July 1 - Moving Day 2023

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[ctrabs74]

…and has won two D2 National
Championships in the last 10 years.

Yes a Pee Sack school won a National title in a big sport.

Oh, I definitely remember watching the 2012 national title game win from a bar in West Chester before I moved to the other side of the state.

[IUPNation]

I could be mistaken, but I think West Chester played baseball at the D1 level for a while in the 1990s.

…and has won two D2 National
Championships in the last 10 years.

Yes a Pee Sack school won a National title in a big sport.

[ctrabs74]

Could be. 2023 Baseball Record Book (PDF) - West Chester University Athletics (wcupagoldenrams.com)

I knew their baseball program was in D1 for a while, but I couldn't remember when they fully dropped back to D2 with the rest of their sports.

[laker]

I could be mistaken, but I think West Chester played baseball at the D1 level for a while in the 1990s.

Could be. 2023 Baseball Record Book (PDF) - West Chester University Athletics (wcupagoldenrams.com)

[ctrabs74]

I remember when there were four D2 schools that played D1 baseball. Dallas Baptist (still does), Hawaii Hilo, LeMoyne (now D1) and NYIT.

I could be mistaken, but I think West Chester played baseball at the D1 level for a while in the 1990s.

[laker]

Yeah, Lincoln stood to gain a lot more through joining the CACC than the CACC stood to gain by adding them, honestly... wonder if this has been in the works for them for a while. And the ECC stood to lose more than either of them. They better hope NYIT decides they want their athletic department back after all sometime in the near future.

I remember when there were four D2 schools that played D1 baseball. Dallas Baptist (still does), Hawaii Hilo, LeMoyne (now D1) and NYIT.

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Yeah, the ECC is in a lot worse shape in the numbers department. They're at or near the minimum in several sports, including baseball.

But the CACC is a better geographical fit for Lincoln. Nearly half the conference is in the Philadelphia metro and the longest trip is 235 miles.

Yeah, Lincoln stood to gain a lot more through joining the CACC than the CACC stood to gain by adding them, honestly... wonder if this has been in the works for them for a while. And the ECC stood to lose more than either of them. They better hope NYIT decides they want their athletic department back after all sometime in the near future.

[Inkblot]

If Bloomfield leaves, the CACC would still be sitting at 11 members. Maybe not as nice a number as 12, but I wouldn't really be sounding any alarms yet either.

Yeah, the ECC is in a lot worse shape in the numbers department. They're at or near the minimum in several sports, including baseball.

But the CACC is a better geographical fit for Lincoln. Nearly half the conference is in the Philadelphia metro and the longest trip is 235 miles.

[Finchwidget]

The CACC may be desperate for teams with the impending elimination of sports teams at Bloomfield College (which is now part of D3 Montclair State), unless Montclair State decides to move to D2 (which is highly doubtful).

If Bloomfield leaves, the CACC would still be sitting at 11 members. Maybe not as nice a number as 12, but I wouldn't really be sounding any alarms yet either.

[ctrabs74]

Announced in November, but I didn't see it until today... Lincoln (PA) baseball and women's soccer are moving from the ECC to the CACC next season. https://lulions.com/news/2023/11/28/...-baseball.aspx

The CACC may be desperate for teams with the impending elimination of sports teams at Bloomfield College (which is now part of D3 Montclair State), unless Montclair State decides to move to D2 (which is highly doubtful).

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Just need one more for 14...

I think m golf makes 14 and womens will be 15
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M outdoor
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Mcc
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[D2Rover]

Yeah. They say there may be more to come, too.
I fear they are trying to grow by adding some of those. I hope not.

Just need one more for 14...

[Predatory Primates]

Is that three new teams in three years for Pitt? Didn't you just add Women's Soccer?

Yeah. They say there may be more to come, too.
I fear they are trying to grow by adding some of those. I hope not.

[D2Rover]

Pitt will be bringing back Men's golf with women's golf to be added the year after.

Is that three new teams in three years for Pitt? Didn't you just add Women's Soccer?