2008 Woodie Awards
Allen, Teas lead Chippewas' offense against Wayne State
By: Tim Ottusch
Issue date: 3/21/08 Section: Sports
The baseball team came into Thursday's game averaging just 3.2 runs a game in its last five games.
On Thursday, 11 CMU players had hits and eight had runs batted in en route to a 14-8 victory against Wayne State at Theunissen Stadium.
"Run production is just key to a team win and that was a team win," said junior outfielder Cody Allen. "It wasn't just one person, it was a whole team manufacturing runs."
CMU was helped out by Wayne State's inconsistent pitching. The Warrior staff walked 10 batters, threw two wild pitches and hit a batter.
Coach Steve Jaksa said his team took advantage of its opportunities.
"We've had a few games where somebody's made a mistake and we don't capitalize, and today we were able to capitalize a little bit," he said.
Allen led CMU's hitting surge, finishing the game with two doubles, a single and three runs batted in. He said as the leadoff hitter, he just tries to keep it simple.
"Being in the No. 1 spot, I feel like I just have to make contact and not strike out, just get on base," Allen said.
Junior infielder James Teas finished with two hits, a two-run home run, two walks and three runs scored. Senior catcher Jeff Nowaczyk pinch-hit for sophomore catcher Dale Cornstubble and finished the game 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
Chilly opener
Perhaps the team's biggest obstacles were the weather and the field. Snow sat on the warning track in left field, covered the first base line stands and covered up much of the bullpen area.
Jaksa said the players and three other individuals worked for two days to get the field ready. The start of the game was delayed a half hour to get everything in order.
Jaksa was happy with how the field stood up throughout the game.
"The field held up great - the field's in great shape," he said.
The game-time temperature was 38 degrees. Jaksa said the players have to be ready to play, despite the unreliable weather.
"Quite frankly I think it's an attitude," he said. "It's a mentality that 'Hey we have to play, we know we have to play. We know we're going to play in cooler weather sometimes. … I tell the guys, I don't care what kind of gloves they wear, I don't care what hats they wear. I just know when its your time to play, you play."
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On Thursday, 11 CMU players had hits and eight had runs batted in en route to a 14-8 victory against Wayne State at Theunissen Stadium.
"Run production is just key to a team win and that was a team win," said junior outfielder Cody Allen. "It wasn't just one person, it was a whole team manufacturing runs."
CMU was helped out by Wayne State's inconsistent pitching. The Warrior staff walked 10 batters, threw two wild pitches and hit a batter.
Coach Steve Jaksa said his team took advantage of its opportunities.
"We've had a few games where somebody's made a mistake and we don't capitalize, and today we were able to capitalize a little bit," he said.
Allen led CMU's hitting surge, finishing the game with two doubles, a single and three runs batted in. He said as the leadoff hitter, he just tries to keep it simple.
"Being in the No. 1 spot, I feel like I just have to make contact and not strike out, just get on base," Allen said.
Junior infielder James Teas finished with two hits, a two-run home run, two walks and three runs scored. Senior catcher Jeff Nowaczyk pinch-hit for sophomore catcher Dale Cornstubble and finished the game 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
Chilly opener
Perhaps the team's biggest obstacles were the weather and the field. Snow sat on the warning track in left field, covered the first base line stands and covered up much of the bullpen area.
Jaksa said the players and three other individuals worked for two days to get the field ready. The start of the game was delayed a half hour to get everything in order.
Jaksa was happy with how the field stood up throughout the game.
"The field held up great - the field's in great shape," he said.
The game-time temperature was 38 degrees. Jaksa said the players have to be ready to play, despite the unreliable weather.
"Quite frankly I think it's an attitude," he said. "It's a mentality that 'Hey we have to play, we know we have to play. We know we're going to play in cooler weather sometimes. … I tell the guys, I don't care what kind of gloves they wear, I don't care what hats they wear. I just know when its your time to play, you play."
sports@cm-life.com
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