CATS vs Colonels ( Tues. ).....

[Black Diamond Cat]

Home opener at the Cliff, 4:00 pm !st pitch. Neither team has announced a starter. Could be a little soggy at times, but lest's play ball !
You can hear Neil Price on the radio call, on UKathletics, or watch the game on the WatchESPN app, on SEC network + with Dick Gabriel and Doug Flynn.

 

[Comebakatz3]

 

[Comebakatz3]

We have a bit of a shakeup here. Schaenzer going today. Kind of wonder if Kentucky will try a "Johnny All Staff" approach to today's game.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Brad struggled a bit in the top of the 1st. Had to throw about 20 pitches and gave up a single and had runners on 1st and 2nd before he got a strikeout to end the first.

This one is on WatchESPN if anyone is interested.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

Brad struggled a bit in the top of the 1st. Had to throw about 20 pitches and gave up a single and had runners on 1st and 2nd before he got a strikeout to end the first.

This one is on WatchESPN if anyone is interested.

Heady got a wicked bad hop on the ball hit to him. Another good argument for sports turf, no bad hoppers.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

Evan White with a solo Bomb to right field, and then Cottam singles to right. Pompey gets HBP, both runners move up on a WP, Mahan with a 2 run double. 3-0 cats after 1 inning.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Evan White hit a 1 out bomb and then UK put up 2 more, not sure how that happened. Of course they score when I step away. haha

 

[Comebakatz3]

Heady got a wicked bad hop on the ball hit to him. Another good argument for sports turf, no bad hoppers.

That was a heck of a hop... but my excuse is, "that's baseball." I don't like it being perfect. I like that the unexpected can happen, and part of that is the field.

Mahan moving down was a great idea, IMO. I think he'll see better pitches a bit further down and will do more damage.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

Schaenzer not as sharp as he was in Carolina or Virginia, bases loaded 2 outs, need to get out of this trouble. Schaenzer gets out of the jam with a 2 out K, still 3-0 Cats !

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

Cats go down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 2nd, EKU 3rd baseman with a fine play on a nice bunt bu M Carson.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Some bad luck there for brad, but a great job to pitch out of it in the top of the 2nd.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Is the wind blowing in from right? The EKU hitter looked like he got a lot of that pitch and it seemed to hang up. Even Pompey seemed to think it was going much further.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

After a 1 out hit, a liner back to the UK pitcher, who then fires to 1st for the inning ending DP.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I like that we are scoring here, but I want to see UK get the bat on the ball and drive in some runs with the bases loaded and one out. Especially now that we're into the bottom of the lineup.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I ask and Marshall delivers with a single through the right side past the diving third baseman! Well done Tyler! Not the strongest contact I've ever seen, but it got the job done and was solid placement to the opposite field.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Seems like Heady is coming back down from his good start to the season, popped one up here for the second out. Happy he didn't ground into a double play and that he put the ball in play, but an infield fly was not a successful at bat.

 

[Comebakatz3]

8-0 Kentucky going to the bottom of the 4th.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

FINAL UK 12 EKU 0, a shutout in Coach Minge's 1st home game at the Cliff. Well done Big Blue, now keep it going against Western tomorrow.

 

[sluggercatfan]

FINAL UK 12 EKU 0, a shutout in Coach Minge's 1st home game at the Cliff. Well done Big Blue, now keep it going against Western tomorrow.

If through weather holds true doubt the wku game is played.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

If through weather holds true doubt the wku game is played.

Right now the forecast is saying the rain is over in the Lexington area. If the infield is covered, then with no more rain, they should be able to play.