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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers 2010-11 Season Final Stats

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:31:00 +0000

Click on blog post title to access Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers 2010-11 Season Final Statistics plus Region 24 Final Four and NJCAA National Finals.

To access other Lake Land College Game Notes, click here.

Laker Athletics wraps up sports year in Utah

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:36:00 +0000

The Lady Lakers softball team of Lake Land College wrap up their season with a national finish of 5th at St. George, Utah.

The seasons for all the Lakers Athletics teams are thus concluded until the fall semester.

NJCAA National Tourney Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:20:00 +0000

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
May 19, 2011Game 1: #1 Seed vs. #16 Seed - 10 am
Game 2: #9 Seed vs. #8 Seed– 10 am
Game 3: #5 Seed vs. #12 Seed - 10 am
Game 4: #13 Seed vs. #4 Seed—10 am
Game 5: #3 Seed vs. #14 Seed—1 pm
Game 6: #11 Seed vs. #6 Seed—1 pm
Game 7: #7 Seed vs. #10 Seed—1 pm
Game 8: #15 Seed vs. #2 Seed—1 pm
Game 9: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2—4:30 pm
Game 10: Loser 3 vs. Loser 4—4:30 pm
Game 11: Loser 5 vs. Loser 6—4:30 pm
Game 12: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8—4:30 pm
Game 13: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2—7 pm
Game 14: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4 - 7 pm
Game 15: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6— 7 pm
Game 16: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8—7 pm
May 20, 2011Game 17: Loser 13 vs. Winner 12—10 am
Game 18: Loser 14 vs. Winner 11– 10 am
Game 19: Loser 15 vs. Winner 10—10 am
Game 20: Loser 16 vs. Winner 9—10 am
Game 21: Winner 13 vs. Winner 14—1 pm
Game 22: Winner 15 vs. Winner 16—1 pm
Game 23: Winner 20 vs. Winner 19—1 pm
Game 24: Winner 18 vs. Winner 17—1 pm
Game 25: Winner 23 vs. Loser 21—4:30 pm
Game 26: Loser 22 vs. Winner 24—4:30 pm
Game 27: Winner 21 vs. Winner 22—7 pm
May 21, 2011Game 28: Winner 25 vs. Winner 26—10 am
Game 29: Winner 28 vs. Loser 27—12 pm
Game 30: Winner 27 vs. Winner 29—2 pm
Game 31 (in needed): Winner 30 vs. Loser 30 (if 1st loss) - 4 pm

Lady Lakers to play third seed Blinn College in Opening round of Nationals

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:02:00 +0000

2011 NJCAA Women’s Softball National Championship Tournament
May 19-21 @ The Canyons Complex — St. George, Utah

Pairings and Opening Round Games (to be played on Thursday, May 19 — ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME)
#1 Yavapai (AZ) College (62-4) vs. #16 Pitt (NC) CC (49-8), 10 a.m.
#8 McLennan (TX) CC (36-16) vs. #9 Iowa Western CC (47-12), 10 a.m.
#4 Miami Dade (FL) College (33-20) vs. #13 Darton (GA) College (47-9), 10 a.m.
#5 Tallahassee (FL) CC (37-20) vs. #12 Butler (KS) CC (45-8), 10 a.m.

#2 Salt Lake (UT) CC (52-7) vs. #15 Western Nebraska CC (51-13), 1 p.m.
#7 Howard (TX) College (40-18) vs. #10 Central Alabama CC (45-5), 1 p.m.
#3 Blinn (TX) College (51-6) vs. #14 Lake Land (IL) College (41-10), 1 p.m.#6 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (48-11) vs. #11 Volunteer (TN) State College (38-8), 1 p.m.

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NJCAA Nationals Seeding

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:54:00 +0000

#1 Seed: District A (Region 1): Yavapai College, Arizona (62-4)
#2 Seed: District N (Region 18): Salt Lake Community College, Utah (52-7)
#3 Seed: District L (Region 14): Blinn College, Texas (51-6)
#4 Seed: District G (Region 8a): Miami Dade College, Fla. (33-20)
#5 Seed: District H (Region 8b): Tallahasee Community College, Fla. (37-20)
#6 Seed: District B (Region 2, 23): Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (48-11)
#7 Seed: District D (Region 5b): Howard College, Texas (40-18)
#8 Seed: District C (Region 5a): McLennan Community College, Texas (36-16)
#9 Seed: District K (Region 11, 16): Iowa Western Community College (47-12)
#10 Seed: District O (Region 22): Central Alabama Community College (45-5)
#11 Seed: District F (Region 7): Volunteer State Community College, Tenn. (38-8)
#12 Seed: District E (Region 6): Butler Community College, Kan. (45-8)
#13 Seed: District M (Region 17): Darton College, Ga. (47-9)
#14 Seed: District P (Region 24): Lake Land College, Ill. (41-10)
#15 Seed: District I (Region 9, 13): Western Nebraska Community College (51-13)
#16 Seed: District J (Region 10, 20): Pitt Community College, N.C. (49-8)

Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers @ NJCAA Nationals May 19-21 2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sat, 14 May 2011 15:03:00 +0000

Click on blog post title to open PDF of Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers @ NJCAA Nationals / May 19-21, 2011.

