Worth mentioning D3 schools technically cannot give athletic scholarships. I'm sure I will get killed for this statement but if you played HS baseball you can play at the D3 level. Almost 1 out of every 4 students plays a sport at a D3 school. There is a huge difference between a D1 athlete and a D3 athlete no matter the sport.

I will give you that one. My knowledge of mens collegiate tennis is non existent.

And yes, DIII athletes with solid academics and solid performers on the field can have their aid packages making school more affordable than a walk on or partial scholarship athlete in baseball, track (men's), and other compareable sports.

Donuts, I was addressing Bobcat28, I never said our kids could hit, (they obviously are not hitting).  I never disagreed with you.

I know hitting is down due to bats, i get it, but shouldn't that help out fielding the baseball? 

I figure since the ball is coming off the bat slower, we would be fielding better.  Apparently that is not how it works.  This team has the worst Fielding % compared to the teams since 2005.  Allowed the 3rd most Unearned runs in the MAC

Granted, that the sieve at SS is finally out of the lineup and can't do as much damage anymore, so maybe things will pick up.

We've given up 345 hits (4th most in the MAC) and 183 walks (most in the MAC by 20!), shouldn't we have turned more double plays than 29?  You would think with all those base runners, we would run into a few more DP's.

Oh, I guess i forgot to mention we have been stolen on the 2nd most in the MAC as well (48 steals in 62 attempts for 77% success rate).  So i guess that doesn't help either.

Basically, it boils down to this:  I just want the bobcats to be good and to compete for a title.  Its so frustrating watching this kinda of stuff year in and year out.

http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/content/computer-generated-s...

Carbone said. “But I don’t need to look at stats to see what I see.”

Wonderful. That's just great.

Or maybe is hunch is that the batting .128 backing up the guy batting .208 is not as good. I mean are you guys saying we have players on the bench who are studs? But we are not playing them? If so who are these studs? Or are we just NOT that good?

Even though I stated batting average, I did mean to be all incompessing regarding, practice, cage work and drills. Stats are great, but how large a sample do you need to draw a conclusion? I also ask, giving Ohio's budget, does OU have the resources to keep the "Billy Bean" statistics? And I will also ask how many teams subscribed to money ball and won titles? Guys like Jim Bowden were money ball guys, and he was a joke! A dork who never played the game but tried to use his slide rule to figure out the game.

On one hand I get what Carbone is saying.  I don't need SABR stats to tell me Wes O'Neil is a terrible baseball player.  Shoot the kid has just as many errors (12) as hits (12).  That's more of a joke than this weather we've had.

On the other hand, I think you need to get with the times.  I've never seen this local product Kyle Dean play, but he's got a .379 OBP (4th highest on the team) and our team average is .344.  Maybe give this kid a shot.  Voshell's OBP is .277.  He's a senior and got one foot out the door.  Play the freshmen and see what he can do.  If Voshell was gonna suddenly find it, you think it would have some time ago.  Base Runners are 83% successful stealing on Voshell too.  At least Dean has thrown out 1 runner of the 3 that tried.  Give him a shot, whats the worst that happens?

I know we don't have Men's Track anymore, so the closest thing you are going to find on campus in the spring is the other team's track meet when they get to first base.

Oh and back some time ago, maybe mid 2000s, they use to post more advanced stats.  Like batting average with 0 outs, avg against lefties/righties, and stuff like that.  At least can we see those?

Interesting thoughts on the Dean kid, but I have a question for you. Would you be the first one on here blasting the coach for sitting a senior for a freshman like you did about Keen? On one hand you bemoan the benching of a Senior, on the other you want a Senior benched.

I would think the larger problem (if there would be a problem) would be the number of people to compile the stats.  Isn't the Sports Information Department kind of small?

You are referring to this quote of mine "Keen quit?  After playing every game for the past 3 years, we now put him on the bench?"

This was definitely not in support of Keen.  I don't even want to look up those dreadful stats, but i know he hit below .200 that past 2 years while playing/starting almost every game the past 3 years.  Just figured, we would have figured out he wasn't an everyday player a long long time ago, but decided after 2 terrible years it was time to sit him. Am I the only one that thinks that was strange?  I would have probably sat him down mid-way through his sophomore year.

As far as freshmen vs seniors and whatever, i see it as best players play.  I don't give a crap how much money you get, if you were all world in high school, if you've been drafted, etc.  If you are outplaying you competition at whatever position, you deserve a chance to play everyday and see how it goes.  Voshell has had a boat load of at bats and chances and he just isn't hitting or throwing anyone out. 

If you give someone a chance and put a little faith in them you might be surprised in what happens.  I don't know if this Dean kid is a scholarship player or not, but I bet you he's been on the bench waiting for a chance and when he gets in who knows what could happen.  What's the worst that can happen?  The other team steals at will and he doesn't get any hits?  Sounds like what is currently happening.

"you want big rewards?  you gotta take big risks."