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Rutgers Baseball vs Penn State Friday at 2:22p.m.

Gorski didn't have it today. On the triple I think the left fielder, Callahan (?) might have lost the ball in the sun. I thought it should have been his ball. I feel horrible for Florence who pitched 8 plus innings and only gave up 3 hits. He was outstanding. At least we held on and won 5-4 in 10 innings. Hopefully we can score some runs tomorrow and get decent pitching.
 
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Florence and Bello pitched great! Gorski was overthrowing and that caused his wildness.
 
So do I have this right...

We are 1 win away from championship game.

And all we have to do is beat a team playing its second game of the day. And they need to beat us twice.

That seems pretty good.


Of course in a single elimination format we'd already be IN the championship.
 
This game is why I shouldn't be an RU fan (for all of your sanity). I turned the game on in the 9th, saw them blow a 4run lead.. turned it off, RU wins...
 
Iowa is fighting for its right to get to a regional. I think MD and RU are safely in.
 
It just occurred to me that this was exactly like our basketball game against psu. Victory well in hand, a tournament berth potentially at stake, we blow the lead, they tie it up, but somehow we eke it out.
 
Gorski didn't have it today. On the triple I think the left fielder, Callahan (?) might have lost the ball in the sun. I thought it should have been his ball. I feel horrible for Florence who pitched 8 plus innings and only gave up 3 hits. He was outstanding. At least we held on and won 5-4 in 10 innings. Hopefully we can score some runs tomorrow and get decent pitching.
In tournament situations, which pitcher gets the win is pretty irrelevant. Everyone knows how geat Florence was today. And he and everyone else knows that he contributed to this win more than anybody
 
Tournament Schedule
Assuming Indiana and Maryland win tonight, here is the scenario for the rest of the tournament:
A. 2 !oss teams out of tourney - Purdue and Illinois
B. 1 loss teams PSu , Iowa, Indiana, Michigan
C. No loss teams-RU and Maryland

Saturday schedule:
Game 9. PSU vs Iowa. (loser is out)
Game 10. Indiana vs Michigan. (loser is out)
Game 11 Maryland Plays winner of game 9
Game 12 RU plays winner of game 10
If RU and Maryland both win on Saturday, they play for championship on Sunday. If either or both lose on Saturday, they play the same Saturday team on Sunday. Then that winner moves on to the Championship. So if RU wins on Saturday, they are in the Championship game.
 
Game 10 is between the looser of Maryland-Michigan and the winner of Indiana-Illinois as per the official Big 10 Tournament web site.
Rutgers has to win one of two against the Winner of Game 10 to make the Championship Game.
 
Tournament Schedule
Assuming Indiana and Maryland win tonight, here is the scenario for the rest of the tournament:
A. 2 !oss teams out of tourney - Purdue and Illinois
B. 1 loss teams PSu , Iowa, Indiana, Michigan
C. No loss teams-RU and Maryland

Saturday schedule:
Game 9. PSU vs Iowa. (loser is out)
Game 10. Indiana vs Michigan. (loser is out)
Game 11 Maryland Plays winner of game 9
Game 12 RU plays winner of game 10
If RU and Maryland both win on Saturday, they play for championship on Sunday. If either or both lose on Saturday, they play the same Saturday team on Sunday. Then that winner moves on to the Championship. So if RU wins on Saturday, they are in the Championship game.
Rutgers has two games to get one win against the Winner of Game 10 to make the Championship game.
 
big ten switches brackets for the semi finals. Lets see how many people are old enough to get this: it must have been designed by Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich
If you can switch wives you can certainly switch brackets.
 
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Championship game is winner take all as well. Even if it's a one loss team against an undefeated team.
Yes but if it is already an one loss team, they would have to win 2 games on Saturday and 2 more on Sunday to be the champion
RU and Maryland (if they win tonight), only need to win 2 of 2 or 2 of 3 to be champion.
 
Like those famous words from the Movie Major League…” well I guess we’re going to have to win the whole F$#$king thing.” GO RU !!!!!! Get that B1G Championship.
 
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Championship game is winner take all as well. Even if it's a one loss team against an undefeated team.
seems like a few people here are having trouble grasping that concept. I've watched the tournament every year since Rutgers joined the league and its always been that way for as long as I've watched
 
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