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Lady Lakers venture west to national finals about to begin

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:40:00 +0000

MATTOON--The Lake Land College Lady Lakers are packing their mitts, bats, and toothbrushes as they prepare to venture west to St. George, Utah, the site of the NJCAA Women's Division I softball National Finals.
The tournament hosts 16 regional winners in a double-elimination format.

The tournament runs May 19-21.

Coverage will be challenging. For live broadcasts, WLKL 89.9 The Max Alternative, 89.9 FM, will attempt to carry every Lady Lakers game live from Canyons Complex. The radio broadcast is also offered free of charge as a live stream at 899themax.com. Also check the online version of the Journal-Gazette for potential articles and updates.

As much as possible, information regarding the same will post to this Lakers Live blog, and, in a somewhat more informal, but timely fashion, the Lakers Live Ticker will carry bits of information. (Posting to either of the aforementioned is secondary to live coverage and preparation of the same for WLKL 89.9 FM.)

Lady Lakers fans are welcome to send comments to the Lakers Live Ticker via the "send questions or comments" box.

Tweet Inclusion: Tweets including "Lady Lakers softball" automatically post to the Lakers Live Ticker.

Tweet Inclusion: #LALLC (Tweets using this hashtag automatically post to Lakers Live Ticker.)

A link to general game notes will be made available in the next post.

Lady Lakers headed for NJCAA National Finals in Utah

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:18:00 +0000

CENTRALIA--The Lake Land College Lady Lakers softball team reciprocates last year's Region 24 Final Four ending by defeating the Lady Vols of John A. Logan, 4-3, in the championship game.

The Ladys Lakers advance to the NJCAA National Finals at Canyons Complex in St. George, Utah, May 19-21.

Region 24 Championship and potential national playoff berth on hold for Lady Lakers

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:40:00 +0000

Today's final rounds in the NJCAA Region 24 Women's Division I Softball Final Four at Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois, have been postponed until tomorrow, Sunday, May 8, 2011. The delay is caused by poor field conditions due to inclement weather.

The losers' bracket game plays at noon, followed by the championship game between the Lake Land College Lady Lakers and the winner of the noon game.

Should LLC lose, due to double-elimination, a second championship game will be played at 4:00 p.m.

The losers' bracket game is between the Wabash Valley College Lady Warriors and the John A. Logan College Lady Volunteers.

Kaskaskia College was elimated yesterday after taking a second loss.

The winner of the Final Four goes on the Nationals in St. George, Utah, May 19-21.

Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers @ NJCAA Region 24 Final Four 05-06-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:09:00 +0000

Click on blog post title to open ... Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers @ NJCAA Region 24 Final Four @ Kaskaskia College, Centralia, Illinois / May 5-6, 2011

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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v OCC Lady Blue Knights 04-30-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:51:00 +0000

Click blog post title to open ... Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs Olney Central College Lady Blue Knights / April 30, 2011

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Lady Lakers paddle upstream to nation's Top-20

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:06:00 +0000

After nearly an entire season of playing the best softball they know how, the Lake Land College Lady Lakers have cracked the NJCAA Division I national Top-20. The LLC team ranks 20th in the nation.

While making the Top-20 surely isn't the goal of head coach Nic Nelson's charges, the better-late-than-never ranking gives the squad a bit of recognition for excellent field play Lady Lakers' fans know has pretty much been going on for many weeks.

Failing to make the Top-20 earlier in the NJCAA is not really an accurate "report card." A good number of the teams "hanging out" in the upper echelon of the country's top JUCO list are southern in geography, starting their campaigns much earlier. The wins, the stats, the opportunities, stack up much quicker, putting giving those squads a two- to three-week advantage that runs throughout the season.

Also making it tough to get ranked early are statistical minimums. For instance, the NJCAA sets (and periodically updates) a minimum at-bats for any particular batting category. In the seasons' first weeks, the minimums are low. If the players who might qualify are from a Region 24 team, however, they may have only completed a handful of games and cannot qualify till weeks later.

Percentage rankings are a Region 24 member's best shot at ranking, once minimums are surpassed. Ranking in any category based solely on accumulative stats is nothing short of amazing, considering how far ahead the southern teams are in games played. Lake Land has several players of national note.

Tanna Hinthorne ranks 26th in the ratio of strikeouts per innings pitched at 1.03 K/IP.
(Jenn Murray recently slipped off the Top-50 nationally in K/IP.)
Michelle Glenn ranks 27th in batting average at .485.
Madison Murphy's .536 batting average gives her a national ranking of 10th.
Murphy also ranks 10th in the country in on-base-percentage with a .590 OBP.
Bailiegh Basham ranks 20th in the nation in RBIs with 57.
In team batting average, Lake Land's .405 ranks them 5th in the nation.

