What's this?! Da Bears are tied for first with a 4-0 record? Nah. Can't be. But it is. As of right now they are riding a crest of an 8 game winning streak and are doing just fine, thank you, in the Great West. They are tied with Utah Valley which is the only team in the conference with a winning record and New York Tech. A decisive series with Utah Valley comes next weekend when the Wolverines come to town for four games which could go a long way deciding who's boss in the conference. New York Tech still has things to say about this themselves but it looks like the premier series next week will be played right in Greeley.
Pitching has not been too good on the surface as the team ERA is 7.27 which is certainly pretty poor. However, in this conference that is probably ok or better. The Bears have three solid starters in Willman (3-3 and 5.24), Sawicki (3-2 and 5.80), and Shannon (2-1 and 5.82). In the world of college baseball this is a solid rotation. The hitters are at a decent .298 for a team BA. To be considered a good hitting team you must be well over .300 but I think it'll pick up a bit as they get deeper into the Great West season. Five regulars are hitting above .300 led by Mike Raudenbush at .380 and TJ Berge at .375. It looks as if the coach plays many people to get everyone involved which is commendable because you are always one pitch away from an injury so it's wise to have everyone ready. Power is provided by Kyle Hardman with 5 homeruns. Hardman is a hard man to strikeout (sorry, I had to say that) as he has only 9 Ks in 101 ABs but is hitting only .267. Things are looking up for the Bears. You folks need to go to the games. C'mon, it's college baseball and a better deal can't be had. By the way, a high school team in Ft. Collins is in the top ten of rated high schools in the nation. Grab some of those kids and don't let 'em leave home.
Sigh. I'm a fan of San Jose State and they are having a rebuilding kind of year as they lost their pitching staff to the pros and their two best hitters from last year. Turns out that was a bit too much to handle and it looks like they're a year away. They split their first WAC series with LaTech so all is not tears.
Pitching has not been too good on the surface as the team ERA is 7.27 which is certainly pretty poor. However, in this conference that is probably ok or better. The Bears have three solid starters in Willman (3-3 and 5.24), Sawicki (3-2 and 5.80), and Shannon (2-1 and 5.82). In the world of college baseball this is a solid rotation. The hitters are at a decent .298 for a team BA. To be considered a good hitting team you must be well over .300 but I think it'll pick up a bit as they get deeper into the Great West season. Five regulars are hitting above .300 led by Mike Raudenbush at .380 and TJ Berge at .375. It looks as if the coach plays many people to get everyone involved which is commendable because you are always one pitch away from an injury so it's wise to have everyone ready. Power is provided by Kyle Hardman with 5 homeruns. Hardman is a hard man to strikeout (sorry, I had to say that) as he has only 9 Ks in 101 ABs but is hitting only .267. Things are looking up for the Bears. You folks need to go to the games. C'mon, it's college baseball and a better deal can't be had. By the way, a high school team in Ft. Collins is in the top ten of rated high schools in the nation. Grab some of those kids and don't let 'em leave home.
Sigh. I'm a fan of San Jose State and they are having a rebuilding kind of year as they lost their pitching staff to the pros and their two best hitters from last year. Turns out that was a bit too much to handle and it looks like they're a year away. They split their first WAC series with LaTech so all is not tears.
