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Lose the finale 17-7. Looks like we just ran out of pitching. Too many walks and HBP. Home with Dayton next weekend, which should be graduation, right?
How many scholarships are we not funding?Until we are a fully-scholarshipped program, we are playing with one hand tied behind our back.
Until we are a fully-scholarshipped program, we are playing with one hand tied behind our back.
The more scholarships you have, the more, and better, talent you attract. So quite possibly, yes. You need 8-9 quality pitchers, at least, to prosper in college baseball, especially with four-game series like the A-10 plays.is that’s why our pitching stinks?
Do we have any good pitchers for any of the individual games in a 4 game series? I guess not.The more scholarships you have, the more, and better, talent you attract. So quite possibly, yes. You need 8-9 quality pitchers, at least, to prosper in college baseball, especially with four-game series like the A-10 plays.
So true. And frankly, deslite the comments on our facilities today, ours were far worse in those days.Hard to believe we were a regularly ranked team winning conference titles, going to NCAAs and turning our MLB draft picks just a generation ago.
Remember using the mass porta john behind Pitt Field after he shut out UVA and running into Tim Stauffer after he shut out UVA. Ryan Zimmerman went 0-3 with two strikeouts IIRC in that game. We did far more with less then.So true. And frankly, deslite the comments on our facilities today, ours were far worse in those days.
When did our recruiting go south?Remember using the mass porta john behind Pitt Field after he shut out UVA and running into Tim Stauffer after he shut out UVA. Ryan Zimmerman went 0-3 with two strikeouts IIRC in that game. We did far more with less then.
What SF said. I’d like to think we could of put together one or two NCAA seasons since then but too many other things working against the program to overcome it I suppose. Kind of embarrassing that a school with a 2 billion + dollar endowment can’t figure out how to fully fund baseball and let it slide into the current state it’s in but it’s certainly not exclusive to one sport on campus.When did our recruiting go south?
So what will it take to redirect institutional support? As Mo said, we went all-in on basketball 20 years ago, and we appear to be satisfied going all-in with the weaker cards in 14 of the past 16 hands dealt. I specifically designate for football, but that doesn't help our under-funded programs, and UR keeps throwing more money at the underachiever.It's all about coaching, and institutional support. Except for the fact it played in a P5 conference, my hometown team was no different than UR 25 years ago, with worse weather, worse facilities, no NCAA bids since 1986 and no high-profile baseball alums like Sean Casey or Tim Stauffer.
The coach got to work. Presto chango, 25 years later we have three NCAA championship trophies, a 3,500-seat stadium, a statewide radio network and a rabid fan base. It can be done.
New president(this is key). New athletic director. New marketing team. New head of the BOT. Different student demographics. It won’t guarantee success but it’s a step in the right direction. Since none of that is happening I suppose hope is the best remedy. Maybe this new president will roll up his sleeves and get to work.So what will it take to redirect institutional support? As Mo said, we went all-in on basketball 20 years ago, and we appear to be satisfied going all-in with the weaker cards in 14 of the past 16 hands dealt. I specifically designate for football, but that doesn't help our under-funded programs, and UR keeps throwing more money at the underachiever.
The format of the tournament has changed through the years. | |||
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Totals | 12–17 | 8 Appearances | |
Year | Coach | Record | Notes |
1972 | Chuck Boone | 0–2 | Eliminated by Florida State in District 3 |
1986 | Ron Atkins | 0–2 | Eliminated by Oregon State in the Midwest Regional |
1995 | Ron Atkins | 1–2 | Eliminated by Alabama in the East Regional |
1997 | Ron Atkins | 1–2 | Eliminated by Florida in the Atlantic Regional |
1998 | Ron Atkins | 1–2 | Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional |
1999 | Ron Atkins | 3–2 | Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Winston-Salem Regional |
2002 | Ron Atkins | 4–3 | Eliminated by Nebraska in the Super Regional |
2003 | Ron Atkins | 2–2 | Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional |
The 2002 team was truly exceptional.
A10 got 2 in the tourney that season.GW took the AQ and UR an at large.
Times have certainly changed.
UR took Super Regional final host Nebraska to the brink of disaster by splitting the first 2 games.WS was in our sights but we lost the deciding Game 3.
19 years ago.Lightyears in the rearview mirror.
My roommate at the time was a Nebraska boy - though he played baseball at Creighton and Wichita State. I remember listening together on a spotty internet stream (tech was quite different back then).The 2002 team was truly exceptional.
A10 got 2 in the tourney that season.GW took the AQ and UR an at large.
Times have certainly changed.
UR took Super Regional final host Nebraska to the brink of disaster by splitting the first 2 games.WS was in our sights but we lost the deciding Game 3.
19 years ago.Lightyears in the rearview mirror.
My roommate at the time was a Nebraska boy - though he played baseball at Creighton and Wichita State. I remember listening together on a spotty internet stream (tech was quite different back then).
We jumped to an early lead and then fell behind by 3, rallying to tie it in the 7th. I don't remember many of the player names, but I know once we tied it in the 7th, one of our players hit a warning track fly. So close. Our manager changed relievers in the 8th - whoever was in prior had shut the Huskers down and was in a groove, but he had pitched at least 2 innings so I guess the move was justified - and our 8th inning guy got absolutely lit up.
Two innings away from a CWS berth.
Was it Harry Wilson who I thought was a wide receiver on football also? Went to St Christophers I think and may be related to Russell Wilson.My mind is blank, but what was the young man from Baltimore that played both football and baseball?
He was without a doubt one of the greatest athletes to come to Richmond, and went on to play in the NFL and
MLB.
it seems we never have two sport athletes anymore.
Has to be Brian Jordan.My mind is blank, but what was the young man from Baltimore that played both football and baseball?
He was without a doubt one of the greatest athletes to come to Richmond, and went on to play in the NFL and
MLB.
it seems we never have two sport athletes anymore.
Has to be Brian Jordan.
Nobody else has two-sport athletes, either. Very rare.
My mind is blank, but what was the young man from Baltimore that played both football and baseball?
He was without a doubt one of the greatest athletes to come to Richmond, and went on to play in the NFL and
MLB.
it seems we never have two sport athletes anymore.