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[FWIrish4]

Can’t wait to see him get paid millions to hop in the portal.

Isn’t he a local SB guy though?

 

[Irish5Saint]

Isn’t he a local SB guy though?

Wasn't Burton a local kid?

 

[ab2cmiller]

It feels like ND needs to beat Va Tech and North Carolina to reach the semi-finals to have any shot of making the field. Even with that, I'm not sure if it will be enough.

RPI isn't very good (still despise the RPI as a significant factor) and Quad 1 record is bad.

However, if they were to win against Va Tech and North Carolina and then lose in the semi's that would have them finishing 14-2 down the stretch.

 

[ab2cmiller]

ND's typical starting lineup consists of:

Grad Student - 1
Junior - 1
Sophomore - 3
Freshman - 4

 

[ab2cmiller]

Hot start for ND.

Walk
Double
HR - Quartrani
Single

3-0 top of 1st - nobody out.

 

[DCDomer]

Not sure we deserve to win in these uniforms... I absolute hate the colored pants trend

 

[Irish5Saint]

of course pitching blew it for ND.

Down 6-5 in the bottom of the 4

 

[tko]

That will likely be the story of the year, pitching.

 

[irishff1014]

The pitching is absolutely terrible.

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

Hard to win a game when you give up 20+ hits lol.

 

[drayer54]

Hard to win a game when you give up 20+ hits lol.

10U AA has more defensive games.

 

[Irish2155]

Funny story for you NAIA folks (I have many, we were a wild bunch)

…my junior we’re literally just getting off the bus in Lewiston, ID to Check in into hotel Sackajowia. (Sp?). Our stand in coach (not Hersh) does a headcount. Where’s Zamora? Zamora was an LSU transfer and carried a wife and kids with him. He didn’t give a fuck. Was like 26. Threw about 96. Was our #2. Anyways…

…Zamora was across the street buying the team a hooker. Must have cost a grand. He didn’t care. We’re barely in the hotel and…knock, knock. She blew the whole team. Lol. Good times in ID.

I finished 3rd and 5th in the country. #8 was our lowest ranking.

1998 a couple of years before I got there Hersh was loaded. 8 hitting over .300 and 6 All Americans. Yes,6!! You only field 9. National Runner Up that year. It’s literally why I decomitted from Ball State. My choices were to play for a .500 MAC team or chase a Natty.

1998 Baseball Team (2018) - Indiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame - Indiana Tech Athletics

1998 Baseball Team, Class: Induction: 2018 Sport(s): Baseball - The NAIA World Series runner-up, the 1998 Warrior baseball team advanced farther than any other

indianatechwarriors.com

 

[Irish2155]

Huntington’s field is pitcher friendly to left and center. Right field is super friendly to hitters. Probably the shortest RF dimension in the Crossroads at 305. So short that their field doesn’t meet the NAIA requirement to ever be able to host an NAIA opening round.

Owen Willard from Huntington won Crossroads Player of the Year and finished with 19 HR’s. In 18 home games he hit 10 HR’s compared to 9 HR’s in 35 Away/Neutral games. Right hand hitter, but would generally try to push everything to RF because of the short porch and was very successful.

Tech isn’t that much farther down right. Maybe 306 on a good day. And we hosted regional and super regional

 

[ab2cmiller]

Tech isn’t that much farther down right. Maybe 306 on a good day. And we hosted regional and super regional

I looked up Tech’s dimensions earlier from their website. They claim 310.

I’m assuming that NAIA must’ve changed their requirements at some point. Stated minimum is 315.

Could a team petition the NAIA for an exception? I don’t know.

 

[Irish2155]

I looked up Tech’s dimensions earlier from their website. They claim 310.

I’m assuming that NAIA must’ve changed their requirements at some point. Stated minimum is 315.

Could a team petition the NAIA for an exception? I don’t know.

They’re welcome to report 310 but I’m the one who put in the fair/ foul line. It’s 305 at best. I lived in that graveyard.

 

[Irish2155]

Lewiston that ball flies like no other. Deaks would have 40 in that stadium. Tyler Ryan 50.

 

[irishandy]

All ND had for pitching this year was Jack Radel and he was clutch, the rest of the staff wasn't impressive. This was a young team, after they swept Clemson they went through a string of playing ranked teams and mostly got swept. They need to add some pitchers.

 

[Irish2155]

All ND had for pitching this year was Jack Radel and he was clutch, the rest of the staff wasn't impressive. This was a young team, after they swept Clemson they went through a string of playing ranked teams and mostly got swept. They need to add some pitchers.

Pitching tends to be drafted out of HS or developed at JUCO.

Aces are becoming few and far between. And they only go 6 anyways. 7, 8, and 9 is just as important.

 

[Irish2155]

Does ND allow juco transfers in baseball?

 

[ab2cmiller]

Does ND allow juco transfers in baseball?

Theoretically, it could be possible. Realistically, almost zero classes from a JUCO would transfer.

 

[Irish2155]

Theoretically, it could be possible. Realistically, almost zero classes from a JUCO would transfer.

Thank you. Yeah, that’s the way it works in college baseball. Pitchers aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. Certainly puts ND at a disadvantage