BB: OAC: Ohio Athletic Conference

JK · March 27, 2008, 05:01:12 PM

Just so you guys know, Spence, who I actually respect as a baseball poster, was suspended from the boards by Pat Coleman for becoming a "troll" on the football page. It had gotten ridiculous over there and he really gave Pat no choice.

It's a shame because he really was the most knowledgeable OAC baseball poster on here (despite his ties to Etta)

I hope some of the others can keep this board moving a little while he is gone.

BTW, I am a Cap guy, an ex-FB player, but both of my roomates were pitchers for Cap in the mid 1990's. I still try to keep up with Cap sports as best I can (I just got out of the Army after 10 years as an officer on active duty, and am now doing the Natl Guard thing, but I live in Georgetown, KY), and I am a regular on the football board and occasionally post on the basketball board. I have posted a couple of times on this board, but hope to follow baseball a bit more now that I have more time on my hands.

lhpdiggy · March 27, 2008, 10:34:38 PM

Great game today at Wooster. BW came through strong w/ the victory. Luthman pitched a great game and the bats were solid for the Yellow Jackets. It is great for the program and the OAC to beat a team that is #2 in D3. It should be a great season for D3 Ohio baseball.

Dr. Acula · March 28, 2008, 05:57:16 PM

Very nice win for the Jackets on the road. Were you there lhpdiggy? I was just wondering how Wooster's bats looked. Obviously BW's pitching looked pretty good. But based on the fact that neither side threw their front line guys I guess I was expecting a few more tallies for the Scots.

p.s. As I read my post I want to make sure that no one thinks I'm taking anything away from Luthman by implying that Wooster just had an off day at the dish. Any time you hold the Scots to 3 runs in 8 innings you pitched VERY well. Excellent job by him.

lhpdiggy · March 28, 2008, 10:11:00 PM

Yes, I was at the game. No problem regarding the issue around front line pitchers...Luthman may very well be one....he is very athletic, tall and deceptive...I know he pitched through some pain in some previous outings this year. The Scots have some very impressive athletes on their team...but pithing and very good defense ruled the day for the Jackets.

BW is pretty young, they have beaten some good teams this year and have lost to some teams that they should have won handidly, but that is baseball. We will see how things turn out.

I am optimistic

Dr. Acula · March 29, 2008, 11:18:56 AM

Thanks for the info JK. I was wondering where Spence was. I regularly lurk (and occasionally post) on the football board, but I started losing interest a little w/ the back and forth going on w/ him and the regulars.

lhpdiggy, I made the mistake of assuming (and we all know what happens when you assume). I just remembered that Luthman wasn't one of the guys who got the ball against Musky so I assumed he wasn't one of the top 2. But I didn't know they were that young, so as you pointed out he could very well end up as a front line guy for them. Especially if he hasn't been 100% yet. I couldn't help but smile at your comment about beating good teams and losing to teams you should beat. My jr year we were young and that was the story of the season. Which team was going to show up? Never a dull moment though!

ScotsFan · March 29, 2008, 11:37:07 AM

Quote from: JK on March 27, 2008, 05:01:12 PM
Just so you guys know, Spence, who I actually respect as a baseball poster, was suspended from the boards by Pat Coleman for becoming a "troll" on the football page. It had gotten ridiculous over there and he really gave Pat no choice.

It's a shame because he really was the most knowledgeable OAC baseball poster on here (despite his ties to Etta)

While he may have been the most knowledgeable OAC baseball poster, I, for one, am not shedding any tears upon hearing the news of him being suspended yet again. It wasn't a matter of if Spence would be suspended again as it was a matter of when he would suspended again. And quite frankly, I'm surprised he lasted this long between suspensions...

JK, I think many of us on the NCAC baseball page felt the same way you and your fellow OAC football posters felt about him over there which is why I am celebrating the news that Spence won't be joining us for a while...

BTW, I'm glad to see some activity over here by some new faces not named Spence. It's nice to talk baseball with others that don't have a vendetta or an ax to grind against Wooster.

That was definitely a nice pitching performance by Luthman for B-W. Wooster's offense had been better than expected so far this spring averaging almost 9 runs per game, but Luthman completely shut them down. Good luck to the Jackets the rest of the way in the OAC.

