Beavers beat Rutgers

The Beavers made it past their first hurdle, Rutgers. They won 5-2 on great pitching from Reyes and Turpen. Plus, Lechelt bombed a HR late in the game to provide some breathing room. Good win, on to Virginia at 3pm.

Go Beavers!

Beavs win, on to UVA

Friday night was a perfect win for the Beavs. Not too much drama, lots of hitting, and some great pitching. John Wallace was the man. I think he has to play more now. He's got a huge amount of experience from last season's run. Plus, he needs to step up next year and be the next stud.



I just LOVE articles like this from the CSTV recap:

Oregon State Defeats Rutgers 5-1 in Game Two of Charlottesville Regional

Defending national champion Beavers rally from early deficit

I can't get enough of that national champion stuff. I just want it to last as long as possible.

Joe was a stud, huh? How big of a decision was it to start Joe Patterson? Great call by the coaches. Now Mike Stutes has a little less pressure and might just have something to prove against Virginia. He needs to come up BIG!

Virginia Info:

We are facing one of the best pitchers in the nation in Jacob Thompson (11-0, 1.35 ERA, 0.919 WHIP, 8.1 K/9, and .193 BAA).

Their huge park keeps the HR numbers down, but some hitters to be afraid of?

Jeremy Farrell - .394 ave, .563 slg, .500 obp in a half of a season.
Brandon Guyer - .369 ave, 8 hrs, 50 rbi, 19 2b, .997 ops
David Adams - .372 ave, 11 2b, 4 3b, 5 hrs, 42 rbi, .979 ops

Luckily Greg Miclat is hurt. He had 32 sbs and was batting .376.

Game time is 3pm Saturday.


Check out this video of pregame interviews from a local Virginia TV station WCAV: NCAA Baseball Regional Preview

And some more national regional breakdowns:

Regional Insider: Charlottesville Regional - Rivals.com

Charlottesville Regional Capsule - Baseball America

Vandy almost gets upset! - Baseball America Blog

Don't forget to listen to the Baseball America Podcast on the Regionals!