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“Cameras have been strategically placed to enhance the overall safety and security of the residence halls,” LiveOn wrote in the email.
Placement of cameras pays attention to entries and exits, common areas and areas where cash or card transactions occur.
“We continue to review placement as part of our commitment to safety and security. Cameras were not placed in residential rooms, bathrooms and restrooms,” LiveOn wrote.
All on-campus residence halls and apartments now have updated cameras. Minor repair work is still being done at some installation sites.
“The safety and health of our campus is always first and foremost,” Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen said. “We're pleased that this project is now complete, in some ways, adding to our camera apparatus across the university, and also making sure we've got the most up to date camera equipment that is available to us.”
Olsen noted other safety precautions implemented by MSU, including the SafeMSU app — featuring the virtual friend walk — upgrades to lighting across campus and temporary fencing along the Red Cedar River.
“We're always having conversations about ways in which we can continue to improve the safety and well being of our campus community, and that will always continue,” Olsen said.
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As #JuniorCircuit has a signature GIF, whenever I return to the past of #SaveEli, I shall draw upon the meme I’ve adopted for my own. I feel that it’s important to lean into your eccentricities. Plus, the GIF really does sum up that first trip.
(Yes, I am a child of the late 1980s and yes, Will Smith, would certainly be served well by getting a robot dog. Or a get a dog and paint it red - look at me just giving free money ideas away.)
Originally, the original Postmortem took forever, because finding an angle about players that performed poorly is relatively easy (poor Cody Bellinger) but writing something about someone who completely defied expectations in a positive way is hard.
I figured inspiration would come when I checked the stats on what Will Smith did when I was around. I was shocked because they did not look right. I ran the numbers; I checked them twice; I checked them thrice.
In my very humble opinion, when I was around William “Roger” Smith* in 2021, he was the best damn catcher in MLB. *His middle name is actually Dills (like the pickle?) but I’m running with a theme here. I suppose I should ask him about that name if I am ever given the opportunity:
MJE: That’s very fair. I would have asked Mickey Jannis that question if he were named after a pickle. #KnuckleDown
So naturally, he’s clearly a robot. A super fighting robot; the Dodgers’ own blue bomber.
The Fresh Prince worked as a rookie. But it’s time to upgrade the nickname.
In fact, here’s some art from Will Smith’s 4 for 4-game in St. Louis, on September 7, 2021, which will be forever overshadowed because of that friggin Albert Pujols home run (yeah, yeah, it was cool, but it’s worth remembering that I was there.)
Will Smith hitting a homer directly into the Dodgers bullpen on September 7, 2021 in front of me. (Directly above the “Y” in Mercy).Michael Elizondo
Let’s jump right to the stats.
Will Smith in #2021 #SaveEli Games
Games (out of 30)
22
Games (out of 30)
22
AB
70
H
22
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R
14
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2B
3
3B
2
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13
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K
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2
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In NLDS Game 2, he went 1 for 4, with two runs, a homer, an RBI, and a walk. What strikes me is the sheer poise of Will Smith, who is arguably the best backstop in the league, which is absurd because he’s been a major leaguer for as long as it takes someone to transfer out of community college.
It’s just absurd. I need a cigarette after reviewing Smith’s offensive performance in 2021 – I don’t even smoke! If anything, the total statline is a little deceptive in hiding how good Master Smith was in 2021. For starters, from the Pittsburgh series on (which was the halfway point), he skipped six games, as opposed to two games in the first half.
Will Smith walking to the outfield in Atlanta on June 6, 2021.Michael Elizondo
Smith hit two triples. He’s a catcher – he’s not supposed to run that fast – granted one of them was in that open field that is Oracle but not-Millers Park has normal dimensions. Heck, just look at Smith beating out a tailor-made double-play ball in San Francisco in September.
When Smith hit that triple on May 1, I lost my damn mind – and the Dodgers lost anyway, which was a theme of the original trip but still! Smith is likely to be very special for a long time to come if he keeps this level of offensive production up.
