Cats vs NKU ( Wednesday ).....

[Black Diamond Cat]

UK ( 4-3 ) takes on NKU ( 0-6 ) today @ 4:00 pm at KPP. The Norse have not gotten off to a very good start, getting swept at Western Ky. to open the season, including a 19-2 thumping, as well as getting hammered 18-0 at Tennessee.
However, they did beat UK 8-6 just last season, so anything could happen. Hopefully the Cats will continue to build off yesterday's win over EKU.

 

[Comebakatz3]

 

[Comebakatz3]

Hope to see Hazelwood get his confidence up here today.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

1-2-3 first for Hazelwood.

 

[RogerIndy]

Hope to see Hazelwood get his confidence up here today.

My wife and I sat with his mom at the Indiana game last season in Bloomington. He got the win. Nice lady, sounds like a good kid.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Cats strand em at 2nd and 3rd. Hard hit ball to end the inning, but right at the first baseman.

End of 2: #Kentucky 1, NKU 0

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Shelby has one nice swing. Single and a double in first two trips today.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Cats strand Shelby at 2nd after his double

End of 3:

#Kentucky 1
NKU 0

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Mason Hazelwood has been outstanding in today’s start. He’s got 7 Ks thru 4 IP.

 

[Comebakatz3]

This is the Hazelwood I thought I'd see this year. 7 strikeouts already.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Wish there was a bright blue UK in the turf behind home instead of the somewhat hidden new wildcat logo.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Cats leave the bases loaded in the B5.

Kentucky 1
NKU 0

 

[Comebakatz3]

Hazelwood had the flu on opening weekend. That's why he didn't pitch. This according to Gabriel.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

NKU breaks thru for first hit against Hazelwood in the 6th. He had tossed 5 no-hit innings with 10 Ks.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

Hazelwood brilliant thru 6 innings, offense needs to come alive against a team that has allowed football scores to a couple different opponents already this year !

 

[Comebakatz3]

Hazelwood done to start the 7th. Burchett coming in. Interesting move.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Lead off double.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

End of 6: #Kentucky 1, NKU 0


Hazelwood’s day is over. Sensational start for the lefty. 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 11 K, 0 BB. Butchett comes in from the pen to protect the lead. But leadoff 2B for Norse could be trouble...

 

[Comebakatz3]

No outs. Runner on third now. UK changing pitchers.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Quick hook for Burchett, who seemed to be too wound up. Ayers takes over on mound.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ayers on. Strikes a guy out

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Tie game. 1-1 T7

 

[Comebakatz3]

A walk and a single tie the game and NKU has one out and runners at first and second.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Bullpen needs to respond and get out if this with no more damage.

 

[Big_Blue_1018]

Is it too early in the year to start to worry about the offense?

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Geez. Cats fall apart. It’s NKU 4-1. Bullpen and defense break down in big inning for Norse.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Two out double cleans the bases. 4-1 Norse

 

[Big_Blue_1018]

Good grief.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Is it too early in the year to start to worry about the offense?

It's definitely been poor. Even yesterday they didn't really rack up the hits.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Daniels coming in to pitch. Third freshman in a row.

 

[Comebakatz3]

They slapped an error on Hill with that double. He cut off the ball but it bounced off his glove and got behind him helping the 3rd run score.

UK has to battle back down 4-1 in the bottom of 7

 

[Comebakatz3]

Norse pitchers have missed the mitt a ton today and yet they've gotten strikeouts on them. Missing their spots and still hurting us.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Same thing to Daniel. Catcher sets up outside, pitch goes inside. Called strike three. Weird.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Degen in again.

 

[sluggercatfan]

Let's be honest without throwing names...there are several guys on this team who are not talented enough to be here. This is a really, really bad baseball team we are about to lose to. Not blaming the kids because they were recruited by this coaching staff This is not a pretty day for this program and staff.

 

[TarHeel408]

Wish there was a bright blue UK in the turf behind home instead of the somewhat hidden new wildcat logo.

The new wildcat logo is terrible. Looks like something a G5 school would use (ie Texas State).

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ryan Johnson pinch hitting for ARod with two outs and Reed on first.

 

[Jamal Mercer]

Hate to bring more negativity to the game thread but this is going to be a bummer to have a sub par product for the first year of the new park.

Not seeing much to get excited about so far.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Johnson looked terrible in that at bat.

 

[sluggercatfan]

UK ( 4-3 ) takes on NKU ( 0-6 ) today @ 4:00 pm at KPP. The Norse have not gotten off to a very good start, getting swept at Western Ky. to open the season, including a 19-2 thumping, as well as getting hammered 18-0 at Tennessee.
However, they did beat UK 8-6 just last season, so anything could happen. Hopefully the Cats will continue to build off yesterday's win over EKU.

Today has been a pathetic display against someone that should have no prayer coming in here and winning! This program is in worse shape now than it ever was under GH.