The Cardinal baseball team is one of the reasons I love sports. Only in team sports can a situation turn around so quickly and with such good results. Eleven days ago on Sunday April 7 the Cards were two down in a three game series with Clemson and about to lose a third game for the first conference sweep of the Cards at home since anyone can remember.
After tying the game in the top of the 7th the Cards got one base runner in the next three innings and then came the top of the 11th. The Cards exploded for five hits and three runs and have never looked back. They went into the Clemson game batting under .260, one of the worse team averages in the last several seasons and maybe since Dan McDonnell arrived.
Today they are batting .278 as a team and since that 11th inning have won five straight games including a sweep of the #4 ranked North Carolina State.
Beginning in that 11th inning the Cards are 84 of 210 for a .400 batting average. They have hit six home runs while hitting only 21 in the previous 32 games.
That's why I love sports. This is one old guy that misses the joy and excitement of playing the game.
After tying the game in the top of the 7th the Cards got one base runner in the next three innings and then came the top of the 11th. The Cards exploded for five hits and three runs and have never looked back. They went into the Clemson game batting under .260, one of the worse team averages in the last several seasons and maybe since Dan McDonnell arrived.
Today they are batting .278 as a team and since that 11th inning have won five straight games including a sweep of the #4 ranked North Carolina State.
Beginning in that 11th inning the Cards are 84 of 210 for a .400 batting average. They have hit six home runs while hitting only 21 in the previous 32 games.
That's why I love sports. This is one old guy that misses the joy and excitement of playing the game.
