Butch’s Interview Game 3 Thread...

[57stratdawg]

First pitch coming up.

Billingsly out. Black jerseys.

 

[57stratdawg]

1st Inning - Mangum is retired. Alexander grounds out to 2nd. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Allen Ks on a pitch that should have been low.

 

[57stratdawg]

*********** Mid 1*************

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Did they say Belmont is hitting .169 in Conference? YIKES

 

[57stratdawg]

Billingsley starts off 3-0, but battles back to get the K. Then a single.

1 on, 1 out.

 

[ronpolk]

Did they say Belmont is hitting .169 in Conference? YIKES

Who is Belmont? And why is he called Belmont?

 

[57stratdawg]

Another K for Billingsley, but runner steals second. 2 down, runner at 2.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Luke Alexander is from Belmont, MS

 

[57stratdawg]

Another K! JB strikes out the side in the first.

0-0.

 

[57stratdawg]

2nd Inning - 1 pitch to Stovall, 1 out. Fly out to RF.

 

[57stratdawg]

First base runner for MSU. Westburg walks.

 

[57stratdawg]

Hailstate has him at .220 in conference games.

 

[57stratdawg]

Foscue Ks. 2 down, runner on 1st.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I did not think that sounded correct when they made the comment.

 

[57stratdawg]

Gilbert grounds out, but the 1B coach says his foot came odd the bag. Will review.

 

[57stratdawg]

He caught it.

 

[57stratdawg]

************* Mid 2 ****************

 

[57stratdawg]

Grounder to SS. 1 down. Billingsley looking solid so far today.

 

[57stratdawg]

4th K in 5 outs. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Double for Auburn on a buried slider. Good pitch, but it stays inside the 1B bag.

 

[57stratdawg]

Pop up to SS leaves him stranded. 0-0 after 2.

 

[57stratdawg]

3rd Inning - Poole Ks on 3 pitches. 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Rowdy flies out to LF. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Mangum with an infield single on a high chopper to SS. 1 on, 2 down.

Jake might be running here.

 

[msstate7]

Auburn pitcher hitting 96. We need to get more power arms

 

[57stratdawg]

Jake runs, but Alexander grounds out. 0-0 Mid 3.

 

[57stratdawg]

************ Mid 3 ************

 

[57stratdawg]

Poole with a nice running catch. 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Bunt attempt is gunned down. Auburn runner gets Tanner Allen’s foot though.

 

[57stratdawg]

Mangum runs down 3rd out. Billingsley at 35 pitches through 3 innings.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Top of 4 - leadoff double for Tanner Allen

 

[57stratdawg]

4th Inning - Tanner Allen with a lead off double. I didn’t think that ball was going to carry like that. Missed a HR by 2 feet to dead away CF.

 

[57stratdawg]

Dammit. Stovall grounds to 3B and Allen gets caught wondering away from 2B.

1 down, Stovall on 1B.

 

[57stratdawg]

FC. Stovall retire at 2nd.

2 down. Runner on 1.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Dammit. Stovall grounds to 3B and Allen gets caught wondering away from 2B.

1 down, Stovall on 1B.

Gosh what a bone headed base running error....

 

[57stratdawg]

Fly out. 0-0

 

[57stratdawg]

********* Mid 4**********

 

[msstate7]

Dammit. Stovall grounds to 3B and Allen gets caught wondering away from 2B.

1 down, Stovall on 1B.

Stovall is a good player, but just isn't baseball smart. Why is he trying to pull a ball with guy on 2nd and 0 outs?

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

I somewhat agree with you. Allen froze when the 3rd baseman looked his way and they made a play behind him. But Stovall should have been thinking up the middle or right side, rolled his hands over on the pitch ant hit a weak grounder to 3rd.

I think Allen should have broke towards 3 rd with the 3rd baseman coming in towards first to make that play. The baserunning error was freezing and then trying to get back to second.