If you’re a baseball fan, you’ve probably heard an announcer say “with two strikes, you have to swing at anything close and protect the plate”. The announcers say this because sometimes the umpire might call the pitch a strike, even though it is actually a ball. Then again, sometimes the umpire calls a pitch a ball when it should have been strike three. The former happened to Andrew McCutchen during Wednesday’s game. McCutchen took strike 3, even though the digital strike zone grid clearly ... Read More
Wild Things Comeback Falls Short in 10-9 Loss
** The following is an official recap from WashingtonWildThings.com ** WASHINGTON, Pa.---With the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, down 9-6 in the top of the ninth, second baseman CJ Beatty hit a bases load double to tie it at nine, but the Normal Cornbelters won it in the bottom of ninth, 10-9, at the Corn Crib on Thursday. Normal (16-8) opened the bottom of the ninth with two straight singles by third baseman T.J. Galvitz and first baseman Mike Schwartz off ... Read More
Cain, Pence power Giants in 10-0 victory over Bucs
On the eve of the one year anniversary of Charlie Morton's Tommy John Surgery, the right hander took the mound for his first big league start of the season. Unfortunately, his start coincided with one of the worst games played by the Pirates all season. Morton and the bullpen surrendered nine runs, the defense committed three errors, and the lineup only produced three hits as the Pirates were blown out 10-0 in the season finale, Thursday night. Morton got off to a rough start to begin the ... Read More
Washington & Jefferson, Waynesburg featured in Top 25 Preseason Poll
The Sporting News College Football has released its 2013 Division III College Football Preseason Poll and two of our local football squads have found their way on it. Washington & Jefferson landed the number 19 spot on the list. Last season the President's finished 8-3 and took home a share of the PAC title. They earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament but fell early in the first round. W&J is returning some big players, including wideout Alex Baroffio. Baroffio had 78 ... Read More
St. Vincent Sleepers
No, they won’t be the talk of training camp. And you’ll be hard-pressed to hear much talk about them in August. But without fail, each year sleepers emerge on Chuck Noll Field at St. Vincent College. As OTAs finish up and training camp looms closer, these four players have a chance to turn heads. Brian Moorman: Unsurprisingly, the Steelers were quiet in free agency. It wasn't until April 30th the team added Moorman to compete with Drew Butler. And as Butler upset Jeremy Kapinos last season, ... Read More
Wild Things’ Four Run Ninth Fuel Washington to 7-2 Victory
** The following is an official game recap from the site of the Washington Wild Things ** A one-run pitcher’s duel on a windy Wednesday evening between two of the top teams in the Frontier League featured the Wild Things’ coming out victorious in a 7-2 shucking of the Normal Cornbelters at The Corn Crib. First baseman Stewart Ijames cracked the scoreboard in the top of the fifth as the rookie from Louisville University drove an opposite field solo shot for his second homerun on the year, ... Read More
The stubborn Pittsburgh Penguins
On Wednesday during his end of the season press conference, Ray Shero announced that he not only extended Dan Bylsma's contract for another two seasons, but also the contracts of the rest of the coaching staff featuring Todd Reirden and Tony Granato. So much for major changes in the coaching staff. Granted, as much as some of us would have liked to see Dan Bylsma -or any pieces of the coaching staff, for that matter- depart in favor of something new, it seemed pretty obvious Bylsma would ... Read More
All-22: Keenan Lewis and Cover 3
In the previous two articles, we dissected Cover 2. Today, we’ll breakdown Cover 3, what it looks like, and what happens when it goes wrong using the All-22 tape from the Steelers’ meeting with the Jets Week 2. Personnel: Trio Route Concept: Smash Seam Defense: Cover 3 Result: 45 yard gain by Jeremy Kerley Cover 3, as the play suggests, asks each defensive back to cover a third of the field. Cornerbacks guard their respective deep third with the safety Ryan Clark playing between ... Read More
Wild Things pick up easy road win over Corn Belters
The Washington Wild Things showed why they are near the top of the Frontier League's East Division when they went into Normal, Illinois and easily defeated the number one team in the West Division, the Normal Corn Belters. Again, on a spectacular pitching performance, the Wild Things were able to show why they belong atop the leader boards. Wild Things starter Shawn Sanford pitched an excellent game, only facing thirty batters along the way. On the hill, Sanford only gave up five hits and one ... Read More
Pitt gives AD Pederson 5-year extension
In an expected move, but one that won't necessarily make all Pitt Panthers fans happy, the program made it official Tuesday afternoon- athletic director Steve Pederson isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Pederson received a five-year contract extension that will keep him in his present position through the 2017-2018 academic year, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg said Tuesday. He's not the most popular guy on campus, but Pederson has done a lot in his time at Pitt, most recently helping the Panthers ... Read More