Will Smith up to bat in Chicago. May 5, 2021.Michael Elizondo
When the Dodgers were bad, Will Smith hit. When the Dodgers were good, Will Smith hit.
Will Smith up to bat in Denver on July 17, 2021.Michael Elizondo
He just kept getting on base. In fact, he failed to get on base in games only five times when I was around in 2021 and one of those was a pinch-hitting appearance against Will Smith in Atlanta. Both times in that series, Will Smith easily dispatched Will Smith (by strikeout the first night and by flyout the second)
If there is anything about Smith’s 2021 that’s slightly maddening; it how difficult it is to describe how good Will Smith was in 2021. Moreover, it is difficult to describe the scope of his offensive production. By definition, Smith wasn’t flashy like Puig. Smith wasn’t relentless like Mookie. Smith wasn’t streaky like Joc Pederson in 2020 and before. Will Smith’s at-bats in 2021, generally were not a must-see at-bat. However, they were worth watching in full.
Will Smith up to bat in Pittsburgh on June 9, 2021.Michael Elizondo
Maybe the best way to describe Smith’s 2021 performance is in its constancy. as he came into his own at the plate. Heck, even in NLDS Game 2, I remember Will Smith working a walk in a four-minute at-bat seemed to age the Giant reliever by three (figurative) years. Don’t believe me? – watch for yourself.
Arguably the weakest part of Master Smith’s game is his defense. I do not mean his pitch framing per se, but his actual tagging of people. We all remember Game 4 of the 2020 World Series. Specifically, that last play, the Benny Hill play where somehow Kenley Jansen, Chris Taylor, Will Smith, and Randy Arozarena all managed to screw up in an almost-biblical fashion on the same play.
(Oh hey, a terrible 1-2 pitch by Kenley Jansen. Someone should probably boo that.)
I don’t throw things, but I nearly threw something after that play. My ex was watching with me and she was trying her best not to laugh until she made eye contact with me when she looked pained at my …fury/confusion/shock. Then I laughed and told her it was okay. For my sanity, I said we can probably watch something else during Game 5. Needless to say, we had a much happier Game 6, after I ignored Game 5.
So when I saw Smith working on his defense in St. Louis in September, I took notice.
And then for the remainder of the season, I just kept taking notice of Smith’s preparations. Seemingly every time I turned around, there was Smith either getting loose or working on his defense.
Will Smith then went to warm up in the outfield in St. Louis on September 7, 2021.Michael Elizondo
Then, my noticing was akin when noticing something, almost like a visual earworm, where you could not help but notice every time you saw it after that.
Will Smith warming up in the outfield on September 15, 2021 in Los Angeles.Michael Elizondo
No one would have faulted Will Smith if he took a night off or eased on his preparations that night on September 15, 2021. It was Fernandomania night and the pregame festivities felt like they took way longer than usual. But there he was - working away.
Vista shot from the Home Run Seats at Dodger Stadium on September 15, 2021 against the Diamondbacks.Michael Elizondo
What stands out about all of this prep is that apart from the swipe tag, Smith’s defense did improve from what I’ve been able to tell. If he truly improves that part of his game and maintains his offense and speed, Smith could truly be something special to watch over these next few years.
As it stands, going forward, I’ll be sure to pay closer attention to Master Smith’s exploits going forward. And if he keeps it up, Will Smith may be impossible to ignore.
A Native American politician in Kansas is tired of her colleagues’ lame excuses for their lack of cultural awareness. In a truly historical moment, Rep. Ponka-We Victors earlier this month became the first Native woman to preside over the Kansas House of Representatives—and now she says that she will not accept a white lawmaker’s apology for doing his best to ruin it.
“I’m tired of accepting these apologies when somebody should know how to act in the Kansas Representative House chambers,” Victors said in an interview with The Daily Beast. “You should know right from wrong and how to conduct yourself.”
