Collegiate Pyramid – 1904 Season
Mississippi State outpaced the competition by 8 games to win their 3rd NCAA D1 Title. I’m not going to lie – I want more parity, but, as in life, sometimes you want something to be one way and, despite your best wishes, it’s the other way. So, instead of turning my attention to the clouds in the sky and harping on them for turning my world so grey, I’ll just sit back and marvel at a club that has become the class of this save in its early going… with the 2nd ranked offense (behind the recently promoted Maryland Terrapins), 4th ranked staff, and an order that was good enough for 152 dingers this year, this may not be the best club built by this school but it was good enough to get the deed done in 1904, and, because it has to be, that’s good enough for me… also, if you’re counting, North Carolina managed to stay up, as did the aforementioned Terps, who somehow managed to finish 2nd on the table after their first season in the top flight.
Division 1 Standings
Mississippi State Bulldogs (77-37)
Maryland Terrapins (69-45)
Arkansas Razorbacks (68-46)
South Carolina Gamecocks (68-46)
Mississippi Rebels (64-50)
Alabama Crimson Tide (63-51)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (63-51)
Duke Blue Devils (62-52)
San Diego State Aztecs (61-53)
Florida Gators (59-55)
LSU Tigers (57-57)
Missouri Tigers (55-59)
Auburn Tigers (53-61)
Miami Hurricanes (52-62)
North Carolina Tar Heels (51-63)
Tennessee Volunteers (49-65)
Vanderbilt Commodores (46-68)
Georgia Bulldogs (45-69)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (44-70)
Florida State Seminoles (34-80)
Promoted Clubs:
D1: Kentucky, Arizona – Wildcats, one and all…
D2: Oregon State Beavers, Arizona State Sun Devils
D3: San Jose State Spartans, Oregon Ducks
Umm…
Beavers & Ducks!
Relegated Outfits:
D2: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Florida State Seminoles
D3: NC State Wolfpack, New Mexico State Aggies
D4: New Mexico Lobos, Boise State Broncos
D1 MVP: Clark Herbert (Georgia Tech) - 312/422/
683 -
42 HR - 85 RBI - 87 R - 1 SB - 7.0 WAR
D1 Hurler: Brandon Breen (Mississippi) -
16-6,
1.43 ERA, 159 K,
0.89 WHIP, 8.6 WAR
Statistical Leaders
Batting AVG: Jacob Ta (Mississippi State) -
375/
480/625 - 23 HR - 86 RBI - 71 R - 3 SB -
7.1 WAR
On-Base %: Jacob Ta (Mississippi State) -
375/
480/625 - 23 HR - 86 RBI - 71 R - 3 SB -
7.1 WAR
Slugging %: Clark Herbert (Georgia Tech) - 312/422/
683 -
42 HR - 85 RBI - 87 R - 1 SB - 7.0 WAR
Home Runs: Clark Herbert (Georgia Tech) - 312/422/
683 -
42 HR - 85 RBI - 87 R - 1 SB - 7.0 WAR
Runs Batted In: Bruno Smith (Maryland) - 312/384/584 - 30 HR -
102 RBI - 67 R - 0 SB - 5.1 WAR
Runs: Russ Edwards (Maryland) - 312/479/653 - 34 HR - 94 RBI -
100 R - 1 SB - 6.5 WAR
Stolen Bags: Joseph Stormo (Mississippi State) - 273/348/436 - 11 HR - 46 RBI - 81 R -
75 SB - 4.5 WAR
WAR: Jacob Ta (Mississippi State) -
375/
480/625 - 23 HR - 86 RBI - 71 R - 3 SB -
7.1 WAR
W: Brandon Breen (Mississippi) -
16-6,
1.43 ERA, 159 K,
0.89 WHIP, 8.6 WAR
ERA: Brandon Breen (Mississippi) -
16-6,
1.43 ERA, 159 K,
0.89 WHIP, 8.6 WAR
K: Gustavo Neel (Maryland) - 14-5, 2.82 ERA,
250 K, 1.02 WHIP, 9.4 WAR
WHIP: Brandon Breen (Mississippi) -
16-6,
1.43 ERA, 159 K,
0.89 WHIP, 8.6 WAR
WAR: Aiden Lawrence (Georgia) - 15-7, 1.79 ERA, 212 K, 0.96 WHIP,
10.8 WAR
Player Notes
-LF Russ Edwards (Maryland) set the single season record for walks… at 109. Nearly 1 per/game. Math! He’s played for Maryland for 4 season – a season in each of the tiers… & he won MVP last season in D2.
-SP Gustavo Neel ((Maryland) set the record for strikeouts thrown in a single game at 18… he accomplished the feat against Auburn and set the bar two K’s above the next guy.
-SP Liam Allen (Alabama) tossed a no-no against Duke – I want to be happy that Duke was on the receiving end, but with Alabama being responsible, I just can’t – with 11 Ks and just one free pass.
Amateur Draft:
Pick 1 - Florida State Seminoles: SS Drake Cassella, age 18 (Roosevelt; Minneapolis, MN)
Pick 2 - Georgia Bulldogs: RF John Greene, age 19 (Don Bosco Preparatory High School; Ramsey, NJ)
Pick 3 - Missouri Tigers: 3B Aiden Emery, age 18 (Notre Dame Prep; Pontiac, MI)
Pick 4 - Duke: SS Patrick Davis, age 19 (Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) High School; San Jose, CA)
Pick 5 - LSU Tigers: RF Kristion Noble, age 18 (Bishop Gorman (NV) High School; Las Vegas, NV)
Pick 6 - Tennessee Volunteers: CF Fred Adkins, age 17 (Orange Lutheran High School; Orange, CA)
Pick 7 - Florida Gators: SP Jesse Pierce, age 18 (Plainfield North; Plainfield, IL)
Pick 8 - Mississippi Rebels: SP Matthew Dunn, age 18 (Batavia; Batavia, NY)
Pick 9 - Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: SP Tyler Acton, age 18 (Marist (IL) High School; Chicago, IL)
Pick 10 - Miami Hurricanes: SP Michael Beeler, age 18 (Westlake High School; Saratoga Springs, UT)
Other Notes:
-The annual Summer School Tournament concluded with Pacific Tech ruling the roost with a tasty little 8-5 win over Grand Lakes University…
