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Post by madnesswsu on May 17, 2024 15:38:43 GMT -5
Hearing that if we lose and Oakland wins and ties us they could host at alternative sight due to some obscure tie breaker and we oils be a 3 seed and ed so to playing an extra game at minimum
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Post by rowdy4theraiders on May 17, 2024 17:47:42 GMT -5
Hearing that if we lose and Oakland wins and ties us they could host at alternative sight due to some obscure tie breaker and we oils be a 3 seed and ed so to playing an extra game at minimum We will host now that Oakland lost. Whether it is as the 2 seed or 1 seed will be determined tomorrow.
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Post by rowdy4theraiders on May 17, 2024 19:28:33 GMT -5
Raidergang have guaranteed themselves a first day bye and won’t play until Thursday next week. Win tomorrow, 11 a.m. game Thursday. Lose tomorrow, 3 p.m. game Thursday.
A buddy also told me that there are now beer sales at Nischwitz Stadium, under a tent on the home side of the concourse. Not sure if this will continue for the tournament, but I guess they had it today and yesterday.
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Post by hokieraider on May 17, 2024 19:43:55 GMT -5
Raidergang started today with 2 HRs in first 3 batters. Who knew we were then done for the day? Every time we had a chance, just couldn't get a timely hit.
Pitching was actually pretty good today, much better than the score would indicate. Both Simpson and Peters each pitched three good innings before running out of gas two outs into their 4th inning. In the 4th and the 8th just couldn't get that third out when we had a chance to hold them to one run and scoreless respectively, then gave up several consecutive hits and suddenly a 4 is on the board. Simpson was getting ground balls all day, but in top of 4th those ground balls found holes.
Seemed like NKU had more bunt singles in one game today than Raidergang has had the entire season. Most every time they had a runner on or first and second, here comes a bunt, and we failed to make a play. At least twice just ate it, once it was ruled an E3 (I would have scored it as a hit), and once the wrong fielder (pitcher instead of third baseman) played it so the throw was late. Maybe NKU picked up something on film about the way we defend (or don't) the bunt, but smallball was killing us. The only one we made a play on was popped up and Fultz made the catch.
Need to bounce back tomorrow to at least win the regular season.
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Post by hokieraider on May 17, 2024 19:45:40 GMT -5
Raidergang have guaranteed themselves a first day bye and won’t play until Thursday next week. Win tomorrow, 11 a.m. game Thursday. Lose tomorrow, 3 p.m. game Thursday. A buddy also told me that there are now beer sales at Nischwitz Stadium, under a tent on the home side of the concourse. Not sure if this will continue for the tournament, but I guess they had it today and yesterday. Yes, beer sales out of a portable fridge. But not cheap! $7 domestic, $8 craft. The regular concessions are still there, everything $2.
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Post by madnesswsu on May 18, 2024 7:03:41 GMT -5
Raidergang have guaranteed themselves a first day bye and won’t play until Thursday next week. Win tomorrow, 11 a.m. game Thursday. Lose tomorrow, 3 p.m. game Thursday. A buddy also told me that there are now beer sales at Nischwitz Stadium, under a tent on the home side of the concourse. Not sure if this will continue for the tournament, but I guess they had it today and yesterday. Yes, beer sales out of a portable fridge. But not cheap! $7 domestic, $8 craft. The regular concessions are still there, everything $2. bring your own beer lol
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Post by Raider Gang on May 18, 2024 16:09:43 GMT -5
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Post by Raider Gang on May 18, 2024 16:10:30 GMT -5
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Post by Raider Gang on May 18, 2024 16:11:32 GMT -5
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Post by rowdy4theraiders on May 18, 2024 19:41:52 GMT -5
Noted that all games will be on ESPN+. Saw a few people on X talking about no stream for the NKU series. I checked with campus officials a few weeks ago on why these weren’t on ESPN+. The camera operators are students and the cameras that are used travel around campus. With school being out of session, they said it limits the amount of students available. Also, the Nutter Center hosts quite a few high school graduations where the cameras and students are used. They did say that the cameras and students would be available for HL tourney if we ended up hosting and here we are.
