Baseball: Freshman walk-on a hit in developing Bobcat lineup
April 23, 2011
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April 23, 2011
After 10 years in Columbus, “The Vest” is leaving the Buckeyes.
Former Western Michigan baseball coach Fred Decker and Ohio skipper Joe Carbone have shared many stories during their years as friends. This one, however, stood out to Decker the most:
Every year in late June, several weeks after Ohio’s season has ended, coach Joe Carbone can be found holed up in a room in Omaha, Neb. with
After 464 wins in 24 years with the Bobcats, former coach Bob Wren was immortalized in 1997 with a ballpark in his name.
For more photos, video and quotes from players about field work, click here.
At the end of next season, Ohio’s longest-tenured coach will be a Bobcat no more.
Editor's Note: This version of the earlier story, "Coach to call it quits after 23 years," was updated with quotes from current and former players at 6:50 p.m.
Again and again, a chain gang of green-clad players emerged from the third-base dugout, engulfing Ohio’s latest run in a sea of high fives and head pats.
For Bobcats who find they spend more time in the dugout than on the field during games, there is hope.
Success came in the form of a cliché for Ohio last night, when, after twice failing to bring Wes O’Neill home from scoring position late in extra innings, the third time was the charm.
Coach Joe Carbone has not been happy about the constant deluge of rain in Athens during the past month. Standing in the dugout during Monday’s practice, Carbone looked frustrated over what he said was the rainiest Spring Quarter the Bobcats have dealt with in years.
Coach Joe Carbone doesn’t need statistics to know the Bobcats could stand to walk fewer batters and get more hits. But if he happened to check the numbers, they would say the same thing.
The Bobcats host Youngstown State and Ohio State today and tomorrow. One contest is “just another ballgame,” according to coach Joe Carbone. The other is a continuation of two decades of tradition.
Last time the Bobcats’ scoring reached double digits, coach Joe Carbone gave more credit to the wind blowing through Bob Wren Stadium than Ohio’s hitters.
Ohio’s revolving door of problems took another spin after its doubleheader against Northern Illinois. This time, the issue wasn’t with the Bobcats’ bats, but with their heads.
Three weeks after Ohio’s contest with Cleveland State was canceled because of inclement Athens weather, the Bobcats will head upstate to face the Vikings after another rainout.
The Bobcats won the first game of a doubleheader but allowed 19 runs in the second game to earn a split with the Huskies at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio.
With two outs, one on and Ohio down a run in the bottom of the ninth, Taylor Emody smacked a pitch deep to right field.