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***** GAME THREAD: UK-AUSTIN PEAY - SEASON OPENER *****

Daniel 3B
Hill CF
Shelby RF
Collet DH
Reed 1B
Shinn LF
Kessler C
Rodriguez SS
Lewis 2B
 
I think I am more interested to see what happens on defense with an all new infield. We have Seminole State on the corners of our infield. Not sure how they did defensively there.
 
Sounds like unsound defense so far. Kessler and Daniel miscommunicating on a pop-up. Throwing error by Rodriguez all in the first inning. I saw that Daniel played outfield for Seminole State. Might not have enough infield experience.
 
Thompson starts 2019 by falling behind 3-0 before battling back to a full count and giving up a walk. ZT follows it up with back to back Ks before giving up a single and an error to put them on the corners. He gets a K to end the inning.

Too many pitches there though.
 
Thompson works around a walk, an error and a fielding miscommunication in the first. Strikes out three Governors. END 1: UK 0, APSU 0
 
Sounds like unsound defense so far. Kessler and Daniel miscommunicating on a pop-up. Throwing error by Rodriguez all in the first inning. I saw that Daniel played outfield for Seminole State. Might not have enough infield experience.

I think they gave the error to Reed, and called the hit a single.
 
Stats page I am looking at is pretty lame. Doesn't allow calculating pitch counts. It was definitely too many that first inning.
 
Pretty quiet other than the home run. UK not really working the pitch count much either.
 
Thompson with another strikeout, that's 4 in 5 outs coming by way of the K.
 
Nice quick inning for Thompson there. Got hit kind of hard, but he has settled in a bit better.
 
ARod finally works the count and goes down 0-2 only to battle back and work a walk. Leadoff man on. Like that.

Expect the bunt from Lewis, and he does. Sac bunt gets the runner over.

UK can't score him after two weaker hits up the middle by the top two UK hitters.
 
Thompson gets another K to start the 3rd. Then gives up a walk. If he can get it reigned in on the control, he will be straight nasty. I think it will come.
 
UK gives up a stolen base, but it was pretty close. Full count... ZT gives up the walk. Back to back walks. He is struggling with the control of the fastball. Probably just a bit anxious and overthrowing it if I had to guess. Belanger took a visit to speak with ZT. ZT responds and throws three straight strikes to get his 6th K of the early afternoon. Full count once again, this time against the 4 hole hitter for Peay. Stikeout ends the inning!

Dick Gabriel updating listeners on some rule changes. No more fake to first to third. Also apparently there is a limit on mound visits, but he didn't give any details on that.

I guess it will be nice to get an early look at the bullpen in this one. With ZT throwing so many pitches, I imagine we'll get that chance today.
 
END OF 3: Kentucky 1, Austin Peay 0. Thompson with 7 Ks thru 3. Pitch count is a bit high, though, so not sure how deep he'll go into this one.
 
Shelby with a long out to start the 4th. Collet pops out for the second out.

REED!!! Off the wall for a double! Wow... I thought he had another one.
 
Thompson is racking up the strikeouts, as he gets back to back strikeouts to begin the bottom of the 4th. He gets a foul ball fly out to Shelby in right to end the 4th. Great inning for ZT.

Harper now up in the pen, so Thompson may be done after this inning, but he seems to really only be getting stronger as this one goes on.
 
END OF 4: Kentucky 1, Austin Peay 0. Zack Thompson dealing to his preseason All-American status - 9 Ks, 1 H, 3 BB. May be his last inning of work. Up to 65 pitches, and Mingione won't force him deep in first start of season pitching in cold, damp weather.
 
Thompson pitching very well, however we have 1 guy so far, who can hit the frickin ball. Reed with a HR and a double, no one else doing anything !
 
Kessler keyed in on a pitch, and got a hold of it to hit it hard, but right at the second baseman and he can't beat it out. ARod also pops out for the second out of the 5th. Lewis tries to keep it alive and Lewis works a full count before flying out as well.

UK with just the 1 walk so far in this one.
 
Single into right to start the year for Harper. Harper gets a strikeout on a two strike bunt attempt. He follows it up with a strikeout the traditional way. Harper really settling in and throwing first pitch strikes now. Kessler gets his first throw out of the year to end the inning!!!! Nice job!
 
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