Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

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PSU took two from Minnesota today, winning the first game 5-3 and the second 9-7. The two wins coupled with Illinois two losses to Purdue moved the Nits into sole possession of third place in the Big Ten standings. With a win tomorrow, or another Illini loss to Purdue, the Nits will have [...]

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While PSU, Illinois, and Ohio State battle it out for the third seed in the Big Ten tournament, there’s potentially a huge choking sound coming out of East Lansing.
Indiana game into the weekend in eighth place in the Big Ten standings, 2 1/2 games out of making the tournament, with only a very slim chance [...]

As bad as the Nits are in their opening game of their weekend Big Ten series (they are 2-6), they are good in the second game of their series (they’re 6-2 in second games).
PSU’s 5-3 win coupled with Indiana’s 7-6 win over Michigan State clinched a spot in the Big Ten tournament for the Nits. [...]

Coach Wine reflects on PSU loss to Minnesota in the opening game

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