Summit League Championships

[mango4]

Re: Summit League Championships

Jacks beat Centenary 7-3. They face the loser of the Southern Utah/ORU game at 7 tonight

[1bunnies]

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All depends on who is pitching the next day and how rested and ready to go is the rest of the staff. In a single elim tourney, rest doesn't matter, but no matter the outcome of yesterday's game, the Jacks were going to have at least one more game today. Also, you have to remember that it is likely there will be two games today. If we had won, then the next game is at 3 most likely against ORU's best starter (we didn't know they had won at game time and often a team will use its best starter in game two to get to the championship game undefeated or stay alive) with a potential game again at 7 if we lose to ORU. If we lost the game, (like we did) we play today at 11 with another game at 7. Managing the pitching staff in a short double elim tourney is always a challenge.

I believe you should use your staff ace in the 1st game on a double elimination tourney. I have seen to many teams over the years gamble and lose by not pitching their ace right away. Rest should not have been a problem going in, since their last game prior to the tourney was last Saturday. Our backs are against the wall now and the rest of the way you pitch whoever you have that can get a few outs.

[1bunnies]

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With double elimination, we still have a chance to win it. Pitching changes are like coaching changes, they are made eaiser in the stands or on this board. I would be willing to bet Richie had his reasons for not making a change. Might have something to do with double elimination. I don't know.

Armchair coaching is always easier. The last 3 week-ends I was at their games and about every 3 innings watched a pitching change. Then, they go the tourney and leave a pitcher in after giving up 5 runs and a 4 run lead. I believe Robinson should have been pulled in the big inning.

[1stRowFANatic]

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I believe you should use your staff ace in the 1st game on a double elimination tourney. I have seen to many teams over the years gamble and lose by not pitching their ace right away. Rest should not have been a problem going in, since their last game prior to the tourney was last Saturday. Our backs are against the wall now and the rest of the way you pitch whoever you have that can get a few outs.

I was just trying to point out that at the point the game one starter begins to lose it, it is a much harder decision in double elim than single. Agree that rest really shouldn't have been a factor going into yesterday, but meant (and admittedly did not make clear) that using relievers yesterday may mean they aren't available today.

I've seen many teams that lost because the ace loses a nail-biter in round one. Best solution - two aces. Or even better, four aces and then you have a great shot at winning in poker or baseball.

[SidelineObserver]

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A 6-run bottom of the 9th sinks Southern Utah as they fall 9-6 to Oral. Jacks get a shot at redemption against the T-Birds starting at 7:00 Dellas Cole should have the play by play on the 910.

[sf_jackster]

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Jacks up 7-3 Bottom 6. Billy Stitz has 2 homers and Joel Blake has 1!

[Rabbit74]

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It 8-4 Jacks in the bottom of the 8th.

[RabbitinTea]

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Jacks up 9-4 going into the bottom of the 9th.

[RabbitinTea]

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Rabbits in the title game tomorrow afternoon against ORU!!!!

[RabbitinTea]

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9-4 is your final

[Rabbit74]

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Need to beat ORU twice tomorrow.

[Kemo]

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Gratz to the Jacks baseball players and coaches and good luck against ORU tomorrow. I know it's a tall order to be ORU twice in a row (as they have only lost 2 conference games all year), but I think we can get it done as hot as our bats have been.

Nostradamus time:

Championship Game 1: Jacks-10, ORU-9

Championship Game 2: Jacks-6, ORU-4

[LakeJack]

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Great day for the Jacks!

[NoVaJack]

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Great day for the Jacks!

Since mid-April, the baseball team has been as hot as any Jackrabbit team of recent memory. Think they've won something like 20 of 29. Win two more and keep it going!!! Great job by everyone involved.

[1stRowFANatic]

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Anyone heard who will be on the mound today?