On March 23, Victors, a Democrat, made history as the first Native woman to chair the state house. However, the triumphant moment was almost immediately tainted when Rep. John Wheeler, a Republican, told her that he wanted to check to make sure she wasn’t using a tomahawk in place of a gavel.
Wheeler apologized for the offensive joke after an awkward silence filled the chamber.
“I am getting a point that is apparently considered offensive,” Wheeler said, according to The Kansas City Star. “If it is, I certainly do apologize.”
However, Victors didn’t consider that a real apology.
“He didn’t come to me personally. He justified it, made excuses for what he said, and he was trying to be funny,” she told The Daily Beast. “Which is like, don’t use my culture as the butt of your joke.”
She added: “I’m tired of accepting apologies. I want to start seeing some repercussions for people that talk this way.”
It wasn’t the first time someone had talked that way. Victors also brought Randy Wason, the Kansas education commissioner, making a derogatory remark about Natives at a conference earlier this year, joking that they were more dangerous than tornadoes.
“You’ve got to worry about the Indians raiding the town at any time,” he said, according to The Star.
There were calls for Watson to resign, but the state’s board of education voted instead to suspend him for a month without pay.
Victors said politicians try to use their age as an excuse for their demeaning and tone deaf comments.
“They blame their age, they blame this, they blame that,” she said. “You have to be careful and mindful before you speak, and not everybody—whatever you’re going to say—is not going to think it’s a joke or think it’s funny.”
Victors recounted a memory she held from childhood when a white classmate called her a “dirty Indian” in kindergarten.
“From then, it’s like I had to demand respect for my culture, for my name,” she said. “It was crazy when [Wheeler] insulted me, when he talked about my gavel being a tomahawk. It reverted me back to that first day of kindergarten. I felt the same way. …I dealt with this my whole life. I had no choice but to be strong all through school, all through college, and now here at the state house.”
When she first became a state representative, Victors was the only Native American lawmaker. Now, she has Rep. Christina Haswood and Rep. Stephanie Byers working with her. But despite the growing representation, Victors wants lawmakers to do better and take accountability for their ignorance.
“People should know how to conduct themselves,” she said, “and if they don’t, then don’t run for office.”
The Russians have said they are withdrawing forces from around Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv, and so far, reports show that some — but not many — Russian forces have indeed moved away from the area. But where those troops are going and why is likely less about signaling a willingness to end a bloody and illegal war, and more about repositioning of forces elsewhere to focus on alternative and potentially more successful military objectives.
"Has there been some movement by some Russian units away from Kyiv in the last day or so? Yeah. We think so. Small numbers," said Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby during a briefing today. "But we believe that this is a repositioning, not a real withdrawal, and that we all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of Ukraine."
A real commitment, a believable one, Kirby said, would involve a complete withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine.
"They have an opportunity here, an opportunity that they have missed, many, many times over the last month to end this war and to do it responsibly and to negotiate in good faith," Kirby said. "We hope that they'll do that. But the war could end today if Mr. Putin did the right thing and actually did withdraw all his forces from Ukraine and respect Ukrainian sovereignty."
From the onset, Kirby said, the Russians have attempted to mislead the world and its own people about its intentions for Ukraine.
"We've seen that Russia has attempted now for going on a month to sell this war of theirs to its domestic audience as a 'liberation of the Donbas,'" Kirby said. "However, the intensified rhetoric over the last year and in the lead-up to Russia's invasion, demonstrated that the Kremlin's real intent was to overthrow the democratically elected government and to occupy or annex large portions of Ukraine."
Kirby outlined a three-pronged approach for how the Defense Department has assessed Russia might have planned to achieve that objective.
In the north and northeast, he said, the Russians focused efforts on the cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv.
"That whole northern grouping was really designed against the capital city — the effort to cut off Kyiv," he said.
Down in the southern part of Ukraine, coming out of Crimea, he said the Russians split forces northeast against Mariupol and then northwest to Kherson, where they also made an attempt to take Mykolayiv — something they've been unable to do.
