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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 20:36:33 GMT -6
A big "Prove Yourself" stretch in the schedule starts tomorrow. BSU plays IU @ B'town. Over the weekend, BSU plays three in Oxford against a hot Miami team. Next Tuesday, BSU plays IU @ Victory Field. Some numbers:
| Record | BA | BA Against | ERA | ERA Against | | IU | 24-12 | .259 | .221 | 3.36 | 6.07 | | Miami | 29-6 | .315 | .234 | 3.62 | 7.09 |
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| | Ball State | 23-12 | .290 | .253 | 4.64 | 6.29 |
While IU's batting average is low, they score with men on. They pitch well. Miami is outright good across the board. Getting 3 of 5 would be huge. I think we are up to it. No mistakes can be afforded. |
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Post by redbirdman on Apr 16, 2019 9:52:05 GMT -6
Thanks again cardfan12 I agree MAC is not playing divisions in baseball now.
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Post by CallingBS on Apr 16, 2019 11:18:33 GMT -6
This is a tough stretch, no doubt. The hitting has been pretty surprising, though we still strand a fair number. The stud pitchers need to up their game some for us to be elite. Beating IU at all is possible, but a tall order. We need to take 2 of 3 at Miami.
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Post by redbirdman on Apr 16, 2019 13:36:25 GMT -6
Wright State & Kent both beat IU so it is doable.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 16:27:38 GMT -6
FML! Not even two outs in the 1st and we've given up 4 runs on a single, BB, triple, wild pitch and home run.
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Post by CallingBS on Apr 16, 2019 17:08:55 GMT -6
FML! Not even two outs in the 1st and we've given up 4 runs on a single, BB, triple, wild pitch and home run. One word for you - Burns |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 20:37:18 GMT -6
We throw an afterthought and IU puts one of their regulars against us.
We don’t normally try and win one of these midweek games during the conference season, but it would be nice to have a good showing against an IU when you have the horses to do it 😤
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Post by CallingBS on Apr 17, 2019 5:56:31 GMT -6
We throw an afterthought and IU puts one of their regulars against us. We don’t normally try and win one of these midweek games during the conference season, but it would be nice to have a good showing against an IU when you have the horses to do it 😤 Guys didn't go as long as they needed to over the weekend...kinda messed up last night's rotation. Gotta go get Miami and then hopefully save some innings for IU at Victory Field next week. |
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MAC Week 5
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Post by Bigfoot on Apr 19, 2019 15:07:05 GMT -6
Our baseball program is reminding me more and more of the “slow atrophy” our men’s volleyball program has been demonstrating for a number of years now.
Perennial “also ran” and “pretender contender”!
Would love to hear why I might be wrong?
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Post by redbirdman on Apr 19, 2019 19:19:35 GMT -6
Today's game stopped in 6th inning still scoreless. We have no hits & Miami has one. We have a runner on 3rd with 2 out & 1 & 2 count on the batter. It will restart there tomorrow before 2nd game of what will now be double header per Miami website.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 19:28:55 GMT -6
Our baseball program is reminding me more and more of the “slow atrophy” our men’s volleyball program has been demonstrating for a number of years now. Perennial “also ran” and “pretender contender”! Would love to hear why I might be wrong? Let’s just take the last 7 years (including ‘19) where our MAC record against similar opponents and recruiting potential......is 104 wins and 56 losses. I’d say that’s pretty good considering the resources we give it and, until a couple of years ago, the facility that we presented to potential recruits. |
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MAC Week 5
Apr 19, 2019 20:10:15 GMT -6
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Post by Bigfoot on Apr 19, 2019 20:10:15 GMT -6
Our baseball program is reminding me more and more of the “slow atrophy” our men’s volleyball program has been demonstrating for a number of years now. Perennial “also ran” and “pretender contender”! Would love to hear why I might be wrong? Let’s just take the last 7 years (including ‘19) where our MAC record against similar opponents and recruiting potential......is 104 wins and 56 losses. I’d say that’s pretty good considering the resources we give it and, until a couple of years ago, the facility that we presented to potential recruits. Ok - I will buy into that! I think Mens VB would be similar scenario but haven’t checked. Just seems like we feast on lesser quality opponents and falter against the better opponents typically. I do believe until recently our facilities were a serious impediment but feel we are in a much better situation facility wise. So hopefully we will start seeing some MAC Championships down the road near term. |
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Post by CallingBS on Apr 20, 2019 8:56:12 GMT -6
Let’s just take the last 7 years (including ‘19) where our MAC record against similar opponents and recruiting potential......is 104 wins and 56 losses. I’d say that’s pretty good considering the resources we give it and, until a couple of years ago, the facility that we presented to potential recruits. Ok - I will buy into that! I think Mens VB would be similar scenario but haven’t checked. Just seems like we feast on lesser quality opponents and falter against the better opponents typically. I do believe until recently our facilities were a serious impediment but feel we are in a much better situation facility wise. So hopefully we will start seeing some MAC Championships down the road near term. Funny that you are so supportive of football, a sport that has completely died on the vine (with more relative resources, mind you), but rip baseball (and volleyball), one of our few sports actually worth following. You need to go look at the facts - we regularly beat opponents we shouldn't in baseball. Keep in mind IU is a national player and their budget is literally multiples of ours. Our budget is still in the bottom half of the MAC in baseball, and our facility, while much nicer, was dramatically scaled back when construction started. As for Men's Volleyball, what do you expect? We aren't even in the same league as our "peers" in the MIVA, let alone east and west coast schools, when it comes to resources and support. Joel is patching together a competitor against the odds, as is Rich. Ball State is more committed to football, relatively speaking, than any other sport, and it is a complete waste of resources. |
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Post by CallingBS on Apr 20, 2019 8:59:17 GMT -6
Today's game stopped in 6th inning still scoreless. We have no hits & Miami has one. We have a runner on 3rd with 2 out & 1 & 2 count on the batter. It will restart there tomorrow before 2nd game of what will now be double header per Miami website. Quite a pitching battle. Too bad the two kids on the mound didn't get the chance to see that one through. |
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Post by CallingBS on Apr 20, 2019 11:29:46 GMT -6
Held on through a rocky 9th to get a very big 3-2 win to start the series at Miami.
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