[NU Sports] NU Baseball projected...

[Jim Bendat]

My guess is that the only way we make it to the NCAA tournament is if we 
win the tournament, thereby earning the automatic bid.  I seriously 
doubt that the NCAA would give us an at-large entry if we have an 
overall losing record. 

Roy Lamberton wrote:
> Well, you've got to get your young guys game experience and the midweek games
> are the way to do that since you're supposed to schedule "easier" teams.
>  
> One problem is that the "easy" teams tend to get up for the Big 10 team, because
> its bragging rights to beat one, and you can use a better pitcher and maybe not
> screw up your rotation.
>  
> I work with a HS team that tends to draw the other team's Ace pitcher every
> game. This team has been on top for so long, the other teams want to beat them,
> and will use their top kids to do so.
>  
> Anyway, MSU is the "better" team of the two Big 10 schools, but Purdue is
> looking for redemption, and knocking NU out of the race would be icing on their
> cake...
>  
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