JCG posted:BLD,
SCIAC teams play at least 3 games per week, and often 4.
With three games a week depending on the timing you still only need 2 or 3 starters. Heck my sons school plays 4 in two days alone. That's 4 starters. Depending on the schedule during the week That adds another starter or two. Sometimes one of the weekend starters will pick up the midweek games. Or they pitched by committee. However a minimum of 5 regular starters are needed in many of the conferences out here.
I am not saying that Occidental uses a limited number of starters. Just something to be aware of. I believe the western conferences are doing a better job of developing More pitching than in the past. It may have been a reason that the west used to have a tough time in the CWS. They did not have the depth of pitching the rest of the country had. Clearly many of the teams in the West are doing a better job of that, seeing that the West has won the title the last 3 years.
Just a word of caution, I am not painting the West with one broad brush. Buyer beware, do your research.