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03-26-2016 07:26 PM
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If there is any coach at UT that needs to be fired, it's Coach Mee with baseball. This is his 13th season at UT, and has only 2 (yes, 2!) overall winning season! He has had 6 winning seasons in conference. He has a career 44$ winning percentage, and 49% in conference play.
03-26-2016 08:28 PM
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There is simply no good reason why UT isn't winning a MAC championship in SOMETHING every 2 years...best resources of any school in the conference. As far as baseball and softball go, there is plenty of very good high school talent in NW Ohio...need to get more of it here...recruiting budget could be cut in half and we'd likely have a better team.
03-26-2016 08:29 PM
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I walked on to the baseball team in the early 2000's as a pitcher. I was surprised to learn that I threw the hardest out of all the pitchers on the team and was made the closer. Coach Mee was new. It was fun for a little while, then my grades started slipping as I was an engineering major at the time. I decided to quit and focus on my grades and get into graduate school. I remember meeting with Coach Mee and some of the assistants when I told them my plan, that I aspired to keep my grades up and get into graduate school. Coach Mee was very understanding and supportive of my decision. I really believe he is a good guy. I'm sad that he hasn't had more success as head coach. Although, I really believe, the whole Scott Park setup kills the baseball team. You start going to places that really support their baseball teams, like Miami OH, with a beautiful on campus stadium, and it's not easy to see how Toledo has a hard time recruiting baseball talent. Sadly, baseball isn't really a money making sport, so it will probably continue to get neglected. They should just eliminate baseball from UT. I don't see the point if you aren't going to take it seriously. Yes, we had Mitch Maier who made it to the big leagues with Kansas City, but, I bet even he would admit that the setup at Toledo was crap.
03-26-2016 09:18 PM
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If a legitimate effort to upgrade baseball/softball facilities either at Scott Park or relocating on campus is not made, both those programs will continue to regress. There are some recruited HS seniors checking out the setup at Scott Park and would consider it a step down. If both programs were cut, womans soccer could be moved on campus (field inside track next to IPF). Mens & womens lacrosse could be added, and played there also, or in the GB.
03-27-2016 08:59 AM
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(03-27-2016 08:59 AM)FMRocket Wrote:  If a legitimate effort to upgrade baseball/softball facilities either at Scott Park or relocating on campus is not made, both those programs will continue to regress. There are some recruited HS seniors checking out the setup at Scott Park and would consider it a step down. If both programs were cut, womans soccer could be moved on campus (field inside track next to IPF). Mens & womens lacrosse could be added, and played there also, or in the GB.

I don't think the MAC will allow softball to be cut. Akron did cut baseball.

Bring back wrestling.

BTW, I've been hearing that some P5 programs are talking about pushing to go below the NCAA mandated number of Division I sports.
03-27-2016 10:26 AM
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I'm all in favor for cutting the baseball and softball programs. Wow, what an embarrassment to our University (both the history of each program and their facilities, which FMRocket stated are a step down from some high school stadiums, yikes).

Cut these two programs and put the money towards our football program.
03-30-2016 05:34 PM
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(03-26-2016 08:28 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  If there is any coach at UT that needs to be fired, it's Coach Mee with baseball. This is his 13th season at UT, and has only 2 (yes, 2!) overall winning season! He has had 6 winning seasons in conference. He has a career 44$ winning percentage, and 49% in conference play.

That's horrible. Could you imagine the hell that would be raised on this message board if that was our football coach's career?!?
College baseball is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Don't most of the stud players get drafted right out of high school anyways?
03-30-2016 05:38 PM
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at least the softball team went to the College World Series about 30 years ago............ 05-stirthepot

Actually that team was awesome!!!!!!! They should have never let that coach get away!!!!!!! Team hasn't been the same since.
03-30-2016 06:13 PM
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(03-30-2016 06:13 PM)Terry Wrote:  at least the softball team went to the College World Series about 30 years ago............ 05-stirthepot

Actually that team was awesome!!!!!!! They should have never let that coach get away!!!!!!! Team hasn't been the same since.

(Continuing to stir the pot): We seem to have this same discussion every spring. Here is my post from Feb 2014:

"RE: UT softball 2014
I don't think that softball has done much since Cheryl Sprangle left for UVA in 1997. She was here for 14 years and had them competing for a MAC title most of the time. She got them to the College Softball World Series (NCAA Finals) one year and I think that they finished either 5th or 7th in the country. Consistent excellence and the ability to compete at the highest levels depends on having a very special head coach, and this is especially true in the non-revenue sports where there is little financial support-----and such coaches don't come along very often."


.....and then if we follow the script, someone will note that she did not have the same success at UVA and she now sell real estate in the Charlottesville area.
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(03-30-2016 09:58 PM)T-Town Wrote:  
(03-30-2016 06:13 PM)Terry Wrote:  at least the softball team went to the College World Series about 30 years ago............ 05-stirthepot

Actually that team was awesome!!!!!!! They should have never let that coach get away!!!!!!! Team hasn't been the same since.

(Continuing to stir the pot): We seem to have this same discussion every spring. Here is my post from Feb 2014:

"RE: UT softball 2014
I don't think that softball has done much since Cheryl Sprangle left for UVA in 1997. She was here for 14 years and had them competing for a MAC title most of the time. She got them to the College Softball World Series (NCAA Finals) one year and I think that they finished either 5th or 7th in the country. Consistent excellence and the ability to compete at the highest levels depends on having a very special head coach, and this is especially true in the non-revenue sports where there is little financial support-----and such coaches don't come along very often."


