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Post by lou on May 2, 2016 6:25:21 GMT -5
1st round, Lehigh @ HC May 14, 15
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Post by rgs318 on May 2, 2016 9:36:43 GMT -5
Go Cross Go!
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Post by bfoley82 on May 2, 2016 15:10:21 GMT -5
Why not a 4 and 7pm starts on that Saturday night?
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Post by hcross22 on May 3, 2016 8:19:28 GMT -5
Would be great. A few years ago they played Bucknell in the playoffs and played a night game Friday night, Sat afternoon, and Sunday afternoon. The Fri night game was very well attended.
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Post by bison137 on May 3, 2016 8:46:06 GMT -5
Would be great. A few years ago they played Bucknell in the playoffs and played a night game Friday night, Sat afternoon, and Sunday afternoon. The Fri night game was very well attended. The PL has always scheduled the championship series over a 2-day period, with a doubleheader on one of the days. The series you are referring to, back in 2010, had an early evening game which started at 6 PM on Day 1 - but then was followed by a doubleheader on Saturday. The schedule is always subject to adjustment because that weekend often is when one or both teams have graduation. Over the years, it has been played on various combinations of days between Friday and Tuesday.
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Post by hcross22 on May 4, 2016 10:49:00 GMT -5
Would be great. A few years ago they played Bucknell in the playoffs and played a night game Friday night, Sat afternoon, and Sunday afternoon. The Fri night game was very well attended. The PL has always scheduled the championship series over a 2-day period, with a doubleheader on one of the days. The series you are referring to, back in 2010, had an early evening game which started at 6 PM on Day 1 - but then was followed by a doubleheader on Saturday. The schedule is always subject to adjustment because that weekend often is when one or both teams have graduation. Over the years, it has been played on various combinations of days between Friday and Tuesday. Ok, pardon my mistake. There was a Friday night game followed by a Saturday doubleheader. No game on Sunday. Thanks for the important clarification.
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Post by Fr. K on May 5, 2016 13:24:58 GMT -5
Meanwhile, we have a Mothers Day doubleheader this weekend vs. Lesley University. HC alum and pitcher, Ryan Filipowicz '15, is an assistant coach there.
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Post by rgs318 on May 9, 2016 8:57:07 GMT -5
Lehigh is on a three game win streak. After some cancellations due to weather, they are a hot team...winning TEN of their last ELEVEN games! Here is an account rom the LU website of last two wins over Immaculata:
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh baseball team used a pair of big sixth innings to break open close contests and capture 8-2 and 11-2 wins against visiting Immaculata in a Saturday doubleheader at Legacy Park. The Mountain Hawks wrap up the regular season having won 10 of their last 11 games and move to 24-27 overall, while Immaculata falls to 21-19. "I thought Immaculata played very hard and made us earn everything we had to get, so I really compliment them on the way they came out and competed today," said head coach Sean Leary. "We trusted that what we do in our system will work and it took a little bit of time to put up some offensive numbers, but we got some small ball and big two-out hits. We competed really well on the mound with quality starts and some good relief apperances." Pitching was strong throughout the day as the Lehigh hurlers combined to hold the Mighty Macs to four runs through 18 innings of play. Starting pitchers Kevin Long and Peter Moore earned the wins on the mound, while freshman Ethan Frohman picked up a three-inning save in the day's opener. Lehigh outhit Immaculata 26-13 in the two games combined. Sophomore James Bleming led the Mountain Hawks with a 5-for-9 showing at the plate, five RBI, three doubles and two runs scored. Senior Mackey Price and juniors John Scarr and David Young each recorded three hits on the day. Sophomore Ryan Bonshak recorded three RBI, while junior Jacen Nalesnik scored a team-best four runs. After a scoreless first inning in the day's opener, the Mighty Macs were able to get on the board first in the top of the second by scoring an unearned run on a Lehigh throwing error on a double steal. Lehigh answered in the bottom of the frame when Price drew a two-out walk before Bonshak poked a single through the left side and Price's heads-up base running allowed him to run all the way home and tie the game at 1-1 through two. Both teams were kept scoreless in the next two innings before senior Mike Garzillo