BB: OAC: Ohio Athletic Conference

[motorman]

Both Berg and Marietta laid their Easter eggs early today. Each gave up 19 or more runs in losses. Guess we will have to blame it on the nearly full moon.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Yeah I was at the Heidelberg game. But I am not sure lsid sn egg is totaly appropriate.  Give dome credit to their opponents.

[motorman]

Yeah I was at the Heidelberg game. But I am not sure lsid sn egg is totaly appropriate.  Give dome credit to their opponents.

I didn't say OWU didn't deserve to have won, but when a team has only committed 17 errors in 17 previous games, then commits 5 in one game they certainly didn't play their best game.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

I agree it was not their best game, I did not take offense either. I always appreciate your viewpoint motorman.
By the way how is your wife, I have not seen her post for a while over at that other board. I hope your son is also doing well.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

I know that Murray field is a tough place for any team to play. It can be an absolute launching pad. Wooster has a definite home field advantage.

[Dr. Acula]

As of now only ONU at JCU is on for today.  The other games are all tomorrow now.

[motorman]

As of now only ONU at JCU is on for today.  The other games are all tomorrow now.

Figured this would happen. Usually does when I take a vacation day to go to a game, it rains!

[motorman]

I agree it was not their best game, I did not take offense either. I always appreciate your viewpoint motorman.
By the way how is your wife, I have not seen her post for a while over at that other board. I hope your son is also doing well.

Family is all doing well. My wife said she just hasn't had anything to post about. My son is gearing up for an upcoming tryout in the Frontier League and trying to find enough work to keep paying his student loans in the meantime.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Good luck to your son. Tell your wife that BLD says hello.

[motorman]

Berg and Mount postponed until Monday. Guess I'm not going to Alliance after all.

[motorman]

Muskies and Marietta have a marathon going. 1-1 in the 15th inning of the first game. The Barker kid for the Muskies must be pretty good. 10 shutout innings vs Heidelberg and now 11 innings and only 1 run vs Marietta.
Muskingum won the marathon with a run in the bottom of the 15th, 2-1

[Dr. Acula]

Eltzroth goes to 6-0 with another strong start (7 IP, 1 ER, 6 K) for ONU.  They beat JCU 7-3 in game 1 and lead game 2 in the 4th 5-2.

[Dr. Acula]

Muskies and Marietta have a marathon going. 1-1 in the 15th inning of the first game. The Barker kid for the Muskies must be pretty good. 10 shutout innings vs Heidelberg and now 11 innings and only 1 run vs Marietta.
Muskingum won the marathon with a run in the bottom of the 15th, 2-1

I could be wrong, but isn't there a fairly pronounced drop off after Herstine?  If so, I certainly would have been tempted to not throw Barker opposite Herstine if I'm Gregg Thompson.  They almost wasted a second straight amazing start because they couldn't hit the other team's ace at all.

[Dr. Acula]

Couple of splits today.  Good job by JCU coming back to earn the split with an 11-5 win.  ONU seems to be struggling to find consistent starting pitching behind Eltzroth.  Crabtree started the second game against Mount and only lasted 1.1 IP. Carr threw 7 sparkling innings of relief that game so he gets the start in the second game today and pitches okay (10 hits in 4.1 IP isn't great). 

Obviously the news of the day is Musky sneaking out a split with Etta.  Long way to go, but at 3-3 I'll admit I'm surprised.  With Ott, BW and Musky I was expecting 5-1 from the Pios.

[Dr. Acula]

Etta drops a 7-6 decision at Frostburg.  That would have been a nice win for the Pios with Frostburg being 21-3 and ranked pretty high.  I don't know anything about Frostburg but they threw a kid who is 6-0 for 8 innings.