Just saw this on an ESPN.com blog from Jeremy Mills. Scroll down to “other teams of note.”
[URL]http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3352582&searchName=ncaa_baseball[/URL]
[QUOTE]Charlotte (9-3, A): How deep is the college baseball scene in the Carolinas? Despite a 27-8 record, .324 team batting average and 3.68 staff ERA, you don’t hear a lot about the 49ers [/QUOTE]
Geez, this blogger attended Rice University and know exactly what we’re up against.
Geez, this blogger attended Rice University and know exactly what we're up against.
You don’t hear much about those Niners!!! Is the AD listening?? Hellooo?!? For heavens sake, even Texas realizes the shameful marketing of our ball team.
Baseball America actually had something to say about us this week…
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/weekend-preview/2008/265930.html
[QUOTE]
Scouting Report
Charlotte
As usual, Charlotte is dominating the Atlantic-10 Conference, but the 49ers hit a speed bump last weekend against Xavier, losing two out of three to fall into second place (9-3) behind Duquesne (10-2). Charlotte traveled to North Carolina on Wednesday and pushed the No. 4 Tar Heels to 12 innings before falling 5-4. They’re 28-7 overall heading into this weekend’s trip to Massachusetts. Preseason A-10 player of the year Brad McElroy, a senior center fielder, has lived up to expectations, batting .401/.488/.641 with 16 steals, seven homers and 40 RBIs. The 49ers have also gotten fine seasons from senior catcher Chris Taylor (.367/.462/.676 with 10 homers and 43 RBIs), senior shortstop Shayne Moody (.338/.398/.422 with nine steals), junior third baseman Aaron Bray (.335/.432/.471 with three homers and 13 steals) and sophomore Rob Lyerly (.325/.399/.615 with seven homers and 37 RBIs), who transferred from Campbell. A coach whose team has played the 49ers broke them down.
"They could flat-out hit. We tried everybody, everything. They were so comfortable in the box. They were confident and talented. Offensively they’re just excellent. We didn’t do much against their starting pitching. I think their starting pitching is solid, but if they had a little notch above the starting pitching they do, they could play with anybody in the country. Defensively they’re excellent—their third baseman’s making Brooks Robinson plays, their center fielder is running balls down, their shortstop is a big athletic kid, he’s making straight-out diving catches, and they’ve got a freshman second baseman (Corey Shaylor) who can really defend.
“I don’t want to demean their pitching, because it was solid. Let’s put it this way, if they pitch the way they hit and play defense—I think if there’s one area where they’re a notch below what they do great, it might be their starting pitching. Because they do every other phase very well. Almost every player in their lineup, even their reserves, could run. They play with tremendous energy. I really like Charlotte.” [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Mr. Bojangles;315458]
"They could flat-out hit. We tried everybody, everything. They were so comfortable in the box. They were confident and talented. Offensively they’re just excellent. We didn’t do much against their starting pitching. I think their starting pitching is solid, but if they had a little notch above the starting pitching they do, they could play with anybody in the country. Defensively they’re excellent—their third baseman’s making Brooks Robinson plays, their center fielder is running balls down, their shortstop is a big athletic kid, he’s making straight-out diving catches, and they’ve got a freshman second baseman (Corey Shaylor) who can really defend.
“I don’t want to demean their pitching, because it was solid. Let’s put it this way, if they pitch the way they hit and play defense—I think if there’s one area where they’re a notch below what they do great, it might be their starting pitching. Because they do every other phase very well. Almost every player in their lineup, even their reserves, could run. They play with tremendous energy. I really like Charlotte.”
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Great stuff and I’d probably agree with all of it.
Kinda brings a tear to my eye…hearing such positive talk about ye ole alma mater.
Somebody likes us, they really like us.
[QUOTE=Mr. Bojangles;315458]Baseball America actually had something to say about us this week…
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/weekend-preview/2008/265930.html[/QUOTE]
Haha I saw a few innings of the game versus Radford and the 3B looked like crap in the field. I know everyone has their bad games, I guess I got to see his.
Wait, Baseball America said that?? Aren’t they located in…?? Don’t they worship the …??
Danng… really?
[QUOTE=gotLutz;315462]Wait, Baseball America said that?? Aren’t they located in…?? Don’t they worship the …??
Danng… really?[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that we played Chapel Hill last week in Cary.
[QUOTE=Mr. Bojangles;315465]Keep in mind that we played Chapel Hill last week in Cary.[/QUOTE]
Yep…
nice to get some props
seriously! THANK YOU.
seriously! THANK YOU.who/what did you do to get this done?
who/what did you do to get this done?
Yeah I definitely laughed out loud.
kait’s abilities reach so far beyond the realm of our understanding.
she works in mysterious ways and its best for us to just not ask questions and let her do her thing.
I’m hoping the same type of thing is writen for basketball next season :biggrin:
nice blog find Sub
BBA finally giving a little dap, thats good. Its only taken 200 wins in 4 years for that to happen.