OAKLAND CITY, IN (WFIE) – A day after the OCU baseball team improved their report to nine-6 by using beating Robert Morris University-Springfield, the Oaks concluded their four-game series by way of taking both games of the day at Pinnick Field. Game one saw the Oaks turn away to win through the lopsided margin of 14-2, at the same time as the collection finale was much more in doubt, as OCU won in walk-off fashion, eight-7. Dillon Whitten took the 
mound for the Oaks in recreation one, pitching four complete innings to earn the win, giving up two hits, one unearned run, even as striking out nine. Isaiah Barber threw two innings in alleviation, allowing one hit even as placing out three, and Austin Kelley closed out the sport inside the very last inning, giving up one earned run on two hits. Noah Baugher brought to his crew lead in hits, going 2-four at the plate to go along with a stroll and a stolen base, consisting of a double and a home run, the primary of his collegiate profession, while choosing up recreation highs in runs, with 3, and runs batted in, with four. Jacob Bedwell went 2-3, additionally with a double and a homer, his first in an OCU uniform, even as becoming a member of Baugher with four RBI to go together with runs scored. Adrian Navarro additionally related on his first collegiate domestic run, completing 2-four with runs batted in and runs scored. Colton White was 2-4 with two runs and a steal, whilst Devan Franz went 1-three on the plate with a double, 3 runs batted in, and a run scored. Dillon Whitten went 1-three with an RBI and a run, even as Will Davis went 1-3 with runs scored, and Kyle Stuckey added some other run. OCU head teaches T-Ray Fletcher despatched Will Davis to the mound to begin the final game of the series. Davis lasted five whole innings, going through one batter within the sixth, permitting earned runs on 4 hits and 4 walks, even as hanging out one. Gabriel Walker threw one and a 3rd innings in alleviation, giving up five runs, all earned, on 5 hits and a walk, even as putting out 3. Matthew Stevenson pitched a third of an inning, giving up hits and hanging out one, while Jesse Reed came in to retire the very last out, earning his first win of the season. Bedwell became the simplest OCU participant with multiple hits in sport, going 2-3 at the plate, taking walks as soon as, and scoring three runs. Tyler Shamblin hit a grand slam within the bottom of the 5th inning, with the Oaks leading 3-2, his first domestic run as an Oak, completing with 4 RBI and two runs scored, whilst walking once. Morris hit his 2nd homer of the season, riding in two runs and walking as soon as, whilst Baugher went 1-2 with walks. Colton White reached on a stroll and scored, while Whitten went 1-four with a run. Jenrick Rivera had the stroll off single, a deep shot to the left-middle area, his best hit and RBI of the game. Next up for the Mighty Oaks will be a three-sport series towards Johnson University, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Game one is scheduled to start at 3:00 on Monday, March 25, followed by a doubleheader at three:00 on Tuesday, March 26.
Major League Baseball is in hassle. But for all of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s concerns approximately pace of play, he’s looking in the wrong direction. The sport is wholesome. The league isn’t. Tanking – or intentionally losing – is endemic. Consider the Miami Marlins. Since former Yankees superb Derek Jeter’s possession organization took over the Marlins at the conclusion of the 2017 season, they’ve: Traded away the 2017 Most Valuable Player Gotten rid of the eventual 2018 MVP, too And flipped a two-time All-Star in addition to the game’s quality catcher. The 2018 Marlins went sixty three-ninety eight, 14 wins worse than 2017. Projections for 2019 have them someplace between “just as lousy” and “even worse.” It’s so dire that Jeter said lovers won’t don’t forget the rating of this season’s games, however, at least they’ll don’t forget the ballpark experience. Not precisely a ringing endorsement for Marlins baseball. For the Marlins, even though, it’s all part of a larger plan: lose now, shop money, acquire younger talent and – optimistically – win later. The Marlins are just one of many teams following this method, and there’s a common sense to their approach: There’s no prize for mediocrity, and if a team, at its first-class, will probably miss the playoffs, why is trouble trying? Why not shed payroll and gather the better draft alternatives that come from having a horrible file?
