theeagleman5 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 OPENING DAY!!! GO BLUE!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Clear and a bit breezy today...47* projected at opening pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTex Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 TheEagleman is actually old enough to remember seeing the following players as a kid......Stan Musial....Willie Mays....Hank Aaron....Ted Williams/final year.....Mickey Mantle...Roger Maris.....Curt Simmons.....Harvey Haddix.....Yogi Berra......Whitey Ford......etc....but Ebbets Field was before my time......I did see games at the old Polo Grounds on TV and Connie Mack Stadium in person.....those were the days!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Matt Hogan.....BOOOOOOM!!!! 1st inning 3 run jack..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 McCroskey BOOOOOOM!!!...solo HR.....ORU up 4-2 thru 5 innings.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 McCroskey had FIVE home runs all last season, and had THREE today! 16-2 final, good guys,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Nice win!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 16-2....damn.....what a way to open the season and 3 dingers for McCroskey.....is this the 2nd coming of the Babe???... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Was a lot of fun getting out for opening day! Lots of bats on Day 1. Saw @ORUTex, @OKC Eagle, @Bogus Smith, @MrsSmith, and @Sterns78 - anyone else make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTex Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Great game and a lot of fun to watch all the bombs. NIU looked pretty good for 5 innings, then ORU poured it on. The Huskies were picked to finish 10th of 11 teams in the MAC coaches poll. Here's a writeup and a summary that suggests they may have a few other pitching options that they didn't roll out today: https://www.hustlebelt.com/2023/2/16/23595488/2023-mid-american-conference-baseball-season-preview-kent-state-central-michigan-ball-eastern-ohio Northern Illinois Huskies Last Season 14-40 (13-25) Returning At-Bats % (Rank) 56% (7) Returning Innings % (Rank) 55% (8) Returning wOBA (Rank) 0.339 (10) Returning FIP (Rank) 5.45 (8) The Huskies struggled in 2022. There’s no way around that. They needed at least one win to avoid finishing in a last-place tie with Akron, a team in their second year back from not existing. Northern Illinois lacked power bats on offense and their pitchers struggled to get strikeouts and walked too many batters. It’s been a while since the Huskies were a dangerous team in the MAC. They lose three starters from their lineup which is in line with the MAC average. Carlos Aranda leaves the designated hitter position and was the only full-time starter with an OPS over 0.800. Outfielders Eric Erato and Malik Peters return to lead the offense, but they will need help getting it back in line with the rest of the MAC. Jake Nelson is a JUCO transfer second baseman that might get a shot along with Jake Kohanzo. Kohanzo could be a two-way player with a high spin rate and 102mph exit velocity from the plate. The Huskies have to replace more than half of their innings pitched from 2022, but that might not be an issue. Matt Salomonson pitched 41 innings and will likely need to pitch more in 2023. He was the only pitcher with an ERA below the MAC average. Jacob Wilde and DJ Hess are JUCO transfers with ERAs around 3.50. Wilde struck out 132 in 119.1 innings with only 39 walks. NIU brought in 13 transfers this offseason and only three high school athletes. They seem to be trying to shorten their turnaround time as much as possible and it might work. Expect to see different lineups and a lot of different pitchers in the non-conference schedule in the first three weeks while the coaches figure out what they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 The Summit League was 1-5 on Opening Day, with no other team able to match ORU’s win. Of course, all of the other five teams were playing on the road, as they will for most games through March. Outside of the ORU game, the average score for the five Summit losses was 9-3. Northern Colorado makes their season debut today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTex Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Moved my comment to the correct thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 ORU 8. NIU 2....3 more hits for McCroskey and another HR for Hogan....Good Guys going for a sweep on Sunday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Was supposed to be a DH today. Did they cancel the 2nd game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 28 minutes ago, Texasgrip said: Was supposed to be a DH today. Did they cancel the 2nd game? Nope, they just started game 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 A night game in the middle of February going up against Senior Night at Mabee Center? Why didn't they start at Noon??Very strange.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Comeback kids!!! ORU wins 3-2 in 10 innings.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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