Western Mighigan @ ISU (3/12)--Lose 4-2

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Last season, The Sycamores swept a four game series against the Broncos. But they didn't come easy. All were one-run victories and the finale on Sunday went 13 innings!

Thus far this season, the Broncos are 6-8, just coming off a 4-2 finish in the Palm Beach Challenge Tournament (March 1-5). Lucky dogs, the have played all of their games so far in Texas and in Florida! Now, its from Palm Beach to Terre Haute! They haven't played since last Saturday.

As a team, they are batting .244 and on the mound they have a 5.60 ERA. We have no projected starter for this contest. But, on offense, they are led by Ryan McMillan who is batting .340...but only has a .468 slugging percentage. All of their other starters are under .300 and they have a .305 team slugging percentage.

Jason Van Skike, coming off a gutsy 143 pitch no-hitter last weekend, leads the charge for ISU. Van Skike can have another good day today, but this singles hitting team should fair a little better than Central Arkansas. However, if he can scatter a few hits and avoid freebees (he gave up eight walks and hit a batter last week), then he should see his third victory. We should be able to provide the run support with our average of 6.31 runs per game.

Today's game will be on WISU on-line:

http://www.indstate.edu/wisu2/

Live Stats available:

http://www.gosycamores.com/liveStat...7256&DB_OEM_ID=15200&LIST_SPORT_ID=M_BASEBALL
 
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Scheduled start time for today's game is 3:30 (ET). It is the nightcap of a doubleheader. The first game will feature Western Illinois taking on Western Mighigan at 12:00 Noon.

Weather may be a factor as westerly winds of 10-20 mph with possible higher gusts will favor left-field homers. Skies will be partly cloudy with an expected temperature at gametime of 54-degrees.
 
As of 2:30 (ET) the first game has ended with Western Michigan beating Western Illinois 11-4. The ISU game with Western Michigan is scheduled to start at 3:30...but it could be sooner since the first games was over rather quickly.
 
Middle of 7th, Van Skike still pitching. WMU leads 4-2...only one run earned. In the fifth, Van Skike committed two errors and had a wild pitch accounting for three unearned runs. The fourth run came in the top of the seventh with a single, advance on groundout, wild pitch and a out to pitcher that allowed the run to score.

4-2 after seven.
 
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Top of eighth...batter reaches on an error by Wampler. New pitcher is LHP Reggie Hochstedler.

After eight...WMU leads 4-2. Runner stranded at second.

In the middle of the ninth...Broncos lead 4-2. ISU needs two to tie and three to win in bottom of the ninth!

Darn...I have to run out for an errand!! Someone please post final score.
 
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I went to the game today. This team is very talented top to bottom as any team we've had. That said, they just don't do the little things. Moving runners, men LOB, errors, fundamentals. Van Skyke was good today. The inning he gave up 3, started with a line drive off the 1st basemans mit which should have been caught and was inexplicably called a hit. Van Skyke then throws wild on a pickoff and on a groundee back to him. And a wild pitch and they get 3.
 
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