BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[bufordscot]

Wooster swept Allegheny 14-4 and 4-1 today behind Anthony Trappuzano and Matt Barnes.  The boxscores are up on the Allegheny website.

Guess that answers my question about whether they're bypassing the ace for the conference series.

Must be nice to play in such a bad division that you don't even need the ace to throw to win it.

Guess that shows you don't check basic facts before making silly posts about Wooster's rotation.

Does Marietta pitch their ace on only 2 days of rest?  Adam Samson pitched on March 17th so a minimium 3 days of rest suggests that he will pitch again today (March 21st) in the Allegheny doubleheader.

Good luck to Wooster in today's doubleheader vs the Gators!  GO SCOTS!

Well we'll see if Samson throws today, but it's not like Pettorini's never thrown a guy on short rest. Or no rest.

Samson threw today and I'm assuming will throw against Marietta. Knew they'd make sure it happened one way or another. Couldn't actually be on level terms playing us. My Q is will they skip Kenyon to throw him against Otterbein. Then skip Oberlin to throw him against Kent State...and on it goes.

I wish I could say it all comes out in the wash, but it doesn't.

Spence - What a feeble argument.  IMHO it's a manager's/head coaches job to put his team in the best position to compete.  If Coach P believes he can pitch less than his ace and beat Kenyon and save his ace for Otterbein that sounds like sound management to me.  It happens in every level of baseball from competitive youth leagues to the Major League pennant races.  As for playing on level terms, maybe you should speak to your coach about managing his staff.  Not a knock on your highly successful coach...just a comment on your lack of managerial (whether it be baseball or business) understanding.

[Spence]

Wooster swept Allegheny 14-4 and 4-1 today behind Anthony Trappuzano and Matt Barnes.  The boxscores are up on the Allegheny website.

Guess that answers my question about whether they're bypassing the ace for the conference series.

Must be nice to play in such a bad division that you don't even need the ace to throw to win it.

Guess that shows you don't check basic facts before making silly posts about Wooster's rotation.

Does Marietta pitch their ace on only 2 days of rest?  Adam Samson pitched on March 17th so a minimium 3 days of rest suggests that he will pitch again today (March 21st) in the Allegheny doubleheader.

Good luck to Wooster in today's doubleheader vs the Gators!  GO SCOTS!

Well we'll see if Samson throws today, but it's not like Pettorini's never thrown a guy on short rest. Or no rest.

Samson threw today and I'm assuming will throw against Marietta. Knew they'd make sure it happened one way or another. Couldn't actually be on level terms playing us. My Q is will they skip Kenyon to throw him against Otterbein. Then skip Oberlin to throw him against Kent State...and on it goes.

I wish I could say it all comes out in the wash, but it doesn't.

Spence - What a feeble argument.  IMHO it's a manager's/head coaches job to put his team in the best position to compete.  If Coach P believes he can pitch less than his ace and beat Kenyon and save his ace for Otterbein that sounds like sound management to me.  It happens in every level of baseball from competitive youth leagues to the Major League pennant races.  As for playing on level terms, maybe you should speak to your coach about managing his staff.  Not a knock on your highly successful coach...just a comment on your lack of managerial (whether it be baseball or business) understanding.

And where the hell did I say otherwise? What the hell is it with this board inventing statements they claim I made?

There's nothing at all wrong with doing it. But there is something wrong with other people not taking it into consideration when it comes time for selections, seedings, rankings, etc.

Things like this are why I wish this game wasn't played.

[ScotsFan]

Hey moron, did you not notice who brought my name into this room?

Let me refresh your memory since you're apparently too damn stupid to remember, or scroll up.

I guess if two idiots agree with each other they're both geniuses in their own minds.

Ahhh, I knew it would only be a matter of time before we saw you at your classless best...

Spence's M.O. :  When all else fails, revert to name calling.  Niiiiiice...

[BASH6-4-3]

Wabash sweeps Ohio Wesleyan yesterday!!!!!

http://www.wabash.edu/news/displaystory.cfm?news_ID=5664

Little Giants are now 9-6 (2-0 NCAC West) and have won 6 straight.
Could this be the year they challenge to be a part of the post-season?

[wally_wabash]

I'm at the tail end of a NCAA hoops marathon (all 48 games 1st and 2nd round games in 4 days...I know, I have a problem) but wanted to chime in on the Wabash baseball wins.  Sweeping a twinbill from OWU at OWU is a big step for the Little Giant team.  A split today would make for a great weekend and a very positive start to conference play.  Well done Little Giants!

