BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Joe Wally]

Holy Cow!  I had no idea there was this much drama in NCAC baseball.  Looks like I need to attend more games.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

                               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9    R  H  E
College of Wooster  0 0  1  1  0 - - - -              2 6 2
Wabash College       0 0  0  0  - - - - -               0 2 2

Bottom of 5.



 

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Holm just hommered to Center field.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Live stats:
http://www.wabash.edu/sports/docs/baseballstats/livestats/xlive.htm

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Congratulations to the Little Giants. They are going to the NCAC championship. They beat Wooster 3-2.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Congrats Wesleyan. Wesleyan beats Wooster 10 to 2.
Little giants vs. The battling Bishops saturday at 1:00 PM

[mideastfan2]

Congrats to Wabash on punching their ticket to the Regionals....I'm guessing the NCAC will only get one team in this year; Wooster will have to hope those young guys come to play next year, and if so, they'll be a hndafull once again.

[woosterbooster]

Congrats, Wabash, and good luck in the regional.  Maybe in three weeks time, when it occurs, this monsoon will be over and I can consider making the trip to Marietta.  Any good golf courses down there?

[Joe Wally]

Yea! Rah!  Litte Giants!!!!

[EttaFan1]

How big is the double header between Wooster and Heidelberg today for Wooster's pool C chances?   

Looks to be a huge matchup with a lot at stake for Wooster.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[countyroad]

How big is the double header between Wooster and Heidelberg today for Wooster's pool C chances?   

Looks to be a huge matchup with a lot at stake for Wooster.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I'm pretty sure Wooster's pool C chances are close to zero.  It's more about some pride than anything.

[old scot]

Woo gets swept by the Berg. Scots had no chance at a pool C bid prior to todays game. It really was a matter of pride.

My take on the Scots season, Pitching was O.K.  Some of the big guns fell off as the season went along.

The young guys (offense) seemed to come around during the season but, as a group they failed to put it together at the same time.

Defensively, really bad, putting pressure on the pitchers. As a team, too many KO's. Not putting the ball in play lets the opponents defense off the hook.


Re-build and re-load for next year. Seniors, thanks for memories and good luck in your future.

[macdade77]

Wooster Booster,
I haven't been on here in some time but I'd like to respond to your comment s regarding Justin McDowell and the Denison game. I realize in advance the futility of trying to argue with someone whose knowledge of baseball is sorely lacking. If you were really watching the play in question, The 3b called for the bunt but couldn't get there. So JM tried to but couldn't make the play. Pettorini comes out on a dead sprint, unwilling to listen to JM's explanation and then makes the call to the bullpen. At this point, JM had surrendered only one earned run! The subsequent stream of relievers gave up 8 earned runs... Great call by Coach P. For four years, I watched as Pettorini swore at and embarrassed my son as well as other players. No one ever openly said a word in criticism. Well, by the Denison incident described above, I'd had enough! I reserve the right to say what I want to whoever I want unless/until  someone is man enough to shut me up! I don't know who you are but your cheap shot at my son and I in the anonymity of cyberspace, reveals your cowardice!! Coach P cost us several games this year with questionable substitutions and poor game management!

[countyroad]

macdade

Sorry to hear about the bad blood in your son's senior year.  All I could do is follow the team on the web this year so I never got to see them play in person.  This was a tough season I'm sure for JD being a senior.  I, nor will any other Wooster fan, forget the magic run they had to the championship series 2 years ago and JD's contributions to the program.   

[woosterbooster]

It's a mystery why Pettorini pulled McDowell. He gave up a run in the 1st on a bloop single but got out of the inning with a double play. He walked the lead off man in the 2nd who advanced to 2b on a throwing error by the 3b. Pettorini came running out of the dugout and made the call. No effort to even talk to the kid. Several Wooster parents were very upset with the hook. It seemed like the coach was deliberately trying to embarrass his Senior pitcher. Anyone who knows Woo baseball  knows that Coach P's on field handling of players and situations leaves a lot to be desired. McDowell has always got stronger as the came goes on.He certainly deserved better than what he got from his coach on Friday. There is a growing feeling among the team that Coach P has thrown his upperclassmen under the bus in order to prepare for the future!

Wooster Booster,
I haven't been on here in some time but I'd like to respond to your comment s regarding Justin McDowell and the Denison game. I realize in advance the futility of trying to argue with someone whose knowledge of baseball is sorely lacking. If you were really watching the play in question, The 3b called for the bunt but couldn't get there. So JM tried to but couldn't make the play. Pettorini comes out on a dead sprint, unwilling to listen to JM's explanation and then makes the call to the bullpen. At this point, JM had surrendered only one earned run! The subsequent stream of relievers gave up 8 earned runs... Great call by Coach P. For four years, I watched as Pettorini swore at and embarrassed my son as well as other players. No one ever openly said a word in criticism. Well, by the Denison incident described above, I'd had enough! I reserve the right to say what I want to whoever I want unless/until  someone is man enough to shut me up! I don't know who you are but your cheap shot at my son and I in the anonymity of cyberspace, reveals your cowardice!! Coach P cost us several games this year with questionable substitutions and poor game management!

Mr. McDowell -

I've included both your original post and your follow-up within the above quotes.

First of all, in your initial post, you yourself certainly seemed to desire anonymity.  You gave no indication that you were the father of the player in question.  You said that "several Wooster parents were very upset with the hook," but you never mentioned that you were one of them.  You referred to your son simply as McDowell, which seems to indicate that you were a Wooster fan, not a relative, who was upset with Coach Pettorini's decision.

Secondly, my remarks were not cheap shots at all.  I was commenting on two things.  First, that Coach Pettorini's choice to remove your son was surely a matter of baseball judgement rather than something personal.  I'm sure that he felt, at that time, rightly or wrongly, that he had a better chance to win the ballgame with another pitcher on the mound.  It didn't work out, but that's baseball, that's the way it goes.  That game, at that time, meant something, and he was certainly going to do his best to win it. 

If you think, based upon my take on that play and the decision to remove the pitcher, that I know nothing about baseball, that's your opinion.  I don't believe that to be true, but that's neither here nor there.  My other point is that I consider it bad form for a parent to come on here and blast a coach about an issue such as playing time.  As a former coach, I can tell you straight out, and you already know this, that that subject should be discussed with the coach in person.  By the players, if at all.  As for the bad language, that's another story.  He uses it, I know, and it's an issue.  But, geeze, is this the place for a parent to trash a coach?  I don't think so.

My name is Jack Wood and I've been a fan of Wooster sports, and their players, including your son, for 17 years.