Sunday Finals

I did follow last night's Michigan at San Diego State affair via Gametracker. However, I have to admit that I bailed on the game in the eighth inning. The Wolverines were down 4-1 and that's how it finished. Faced with the potential of losing all three out west, Michigan (6-4) rebounded Sunday and beat Oklahoma, 8-5. SS Jason Christian hit for the cycle. Mike Wilson picked up the win. Wilson tossed 5.1 innings in relief of Chris Fetter. The loss dropped the Sooners to 13-5.

Ohio State improved to 6-3 with a 2-1 win over Connecticut. OF Michael Arp's two run double proved to be the winner. Rory Meister earned the win in relief of J.B. Shuck. Jake Hale posted his third save of the campaign. UConn is now 3-9.

#18 Auburn swept Purdue with a 12-6 win. The Boilers (4-5) didn't help themselves as they were charged with seven errors. OF Jordan Comadena continued his strong offensive showing with two more hits and two RBI. The Tigers record is now 17-2.

Penn State's Scott Gaffney's pitched another good game today, but #23 Wichita State prevailed, 2-1. The Nittany Lions (2-8) regular shortstop tossed 7.1 innings allowing four hits, three walks and only one run. The righthander also struck out seven WSU batters. However, the Shockers (13-4) plated a run in the ninth the capture the win.

Minnesota took the series with Missouri State by winning a 5-4 game today. Gophers DH Jeff DeSmidt went yard (2) and drove in two runs. Tyler Oaks got the win in relief of Dustin Braebender. Bill Johnson collected his first save. The Golden Gophers are 8-3 and Missouri State fell to 5-7.

#4 Florida State beat Indiana, 9-0, and swept the three game set. The 'Noles allowed only three Hoosier hits. Not much went right for IU (4-7) Sunday, so let's just tip our caps to red hot FSU (20-0) and move on.

Quinnipiac downed Michigan State, 12-9. An eight run eighth inning doomed the Spartans (5-6) today. 2B Steve Gerstenberger had three hits and three RBI. 1B Evan Friedland also drove in three and OF Dennis Jones had three hits. Quinnipiac is now 2-2.

Texas-Arlington put a hurt on Illinois, 12-5. Lars Davis had two RBI and Daniel Webb had two hits for the Illini.

It was a mixed bag for the conference Sunday. In general, I'd classify the weekend as a disappointment. Just not enough wins. Sure, it's nice to see Big Ten programs not get crushed on the road at the big time baseball powers. Perhaps, in light of the perception of the Big Ten and their recent lack of success, I should take heart in playing tougher against better competition. However, at some point, to really be making progress wins are necessary. There were too few W's for my taste over the last three days.