NCAA Mideast Regional Game 5 Preview: (6) Case Western Reserve vs. (2) Heidelberg
The Spartans jumped out with a 9-run first inning and didn’t look back, defeating Franklin 10-4 yesterday to keep Stayin’ Alive. Oh no, a disco reference in the first row? This is going to be a bad post…anyway, Josh Suvak threw wonderfully, pitching five and a third shutout innings in relief. Matt Keen, Steve Bills, and Cory Pecoraro each had three hits.
Now, Case again gets to face Heidelberg, this time in an elimination situation. Whoever loses, Case or Heidelberg, is no longer in the regional. I’m not sure what good a scouting report will do, because you can look at other posts I’ve written for in-depth analysis of the Student Princes. (A question I haven’t looked up yet: are the women’s teams the Student Princesses? Because that would be even more awesome. “Hey, princess, swing!”) Anyway, Keen, Brechun, Lash, and Lizcano are still good, and they still have really good pitching (giving up 23 runs against Marietta aside).
Game Preview: I think Case will start freshman Ray Kelly (5-1, 3.83 ERA, 25 K/16 BB in 42.1 IP), who was to start the game against Penn State-Altoona but left after the rains hit. Heidelberg will likely start junior Sylvester Nino (5-2, 2.72, 53 K/28 BB in 53 IP). This will need to be a well-pitched, well-defended, well-hit game for the Spartans to win, but it can be done. I hope to have to write even more of these!
I almost forgot: game is at noon, live stats, live video, something called Twitter?
FYI. The name “Student Prince” comes from the Operetta “The Student Prince”. It is about a Prince who goes to Heidelberg University in Germany incognito, and his adventures as a student there. There are no “Student Princesses”. This information is on the Heidelberg (USA) website.
Gramps
May 24, 2011
Gramps,
Thanks for the info! Sorry about the stupid joke, this was my third “Scouting Report” of the year, and I got a little carried away since I didn’t want to repeat myself with the same old “Gar Keen and Willie Brechun are really good” and “The pitching is really solid” analysis.
Congrats on your second place finish, that championship game with Marietta was as close as you can get.
George
gwjones7
June 14, 2011