March 5, 2004
Game times for the final day of the upcoming Alamo City Irish Baseball Classic (Tuesday, March 9) have been shifted up to noon for the consolation game and 4:00 p.m. for the championship. The games originally had been slated for 1:30 and 5:30, which remain the times for the round-robin games on March 6-8.
A special tournament page also is available on the baseball page at und.com (click on the Alamo Classic link box or type in und.ocsn.com/sports/m-basebl/nd-alamo-2004.html). This page provides links to information on all four participants, links to audio and live-stats (when available), up-to-date weather information and more.
Here are the probable pitching rotations for the 2004 Alamo City Irish Baseball Classic:
(note: all home teams listed second)
Saturday, March 6
* Southern Illinois junior LHP Eric Haberer (’04: 4.50, 0-0, 7 Ks/BB, 6 IP, 3 GP/0 GS, 8 H … ’03: 5.08, 1-3, 15 KS/12 BB, 33.2 IP, 39 H)
vs. Notre Dame junior RHP Chris Niesel (career: 2.85, 15-1,162 Ks/40 BB, 183.1 IP, 165 H; ’04: 1.42, 2-0, 13 Ks/3 BB, 12.2 IP, 2 GS, 11 H/.244)
* Texas-San Antonio junior LHP Aaron Rodriguez (6.16, 1-0, 25 Ks/5 BB, 19 IP, 23 H … ’03: 8.23, 1-2, 19 Ks/21 BB, 27.1 IP, 36 H)
vs. Penn State senior RHP Jim Farrell (’04: 5.79, 1-1, 5 Ks/3 BB, 9.1 IP, 2 GS, 13 H … ’03: 3.47, 7-3, 60 Ks)
Sunday, March 7
* UTSA freshman RHP Steven Vasquez *5.50, 1-1, 20 Ks/7 BB, 18 IP, 19 H)
vs. ND sophomore LHP Tom Thornton (’04: 1.38, 1-0, 11 Ks/2 BB, 13 IP, 2 GS, 10 H/.233; ’03: 1.81, 5-1, 29 KS/14 BB, 54.2 IP, 54 H)
* PSU senior RHP Clayton Hamilton (’04: 2.61, 2-0, 12 Ks/4 BB, 10.1 IP, 2 GS, 6 H … ’03: 5.56, 2-3, SV, 45 Ks)
vs. SIU senior RHP Josh Joiner (’04: 5.06, 0-0, 8 Ks/4 BB, 10.2 IP, 5 GP/0 GS, 8 H … ’03: 5.27, 6-3, 25 Ks/19 BB, 54.2 IP, 67 H)
Monday, March 8
* PSU sophomore RHP Sean Stidfole (’04: 0.00, 0-0, 5 Ks/2 BB, 4.2 IP, 2 GP/0 GS, 2 H … ’03: 2.23, 3-1, SV, 30 Ks)
vs. ND freshman RHP Derik Olvey (’04: 10.38, 0-0, 1 K/0 BB, 4.1 IP, 1 GS, 7 H … Pelham, Ala., HS in ’03: 1.49, 9-1, 93 Ks/11 BB, 70.2 IP, 36 H)
* SIU junior LHP Bryan Rueger (’04: 6.55, 0-2, 7 Ks/7 BB, 11 IP, 3 GS, 18 H … ’03: 3.75, 6-2, 29 Ks) or senior RHP Marshall Tucker (’04: 4.26, 0-3, 6 Ks/7 BB, 12.2 IP, 3 GS, 20 H … ’03: 3.38, 3-1, 3 SV,16 Ks)
vs. UTSA senior RHP Klae Boehme (’04: 3.86, 2-1, 26 Ks/5 BB, 21 IP, 28 H … ’03: 4.15, 4-1, 2 SV, 33 Ks)
Tuesday, March 9
Fourth-day starters are TBA (SIU’s probable is Rueger or Tucker)