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Post by madnesswsu on May 18, 2024 20:19:39 GMT -5
Noted that all games will be on ESPN+. Saw a few people on X talking about no stream for the NKU series. I checked with campus officials a few weeks ago on why these weren’t on ESPN+. The camera operators are students and the cameras that are used travel around campus. With school being out of session, they said it limits the amount of students available. Also, the Nutter Center hosts quite a few high school graduations where the cameras and students are used. They did say that the cameras and students would be available for HL tourney if we ended up hosting and here we are. YouTube 🤘🤘🤘
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Post by hokieraider on May 18, 2024 23:41:48 GMT -5
Wow, what a game today! Several observations:
- 9 seniors were recognized before the game, including our 1-4 hitters, plus the Friday and Saturday starters. Will be tough next year, but as we saw early in the season when we had multiple injuries, there is a lot of depth on the bench.
- Biggest crowd of the year by far. Most of the seats were full, and there were far more people standing against the rail on the concourse than usual. Concession lines were to the tree line even into the 7th inning. Separate beer line also seemed to be crowded.
- Pitching was somewhat better today, despite giving up 9 runs. Lax pitched 3 good innings, then gave up an HR followed by loading the bases with none out in 4th. Schoetzow comes in and gets a strikeout, then a double play to get out with no further damage. All season long our bugaboo has been giving up big innings -- today we got out of several jams where we held them to 1 or 2. Several pitchers came in to get that last out of an inning, even if they got hit the next inning. And credit to Sogard, no one was left in a few batters too many until the 9th. That was with the closer ace (Cam Allen), where we all would have left him in, and the tying hit came after a throwing error on a ground ball that otherwise could have ended the game (it was a tough play). Hartzell got the last out in the 9th with the potential go ahead run on base, to get the win.
- Raidergang bats were blazing. 6 runs in the first, with a Fultz triple being the big blow. Then after NKU started scoring, we matched their scoring in the 6th and 7th to keep the lead at 5. Andrew Patrick walk off 3 run HR in ninth was a no doubter bomb, way out to left center. The 1-4 hitters each had 1 hit and 1 or 2 runs scored. The 5 thru 8 hitters each had 2 hits, and 7 runs scored and 10 RBIs among the 4 of them -- great production from the middle/back of the order.
- NKU's closer was practically unhittable on Thursday, with several strikeouts. But on short rest today, he gave up a walk, hit a batter, and the Patrick HR. The only out he recorded was a failed bunt where they were able to get the lead runner at third.
If the Raider bats continue like they did today, I like our chances in the HL tournament. Having the bye will be huge for the pitching staff.
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Post by raiderrunt on May 21, 2024 13:23:09 GMT -5
HL Conference Championship Tournament Day 1
Game 1--11 AM 5/22 Wednesday (4) Milwaukee 16-34---RPI 272 (5) PFW 18-35---RPI 242
Game 2--3 PM 5/22 (3) Oakland 29-25---RPI 178 (6) YSU 12-42---RPI 290
Game 3--7 PM 5/22 Loser Game 1 Loser Game 2
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Post by hokieraider on May 22, 2024 0:27:27 GMT -5
Lots of rain and thunderstorms are forecast for the next few days, which could impact the afternoon/evening games. Also supposed to be much cooler starting Wednesday, with temps in high 70s or low 80s, versus the high 80s and high humidity of last couple days.
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Post by hokieraider on May 22, 2024 0:42:27 GMT -5
HL Awards are out. Sass, Vore, and Greenwell first team. Luikart, Fultz, Smith, and Cam Allen second team. Cam Allen and Chet Lax all freshman team. Jake Shirk a finalist for sportmanship award. Sogard named coach of the year for 4th time, this time a co award along with NKU's Peyton. Luikart clearly deserves first team, but had the misfortune of playing first base, same position as NKU's player of the year. NKU placed more on the first team, and more total than WSU, despite finishing second. Some of this is because our many injuries had various players either missing too much time to get votes (Luke Arnold, Andrew Patrick), or playing out of position. Ironic that Boston Smith made the second team as a shortstop -- on the roster he is listed as a catcher/outfielder, but due to the early season injuries in the infield, he has spent significant time playing both 3rd base and shortstop.
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