May 31st, 2008 04:11pm
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Due to Sonoma State’s unexpected flameout, I’m marooned in St. Louis
until Sunday afternoon. With no game to cover, I figured it was never
too soon to look ahead to next year.
SSU will miss Matt Means, Konrad Thieme, Nick Nosti, David Adler …. but they could be pretty good. Here’s a look at some of the players likely to be back:
Travis Babin, P/3B, Jr. (.329, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 4-0, 4.25 …
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May 31st, 2008 09:58am
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After Sonoma State’s 2-1 loss to Ouachita Baptist on Friday, Seawolves coach
John Goelz was clearly dejected, but his smile, even if it was a little forced, remained intact.
During the postgame press conference, he spotted me and said, “You flew a long way to see four hits. How dumb are you?” (Answer: Somewhat. But I’ve always wanted to see Sauget in late May.) When he was asked if he …
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May 30th, 2008 12:34pm
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OK, here we go … For those new to the party, Sonoma State is
playing Ouachita Baptist in an elimination game at the Division II
College World Series in Sauget, Ill. SSU is ranked second in the
nation. Ouachita is ranked fourth. The winner advances to to Saturday’s
championship game at 10 a.m. (PST) against Mount Olive.
11:45 a.m. — I am curently in the open-air press box at GCS Ballpark, using a Dasani water …
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May 30th, 2008 12:17pm
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Sonoma State (52-14)
1. CF Nick Nosti (.384, 1 HR, 37 RBI)
2. SS Kris Haycock (.326, 6, 44)
3. 1B Ian Bridges (.402, 8, 56)
4. C Konrad Thieme (.322, 19, 64)5. 3B Travis Babin (.333, 5, 19)6. RF Mark Pestorich (.343, 5, 40)7. LF Kyle Jones (.312, 5, 33)8. DH Dave Herman (.324, 5, 31)9. David Adler (.343, 0, 17)P Matt Means (10-1, 1.89 ERA)
Ouachita Baptist (50-15)
1. CF Blake Lockwood (.319, 1, …
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May 30th, 2008 11:40am
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Sonoma
State arrived at 10:13
a.m. – first pitch is at noon – and Seawolves coach John Goelz wasn’t thrilled
to see the flags whipping atop the scoreboard in right-center field.
A stiff wind is blowing in. SSU has out-homered opponents 11-0
during its seven games in the NCAA Tournament. As omens go, this isn’t a
positive one for the Seawolves.
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May 30th, 2008 11:26am
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The slogan of Sauget,
Ill., should be “A Village of 249
People No One Has Ever Heard Of, But Really, Really Close To A Lot of Stuff
That’s Pretty Cool.”
Sauget is a largely industrial area about three miles from
downtown St. Louis, just across the Mississippi
River, in southern Illinois.
Sauget is known for a large sewage treatment plant, a
chemical treatment plant, a high concentration of strip clubs and CGC Ballpark,
a 6,000-seat jewel that is …
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May 30th, 2008 01:57am
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I touched down — or at least my plane did — at 11:15 p.m. local time in St. Louis. After a call to the office, I discovered Sonoma State lost 2-1 to Ouachita Baptist while I flew from Phoenix to Lambert International Airport. A quick call to Seawolves coach John Goelz, however, revealed that his sense of humor was intact, despite the loss.
“Where were you?” he asked. “I could have …
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Eric Branch’s blog focuses on Sonoma State, Santa Rosa Junior College and former Empire athletes who are competing in college or professionally.