In the east, in the Donbas, he said, there has already been conflict there for eight years now, and the Russians have put more resources there to further their objectives.
All of those efforts, Kirby said, were believed to be part of a Russian effort to subjugate Ukraine. But so far, the effort has not been successful.
"Now we think that they're going to prioritize the east," he said. "They have been stalled in the north, and the progress in the early days they had made in the south — they had made progress — now that stalled out."
Despite Russian promises to move out of Kyiv, Kirby said, the city can't be considered safe. It's still at risk from continued Russian aggression.
"Russia has failed in its objective of capturing Kyiv," he said. "It's failed in its objective of subjugating Ukraine. But they can still inflict massive brutality on the country, including on Kyiv. We see that even today in continued airstrikes against the capital city."
Kirby said it's unclear now what actions Russia will take next in Ukraine, or what their ultimate goals there have metastasized into. Briefings from the Russian Ministry of Defense, he said, have been misleading and amount to efforts to recast recent missteps as intermediary steps to its ultimate goals.
"It's too early to judge what additional actions the Kremlin may take," Kirby said. "No amount of spin can mask what the world has witnessed over the past month — and that's the courage and the military prowess of Ukraine's armed forces and its people, which are proving to be more than what Russia bargained for in its unprovoked and unjustified invasion."
Underlying that military prowess, Kirby said, has been years of military training for the Ukrainians by U.S., allied and partner nations, as well as the continued material support being provided — support he said will continue.
"The United States, together with our allies and partners ... are going to continue to provide that support going forward to meet their security needs as they bravely stand up to this Russian aggression," he said.
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WATERTOWN — A long-serving elementary school principal who died last week at the age of 59 is being remembered for the attention and care she gave her students.
Kathy Scully died last Wednesday after a 19-month battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to her obituary.
“She believed deeply in kids, she cared about every single student who passed through her doors,” said Laura Meka, the principal of John Trumbull Primary School who was Scully’s friend and colleague of more than two decades. “Her legacy will live on forever.”
Since Scully’s passing, Meka said she’s received emails from Scully’s former students offering their condolences.
“They remembered her because of the impact she had, but nobody - no person - has a bad thing to say about her,” Meka said in an interview this week. “She was a beatiful person inside and out.”
Meka added: “Families looked up to her, if they had a problem they could trust her and know that she would do the right thing. She did right by every student, and that’s what she taught me to do.”
Kathleen Scully was born in Waterbury on Oct. 26, 1962, to Mary and John Moriarty, according to the obituary. She graduated from Holy Cross High School in 1980 and then obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in special education from St. Joseph College.
She began her career in the Watertown school district in 1984 as a special education teacher, the obituary states. Scully would remain with Watertown schools for the entirety of her career in education.
She later attended Sacred Hearst University for her certification in educational leadership, which was where she and Meka first met.
Meka said Scully played a role in her decision to come work in Watertown from Waterbury schools. “There was just something about her — her calm demeanor, you wanted to know more about her because she was so unbelievably kind.”
Three of Meka’s children would ultimately have Scully as their principal.
She taught at Judson and Baldwin elementary schools before being named assistant principal and later principal of John Trumbull Primary School, the obituary states. She returned to Judson school in 2014 as principal before her retirement in 2020.
“Kathy enjoyed spending time with family and friends especially at the beach on the Connecticut shore, Maine, and Cape Cod,” her obituary reads. “Kathy was also extremely proud of her children and their accomplishments.”
Soon after her retirement, Scully was diagnosed with a an aggressive form of brain cancer, the Waterbury Republican American reported. The Watertown High School girls soccer team held a clothing drive earlier this month to benefit Scully’s family.
Scully is survived by her husband of 34 years, James M. Scully, along with her mother, two children and several siblings.
Calling hours will be held at the Hickcox Funeral Home on Main Street in Watertown from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 29. Her funeral will be held at 10 a.m. the following day at St. John the Evangelist Church on Main Street.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made to the Watertown Foundation to benefit the Watertown and Oakville communities.
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Bill Belichick says he’s not worried about titles. For the New England Patriots, that includes such (usually) important titles as “offensive coordinator” and “defensive coordinator.”
In the wake of losing longtime offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, the Patriots have yet to name a direct replacement. Instead, they’ve nodded that offensive assistant Joe Judge and senior football advisor Matt Patricia will be a part of the offensive coaching staff in roles that still appear nebulous from the outside.
“Everybody will have a defined role, like they always do,” Belichick said Monday at the NFL owners meetings. “Again, the offseason’s the offseason. Once we get to getting on the field, coaching the players and gameplan and things like that, then that’ll all work itself out.”
But what exactly are those roles? What exactly will Judge (fresh off his stint as Giants head coach) and Patricia (a former defensive coach who mostly worked in the front office last year) do on the offensive side of the ball? Who’s going to be calling the plays?
Speaking at a crowded conference hall at the 2022 NFL owners meetings, Belichick was keeping all of his coaching staff’s details close to the vest. But for now, he says this is the coaching staff they’ll be moving forward with.
“We won’t be calling any (plays) for a while,” Belichick said. “Yeah, I think our staff is complete. I wouldn’t rule anything out. But I don’t think we necessarily have to hire anybody else. But we’ll evaluate every situation as it comes.”
Suggesting that the coaching staff is “complete” throws a wet towel on any lingering rumors surrounding the Patriots potentially looking for a reunion with former offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien, who’s not with Alabama.
The Patriots have been considered short-handed on the coaching staff for much of the offseason after McDaniels’ departure, which also included receivers coach Mick Lombardi, offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo and quality control/quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegee following him to Las Vegas.
It also doesn’t lend a lot of optimism to whether the Patriots will actually outline what the coaches on this staff will actually do. Some coaches, like well-regarded tight ends coach Nick Caley are easy enough. However, new additions and transitions like Judge and Patricia have vaguely defined roles.
“Yeah, I’m not big on titles,” Belichick said. “We have jobs to do. We’ll do the jobs.”
Sure. Yeah. OK. But what is Patricia’s actual job?
“Broad role, very broad,” Belichick said. “He does a lot of things, helps me in a lot of ways.”
Got it. So how will it go having a long-time special teams guy like Judge and a former defensive coordinator like Patricia focusing on offense?
“I’m not really worried about that,” Belichick said. “I think a good coach is a coach and Matt’s a great coach, Joe’s a great coach. They’ll help us no matter what position they coach.”
So what do we know about the Patriots coaching staff heading into 2022? We have a general picture. But the hierarchy -- outside Belichick being at the top -- remains murky.
On offense, Judge and Patricia will help out while returning coaches like Caley, Troy Brown and Vinnie Sunseri appear to be heading for bigger roles. On defense, things are a big clearer. Steve Belichick returns as the defensive playcaller while Jerod Mayo continues to establish himself as a key leader on that staff.
Who will be calling in the plays to Mac Jones this season? That much isn’t clear. But we should start to get a clearer picture as we get into OTAs, mini camp and training camp this offseason.
RENO, Nev. - Jordyn Hutchins and Kelsey Hall hit home runs to lead Boise State to an 11-3 road victory at Nevada on Sunday. It was the 10th-straight win for Boise State as the Broncos completed the series sweep over the Wolf Pack to improve to 27-5 overall and 6-0 in Mountain West Conference play.
Taylor Caudill pitched four innings in picking up her 11th win (11-3) of the season. She gave up two runs on four hits, four walks, and one strikeout. Hannah Bailey came in for the fifth inning, allowing one run on two hits, one walk, and three strikeouts.
Seven Broncos recorded a hit apiece, eight reached base at least once, and seven scored. Eliyah Flores led the team with three runs, one hit, one walk, and two RBI. Hall tallied two runs, one hit, one home run, three walks, and two RBI. Meanwhile, Hutchins added two runs, one hit, one home run, one walk, and one RBI.
