I am glad that RU swept Winthrop and took the first 2 against Old Dominion to get to 5-1 for a very good start. However I am a bit concerned over these last two games as on Saturday in the second game we led 6-0 over Old Dominion going into the bottom of the fifth. Our pitcher had a no hitter for four innings but gave up 6 hits in the fifth plus a walk and it seemed he had lost it. Old Dominion kept hitting him and before I knew it the game was tied 6-6. I think the pitcher might have been left in too long as it seemed that like 7 straight guys reached base. Maybe our coach was trying to get him through the fifth to give him a chance for the win or maybe he just still had faith in him or he wasn't sure about the bullpen. Luckily Thompson hit a home run and our bullpen closed out the last three and a third innings and we won 7-6. However Sunday we led 5-0 going into the bottom of the fourth and a similar thing happened. In the bottom of the fourth our starting pitcher again collapsed and gave up 6 runs in the bottom of the fourth. We fell behind 6-5 and lost the game 9-5. I am happy about the record but I am a little concerned that in two consecutive games our second and third starters both fell apart in the 5th and 4th innings. If we score 5 or 6 runs early we should not give away so many runs in one inning. I know this can happen but two games in a row makes me a bit concerned that our starters couldn't get us through 5 innings before going to the bullpen. I really hope this year we can have an outstanding season and make the NCAA.