2012 Case Western Reserve University Baseball Preview: Pitchers
For the Case Western Reserve baseball team to continue its rise to national prominence, to make playoff trips a regular thing, there will always have to be regular improvements from the pitching staff. Their 5.24 ERA was the best for a Case pitching staff since 1999, but still ranked in the middle of the pack [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 )2012 Case Western Reserve University Baseball Preview: Introduction
I have always waited until the athletics website releases its Case Western Reserve University baseball preview (which they have!) before I make mine, and that is especially the “case” (Case puns never get old!) now that I’ve graduated. I no longer have the access to the team that I once did, so you don’t have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )2011 Case Western Reserve Baseball Preview – Pitchers
If the CWRU baseball team is to take the next step and make the NCAA playoffs this year, it will be because of another year of improvement by the pitching staff. The pitching took a big step in the right direction last year, going from a 7.66 ERA to a 6.11 ERA. Every key member [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 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 )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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