Boise State failed to score in the first two innings for the first time in the series. On Sunday, it took the Blue and Orange to the third inning to get on the scoreboard, tallying two in the frame.
Eliyah Flores reached base on a hit by pitch, and Hall made it on a walk. They both came home on a Kelsey Lalor double to right center as the Broncos broke a scoreless tie to go up 2-0 on the Wolf Pack.
Boise State extended its advantage to five in the top of the fourth. Hutchins crushed her seventh home run of the season with one out over the right field wall. Three batters later, Hall sent her team-leading — tied — eighth home run over the left field wall, bringing home Eliyah Flores in the process.
Lalor extended the Broncos' lead to six in the fifth when she came home on a fielder's choice with Alison Seng batting, making it 6-0 Boise State.
After Nevada scored two in the bottom of the fifth, the Blue and Orange came back with one in the top of the sixth. Boise State had bases loaded with one out when Alycia Flores sent a pinch-hit past the pitcher to the second baseman, scoring her sister Eliyah Flores from third.
The Broncos entered the seventh up 7-2 on the Wolf Pack; they added four more in the frame. Boise State opened the inning by loading the bases with no outs. Eliyah Flores hit a single through the infield, scoring Jalen Ervin and Autumn Bennett.
The third Boise State run came from Hutchins when she crossed the plate on an error by the left fielder on an Abby Bumcrot popup.
Alycia Flores brought Bumcrot home from second with a single to left field to conclude Boise State's scoring in the game up 11-2.
Nevada scored one in the bottom half of the seventh to make the final score 11-3 Broncos.
Boise State will take its 10-game wins streak into next week's home series with the UNLV Rebels April 1-3.
nnnindonesia.blogspot.com AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – The Union College baseball team had its late-game rally fall a few hits short as the Dutchmen dropped the third and final game of its weekend series with Clarkson University by a 7-4 score on a blustery and occasionally snowy Sunday afternoon at Shuttleworth Park.
Sophomore Kobe Mentzer and junior Jack Milone led Union (7-6, 2-1 Liberty League) with two hits apiece, while junior Jono Santos homered, drove in two runs and scored twice. Kent Wilson almost single-handedly helped Clarkson (4-7, 1-2 Liberty League) to the win, going 3-for-5 with a homer, 5 RBIs and two runs scored.
Clarkson wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first, as Caleb Doyle walked and came home when Wilson blooped a homer just to the right of the foul pole in left field. Wilson struck again in the second inning, clearing the bases with a two-out double that gave the visitors a 5-0 lead after two frames.
Wilson came up for his third at-bat with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth, but senior James Salemme – who came on in relief of junior Ben Mlavsky to start the inning – induced a 4-6-3 double play to get out of trouble. The senior battled through three innings of scoreless relief to keep the Dutchmen in the game before exiting after the sixth, allowing one hit and striking out two.
Union got one back in the bottom of the fifth, when junior Jono Santos led off by sending a ball over the left-field wall for his team-leading third homer of the season.
However, that was all the home team could get against Nicholas Hofacker until the ninth inning. Hofacker allowed one run on three hits and struck out eight through the first eight innings before Union attempted a comeback in the ninth. Santos drove in another run with a RBI groundout and Milone singled in a run to get the tying run to the plate with two outs, but a liner into the gap by sophomore Thomas Parisi was flagged down just before the wall to end the game.
Mlavsky (1-1) took the loss for Union, allowing five runs (two earned) on five hits in three innings. Salemme allowed one hit in three scoreless innings, followed by sophomore Bryce Fournier closing out the contest with three innings of two-run, three-hit ball.
The Dutchmen will return to action on Saturday at noon when the team starts a three-game series with Skidmore College by hosting the Thoroughbreds for two game at Shuttleworth Park.
