Wanna play D1 college baseball?

[tysnkole6]

That's right. I have a template that I had to edit a bit (can't remember where I got it from for the life of me) that allowed me to add D1 NCAA teams/conferences into the world. To keep this semi interesting, I'm not making it a feeder league for MLB, I'm going to make it a stand alone league so players can go anywhere after playing (allowing the weaker players to go play Indy ball, or overseas possibly). I'm currently in the process of going through the MLB 2015 draft pool, adding players into their respective colleges while leaving all the juco/D2/D3 etc players. Since the start date is March 23rd, the first season is beginning Sunday, March 29th, with the draft at the end of the season. I'm taking over my hometown school of Northern Colorado. Players will have until the end of the NCAA tournament to sign up for the draft. Once my internet is up and running again, I'll post screen shots, stats, etc. I figure this A) gives people sufficient time to sign up, and B) allows me to fix my internet issue before needing to post anything.

[tysnkole6]

Name:
Nickname: Not necessary, but if you want one
Birthdate (don't need year):
Facial type: African, Asian, East Indian, Caucasian, or Hispanic
Hometown (can be anywhere in the world):
Uniform Number:
Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined:
Leadership:
Desire for Winner:
Loyalty:
Greed:
Work Ethic:
Intelligence:
Adaptability:
Controversy:
Handle Success:
Handle Failure:
Handle Critics:

Height:
Weight:
Bats :R/L/S
Throws: R/L
Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then a secondary position):


Do you prefer to be a position player or pitcher?
If you choose a position player, then select from the following:


Position Player Options:
Bat Rating Allocations (High School players first, college players second)
Position (Catcher, Corner Infielder/Corner Outfielder, Middle Infielder/Center Fielder)
Ratings are Current/Potential
C - (275/575)
CIF/COF - HS (325/650)
MIF/CF - HS (310/625)

Note. If you are a catcher, you are given more defensive ratings inherently
If you choose a middle infielder or CF, he will be given more speed and defensive ratings


Example would be as follows:
College CIF 1B/3B
350/625


BABIP: 100/150
Avoid K's: 80/150
Gap: 50/120
Power: 60/125
Eye/Patience: 40/80


Speed and Defense:

You can select one of the following five:

Exceptional Defensively, but slow
Good defensively, but slower
Good mix of speed and defense
Good speed, but below average defensively
Exceptional speed, but poor defensively





If you select a pitcher:
You get 3 pitches, pick those 3 pitches, one of them MUST be a fastball/sinker/cutter or knuckleball:

Say those three pitches, your choices are:
fastball
sinker
cutter
curveball
slider
changeup
splitter
forkball
circle change
screwball
knucklecurve
knuckleball

Then select a current/potential rating (movement, control)
max potential has to be a combined 775 potential

[tysnkole6]

Since my laptop is still semi on the fritz after recovering from crashing, I'll have to post updates with text only via my phone.

April 6:
Top 25
1) Arkansas State
2) Elon
3) Cal St Bakersfield
4) Mississippi Valley State
5) UT-San Antonio
6) Prairie View A&M
7) Southern Illinois
8) New Orleans
9) Kansas State
10) Milwaukee
11) Western Kentucky
12) Pittsburgh
13) North Carolina A&T
14) Northern Kentucky
15) Southern California
16) Kansas
17) Oral Roberts
18) Baylor
19) Dartmouth
20) Harvard
21) Iona
22) Jacksonville State
23) Arkansas
24) Clemson
25) New Mexico
68) Northern Colorado

My team is 5-3, tied 111th for runs scored with 34, 24th in AVG hitting .307, 41st in OBP with .366, tied 209th in HR with 2, tied 144th in DB with 4, tied 35th in runs against with 23, Starters ERA tied 125th with 3.28, Bullpen ERA tied 24th with 1.14, and tied 42st in defensive efficiency with a .714 fielding percentage.

I decided as well to shortlist all the high school prospects, and keep tabs on them. Those that don't sign in the MLB draft and go to a college, I will assign them to that school.

[tysnkole6]

April 13:
1) Pittsburgh
2) Arkansas State
3) USC Upstate
4) Portland
5) Elon
6) Pacific
7) St. John's
8) Florida Atlantic
9) Prairie View A&M
10) Western Kentucky
11) Saint Mary's
12) Eastern Kentucky
13) Boston College
14) Harvard
15) Oral Roberts
16) Iona
17) Illinois
18) Mississippi Valley State
19) Cal St Bakersfield
20) Dartmouth
21) Holy Cross
22) Milwaukee
23) SIU-Edwardsville
24) Indiana State
25) New Orleans
44) Northern Colorado

We went 5-1 for the week, and definitely shot up the rankings. My runs scored (58) dropped to t-169th, AVG (.283) dropped to 64th, OBP (.347) dropped to 76th, HR (5) rose to t-203rd, SB (11) rose to t-80th, runs against (48) dropped to t-44th, ERA (3.18/1.48) rose to 108th and 14th respectively, and my defensive efficiency (.715) rose to 24th.

[BravesChop15]

I'll give this a shot.

Name: Stan Rodriguez
Nickname: "The Man"
Birthdate: February 7
Facial Type: Caucasian
Hometown: Athens, AL
Uniform Number: 24
Leadership: 125
Desire for Winner: 120
Loyalty: 45
Greed: 75
Work Ethic: 150
Intelligence: 140
Adaptability:100
Controversy: 75
Handle Success: 130
Handle Failure: 70
Handle Critics: 70

Height: 6'5
Weight: 240
Bats: L
Throws: L
Position: RF, LF

College COF LF/RF
315/660

BABIP: 100/150
Avoid K's: 80/150
Gap: 50/120
Power: 60/125
Eye/Patience: 40/80

Speed and Defense:
Good speed, but below average defensively

[phillyboy19]

Name: Ryan Hammond
Nickname: Not necessary, but if you want one
Birthdate (don't need year): 8/8
Facial type:Caucasian
Hometown (can be anywhere in the world): downingtown pa
Uniform Number: 21
Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined:
Leadership: 100
Desire for Winner: 50
Loyalty: 50
Greed: 100
Work Ethic: 200
Intelligence: 200
Adaptability: 50
Controversy: 50
Handle Success: 100
Handle Failure: 100
Handle Critics: 100

Height: 6 ft 5
Weight: 250 lbs
Bats :R/L/S r
Throws: R/L r
Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then a secondary position): starter


Do you prefer to be a position player or pitcher?
If you choose a position player, then select from the following:


If you select a pitcher:
You get 3 pitches, pick those 3 pitches, one of them MUST be a fastball/sinker/cutter or knuckleball:

Say those three pitches, your choices are:
fastball 200 potential

curveball 150 potential

slider 150 potential

movement 150 potential

control 125 potential

you can choose current ratings cuz I accidentally deleted the amount I can add

Then select a current/potential rating (movement, control)
max potential has to be a combined 775 potential

[tysnkole6]

I'll get you guys added in ASAP...once I get everything on my laptop properly I'll post some screenshots as well

[tysnkole6]

Well, I decided to sim. I'm sitting with a 33-25 record. 6 back with 6 to play, so only way realistically of me making it is as a wildcard, where I'm showing up as 42nd, 3 back. Here's how I set the playoffs up (the number representing the amount of top teams I'm allowing from each conference):

