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Post by The Cats on Mar 8, 2023 21:15:56 GMT -5
  In the First Pitch Invitational, the Cats will play a DH on Friday & a single game Saturday Who: Michigan State / Kansas When: DH on Friday (Michigan State & Kansas) / Michigan State on Saturday Times: Friday (DH) 2:00 & 6;00 pm / Sunday 6:00 pm Where: Fluor Field | Greenville, SC TV/video: You Tube (all games on You Tube) Radio: none Live Stats: MS Live Stats Conference: Michigan State - B1G / Kansas - XII Nickname: MS (Spartans) / Kansas (Jayhawks) Location: MS (East Lansing, Mich.) / Kansas (Lawrence, Kan.) Michigan State - This season's record: 5-7 overall, 0-0 home, 3-4 away, 2-3 neutral. Kansas - This season's record: 7-4 overall, 1-0 home, 1-2 away, 5-2 neutral.
The Series: The Cats are 1-2 overall vs. the Spartans, and 2-0 vs. Kansas. |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 9, 2023 16:42:28 GMT -5
Game #1Who: Michigan State When: Friday, March 10, 2023 Times: 2:00 Where: Fluor Field | Greenville, SC TV/video: You Tube Radio: none Live Stats: MS Live Stats Conference: Michigan State - B1G Nickname: Michigan State Spartans Location: East Lansing, Mich. Head Coach: Jake Boss Jr. was appointed the 16th head coach in Michigan State baseball history on July 1, 2008, and has quickly become one of the most successful coaches in the program’s 130-year history. Michigan State - This season's record: 5-7 overall, 0-0 home, 3-4 away, 2-3 neutral. The Series: The Cats are 1-2 overall against Michigan State. All three games were played last season in the 2022 version of the First Pitch Invitational. Three Michigan State baseball players earned Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch honors, junior infielders Trent Farquhar and Mitch Jebb, along with senior outfielder Casey Mayes garnered preseason recognition. The Spartans come into the Invitational riding a three game losing streak, having dropped games to Charleston, Air Force, and Wofford. Michigan State is batting .312 collectively as a team with 140 hits including 44 extra-base hits – 24 doubles, seven triples, and 13 home runs. MSU is averaging 7.5 runs per game while surrendering 7.6 runs on a .285 batting average against. Projected Pitching Match-up: WCU – Jr. LHP Kyle Riesselmann (1-1, 5.56 ERA; 11.1 IP, 14K, 4BB) MSU – Fr. LHP Joseph Dzierwa (2-1, 5.71 ERA; 17.1 IP, 16K, 6BB) *The Catamount Club will hold a special pregame reception at Gather GVL (126 Augusta St., Greenville, SC 29601) on Saturday, March 11, beginning at 3 p.m., ahead of WCU's second scheduled meeting with Michigan State.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 14:52:14 GMT -5
It's 1-1 bottom of the 4th.
Spartans scored in bottom of 3d, Cats scored in top of 4th.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 15:19:44 GMT -5
It's now 3-3 bottom of the 6th.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 15:28:21 GMT -5
I had trouble finding the You Tube link, but here it is... |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 15:30:32 GMT -5
5-3 Cats in the top of the 7th.
Cats have scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th...
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 15:44:56 GMT -5
5-3 Cats in the top of the 7th. Cats have scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th... Through 7 complete, Cats lead 5-3. |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 16:31:58 GMT -5
A walk off home run wins it for Michigan State, 6-5  |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 16:33:16 GMT -5
Cats will play Kansas in the DH at 6 pm...
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Post by The Cats on Mar 10, 2023 16:39:50 GMT -5
Game #2Who: Kansas When: Friday Times: 6:00 pm Where: Fluor Field | Greenville, SC TV/video: YouTube (all games on You Tube) Radio: none Live Stats: MS Live StatsConference: Big XII Conference Nickname: Jayhawks Location: Lawrence, Kansas Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald was named the Kansas Baseball Head Coach on June 15, 2022 This season's record: 7-4 overall, 1-0 home, 1-2 away, 5-2 neutral. The Series: The Cats are 2-0 vs Kansas. WCU has won both previous meetings with Kansas in 2020 and 2022, both also coming at Fluor Field in this tournament by counts of 5-3 in 2020 and 6-3 last year. Kansas signed 13 recruits to its 2023 recruiting class, including eight junior college prospects. For the first time in program history, Kansas received the No. 1-ranked junior college recruiting class by Perfect Game. The Jayhawks were picked eighth in the nine-team Big 12 preseason baseball poll. Coming into the First Pitch Invitational, Kansas is coming off a home win against Wichita State, but has played the bulk of their schedule on the road, with 10 of its first 11 games outside the state borders. The Jayhawks played seven games in Texas, a three-game series at Belmont in Nashville, Tenn., with just one home game – a 4-0 win over Wichita State at home in Lawrence. Kansas is batting .269 collectively as a team through the first 11 games with 98 hits including 43 for extra bases – 26 doubles, a triple, and 16 home runs. KU is averaging 6.5 runs per game while limiting opponents to just 3.6 per game on a .198 collective battin g average against. The Jayhawks' pitching staff has only surrendered 67 hits, 21 going for extra bases. Projected Pitching Match-up:WCU – So. RHP Matt Schepel (1-1, 5.14 ERA; 14.0 IP, 14K, 0BB) KU – Gr. RHP Collin Baumgartner (2-0, 3.60 ERA; 15.0 IP, 20K, 4BB)
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