My son is considering going to Austin College in Sherman, Tx. He is looking at the education side but wants to try and play baseball for them also. Does anybody have any information on the coaches and programs?
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My son is a freshman there and also a ballplayer. He's been there 3 weeks now and loves it. Coach Carl Iwasaki is a great coach, a man of character, and very approachable. And as you probably know, their academics are top-notch.
They play in the West division of the SCAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) which has a number of quality D-III baseball programs.
Feel free to PM me if you want further info.
They play in the West division of the SCAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) which has a number of quality D-III baseball programs.
Feel free to PM me if you want further info.
The SCAC West is brutal........in a good way. Very tough conference overall. I would say that the SCAC is in the top three of the best DIII athletic conferences nationwide.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
Does anyone have more recent info about AC? I am looking into all aspects of the school and town.
Thanks,
BP
Thanks,
BP
My brother graduated from there years ago, and has always felt well served by the education he received and the reputation of the school.
I think educationally they are very focused on education and pre-med major. Seem to be very good in those areas, not sure about others. Their campus seems to be one you will quickly feel either fits or doesn't fit you.
Thank you for the responses. I agree, from some short research, the academics are solid. I would still like to know more though!
Well let's see. Sherman is a relatively small town north of Dallas, near the Oklahoma border. That means it is a conservative kind of place. The Bible Belt. Whether one finds the area attractive is a matter of taste, but you are talking the plains. When my brother was there, he did a lot of bird hunting, don't know whether that's still the thing. Knowing my brother, bird hunting could have been code for drinking in a field with a bunch of guys.
I looked at the roster and two things struck me. First, there's a fair number of folks from out of state. Second, several of the in state players are from towns I've never heard of, and I lived in Texas 50 years. I assume these are some very small towns.
Being in north Texas, it gets hot in the summer (May - September) and cold in the winter, but doesn't stay bitter cold all winter. The wind blows sometimes and the thunderstorms are awesome, especially in the spring. It is in tornado alley, so there will occasionally be threats of torndados. That doesn't mean there will be tornados, but I'm guessing if you didn't grow up with it you would need to get used to it. However, not much seismic activity.
Sorry I don't know anything about the baseball program.
I looked at the roster and two things struck me. First, there's a fair number of folks from out of state. Second, several of the in state players are from towns I've never heard of, and I lived in Texas 50 years. I assume these are some very small towns.
Being in north Texas, it gets hot in the summer (May - September) and cold in the winter, but doesn't stay bitter cold all winter. The wind blows sometimes and the thunderstorms are awesome, especially in the spring. It is in tornado alley, so there will occasionally be threats of torndados. That doesn't mean there will be tornados, but I'm guessing if you didn't grow up with it you would need to get used to it. However, not much seismic activity.
Sorry I don't know anything about the baseball program.
I don't really know what is happening with the program other than it has historically been the doormat of the SCAC conference, which has been one of the better conferences in the country. I do know that they beat Trinity 2 of 3 late in the season when they were ranked number 1 in the country so that says something as TU was a very good team at the time.
The SCAC conference is realigning this year so there is focus within the conference to upgrade all of the programs as well as attract some other stronger programs from the region so I would expect there be some focus on improving their program along with the rest. Travel will be easier as all of the programs are either in Tx or La now.
Infieldad probably knows more about the baseball program, you can send him a PM if he does not see this thread.
I would ask the coach about what he is doing to compete in the SCAC? There is nothing wrong with asking straight forward questions and see what he has to say.
The SCAC conference is realigning this year so there is focus within the conference to upgrade all of the programs as well as attract some other stronger programs from the region so I would expect there be some focus on improving their program along with the rest. Travel will be easier as all of the programs are either in Tx or La now.
Infieldad probably knows more about the baseball program, you can send him a PM if he does not see this thread.
I would ask the coach about what he is doing to compete in the SCAC? There is nothing wrong with asking straight forward questions and see what he has to say.
Thank you so much for the info. This is really helping me get an true idea about everything at AC. This is information is very valuable.
