Shenandoah U. - recent info. about school and program?

Batty67, my son played with an SU kid this summer. Very strong D3 program. Have gone to Regionals something like 7 of last 8 years, and to CWS once. I don't know any more than what's on their website... 69 names on the fall roster, 10 listed as catchers. Those aren't great odds for anyone. As long as your son knows that going in.

Anyone else? Buehler?

Hey Batty,

I have a player who I coach that just visited there within the last month.  He and parents came away quite impressed with what the school had to offer and the coach as a person.  They have the school high on their list.  I believe much of the appeal was also tied to the school having a good program in the appropriate major.  I didn't offer this up because it is quite general but I can ask them for some more detail for you.  Are there any specific questions you would like me to ask them?  This family is based on the West Coast and not otherwise familiar with the area.

Well, despite there being 7 catchers out of 35 players, my son did great behind the plate and at the plate, garnering lots of praise from the head coach, who stated his desire to take "recruiting to the next level." My son really likes the HC and baseball program. The BIG (pending) issue is whether the school is a good fit for him as SU is really small and my son favors a larger college environment.

Batty67 posted:

Well, despite there being 7 catchers out of 35 players, my son did great behind the plate and at the plate, garnering lots of praise from the head coach, who stated his desire to take "recruiting to the next level." My son really likes the HC and baseball program. The BIG (pending) issue is whether the school is a good fit for him as SU is really small and my son favors a larger college environment.

He may have looked at these schools already, but if the size is a deal-breaker, D3 Christopher Newport and Mary Washington both have 4-5,000 undergrads. Their baseball programs aren't as strong as Shenandoah, but they're solid.

Amount of Wins in the last 10 years:

• University of Virginia (473)
• Liberty University (363)
• College of William and Mary (322)
• Old Dominion University (319)
• Shenandoah University (314) 

*Division I schools are allowed 56 regular season games per year while Division III schools are allowed 40 regular season games per year.
 

Win % in the last 10 years:

• University of Virginia (740)
• Shenandoah University (724)
• Christopher Newport University (667)
• Bridgewater College (610)
• Liberty University (610)

Amount of Wins in the last 5 years:

• University of Virginia (242)
• Liberty University (182)
• Virginia Commonwealth University (177)
• College of William and Mary (157)
• Radford University (156)
• Shenandoah University (154)
• Bridgewater College (147)
• Norfolk State University (145)
• Old Dominion University (144)
• University of Richmond (141) 

*Division I schools are allowed 56 regular season games per year while Division III schools are allowed 40 regular season games per year.

Win % in the last 5 years:

• University of Virginia (745)
• Shenandoah University (726)
• Bridgewater College (665)
• Christopher Newport University (654)
• Randolph-Macon College (643)

Regional Appearances in the last 10 years:

• University of Virginia (10)
• Shenandoah University (7)
• Christopher Newport University (4)
• Randolph-Macon University (4)
• Bridgewater College (3)

Regional Championships in the last 10 years:

• University of Virginia (4)
• Shenandoah University (2)
• Christopher Newport University (1) 

*Only 3 schools have won a regional championship that advanced them into the World Series.