Another 9th inning meltdown .....

[thekimmer]

While the meltdown in oxford is fresh on the mind, anyone remember this April 2006 midweek game in ruston presided over by the legend? Up SIX in bottom of the ninth, TWO OUTS and NOBODY ON!!! Here is what happened:

Louisiana Tech 9th - Bratton to rf for Flagg. Grunenwald to c for Boyce.
Grunenwald grounded out to p. Lacy pinch hit for Cobb. Lacy grounded out to ss (0-0).

Then:

Jones singled through the left side (3-1). Shaw pinch ran for Jones.
Bascle singled to left field (0-0); Shaw advanced to second. Kersten doubled
down the lf line, RBI; Bascle advanced to third; Shaw scored. Hamilton singled
to left field, RBI (0-0); Kersten advanced to third; Bascle scored. Valentine
to p for Wilson. Ramon doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Hamilton advanced to
third; Kersten scored. Tabor pinch hit for Thomas. Tabor walked (3-2). Winn
pinch ran for Tabor. McCarthy singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Winn
advanced to second; Ramon advanced to third; Hamilton scored. Grunenwald
singled to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); McCarthy advanced to second; Winn scored;
Ramon scored. Lacy singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Grunenwald advanced to
second; McCarthy scored. 7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Score by Innings R H E
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Mississippi State... 123 020 301 - 12 15 1
Louisiana Tech...... 022 000 027 - 13 14 1
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That was unbelievable and even more so when you see there was only one walk in that entire sequence!

 

[twopack]

Yep, sure do remember it.

While the meltdown in oxford is fresh on the mind, anyone remember this April 2006 midweek game in ruston presided over by the legend? Up SIX in bottom of the ninth, TWO OUTS and NOBODY ON!!! Here is what happened:

Louisiana Tech 9th - Bratton to rf for Flagg. Grunenwald to c for Boyce.
Grunenwald grounded out to p. Lacy pinch hit for Cobb. Lacy grounded out to ss (0-0).

Then:

Jones singled through the left side (3-1). Shaw pinch ran for Jones.
Bascle singled to left field (0-0); Shaw advanced to second. Kersten doubled
down the lf line, RBI; Bascle advanced to third; Shaw scored. Hamilton singled
to left field, RBI (0-0); Kersten advanced to third; Bascle scored. Valentine
to p for Wilson. Ramon doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Hamilton advanced to
third; Kersten scored. Tabor pinch hit for Thomas. Tabor walked (3-2). Winn
pinch ran for Tabor. McCarthy singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Winn
advanced to second; Ramon advanced to third; Hamilton scored. Grunenwald
singled to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); McCarthy advanced to second; Winn scored;
Ramon scored. Lacy singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Grunenwald advanced to
second; McCarthy scored. 7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Score by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
Mississippi State... 123 020 301 - 12 15 1
Louisiana Tech...... 022 000 027 - 13 14 1
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That was unbelievable and even more so when you see there was only one walk in that entire sequence!

I remember listening to the game when you could actually hear a game on the radio. I did not think it would be possible to ever have that happen again to MSU - until the fiasco on saturday. Seems like that was about the same time that Polk took a survey of the players about whether he should stay or go, and they said he should stay. At least i think it was around the same time. That was hilarious. Like a player would tell a coach that he should leave. Sorta immature for a coach to poll his players in the first place.