CATS vs Cards SR game 2....

[Black Diamond Cat]

Must win for UK, going with ace pitcher Sean Hjelle, Cards going with ace Brandon McKay. The eyes of the college baseball nation will be watching on ESPN at high noon.
If the Cats approach at the dish is like the 9th inning of yesterday's game, I like our chances much better. I am sure our staff has watched enough video to correct our at bat short comings.
Win or lose this has been my most enjoyable season of watching UK baseball the last 30 plus years. GO CATS..... beat the Birds !

 

[permdaddy]

Come on Cats! What a great season it's been but I don't want it to end today.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I'm here and ready to go! On a bit of delay with the radio. Can't miss a Price call!

 

[jgodek]

Wow that 1-2 pitch was a strike.

Hjelle gets the ground out anyways.

 

[jgodek]

Nice 1-2-3 inning for Hjelle! Let's take an early lead!!

 

[permdaddy]

Great start for Hjelle. Lets go hit the ball!

 

[Comebakatz3]

Three up three down!!

 

[Dallas-Wild]

Come on BATS need runs

 

[permdaddy]

Even if we don't score we need to battle every AB to put pitches on McKay.

 

[BleedBlueCats21]

Nice inning for Hjelle. Let's get the bats going.

 

[permdaddy]

Squires in to catch, Cottam at DH and no Becker today BTW.

 

[Dallas-Wild]

Good D on 3rd baseman. Dam

 

[permdaddy]

Damn we were on our way to putting 20 or more pitches on McKay in the 1st but Reks hit into a 5-4-3 DP to bail him out.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ugh... That's what we needed to avoid. Can't hit into double plays and cut down on pitches he has to throw.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Squires in to catch, Cottam at DH and no Becker today BTW.

That is best. He's struggling.

 

[LukaszObrzut]

Going to be a long game
Cats not getting the same calls behind plate as the Cards.

 

[LukaszObrzut]

Hjelle is getting no calls.
That low pitch is a strike to our batters.
The outside call he didn't get.

 

[LukaszObrzut]

Solo HR for UL.

 

[permdaddy]

Ellis is killing us. I think we have to pitch around him next time.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Going to be a long game
Cats not getting the same calls behind plate as the Cards.

Ellis never gets that home run if the ump would call balls and strikes the same way for both teams.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Screw Ellis

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Screw Ellis

Hate that punk.

 

[Comebakatz3]

We have got to stop losing Lexington kids to them.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Really felt like we needed to get the lead today to put some pressure on them. Sucks we couldn't cash in in the first inning after the white base hit

 

[permdaddy]

We've lost a lot of really good Lexington kids to them the last 10 years. NM has to know that and will fix it IMO.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Hate how this ump calls balls and strikes. Delayed reaction so he lets the crowd decide the call.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

And I'm harping on this, but once again, we give ellis a good pitch on a 1-2 count. We've given up so many 0-2 and 1-2 homeruns this year, it drives me absolutely nuts.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

White saves our bacon after a terrible heady throw. Limited the damage to 1 run going to bottom of 2nd.

 

[jgodek]

We've lost a lot of really good Lexington kids to them the last 10 years. NM has to know that and will fix it IMO.

Now that we've showed we can compete with the big boys, plus the new stadium coming soon, should help with that.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I really didn't like Becker in the 4 hole. Cottom much better there in my opinion. Becker more of a 6 or 7

 

[Dallas-Wild]

Ellis has a beaver face.

Good player though, but he can carve his own wooden bat.

 

[permdaddy]

Very good AB by Cottam even though it ended with a K.

 

[BleedBlueCats21]

Nice AB from Cottam even though he went down swinging. Making McKay work.

 

[Zakk Wyldcat]

UL looks ridiculous in the all-black uniforms. Awful.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

This ump is all over the map. Nearly as bad as the ones in LEX last weekend

 

[LukaszObrzut]

Same pitch on Marshall
First pitch ball
Second strike.

Umpire so inconsistent

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

UL looks ridiculous in the all-black uniforms. Awful.

Yeah, they look like softball uniforms from the '70's.

 

[permdaddy]

Hitting looks much better today, nothing to show for it but much better. Every AB has been a good one except Reks.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ellis has a beaver face.

Good player though, but he can carve his own wooden bat.

He looks like a cartoon character

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Just can't get anything going against UL in their ballpark. Very frustrating