Other Lady Lakers nearly hitting tops in the national rankings are:

Jackie Trombi, whose .989 fielding percentage would rank her 23rd in the country except she falls less than five assists short of the NJCAA minimums, a good example of a rankings systems that is not weighted to give northern teams and players an equitable chance at ranking.
Madison Murphy's eight home runs is a couple short of the Top-50 nationally. She is closely followed on the team by Jackie Trombi and Baileigh Basham, each with seven round-trippers. Having the extra 15-20 games of a southern team makes one speculate whether any these women might be seen on the Top-50.

What's the importance? The possibility of getting noticed by major college scouts is probably the most important factor of being listed in the nation's top tier rankings in one or more categories. When a team slacks on updating its stats, it makes it awfully hard to attract some of the scouts who otherwise might've squeezed an extra trip to see a particular player. This goes for major college and pro scouts. Also consider scouts who come to see certain players also see other players, who have a chance at impressing them with their talents.

For players, maintaining focus on the season-ending games at hand is the priority now. But rankings can be important beyond the scope of the current schedule--for the players and the school. The rankings aren't just bragging tools, but tools of potential educational and professional advancement.

Softball DH a washout

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:14:00 +0000

The GRAC softball double header versus Kaskaskia College slated for noon today at Laker Softball Field has been cancelled due to poor field conditions.

No make-up date has been set at this time.

Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v KC Blue Angels 04-16-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Click on blog post title to open ... Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs Kaskaskia College Blue Angels / April 16, 2011 (softball)

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A sweep earns first place in GRAC

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:54:00 +0000

A claim for first place on the softball side of the Great Rivers Athletic Conference will be filed, twice, today, when Lake Land College travels to Mt. Carmel for a twinbill against the co-holder of the conference lead, Wabash Valley College.
Lake Land College touts a 20-2 GRAC record; WVC weighs in at 21-3. Mathematically, the aforementioned records calculate a tie for first place. WVC's extra win gives them a half-game lead over LLC while their extra loss detracts a half-game.

Today these two GRAC powerhouses go at it in Mt. Carmel in a double header. A sweep by either team gives them the conference lead. A split leaves each in the same respective boat.

The last time these teams squared off was at Laker Softball Field on March 24. Lake Land swept, 5-1 and 6-3. Lady Lakers' starter Tanna Hinthorne (17-3, 1.69) beat WVC's Kelsi Reed (9-4, 1.66) in game one, while LLC's Jenn Murray (16-4, 1.69) overcame WVC's Mariah Gille (8-2, 1.55) in game two.

When a team drops a double header and their pitchers are nearly equal in record and ability, oftentimes the coach will reverse the starters versus the same opponent's starters. Regardless of the probables for today's critical pair of games, the stakes are as high as they've been for both squads this season.

Coaches for both teams will have to remind theirs charges to focus on one game at a time, the game at hand, as it is easy for players to become overwhelmed with the stress of what seems to be two challenge games blurring into one.

There is no radio coverage for today's games.

Game Notes for this (and past) Lady Lakers games can be accessed at Lake Land College Game Notes.

Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v WVC Lady Warriors 04-14-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:08:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open ... Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs Wabash Valley College Lady Warriors / April 14, 2011 (softball)

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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v SWIC Lady Blue Storm 04-12-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:44:00 +0000

Click on blog post title to open ... Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs Southwestern Illinois College Lady Blue Storm / April 12, 2011

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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v JAL Lady Vols 04-11-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:16:00 +0000

Click blog post title to open ... Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs John A Logan Lady Volunteers / April 11, 2011 (softball)

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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v LTC Lady Statesmen 04-10-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:45:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs Lincoln Trail College Lady Statesmen / April 10, 2011 (softball)

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This game is a make-up for yesterday's rain-out.

WLKL 89.9 The Max Alternative will carry both games of Sunday's double header.

You can also access a live audio stream at 899themax.com

Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v LTC Lady Statesmen 04-09-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:48:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open pdf of Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs Lincoln Trail College Lady Statesmen / April 9, 2011 (softball)

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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v RLC Lady Warriors 04-07-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:56:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open an online pdf of Game Notes: Lake Land College Lady Lakers vs. Rend Lake College Lady Warriors (softball) for Thursday, April 7, 2011.
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Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v JAL Lady Vols 04-05-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open the Game Notes for Tuesday's softball matchup between the LLC Lady Lakers and the Lady Vols of John A. Logan College.

First pitch: 2:00 p.m.

You can access other Lake Land College Game Notes here.

Game Notes LLC Lady Lakers v SIC Lady Falcons 04-02-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:12:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open Game Notes for Saturday's softball game between the Lake Land College Lady Lakers and the Southeastern Illinois Lady Falcons.

First pitch: noon

You can access other Lake Land College Game Notes here.

Game Notes LLC Lakers v OCC Blue Knights 04-02-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:27:00 +0000

Click on the blog post title to open Game Notes for Saturday's baseball game between the Lake Land Lakers and the Olney Central Blue Knights.

First pitch: noon

WLKL 89.9 FM

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Game Notes LLC Lakers v RLC Warriors 03-31-2011

noreply@blogger.com (chetthejet) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:19:00 +0000

Clicking on the post title should open the Game Notes for today's baseball game between the Lake Land Lakers and the Rend Lake Warriors.

First pitch: 1:30 p.m.

WLKL 89.9 FM is carrying game one of this GRAC double header.