vcboy2000 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Pretty good article. Good quotes from both coaches. This should really be a good game. http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/06/02/razorback_central/sections/top_stories/02uabbadv.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Good article. Were Van Horn and Walton just repeating each other? Here is the Fayetteville Regional breakdown from today's Tulsa World. Fayetteville Regional By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer 6/2/2006 1. Oklahoma State Cowboys Tournament bid: At-large, Big 12 Record: 39-18, 18-9 (second in Big 12) Ranking, RPI: 20th, 17th. Coach: Frank Anderson (Emporia St., '83) Record at school: 111-67, 3 years Overall record: Same Team offense: .320 BA, 7.5 R/G, 78 HR, .529 SLG, .389 OBP, 59/75 SB Team pitching: 4.66 ERA, 502.0 IP, 9.6 H/G, 153 BB, 336 K Top hitters: 3B Tyler Mach (.378 BA/16 HR/66 RBI/17 2b), DH Deik Scram (.370/6/34/7 3b), RF Corey Brown (.359/11/37/6 3b 14-17 SB), 1B Rebel Ridling (.350/2/21/13 2b), CF Keanon Simon (.348/6/25 15/19 SB), 2B Shelby Ford (.328/12/59) Top pitchers: RH Jeff Breedlove (2-1, 3.38, 42.2 IP, 44 H, 17 BB, 26K), LH Brae Wright (8-3, 3.82, 92.0 IP, 99 H, 17 BB, 55 K), RH Jordy Mercer (5-0, 3.86, 16.1 IP, 10 H, 7 BB, 13 K, 4 Sv), RH Oliver Odle (4-4, 4.18, 75.1 IP, 91 H, 10 BB, 35 K), LH Charles Benoit (5-4, 4.56, 51.1 IP, 50 H, 25 BB, 45 K), RH Matt Gardner (6-3, 4.84, 74.1 IP, 81 H, 21 BB, 45 K) Last time in tournament: 2004 (1-2 at Tallahassee Regional) Notes: Mach and Mercer were first-team All-Big 12; Brown, Simon, Wright, Ford and Scram were second team. Wright is projected to start OSU's second game. If that's against Arkansas, he has some history: in 2003 while at Ole Miss, Wright gave up one run on three hits and two walks in six innings. In '05 at OSU, he went just 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs on 10 hits. . . . Oklahoma State is 2-0 against Arkansas in regional play ('96, '88), 5-1 against ORU (the only loss in '78). . . . OSU is 0-3 against the regional field this year, losing 3-0 to Arkansas on Feb. 11 (OSU was no-hit for the second time in school history) and 5-2 to ORU on April 4 and 13-2 on May 16. The Cowboys are 4-0 all-time vs. Princeton. 2. Arkansas Razorbacks Tournament bid: At-large bid from Southeastern Conference Record: 38-19, 18-12 (second in SEC West) Ranking, RPI: 21st,15th Coach: Dave Van Horn (Arkansas, 1988) Record at school: 157-87, 4 years Overall record: 742-327, 16 years Team offense: .286 BA, 6.4 R/G, 63 HR, .451 SLG, .382 OBP, 79/110 SB Team pitching: 3.66 ERA, 507.0 IP, 8.6 H/G, 161 BB, 426 K Top hitters: CF Craig Gentry (.329/3/21/16 SB), OF Jake Dugger (.323/12/43), OF Chris Hollensworth (.319/2/16/17 2b), 1B Danny Hamblin (.296/16/67/15 SB), SS Matt Willard (.288/2/20), C Brian Walker (.260/8/36) Top pitchers: LH Nick Schmidt (9-3, 2.98, 108.2 IP, 80 H, 48 BB, 135 K), LH Devin Collils (7-3, 2.47, 40 IP, 29 H, 11 BB, 26 K, 9 Sv), RH Daryl Maday (2-2, 2.51, 43 IP, 36 H, 12 BB, 31 K, 5 Sv), RH Shaun Seibert (4-0, 2.77, 55.1 IP, 52 H, 14 BB, 56 K) Last NCAA appearance: 2005 (2-2 at Austin Regional) Notes: ORU beat Arkansas 5-4 in Tulsa on May 2. . . . Arkansas no-hit OSU on Feb. 11, 3-0. . . . Schmidt was SEC pitcher of the year and a College Baseball Foundation All-American. . . . . Arkansas is 2-1 in regional play against ORU and 0-2 against Oklahoma State. The Hogs have never played Princeton. 3. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tournament berth: Automatic bid from Mid-Continent Conference Record: 38-14, 17-2 (first in Mid-Con) Ranking: NR, RPI 49th Coach: Rob Walton (Okla. State, 1986) Record at school: 130-45, 3 years Team offense: .329 BA, 8.1 R/G, 55 HR, .501 SLG, .421 OBP, 39/55 SB Team pitching: 3.54 ERA, 447.2 IP, 7.8 H/G, 179 BB, 388 K Top hitters: C Andy Bouchie (.375/12/51/16 2b), RF Brendan Duffy (.356/1/38/14-16 SB), 1B Chad Rothford (.333/10/51), C Brian Aguailar (.329/3/36), 2B Jake Kahaulelio (.329/4/47/19 2b), CF Kelly Minissale (.320/3/36), SS Tim Torres (.316/10/38/14 2b/11-12 SB), 3B Carter McQuigg (.315/7/31). Top pitchers: RH Chris Ashman (10-1, 1.77, 86.1 IP, 69 H, 23 BB, 64 K), RH Sean Jarrett (6-1, 2.21, 53.0 IP, 42 H, 9 BB, 66 K, 6 Sv), RH Daniel Greenwalt (6-2, 3.41, 71.1 IP, 71 H, 27 BB, 39 K), RH Nick Jones (7-4, 3.67, 83.1 IP, 81 H, 27 BB, 83 K), RH Chance Chapman (5-1, 1.28, 42.1 IP, 29 H, 19 BB, 32 K), RH Erik Crichton (3-0, 4.94, 38.1 IP, 37 H, 14 BB, 34) Last NCAA appearance: 2005 (2-2 at Clemson Regional) Notes: ORU is 3-0 vs. the regional field this year, with a 5-2 win over OSU on April 4, a 5-4 win over Arkansas on May 2 and a 13-2 win at OSU on May 16. . . . Ashman was Mid-Con pitcher of the year, Rothford was player of the year and Rothford and Bouchie were co-newcomers of the year. . . . Kahaulelio, Torres, Duffy, Jones and Chapman were first-team All-Mid-Con. . . . .ORU is 1-2 in regional play against Arkansas, 1-5 against OSU. ORU and Princeton have never played. 4. Princeton Tigers Tournament berth: Automatic bid from Ivy League Record: 19-24-1, 11-9 (first in Ivy) Ranking: NR, RPI 223rd Coach: Scott Bradley (N. Carolina, '82) Record at school: 210-192, 9 years Team offense: .280 BA, 5.5 R/G, 27 HR, .404 SLG, .342 OBP, 38/48 SB Team pitching: 4.37 ERA, 373.0 IP, 9.3 H/G, 164 BB, 283 K Top hitters: C Zack Wendkos (.348/8/39), 2B Aaron Prince (.333/1/19), RF Andrew Salini (.329/6/37), OF Spencer Lucian (.293/4/23), 3B Sal Iacono (.280/3/25) Top pitchers: RH Christian Staehley (5-1, 2.30, 66.2 IP, 53 H, 29 BB, 46 K), RH Erik Stiller (4-3, 3.46, 65.0 IP, 67 H, 16 BB, 60 K), RH Eric Walz (2-2, 3.78, 66.2 IP, 61 H, 29 BB, 45 K), RH Brad Gemberling (2-2, 4.54, 41.2 IP, 49 H, 17 BB, 36 K). Last NCAA appearance: 2004 (1-2 in Charlottesville Regional) Notes: The Tigers started Ivy League play 0-7, but won 11 of their last 13, then beat Harvard in a best-of-3 championship. . . . This is PU's seventh NCAA regional appearance. 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