BB: OAC: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Gramps]

Berg scores 3 in the 6th and 5 in the 7th to take a 10-7 win in the opener.  That 7th inning might have given George a coronary.  The bullpen gave up 3 runs on only a single thanks to error and walks.  Then Lizcano finished them off with a triple for some insurance.

DR. A, AS YOU KNOW, MATT PALM'S TEAMS NEVER QUIT.  IF THEY CAN KEEP THE WINS COMING TILL THEIR PITCHERS HEAL, THEY COULD STILL HAVE A GOOD SEASON.

[mideastfan2]

Mount Union and MC delayed at least until 5:00.  The next wave of storms due any time now (4:09).  Could be playing ALL NIGHT LONG.  Love having the lights.

Ugh I remember when that happened and Marietta had a doubleheader AT Ohio Northern the next day.

To make things worse that late night, MC lost game two in extra inning after Mount hit a grand slam to tie it in the 9th...the they got swept the next day by ONU. Not a great 24 hrs. Haha

[Dr. Acula]

Musky sweeps Wilm 11-2 and 6-1.  Gonna be a LONG year for the Quakers it seems.

ONU beats Cap 6-3 in their only game today due to the rain delay.  Cap left 17 runners on base.  Ouch.

[Dr. Acula]

Berg scores 3 in the 6th and 5 in the 7th to take a 10-7 win in the opener.  That 7th inning might have given George a coronary.  The bullpen gave up 3 runs on only a single thanks to error and walks.  Then Lizcano finished them off with a triple for some insurance.

DR. A, AS YOU KNOW, MATT PALM'S TEAMS NEVER QUIT.  IF THEY CAN KEEP THE WINS COMING TILL THEIR PITCHERS HEAL, THEY COULD STILL HAVE A GOOD SEASON.

In my original post which I accidentally deleted before posting I said something to the effect of "You can't let good teams hang around or they find a way to beat you."  Case in point. 

Mount almost let Etta do it to them too.  Error after error and next thing you know they've plated 3 runs and only hit 1 ball out of the infield.  You can't give good teams extra outs and free bases.  One of the reasons they're good is because they take advantage of those things! 

[Dr. Acula]

Ott beats Berg 7-4.  Another split. 

And Etta leads MUC 5-0 in the 5th so we're on our way to a split there too.

This is looking like one of those seasons where you have Etta at the top, Wilm at the bottom...and the other 8 can beat each other on any day.  A lot of these teams are so close talent-wise it's just difficult for anyone to sweep in the middle.  That's why things like MUC's win at Etta are huge for the 2nd tier teams.  That basically puts you a game up on the field.  Now what they have to avoid is giving it back by splitting w/ Wilm or getting swept by JCU or something. 

[EttaFan1]

Hats off to mount union for their game one victory tonight. Carlino pitched extremely well through the first five and his defense let Marietta make things interesting. 

The walks and dropped third strike killed Marietta tonight in game one.  When you aren't puttIng up much offense to cant give free passes to the opponents.

Marietta played better in game two and came away with the split. Mount union played very well. They were pumped up and gave their best effort.

[Dr. Acula]

I'm very proud of Mount.  They looked AWFUL in the first game against Otterbein.  With a team of basically all sophomores and freshmen playing I was afraid how they'd respond.  They rebounded and took it to Ott to get the split.  Today they built a lead and then things kind of came apart in the bottom of the 6th on D w/ those 4 errors.  They very easily could have collapsed then or again in the 7th when they got in more trouble.  They didn't make it pretty, but they found a way to get the win.  I think that speaks volumes about their young guys.  They stick together and battle.  I'm hoping this bodes well for this season and the future as these kids gain experience and confidence.   

[Gramps]

Heidelberg to Honor Jason Lash, Jordan Martin with Gold Glove at Friday's OAC Doubleheader

http://www.heidelberg.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/news/2012/04042012-0

[forheavendial4999]

Mount Union and MC delayed at least until 5:00.  The next wave of storms due any time now (4:09).  Could be playing ALL NIGHT LONG.  Love having the lights.

Ugh I remember when that happened and Marietta had a doubleheader AT Ohio Northern the next day.

To make things worse that late night, MC lost game two in extra inning after Mount hit a grand slam to tie it in the 9th...the they got swept the next day by ONU. Not a great 24 hrs. Haha

Was leaving that part out for the benefit of others that were there. I was tired as heck and didn't even play the games.

Quote of the event from Ada... "It feels like it's still yesterday."

[motorman]

Congrats to Heidelberg senior Ricardo Lizcano and Otterbein senior Dustin Reuter for being named the OAC hitter and pitcher of the week.

[Dr. Acula]

Friday's slate:

Wilm (3-14, 0-4) @ JCU (9-10, 2-2)
Etta (15-4, 3-1) @ Cap (12-9, 1-2)
Mount (16-7, 2-2) @ BW (17-5, 2-2)
ONU (7-12, 1-2) @ Ott (15-9, 2-2)
Musky (9-11, 3-1) @ Berg (14-9, 3-1)

Predictions?

[Dr. Acula]

Friday's slate:

Wilm (3-14, 0-4) @ JCU (9-10, 2-2)  JCU sweeps.  Or at least they better or they've dug a hole for themselves early.  Waaaay too tight together to drop one to Wilm and think you've got an easy road to the OAC tourney.
Etta (15-4, 3-1) @ Cap (12-9, 1-2)  Etta sweeps.  Just don't think Cap has the pitching to steal one.
Mount (16-7, 2-2) @ BW (17-5, 2-2)  Split.  Smith lost 1-0 to Havens last year in a game that had 4 total hits and they'll match up again tomorrow.  This is going to be a battle.  I think they're too evenly matched to predict anything but the split.
ONU (7-12, 1-2) @ Ott (15-9, 2-2)  Ott sweep.  ONU was more competitive than I thought they'd be against Etta.  But I was very impressed with Reuter.  Assuming he's matched up w/ Price I like Ott's chances to sweep.
Musky (9-11, 3-1) @ Berg (14-9, 3-1)  Berg sweep.  I kicked around a split because Musky is scrappy like always.  But I just don't have a ton of faith in them to score a lot of runs against the Berg. 

Predictions?

[EttaFan1]

Even though the games have started, I can't disagree with anything you wrote prediction wise. 

[Dr. Acula]

Sheesh...game 1 already in the books.  BW 4-0 over Mount.  Havens continues to own MUC as he tosses a 3 hitter after 1 hitting them last season.  Smith allows 2 ER in the CG loss.

[Dr. Acula]

Etta cruises 7-0 over Cap.

Ott leads ONU 5-1 after 5 1/2 in the opener. 

JCU trails Wilm 3-1 in the 5th.