took first on a catcher's interference with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Garzillo stole second as the throw from Immaculata's catcher sailed into center and Garzillo was able to run home to give the Mountain Hawks a 2-1 lead. After the first two innings, Long kept the Mighty Macs hitless for the next four frames and finished his strong six-inning outing with a line of one unearned run on three hits with five strikeouts. Young then opened the bottom of the sixth with a base hit before Scarr was hit by a pitch. A pair of bunt singles from senior Anthony Rinaldi and Price followed, as well as an Immaculata throwing error, to score Young and Scarr. Nalesnik then reached first on a two-out error before Bleming and Garzillo followed with back-to-back doubles that gave Lehigh a 7-1 lead through six frames. Frohman took the mound in relief of Long to start the top of the seventh. The Mighty Macs used a pair of hits to get one run back and pull within 7-2, but Lehigh countered in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single from Bleming that scored Nalesnik to put the Mountain Hawks ahead 8-2. Frohman then kept Immaculata scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings to secure the three-inning save and 8-2 Lehigh victory. The Mighty Macs struck first in the nightcap as Immaculata loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the first. Moore got Immaculata to line into a double play, but Jason McCormick then scored on a wild pitch with two outs to give the Mighty Macs an early 1-0 lead. The Mountain Hawks scattered two hits through the first four frames before Nalesnik sent a two-out single up the middle in the bottom of the fifth. Bleming then reached on a fielding error before a Garzillo RBI base hit up the middle tied the game at 1-1. Following the first inning, Moore surrendered just one hit in his final five frames before Lehigh was able to take the lead with an eight-run sixth inning. Young sent a one-out single to left in the bottom of the sixth before Scarr followed with a base knock through the right side. Freshman Jeff Shanfeldt stepped up and smoked a double to left to score Young as the go-ahead run. Price followed with an RBI infield single before a Nalesnik two-out walk loaded the bases. Bleming worked a full count and then knocked a bases-clearing double off the left field fence to put Lehigh ahead 6-1. A Donnelly two-run base hit and RBI single from Scarr added on three more runs as Lehigh broke open a 9-1 game through six frames. Boswick took the mound in relief and hurled a perfect top of the seventh before surrendering one run in the eighth. A two-run single from Bonshak plated Garzillo and freshman Thomas Schumacher in the bottom of the eighth to run the Lehigh lead to 11-2. Young then took the mound in the top of the ninth for his first pitching appearance of the season and got a pair of strikeouts and a fly out to secure the 11-2 win for Lehigh. Moore finished with a line of one run on three hits with two strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work to pick up his team-leading sixth win of the season. Lehigh will now turn its focus to preparing for next weekend's Patriot League Semifinals. The third-seeded Mountain Hawks will head to No. 2 Holy Cross for a best-of-three series Saturday and Sunday. A 1 p.m. doubleheader will be played Saturday with Sunday's if necessary game also slated for a 1 p.m. start. Free video of the semifinal series will be available on the Patriot League Network.
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Post by rgs318 on May 9, 2016 9:02:19 GMT -5
PS: Immaculata is (like Lesley) a DIII team. Their record was 21-19 this season.
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Post by rgs318 on May 9, 2016 9:48:47 GMT -5
Are folks just very busy at this time of year? Or, is there really so little interest in the PL baseball tournament?
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Post by hchoops on May 9, 2016 9:56:56 GMT -5
Based on the listings, many old board members have not returned and many who have are posting far less often
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Post by HC92 on May 9, 2016 10:45:29 GMT -5
I don't know that it is easy for folks to find the new board. I wonder if the athletic department would consider some form of communication pointing HC fans to it with appropriate disclaimers that the site is privately operated and not affiliated with the school in any way. It is certainly a great way for fans to stay connected and thus benefits the athletic department despite some of the nonsense.
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Post by CHC8485 on May 9, 2016 10:59:15 GMT -5
I don't know. This board has been going for a bit under 3 weeks now and there are 128 registered users. While the other board had what, 1400(?) registered users, it took 11+ years to get there.
