Huntington Park Ohio State

The new Huntington Park, being built in Columbus, will more than likely be far and away the nicest and obviously more state-of-the-art facility in all of the Big 10 as the home field for the Ohio State Buckeyes. According to reports, the officials at THE Ohio State university feel so strongly about it that they are prepped to make an offer to Big 10 officials to permanently host the conference baseball tournament there. Read the rest of this entry »

Alright, alright, I know that the Big 10 is known for the big moneymakers for college sports, that being basketball and football. While the conference has good strengths in normal non-revenue sports like wrestling, volleyball, tennis, and what not, baseball has always been one where there just doesn’t seem to be a whole heckuvalot of success overall. And judging by the prognostication by the experts for the Major league Baseball draft to be held on June 5-6th, there’s not much faith in the individual players from the Big 10 either. Read the rest of this entry »

Although Penn State seemed to have a decent offensive day in the second round of the tournament versus Purdue, it was no match for the day that Dan Black had, as he bombed 2 HR and 6 RBI to lead the Boilermakers to a seemingly easy win over the Nittany Lions 15-6. (It kind of helps when you score 9 runs in the first innings, doesn’t it?)

This was a surprise more than likely for Purdue fans, as Penn State normally has a solid pitching staff, proving it in a opening round 6-1 win over Indiana. However, the Boiler bats were rocking from the start, and it was a downward spiral for the Nittany Lions after that. Seven of the nine starters had more than one hit, and Black was never retired, going 4-4. Of course, the sun was also an ally for Purdue, as the Penn State outfielders lost two fly balls in the early going in the blinding light, which aided in Purdue’s huge opening.

The win propels Purdue through the “winner’s” bracket against Michigan. The loss for Penn State puts them in the elimination bracket and they will face the winner of Indiana-Illinois. Maybe Penn State can hope for a dreary day