Eastern Kentucky defeated Bellarmine, 17-13, Sunday afternoon to complete the team's first ASUN Conference series sweep.
EKU won the first game of the series 5-3 and the second game 2-0.
Left fielder Kendal Ewell spearheaded the Colonels' (17-8, 5-1 ASUN) offense, finishing 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, three runs scored, and a career-high five RBIs.
Bellarmine (3-20, 1-5 ASUN) plated the game's first run in the top of the first as Jacob Mulcahy's sac fly scored Colin Bertsch. The Colonels responded in the latter half of the inning when Ewell hit an RBI double that scored Max Williams. Two batters later, designated hitter Will King smacked a ground rule double to bring Ewell across the plate.
EKU continued its offensive attack in the second frame as outfielder Ron Franklin Jr. scored from third after a balk was called before Ewell unleashed a two-run blast over the batter's eye in center field to give the Colonels a 5-1 lead.
The Knights began to rally in the top of the fourth. After catcher Gabe Bratetic sent a home run over the left field wall, a fielder's choice and an RBI double drew the score to 5-4 before Logan Thomason threw out Colin Bertsch at the plate to end the inning. Bellarmine found another offensive groove in the top of the seventh as Peyton Back launched a grand slam to highlight a six-run inning as the Knights took a 10-5 lead.
The Colonels answered in the bottom of the seventh by scoring eight runs on six hits. After Max Williams started the inning with a lead-off walk, Ewell smacked another RBI double before a pair of RBI singles from Thomason and King brought the score to 10-7. Four batters later, catcher Michael Goehrig bounced an RBI double over the left field fence to tie the game 10-10. The home side would go on to score three more runs to take a 13-10 advantage heading into the eighth.
Davis Crane blasted a three-run home run to tie the game at 13 in the top of the eighth. EKU responded by knocking three straight hits, including Charlie Ludwick's RBI single that scored King to put the Colonels ahead for good. Ewell put a bow on the series with an RBI single to right field that put Eastern Kentucky ahead 17-13.
Ewell finished the series with nine hits in 12 at bats including four extra-base hits, seven RBIs, and four runs scored. The outfielder is now hitting .538 against ASUN opponents. King tied a season-high with three hits in five trips and scored twice. Thomason also finished with three hits to go with two RBIs and a run scored. Goehrig went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Williams reached base four times and scored three runs. In total, seven Colonels registered a hit on Sunday.
Pack finished 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, four RBIs and two runs scored for Bellarmine (3-20, 1-5 ASUN). Crane went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored.
EKU will play at Kentucky on Tuesday. First pitch at Kentucky Proud Park is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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nnnindonesia.blogspot.com FORT COLLINS, Colo. – There was no need to press, nor was there any feeling of concern.
The first weekend of Mountain West play just didn't go well for Colorado State's softball team, and while they were disappointed by being swept by San Diego State, the Rams still felt good about themselves. There were things to fix, but they could do that.
So, coming back home for a three-game set with San Jose State didn't feel like a turning point in the season, just a chance to regroup. Which the Rams did, completing a sweep of their own with Sunday's 6-5 victory over the Spartans, evening the conference mark at 3-3 and improving to 11-16 overall.
The Rams didn't get flustered. Instead, they became more focused.
"I think it was the determination and knowing more objectively what we need to work on and take the emotion out of it," shortstop Maya Matsubara said. "We're talking a lot about the mental game, and emotions are like distractions. Frustration and all that doesn't help us in any way, so looking at it in an objective way and what we need to work on really helped us this week fix those things and we got a sweep."
The team also took a different approach in closing out the sweep, jumping out in front instead of playing from behind. After rallying for wins on Friday and Saturday, the Rams pieced together a four-run first and used San Jose State's mistakes against them.
CSU loaded the bases without the aid of a hit, plating the first run on a sacrifice fly by Danielle Serna, who gapped three balls on the day without a hit to her credit. Then the Rams pulled off a double steal, with Ashley York scoring on the back end, then a Matsubara single platted a run and scored later on a Makenna McVay single.
