BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Dr. Acula]

Eff!  Gheny gets a walk off homer to take game one 2-1.  Tough loss for McDowell.  He certainly threw well enough to win today.

[countyroad]

Live stats are available on Allegheny's website. You can find them if you go to the schedule portion and click on details.

At the moment tied at 1's affter six. Mcdowell on the mound for COW.

I checked earlier and they didn't have their link up yet.  Now that I mention it, I think the same thing happened to another poster the first time the Scots played out there.  They must wait to the last minute to post the link.

Too bad about game 1.  Geez.

[old scot]

Scots take game 2 , 2-1 in 10  innings.

[countyroad]

Wooster took game 1 @ PSB 2-1 and game 2; 15-8. 

Good finish to the weekend trip.  They've had a busy couple days.

[ScotsFan]

Back from vacation last week and Wooster has had a busy week while I've been away.

Nice to see the Scots finish the weekend roadie well yesterday. 

Wooster has another big week this week as they host Heide on Wed. and travel to Musky on Thurs. before their big showdown with NCAC East leading Oberlin.    No that is not a typo!     Furthermore, if the season were to end today, Wooster would not make the NCAC tournament.  And again, that is not a typo.  Wooster is currently in 3rd place in the East with a record of 5-3.  Allegheny is second at 6-2 and the Yeomen are alone atop the standings at 7-1.  Wooster can't afford anything less than taking 3 of 4 from Oberlin next weekend and go for a sweep of Hiram to finish out the season.  Then Wooster has to hope that Oberlin and Allegheny duke it out to a split in their series.  I have to say, I didn't see Wooster needing help from Oberlin and Allegheny to win another NCAC East regular season title when the season began, but that is the reality of things right now... 

One thing is for sure wrt this Wooster team.  If they don't start hitting on a more consistent basis, they aren't going anywhere come the postseason.  The pitching seems to be there for the most part.  It's the hitting that is hurting this team.  In 3 of Woo's 6 losses this season, the Scots have been shut out twice and held to one run in another game while the pitching has held their opponents to 8 runs in those 3 games.  That's less than 3 runs/game allowed by the Wooster pitching staff in those 3 losses.  Wooster can't afford to continue to waste quality outings by their pitching staff. 

And the quality of pitching will only get better when/if they reach the post season.  And they've been very fortunate to come out on the good end of some very low scoring games as well as they very easily could have lost all four to Gheny and the same could be said for game 1 vs. PSU-B yesterday.

As old scot mentioned last week, it is past the time for the Scots to get their heads straight and play ball!

[countyroad]

Van Horn started game 2 and made it .1 innings (5 runs) before being relieved by Keenan White who finished the 7 inning affair.  White gave up 3 runs in his 6.2 innings.  The interesting thing is that Van Horn got the "W." 

[RSSmith]

Van Horn started game 2 and made it .1 innings (5 runs) before being relieved by Keenan White who finished the 7 inning affair.  White gave up 3 runs in his 6.2 innings.  The interesting thing is that Van Horn got the "W." 

WINNING AND LOSING PITCHER

10.19 (a) Credit the starting pitcher with a game won only if he has pitched at least five complete innings and his team not only is in the lead when he is replaced but remains in the lead the remainder of the game.

(b) The "must pitch five complete innings" rule in respect to the starting pitcher shall be in effect for all games of six or more innings. In a five inning game, credit the starting pitcher with a game won if he has pitched at least four complete innings and his team not only is in the lead when he is replaced but remains in the lead the remainder of the game.

(c) When the starting pitcher cannot be credited with the victory because of the provisions of 10.19 (a) or (b) and more than one relief pitcher is used, the victory shall be awarded on the following basis:

(1) When, during the tenure of the starting pitcher, the winning team assumes the lead and maintains it to the finish of the game, credit the victory to the relief pitcher judged by the scorer to have been the most effective;

(2) Whenever the score is tied the game becomes a new contest insofar as the winning and losing pitcher is concerned;

(3) Once the opposing team assumes the lead all pitchers who have pitched up to that point are excluded from being credited with the victory except that if the pitcher against whose pitching the opposing team gained the lead continues to pitch until his team regains the lead, which it holds to the finish of the game, that pitcher shall be the winning pitcher;

(4) The winning relief pitcher shall be the one who is the pitcher of record when his team assumes the lead and maintains it to the finish of the game.

EXCEPTION: Do not credit a victory to a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when a succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain the lead. In such cases, credit the succeeding relief pitcher with the victory.

(d) When a pitcher is removed for a substitute batter or substitute runner, all runs scored by his team during the inning in which he is removed shall be credited to his benefit in determining the pitcher of record when his team assumes the lead.

(e) Regardless of how many innings the first pitcher has pitched, he shall be charged with the loss of the game if he is replaced when his team is behind in the score, or falls behind because of runs charged to him after he is replaced, and his team thereafter fails either to tie the score or gain the lead.

