Tom Mieczkowski

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April 12, 2004

Sometimes you just don't have it and Friday night was one of those times. It happens to all of us at some point, but it seemed like the 31 guys on the Emory baseball team all lost it at the same time.

It started out slow, but by the end Piedmont had waxed us 15-2. Justin Gordon, Bryan Langbord, and Bo Schill each had two hits, but it wasn't enough. Piedmont swung the bats like the Yankees and we fielded like a 1-15 Little League team.

In a night that nothing went right, at least we got to watch a good bit of "My Cousin Vinny" on the bus ride back to Atlanta. The thought of sweeping a doubleheader on Saturday against the same Piedmont team kept us sane.

Saturday came quickly because we didn't get home from Piedmont until about midnight. Will Carr was on the mound for the first game and on top of grabbing another win (10-0) he also took the strikeout lead from Steve Zaychik (Wear it, Zaych). Zaychik is still holding on to the argument that he has pitched less innings than Will and that's why he has the lead.

Griffin Baum had a big day at the plate where he went 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Brye Adler finished the game up in quick fashion and before we knew it we had evened up with Piedmont.

The series' deciding game followed a half hour later when yours truly took the hill. Although I threw pretty well, our offense carried the team. We jumped out to a 10-0 lead by the end of the sixth.

However, the fireworks came in the first inning when Andrew Pinckney hit a home run over the 395-foot sign that one-hopped the SPICE house in center field. What a bomb! Pinck was 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs and Langbord was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Aaron Rosdal also had two hits and swiped a couple of bases in our 10-2 victory.

It was great to see the team bounce back after taking such a beatdown Friday night. The loss made us upset, but we didn't let it get to us. We came back refreshed Saturday morning and showed Piedmont how the Emory Eagles take care of business on the baseball field.

This week we have a doubleheader against Huntingdon in Alabama and then we head to Savannah to play SCAD in one more weekend series. I hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday. I spent mine watching Phil Mickelson get nasty on the back nine at Augusta and win his first major championship. What a finish to the Masters!

Tom Mieczkowski is a sophomore from West Chester, Pa. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.