Dr. Acula · March 29, 2008, 12:27:22 PM

For anyone else stuck in the office today here are a few links to follow some of the OAC action today. May have to copy and paste as I'm not good at the whole hyperlink thing (sorry):

Etta/Cap radio: http://pioneers.marietta.edu/onlinebroadcasts.html

Ott/Wilm radio: http://ocwobn.otterbein.edu/wobn.htm

Musky/Berg radio: http://muskingum.edu/home/athletics/broadcast.html

MUC/ONU live stats: http://www.onusports.com/livestats/index.html

BW/JCU is postponed until Sunday at 1pm per BW's web site.

Dr. Acula · March 29, 2008, 03:15:17 PM

Game 1 finals so far....

Ott 8, Wilm 0--Good news for the Cards is they got a complete game 2 hitter. Bad news for the OAC is that it was junior Jeremy Williams on the hill and not Remenowsky or Stevens.

MUC 6, ONU 3--MUC SS Craig Knott went 4 for 4 w/ a couple 2b's. Good start for the freshman as he is hitting well over .400 so far.

mideastfan2 · March 29, 2008, 06:01:13 PM

Marietta taking care of their OAC business again. They improve to 4-0 in conference play.

Game one:

MC - 4
Captital - 1

Game two:

MC - 8
Captial - 1

Dr. Acula · March 29, 2008, 06:34:30 PM

Game 2 finals...

Ott 5, Wilm 2--Cards sweep behind another solid pitching performance this time from soph Michael Taylor. The announcers mentioned he was clocked at 87 in FL. Obviously this may be inflated (plus it's freezing in OH), but nonetheless that's nice zip.

MUC 7, ONU 6--The Bears left 2 on after pushing across 3 in the bottom on the 9th without a base hit thanks in part to 2 of the Raiders' 7 errors. Mariotti (7 IP, 3 ER) and Thomas (8 IP, 3 ER) were both solid in improving to 3-0 and Warner finished the day 5 for 7 w/ 6 RBI for MUC in the sweep.

Haven't heard anything on the Musky/Berg games...

Dr. Acula · March 29, 2008, 06:40:00 PM

Spoke too soon...

Heidelberg swept Musky 4-0 and 4-0. Paddock and McFarland both fire 3 hit shutouts.

mideastfan2 · March 30, 2008, 01:58:29 PM

Marietta is playing Allegheny today in a double header.

Marietta wins game one 9-4. They are really starting tom come around both on the mound and at the plate. Their defesne has been solid the last 2 weeks as well.

Game two coming up.

http://pioneers.marietta.edu/onlinebroadcasts.html

mideastfan2 · March 30, 2008, 04:18:41 PM

The tough luck loser in game two for the Etta Express is Joe Pitrone. He had 13k's in a complete game 4-2 loss to the Gators.

Marietta splits with Allegheny to bring their season recrod to 7-11 (4-0 in the OAC). Marietta's pitching is looking great after brushing off the rust in the southern trip.

Next up, at Denison on Wed night.

Dr. Acula · March 30, 2008, 07:59:07 PM

Finals from today (make up of 3/25 games)....

MUC 10, Wilm 7
MUC 9, Wil 4

Tough to play back-to-back conference DH. A little taste of the NCAC style for these two. Throw in the fact that each had one long trip and this was a LONG weekend for these two teams. Of course, Mount came out of it 4-0 so I'm sure it was much more fun for them than the Quakers (0-4).

Sweeping other mid-pack teams is huge so this could have been a big weekend for the Raiders. Unfortunately in the OAC you're never certain who exactly the other mid-pack teams are from year to year...

Dr. Acula · March 30, 2008, 08:14:59 PM

Quote from: mideastfan2 on March 30, 2008, 04:18:41 PM
The tough luck loser in game two for the Etta Express is Joe Pitrone. He had 13k's in a complete game 4-2 loss to the Gators.

Marietta splits with Allegheny to bring their season recrod to 7-11 (4-0 in the OAC). Marietta's pitching is looking great after brushing off the rust in the southern trip.

Next up, at Denison on Wed night.

Nice outing by the soph. It's just a never ending line of quality arms at Etta. I've never seen any of their current kids pitch. Are they cut from the same cloth as the top guys in the past? Tough shoes to fill depending on who you compare them to...