BB: Regional (Mid-East) Terre Haute '08, Adrian '09, Marietta '10, '11

[woosterbooster]

I really like the basketball guy; is it Mike Breckenridge?  He knows the game, the team, is prepared, and gives and entertaining and, I think, unbiased call of the game.

[mideastfan2]

 I just started to listen 2 innings ago, and he's entertaining.  I thought it was bad at first, but it's gotten better once I've gotten used to it.

Samson has thrown amazing so far.....still don't agree with him throwing on 1 days rest, but WOW, what a performance.  He's reaching the 100 pitch count as I type this in the bottom of the 8th with 2 outs (huge play by Wooster'd defense).

[mideastfan2]

Thomas is throwing great for HEId as well......he threw an awesome game last week against Marietta on Championship Saturday, and I didn't think he could follow that performance, but WOW.  It would be hard to find a #4 pitcher as strong as him over the last week (when it matters most).

9 innings, 0 runs, 2 hits.

heading to the bottom of the 9th, still scoreless.

[mideastfan2]

hard luck loss for Samson and the Scots.  He got the ground ball, but doesn't soudn like it was hit hard enough to turn two.


***** there's the other announcer......lol....wow

[ScotsFan]

I fee like I was listening to the Indians of late!  Great pitching performance wasted by a lack of offense...

Not to take away anything from Thomas.  He pitched one hell of a game as well. 

As I said before.  This game was nothing short of what you'd expect from the top 2 teams in the regional fighting for their post season lives! 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Wow!  1-0 games are supposed to happen in the first game (when aces face off), not at this point of the tourney.

As far as I've noticed, #5 Adrian's advantageous position is exceeded only by #6 Webster's position in the Central.

[mideastfan2]

Well, to say Heidelberg blew their opportunity to go to the Series, would be an understatement.  It's unfortunate for the Ber, but CONGRATS to Adrian for making their first World Series!!


Heidelberg won the first game 8-2 today to force a winner-take-all matchup.  They led 7-5 heading to the bottom of the 9th, and gave up 3 runs....Adrian advances.

[hope1]

way to go bulldogs go  all the way

[old scot]

Congratulations to the Adrian Bulldogs, 2008 Mid  East Region Champs.

I would say this was a well balanced region, filled with exciting and pressure packed games. Starting with Wooster's 2 out bottom of 13th slam to beat RH,to the Berg pushing across a run in the bottom of the 9th to beat Woo, to Heidelberg scoring late to push Adrian to a final game, To the Bulldogs scoring 3 in the bottom of the 9th to win it all. WOW!
Nobody backed its way into this title. Well done, great show: to all the competing teams.

[rhitfan]

In what was probably the craziest game of the whole tournament (hopefully nothing tops it in the World Series), not just for it going to the 13th inning and ending in a walk-off grandslam, but also all the other things that don't necessarily get reported....

I know somewhere it said the Rose-Hulman was most likely to disappoint, but I know despite going 1-2, every fan is proud of the team because every game was fought till the end.

Here is a recap on what actually happened in the 13th inning, ejections and all:

http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_137234648.html
http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_137233906.html?keyword=topstory
http://www.tribstar.com/sports_columns/local_story_138233655.html

All three very interesting reads.....

[Jim Dixon]

In what was probably the craziest game of the whole tournament (hopefully nothing tops it in the World Series), not just for it going to the 13th inning and ending in a walk-off grandslam, but also all the other things that don't necessarily get reported....

I know somewhere it said the Rose-Hulman was most likely to disappoint, but I know despite going 1-2, every fan is proud of the team because every game was fought till the end.

Here is a recap on what actually happened in the 13th inning, ejections and all:

http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_137234648.html
http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_137233906.html?keyword=topstory
http://www.tribstar.com/sports_columns/local_story_138233655.html

All three very interesting reads.....

from: http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_137234648.html

Pettorini had already thrown a rulebook into his dugout in disgust during a sixth-inning dispute over a successful base appeal. Second base umpire Chuck Adya ruled that Rose-Hulman's Gabe Focke left second base early after he tagged on an Alex Decker one-out sacrifice fly that scored Kirk Thompson from third.

Initially, the umpires ruled that Thompson's run didn't count, but the umpiring crew requested a rulebook from a game official in the bleachers, and after a near-10-minute delay to consult it, ruled that the run did count and it was put back on the board, putting Rose-Hulman up 6-5. Pettorini did not accept the explanation of their ruling.

Since the appeal was made after the run from third had scored and after the play was over (a new batter was at the plate when the appeal was made), the run was allowed to count.

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To make the appeal, don't you step on the rubber and throw to the bag (second in this case) before you throw a pitch to the batter?  If you throw a pitch to a batter, you lose your appeal.  Sounds pretty clear to me although it did not change the result of the game - maybe used up 4 innings of pitchers for the next

[woosterbooster]

I would love to see some video of the batter interference call and the dispute that followed.

[KYGrizzly]

Congratulations to Adrian for winning the Mideast Regional. I wish then the best of luck in the world series.

In regards to the appeal play, I was always under the impression that on a fly ball where the runner leaves the base early that he was not forced leave the bag and that is why the play is considered a put out. In which the player would have to be put out before the run crossed the plate. It looks like the unpires may have gotten the call right after talking it over.

[Ralph Turner]

Let's conduct the discussion of the 2009 Regional tournament held at Adrian on this board.

[WLCALUM83]

I see Concordia-Chicago gets Wooster in its' first game. The Cougars have several guys who can hit the long ball, but Wooster had a higher team batting average and better overall ERA. Concordia-Chicago's pitching will be key in this game.