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Ohio Northern beats Otterbein 6-2. Not even that close. lets see if they can get the sweep!
Ohio Northern beats Otterbein 6-2. Not even that close. lets see if they can get the sweep!
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Dr. Acula on March 15, 2010, 05:16:48 PMQuote from: OAC baseball fan 3 on March 15, 2010, 11:57:53 AMQuote from: Historyprof on March 11, 2010, 01:07:42 PM
Congrats to ONU's Matt Rader named OAC hitter of the week for his performance in Myrtle Beach last week. He was 9-for-17 (.529), drove in six runs, scored eight, had two triples and a double.
Not sure of the level of competition but an impressive week
The level of competition is pretty bad to say the least. ONU has few if any tough opponents until league play. They are hitting the ball well, but pitching still seems to be a rough point. Congrats to Matt, he deserves all the praise in the world. After being benched for two seasons and never seeing the light of the field, bergman finally decides to play him. Still NOT a fan of this coach, he is pretty bad. The addition of all american coach Jeff Mercer (Wright State) had to be the spark the bears needed. Very good weekend, going 3-1 in indiana, but playing no competition.
Congrats to the rest of the OAC for a good weekend!
Their pitching is going to be a problem once they get into OAC play, IMO. The hitting has been great, but they haven't really faced anything like what they'll see on a daily basis in conference play from that aspect either. That being said, you have to beat the teams you should...and they have. For that they deserve praise.
Quote from: Historyprof on March 11, 2010, 01:07:42 PM
Congrats to ONU's Matt Rader named OAC hitter of the week for his performance in Myrtle Beach last week. He was 9-for-17 (.529), drove in six runs, scored eight, had two triples and a double.
Not sure of the level of competition but an impressive week
Quote from: JK on May 12, 2009, 11:35:25 AM
Guys,
On this Hill and McFarland debate...
I surely can't speak for all coaches, but the general theory (at least in football) about HM all-OAC is that you nominate guys for that team who are underclassmen so you can have some "returning all-OAC performers." It is very rare for a Sr. to get HM, unless they were previously 1st or 2nd team, had a good year, but got passed by guys who had great years, like Knowlton.
Plus, I belive there is a rule (if not a rule, then a tradition) making sure that every team has at least one all-OAC rep. Cap and Wilma had to get one each, taking two spots from others.
Not saying other guys aren't more deserving, but that's just kind of the way it goes. Rarely do coaches nominate a Sr. for HM to say "thanks for a great career." Plus, their careers are most likely over. It's not like it helps the player anymore like an HM all-league as a Sr. in HS can help going into college.
Quote from: Dr. Acula on May 11, 2009, 03:27:42 PMQuote from: OAC baseball fan 3 on May 11, 2009, 03:16:31 PM
I feel you there. Senior Brian Hill had almost IDENTICAL stats to sophomore Justin Miller. had one more win and one more loss, and Bergman didnt get him on there for even honorable mention. what a coach.
Take a look at the pitchers that got HM. There a couple of SHAKY picks in there. And that's being generous. I'll put it to you this way, given ONU's overall talent level and how Hill pitched for them he is almost embarrassingly more deserving to be at least HM. I feel terrible for the kid now that I took a better look at who got recognized ahead of him.
The good news is this is all politics and as of this morning we have a 1 in 3 chance of winning the Regional. Time for all of us to band together and pull for the OAC!