Author: Mitchell Skurzewski

If you are looking at Aaron Ashby’s stats that scroll along the bottom ticker you won’t know how good he has been. The young lefty starter has been fantastic for the Brewers.  However, he hasn’t collected a win and on May 8 his ERA was sitting at 4.24. Look beyond the numbers and you’ll realize how good he has been. Ashby has given up 11 earned runs this season, but nine of those came in two appearances.  On April 22, he surrendered three runs in 2.1 innings against Philadelphia and on May 8, he allowed six runs in just four…

Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns is one of the best at making sure his teams are equipped with enough depth.  This is especially true with his pitching staff as he will oftentimes call up guys from Triple-A Nashville to eat up valuable innings during the course of a long 162-game season.  This year has been no different for we have already seen a lot of players from the Sounds and likely will continue to see more. Let’s take a look at the makeup of the current bullpen including the high leverage arms. Let me be the first to…

It is typically not a time of heavy news for most programs in college basketball. The transfer portal has changed that. Marquette and coach Shaka Smart continue to be active in the transfer portal and that keeps the flow of news about the Golden Eagles flowing. Here are some recent relevant happenings regarding Marquette: Justin Lewis declares for NBA Draft Justin Lewis was Marquette’s top player this past season. Lewis averaged 17 points and nearly 8 rebounds per game. On April 12 he declared for the NBA Draft. Lewis on average is projected as a second round pick. Lewis will…

Marquette coach Shaka Smart nabbed his first player of the 2023 class on the recruiting trail when Zaire Lowery committed recently. You can almost forget high school recruiting is still going on with all the transfer portal talk in college basketball. Make no mistake, though, high school recruiting is the lifeblood long-term for a college program. https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsMO/status/1516553805730570252 Smart was quoted after Lowery’s commitment and said that high school recruits will be his focus rather than the transfer portal. Here is a quote in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story on Lowery’s commitment. “But we’re still going to build our program primarily…

Marquette coach Shaka Smart is going to be very active in the transfer portal yet again this year. One area in particular Smart is focusing on is bigs who can rebound. Marquette had length this year with Kur Kuath and Oso Ighodaro, but neither are physical. Both were pushed around on the glass. Kuath is graduating and Marquette has little depth on the interior. Enter the transfer portal. Shaka Smart and MU has reached out to numerous interior possibilities. Post target: Warren Washington One potential interior presence, Warren Washington, has Marquette on one of the teams he is ‘focusing on.’…

Marquette is undoubtedly going to be active in the transfer portal. I mean, who isn’t now? Shaka Smart had a successful first season at Marquette which saw the Golden Eagles earn an NCAA Tournament trip after being picked to finish ninth in the Big East in the preseason coaches’ poll. While getting established at Marquette, Smart nabbed four transfer starters out of the portal last year. Senior transfers Darryl Morsell and Kur Kuath and underclassmen Tyler Kolek, and Oliver Maxwell-Prosper helped spur Marquette along with mainstay Justin Lewis. Now, Smart is looking to build on that success. To bide time…

Around mid-February, it appeared Justin Lewis was winding down his Marquette career. Lewis was playing at a level that appeared to be making him a lock to turn pro following the season. However, a lackluster finish to the season could bring Lewis back for another year at Marquette. Lewis had a forgettable performance against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. He shot two for 15 from the field and scored just six points. The six points were a season-low and only the third time all year Lewis scored in single digits. The dud could feel bigger than it really is,…

Before the season, the Marquette men’s basketball team wasn’t expected to make the NCAA Tournament. Under first year coach Shaka Smart and Marquette smashed expectations. Marquette (19-12) received a 9-seed in the South Regional on Selection Sunday after being picked to finish 9th in the Big East in the preseason poll. Marquette faces No. 8 seed North Carolina (24-9) on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. https://twitter.com/MarquetteMBB/status/1503173911294455809 What do you need to know about the matchup with the Tar Heels? Let’s take a look: Looking for an Elusive NCAA Tournament win Marquette made a coaching change going winless in the NCAA…

Coming to Marquette, Darryl Morsell had cemented his reputation as a defensive stalwart after winning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Maryland in 2021. Morsell has been solid on that end of the floor for Marquette guarding the opponents’ top offensive wing. Morsell’s offense, though, has opened eyes and has been a major boost for the Golden Eagles. It seems wild now that Morsell wasn’t a featured component on offense at Maryland. At Marquette, Morsell has proven to be a two-way player, He entered this year not scoring 20 points in a single game his entire career at…

Rivals don’t like being touted for their similarities. While many fans of Wisconsin and Marquette won’t want to hear it, the bitter rivals have been a lot alike this season. Here are some of the ways Marquette and Wisconsin have mirrored each other this season. Shattering preseason expectations Based off preseason media polls, neither Wisconsin nor Marquette were expected to have strong seasons. The Badgers were picked to finish 10th in the Big Ten. Marquette was pegged ninth in the Big East. However, both teams are having sensational years and are ranked in the top 25. https://twitter.com/John_Fanta/status/1483999140065513475 Wisconsin won the…