OT - Big day for NU baseball

[Dugan15]

9am Eastern / 8 am Central semifinal - Rematch against Maryland. My hunch is the starters will be Wetherbee (NU) against Bloom.

Winner plays Iowa in the final. Iowa has had a long road through the tournament including tonight's 13-inning game. Their pitching staff is thin for the final.

Go 'Cats!!

 

[CoralSpringsCat]

#SaddleUp

 

[TheC]

Cats up early after one, 3-0

 

[MickeyCat]

NU Pitcher Cooper Weatherbee mowing them down. 6-0 bottom of the 5th and Cats at bat with 1 down.

 

[TheC]

5 pitch inning for Cooper in the 6th.

 

[TheC]

Well... Wetherbee comes out and our relief pitcher promptly gives up a grand slam. We have a ball game now.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Pitching really at a premium in this tournament.

 

[TheC]

Things not going well now.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Oh boy, everything falling apart .

 

[TheC]

Bullpen really let Cooper down. He deserved better.

 

[Figrating]

NU pen needs improvement. Show Time in top of 9th. GO CATS!

 

[TheC]

Wow... they may escape!!

 

[willycat]

Wow... they may escape!!

CATS WIN!!!!!

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

CATS WIN!!!!!

Hodini act in the 8th catapults NU into title game!

 

[FloridAlum]

Finals are at 1 PM Eastern. Number seven seed against number 5 seed

 

[MickeyCat]

Cardiac Cats. One more to go.

 

[mikewebb68]

CATS WIN!!!!!

It was over after Maryland could'T get the run in with bases loaded and no out in the 8th. Took away all of the momentum the Terps had going for them.

 

[CatsUnderStars]

Who schedules this %$#@?? Is it normal to have one team play 2 games on the day the championship game is played?

 

[TheC]

Who schedules this %$#@?? Is it normal to have one team play 2 games on the day the championship game is played?

Spring time in the midwest means you have to deal with rain.

 

[lunker35]

Who schedules this %$#@?? Is it normal to have one team play 2 games on the day the championship game is played?

No it's not normal but the schedule was really thrown off by lots of very long games throughout the tourney. Let's hope Iowa is still tired as they played until almost midnight last night.

 

[Dugan15]

I have no inside information, but y'all know I am dorky, so here is my guess: Matt Gannon (0-3, 5.31 ERA, 40 2/3 IP) to start for NU against Drake Robison (3-2, 6.70 ERA, 47.0 IP). Gannon is a 6'7" frosh from New Jersey. Available relievers for NU include: Tommy Bordignon (1-4, 9.28 ERA, 32 IP), Tyler Lass (2-0, 4.00, 18.0 IP) and Danny Katz (1-0, 6.50 ERA, 18 IP). Is Josh Levy able to come back after 17 pitches Friday and 30 pitches yesterday?

 

[Dugan15]

As for Iowa, after their 13 inning game yesterday, their bullpen is thin. If they go with Robison, in the bullpen they'll have Shane Ritter (2-2, 5.13 ERA, 26.1 IP) and Grant Judkins (1-0, 7.59 ERA, 21.1 IP). I don't know if they'll bring back one of their two aces, Nick Gallagher (97 pitches on Thursday) or key pitchers Cole McDonald (37 pitches yesterday) and Nick Nelsen (42 pitches yesterday).

 

[Figrating]

Gannon will be a fine pitcher soon, but he's not ready for today's game.

 

[Figrating]

NU pitching just giving this game away.