Rosebowl was right - Game 1 thread

[bruiser.sixpack]

Dammit Rooker. What the hell. That ball was way off the plate and low.

0-1 Mid 5.

Down in the count 0-2.

At Arkansas,,their pitchers consistently got ahead in the count and choked our batters out.

Last week, Tennessee pitchers consistently fell behind and State batters made them pay up and down the line up even.

Tonight, a great pitcher for Ole Miss stays ahead and really should not even have faced Mangum and Rooker that inning, but got way ahead of both of them. They may both below 400 by tomorrow night.

 

[57stratdawg]

HBP. 2 on, 1 out.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

By the way, watch that electronic board behind home plate and see if it stays as bright when their pitcher is out there. That is distracting me and I am sitting in my living room.

 

[57stratdawg]

Lovelady doing work behind the plate tonight. Pilkington is putting a lot of stuff in the dirt.

 

[57stratdawg]

Deep fly the CF. 2 down, 2 out.

 

[57stratdawg]

Triple in the gap. 3-0.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Yeah. Their 13th best SEC team in hitting has taken advantage of our best pitchers wildness tonight.

 

[57stratdawg]

Bortles Ks. 3-0 after 5.

 

[57stratdawg]

Top 6 starts off with a weak fly ball from Gridley.

 

[57stratdawg]

Another fly out. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

CBrown with a single. But Poole with a weak fly ball ends the inning.

We take some ugly flat footed-all arm swings at times.

 

[Joe Mayo]

It's just hard to accept that outside of maybe 2 guys on our team that we have no plate discipline at all. We work no counts and swing at anything.

 

[57stratdawg]

Barton in for Pilkington.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

That has to be frustrating to a coach. You fan the first 2 guys in the inning making them look silly. Then you come back with a 5 pitch walk. And just like that.... you are out of the game.

 

[HomeBoyDawg]

Love the speed of the game with Barton pitching. If all pitchers pitched with that urgency, I'd watch more baseball!

 

[Shamoan]

Yeah, it's a big problem, but honestly, can has us doing a bit better than we should be considering the catastrophic things we have gone through this season. I joke, but even with the loss tonight (maybe we still win) things look ok.

 

[57stratdawg]

Walk, but not much else. 3-0 after 6.

 

[57stratdawg]

Top 7 - Luke Alexander doubles, but totally misses 1st base.

 

[57stratdawg]

Skelton with a pinch hit infield single.

 

[Shamoan]

Np

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Yeah apparently touching the bases isn't required at Belmont.

 

[57stratdawg]

Nice hit and run. 2 down. 2 on. Rooker up (again).

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Big inning if not for that.

 

[57stratdawg]

Pitching change for OM.

 

[57stratdawg]

3-0 GREEN LIGHT! 2 RBI double for Rooker.

 

[57stratdawg]

Gridley intentionally walked. 1st and 2nd up for MacNamee. 2 down.

 

[thekimmer]

Would be tied if not for the missed base.

Pitching change for OM.

That hurts

 

[57stratdawg]

Cole Gordon PH

 

[57stratdawg]

BAM! Cole Gordon! 3-3

 

[57stratdawg]

OM bringing in a freshman RHP.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Big inning anyway. Good piece of hitting by Rooker on 3-0 count and good at bat for Gordon.

 

[57stratdawg]

CBrown lines out to CF. tied at 3.

 

[57stratdawg]

Riley Self in for MSU. I like the move.

 

[57stratdawg]

Hell of a play from Gridley. 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Fly out, K ends the inning. Self is a monster.

3-3 after 7.

 

[KingBarkus]

I can't forgive a guy at this level not even attempting to step on first base. That is a special kind of stupid.

 

[57stratdawg]

Top 8 starts off with a Poole grounder to 1B.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

I'm just happy I can watch this in VA on ESPNU. All tied in the top of the 8th.

 

[57stratdawg]

Alexander flies out to LF on a piped FB. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Skelton flies out. 3-3 Mid 8.