WOW! DID YOU SEE THAT???
Owls Win on Walk-off Homer by J-Rod in the 10th
By Mark Anderson
March 3, Reckling Park--If you have attended a lot of baseball games, you’ve probably been to some that could be called sleepers. Yawners. Boring.
You couldn’t use any of those words to describe this game. Excitng, yes. A nail-biter, yes. Intense. That’s the word Joe Savery used to describe it afterwards.
This game had it all. It had great pitching by Eddie Degerman of the Owls, who lowered hid ERA to a microscopic 0.90, as well as Wes Roemer of Cal State (we’ll forgive his three HBP). It had close plays at first on both sides, bringing out both coaches and causing one’s ejection. George Horton reached a boiling point on several; occasions, and Coach graham had some gentlemanly discussions with umpires throughout the game.
Oh yeah—there was a walk off homerun by Josh Rodriguez.
I say that tongue-in –cheek, because J-Rod had a great game, going 3-4 with a two singles and the game-winning walk off homerun. But let’s not overlook some others—Travis Reagan had two doubles, Henley also had a double, one that created a firestorm of controversy when the outfielder claimed he had caught the ball (he did on the bounce off the wall—I have picture proof, albeit a little blurry).
All in all, it was one very exciting game for the 12-2 Owls, who hung in against a very tough team and a very tough pitcher to come back and win in extra innings. I’m not going opt give you a play-by-play description here this time—we’ll link you to others who have done that.
Instead, we’ll ask the question—hey guys, what was it like out there?
Joe Savery had a vivid description of what this game was like for the players. “It’s pretty intense. You see them play in the College World Series and then you get a chance to play against them, and then it’s a close game like this, and then an ending like that—it’s like something out of the movies. It’s pretty cool.” He also credited Coach Taylor and Coach Pierce for not letting the team let down when they got behind, but kept encouraging them to hang in there until Rodriguez hit his game-winner.
I asked Josh Rodriguez what happened at the plate when he hit the game-winner. “It was a fastball, and he was trying to go away. . . we didn’t let down.”
It was definitely a good comeback win for us,” said Jordan Dodson. “We want to come back and win two more.” When asked about the play at first where he was called out, he said, “It was definitely a bang-bang play, but he had his foot off the bag.” Dodson’s reaction at the time was, “You’ve got to be kidding!” Coach Taylor stepped in and fired up the team in doing so, according to Dodson.
What a game Friday’s was. . . and if that is any indication at all, this weekend’s series ought to br fantastic. Joe Savery takes the hill today at 2 pm for the Institute. Judging by the first game, it ought to be a great one.
GAME STORY: http://riceowls.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/030406aab.html
BOX SCORE: http://riceowls.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2005-2006/030306.html
By Mark Anderson
March 3, Reckling Park--If you have attended a lot of baseball games, you’ve probably been to some that could be called sleepers. Yawners. Boring.
You couldn’t use any of those words to describe this game. Excitng, yes. A nail-biter, yes. Intense. That’s the word Joe Savery used to describe it afterwards.
This game had it all. It had great pitching by Eddie Degerman of the Owls, who lowered hid ERA to a microscopic 0.90, as well as Wes Roemer of Cal State (we’ll forgive his three HBP). It had close plays at first on both sides, bringing out both coaches and causing one’s ejection. George Horton reached a boiling point on several; occasions, and Coach graham had some gentlemanly discussions with umpires throughout the game.
Oh yeah—there was a walk off homerun by Josh Rodriguez.
I say that tongue-in –cheek, because J-Rod had a great game, going 3-4 with a two singles and the game-winning walk off homerun. But let’s not overlook some others—Travis Reagan had two doubles, Henley also had a double, one that created a firestorm of controversy when the outfielder claimed he had caught the ball (he did on the bounce off the wall—I have picture proof, albeit a little blurry).
All in all, it was one very exciting game for the 12-2 Owls, who hung in against a very tough team and a very tough pitcher to come back and win in extra innings. I’m not going opt give you a play-by-play description here this time—we’ll link you to others who have done that.
Instead, we’ll ask the question—hey guys, what was it like out there?
Joe Savery had a vivid description of what this game was like for the players. “It’s pretty intense. You see them play in the College World Series and then you get a chance to play against them, and then it’s a close game like this, and then an ending like that—it’s like something out of the movies. It’s pretty cool.” He also credited Coach Taylor and Coach Pierce for not letting the team let down when they got behind, but kept encouraging them to hang in there until Rodriguez hit his game-winner.
I asked Josh Rodriguez what happened at the plate when he hit the game-winner. “It was a fastball, and he was trying to go away. . . we didn’t let down.”
It was definitely a good comeback win for us,” said Jordan Dodson. “We want to come back and win two more.” When asked about the play at first where he was called out, he said, “It was definitely a bang-bang play, but he had his foot off the bag.” Dodson’s reaction at the time was, “You’ve got to be kidding!” Coach Taylor stepped in and fired up the team in doing so, according to Dodson.
What a game Friday’s was. . . and if that is any indication at all, this weekend’s series ought to br fantastic. Joe Savery takes the hill today at 2 pm for the Institute. Judging by the first game, it ought to be a great one.
GAME STORY: http://riceowls.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/030406aab.html
BOX SCORE: http://riceowls.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2005-2006/030306.html
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