Two is better than one...

Recap:
On a cold blustery day, the Petrels ran their record to 3-0 with a sweep of the Scots. In game one Mario Rivera scattered 5 hits over 5 innings to pick up his first college win. John Hale picked up his first college save throwing 2 innings and only giving up 1 hit. Offensively JJ Rizzo and Matt Anderson both had 2 hits in the pitchers duel.....Game 2 saw the Petrel bats catch on fire as they pounded out 13 hits and scored 5 runs in the first and 3 in the second. Andrew Llano led the offense going 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 2 RBI's. Greenfield picked up the win and by his own account, could have pitched better....good enough is never good enough.


Lost in the Box Score:
Defense, defense, defense...Matt Anderson was stellar, made all but one play (and there were a lot)...Llano was solid at SS despite a few blunders, a few balls of which not many SS even get to....JJ played a flawless game at1B.....both catchers played GREAT!!!. Outfield 'D' was solid, Pilger made a beautiful running catch in front of the tarp, then a great catch over his head at the base of the wall. Tim should have caught a sinking liner, but we'll excuse him once in awhile (ha ha).

Coach's Recap:
Overall it was a good day. Pitching and defense in game one and defense and hitting in game 2. If you are solid in 2 out of the 3 phases of the game you will most likely win the game, we did today. There is still A TON of improvement to be made, we left too many guys on base. Especially with guys on third and less than two. Too many strikeouts!!! Pitching needs to be more consistent, and we can always make one or two more plays a game on defense. The 3-0 start is nice but the season is a marathon. We have a long way to go and a lot of work left before we reach our goals.......Enjoy the wins today, tomorrow we get back to work!

Game Time

1pm Doubleheader Today agasint Maryville...

If your around stop by and see your Petrels in action!!

Mario Rivera starts game 1

Nick Greenfield starts game 2

SCAC Predicted Order of Finish

The predicted order of finish came out today for the SCAC....SCAC Baseball.

You can check standings, stats, they have links to DIII baseball sites, etc....

Great site to keep up with the SCAC and where your Petrels stand!!


Maryville Update Later Today!!

Off with a Bang

Recap:
After falling behind 6-0 after two innings the Petrels came storming back to take home a 10-7 victory over the LaGrange Panthers. Every starter scored a run....The offense was paced by JJ Rizzo who went 3-6 with 2 RBI, Tim Ernst 2-4 with 2 RBI and Robert Pavelka 2-5 with 2 runs scored.

Sean Tuttle started the game and had a rough first inning giving up 5 earned runs on 6 hits. Freshmen John Hale threw 4 innings of dominate relief only surrendering 1 walk to record his first college win. Nick Greenfield came on in the ninth with one on and no outs and recorded his first save of the season.

Lost in the Box Score:

Pitching staff only surrendered 2 walks...after LaGrange pounded out 10 hits in the first 4 innings, they had only 1 the rest of the game....Oglethorpe left 12 men on base....Even though Brendan Pilger was 0-4 at the plate he grinded out some great AB's, nothing worse to an opposing pitcher than a nine hitter who makes you throw a ton of pitches...Not one but two, fake to third pick at first play worked, one by each team in consecutive innings...Will anybody forget Llano tripping 5 feet from the plate, then wiggling his way to score, well done. I haven't seen 'The Worm' since 1986....


Coach's Recap:
Great win against a very good team. After a nervous pregame warm up and a tough start, the guys hung together and battled for a hard fought victory. I'm very impressed about the composure and ability to come from behind. Then, when we did grab the lead our pitching and defense really stepped up. Part of becoming a great team is learning how to win...that sounds easy but in reality it is very difficult...Attitude is everything!

We move forward . Maryville College is up next....More on them later.

Ready, set, Go!

The marathon begins Tuesday at 3pm, in the hometown of Eddie LaGrange.

In the words of the immortal ACDC: "For those about to Rock, we salute you..."

LET'S GO PETRELS !!!