"NIU Baseball will play four games in Austin Peay's Governors Challenge"

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-baseb...15aaa.html

(02-12-2015 08:35 PM)Jwbon Wrote:  "NIU Baseball will play four games in Austin Peay's Governors Challenge"

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-baseb...15aaa.html

Will ESPN3 be carrying any baseball games this year?

Good question. That'd be great.

I would be surprised just because there is no room and easy hookup for the camera people...or announcers.

The schedule is a lot more manageable this year. Good Luck!

(02-12-2015 08:57 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  I would be surprised just because there is no room and easy hookup for the camera people...or announcers.

Are you talking about this weekend from Austin Peay....or is your comment in relation to home games?

(02-12-2015 11:33 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(02-12-2015 08:57 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  I would be surprised just because there is no room and easy hookup for the camera people...or announcers.

Are you talking about this weekend from Austin Peay....or is your comment in relation to home games?

My mistake. Yes, I was speaking of home games. I should have known that we were not playing at home yet!

NIU Athletics said they won't be showing any home games on ESPN3, they are not sure about away games.

(02-13-2015 09:38 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(02-12-2015 11:33 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(02-13-2015 09:38 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  I would be surprised just because there is no room and easy hookup for the camera people...or announcers.

Are you talking about this weekend from Austin Peay....or is your comment in relation to home games?

Yes, I was speaking of home games.

HuskieJohn, simply wanted to be clear before responding to your initial comment which I didn't understand. Why isn't there room in the McKinzie Field press box? In the old days, a few baseball games were on SportsChannel with Ron Kittle among the color commentars used. They had one camera on top of the press box which has a hatch in its roof exactly for that kind of access. They also had one camera behind the home plate netting, another on top of scaffolding aimed at home plate from right of centerfield, plus one near the third base dugout. Since there's no replay reviews ala football, perhaps all those cameras wouldn't be necessary and they could get by with one on top of the press box and one near third. Even if it were for only two or three games, it should be feasible for baseball (or softball). For such a limited schedule, they could get Bill Baker, NIU alum Jeff Leon (long-time Rochelle radio broadcaster), or someone to do play-by-play with an ex-NIU coach like Dave Mason for color (former softball coach Dee Abrahamson also still lives in DeKalb). Even for a minimum number of games, it would be something memorable and unique for those programs.

(02-13-2015 11:49 AM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(02-13-2015 09:38 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(02-12-2015 11:33 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(02-13-2015 09:38 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  I would be surprised just because there is no room and easy hookup for the camera people...or announcers.

Are you talking about this weekend from Austin Peay....or is your comment in relation to home games?

Yes, I was speaking of home games.

HuskieJohn, simply wanted to be clear before responding to your initial comment which I didn't understand. Why isn't there room in the McKinzie Field press box? In the old days, a few baseball games were on SportsChannel with Ron Kittle among the color commentars used. They had one camera on top of the press box which has a hatch in its roof exactly for that kind of access. They also had one camera behind the home plate netting, another on top of scaffolding aimed at home plate from right of centerfield, plus one near the third base dugout. Since there's no replay reviews ala football, perhaps all those cameras wouldn't be necessary and they could get by with one on top of the press box and one near third. Even if it were for only two or three games, it should be feasible for baseball (or softball). For such a limited schedule, they could get Bill Baker, NIU alum Jeff Leon (long-time Rochelle radio broadcaster), or someone to do play-by-play with an ex-NIU coach like Dave Mason for color (former softball coach Dee Abrahamson also still lives in DeKalb). Even for a minimum number of games, it would be something memorable and unique for those programs.

Sounds good if there is room. It just seemed like a super small area for the PA, a TV crew and the hook up for one or two TV cameras.


I wonder if NIU will ever be able to put the sports we produce to be on ESPN3.com to be on Channel 8 in the Dorms.

NIU defeats South Dakota State 10-6 in the opener.

Huskies win first game of the season, 10-6. Fuller, relieving Nuemann, picks up the W with four innings of four-hit ball.

http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=84244&a=1

It's the Huskies' first opening day win since at least 2002 (as far back as I could find).

(02-13-2015 03:34 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  It's the Huskies' first opening day win since at least 2002 (as far back as I could find).

I was gonna say, I can't remember them winning an opener.

According to the NIU release,

"NIU’s last win in the first game of the season was on Feb. 24, 2001, when NIU swept UT Martin in a doubleheader, 13-3 and 19-5 (6). NIU has played 16 doubleheaders on opening day."

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-baseb...15aaa.html

Great start

Here's a desktop background with the home schedule

http://i0.wp.com/www.collegebaseballdail...rLarge.jpg

Live stats of today's game against Niagara here:

http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=84195

First pitch at 1:30 CST.

Huskies start the season 2-0.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/triv...tt_trv_trv

(02-14-2015 07:37 PM)Jwbon Wrote:  Huskies start the season 2-0.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/triv...tt_trv_trv

Ha, you linked to To Kill A Mockingbird trivia. For some reason, I can't stop laughing.