1st and 3rd no one out…two batters watch a called strike three and Rhodes tries to draw a throw to second so they can steal a run…guy gets thrown out by a mile. I think I’m convinced this team isn’t very good.
In the immortal words of baseball legend Carlos Zambrano, “We stinks!”1st and 3rd no one out…two batters watch a called strike three and Rhodes tries to draw a throw to second so they can steal a run…guy gets thrown out by a mile. I think I’m convinced this team isn’t very good.
I'm not sayin' -- I'm just sayin'!
I know baseball is a bit of a different animal but I have to imagine that almost exclusively recruiting JUCOs and older D1 transfers, while possibly good/effective in a "win now" type of scenario, more likely to lead to a state of perpetual rebuilding.
There are exactly 1 FR on this roster.
32 of the 35 players are either JUCO or D1 transfers.
The season before Rhodes took over it was 14 JUCO or transfers out of 30.
It is a way to build a team that will vary greatly in results from season to season.
a year of JC gives a coach a look at the player under tougher competition
I know baseball is a bit of a different animal but I have to imagine that almost exclusively recruiting JUCOs and older D1 transfers, while possibly good/effective in a "win now" type of scenario, more likely to lead to a state of perpetual rebuilding.
There are exactly 1 FR on this roster.
32 of the 35 players are either JUCO or D1 transfers.
The season before Rhodes took over it was 14 JUCO or transfers out of 30.
It is a way to build a team that will vary greatly in results from season to season.
At some point you have to also have Young players to develop too.
You can't build through the JUCO/transfer ranks exclusively and hope to be competitive with any frequency.
https://mvc-sports.com/news/2023/1/31/two-mvc-baseball-games-tabbed-for-espnu.aspx
Two SIU baseball games to be on ESPNU this spring.
Good MVC start for baseball. A doubleheader sweep against UIC.
Good things happen when you have pitching
Check out the on-demand ESPN+ of today's blowout of UIC. SIU Home Run Derby.
Down 4 - 3 in the bottom of the 7th, Dawgs hit 5 HRs and score 10 runs!! Win 13 - 5 for the sweep.
Caught last few innings of the icy UTM game. Down 5-4, we tie it in the bottom of the 9th, then win it in the bottom of the 10th on a bad throw to second by UTM 1st baseman.
Now 13 - 12.
We play three at the Gargoyles this weekend.
Dawgs up 5-0 over Bradley in the rubber match right now. Game on ESPN+.
We need to win this series to keep the momentum going.
SIU up 15-0 on Bradley in the 5th
Maybe we buried these guys a little to soon coming out of the gate pretty strong to open up the conference
