Kentucky at Arkansas (Game 1)

[sluggercatfan]

F

man, just a tough night. Cottam with just a horrendous at-bat. Looks at strike one. swings at a horrible second pitch and then swings at a ball. Man, I really trust him at the plate, that was a head-scratcher.

1st pitch was a ball..

 

[Comebakatz3]

I hate the shift.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

I think that first pitch isn't typically a strike and the fact that the pitcher got that made him more protective.

Hazelwood in now.

What's up with our weekend starters, seems all 3 have struggled a little lately !

 

[Comebakatz3]

Hazelwood gives up a monster two run blast. 6-2 Hogs

 

[sluggercatfan]

Looks like BP is going to be a backbreaker for this team.

 

[Comebakatz3]

What's up with our weekend starters, seems all 3 have struggled a little lately !

The sad part is that none of them have been 100 percent sharp in many outings. Maybe Hjelles first, but other than that they've struggled.

 

[Old_Red]

I think we all figured that the pitching staff would carry the program this year but it has not been the case against better competition.

 

[Comebakatz3]

This game feels like kind of the opposite of last Friday's game.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Going to the 6th with UK down 6-2. Got to string some hits together.

 

[sluggercatfan]

Gotta hit the ball some!

 

[RogerIndy]

I want to say "well tonight isn't our night", but Minge wouldn't like that kind of thinking. You can always come back.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Cats get some base runners but too late. Two out hitting has been poor.

 

[sluggercatfan]

I want to say "well tonight isn't our night", but Minge wouldn't like that kind of thinking. You can always come back.

5 lob last 2 innings...no timely hitting

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Man, this game just sucks. Get 8 and 9 hole hitters on with two outs and then squires has a great at-bat but then grounds out to end inning

 

[Old_Red]

That was something amazing about last year's team. Seems like they almost always executed with two outs. Now they are getting executed.

 

[Comebakatz3]

We've got to change this lineup. I still believe Becker in the middle hurts us. Opponents can pitch around Pompey not fearing Becker as much. They then go after Becker fearing Cottam and the big guns. Still, that could be two outs with no one on by the time you get to the danger. Not to mention it means less at bats for Heyer and Collett.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Coleman is just filthy

 

[sluggercatfan]

Let's GO...this has got to be the inning

 

[Jeff Drummond]

 

[sluggercatfan]

This has been a great "job" by the HP ump all night keeping our guys off balance all night.

 

[Comebakatz3]

UK threatening now with Pompey at second and Becker at first.

 

[Comebakatz3]

New pitcher coming in to face Cottam after a first pitch ball.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Cronin throwing straight gas. 95mph. Cottam goes down swinging.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Man, Cottam has been at plate twice with multiple men on base and strikes out. Ugh

 

[Jeff Drummond]

10 stranded

 

[sluggercatfan]

Last shot...game probably over.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Holy cow.... Collett murdered one and it gets caught in the wind for out 3. This is ridiculous for us. That's probably 3 home runs we'd have but for the wind.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

10 men left on base through seven. Sigh

 

[Comebakatz3]

I thought that thing was a no doubter.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Am I just crazy or do the Arky bats have a UK logo on them on the neck of the bat?

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Cats can't keep Grant Hoch in the park.

 

[RogerIndy]

Damn!

 

[Comebakatz3]

Koch hits another home run. 7-2.

Please note that they are hitting them way out to left. We have hit everything to right other than the Cottam hr.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I guess we're trying to preserve the pen... Lockhart getting rocked though. Belanger going to make a change.

 

[Old_Red]

We are not looking like a ranked team this game. Pompey could have caught that double but didn't.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Another two out hit... 8-2. Ridiculous. Really getting frustrated.

 

[Comebakatz3]

We are not looking like a ranked team this game. Pompey could have caught that double but didn't.

At some point Pompey is going to be exposed as a poor outfielder and he'll have a hard time advancing through the minors.

 

[Old_Red]

I'm getting an unsettling feeling that this team right now is looking like Missouri (I think it was) last year where they started out hot but got there with a weak preseason and didn't perform that well the rest of the season. We are going to have to step up against the good competition and we haven't.

 

[Tannerdad]

Didn’t we just take 2 out of 3 against a high ranked Tex Tech team?

Maybe it’s just a bad night.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Squires singles and scores Heyer. Runners on first and second.