American Athletic-1, America East-1, ACC Coastal-2, ACC Atlantic-2, Atlantic Sun-1, A10-1, Big East-2, Big South-1, Big 10-2, Big 12-2, Big West-2, CAA-1, CUSA-2, Horizon-1, Ivy Gherig-1, Ivy Rolfe-1, MAAC-1, MAC East-1, MAC West-1, MEAC-1, MVC-1, MWC-1, NEC-1, OVC-1, PAC 12 North-1, PAC 12 South-2, Patriot-1, SEC East-2, SEC West-2, SoCon-1, Southland-1, SWAC East-1, SWAC West-1, Summit-1, Sun Belt-1, WCC-1, WAC-1, with 14 wildcards instead of the "selection committee". I'll post the bracket (with overall seeds) once the playoffs start, as round by round updates (while I come up with some player names (who were some of the best ever in college ball) to use for the bracket regions. I'm deciding between Joe Carter (Wichita State), Neal Heston (Miami), Darren Dreifort (Wichita State), Kirk Dressendorfer (Texas), Jim Abbott (Michigan), Burt Hooton (Texas), Barry Larkin (Michigan), Fred Lynn (Southern Cal), Will Clark (Mississippi State), Rafael Palmiero (Mississippi State), Floyd Bannister (Arizona State), Phil Stephenson (Wichita State), Jackie Robinson (UCLA), Brooks Kieshnick (Texas), Greg Swindell (Texas), Stephen Strausburg (San Diego State), Lance Berkman (Rice), Ben McDonald (LSU), Pete Incaviglia (Oklahoma State), Robin Ventura (Oklahoma State), Bob Horner (Arizona State), John Olerud (Washington State), Dave Winfield (Minnesota), Reggie Jackson (Arizona State), and Barry Bonds (Arizona State). I think names will be decided based off the top seeds in each regional, and rotate names yearly.

[tysnkole6]

3 games left. A few teams have qualified, here's who they are:
America East- UMBC
ACC Atlantic- Wake Forest
Atlantic 10- St Joseph's, UMass (both as wildcards)
Big East- Georgetown, Villanova (wildcards)
Big South- Presbyterian (wildcard)
Conference USA- Florida Atlantic (wildcard)
Horizon- Illinois-Chicago
MAC East- Buffalo
MEAC- North Carolina A&T
MVC- Indiana State
MWC- New Mexico
NEC- Sacred Heart
OVC- Eastern Kentucky
PAC 12 South- UCLA (wildcard)
SEC East- Vanderbilt, Georgia (wildcards)
SWAC- Prairie View A&M (wildcard)
Summit- Oral Roberts
Sun Belt West-Arkansas State
WCC- Portland, St. Mary's (wildcards)
WAC- North Dakota

[tysnkole6]

Tournament time. We didn't qualify, but there's always next season. I'm going to list the bracket by seeds, as seen on the bracket below, high seeds home. Each series is a 3 game series (closest to double elimination):

Region 1
Stanford @ Eastern Kentucky
New Mexico @ Holy Cross
Penn State @ Florida Atlantic
UC Santa Barbara @ Elon
Houston @ North Dakota
Manhattan @ Virginia
Loyola-Marymount @ William & Mary
Kansas State @ UMass

Region 2
Kansas @ Buffalo
Villanova @ Pacific
Vanderbilt @ Illinois State
Cal State Fullerton @ Wake Forest
LSU @ UMBC
Lipscomb @ Arizona State
Virginia Tech @ Sacred Heart
Oregon State @ Portland

Region 3
Arkansas State @ St. Joseph's
Stephen F. Austin @ Texas Pan-American
North Carolina A&T @ UCLA
Nebraska @ Pittsburgh
Eastern Michigan @ Prairie View A&M
Georgia @ Seattle
Georgia State @ Harvard
Memphis @ Presbyterian

Region 4
Princeton @ Indiana State
Stony Brook @ Brigham Young
Louisville @ Georgetown
UNC Greensboro @ Longwood
Mississippi Valley State @ St. Mary's
Illinois-Chicago @ Bradley
Western Kentucky @ Oral Roberts
Ole Miss @ Presbyterian (as to how they're listed twice I have no idea, but I'll fix it next season).

