I see signs that we're getting better. With the exception of Champey's disastrous outing yesterday, our pitching was pretty sharp this weekend, not in the sense of sweeping the #294 team in D1, but in the sense of throwing strikes and avoiding free passes by walks or HBP. Against Siena, pitchers not...

Isaac Fix has been our mid-week starter, but he pitched the 6th inning tonight. Ordinarily, I would presume that he would not be available against HPU, but he only threw 8 pitches to get those 3 outs.

Bill Cobb wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:48 pm

Check that. We are #255 in the RPI. Sweeping Siena dropped us 20 odd spots.

Just playing Siena probably dropped us 40 spots. Sweeping them at least gained some of those back. Let's don't schedule the Bad News Saints again.

The good news for the Saints pitching staff is that with all the errors, only 9 of our 19 runs are earned. Sienna has allowed 13 hits, 5 walks, and 4 HBP, so the team's WHIP will suffer. Only 1 of our hits has been for extra bases.

9 runs so far in the 2d. Siena is awful. Our runs came on 4 singles, 1 double, 2 errors, 1 BB, and 1 HBP. Still batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd.

Addendum: those 2 runners scored on the Saints' 3rd error of the inning. Now 11-1.

Win. Cats get the lead in the bottom of the 5th on a very nice squeeze bunt by Hunter Anderson, then Dunagan gets a 1-2-3 7th. Final 5-4.

And Champey leaves after allowing 3 runs on 2 hits, 3 walks, and 2 HBP. One of the hits was a game-tying home run. Dunagan gets the final out in the 6th on 2 pitches. 4-4 after 6.

Geez. Cats up 4-3 after 5, but we've left 12 on base! We left 10 in the first game. Cooper Cavanaugh pitched very well for 4 innings in game 2, leaving with a 4-1 lead. Champey came in to pitch the 5th - out > walk > single > HBP > 2 runs on a bungled DP ball. Ground ball to shortstop, who threw to ...

i77cat wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:30 pm

Good news: the rain should be done around dawn.

Bad news: we should get another inch by dawn.

Wilson Field should be OK. The entire field was remade in 2021 with artificial turf everywhere except the outfield, plus they improved the drainage system throughout. They don't even use tarps anymore.

RichmondCat wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:01 pm

Davidson interest in transfer Tarris Reed, 6’10 PF, Soph., Michigan.

https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/177135 ... 2c1mKS_QvQ

Gotta love a guy whose nickname is "Big Hoss."

SEC loses another team. Kentucky sent packing. Florida and Auburn are out. Tennessee, Auburn, and Texas A&M are the only SEC teams remaining after the first round. Two of their 5 losses were to non-P6 auto-qualifiers. Poor Greg Sankey. Of course, even in losing the SEC gets paid $10 million for tho...

Izzo wants to look at eliminating mid and small major automatic qualifiers too: https://www.si.com/college/2024/03/20/tom-izzo-wants-ncaa-look-into-eliminating-automatic-bids-mid-major-programs How about disqualifying any school with more than 12 losses for an at large bid? Michigan State was 19-14...

Love this quote from an article about Sankey's nonsense. I get that Sankey’s job is to deliver for his schools, but if he gets his way with basketball all of us might lose moments like this where the nation can come together and all laugh at Georgetown. https://www.nunesmagician.com/2024/3/15/241017...

I suspect Davidson is now leading the A10 in number of players in the portal, and it ain't over yet. Very disappointing, and not a good look for TCC, particularly the loss of Brizzi and Moss after only one year.

Greg Sankey needs to be dressed in Bjork's meat dress, flown out to sea, and dropped from a helicopter. I think he just did. Buh-bye South Carolina, Mississippi State, and Kentucky, three entitled SEC teams bounced by lower seeds. Hello Oakland and Duquesne, two of those automatic qualifiers out to...