SEC Tournament Game 2 Thread - Arkansas

[57stratdawg]

Yeah. It's been a theme lately.

 

[philduckworth]

Balk called on strike 3 to Vansau. Huge break there.

Count still 2-2.

Really poor job by Vansau and MacNamee. Then Lovelady hits his usual ground ball.

 

[57stratdawg]

Poole with a glove-RBI. Robbed a HR. Hell of a play from a guy that's caught a lot of **** from MSU fans this year.

 

[57stratdawg]

Ground out. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Ground out ends the inning. 3-0 Ark

 

[57stratdawg]

**** 5th Inning: Poole with a good AB ends in a walk. We're making this guy work last two innings.

 

[57stratdawg]

Back up the middle! 2 on, 0 outs. The Manimal up.

 

[maroonmania]

Gotta start scoring some runs. 3 runs in 13 innings played so far is not going to cut it with our lack of pitching.

 

[57stratdawg]

Ks. 1 down.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

The ump's moving strike zone and that slider is killing us.

 

[57stratdawg]

Mangum Ks. come on guys.

 

[57stratdawg]

Stovall chases ball 1 and the ball gets away. 2nd and 3rd now.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

The Arkansas pitcher is really, really good.

 

[57stratdawg]

Stovall with a bad AB. Ends the inning. Another huge inning squandered.

3-0 Ark

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

That slider is nasty, but he can't seem to settle down until he gets guys on base.

Again... the slider is nasty and hard to lay off.

 

[ShrubDog]

Mangum Ks. come on guys.

Mangum starts out 0-2 in 75% at bats.

 

[57stratdawg]

Back to back walks from McQuary. He's done.

6 walks in 4+ innings. He's going to be a very good pitcher one day for us, he's just not quite there yet.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

That's always been his style. He doesn't walk.

And last year he rarely struck out, so I'll give him a pass on that this year with the injury. He's usually great at making contact.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Somebody better teach this kid some control before he kills somebody*

 

[maroonmania]

The Arkansas pitcher is really, really good.

Huge difference in being the 4 vs the 5 seed. We have McQuary going against their #1 guy. Had we been the 4 seed it would have been Pilkington going against the Ark #2 guy.

 

[57stratdawg]

Plumlee ripped, but right at CBrown. 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Full count K. Nice pitch from Plumlee. 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Rooker with a great snag ends the inning. 3-0 Ark.

 

[57stratdawg]

**** 6th Inning: CBrown with a lead off double in the gap!

 

[57stratdawg]

Groundout, but Vansau moves the runner to 3rd. 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Basehit through right side. 3-1

 

[57stratdawg]

Lovelady rips one to 3rd, but Ark turns two. I don't even think they make the throw to 1st if that's Mangum.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

1 run on 7 hits vs 3 runs on 3 hits.

Walks and lack of hits with RISP are again murdering us.

 

[57stratdawg]

Story of the game for sure is RISP.

 

[57stratdawg]

2 quick outs.

 

[57stratdawg]

HBP. Then a hit and run ends the inning. 3-1 Ark

 

[57stratdawg]

**** 7th Inning: Poole with another check swing that ends up in RF. 1 on, Ark going to the Bullpen.

 

[57stratdawg]

Gridley flies out. 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Plate got tight with this new Ark pitcher. 2-0 to Rooker.

 

[57stratdawg]

Walked him. Damn this guy isn't getting **** called on the corners.

2 on for Mangum.

 

[57stratdawg]

Mangum flies out to CF. Stovall up, 2 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Stovall Ks. We leave two more. 3-1 Mid7

 

[57stratdawg]

Lead off double for Ark. first hit since 2nd inning.

 

[57stratdawg]

Full count pitch from Plumlee is ripped, but right at Rooker. Another nice play. 1 on, 1 down.

 

[57stratdawg]

Fly out on the infield. 2 down.