[Spence]

Hey moron, did you not notice who brought my name into this room?

Let me refresh your memory since you're apparently too damn stupid to remember, or scroll up.

I guess if two idiots agree with each other they're both geniuses in their own minds.

Ahhh, I knew it would only be a matter of time before we saw you at your classless best...

Spence's M.O. :  When all else fails, revert to name calling.  Niiiiiice...

BS. If you cannot understand a simple sentence without inventing things that aren't there, then you are not very smart. That's a fact. It's not name calling if it's true.

It's not very classy of you to refer to me as classless for merely telling the truth.

[BASH6-4-3]

Wabash & OWU split today.
Wabash wins the first 9-6; drops the second 11-5.
Nice start in NCAC play at 3-1 (10-7 overall) and definitely a confidence booster given our past record against the Bishops and their dominance in the West Division over the years.   Next up in conference is Denison in two weeks.

[countyroad]

How are some the NCAC ball fields looking?  Are we going to be able to get some games in locally once teams get back from their southern trips?

[ScotsFan]

How are some the NCAC ball fields looking?  Are we going to be able to get some games in locally once teams get back from their southern trips?

I haven't been out to see what Art Murray Field looks like.  But the forecast for this week isn't too favorable for drying things up.  It looks like rain is in the forecast for just about every day this week. 

Wooster's game Wednesday at Marietta may be up in the air as will Thursday's game when the Scots host B-W.  There's a 30% chance of rain in Marietta on Wed. and there's a 40% chance of precip in Wooster on Thursday.  If we don't get too much rain/snow this week, the forecast looks decent for the weekend series vs. Kenyon.  Just a bit on the chilly side with temps in the 40's.

Nice showing by Wabash over the weekend.  Congrats on taking 3 of 4 from OWU.  Looks like the Bishops will have some work to do to get out of the West division this season.

[countyroad]

Gotcha.  I didn't make it by Art Murray when I was in town over the weekend either.  A little breeze would help dry it out.  Probably have a wet outfield though.

[ScotsFan]

Too bad the Scots couldn't have had a home game today.  Art Murray would have been a launching pad with all this wind.  I drove by the field today and the team was out practicing.  The flag out in center field was blowing straight out!  Routine flys would have been making their way over the fence today!

[countyroad]

Not sure how many of you Wooster fans read the DR, but there was an article in today's paper about the spring trip, Marietta game, and sort of a spring wrap up.  There was even mention of a successful sac. bunt.

http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/3526532

[woosterbooster]

I rarely buy the Daily Record, choosing instead to read the free online version.  There is the beginning of an article there today, which I can't read because I'm not an online subscriber, that is really confusing me.  Can anyone make me understand this:

"Pioneers drop Scots on big return In its first action following a highly successful spring trip, the College of Wooster visited Marietta College in southern Ohio. The Pioneers used a big day at the plate, and two solid performances on the mound to sweep..."

That's all I can read, the rest is locked to those who don't pay.  Wooster didn't by chance change their schedule again and play Marietta last night, did they?  There is nothing on the Scots own site regarding this.  Has the Daily Record gone crazy?  Not a long leap for them... 

[countyroad]

I rarely buy the Daily Record, choosing instead to read the free online version.  There is the beginning of an article there today, which I can't read because I'm not an online subscriber, that is really confusing me.  Can anyone make me understand this:

"Pioneers drop Scots on big return In its first action following a highly successful spring trip, the College of Wooster visited Marietta College in southern Ohio. The Pioneers used a big day at the plate, and two solid performances on the mound to sweep..."

That's all I can read, the rest is locked to those who don't pay.  Wooster didn't by chance change their schedule again and play Marietta last night, did they?  There is nothing on the Scots own site regarding this.  Has the Daily Record gone crazy?  Not a long leap for them... 

All I read is the free part as well as I am not a subscriber.  As far as "The Pioneers Drop Scots" article, it was the softball team that was swept.

[mideastfan2]

I've been listenning to the Wooster/Marietta game online and it sounds like Wooster is going to use a few different pitchers today Trappuzano, Barnes, Sampson, etc (probably really smart with all the games coming up this weekend).  Marietta has Baumler on the hill, and he's been very promising so far, coming back from his arm surgery.

At the end of 4 innings:

Wooster - 2
Marietta - 0