Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

Wine comments on PSU’s doubleheader split with High Point Robbie WineLions win season opener, fall in game two.

Any positive momentum that the team had coming out of the first game win disappeared rapidly in the second inning of game two when the Nits gave up four hits and committed four errors… and things got worse from there. Lorentson took the loss and the game ended with OF Scott Kelley pitching the eighth [...]

PSU 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 1 HPU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 1 Wanamaker throws six shutout innings. O’Neil come in with two out in the eighth to squelch a High Point rally, then gets a 1-2-3 ninth to record the save. [...]

No surprises but we at least get a feel for who will be batting where. Brian Ernst cf Landon Nakata ss Rob Yodice dh Joe Blackburn c Cory Wine 1b Mike Deese 3b Rick Marlin rf Scott Kelley lf Lou Picconi 2b As expected, Wanamaker will get the season opening start.

The High Point Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions have something in common other than a similar looking mascot. Both are coached by sons of major leaguers. Penn State’s Robbie Wine is the son of longtime Philadelphia Phillie Bobby Wine, while High Point’s Sal Bando, Jr’s dad toiled in the Oakland age organization for years. [...]