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Post by joutsHC77 on Feb 26, 2018 14:08:21 GMT -5
Playing Mercer this coming weekend; they are 6-2 and have played Florida A&M, UNC Asheville and Bethune Cookman. Let's get the O going!
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 26, 2018 16:52:26 GMT -5
Playing Mercer this coming weekend; they are 6-2 and have played Florida A&M, UNC Asheville and Bethune Cookman. Let's get the O going! I am guessing that we have faced tougher competition to date |
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Post by timholycross on Mar 1, 2018 14:14:23 GMT -5
I wouldn't make Holy Cross the favorite in any baseball game against a Sun Belt university. And that's not a knock on Holy Cross
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Post by hchoops on Mar 2, 2018 21:44:02 GMT -5
Mercer is 8-2
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Post by hchoops on Mar 3, 2018 13:18:21 GMT -5
Must be weather issues in the south
Today’s game is postponed to form a doubleheader on Monday
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 3, 2018 13:27:58 GMT -5
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross baseball team's three-game series at Mercer has been pushed back one day due to inclement weather. Game one of the weekend series will now take place on Sunday, March 4 at 9:00 p.m. The Crusaders will then face the Bears in a doubleheader on Monday, March 5, with game one beginning at 3:00 p.m.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 3, 2018 17:08:57 GMT -5
No weather in the south according to Mercer site the change was made because of our travel delays Seems we did not get out until sometime today. 9pm tmro does seem like a strange start time
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Post by HC92 on Mar 4, 2018 4:30:44 GMT -5
No weather in the south according to Mercer site the change was made because of our travel delays Seems we did not get out until sometime today. 9pm tmro does seem like a strange start time It’s the college version of Sunday Night Baseball. |
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 4, 2018 4:37:56 GMT -5
Mercer is 6-2 and ranked at #90. Massey makes them a favorite with a predicted score of 6-4 (starting pitchers are not included in that prediction). Mercer has wins over #292 Bethune Cookman (2), #477 Florida A+M (1), #551 UNC Ashville (3). Their two losses were to Bethune Cookman and Florida A+M. Holy Cross will be the highest rated team that Mercer has played so far this year.  |
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Post by ncaam on Mar 4, 2018 21:28:38 GMT -5
O o end 1
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Post by hchoops on Mar 4, 2018 22:41:39 GMT -5
Down 6-2
Bottom 5
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Post by hchoops on Mar 4, 2018 23:15:56 GMT -5
8-3
Bottom 6
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Post by hcpride on Mar 5, 2018 6:00:31 GMT -5
Looking at the box score for last night's 12-4 loss it looks like it was a pretty tough outing for McGowan (5 runs in 4 innings) but (on the bright side) Russo continues his great hitting against quality opponents. We're now 1-6 going into today's doubleheader v Mercer.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 5, 2018 10:13:21 GMT -5
These early season games def important for our pitchers - last night's box score shows some struggles with timing and control - 2 balks and '7' batters hit by our pitchers
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 5, 2018 10:33:53 GMT -5
7 batters HBP? Unbelieveable
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Post by hcpride on Mar 5, 2018 11:43:17 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 5, 2018 11:48:14 GMT -5
Compare to the local MLB team (I do know there's a difference in control between major league pitchers and college ones): last year the Red Sox pitchers hit 49 batters and Red Sox batters were hit by pitch 53 times.
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Post by ncaam on Mar 5, 2018 13:20:54 GMT -5
Methinks this is a rebuild year. Hope Coach proves me wrong!
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 5, 2018 14:47:04 GMT -5
agree that this year will be a challenge esp with the pitching staff which is breaking in an entire new starting rotation (names to be determined !)
but Mercer also had their issues with control. We scored our 2nd run in the 5th via 3 wp's. Meyer singled, then went to 2nd, 3rd and home on the 3 wp's.
Regarding the start time last night, I'm beginning to think it was all about our travel. Guessing we didn't arrive there until late Sunday afternoon. Could be an interesting story
to hear
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Post by ncaam on Mar 5, 2018 15:12:56 GMT -5
It’s not just the pitching, count up the strikeouts we’ve had so far this season. Almost as staggering as the hit batsmen
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 5, 2018 16:35:18 GMT -5
Hedaya has come down to earth along with the whole team since that 1st game vs. Houston. he gave up 8 runs today in 2 innings
down 9-3 bottom 4
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Post by hchoops on Mar 5, 2018 16:49:59 GMT -5
Still bottom 4
13-3
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Post by hchoops on Mar 5, 2018 17:13:03 GMT -5
19-4
End 5
Mercy rule at 20 ?
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 5, 2018 17:25:26 GMT -5
This is brutal to follow.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 5, 2018 17:43:13 GMT -5
22-4 after 6 innings - we have plunked another 4 mercer batters in this game - workouts at the indoor Luth facility does not seem to have given the pitchers any confidence now that we're outdoors
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