OSU vs. Long Beach State Open Thread

by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 6:29 PM PDT in Baseball Comment 25 comments

If the Beavers want any shot of being selected to the post-season, they need a win tonight.

The Lineup:

Robertson - RF
Wallace - LF
Ortiz - C
Lennerton - 1B
Ogata - DH
George - 3B
Lechelt - 2B
Wells - CF
Wong - SS

Robles - P

GO BEAVERS!

--JB--

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Top 1: Robertson, Wallace, Ortiz

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 6:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Robertson flies out, 1 down

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Robles tries to pick to first base, throws it into no mans land

Two runs score.

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Groundout by the Dirt Bags, another run scores

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Espinosa triples for LBSU

Beavers trail 6-0

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

7-0 LBSU lead

runner tags on a fly

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

8-0

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Just seems to be falling apart all at once

We seem to have lost the pitching touch, the hitting touch, and fielding touch. Still some game left I guess and Osich is pitching well so far. But almost seems as if the team is tired and lost too much focus overall.

Hope they prove me wrong…

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well all at once over the last part of the season

Not this one game.

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep....

it’s back to reality for the beavers. we’ve been blessed the last three years.

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes and you have to give them a lot of credit

for to keep it jacked up at such a high level is a lot to ask of these young men year in and year out. Hate to “look ahead” but maybe it is good to have a reality shot and a bit of a break. Lots of young talent on the team and even if we are losing some quality seniors we have much to look forward to.

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're right, i like our chances next year

Stutes is gone, but Reyes and many, many young freshmen pitchers return. Wong is back, Tommassini is a year older, same with Nash, Ortiz, and others. Still, some key losses like Lennerton, Hopkins, Robertson, Lechelt, George…

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Totally agree

I really think the young pitcher core will be very strong. Tommassini seems to be a very good fielder, but had offensive problems so hope he can get that going with experience. Ortiz should emerge as a leader. But those names for the losses, those names…sigh…

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tommassini is a pesky hitter

I think he is more of a Kunda type player. Good glove, not as good of a bat. The Beavers needed as much offense as possible this year, so Lechelt has been getting the time as of late. Bailey was talking to MP on the pregame show about how the coaches are still trying to find a leader/ lead the team themselves. It shouldn’t be that way at this point of the season.

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That makes a lot of sense about the leader

Never really seemed to be one person who the team could rally around. Wong sort-of shows it in the field, but not quite as much as Barney yet. And on offensive Ortiz had moments but again nothing regular. A little surprising non of the seniors did, I wonder if maybe Stutes was hoped to be and he never really got it going either, but that complete game was a gem.

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Bailey’s quote was something along the lines of “we’ve talked to guys to try and motivate them to step up during the year… but nothing has happened”.

Yeah, I think the problem is that the players are getting down on themselves which isn’t making them strong leaders. Barney was a guy you could always count on to deliver at the plate and at short. And his leadership was always there.

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

9-0

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Starr

In now, yikes just trying to find some spark somewhere.

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well not bad from the freshman

2 Ks

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by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes it is 9-0

But Starr is hanging tough, not letting them get anything going even with them getting some hits on him. Hope he can keep it going, would be a good bit of experience for him.

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Beavs

Just seem kind-of done don’t they?

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yep

can’t get anything going

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

JB if you still around

That was a nice post about Bernard and Jackson. Too bad about Bernard lots of possible talent there, on the physical wonder if it was still lingering injuries.

Jackson should be very fun to follow, do wish he was playing on a non-turf field though for not sure how good that has been on his knee over the years. So many Beavers to follow in the NFL next year, should be very fun.

-RVM

by rvm on May 19, 2008 8:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bernard seems to be following in Simonton's footsteps

Monster college career but can’t carry it over to the NFL. Hopefully he can make it north of the border or in another endeavor.

Yes, we’ve been blessed with pros like Jackson, Housh, Chad Johnson, Matt Moore, Derek Anderson, Jacoby Ellsbury, and many others that aren’t coming to mind at the moment. Can’t wait for the fall to watch the NFL guys as well as the current Beavs play.

Thanks for hanging around, RVM. I can barely keep the eyelids open at this point… it’s been a long day. I’ll wrap this game up in the morning. Currently 9-0 in the top of the eighth.

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by Jake Bertalotto on May 19, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs