theeagleman5 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This series actually starts this afternoon in Omaha....all the Summit series will be Thurs-Sat this week due to the Tournament beginning next Wednesday in Tulsa....we have a 7 game win streak going so it would be nice to stay on that roll heading to the post season.....the Golden Eagles are playing their best baseball of the season.....GO BLUE!!!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleManiac Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It's all about momentum at the end of a season. Let's get a few more wins this weekend to bolster our tournament resume! Does anyone have an injury update? Besides Matt Whatley, how is our health looking? And does anyone have an update on Matt? Would love to see him get a few games in before the tournament. We need his bat back in the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 ORU up early at Omaha.....2-1 in the 2nd inning...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 That lead quickly disappeared.....7-3 now....the Mavericks have jumped ahead with a 4 spot in the 4th..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Bryce Howe got hammered today....in 3.2 innings he gave up 8 hits....6 runs and had 4 WP.......not a good final outing.....TheEagleman again asks if maybe we should be going with Cale Tims as our game #1 starter in the playoffs......I guess we will have to wait and see what the match ups are....but today not a good day for Howe....ORU now trailing, 7-4 in the 5th inning..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 This game is going downhill fast....10-4 Omaha now with ORU batting in the 6th.....ouch!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 can't really blame Howe. he's a solid college arm; he's not an ace. i hope they found a friday night starter in this year's recruiting class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 ALUM....you don't like Tims?.....he has had a good year....but TheEagleman hasn't seen him in action....he's only a sophomore..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 i'm don't know about Tims, i hope you are right. not sure they have a guy currently on staff that can roll out 7-9 innings, 7-10 punchouts, and give up 3 or less runs consistently on friday nights in league play. we won't go back to Gonzalez who is a once in a decade or two type player at ORU. just look at last year's team. there is no Trujillo or Altamirano among the starting rotation. they are young and have had some injuries and may well develop into those type players, but they are not there yet. it's why, IF they make the tournament this year, i believe they go 2 and BBQ again. finding a JuCo starter that can plug right into friday nights in the Summit League should be a top priority. of course, those guys are in short supply and everyone else is trying to land them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Yeah...I hear ya......doubtful ORU would win more than one game in the NCAA tournament this year if we win the Summit League next week.....our pitching just not good enough and we don't have a hammer or two in the rotation....we ended up losing that opener yesterday at Omaha....10-4.....speaking of Chi-Chi Gonzalez....he's back in AAA this year and struggling at 1-4 with a 6.12 ERA. He seems to have regressed from a year ago when he got off to such a great start for the Rangers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 ORU 2 Omaha 0 Thru 5 innings in Game two.....Nick Wood is tossing a 2 hit gem..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 So much for Nick Wood's gem.....he's been knocked out in the 6th...it's 5-2 ORU with Omaha still batting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Holden Cammack came in and put out the fire......it's 5-2 with ORU batting in the top of the 7th now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Sonnier goes deep with a 2 run bomb.....ORU now leads 7-2 with the Mavericks batting in the home 7th...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 ORU finishes off Omaha, 7-2 to even the series....Nick Wood gets the win he is 6-2 on the season....3 hits 3 RBI with the HR for Sonnier and 3 hits for Whatley who is back in the lineup.....ORU now 34-17 on the season...rubber game tomorrow afternoon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Cale Tims didn't get the job done today....not an awful outing but he gave up 5 hits and 3 runs to take to loss in the series finale....Grant Gaze came in and threw kerosene on the fire giving up 4 more runs in one inning....ORU falls, 11-5 and we finish the regular season at 34-18.....we will open play in the Summit Tournament next Wednesday night at JLJ vs. #4 seed South Dakota State.....the first game of the tournament will be in the afternoon #2 Omaha vs. #3 IPFW...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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