[tysnkole6]

Round 1 results:

Region 1
Eastern Kentucky beats Stanford 2 games to 0, P Dave Lewis MVP
Holy Cross beats New Mexico 2 games to 1, P Shawn Edwards MVP
Penn State upsets Florida Atlantic 2 games to 0, P Dave Alexander MVP
UC Santa Barbara upsets Elon 2 games to 1, 2B Ron Dodson MVP
North Dakota beats Houston 2 games to 1, C Don Franklin MVP
Virginia beats Manhattan 2 games to 1, 1B Dan Steiger MVP
William & Mary beats Loyola-Marymount 2 games to 0, P Jeff Stewart MVP
Kansas State upsets UMass 2 games to 0, LF Steve Townsend MVP

Region 2
Buffalo beats Kansas 2 games to 1, RF Joe Neely MVP
Villanova upsets Pacific 2 games to 0, 2B Brett Daigl MVP
Vanderbilt upsets Illinois State 2 games to 1, P Dave Nelson MVP
Wake forest beats Cal State Fullerton 2 games to 1, Bobby Page MVP
UMBC beats LSU 2 games to 1, CF Jake Fraley (LSU) MVP
Lipscomb upsets Arizona State 2 games to 1, P Joe Thompson MVP
Sacred Heart beats Virginia Tech 2 games to 1, P Bobby Foster MVP
Portland beats Oregon State, P Oscar Thornton MVP

Region 3
Arkansas State upsets St. Joseph's 2 games to 1, P Greg Chin-TChen MVP
Stephen F. Austin upsets Texas-Pan Am 2 games to 2, P Sal Thompson MVP
North Carolina A&T upsets UCLa 2 games to 1, C B.J. Sedon MVP
Pittsburgh beats Nebraska 2 games to 0, SS Artie Padgett MVP

Prairicle View A&M beats Eastern Michigan 2 games to 0, Mike Bernard MVP
Georgia upsets Seattle 2-0, 1B Sean McLaughlin MVP
Georgia State upsets Harvard 2 games to 1, 1B Kevin Gentry MVP
Memphis upsets Presbyterian 2 games to 0, P Robbie Vilorio MVP

Region 4
Indiana State beats Princeton 2 games to 0, CF Andrew Toles MVP
Stony Brook upsets BYU 2 games to 1, P Bob Stewart MVP
Georgetown beats Louisville 2 games to 0, P Rusty Adams MVP
UNC Greensboro upsets Longwood 2 games to 0, P Randy Martin MVP
Mississippi Valley State upsets St. Mary's 2 games to 1, P Johnny Hill (St. Mary's) MVP
Bradley beats Illinois-Chicago 2 games to 1, P Joe Christian MVP
Oral Roberts beats Western Kentucky 2 games to 0, P Ken Younger MVP
Presbyterian beats Ole Miss 2 games to 0, 3B Kevin Stone MVP

Round 2 matchups:

Region 1
Holy Cross @ Eastern Kentucky
Penn State @ UC Santa Barbara
Virginia @ North Dakota
Kansas State @ William & Mary

Region 2
Villanova @ Buffalo
Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest
Lipscomb @ UMBC
Sacred Heart @ Portland

Region 3
Arkansas State @ Stephen F. Austin
North Carolina A&T @ Pittsburgh
Georgia @ Prairie View A&M
Memphis @ Georgia State

Region 4
Stony Brook @ Indiana State
UNC Greensboro @ Georgetown
Bradley @ Mississippi Valley State
Oral Roberts @ Presbyterian

[tysnkole6]

Advancing teams are:

Region 1
Eastern Kentucky (beat Holy Cross 2-0, 2B Jeff Nelson MVP)
UC Santa Barbara (beat Penn State 2-0, P JohnD Sveu MVP)
Virginia (upset North Dakota 2-0, P Nathan Kirby MVP)
Kansas State (upset William & Mary 2-0, P Rod Gibson MVP)

