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Post by The Cats on Mar 21, 2019 13:24:57 GMT -5
 ETSU
When: Friday-Sunday, March 22-24, at 6 pm, 2 pm, & 1 pm Where: Thomas Stadium, Johnson City, TN Radio: Catamount Sports NetworkTV / Video: SoCon Digital Network (Friday & Sunday only) - Talent: Play-by-play announcer Mike Gallagher Live Stats: ETSU Live StatsETSU's Record: 14-5 overall, 0-0 conference, 12-1 home, 2-4 away Mascot: Bucs Series: The Cats are 63-24 all-time against the Bucs in a series that started back in 1974. The Cats lost 2 of 3 games last season against the Bucs. Message Board: Buccaneer NationProjected Starters
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Friday: ETSU - RHP Micah Kaczor (3-0, 1.71 ERA) vs. WCU - RHP Jack Snyder (0-0, 4.96 ERA) Saturday: ETSU - RHP Landon Knack (4-0, 1.74 ERA) vs. WCU - LHP Taylor Purus (1-1, 7.33 ERA) Sunday: ETSU - RHP Daniel Sweeney (3-0, 2.12 ERA) vs. WCU - TBA The Cats travel to Johnson City, TN to open the 2019 conference season with the Buccaneers of East Tennessee State. ETSU is off to its hottest start in program history, powered by four weekend sweeps at home over Iona, Wagner, LIU-Brooklyn and NJIT. Last year the Bucs and Cats played 4 games, with the Cats being swept at home during the regular season, but picking up a win in the first round of the conference tournament, picking up a 11-8 victory in Greenville, SC. ETSU had a sizable turnover in players this past season, bringing in 25 newcomers to join 10 returners. The 25 newcomers are the most in all of NCAA Division 1. Sixteen of the newcomers are freshmen, eight are junior transfers and one is a sophomore transfer. Thomas Stadium has treated the Bucs well this season, as ETSU is off to its best home start in program history with a 12-0 home record. The second year of the Pennucci Era has been headlined by its strong starting pitching, as ETSU’s three weekend starters all rank in the Top 10 of the Southern Conference in ERA through five starts. Senior ace Micah Kaczor leads with a 1.71 ERA (3rd in SoCon) , while Landon Knack sits at 1.74 (6th) and Daniel Sweeney at 2.12 (8th). The Bucs are coming off a 5-1 loss to Tennessee. |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 22, 2019 15:44:32 GMT -5
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Post by upstatecat88 on Mar 22, 2019 20:05:27 GMT -5
The Cats just blew game one; bullpen gives up 5 in the eighth and still not out of the inning......
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Post by Clueless on Mar 23, 2019 17:04:55 GMT -5
Coaching decisions are killing us lately. And the pitching past the Franklin kid is shaky at best. When we were winning he made moves before the pitching dug a hole. Now we leave them in until they blow up and then then bring in relief guys with bases loaded with no room for error. There are some other defensive issues too but that for another time.
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Post by roundin3rd on Mar 23, 2019 17:55:35 GMT -5
Coaching decisions are killing us lately. And the pitching past the Franklin kid is shaky at best. When we were winning he made moves before the pitching dug a hole. Now we leave them in until they blow up and then then bring in relief guys with bases loaded with no room for error. There are some other defensive issues too but that for another time. I thought Purus pitched pretty well today for six innings, although players seem to make hard contact on him. That said, is there maybe some secret or obscure rule/law/edict that he must throw a certain number of pitches or face a minimum number of batters? It seems as though he is always left in at least an inning too long. There might be better pitching that's just not being utilized for unknown reasons...injuries, limitations, etc. Why do the two with the lowest ERA & near lowest BAA have so few innings and appearances? Maybe there's a good reason? |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 24, 2019 9:34:35 GMT -5
Game #3
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Post by webstercat on Mar 24, 2019 10:47:10 GMT -5
Moron-duh ball .. we might as well go ahead and surrender. We are officially on track to repeat last year's performance. Good thing is of course, *Randy will fix this*.
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Post by wcugrad95 on Mar 24, 2019 11:47:59 GMT -5
We were 10-8 heading into this series, which is a winning percentage of .556. We have lost back-to-back conference games by 1 run to a team that is 16-5 to put us at .500. For Moranda’s career he is 319-294 which is a winning percentage of .520. I know there are questions about leaving pitchers in too long, but during the recent wins we had I saw comments about what a great coaching job he was doing (then how awful it was in the next loss). Colleges play so many baseball games it is hard to make the same kind of snap judgements that follow football where there are only 11 (sometimes 12) games. If you were OK with Moranda before last year (and NOBODY was ok with last year), a record around .500 is typical even in his good years at WCU - we have finished .500 a few times but very few where we were much above .500.
SoCon play - and particularly the SoCon tourney - is what rally matters. Losing leads in conference games are tough, but the way we hit the ball I am not ready to concede we are going to see another season like last year just yet. I have only followed along online, but does anybody think we are in for a repeat?
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Post by jim64 on Mar 24, 2019 12:58:03 GMT -5
We were 10-8 heading into this series, which is a winning percentage of .556. We have lost back-to-back conference games by 1 run to a team that is 16-5 to put us at .500. For Moranda’s career he is 319-294 which is a winning percentage of .520. I know there are questions about leaving pitchers in too long, but during the recent wins we had I saw comments about what a great coaching job he was doing (then how awful it was in the next loss). Colleges play so many baseball games it is hard to make the same kind of snap judgements that follow football where there are only 11 (sometimes 12) games. If you were OK with Moranda before last year (and NOBODY was ok with last year), a record around .500 is typical even in his good years at WCU - we have finished .500 a few times but very few where we were much above .500. SoCon play - and particularly the SoCon tourney - is what rally matters. Losing leads in conference games are tough, but the way we hit the ball I am not ready to concede we are going to see another season like last year just yet. I have only followed along online, but does anybody think we are in for a repeat? 95, I don’t know what your beef is about Coach Mo. If you have been following me for a while, I give credit where credit is due. However, when Coach Mo screws things up, I am critical of his performance. I said at the beginning of this season I was concerned about no depth of pitching coupled with the fact that WCU would have to face most of the good SoCon teams on the road. So far, my predictions are becoming a reality. For whatever reason, Coach Mo’s has made mistakes in all the games since the Norte Dame Game. He is not the best coach WCU has had over the past 30 years. As you have stated, he has been an average coach at best. However, he has put together a good hitting team this season & his defense is a lot better than last year. For WCU to get into the NCAA Playoffs this season will require an outstanding run in the SoCon Tourney. |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 24, 2019 13:29:02 GMT -5
This is a tough weekend for the Cats.
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