{"id":611000,"date":"2026-03-07T03:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/611000\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:37:31","slug":"chris-bassitt-ex-akron-pitcher-with-orioles-picks-miami-over-zips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/611000\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Bassitt, ex-Akron pitcher with Orioles, picks Miami over Zips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio native Chris Bassitt, a Baltimore Orioles<\/a> starting pitcher who played college baseball at Akron, said he isn’t expecting the Zips’ men’s basketball team to hand the 19th-ranked<\/a>, 30-0 Miami RedHawks a loss in the Mid-American Conference tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bassitt started and pitched three innings in a spring-training game March 6<\/a> against the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>, and spoke to the Orioles’ MASN broadcasters during the 5th inning.<\/p>\n

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Bassitt was asked whether he thinks the Zips’ basketball team could defeat the RedHawks.<\/p>\n

“Miami’s a wagon,” Bassitt said. “I don’t see that happening. Akron’s good. I think Miami’s better. \u2026 I’ve watched a couple of Miami games and they just play together so much. And I love the way they play. \u2026 Honestly, I’m rooting for Akron. But I just don’t see it happening.”<\/p>\n

The Zips’ only MAC loss came Jan. 3 at Miami.<\/p>\n

The RedHawks close their regular season\u00a0against the Ohio Bobcats<\/a>\u00a0in Athens on March 6, on ESPN2.<\/p>\n

Head coach Travis Steele told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt<\/a> that he believes the RedHawks can be a second-weekend team in the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

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“Let’s be honest. We’ve never had a scenario quite like this,” ESPN Bracketologist\u00a0Joe Lunardi said<\/a>\u00a0March 5 of the RedHawks. “I just still can’t imagine the selection committee leaving out a 31-0 team that loses in their conference tournament.”<\/p>\n

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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt<\/p>\n

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