Region 2
Villanova (upset Buffalo 2-0, P Dave Clark MVP)
Vanderbilt (upset Wake Forest 2-0, CF Jeren Kendall MVP)
UMBC (beat Lipscomb 2-0, C Joe Gunn [Lipscomb] MVP)
Sacred Heart (upset Portland 2-0, C Josh Rogers MVP)

Region 3
Arkansas State (upset Stephen F. Austin 2-1, P Mike Young MVP)
North Carolina A&T (upset Pittsburgh 2-1, P Sean Gilbert MVP)
Prairie View A&M (beat Georgia 2-0, 2B Ron Grant MVP)
Memphis (upsets Georgia State 2-0, RF Adrian Fletcher MVP)

Region 4:
Indiana State (beat Stony Brook 2-1, P Warren Walker MVP)
Georgetown (beat UNC Greensboro 2-1, RF Chris Carter MVP)
Mississippi Valley State (beat Bradley 2-1, 1B Jake Best MVP)
Presbyterian (beat Oral Roberts 2-1, P Balbn Gray MVP

Here's the "Super Regional" AKA Sweet 16 matchups:

UC Santa Barbara @ Eastern Kentucky
Kansas State @ Virginia
Vanderbilt @ Villanova
Sacred Heart @ UMBC
Arkansas State @ North Carolina A&T
Memphis @ Prairie View A&M
Georgetown @ Indiana State
Mississippi Valley State @ Presbyterian

[tysnkole6]

It's College World Series time. Advancing to the College World Series (and first round matchups) are:
Virginia @ Eastern Kentucky
Vanderbilt @ UMBC
North Carolina A&T @ UMBC
Mississippi Valley State @ Indiana State

[tysnkole6]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The #1 overall seed Eastern Kentucky Colonels has fallen to the Virginia Cavaliers in the College World Series, leaving Indiana State as the only remaining #1 seed. Also advancing are UMBC, and Prairie View A&M.

Virginia @ UMBC
Prairie View A&M @ Indiana State

[tysnkole6]

The simulations are done, and the final is set. Squaring off in the initial College World Series final are:

the UMBC Retrievers, with a 43-21 record, representing the American East Conference, led by RF Lou Ford (.320 AVG, 7 HR, 31 RBI) and SP Stu Jones (2.37 ERA, 9 W, 114 K) traveling to Terre Haute, Indiana to square off against the Indiana State Sycamores, with a 46-18 record, representing the Missouri Valley Conference, led by LF Armando Castillo (.344 AVG, 14 HR, 67 RBI) and SP Warren Walker (1.49 ERA, 10 W, 95 K)

[tysnkole6]

Oh, one other note before the final gets started-I calculated the percentage (.395) of games played compared to a MLB schedule, and set the milestone/HOF stats accordingly, with a 5 year wait, 20 years on the ballot (due to the possible amount of players), 0 service years (couldn't set it to 4), 75% induction rate remained, changed the dropped players from 5% to 2%, and raised max votes to 20 due to possible amount of players.

[tysnkole6]

CWS Game 1:
Indiana State 9, UMBC 8
W: T.Graham, L: J. Kelly, S: L. Mamalis
HR: Indiana State- A. Toles, A. Quintero
Player of the game: RF Lou Ford, UMBC (3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 R)

[tysnkole6]

CWS Game 2:
Indiana State 2, UMBC 0
W: W. Walker, L: E. Ervin, S: L. Mamalis
Player of the game: SP Warren Walker (8 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K)

[tysnkole6]

CWS Game 3 (decided a 5 game set for the Championship is more worth it, bring the CWS and all):
UMBC 9, Indiana State 4
W: S. Jones, L: G. Newton
Player of the game: SP Stu Jones (6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K)

[tysnkole6]

CWS Game 4:
UMBC 4, Indiana State 0
W: J. Kelly, L: T. Graham, S: J. Gibson
Player of the game: SP Josh Kelly, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K)