Spring Break
Petraitis double powers 7-run inning as 'Hawks snap skid
Dan Kukla
Issue date: 4/4/08 Section: Sports
"I'm from Cincinnati and know four or five guys in their starting lineup so it's pretty fun to be out there and talk to them at first base," Nurre said, "if they make it-hopefully not."
Up next for Miami is a five game home stand that includes three weekend MAC games. While the 'Hawks are in a hole after their slow start, the team remains confident that it will be able to turn things around.
"We can get ourselves right in the thick of the race," head coach Dan Simonds said. "We still have seven MAC weekends left and this is definitely the start of us getting back into the thick of it and playing the style of baseball-the quality of baseball-that we're capable of playing: winning baseball. We've got to make a statement that we are going to contend in the MAC. We certainly have the personnel to do that and a lot of that is going to start right on Friday."
The RedHawks are looking forward to their return home where they hope to be greeted by a large and excited home crowd. While the team has not lived up to expectations thus far, they want to show RedHawk nation that they still have every intention of competing at a high level.
"We're a team that's going to battle, a team that has to play decent baseball and a team that's going to turn the corner," Simonds said. "I think we play an exciting brand of baseball; it's going to show our fans and show the school that we can win."
Even this early in the year, Miami realizes that the next five games are critical to their season. A series loss could sink them too low to recover from, while a series win could put the 'Hawks right back into the post-season hunt.
"(Our games are) most important in the MAC because that's the way we're going to earn a bid to the national tournament," Nurre said.
Miami's next game is in Oxford against Western Michigan on Friday at 6 pm. The RedHawks will then round out the weekend series with a 6 p.m. game Saturday and a 1 p.m. start Sunday.
Up next for Miami is a five game home stand that includes three weekend MAC games. While the 'Hawks are in a hole after their slow start, the team remains confident that it will be able to turn things around.
"We can get ourselves right in the thick of the race," head coach Dan Simonds said. "We still have seven MAC weekends left and this is definitely the start of us getting back into the thick of it and playing the style of baseball-the quality of baseball-that we're capable of playing: winning baseball. We've got to make a statement that we are going to contend in the MAC. We certainly have the personnel to do that and a lot of that is going to start right on Friday."
The RedHawks are looking forward to their return home where they hope to be greeted by a large and excited home crowd. While the team has not lived up to expectations thus far, they want to show RedHawk nation that they still have every intention of competing at a high level.
"We're a team that's going to battle, a team that has to play decent baseball and a team that's going to turn the corner," Simonds said. "I think we play an exciting brand of baseball; it's going to show our fans and show the school that we can win."
Even this early in the year, Miami realizes that the next five games are critical to their season. A series loss could sink them too low to recover from, while a series win could put the 'Hawks right back into the post-season hunt.
"(Our games are) most important in the MAC because that's the way we're going to earn a bid to the national tournament," Nurre said.
Miami's next game is in Oxford against Western Michigan on Friday at 6 pm. The RedHawks will then round out the weekend series with a 6 p.m. game Saturday and a 1 p.m. start Sunday.
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