Sitting in the dugout with a four-run lead was a much better feeling than digging out of a hole.
"I think taking the mentality of we've seen them two days now and taking what we've learned from the days before and using that against them and knowing we could beat them, we just wanted to come in here strong the first weekend at home and get that sweep," Michelena said. "We had that energy, and the team was playing full force. I think that was part of it."
Michelena did her part from the leadoff spot, collecting three hits and scoring twice, while Matsubara had two hits and drove in a pair. San Jose State was in a giving mood with five errors on the day. Matsubara's second RBI came on a groundout in the fifth, scoring Smith, who had singled and advanced on one of the miscues.
The team tacked on an earned run in the sixth when Michelena singled, later scoring on a Hailey Smith sacrifice fly.
The Rams were the opposite, playing clean behind Jetta Nannen in the circle. She was masterful for six-plus innings, and San Jose State couldn't solve her until the seventh. Nannen, in picking up her second win of the series, didn't flinch when Alyssa Graham doubled to start the game. Instead, she induced three consecutive ground balls to Kaitlyn Cook at third to get out of the inning without damage. She gave up six hits and walked two, but buckled down as SJSU had just two hits in 12 tries with runners on base, just 1-of-6 with them in scoring position. The Spartans' lone run through the first six was a two-out solo home run in the third by her counterpart, Janessa Ullegue.
"We're kind of just figuring her out," CSU coach Jen Fisher said of Nannen, who is now 5-2 on the year. "She's still setting in, I guess you could say. We're trying to figure out how far she can go and when we need to pull her. She did a great job, and we made a couple of great plays on defense."
Michelena had a running grab in the left-center gap for one, Cook produced nine assists at third and Peyton Allen and Serna both had nice plays on the right side of the infield.
"I think when we have our pitcher on and the defense behind her, it's unstoppable," Michelena said. "The defense always has the pitcher's back and I think that's a big part of it."
The Spartans did take a run at spoiling the day with four in the seventh, scoring all on grand slam by Graham. Nannen's work afforded her the right to go for the complete game, but a walk, a double and fielder's choice loaded the bases. A grounder produced a force out at the plate, but Graham hit a shot to right field which just evaded the outstretched glove of Smith.
Julia Cabral entered, picking up her second save of the series with two consecutive outs.
The sweep was a confirmation of what Fisher believes about her team, that it is a group with a great IQ and can play with emotion while not becoming clouded by those feelings. Her take on the weekend was the team responded to hardship and continued to build throughout the three days.
"I think there was some momentum from winning the game on day one," Fisher said. "We definitely rode that momentum into today, and I think that was very, very needed. We've been saying it all year as a coaching staff, we're better than what our record indicates. We feel we're preparing them better; I feel they're practicing hard. There isn't anybody not working hard or not working on things which went wrong and making adjustments.
"We just needed to prove it to ourselves."
That being accomplished, the team understands it all gets lost if the weekend isn't viewed upon as a launching point.
They will play out the Mountain West portion of the schedule alternating between road and home, starting next weekend at Utah State, with the same approach in place for this week of preparation. The Rams returned from San Diego State and took a hard look at their two-strike approach, which helped them cut down on strikeouts – just 12 this weekend in 84 at-bats, six of them coming in the second game.
"A lot of us gained a lot of confidence this weekend," said Matsubara, who was 5-of-8 in the set with three RBI and her first homer of the campaign. "We reiterated for ourselves that we are great players, and we are a great team, so I think it gives us a lot of confidence for the next weekend."
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RENO, Nev. - Jordyn Hutchins and Kelsey Hall hit home runs to lead Boise State to an 11-3 road victory at Nevada on Sunday. It was the 10th-straight win for Boise State as the Broncos completed the series sweep over the Wolf Pack to improve to 27-5 overall and 6-0 in Mountain West Conference play.
