AJC > Sports > Tech > Blog > Archives > 2008 > May > 27
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
NCAA tournament update
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Catcher Jason Haniger, who hurt his hand in Saturday’s loss to Clemson, is healthy and ready for this weekend’s regional at Athens, Tech coach Danny Hall said today. Haniger was able to practice Monday and Tuesday and swung the bat well on Tuesday, Hall said.
Hall is sticking with David Duncan (7-3, 4.47 ERA) as the Friday starter. Duncan had a rough outing last week at the ACC tournament, but the other Yellow Jackets pitchers didn’t exactly shine, either. Before that trip to Jacksonville, Duncan had allowed only one earned run in three of his previous four starts.
The interesting decision for Hall will come in Saturday’s game, especially if Saturday’s game is against Georgia. Freshman Deck McGuire pitched against Georgia three times this season; his results: 2-1, 3.37 ERA, 22 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched. Do you pitch him again in what would arguably be Tech’s most important game of the year? The advantage: He has been effective against UGA, so he should be confident, and the matchups seem good. The disadvantage: UGA has seen him three times already, and batters generally benefit from familiarity with a pitcher.
The alternatives are Eddie Burns, who had the best ACC tournament outing of any Tech starter but has been subpar in six of his past eight starts, and Zach Von Tersch, who has been on-again, off-again for the past month.
Permalink | Comments (5) | Post your comment | Categories: baseball
