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“I just went back to a little bit more focus,” Cease said. “Don’t take your eye off the target, and it clicked. But that’s baseball. Sometimes it takes a second to get in a groove. But really, wasting pitches like that is unacceptable. So it’s something I’m looking to limit, and I’m going to be able to take what happened (Friday) and finish strong in the season.”
Lorenzo Cain lined into a double play to end the inning, and Frank Schwindel, who came into the night hitting a league-best .440 since Sept. 3, led off the fifth with a solo home run, his 14th of the season. Davies was removed in the bottom of the fifth, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks over 4⅓ innings.
“Certainly, high expectations always (for the bullpen), but baseball has a way of humbling you,” Marshall said. “But you’ve seen people who have just locked down and come back to life. Like Aaron Bummer, he’s always been amazing, but he’s been so good lately. And Garrett Crochet and José Ruiz, guys like that who have absolutely taken leaps forward.
“Muhammad Ali’s time spent in Chicago, which was significant … (it) was a seminal period in his life so it was a natural thing for us to build out a website so we could make sure our audience in this region, knows about all the connections there,” Gleason said. “Some of the content you’ll see: We had local architecture expert Lee Bey do a photo essay of all of the buildings, places and spaces that had some meaning to it and his time here. We also have an interview with Ali’s biographer who has local connections, an interview with the filmmakers, some personal reflections from our staff, and other special content.”
The contract, which needs to be approved at a university board of trustees meeting Thursday, is worth $25.6 million for the next six seasons, according to Bret Beherns of WCIU-TV in Champaign. Illinois didn’t announce terms of the deal but said in a release Thursday that the first four years ($16.7 million, according to Beherns) are fully guaranteed, moving Underwood’s total annual compensation into the top 10 nationally.
“We probably would have supported the decision if it was different, if it was made for the right reasons,” Daly said. “Since these allegations arose, I think the Blackhawks as an organization have handled everything in the right way and they’ve taken the proper steps. We’ll see at the end of the day what comes of it.”
“Just try to make one good pitch, one good pitch can get you out of it, and I thought I did make a couple there, but they were just on the edges and up so it gives them a chance to hit those balls in the outfield,” Hendricks said. “So I’ve got to get back down in the zone, kind of like it was last start, more sink on my fastball, and everything will play off that.”
The Boilermakers counter with junior defensive end George Karlaftis (eight tackles, three QB hurries) and linebacker Jaylan Alexander (nine tackles) on defense. Quarterback Jack Plummer (73.8% completions for 558 yards, six TDs) has two favorite targets in receiver David Bell (14 receptions, 255 yards, three TDs) and tight end Payne Durham (11 receptions, 174 yards, three TDs).
“With the bullpen we have, when you think about it, yeah, it could be, if we go down to the bullpen,” he said. “But if you’ve got a starter that’s hot and throwing well, it’s hard to take the pedal off that. But once again, it’s my job to pitch. I don’t make the managerial decisions. That’s not my job description.”
Northwestern (1-1) has recovered a fumble in each of its first two games, a loss to Michigan State in Big Ten play and a home win against Indiana State. Last year the Wildcats ranked in the top 20 of the Bowl Subdivision ranks in forcing turnovers, fueled by safety Brandon Joseph – an Associated Press first-team All-American – tying for the national lead with six interceptions.