This is the typically dead period in the HC athletics year and honestly, while I want baseball to do well, there's not a whole lot of pre-game stuff to talk about. When football season and the fall rolls around, I suspect normal activity will resume.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 9, 2016 11:39:47 GMT -5
Aren't posters who visit the old board automatically redirected to this one? I think that's what happens on my computer (I'm not very proficient with technology) as when I click on my "favorites" and then on CROSSPORTS I get taken here....
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Post by hcross22 on May 9, 2016 12:31:48 GMT -5
Lehigh is on a three game win streak. After some cancellations due to weather, they are a hot team...winning TEN of their last ELEVEN games! Here is an account rom the LU website of last two wins over Immaculata: BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh baseball team used a pair of big sixth innings to break open close contests and capture 8-2 and 11-2 wins against visiting Immaculata in a Saturday doubleheader at Legacy Park. The Mountain Hawks wrap up the regular season having won 10 of their last 11 games and move to 24-27 overall, while Immaculata falls to 21-19. "I thought Immaculata played very hard and made us earn everything we had to get, so I really compliment them on the way they came out and competed today," said head coach Sean Leary. "We trusted that what we do in our system will work and it took a little bit of time to put up some offensive numbers, but we got some small ball and big two-out hits. We competed really well on the mound with quality starts and some good relief apperances." Pitching was strong throughout the day as the Lehigh hurlers combined to hold the Mighty Macs to four runs through 18 innings of play. Starting pitchers Kevin Long and Peter Moore earned the wins on the mound, while freshman Ethan Frohman picked up a three-inning save in the day's opener. Lehigh outhit Immaculata 26-13 in the two games combined. Sophomore James Bleming led the Mountain Hawks with a 5-for-9 showing at the plate, five RBI, three doubles and two runs scored. Senior Mackey Price and juniors John Scarr and David Young each recorded three hits on the day. Sophomore Ryan Bonshak recorded three RBI, while junior Jacen Nalesnik scored a team-best four runs. After a scoreless first inning in the day's opener, the Mighty Macs were able to get on the board first in the top of the second by scoring an unearned run on a Lehigh throwing error on a double steal. Lehigh answered in the bottom of the frame when Price drew a two-out walk before Bonshak poked a single through the left side and Price's heads-up base running allowed him to run all the way home and tie the game at 1-1 through two. Both teams were kept scoreless in the next two innings before senior Mike Garzillo took first on a catcher's interference with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Garzillo stole second as the throw from Immaculata's catcher sailed into center and Garzillo was able to run home to give the Mountain Hawks a 2-1 lead. After the first two innings, Long kept the Mighty Macs hitless for the next four frames and finished his strong six-inning outing with a line of one unearned run on three hits with five strikeouts. Young then opened the bottom of the sixth with a base hit before Scarr was hit by a pitch. A pair of bunt singles from senior Anthony Rinaldi and Price followed, as well as an Immaculata throwing error, to score Young and Scarr. Nalesnik then reached first on a two-out error before Bleming and Garzillo followed with back-to-back doubles that gave Lehigh a 7-1 lead through six frames. Frohman took the mound in relief of Long to start the top of the seventh. The Mighty Macs used a pair of hits to get one run back and pull within 7-2, but Lehigh countered in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single from Bleming that scored Nalesnik to put the Mountain Hawks ahead 8-2. Frohman then kept Immaculata scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings to secure the three-inning save and 8-2 Lehigh victory. The Mighty Macs struck first in the nightcap as Immaculata loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the first. Moore got Immaculata to line into a double play, but Jason McCormick then scored on a wild pitch with two outs to give the Mighty Macs an early 1-0 lead. The Mountain Hawks scattered two hits through the first four frames before Nalesnik sent a two-out single up the middle in the bottom of the fifth. Bleming then reached on a fielding error before a Garzillo RBI base hit up the middle tied the game at 1-1. Following the first inning, Moore surrendered just one hit in his final five frames before Lehigh was able to take the lead with an eight-run sixth inning. Young sent a one-out single to left in the bottom of the sixth before Scarr