BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

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Wooster completed their spring trip with a record of 10-1 and received 14 votes in this week's top 25. I can't tell how good they are. Only one spring trip opponent (Manchester) received any top 25 votes and Wooster lost 9-6 to them. While their opponents may not have been top caliber, at least Wooster won the games so I can't take anything away from them.

Wooster is getting good contributions from some young guys.

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OWU vs. Baldwin Wallace still on as of now. Scheduled at Littick field @ 4:00 Pm. Saturday Wabash comes into town for the opening of conference play.

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OWU beats Baldwin Wallace 8-4. OWU used 4 pitchers to seal the win. will Cline pitched 3 followed by Brett Kaiser, who pitched 2. JJ Buckey pitched two, followed by Charles Cooper and Kevin Zull who pitched one a piece.
OWU hit two Solo Home runs, one from Devin Van Winkle and one from Trey Gluth.

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Wooster won against Muskingum yesterday 16-4 and now stands at 11-1 on the season. Wooster sophomore Lackner belted 3 homers. Thanks for supporting my comment about "contributions from young guys." 

Wooster travels to Allegheny this weekend for their NCAC opener.

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Good Job by Wooster. Doesn't look like Wooster has missed a beat after graduating all those Seniors last year.

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Many of the NCAC games for this weekend are being moved or Postponed.

OWU/Wabash has been moved from DH's on Saturday and Sunday to Sunday and Monday Afternoon.
Wooster/Allegheny , shows Saturday postponed but does not show any makeups. This has bit Allegheny in the past. Where Wooster declined to make the game up at the end of the season and may have cost the Gators a shot at the tournament.
Denison/Case Western, this Out of Conference game still shows the HD on Denison's Schedule.
Kenyon/Hiram has been moved from a Saturday/Sunday DH's to Sunday/Monday.
Wittenberg/Depauw has been moved from a Saturday/Sunday DH's to Sunday/Monday.
Oberlin looks to be traveling back after their spring trip to Arizona. They play Grace today and do not have another game scheduled until April third with Hiram.

So it looks like all conference games have been rescheduled except Wooster/Alleheny.

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I have to say I really love the new caps OWU are wearing this year.

http://www.battlingbishops.com/news/2015/3/27/BA_03272015.aspx

They honor Number 7, Ryan Missler, 98. Missler died in a car accident August 9, 2014. He was a three year starter for OWU.

http://blogs.owu.edu/magazine/remembering-ryan/

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youtube video of highlights from BW game.

https://t.co/3QDWH2YB5N/s/-OOs

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This is done on other conference boards so I thought I would try this here.

NCAC predictions

OWU takes 3 of 4 from Wabash. (Or possibly a split.)
Wooster sweeps Allegheny 2-0
Depauw takes 3 of 4 from Witt
Kenyon takes 3 of 4 from Hiram.

Denison and Oberlin do not have conference games this weekend.

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Wooster and Allegheny rescheduled there Saturday games to Monday in Niles Ohio.

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Ohio Wesleyan, takes two from Wabash today. 1-0 and 7-6 in 10 innings.
OWO scored 1 in the first. Thats all they needed as Charles Cooper pitched seven scoreless innings, he gave up 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. He was almost matched by wabash's,  Jensen Kirch, pitcher who went 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 er, 2 walks and 5 so.

In game two OWU freshman Kevin Zullo, traded 0's with Wabash's Josh Piercey, for seven innings giving up 5 hits with 0 walks and 5 so. While Piercy went nine innings, with 6 runs, 0 earned, striking out 8.
OWU Second baseman Aaron Strausbaugh went 4 for 5 with an RBI. Catcher Aaron Caputo hit a walk off single in the tenth to complete the victory.

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Kenyon and Hiram split.
Wooster and Allegeny split.
Depauw roughed up Witt for 2 wins.
in OOC Denison loses 1 to Case and in the top of the 8th is losing 8-4.

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I absolutely hated playing ball in weather like we had over the weekend. Cold & windy days this time of year give me flashbacks to H.S..

[Bishopleftiesdad]

First game at Delaware was not too bad. But by the end of the second it was miserable.  The game in Granville was probably pretty bad. They finished up after 9:oo pm in snow and rain.

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Seems like a good time for my annual "the 7-9, 7-9 weekend four game series are awful" post. 

The 7-9, 7-9 weekend four game series are really awful.  They need to be playing three 9s like adults.  That is all.