(f) No pitcher shall be credited with pitching a shutout unless he pitches the complete game, or unless he enters the game with none out before the opposing team has scored in the first inning, puts out the side without a run scoring and pitches all the rest of the game. When two or more pitchers combine to pitch a shutout a notation to that effect should be included in the league's official pitching records.

(g) In some non championship games (such as the Major League All Star Game) it is provided in advance that each pitcher shall work a stated number of innings, usually two or three. In such games, it is customary to credit the victory to the pitcher of record, whether starter or reliever, when the winning team takes a lead which it maintains to the end of the game, unless such pitcher is knocked out after the winning team has a commanding lead, and the scorer believes a subsequent pitcher is entitled to credit for the victory.

[countyroad]

Van Horn started game 2 and made it .1 innings (5 runs) before being relieved by Keenan White who finished the 7 inning affair.  White gave up 3 runs in his 6.2 innings.  The interesting thing is that Van Horn got the "W." 

Nevermind.  The box score has been updated.   

[old scot]

Scots take down the Berg 5-1.

Most important is that they take out the Yoemen this weekend.

[ScotsFan]

Scots take down the Berg 5-1.

Most important is that they take out the Yoemen this weekend.

Totally agree.  That was a nice win for the Scots yesterday and their pitch by committee did a nice job shutting down that potent Heide offense!  Wooster used 5 pitchers as Barnes, McDowell, and Hall went 2 innings apiece over the first six innings.  Gemberling-Johnson pitched a scoreless 7th before Fugate came on to finish off the last 2 innings.

Now we see if the Scots can use yesterday's win to build some momentum heading into this weekends HUGE series with Oberlin.  Or will they lose any momentum gained yesterday with a loss at Musky this afternoon?

Hard to believe Woo's hopes for making the NCAC tournament hinge on a series with Oberlin?!  But that will be exactly the case this weekend.  Oberlin just tied their school record for wins yesterday in splitting a DH with Case, so to say the Yeomen are a much improved baseball team might be a bit of an understatement.  Oberlin is now 17-10 on the season but just 10-9 in non-conference action.

[countyroad]

Scots take down the Berg 5-1.

Most important is that they take out the Yoemen this weekend.

Totally agree.  That was a nice win for the Scots yesterday and their pitch by committee did a nice job shutting down that potent Heide offense!  Wooster used 5 pitchers as Barnes, McDowell, and Hall went 2 innings apiece over the first six innings.  Gemberling-Johnson pitched a scoreless 7th before Fugate came on to finish off the last 2 innings.

Now we see if the Scots can use yesterday's win to build some momentum heading into this weekends HUGE series with Oberlin.  Or will they lose any momentum gained yesterday with a loss at Musky this afternoon?
Hard to believe Woo's hopes for making the NCAC tournament hinge on a series with Oberlin?!  But that will be exactly the case this weekend.  Oberlin just tied their school record for wins yesterday in splitting a DH with Case, so to say the Yeomen are a much improved baseball team might be a bit of an understatement.  Oberlin is now 17-10 on the season but just 10-9 in non-conference action.

I was hoping they would get on a role after some big wins, but it just hasn't happened this season.  Coach Pettorini said in The Daily Record that he's been disappointed with how the Scots have played to the level of their opponents.  He was happy with how they played against Heidi, but expects a team with this many seniors and others that have played in some big games, to come out and play consistent no matter who the opponent is. 

His words summed up what many of us had been thinking.

The Scots better be ready for Musky today and the series with Oberlin.  HUGE weekend for sure.

[ScotsFan]

Coach Pettorini said in The Daily Record that he's been disappointed with how the Scots have played to the level of their opponents.  He was happy with how they played against Heidi, but expects a team with this many seniors and others that have played in some big games, to come out and play consistent no matter who the opponent is.  

Well, I don't know what it's going to take to get through to this team as far as playing down to the level of their opponents.  The Scots trail at Musky heading into the top of the ninth 5-3...  

Update:

And it's a final. 

[countyroad]

 

I'm not surprised.

[old scot]

Very disappointing. 10 Seniors and not one leader. These guys need to take a hard look in the mirror.

At this rate. they'll be lucky to make the NCAC playoffs. NCAA regionals may be a dream. If they continue at this place they may as well just say home.

[ScotsFan]

Very disappointing. 10 Seniors and not one leader. These guys need to take a hard look in the mirror.

At this rate. they'll be lucky to make the NCAC playoffs. NCAA regionals may be a dream. If they continue at this place they may as well just say home.

This is indeed very disappointing.  I guess the few seniors lost to graduation did make that much of a difference.  I mean, Pettorini was raving about how last year, they didn't have his best team from a talent perspective, but from a chemistry perspective they may have been one of the best.  I surely didn't think the loss of only a couple of seniors would disrupt that strong chemistry that this team had a year ago, but apparently it did just that.

I'm really at a loss for what it's going to take to get this team going.  If they don't figure it out in a hurry, it's going to be too late.  Hard to believe the #6 ranked team (way too high of a ranking IMO) in the country may not even qualify for ANY postseason play.  But that is the hard reality if they don't find a way to at least take 3 of 4 from Oberlin this weekend.