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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2016 20:27:44 GMT -6
Actually I do think Rich needs to really step up his recruitment of pitchers. That said, losing Plesac was a big blow. With Burns and Plesac as the big dogs, I think Maloney thought he was in pretty good shape with the hopes that one pitcher would emerge from the pack...........it just never happened. The "pack" struggled to have any consistency and then Plesac went down......ugh, my disappointment is overwhelming.
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Post by cardfan on May 26, 2016 8:48:34 GMT -6
Unable to get key hits again today. Season appears to be ending very quietly.
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Post by DickHunsaker on May 26, 2016 9:30:39 GMT -6
This is just sad. Why do I put myself through the torture of being a Ball State fan
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Post by cardfan on May 26, 2016 9:37:46 GMT -6
So much for us having such a good hitting team.....
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Post by rmcalhoun on May 26, 2016 9:53:29 GMT -6
and unless we come back in the 9th we are going to lose second game to CMU
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Post by cardfan on May 26, 2016 10:01:16 GMT -6
Shut out 4-0. Really disappointing. Totally shut down in two games. We were a no show.
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Post by redbirdman on May 26, 2016 11:11:04 GMT -6
Tough finish although the starters in both games pitched well the hitting disappeared. I just hope Plesac can come back. I'm afraid he will be like Scott Baker. Look at Plesac's Ball State career & it's like Baker's only difference is Baker had great soph season while Plesac's great year was as a freshman.
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Post by TakeMeBackto2008 on May 26, 2016 12:04:04 GMT -6
Nothing to see here. Just another BSU team that completely wilted when the lights were brightest.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 8:20:52 GMT -6
You guys have been complaining about pitching and it appears hitting was the issue in the tourney...1 run in two games to sub 500 teams = pathetic. Anytime a team folds at the end of a season it's usually chemistry/coaching. The record in the last 10-15 games to sub 500 teams tells a story of self destruction.
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Post by comet on May 27, 2016 8:39:44 GMT -6
Concentration or whatever you want to call it might not have been the greatest in game 2 after having dropped into the losers bracket. First game was probably against one of the top pitchers in the conference, so not hitting is a little more understandable. Game 2, can't say. Didn't look at the stats on that pitcher. But once you've used your ace and have limited resources it might have been a little hard to get up for game 2.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 12:28:15 GMT -6
Been busy. Just checked in.
0-2 in the MAC tournament as a 2 seed.......why am I not surprised?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 12:32:51 GMT -6
Concentration or whatever you want to call it might not have been the greatest in game 2 after having dropped into the losers bracket. First game was probably against one of the top pitchers in the conference, so not hitting is a little more understandable. Game 2, can't say. Didn't look at the stats on that pitcher. But once you've used your ace and have limited resources it might have been a little hard to get up for game 2. Might be true but it seems every BSU team in every sport has a difficult time concentrating in MAC tournaments. oh, well......Ill have to be satisfied this athletic year with a successful women's tennis season. A super return on our athletic budget investment.
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Post by 00hmh on May 27, 2016 13:06:02 GMT -6
The team was not playing well before the "bright lights" of the tourney were turned on them.
Pitching was not deep, suffered an injury that would have produced a big drop off to any team.
Hitting became a problem late, you experts on baseball will have to explain that. For the tournament I buy the two things mentioned above, facing a very good pitcher in game 1 and psychologically being beaten in game two by the long road ahead to win. The second is not the a typical situation for tournament play in other sports, you start out one and done, but don't have to win the championship twice! That to me is some mitigation.
The team expected to go far, and were not a team that was going to come out of the losers bracket and sweep to a championship. Whether we should be harsh with them for not bouncing back and playing one game at a time is a fair debate. But this was not the second best team in the tournament that blew it, they were very much a middle of the pack team at the end of the season.
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Post by comet on May 27, 2016 14:59:30 GMT -6
The team was not playing well before the "bright lights" of the tourney were turned on them. Pitching was not deep, suffered an injury that would have produced a big drop off to any team. Hitting became a problem late, you experts on baseball will have to explain that. For the tournament I buy the two things mentioned above, facing a very good pitcher in game 1 and psychologically being beaten in game two by the long road ahead to win. The second is not the a typical situation for tournament play in other sports, you start out one and done, but don't have to win the championship twice! That to me is some mitigation. The team expected to go far, and were not a team that was going to come out of the losers bracket and sweep to a championship. Whether we should be harsh with them for not bouncing back and playing one game at a time is a fair debate. But this was not the second best team in the tournament that blew it, they were very much a middle of the pack team at the end of the season. I have one thought for you baseball experts. Did we become too complacent with wind assisted home runs that it effected how we hit the latter part of the season ? I only saw, in person, about 3 innings of the game that was being played the same day as the Spring Football Game, so I certainly don't have a definite thought, but it was something that kinda hit me when we were pounding a bunch of home runs and then it all seemed to dry up.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 15:13:52 GMT -6
The team was not playing well before the "bright lights" of the tourney were turned on them. Pitching was not deep, suffered an injury that would have produced a big drop off to any team. Hitting became a problem late, you experts on baseball will have to explain that. For the tournament I buy the two things mentioned above, facing a very good pitcher in game 1 and psychologically being beaten in game two by the long road ahead to win. The second is not the a typical situation for tournament play in other sports, you start out one and done, but don't have to win the championship twice! That to me is some mitigation. The team expected to go far, and were not a team that was going to come out of the losers bracket and sweep to a championship. Whether we should be harsh with them for not bouncing back and playing one game at a time is a fair debate. But this was not the second best team in the tournament that blew it, they were very much a middle of the pack team at the end of the season. I have one thought for you baseball experts. Did we become too complacent with wind assisted home runs that it effected how we hit the latter part of the season ? I only saw, in person, about 3 innings of the game that was being played the same day as the Spring Football Game, so I certainly don't have a definite thought, but it was something that kinda hit me when we were pounding a bunch of home runs and then it all seemed to dry up.
I never really give a shit about HR production, wind aided or not. I like players that work singles, doubles, walks. Just get on base...Make the other pitching throw a lot... Keep their defense on the field for as long as needed to make them wear out, or want to quit. HRs are great to watch, but I'd rather work the bases like a merry-go-round.
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