Thursday, March 1, 2007

Booted Away...

Recap:
In a good ole fashioned college baseball slugfest the Petrels dropped their...gulp...seventh in a row , 14-10 to visiting LaGrange College. John Hale and Nick Greenfield battled through 9 errors to keep the team in the game but in the the end LaGrange was able to capitalize on the miscues. Rizzo and Baker each had three hits and three RBI's, Llano continued his hot stroke with two hits and Stephen Archer chipped in two hits and an RBI.

Lost in the box score:
Nine errors tells the story....Hale was effective getting 12 ground ball outs, and only allowing 3 earned runs, all to one guy who hit two HR's. Petrel pitchers only allowed one walk, an intentional one at that...Greenfield struck out five in 2 1/3 innings..

Coach's Recap:
Good: We smacked the ball around against some very good pitchers. Bad: We did give up 16 hits. Ugly: 9 Times!! We absolutely run away from LaGrange if we catch the baseball. Bottom Line.

Up Next: Huntingdon College Friday at 7pm est. and Saturday at 2pm est ---

Monday, February 26, 2007

If If's and buts were candy and nuts.....

Recap:
After battling back from a rough first inning, the Petrels dropped a heart breaker 9-7 to Adrian College which runs their losing streak to six games. A couple of walks, two errors and one hit gave Adrian a quick 5-0 lead in the first. But the Petrels came battling back to take a 7-5 lead with a couple of key hits from Evan Baker. Sean Tuttle went 6 innings giving up seven runs, two earned and allowed five hits. He did walk four batters which came back to haunt him...Nick Greenfield went the final three innings allowing one earned run and did not allow a hit. Once again three walks and a hit batter cost him in the end. The Petrels did pound out 10 hits, Ernst and Llano had three a piece and Baker had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Lost in the box Score:
Once again the inability to make a few key plays did us in....Brandon McMichael making his first college start gave us a spark at the bottom of the lineup, don't let his 0-2 fool you....

Coach's Recap:
Well, your Petrels brought the enthusiasm to the field that we expect. Unfortunately it did not translate into a W. Bottom line we have to get better in the field, cut down our walks on the hill, cut down our strikeouts and get that big hit. Simply, right? We'll continue to work hard and get better. SCAC games start in two weeks. LaGrange this Wednesday at Anderson Field. I bet their ready for some revenge. Get ready boys, we started our first streak against them, lets start our next streak on Wednesday!!