Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State and Penn State open the Big Ten Conference season with four games in Columbus this weekend. Three of the games – the first three games of the series – will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Network will also be in Columbus next week and will [...]

Baseball: Hawks ready for weekend triple header – Sports via kwout

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Don’t be fooled by Wake’s 2-3 record going into this afternoon’s doubleheader with Troy. Wake was an NCAA tournament team last year and a runner-up in the ACC tournament. Plus they have virtually everyone back. How does this sound for a solid bunch of returnees? starters at all nine positions the top six starters 95% [...]

Kennesaw State, from Kennesaw GA, was a preseason pick, along with Stetson, as one of the two favorites in the 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference race. This past week, Kennesaw topped Stetson, taking two out of three, to establish themselves as the early favorite for the conference crown. The Owls had three players selected to the [...]

Troy University (5-0) Troy has gotten their season off to a solid start with a four game sweep of Rhode Island last weekend. They followed that up with a 3-1 Tuesday win over Penn State’s Saturday foe Kennesaw State. Troy centerfielder Brian Miller, hitting out of the second spot, has a five game hitting streak [...]

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. [...]