Episode 90: 2022 New York (Region 3) Preview

Welcome to Episode 90 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. We begin (at 3:10) with some unfortunate news about one of the top players in the country. Next (at 4:05), some thoughts on the last weekend of action, including our actual in-person visit to see Catholic vs. Cabrini, the Birmingham jamboree featuring Birmingham-Southern, Trinity (TX), WashU, and Lynchburg, plus a couple other notes. Then we preview the New York region. In order: Empire 8 (at 7:05) St. John Fisher is the heavy favorite again but they will have to replace a ton, including POY Adam Zebrowski This conference has had a ton of turnover -- will they keep the AQ moving forward? Liberty (at 15:30) Rochester has risen to the top and has a bona fide All-American candidate in the outfield Union, Ithaca, RPI are probably the ones to watch in terms of challenging the Yellowjackets Skyline (at 24:10) Merchant Marine was one of our favorite stories of 2021; can they keep the magic going in 2022?  Old Westbury, St. Joseph's (L.I.) have also regularly been in the mix atop this conference Yeshiva has a J. Mintz, we're amped about that SUNYAC (at 33:35) Cortland looks to keep its historic postseason streak alive and is already off to a great start Oswego State should have one of the more experienced lineups in the country; will that be enough to dethrone the Red Dragons? BROCKPORT?!?!?! Could this be the year they finally make it back to the postseason for the first time since 2011??? We hope so!!! We conclude (at 44:50) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  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