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Post by bison137 on Apr 22, 2018 12:00:36 GMT -5
And getting home advantage in the semis first No. Only the top two teams get home field.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 22, 2018 12:59:44 GMT -5
Game 3 HC down 4-3 Bottom 2
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Post by hchoops on Apr 22, 2018 13:17:56 GMT -5
HC had bases loaded, 1 out Did not score Still 4-3 Bottom 3
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Post by hchoops on Apr 22, 2018 13:36:36 GMT -5
HC goes up 5-4 on two errors Bottom 4
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 22, 2018 14:28:39 GMT -5
6-5 HC after 6 innings- HR by O'Neill - Cronin still in there while Lafayette has used 5 pitchers. Believe coach will go with Cronin as long as possible as Barlok probably not available having pitched in both games yday, and not really sure who is reliable out of the pen. We'll certainly need someone to step up in the closing innings. A few more runs would really help.
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Post by lou on Apr 22, 2018 15:15:28 GMT -5
Diving catch by Mazel for 3rd out with bases loaded saved lead for HC in 8th. HC gets a hit in 9th, then pinch runner gets picked off. Awful base running
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Post by lou on Apr 22, 2018 15:16:59 GMT -5
3 outs away from W, HC 7-6
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Post by lou on Apr 22, 2018 15:24:47 GMT -5
1 out in 9th, HC walks the tying run on
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Post by lou on Apr 22, 2018 15:27:44 GMT -5
Another walk, two runners on...seen this before
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Post by lou on Apr 22, 2018 15:30:23 GMT -5
2 outs, 2 on, bottom 9
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 22, 2018 15:34:07 GMT -5
Cohen strikes out looking and Crusaders win 7-6
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Post by HC92 on Apr 22, 2018 15:34:22 GMT -5
We won 7-6. Well done!
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Post by lou on Apr 22, 2018 15:34:33 GMT -5
HC wins 7-6, LC 14 game PL losing streak
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 22, 2018 15:45:17 GMT -5
Hedaya certainly made it interesting - it is clear we do not much quality pitching depth - Cronin must have had about 120 pitches before leaving in the 8th, and Hedaya seemed to our only option in relief today. we'll take it of course - nice sweep !
Elsewhere - Navy swept three from Army to take over 1st place Bucknell (now 11-9 in the league) took two of three from Lehigh after our sweep we're now 9-7 in the league
Big 4 game series next weekend at AWP
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Post by joutsHC77 on Apr 22, 2018 15:54:23 GMT -5
Congrats Cross! Beat Army!
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Post by hcross22 on Apr 23, 2018 9:01:35 GMT -5
6-4 Final and we sweep ! big wins as it we need to keep pace with Bucknell for the 3rd playoff spot. Lehigh and Bucknell split today in Lewisburg and Navy has taken the first 2 games of their series from 1st place Army (last night's 4-0 win was in Fenway Park). I see little significance in being third instead of fourth this year. Army and Navy look about even. If you can't say which of those teams you'd prefer to face or predict where those teams will finish, fourth looks the same as third. The significance of today is the beat-down of one of the two weak teams. If we win most of our remaining games against Lafayette and Lehigh, we will make the post season based on that alone. Once in the playoffs, HC will be a scary underdog. Any team can win two games in a row with 3-4 strong pitching performances and timely hitting. Charleston Southern, Lehigh and now Lafayette have seen HC do just that. The depth we lack is much less relevant in a postseason environment where each round is best of three. Uh, if you finish 3rd, and win your first playoffs series, and Army/Navy is upset in the first round, you host. Pretty significant reason to push for 3rd in my opinion.
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Post by actualfactual on Apr 24, 2018 6:06:25 GMT -5
You have the facts right. Here are some other facts: We split with Navy on the road but lost 2 of 3 at home. We lost our only game with Army so far, at home. HC has an overall record of 2 - 5 at home this year, 0 - 2 at neutral sites and 13 - 9 on the road. Maybe these stats reflect a small sample size but they also reflect the fact that home field advantage is not as important in baseball as some other sports. There is no reason D and the boys won't fight for third place but I won't be overly concerned if they don't get there.
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Post by ncaam on Apr 24, 2018 7:27:52 GMT -5
When was the last time you took a bus ride from HC to Bucknell?
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Post by actualfactual on Apr 24, 2018 19:33:49 GMT -5
When was the last time you took a bus ride from HC to Bucknell? Oh, please. Talk about low probability scenarios! However, the last time the baseball team took a bus ride there, via Annapolis, they split. When Bucknell took the crappy ride from central PA to Worcester, they swept us. As I said, there is no reason to think the team won't try to finish third, or better. I hope they do. If they don't, I like their chances just as much from fourth. We'll play somebody on the road in the first round, unless we crush it, or fall apart. The likely first round opponents seem about equally tough. This year's HC squad has a winning record on the road and a losing record at home. Home field advantage in baseball, especially PL college baseball = no big deal. Three or four hundred people watching the game, with a few more cheering for or against you. Would it be nice for the FANS if a playoff series were at home? Hell, yeah!
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Post by ncaam on Apr 24, 2018 19:54:41 GMT -5
A-f, you use a small sample. How about answering the question where did we end a quarter century of frustration last year?
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Post by ncaam on Apr 24, 2018 19:54:51 GMT -5
A-f, you use a small sample. How about answering the question where did we end a quarter century of frustration last year?
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