Episode 63: 2020 Mideast Region Preview

Welcome to Episode 63 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is our eighth of eight regional preview pods -- this one covers the Mideast region and its four conferences. Topics include: AMCC La Roche (at 2:00) returns their entire pitching staff as they try to win a 7th consecutive conference title HCAC Franklin (at 5:15) proved capable of competing with the big boys in the regional last year, but have a ton of arms to replace The HCAC always has a competitive middle of the pack, including (at 9:15) Rose-Hulman, Anderson, Transylvania, and Earlham  MIAA Adrian (at 10:45) is super mega-loaded, perhaps as much as ever, but will still need to prove it come regional season Hope (at 15:15) had a gaudy win total last year thanks to a poor SOS, but there's real talent present NCAC Wooster (at 19:55) will continue to be known for their elite offense featuring two All-Americans, but their success will depend on the development of their young pitchers Denison (at 25:05) returns almost every starter in an excellent lineup, but will need to replace some key arms OAC Heidelberg (at 29:15) returns a healthy portion of their World Series team from a year ago Baldwin Wallace (at 34:15) gets a potential All-American back in their lineup, but the offense may need more than that to score enough to compete Obviously this conference could go in any direction, as teams like (at 38:15) Otterbein, John Carroll, Ohio Northern, Mount Union, and even Marietta are capable of reaching the conference tourney and making some noise PAC Washington & Jefferson (at 43:35) is fresh off their second World Series appearance in three years -- probably time to stop doubting them  UAA Case Western (at 45:00) is playing another crazy schedule, so don't be surprised if they get in again at-large with 22 wins! We concluded (at 50:30) with a few other notable player shout outs, our player and pitcher of the year picks for the region, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to [email protected] Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759