Teeder11 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Great showing for a young squad ... keep it going against the Tide in Bama! Quote
UND Fan Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 USC wins it in the bottom of the 9th. Great weekend for the BB team!! Quote
UND1983 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Damn. Got 2 of 3 though. Nice job boys! Quote
Dagger Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Wow. What a weekend. An eyelash from sweeping USC. Impressive. USC scores with 2 out in the bottom of the ninth. I think this is going to be a fun year. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Fire Dodson? Simpl queschun. Can't seal the deal. 1 Quote
MoSiouxFan Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 For sure. Can't sweep USC, then who can you sweep? Quote
dakotadan Posted February 22, 2016 Author Posted February 22, 2016 Good weekend to start the season. I just can't figure out how they managed to finish the games with the thousands of condoms that were undoubtedly thrown onto the playing field. 2 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Seriously though, damn impressive weekend. I've got a soft spot in my heart for the baseball team. Always a great bunch of guys. They definatly get the short end of the stick with dollars and recently they've shown some life. Gotta tip your cap to the baseball team. 1 Quote
SiouxVolley Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 As a team that played outside for the first time this year in Los Angeles, doesn't have a full battery of scholarships, this might be the greatest DI performance ever by UND. The recruiting is awesome (thank Devillers for that?) the team is disciplined and makes and executes great baseball decisions. Wonder how long Dodson will last here? Next year, UND should have early season games in the new Vikings Stadium, so it's not like they are perpetually doomed to not have an early season field. Maybe they can even be on Fox Sports North then? Crazy to think Lockhert, DeGagne, and Calvo are the only seniors. My dream baseball conference of UND, NDSU, SDSU, Cal Poly, UCDavis, and Sac State may actually come to pass as part of a Big Sky FBS conference. Quote
Rock Chalk Fighting Hawk Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Very impressive! Can anyone who knows more than I do inform me on who the star players are on this years team? Quote
Rock Chalk Fighting Hawk Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Very impressive! Can anyone who knows more than I do inform me on who the star players are on this years team? Quote
UND1983 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 DeGagne, Lockhert, and Bresnehan are a few I always hear about. Obviously Muckenhirn is now their #1. Quote
SiouxVolley Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Ben Reznicek is the lead off hitter and is batting .500. A JC transfer from Sioux Falls. Brett Harrison is a catcher from Winnipeg that is a key RBI guy now. Miles Lewis is from Hudson, WI, and plays OF is a key new face. Brensehan is the CF from Casselton ND that made several key running catches. Muckenhirn, Delano, Mn, is probably on scouting lists now. Quote
sioux rube Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Great start. Congrats to the team. Wasn't there a call to get rid of baseball a year or so ago? Quote
geaux_sioux Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 1 hour ago, sioux rube said: Great start. Congrats to the team. Wasn't there a call to get rid of baseball a year or so ago? Yup. It makes sense to me. Not because I don't like the sport and especially not because I didn't like the baseball guys when I was there. Like i said before, great guys. But because we seem to be really half assing baseball at UND. Maybe some great success will bring a little extra cash their way? Quote
darell1976 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Campbell put UND baseball on the map last year with the home run derby, by taking 2 out of 3 from #12 USC, that puts UND on radar in the conference. If we keep getting big wins UND could be a recognizable team which is very hard to do up here. I also would love to see a new stadium in Grand Forks but only if it had a roof to play in the spring. Quote
northernraider Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 21 minutes ago, darell1976 said: Campbell put UND baseball on the map last year with the home run derby, by taking 2 out of 3 from #12 USC, that puts UND on radar in the conference. If we keep getting big wins UND could be a recognizable team which is very hard to do up here. I also would love to see a new stadium in Grand Forks but only if it had a roof to play in the spring. An upgraded baseball facility would be awesome. Who knows, maybe Grand Forks can be home of a summer league like Fargo and now Bismarck. Quote
darell1976 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 40 minutes ago, northernraider said: An upgraded baseball facility would be awesome. Who knows, maybe Grand Forks can be home of a summer league like Fargo and now Bismarck. I liked the GF Varmints when they were born in 1996, I thought they could be as big as the FM Redhawks but when the league folded it killed summer ball. Maybe they can get a team that could rival Winnipeg and FM someday. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 11 hours ago, sioux rube said: Great start. Congrats to the team. Wasn't there a call to get rid of baseball a year or so ago? Yup. Me. I like the sport and I like the run the UND program is on right now (Campbell and this past weekend); however, I still have climate/facilities concerns. I'm not sure the NCAA season (Feb-Jun) is right for this region. Quote
darell1976 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: Yup. Me. I like the sport and I like the run the UND program is on right now (Campbell and this past weekend); however, I still have climate/facilities concerns. I'm not sure the NCAA season (Feb-Jun) is right for this region. I agree unless we had a baseball dome. Why doesn't the NCAA move the season later like minor league baseball does (May-Sept) Quote
homer Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 14 minutes ago, darell1976 said: I agree unless we had a baseball dome. Why doesn't the NCAA move the season later like minor league baseball does (May-Sept) School ends in May. While it would work for attendance, tough to have a sport playing its full season when school is not in session. Quote
darell1976 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, homer said: School ends in May. While it would work for attendance, tough to have a sport playing its full season when school is not in session. I see your point. Sucks to have our team start the season with a 20-30 game road trip every year. Quote
UNDColorado Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I don't think dropping baseball is the answer. I would look to swimming and diving first as this would create less title 9 headaches. Also, I can't imagine S&D brings in much revenue. Lastly, to address the weather and short spring season: Wasn't there a proposal floating around that would allow the season to begin in the fall, and then resume again in the spring? I thought I read something about this recently. Great season opener! Quote
UNDColorado Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 One more thing: Currently I understand that UND baseball probably does not brig in much revenue. However there is more upside here compared to S&D as baseball is a popular sport in this country. Quote
SiouxVolley Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 57 minutes ago, UNDColorado said: I don't think dropping baseball is the answer. I would look to swimming and diving first as this would create less title 9 headaches. Also, I can't imagine S&D brings in much revenue. Lastly, to address the weather and short spring season: Wasn't there a proposal floating around that would allow the season to begin in the fall, and then resume again in the spring? I thought I read something about this recently. Great season opener! The Big 10 wanted to change the season, but the other P5 conferences were against it. The baseball draft is in June, and extending the season beyond that will make more players opt of of college by going to the pros directly. MLB won't change their draft date because they need to staff their rookie leagues. Also, college players often play in a summer baseball college league, like the Northlands League in Minnesota. The new Vikings Stadium will see a lot of use next winter for baseball, as did it's predecessor the Metrodome. Quote
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