For the amount of money that goes into it (very little comparatively to every other team in Greenville), they still made a regional final and made a case as one of the 32 best teams in the land with signature wins throughout the season. Mark Scalf might be the best coach in North Carolina considering he does all of this with 35/38 players being from North Carolina. I hope they can return as many pieces as possible next year and take that leap forward, and I hope the community really gets behind them and we start to get some great crowds at Brooks. This program deserves it.

(06-04-2018 10:36 PM)ml1323 Wrote:  Ryan Jeffers taken in the second round of the MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins, 59th overall. Signing bonus for that slot is 1.1 million dollars, will likely be offered more to leave school early. A welcome surprise and congrats to Ryan. Is this the highest pick in program history?

Congrats Ryan!!

He is not the highest pick we’ve ever had. Brad Holt was taken in the 1st round, compensatory, by the Mets in 2008. He was the # 33 overall pick.

So we lose Jeffers, Berne, Canada and Sheaffer among our key hitters. Still have a solid core back.

I imagine Clark Cota will get taken today. If so he’ll likely leave as well.

(06-05-2018 05:16 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  So we lose Jeffers, Berne, Canada and Sheaffer among our key hitters. Still have a solid core back.

I imagine Clark Cota will get taken today. If so he’ll likely leave as well.

As far as pitching we are losing the Austins Warren and Easter. Maybe Royalty. We'll see how the draft plays out over the next few days. Kep Brown didn't have a spectacular season, but he was hot at the right time during the postseason and is draft eligible.

Congrats to Ryan. Yesterday must've been bitter-sweet, ending his college career but realizing a dream. I really hope Brown and Royalty are back next year...Cota too for that matter, but that seems less likely.

On a side note your friends Campbell had a rough Saturday. Led 8-1 after 6 innings. Got delayed and never recovered against Duke. Duke ended up scoring 11 in the 9th for a 16-8 victory and now Duke ended up winning that regional after beating Georgia in 2 games yesterday. Sometimes momentum can go a long way.

Nice season seahawks especially when it looked bleaker earlier in the season. I still wish Drexel hadnt dropped baseball

Good effort boys, we just got **** blocked, guess it just means more to the SEC. Nice to see Tenn Tech and Stetson advance