Day: April 21, 2006

Big Ten baseball in C-U this weekend!

Anyone in Champaign-Urbana this weekend has a good chance to catch some good Big 10 baseball as Iowa comes to town to face the Illini.  Here’s the schedule and rundown on the teams. I did a double take when I saw this:  April 21 • 6:05 pm Matt Whitmore (RHP) vs. Luke O’Loughlin (RHP)   Matt Whitmore … Continue reading “Big Ten baseball in C-U this weekend!”

Anyone in Champaign-Urbana this weekend has a good chance to catch some good Big 10 baseball as Iowa comes to town to face the Illini.  Here’s the schedule and rundown on the teams.

I did a double take when I saw this:

 April 21 • 6:05 pm
Matt Whitmore (RHP) vs. Luke O’Loughlin (RHP)

 

Matt Whitmore

Whitmore?  Starting pitcher?  Yes, it’s true. Matt Whitmore, previous Big 10 pitcher of the Week for his bullpen work is making his first college career start tonight.  I’m following the game via GameTracker and so far he’s doing fine.  He’s allowed 2 hits and no runs through frames.

Speaking of Whitmore, he has been added to the watch list for the Stopper of the Year Award.  The award is presented by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.  Currently, Matt has 6 saves with a 1.33 ERA.

 

4/20 Linescore of the Day: Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson had a day hitters dream about in his game against the Phillies. His first homer came off Ryan Madson in the 2nd with a runner aboard and was driven into the 2nd tank in RF. Nick’s second blast was driven far over the centerfield fence, a no doubter! Nick Johnson’s day helped Frank … Continue reading “4/20 Linescore of the Day: Nick Johnson”

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Nick Johnson had a day hitters dream about in his game against the Phillies. His first homer came off Ryan Madson in the 2nd with a runner aboard and was driven into the 2nd tank in RF. Nick’s second blast was driven far over the centerfield fence, a no doubter! Nick Johnson’s day helped Frank Robinson win his 1,000 game as a manager. I remember when Frank Robinson broke in as the first black manager in the big leagues. He was a player manager for the Cleveland Indians. Once he put himself into a game against my beloved White Sox as a pinch hitter and came through with a game winning homer, it broke the Southsiders spirit that year. Here’s to you Mr. Robinson!!!

A runner-up for the Linescore of the Day would have to be the NY Mets Kaz Matsui who for the 3rd consecutive year hit a homer in his first at bat. This time it was an inside the parker against the Padres.

Nick Johnson 4 for 4, 3 RBIs, 3 runs, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 1 BB, .400 season avg