Plays like this one, some timely hits, and sophomore Jake Reinhardt scattered eight hits to give a glimpse of the future. It added up to a 3-1 winning effort Wednesday to lift Troy past rival Piqua. Read more.....
Before anyone throws the baby out with the bath water, read and consider some realities about what we've seen in schedule, inexperience, and how the culture of college baseball is as fluid as the Buckeyes' record.
An early 3-run lead in game one proved not to be enough...and the familiar issue of walks, wild pitches, and hit batsmen in the second game extended the Buckeyes misery with a sweep by Michigan.
Amidst an embarrassing loss and a highly questionable decision to play, Michigan's 23-1 win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader raises another, more troubling question about the priority of NCAA baseball.
The Russia Raiders did the little things right to blow out Arcanum 9-2 for their seventh in their last eight games. Brody Phlipot pitched five innings, giving up just two hits and no earned runs.
