It wasn't a makeup.  Mount has done this before.  I don't hate it this early in the conference schedule because it keeps your #3 and 4 SP getting consistent work before you hit the midweek OAC DH.  They could have just played a single 9 and had their starters split the game, but they need IP for the freshmen because those guys are going to have to pitch in OAC games at some point so despite the loss it accomplished what they needed. 

Mount split with CWRU today.  Won the opener 8-5.  Bullpen couldn't hold the lead the last couple innings of game 2 and dropped it 7-6.  Not completely unexpected when you're into the last couple innings of your 4th game in 2 days.  They just don't have the depth right now to navigate 36 innings in 2 days without some bumps.  Good news was a couple freshmen, Jung (4.1 IP, 0 R) and Roberts (6.1 IP, 2 ER), both threw well against a good Case lineup.  Another freshman, Logan Ellis, closed the 2nd game against Cap yesterday so Mount is building up some young arms for the future letting the kids pitch in big spots.

Looks like the only other action was Kenyon beating Wilm 8-1.  The Quakers are 0-14 and I'm not sure where their first win is going to be.  Witt will probably drum them on Tue.  Then they have Bluffton Wed.  I hope they get in the win column soon, but it may not be until April.

BW, Etta and Mount sweep yesterday.  The first two were expected against Wilm and Ott, respectively.  Mount sweeping Cap on the road was a solid start.  Any time you play a team that can hit you're always a little nervous.  Depending on what lineup they run out there Cap has 6 or 7 legit bats in their lineup.  Pitching is still not great, but in the current state of the OAC they're going to win games just by out slugging some teams.

Berg and Muskie split each winning a game 4-3.  Wilm is at Berg next Saturday.  Maybe that will tell us a little more about Berg.  Right now my default is to say both of these teams are middle of the pack.

After one weekend my OAC tourney field thoughts are BW for sure, Mount pretty much for sure, ONU very likely and after that?  You could easily talk me into a few teams at this point.

BW beat Wilm 18-0 in a shortened game.  Etta beat Ott 14-1 in a 1 hitter by Ziance.  Woof.

Plus if you have a turf field you can make money all summer letting travel tournaments rent your field Thu-Sun.  I was talking with a HS coach last summer and he said turf was the best thing they ever did because not only can they be on their field more days, but also in the summer he doesn't need two guys to line the field, drag it, etc.  He just shows up and unlocks the gates and leaves and they get paid for field rental.  No supplies, no labor, etc.

I'm actually a little surprised that more than half the conference still has dirt infields at this point.  Even a lot of the high schools have put turf in.  It's almost a necessity in Ohio.   

Looking at their schedule out west I'm guessing those teams are not going to be sad to see Denison head back to Granville.  I don't see any of the three pushing Denison.

I'm happy to see Wooster playing well.  Witt is playing well also, but my concern with them is the same as usual...they've got bats, but do they have the arms to compete with high level teams.

I was wondering if this would happen.  Not sure where he could land.  I woulda have said maybe Walsh, but JR Jackson is headed there.  Maybe he'll end up back in Alliance when all is said and done.  Just ask Gurley.  As we hear repeatedly in this wonderful era of college sports, entering the transfer portal doesn't mean they are transferring so we'll see.

If he does transfer that obviously is a major loss.  One of the young guys or a new face will need to step up.  If your starting point for next season is the OAC POY in the post and an All-OAC PG I'm not crying the blues though.  Not like Fuline hasn't adjusted when he lost one of his best players mid-career previously.  In Mike We Trust.

Not a great day for us yesterday.  BW lost 13-5.  Etta lost 8-7.  Mount lost 6-3.  Then today Etta gets beat 18-5 by Cortland St.  Their schedule is absolutely brutal.  Mount gave up 4 runs early with not one but two errors on pickoff throws that inning hurting their cause.  They cut it to 4-3 in the 7th, but Salve pushed it out to 6-3 in the 8th.

Cap lost a pair yesterday with game 1 to Bluffton 4-3, game 2 to Chatham 5-3.  After their red hot 7-0 start they're 3-5 since and have scored 4 or fewer runs in 6 of those 8 games.

Ott has dropped 9 straight to sit at 1-12.  Their last 5 games they've scored 9 runs total. 

Wilm was swept in a 3 game series to Oberlin this weekend.  They're 0-10 to start the season, but they've been competitive in almost evry game including losing 6-4 to #12 Centre.

Several interesting games today down south. 

BW vs. #1 Denison
Etta vs. #4 Belhaven
Mount vs. #7 Salve Regina

Quote from: BobcatQB on March 13, 2026, 08:31:23 AMMuskies finished up a frustrating spring trip going 1-4 and a weather cancellation.  Played a good Mary Washington team where again defense and lack of hitting let them down.  4 errors in game 1, should have been 6.  Got outplayed in game 2 and had game 3 won but another error cost them the game.  Beat average Guilford team and lost to average Greensboro.  Had Greensboro 4-0 headed to 7th.  Left bases loaded twice, including the 8th in the middle of a rally..dumb base running.

Sorry, I was on vacation so haven't been paying attention to other teams.

Watching the box scores it seems like they're having trouble scoring runs.  As a long time OAC guy seeing a Muskie team whose problem is not being able to hit just doesn't compute.

Mount checks in at #21 in the poll this week.  They're 11-2.  BW and ONU are ORV. I still think BW is the class of the OAC currently.  Their schedule has been rough.  Northern had a bad loss recently.

I think it's going to be another long year in Westerville.  They're 1-8 so far.  Their lone win was a 4-3 game over 4-8 Hope.  Hope's most recent game they lost 16-3 to Mount.  The Cards' team BA is .240 and their pitching is struggling equally as much.  8.23 ERA, BAA of .317 and they've issued 54 free passes in 74 IP.  They are starting a sophomore and 2 freshmen as their rotation so at least building for the future, but it may be bumpy for a bit.

Wilm is 0-6.  I can't imagine their record ends up anything but bad.  As usual they seem to have a few nice pieces, but just no depth to consistently execute and win games.

Etta is 1-7, but they've played a Marietta schedule.  Not saying they're good, but they're definitely not bad. 

Nice 9-4 win for Mount over #19 UW Oshkosh this morning.  Ickes got the W and had 2 hits at the plate.

Just way too many turnovers.  Their outstanding FT shooting is what kept them in the game.  Who would have thought we'd be saying that a couple years ago? 

Bottom line is that they did not handle pressure well so teams like Wilm or Berg that are undersized and more likely to pick you up full court and pressure you were tough on them.  So when W&J starts pressing some I was nervous right there.  Despite that when they called TO up 75-73 with 1:30 left I thought if they got a stop they were going to win.  Instead they played good defense and a kid hit an off balance 3 off one leg falling out of bounds.

It's disappointing.  Especially losing your last two games to teams you're clearly better than.  I would have liked to see them win a couple games as much for next year as this year.  But the long view has always been that this is about making a run next year.  Laurich almost certainly could get a medical red shirt.  Not sure about Moore for next year.  Collier is gone.  Weekley is going to contribute more next year.  You could tell in the OAC tourney and yesterday he is not fazed in big games.  Between the OAC semi and yesterday he was 7-9 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT for 19 points in 24 minutes.  Bright future ahead.