May 20, 2009

Game Notes - National Independent Tournament in PDF Format

GAME INFORMATION
x - As a capstone of the 2009 campaign, the Broncs will host the 2009 National Independent Tournament as they will face Northern Colorado and Houston Baptist

x - The Broncs faced the Bears last weekend in a four-game series, which the Bears swept

x - This will mark the 14th meeting between the Broncs and Bears and the 17th against the Huskies of Houston Baptist

x - The Broncs are currently 11-40 for the season, while the Bears are 16-33 and the Huskies 10-37

x - The Huskies hold a 9-4 series record over the Broncs BUT the Broncs hold an 11-5 advantage over the Huskies

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT - NORTHERN COLORADO
x - The Bears are 16-33 for the season with a 6-28 road record

x - As a team, the Bears are batting .312, while allowing their opponents to hit .379

x - Only one Bear has started all 49 games - Adam Hilker; Hilker has a .280 batting average along with 193 at-bats, 43 runs, 54 hits, seven doubles, 17 RBI and stolen 7-of-8 bags

x - Hunter Nolen leads the Bears with a .361 batting average in half the games played; collected 61 at-bats, 13 runs, 22 hits, four doubles, one homerun, 11 RBI and has one error on the season

x - The Bears are on a four-game win streak - the Bears faced the Broncs in their final home stand

x - In their last five contests, the Bears 4-1 with four wins over UTPA and one loss to Utah Valley (23-21)

x - After the four-game series against the Broncs, N. Colorado now has 10 players hitting above .300

x - Kevin Sandberg extended his lead amongst the team in HRs with 20; 3 Bears have earned double-digit HRs this season

x - Joe Willman leads the Bears pitching staff with a 7.32 ERA and a 2-5 record on the bump; has appeared on the mound 17 times for the Bears and has pitched 55.1 innings

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT - HOUSTON BAPTIST
x - The Huskies are 10-37 for the season with a 4-32 road record

x - As a team, the Huskies are batting .256, while allowing their opponents to hit .346

x - Only one member of the squad had competed in all 47 contests - Andrew Taccolini; Taccolini has 179 at-bats, 30 runs, 57 hits, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HRs, 37 RBI and a .956 fielding percentage; also leads squad in batting average

x - The Huskies canceled their final regular season game against LA-Monroe due to rain; the Huskies are on a two-game losing streak

x - In their last five contests, the Huskies are 1-4 with a lone win against PVAMU (15-6)

x - HBU has only two Huskies hitting above .300 - Taccolini and Jose Luis Perez

x - Keith Brunson leads the Huskies pitching staff with a 4.92 ERA and a 3-3 record; 53 IP in 17 appearances; 73 hits, 45 runs (20 ER), 21 walks and 36 strikeouts

N. Colorado Sweeps Series over Broncs
x - The Northern Colorado seniors concluded their season in fashion as they swept the Broncs in a four-game series last weekend

x - The Broncs dropped game one 7-4 and then followed that with a close 28-22 loss. In the second game of the double-header, the Broncs went down 19-6 and concluded the series with a 25-18 loss

x - In the Broncs 28-22 loss, the contest lasted a mere four hours and 26 minutes in regulation

Combined Doubles Ranks Fifth
x - In game three of the series, the Broncs and Bears combined for 14 total doubles, which ranks fifth in the NCAA record books (UNC recorded 10 while UTPA recorded four)

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