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Post by paradeuce on May 6, 2023 13:53:03 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2023 15:25:27 GMT -6
The craps of this are -- there are still 7 games left.
Valpo hit a stone wall today. Belmont's wins over UE are looking weirder by the day.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2023 16:05:51 GMT -6
OK I'm sold. If you can win one like this, yeah baby!
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Post by Atlanta Ace on May 6, 2023 17:25:40 GMT -6
OK I'm sold. If you can win one like this, yeah baby! I checked in during the 7th inning. 0-0. Aces score a run in the top of the 9th, and win 1-0. Yeah baby indeed!
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2023 19:16:49 GMT -6
Box for today's thriller at Sillynoise State. HERE
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2023 0:10:47 GMT -6
Need the sweep today to keep pace with SIU and stay ahead of Murray, which split Saturday with Mo State.
Shane Harris is getting the start, according to GPA website. Harris is not in the regular rotation, so we might be seeing a bullpen game. Harris is 4-2, 5.67 ERA.
Noon start on this one. The Birds have not announced a starting pitcher.
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Post by paradeuce on May 7, 2023 7:42:24 GMT -6
Top two (2) Pitching Staffs in the MVC now are UE & ISU...not even close. The Aces staff is finally molding into pre-season expectation. I wouldn't bet against an ISU-UE Postseason MVC showdown in TH in 2 1/2 weeks...
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2023 8:42:23 GMT -6
Top two (2) Pitching Staffs in the MVC now are UE & ISU...not even close. The Aces staff is finally molding into pre-season expectation. I wouldn't bet against an ISU-UE Postseason MVC showdown in TH in 2 1/2 weeks... I have been impressed with the WHiP numbers from the bullpen. UE's relievers have been quite reliable, and that's usually where teams are vulnerable -- that period when taking down the starter and finding pitchers to get you through the 9th. Pitching stats can be quite misleading. It's what you did today with men on 2nd and 3rd and one out. And at times, as Foug and Scherry learned in the 9th yesterday, a little luck helps.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2023 15:34:54 GMT -6
Not an ideal outcome for the weekend but 2 out of 3 is Meat Loafian. Only 5 hits in a bullpen-rich game.
Non-con game Tuesday against the Bellarmines and two final MVC series after that ... home with Bradley and on the road again with Willie somewhere in Chicago. Note how the Flames have moved up.
2023 Baseball Standings Indiana State 19-2 .905 32-13 .711 W6 Missouri State 16-5 .762 29-17 .630 W1 Southern Illinois 13-8 .619 27-21 .562 W2 Evansville 11-10 .524 28-19 .596 L1 Murray State 11-10 .524 26-23 .531 L1 UIC 9-12 .429 22-21 .512 W3 Valparaiso 8-13 .381 17-21 .447 L2 Illinois State 7-14 .333 18-26 .409 W1 Belmont 6-15 .286 21-27 .438 L5 Bradley 5-16 .238 14-28 .333 L3
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Post by Incognito on May 7, 2023 16:19:08 GMT -6
The Top 25 is a list of southern schools with few exceptions. I'll take a wild guess that attendance is better in the South across the board. Not much we can do about the weather in February except jump on a bus. SEC ballparks are better than most mid-level minor league stadiums. There are also college teams in the South you never heard of who are consistently better than most Northern teams. Mississippi State's Dudy Noble Field ... yeah, compete with this. That picture explains it all.
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Post by E-Villan on May 8, 2023 8:15:12 GMT -6
The craps of this are -- there are still 7 games left. Valpo hit a stone wall today. Belmont's wins over UE are looking weirder by the day. Getting swept by Belmont really could be the season. Had it gone the other way, we would be 14-7 in conference, with a top 4 bye pretty well secured. Belmont would be 3-18 and 2 games behind Bradley for last place.
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Post by paradeuce on May 8, 2023 8:56:40 GMT -6
Speaking of Bradley, does anyone have any links to a former Pitching Coach of theirs (Larry Scully) and his firing @ Ball State? This just happened a couple weeks ago, and Scully had been w/ the Cards since 2019. In a nutshell, he was one helluva Pitching Coach! Can't figure this happening @ this time of year.
Scully's May 4th announced replacement:
***Just discovered via Kendall Rogers/D1 Baseball:
Scully won't be on the market long...his salary @ BSU was around $80k/yr.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2023 9:56:05 GMT -6
Speaking of Bradley, does anyone have any links to a former Pitching Coach of theirs (Larry Scully) and his firing @ Ball State? This just happened a couple weeks ago, and Scully had been w/ the Cards since 2019. In a nutshell, he was one helluva Pitching Coach! Can't figure this happening @ this time of year.
Scully's May 4th announced replacement:
***Just discovered via Kendall Rogers/D1 Baseball:
Scully won't be on the market long...his salary @ BSU was around $80k/yr.
Without knowing anything, this sort of 'firing' is often linked to a personal matter that has nothing to do with the team, or if it does, not in a positive way.
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Post by paradeuce on May 8, 2023 16:58:05 GMT -6
I see where Psycho State has jumped to #11 in the oldest poll in college baseball. baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-div-1-poll-5-8-23/Aces need to finish strong and tag 'em in the MVC Post Season Tournament. Their reliever last week v Illinois was voted "MVC Pitcher of the Week," as if the Illini are untouchable. Most 64 Tourney projections generally see only 3 Big Ten teams getting bids!
***I see where SIU's Rog transferred from East Florida State College (Melbourne)...this was formerly Brevard CC. Florida Institute of Technology (FIT - D2) is also in Melbourne.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2023 19:06:10 GMT -6
Aces need to finish strong and tag 'em in the MVC Post Season Tournament. Their reliever last week v Illinois was voted "MVC Pitcher of the Week," as if the Illini are untouchable. Most 64 Tourney projections generally see only 3 Big Ten teams getting bids!
I think Iowa is considered a post-season contender and they split with Illy State. Dunno .. a month ago, I saw the Aces as a top 3 team in the Valley. Now, maybe they aren't much more than a No. 5. They can still take that tournament even with a .500 finish. That's lofty for the Sickos, No. 11. Dallas Baptist checking in at No. 29.
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