There’s a little behind the scenes actions via the Collegian today.
Chase Wheeler put together a pretty good article on all the stuff fans don’t see at the Mullins Center. It gives some good insight on the new(ish) video boards and the folks that help to run them.
“After working professionally for so long, this job is quite an adjustment. Here I’m in more of a teaching role, showing [the student crew members] the trade,” he said. Justin Hicks, in his second year studying at UMass and working in the video board room, said that “it’s cool to be behind the scenes and see the game from a different perspective.
While at UMass I worked in several (albeit brief) capacities in the Mullins Center including flying the blimp and working a few changeovers. Scott Neas, a former UMass rugby player and a foreman for the Mullins Center, helped get me those jobs.
The people that work there work hard and are an integral part in the sports ambience we all enjoy so much.
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Brandice Balschmiter, a pitcher for the UMass softball team, was named the A-10 pitcher of the week.
Via CSTV:
The righty owned a 0.33 ERA and a 2-1 record in the opening weekend after allowing 10 hits in 21 innings while striking out 23. She gave up just three hits and struck out nine in a 1-0 loss to No. 12 Michigan (2/8). Balschmiter then threw a complete game shutout in a 2-0 win over South Carolina (2/9) giving up just four hits for her first win of the season. She struck out eight while surrendering just three hits in a 5-2 win over Florida Atlantic (2/10). Balschmiter is now just eight strikeouts away from moving into second on the UMass all-time career list with 588.
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CSTV also had a bit of a chat with Travis Ford:
I don’t know if I was surprised, but disappointed, at the fact that I had to have a talk with my guys at this point in the season. This is not the time of year you should have to be motivating your team to play harder, but that is the nature of the game.
