2012 Case Western Reserve University Baseball Preview: Hitters
The 2011 Spartans baseball team went 33-15, shattering school records and making their first-ever playoff appearance, and a big part of that was due to the offense. They finished third in all of Division III (367 teams) with 409 runs scored. I never felt like the Spartans were completely out of a game last year, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Games 3-4: Case Western Reserve at Guilford College
Yesterday: The Spartans started the 2011 season off well, sweeping Averett University 8-7 and 8-2. As I mentioned yesterday on my Twitter feed (follow it, people!), the first game really should also have been 8-2, or at least 8-4 or 8-5. The Spartans had an 8-2 lead going into the seventh inning (as you may [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )2011 Case Western Reserve Baseball Preview – Offense
The offense comes off one of its best years in school history, and only lose two outfielders from a very talented group. The athletics website preview is here, and this year’s roster is here. Let’s look at the players by position (stats in parentheses are (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage)): Catcher Senior Steve Bills (.327/.370/.473) returns [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Saturday’s Recap: Ladies and Gentlemen, announcing the return of…the Spartan offense!
Normally, I wouldn’t give this a separate post when the Spartans are playing today, but a number of things need to be said about Saturday’s doubleheader, at the College of Wooster, which was split with the Spartans winning 7-5 and losing 13-8, in the usual bullety-point form. Most importantly, the offense returned to form on Saturday. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )2010 Season Preview: Infielders
This is part 2 of a three-part positional breakdown, this time featuring the Spartan infielders. Part three, previewing the pitchers, will be posted later tonight. Part 1 can be viewed here. Catchers Junior Steve Bills returns as the probable starting catcher. The highlight of his season last year was hitting grand slams in two straight [...]
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