Big East: Have Mercy...Right?
By Elliot Olshansky - May 22, 2007
Four straight singles and a double opened the bottom of the eighth for the Scarlet Knights, putting them up 13-2. One would think that would trigger the 10-run mercy rule used by the Big East, but the teams played on for two more batters, which brought one more run to the plate for the Knights. As a result, the game's over a little later than it should have been, but the result is the same: Rutgers moves on to face Louisville, and the Irish put their season on the line tomorrow against Villanova.
There was quite the bit of confusion in the crowd and in the press box when Frank Meade stepped in with the score 13-2, and it was ginally sorted out two batters later.
As far as I'm concerned, Meade came out the worst on the deal, since he was hit by a pitch. Oh well...
We'll be back at 5 p.m., as Pitt and USF square off in our third game of the day here in Brooklyn.
Posted by Elliot Olshansky at 04:04 PM on May 22, 2007
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