Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

Hoosiers Stymied By Penn State in Opening Round – <blank> via kwout

Wanamaker pitches Penn State past Indiana, into winner’s bracket – Big Ten Network via kwout

UncleLar Take:
Seth Whitehill takes the mound for the Nits tomorrow. Seth has historically pitched well against the Boilermakers which is why he’s getting the call. Here’s hoping he can rise up to the occasion as he will probably be [...]

DownloadWanamaker and Wine hold a post game press conference

Download Winning pitcher Mike Wanamaker talks with Loren Crispell about his complete game victory over Indiana.

Download Loren Crispell interviews Coach Bell postgame

Baseball – Penn State University Official Athletic Site via kwout

UncleLar Take:
We couldn’t have asked for a better start to the tournament. The complete game by Wanamaker keeps the staff fresh for the rest of the weekend.

IU ‘not satisfied’ headed into Big Ten Tournament via kwout

UncleLar Take:
This will definitely be a strength vs strength game – IU’s powerful offense, led by unanimous All Big Ten choice catcher Josh Phegley, against PSU’s pitching, led by Mike Wanamaker and Drew O’Neil.
If the Nits need any incentive, they should post this on their dugout [...]

Breaking down the six teams in the Big Ten Tournament – Big Ten Network via kwout

PSU has eyes on better tourney via kwout

UncleLar Take:
It’s nice that PSU has their eyes on bigger and better things but I’m worried that if they take them off of Indiana for one moment, they’ll wind up home for their summer vacation sooner before the weekend.

Baseball – Penn State University Official Athletic Site via kwout

UncleLar Take:
We are 2-6 in the opening game of weekend play during Big Ten competition. We can’t afford to play like we normally do this weekend. Winning this game is imperative. While we swept Indiana when we faced them just a month ago, [...]