BC fell to Georgia (2-0-1 overall, 0-0-0 SEC), 3-2, in the first match of the day. The Buckeyes return to action at noon Sunday against Boston College (0-2-0, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) in the final day of the UConn/Diadora Classic. OSU, after getting whistled for offsides 15 times against Kent State Sept. The Huskies were unable to clear the ball from their defensive end allowing Nein to capitalize.
The Buckeyes came out aggressively in the second half with Nein putting the ball behind UConn goalkeeper Maria Yatrakis at 55:36 to put OSU ahead for good. Heaney, making her second-consecutive start in goal, recorded four saves in 90 minutes of action. UConn, which outshot the Buckeyes, 6-5, in the first half, netted the equalizer at 28:28 when Kristen Graczyk pushed the ball past OSU’s Jen Heaney (Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton). To outshoot the number nine team in the nation on their home field is an accomplishment.”Įmily Thorpe (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) put the visiting Buckeyes ahead early in the match with a goal at 4:53. “Our players just fought and fought tonight and really played well as a team. Select from premium Adam Brett Walker of the highest quality. “We are thrilled to pick up a strong win at this point in the season,” Lori Walker, OSU head coach, said. Find the perfect Adam Brett Walker stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The Buckeyes improve to 3-0-0 overall (0-0-0 Big Ten) while the host Huskies slip to 2-2-0 overall (0-0-0 BIG EAST). 9 Connecticut on a second half goal from Courtney Nein (Sr., Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) at the UConn/Diadora Classic in Storrs, Conn., Friday. Readers will want to check out Guy Curtwrights' story on Walker.COLUMBUS, Ohio– The Ohio State women’s soccer team hit the road for the first time this season and scored a 2-1 upset of No. Walker will either need to draw more walks or cut way back on the strikeouts in order to make the jump to the majors. Carter gets consistent playing time even though he’s been below the Mendoza the majority of the season, so teams aren’t unwilling to accommodate. This is a very small sample of comparison, so hard conclusions can’t be drawn. But his walk rate is low compared to the other hitters. The big question surrounding Walker is whether or not he’ll draw enough walks to make the feast-or-famine worth it.Ĭheck out how Walker’s career stats line up to other power hitters while they were in the minors: The Padres’ Derek Norris (27.7 K% in 2011), the Nationals’ Michael Taylor (29.5 % in 2014) and the Astros’ Domingo Santana (29.2%, 2013) have had high K-rates as well. Look at the other Double-A leagues, the Eastern League and Texas League, and the trend continues. There are some with high rates to make the majors, Like Kyle Kubitza of the Angels and Jake Lamb of the Diamondbacks, but their whiff game wasn’t that high. Over the past five seasons, few SL hitters have come close to whiffing at Walker’s K-rate, and none that are that high are threatening the majors.
Walker’s strikeout rate is high by even the most lenient of standards, and it suggests it may be his undoing as he climbs the minors. In today's baseball world, whiff-walk-and-wallop style of offense is inclined to forgive high-strikeout hitters if they have a significant amount of walk and wallop in their repertoire. That makes for a 37.5 K%, which is almost six points higher than second place. He also leads the Southern League in strikeouts by a wide margin Walker has 113 Ks entering play Sunday, while second place has only 76. Yes, Walker has a ton of power, but he’s also striking out at a mind-boggling rate. So why is he flying under the radar as one of the game’s best prospects? 271 AVG/.328 OBP/.604 SLG slash line is an impressive one considering fellow Chattanooga teammates Buxton and Sano were promoted to the majors hitting. He’s won the Florida State League and SL home run derbies in consecutive years and his. He leads the Southern League and the Minors in home runs with 23. He also won the home run hitting derby with 13 homers. Walker was on the All-Star team and went 1-for-5 with two runs in the game. That was the last game before the Southern League All-Star break. The Twins prospect and Chattanooga Lookouts left fielder hit a two-run homer June 21 in a 6-5 win over the Jacksonville Suns.
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