Diamond Notes: Baseball and Softball, Short and Sweet

by Winfield Featherston on Mar 1, 2010 2:00 PM EST

Baseball:

The Yellow Jackets outscored the Xavier Musketeers 26-11 over the weekend but only came away with 2 wins.

Saturday was an unleashing of power as the Jackets pummeled the visitors 15-0 and only allowed two hits. Friday and Sunday resulted in a 1-run win and a 1-run loss, respectively. The loss will surely be labeled as "disappointing" because this was Xavier's first win of the season and also marked a season high in runs for the Musketeers.

But let's let bygones be bygones and look to the future. The Jackets return to action this ~~Wednesday~~ Tuesday at Russ Chandler Stadium against Western Carolina. Tech has split the last four meetings with the Catamounts. Tech will host Rutgers this weekend for the annual 3-game series as well.

Softball:

This past weekend saw the softball team in Columbus, GA as participants in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Four of the nation's Top 8 teams were represented in the event. Over the weekend, the Jackets went 4-1 beating Central Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana-Lafayette and Iowa. The team was shutout by the Nebraska Cornhuskers 2-0 late Friday night.

The Tech softball team is now 13-2 and will be a participant in the Buzz Classic in Woodstock, GA this upcoming weekend.

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Actually

The Western Carolina game is on Tuesday, not Wednesday.

That being said, the weather forecast for Tuesday is absolutely dismal, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the game is canceled or possibly moved to Wednesday (both teams are off Wednesday).

by Vu Pham on Mar 1, 2010 2:22 PM EST reply actions

what do you think about...

~~Slutgers~~…I mean Rutges? 1-5 start with lone win over a Big 10 team. Swept by Hurricanes. Do we have a solid third starter? Should we be concerned with poor Sunday showing against Xavier?

I spun around... and there I was, face-to-face with a six-year old kid. Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away. Little bastard shot me in the ass.

by BirdGT on Mar 1, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

Jed Bradley

I think he is a solid third starter — he was ACC pitcher of the week after his performance against Missouri State, and outside of a shaky 6th inning, he pitched pretty well yesterday.

We are 15-4 against Rutgers since the 2003 season. I think we’ll do well against them this week, even though the loud Asian guy behind the dugout will be 4,000 miles away.

by Vu Pham on Mar 1, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions