New JUCO Rankings released

JM15,
I was just saying what I was told Coach Hartsell had said. It doesn't sound like something he would say, and that's why I questioned it. Like I said earlier, Lenoir is more than good enough to compete on the DI level. I just don't understand why they would drop down to DII. I was not trying to put them down by any means. If I were to be ranking my favorite teams from Region X I would say Lenoir is my second favorite team in the conference. I believe Lenoir's teams are always well coached and tough to beat. I believe they work hard, have good overall attitudes and compete to win. I also believe Coach Hartsell runs a straight program. I do believe they are the third best team, on the field, in Region X though. I would have to rank the Region X conference like this for right now:

1. Surry (Due to their overall record, 36-2, their split with Louisburg and their sweep of Lenoir, no matter the scores. Surry has a dangerous road ahead as they travel the rest of the season, to Pitt, Rockingham and Blue Ridge.)
2. Louisburg (Due to their split with Surry and split with Lenoir. Still have to face Rockingham, Wilkes, USC-Salk. and Lenoir. May come on strong late in the season due to a weaker schedule than most of the other top teams.)
3. Lenoir (Would be higher had they won a game or two at Surry, but pushed up due to splitting so far with Louisburg and sweeping Blue Ridge. Have a crucial series at Spartanburg coming up this weekend.)
4. Blue Ridge (Could move up late in the season as they host Surry and Spartanburg at home. Also have fallen backwards due to being swept by Lenoir.)
5. Spartanburg Methodist (Swept in two games series versus Surry, and following two losses to Rockingham and one loss to Pitt and three losses to Louisburg. Could move up with wins at Blue Ridge.)
6. Pitt (Several big wins so far this season against Lenoir and Rockingham. Look to be improving on last season's 8th place finish. Still to face Surry at home.)
7. Rockingham (Several key wins so far this season and could push up on my rankings if they defend their home turf versus Surry. Loss to USC-Salk. doesn't help, but three wins against Blue Ridge and two against Spartanburg get more emphasis if they pull off some other big wins late.)
8. Wilkes (Playing very strong compared to last season. Have had several close calls, but can't seem to get the bigger wins. Look for an upset or two from the Cougars before the year is out.)
9. Southeastern (Very weak compared to last season's success. Loss of their top pitcher hurt their team. Should be stronger in next few years.)
10. USC-Salk. (Not very good although they have one a big game here and there. Last season their program will be around it appears.)

This is my thoughts and my thoughts only. So I apologize if I offended you JM15. You do a great job of keeping all of us on here informed and we all appreciate that. Good luck to you and the rest of the Lancers.

 

Sorry if it seemed like I snapped back in my previous response. I was a little ill last night when getting home. I appreciate what you have said about us.

See you in Millington

 

Very understandable. No harm done here. Good luck to you guys and hope to see you all representing Region X in Millington.

 

juco rankings

Just saw where Young Harris (31-5) is # 2 and Surry (36-2) is # 5 in the most recent NJCAA Division I poll. Congrats to both of these outstanding programs.

 

I saw that too. Surry is climbing!! Young Harris must be pretty darn good too! Another interesting note, Surry is leading the NATION in wins, fewest losses (tied) and winning percentage.

 

LCC is 22-11... And this is a D2 squad playing all D1 teams except for the final weekend of the series when we host Southeastern.

Just recently split with Spartanburg-Methodist on the road.
Got swept by Surry on the road (losing 3 of them late in the game).
Swept Blue Ridge on the road.
Split with Louisburg, still play them 2 more times.
Beat Potomac State (WV) and Briarcliffe (NY).

I am personally shocked we are not in the most recent D2 JUCO poll... I wonder if they have our scores and stats.

Aaron Ranft, has over 50 RBI's for us already (I think after this weekend he is up to 52-54). And if you look at the D2 RBI leaders on the njcaa website, that is around the top in the nation, if not the most.

 

Two more big wins for the Lancers. It seems as if there is a changing of the guard in Region X this year. With Surry, Lenoir and Blue Ridge running to the top of the Region X standings while Louisburg and Spartanburg continue to slide. I just saw on Surry's website where they won 3 of 4 from Rockingham. Their overall record is now 41-3, which if I'm not mistaken, is tied for the most wins in school history with 14 or so games remaining on their schedule. The DI tournament should be interesting to see if Louisburg or Spartanburg can reclaim the magic and win the title or if one of the younger up and coming programs like Surry or Blue Ridge can pull it away. Surry came close last year and Rockingham the year before. Maybe this year is the year when the tradition of the older schools finally dies out.

 

DEFINITE........

changing of the guards it seeems to me! Loiusburg and Pitt use to DOMINATE the JUCO circuit for years especially inthe 70, 80 and 90's! Surry and their COACHES in the "recruiting" process have obviously and continue to GET IT DONE! :applause: :applause: :applause:

 

You are correct in that Louisburg and Pitt used to dominate, but Pitt started their program in the mid 90s. They were very good at the start of their program, but once they lost Eddie Loesner (Asst. Coach) to ECU it seemed to go downhill from there. Pitt seems to be rebounding a little this year from last year's bad year. I think this year's juco tournament could be the tournament to see with all the talent in the conference. They have several players in Region X that will may professionally after the season as well as several freshmen that could be drafted come June, and the great thing is each team has players that have a chance at being drafted. JM15 could maybe fill us in on who he thinks is some of the top players in the conference. Some of my top players are (and not in any particular order):

Herring, Pitcher (Lenoir)
Lovett, OF/1B (Louisburg)
Dickens, Pitcher (Surry)*
Harris, Pitcher (Surry)*
Morton, Pitcher (Lenoir)!!
Adkins, Pitcher (Rockingham)
Marks, Pitcher (Rockingham)
Cline, OF (Blue Ridge)
McSwain 3B/1B (Blue Ridge)
Simpson SS (Surry)
Thornburg Pitcher (Spartanburg)
White 3B (Surry)
Letchworth Pitcher (Pitt)
Seth Pitts Pitcher (Pitt)
Phillips SS (Louisburg)*
Graham 1B (Surry)
Hodge OF (Louisburg)
Klinger Pitcher (Blue Ridge)
Richmond OF (Spartanburg)
Bowes P (Louisburg)
Stanley OF (Surry)
Otto OF (Lenoir)
Ranft OF (Lenoir)
Macanas SS (Lenoir)
Sutton Pitcher (Lenoir)
Franks 2B (Lenoir)
Kimble DH (Wilkes)
Cushman C (Surry)


(*= drafted last season)

These are just a few off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more that are playing well right now.

 

That is a good list. There are some names that you have left out that list, but as a player, I don't feel like it is my place to call them out.

We have a guy that is quickly approaching 60 rbi's (Aaron Ranft, Sophomore, OF/3B). :applause:

The level of talent in Region X is amazing, I honestly have been shocked each time we play someone new.

Does anyone know where I can find information on other JUCO D2 teams? I know Southeastern is D2 from Region X along with Lenoir, but are we the only two in NC? The njcaa website doesn't have much updated/in depth information about other D2 squads.

Remember:
LCC vs. Louisburg, 7:00, @ NCSU. Thursday, April 15th.