Episode 109: 2023 Mid-Atlantic (Region 5) Preview

Welcome to Episode 109 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. Before we go conference-by-conference (at 2:00), we address the newest team in Region 5 -- just a little program called SALISBURY -- and why we think they were moved into this region from the South and what it means for the region moving forward. Then we proceed with the rest of the region, in order:

• AEC (at 4:50)
  • Cabrini won 31 games last year but will need to replace their best player
  • Immaculata has a ton of talent back and is looking like the favorite
  • Marymount can be counted on to contend atop this conference
  • Marywood leads the rest of the pack
• Centennial (at 11:10)
  
  • Can we just have A NORMAL SEASON IN THIS CONFERENCE ALREADY?!
  • Franklin & Marshall has the most talent back of last year's contenders and will obviously be motivated 
  • Johns Hopkins will have a lot of new faces but we know they can be really good
  • Swarthmore is still very talented despite losing half their team to Villanova (slight exaggeration)
  • We could see a lot of moving and shaking up and down the rest of this conference with some coaching changes and intriguing talent on every other team
• CSAC (at 27:45)
  • Well, well, well, look at Wilson winning 31 games, we love to see it
  • Keystone is always something of a mystery but it's cool that now they have real competition in this conference
• Landmark (at 34:20)
  • What does the encore look like for Catholic after the best year in program history?
  • Scranton, Moravian and Elizabethtown all have some legit top-end talent but will need a lot more depth to step up to challenge the Cardinals
• MACC (at 43:15)
  • Lebanon Valley has climbed to the top of this conference in a hurry and has a ton of exciting talent back, even with their top two arms from the '22 team gone
  • York (PA) is always good but have a ton of offense to replace

We conclude (at 53:50) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye. 

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