followed with a base knock through the right side. Freshman Jeff Shanfeldt stepped up and smoked a double to left to score Young as the go-ahead run. Price followed with an RBI infield single before a Nalesnik two-out walk loaded the bases. Bleming worked a full count and then knocked a bases-clearing double off the left field fence to put Lehigh ahead 6-1. A Donnelly two-run base hit and RBI single from Scarr added on three more runs as Lehigh broke open a 9-1 game through six frames. Boswick took the mound in relief and hurled a perfect top of the seventh before surrendering one run in the eighth. A two-run single from Bonshak plated Garzillo and freshman Thomas Schumacher in the bottom of the eighth to run the Lehigh lead to 11-2. Young then took the mound in the top of the ninth for his first pitching appearance of the season and got a pair of strikeouts and a fly out to secure the 11-2 win for Lehigh. Moore finished with a line of one run on three hits with two strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work to pick up his team-leading sixth win of the season. Lehigh will now turn its focus to preparing for next weekend's Patriot League Semifinals. The third-seeded Mountain Hawks will head to No. 2 Holy Cross for a best-of-three series Saturday and Sunday. A 1 p.m. doubleheader will be played Saturday with Sunday's if necessary game also slated for a 1 p.m. start. Free video of the semifinal series will be available on the Patriot League Network. I'd say HC is quite hot themselves winning 10 of their last 12 games.
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Post by CHC8485 on May 9, 2016 15:36:30 GMT -5
Aren't posters who visit the old board automatically redirected to this one? I think that's what happens on my computer (I'm not very proficient with technology) as when I click on my "favorites" and then on CROSSPORTS I get taken here.... If you go to www.crossports.com and click the "Message Board" link on that page, you come to this board. If you added the old Excoboard (http://s2.excoboard.com/Crossports) as a favorite and try to go to it, you get the teal screen of death (Error 404 - NOT FOUND). Posters who did that may well forget forget that there is actually a domain crossports.com, and are still waiting for the old board to come back. A Google search for Crossports Message Board, however, lists this board prior to the old board. I think people who want to find this board will not have a hard time getting here.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 9, 2016 15:50:45 GMT -5
Thanks--you young folks always amaze me with your knowledge of new technologies
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Post by timholycross on May 11, 2016 14:56:49 GMT -5
PS: Immaculata is (like Lesley) a DIII team. Their record was 21-19 this season. The very same school that dominated women's basketball in its infancy, I do believe.
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Post by purplehaze on May 12, 2016 16:03:14 GMT -5
yes, indeed the same school which has been coed for awhile now. interesting that bucknell did not schedule games for last weekend, while the other 3 teams did. we know about hc and lehigh, but can add that navy also played an obscure d.3 school 'chestnut hill', and took two games from them. the mids look to be the clear favorite for the league crown. let's hope we have other ideas.
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Post by bison137 on May 12, 2016 16:56:35 GMT -5
interesting that bucknell did not schedule games for last weekend, while the other 3 teams did. we know about hc and lehigh, but can add that navy also played an obscure d.3 school 'chestnut hill', and took two games from them. Bucknell's final exam period ran from Wednesday May 4th through Wednesday May 11th. I'm pretty sure the Administration wouldn't allow them to add any games to the schedule during this period.
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Post by Fr. K on May 13, 2016 13:07:37 GMT -5
Looks like great baseball weather for tomorrow's doubleheader.
Go, Cross!!
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Post by HC92 on May 14, 2016 6:29:06 GMT -5
Good luck to the team today. Beautiful weather out there.
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Post by purplehaze on May 14, 2016 7:39:38 GMT -5
two 9-inning games today - assume it will be king and reese and finan ready to go if a game 3 is necessary tmro. like all of our sports, we're in a one-bid league and today begins the road to an ncaa bid. HC has never won the league championship. let's go !
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Post by joutsHC77 on May 14, 2016 8:56:45 GMT -5
Good luck Cross, win 2 and move to the championship!
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Post by hchoops on May 14, 2016 12:31:50 GMT -5
1-0 Lehigh Top 2
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