BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

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BW up 7-4 over Wabash. Game is in the bottom of 5

Kenyon still winning over Anna Maria 7-0, 5th.

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Wabash put up a fight in the ninth but still loses 10-11 to BW.

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Kenyon holds on to win 7-0.

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Wabash drops the night cap 6-3.

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Kenyon drops night cap 1-4.

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Kenyon sweeps Widner today.
4-2 and 8-3.

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Excuse me for Blatantly stealing form NCAC's page.

Here is the update for all baseball teams in the NCAC, quite a few idle due to weather. Looks like OWU is going to lose another game due to weather. It is not looking good for the game Weds., against Capital.

http://www2.northcoast.org/about/weeklyrelease/3-4-13

ALLEGHENY had a pair of scheduled games against Pitt.-Bradford postponed on Sunday due to inclement weather.

DENISON was idle last week.

DEPAUW saw its weekend in Xenia, Ohio, washed out due to inclement weather. The Tigers were scheduled to play four games over the two-day stretch against Anderson and Marietta.

HIRAM opened the 2013 season with a doubleheader split against Ohio Northern in Fort Myers, Florida. The Terriers dropped a 15-1 decision against the Polar Bears in game one, but rebounded with a 4-3 victory in the nightcap. Sophomore pitcher Nate Weiss (Warren, MI/University Liggett) picked up the win for Hiram in game two after allowing three runs on five hits in 7.0 innings of work. The Terriers trailed ONU, 3-1, heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, but turned that into a 4-3 advantage after back-to-back RBI singles from sophomore Mark Leone (Boardman, OH/Boardman) and junior Shane Haidet (Alliance, OH/Marlington), while a bases loaded walk by senior Torrey Stimson (Hudson, OH/Walled Lake, MI) gave the Terriers the one-run cushion heading into the seventh inning.

KENYON split a doubleheader against Anna Maria in its 2013 lid lifter in Fort Myers, Florida, on Sunday. The Lords cruised to a 7-0 victory in game one, but were upended by Anna Maria in the nightcap by a 4-1 margin. KC senior Tyler Dierke (Hudson, WI/Hudson) recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work in game one, while junior Nate Lotze (Littleton, CO/Dakota Ridge) led the offensive effort in game one, going 2-for-3 at the plate with one double and two RBI.

OBERLIN had a Saturday doubleheader against Holy Cross College (IN) postponed due to inclement weather.

OHIO WESLEYAN saw its three-game weekend series against Transylvania washed out due to inclement weather in Kentucky.

WABASH opened its season on Sunday with a pair of losses against Baldwin Wallace at Franklin-Simpson High School in Kentucky. The Yellow Jackets prevailed 11-10 in game one, before posting a 6-3 triumph in the nightcap. Senior Montana Timmons (Lafayette, IN/McCutcheon) combined to go 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI, while senior Robby Hechinger (Brownsburg, IN/Brownsburg) also collected three hits in six at-bats on the day.

WITTENBERG opened its season with a 12-7 win over Saint Vincent at the RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida. Sophomore center fielder Brandon Reaman (Dayton, OH/Northmont) and senior Graham Wolff (Lake Bluff, IL/Lake Forest) both went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two walks on the afternoon, while freshman right-hander Jordan Hitt (South Charleston, OH/Southeastern) picked up the win on the mound in his first collegiate appearance after allowing three earned runs and striking out five in 5.0 innings of work.

WOOSTER was idle last week.

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East
Kenyon is at the top of the east at 4-1 with wins over, Anna Maria (1), Widener (2) and Wilmington (1), and a loss to Anna Maria.
Hiram is 3-2 with wins over, ONU (1), and Eastern Nazarene (2). There losses are to, ONU, and Domincan.
Allegheny is still 0-2 and hasn't gotten a game in since being swept by John Carroll.
Oberlin and Wooster have not started play yet.

West
Wittenberg is 3-0 with wins over, St. Vincent, and WPI twice.
Wabash is 2-2 with sweeping Oglethrpe, and being swept by Baldwin Wallace.
OWU, Depauw and Denison have not gotten games in.

OWU's game against Capital will be cancelled to day as well. They wont start play now till next week in Florida.

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Denison's season Preview is on Video. Check it out here:

http://denisonbigred.com/landing/index

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Denison starts off with a brutal schedule:
Marietta, Heidelberg, Baldwin Wallace, Wheaton (ma), and Wooster.

Kudos to coach Deegan on setting up such a stiff schedule. It will pay off.

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Denison starts off with a brutal schedule:
Marietta, Heidelberg, Baldwin Wallace, Wheaton (ma), and Wooster.

Kudos to coach Deegan on setting up such a stiff schedule. It will pay off.

He'll certainly find out what he has in a hurry. I may just be believing too much in the coach, but I think Denison could surprise some people.

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He lost a lot last year, but I have had the opportunity to talk to Coach Deegan, when he was recruiting my son. As much we liked Coach Brewer, my son would have gone to the school because of Deegan. He will get some good talent htere quickly. He has already hit the recruiting trail pretty hard and has some fine young men coming in next year.

Last year there was some talent there, it just did not work out with Clark. With some of what he has coming back he will do well.

The NCAC has cross over games the weekend before the tournament. 1 in the east plays 4 in the west etc. The top four teams advance into the tournament. Even if they end up being a 4 in the west playing a 1 in the east, I can would not want to face them at the end of the season with the tournament on the line. I will not be surprised to see them make it into the NCAC tournament this way. I think they will be very good by the end of the year. If they can get into the tournament, they may have a shot at winning it.

In the future I believe they will be a regular participant, unless the school gets in the way. But why hire a guy like Deegan and then get in his way?

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Plus +k Spence, just for posting in the NCAC forum. It gets lonely in here.

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But some of us just enjoy lurking from afar. Keep posting. Great learning tool for the newbies.

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+k for you as well thanks for the post.