.....and then if we follow the script, someone will note that she did not have the same success at UVA and she now sell real estate in the Charlottesville area.

She wanted to stay, but AD Pete Liske wouldn't give her a $5,000 raise.
03-31-2016 04:03 AM
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Ask yourself. Who would want the job?

The facilities are horrible. They are an outlier from main campus. Until there is a concrete plan for a decent facility on campus forget it and keep the crappy coaches. Talked with a former player at an alumni event and she brought the facilities up. It is on the radar of the university but....

Here is an idea for a baseball coach. AJ Sager. MLB ties. Would cost some money.
03-31-2016 08:00 AM
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(03-31-2016 08:00 AM)indianasniff Wrote:  Ask yourself. Who would want the job?

The facilities are horrible. They are an outlier from main campus. Until there is a concrete plan for a decent facility on campus forget it and keep the crappy coaches. Talked with a former player at an alumni event and she brought the facilities up. It is on the radar of the university but....

Here is an idea for a baseball coach. AJ Sager. MLB ties. Would cost some money.

Still can't totally forgive him for locking down on his primary receiver and never throwing anywhere else! 03-wink
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I agree with the facilities up there. Since I don't get to Toledo that often, I did stop by and saws the softball and baseball diamonds. I said this is a D1 program, with these type of facilities, Incredible. University of Dayton, Miami Redhawks have far better stadiums then UT. I wonder if the Akron Zips play in the Firestone stadium that there professional softball team plays in? Don't know what BGSU has now? Certainly they have room on the main campus for new facilities. Asking for high roller donors to help out with the cost would be one step. Paying your coaches more money would be another. Otherwise, suspend the programs if that is an option.
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Toledo needs to find ways to maximize revenue for ALL sports so that investments can be made that need to be made.

Sell the tops of the towers for football game parties would be one example
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From Kent State website.....I think I agree with everything but the artificial turf, but maybe that is required with the crazy schedule college baseball has
http://kentstatesports.com/sports/2013/7...verstadium

Olga A. Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium continues to be upgraded into one of the finest college baseball facilities in the Midwest.

On May 21, 2005, Kent State baseball began a new era with the official grand opening of Schoonover Stadium.The location remained the same, but everything else from the surrounding stands to the FieldTurf the players run on, began to change in 2005.

The home of the Golden Flashes, built on the site of the previous varsity baseball field (Gene Michael Field), is named in honor of Harold A. (Hal) ’49 and Julie Schoonover of Akron, avid supporters of Kent State for more than 50 years.

The lead gift for the project of of $1.53 million was made by Mr. Steve Schoonover and The Schoonover Foundation of Minden, La.; Mr. Rick Schoonover of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; and Mrs. Sheri Schoonover Merrow of Uniontown, Ohio on Nov. 25, 2003. The gift and naming of the stadium are in honor of their parents. With the passing of Hal in January of 2008, all memorials given will be donated to the stadium in his honor.

In Phase One, major improvements were made to the playing field itself, including new bullpens, backstop and outfield fencing, an underground drainage system, an improved public address system, new heated dugouts with restroom facilities for home and visiting teams and a state-of-the-art artificial FieldTurf surface.

Akron philanthropist Olga Mural made a $1 million commitment in 2006 for the renovation of baseball facilities and to provide scholarships for student-athletes. Trustees approved the naming of Olga A. Mural Field in recognition of Mural, who has provided more than $4 million for scholarships and academic and athletic programs at Kent State.

With Mural’s contribution a new structure was built in the offseason of 2007 behind the KSU dugout. Locker rooms, a player’s lounge, restrooms and a concession stand are among the many features of the new building. Placards and tribute design has been added to the main lobby area of the clubhouse, paying homage to KSU title teams and stars of the past.

Chairback seating was also installed in front of the bleachers. In addition, $250,000 of Mural’s gift was used to endow scholarships for student-athletes competing in baseball.

For the 2008 season, a new scoreboard featuring a retro analog clock atop architectural framework - a nod to Kent State’s nationally renowned architectural programs - was added. Most recently, the addition of lights for the 2013 season made night baseball possible for the first time in Kent State baseball history. A new parking lot and rededicated Rollins Way was added for the 2014 season. In the fall of 2014, the David and Peggy Edmonds Baseball and Softball Practice Facility was opened, located beyond the left field wall.

Most recently, a brand new Shaw Sports Turf playing surface was installed for the 2015 season.
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(03-31-2016 12:06 PM)indianasniff Wrote:  Sell the tops of the towers for football game parties would be one example

Because that's safe. I could only imagine the lawsuits from people being drunk and stupid and falling to their deaths.
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(03-31-2016 09:16 AM)Springboromark Wrote:  I agree with the facilities up there. Since I don't get to Toledo that often, I did stop by and saws the softball and baseball diamonds. I said this is a D1 program, with these type of facilities, Incredible. University of Dayton, Miami Redhawks have far better stadiums then UT. I wonder if the Akron Zips play in the Firestone stadium that there professional softball team plays in? Don't know what BGSU has now? Certainly they have room on the main campus for new facilities. Asking for high roller donors to help out with the cost would be one step. Paying your coaches more money would be another. Otherwise, suspend the programs if that is an option.

I do know that there's a proposal in place for the intramural/practice field to be reconstructed and expanded to include a baseball stadium if Carter Hall gets torn down.
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