Baseball season over
Posted May 20th, 2006 by mrasor
Baseball
Miami swept Akron in today's doubleheader, 3-0 and 5-2.
The Zips bullpen spoiled solid starts from Frank Turocy and Tom Farmer.
Sophomore slugger Kurt Davidson failed to hit a home run in either game. He finishes the season two home runs shy of Mike Doerbecker's school record of 14.
At 15-36, the Zips had a rough season. However, the team had some redeeming moments, such as Davidson's hitting and how they almost took the Kent State series.
Like most Zips teams that struggled this year, the baseball team is young and has nowhere to go but up. They just need to improve their pitching and defense.
Football
ESPN.com's preseason rankings give top-25 consideration to Northern Illinois.
Just like the Sporting News, ESPN.com says the Huskies could make some national noise. That's good for the MAC.
I'm wondering why Akron, the MAC Champion that lost relatively little to graduation, is not the top in the MAC. The Zips also beat the Huskies twice last season.
Is it because NIU's Garrett Wolfe is a superstar? Or is it because NIU is really a better team?
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:31 am
Because NIU is better. Though they must be given credit for beating NIU (twice), overall, they are not the better team. The largest factor in their win in the MAC Championship game, Dominick Hixon, is gone, and they won't be the same team without him. They return their starting QB who should be productive, but defense wins games, and theirs can't stop the run. NIU's defense will be improved this year, and hopefully their pass defense will be much improved. If so, NIU will again warrant top 30, if not top 25 consideration, and Akron will be a MAC East also-ran.
May 22nd, 2006 at 1:28 pm
NIU is over rated. Akron's D-line is going to be a hell of alot better than it was last year. Besides even giving up 270 yards to Wolfe, We still beat them. Dominick Hixon won't be missed.
September 14th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
AS MUCH AS I TO SAY IT, TOLEDO LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AT THIS POINT. NORTHERN, MAY BE THE SECOND BEST IN THE MAC THIS YEAR. AKRON HAS TO DO IT MORE THAN ONCE AND WIN MORE THAN 7 GAMES. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE ZIPS SINCE THE LATE '60S AND AM A '74 GRAD. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BROKEN MY HEART. WE'LL SEE HOW THEY HANDLE PRESSURE.