Kentucky v. South Carolina (Sunday)
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Should be two outs. You can tell Lewis was extremely frustrated with the error. This team just can not get out of its own way.
I might consider taking Lewis out right here. He isn't doing bad, but he's not locating and this is a must have game for UK. Taylor is at the plate and he's hit UK hard this weekend.
Lewis up 0-2 against Taylor and he puts back to back pitches way into the dirt. The second one gets away from Squires and we no longer have the double play possibility. Grounder to first scores a run and ties the game. Error by first base kills us.
2-2
2-2
Lewis gets a line drive out to left to end the inning, but South Carolina has tied it back up 2-2. UK needs to respond with the bats and get the lead back. We have not been overly great in close games this year.
This team is not fundamentally sound. Throw in that Ming has made many head scratching in game decisions during conference play, It’s frustrating to watch.
Ohh,..... ARod took one off the helmet when trying to bunt... he is up and looks to be okay, but man that was scary.
That is one way to earn a base. Man... right in the side of the helmet. They are looking at ARod, but he seems to be fully aware and even smiling a bit.
UK got something working here with 2 on and no outs.
UK got something working here with 2 on and no outs.
He stays in the game.
Not sure if this was a classy move or a designed one for strategy for USC, but they wait the entire time that ARod is getting tended to and after he gets to first they have a mound visit and then make a pitching change to Mlodzinksi.
Not sure if this was a classy move or a designed one for strategy for USC, but they wait the entire time that ARod is getting tended to and after he gets to first they have a mound visit and then make a pitching change to Mlodzinksi.
Dawson puts down a decent bunt, but probably a bit too much back to the pitcher and could have been an out at third had the pitcher wanted to take it. Instead, UK gets the runners at second and third and a WILD PITCH scores a run and puts UK up 3-2!!
Pompey leaving a lot of pretty good pitches up there. Left a good fastball and then left a hanging curve ball that was belt high, but he works a full count and gets one through the infield that was playing in.
4-2 UK.
4-2 UK.
Squires puts down a pretty decent bunt that moves up Pompey. Interesting decision. I don't necessarily hate the attempt to bunt for a hit. Past ball crosses up the catcher and Pompey is on third.
I don't have a problem with that attempt. It is an attempt at a bunt for a hit. If it is a little closer to the third base line it is a base hit. Not a bad idea, and it keeps the double play away.
Pompey scores on another wild pitch!!! 5-2 UK!!
Those wild pitches are somewhat why it is good to have that bunt. We avoid a double play and we put pressure on the defense and we get a couple breaks and score a run with 2 outs. Works to help manufacture a run. A lot of other results keeps the runner at 1st, gets two outs, or a fielder's choice which still leaves someone at first. Of course, other options are certainly higher reward than that bunt, but I think it is a decent little compromise, because it really was an attempt to bunt for a hit.
Heyer takes a walk to keep the inning alive.
Heyer takes a walk to keep the inning alive.
Becker also walks. Still got something working here with Cottam up. Hopefully he sees this new pitcher a bit better than he was seeing Chapman.
Cottam grounds out to short. I don't know that he is seeing the ball too well today. I know he wasn't against Chapman. Against this new pitcher he was a little better, but I think he's kind of guessing on pitches rather than actually looking for them correctly.
Someone was pointing out yesterday that we seem to need walks to have a good offensive day. Well, we've been getting them and getting wild pitches. I'd love to see a few more next inning also. I don't want this to be close at the end.Hate seeing the leadoff walk.
Dang. Get J-Lew the lead back and he walks another leadoff batter. Makes these guys swing the stick.
Scary spot here in a way for UK. Cortes back up and he has hit UK hard. Lewis not really great with his control right now after a leadoff walk.
Cats’ whole offensive approach is commanding the strike zone, getting deep in counts. When they do that, they’re really good.
That was me. Seems like we really make opposing teams pay when they walk us. We did that on Friday and we're doing that some today. However, USC just hit us on Saturday. Doesn't seem like we regularly just hit teams and put up a ton of runs because we're raking.
Great stuff to end the top of 5th for J Lew. Love how he seems to get stronger as the game goes on.
Ouch... Tennessee was leading Florida 3-2 going to the top of the 7th in a 7 inning double header and they gave up 2 runs. They then scored one in the bottom half to keep the game alive, but end up giving up a 2 spot in the top of the 11th to lose 6-4.
USC went to a new pitcher in the bottom of the 5th, Gilreath and he makes Collett look pretty bad on a strikeout before getting a couple of hard ground outs to end the inning.
End of 5: #Kentucky 5, South Carolina 2. Justin Lewis has held Gamecocks to 1 hit this far, but 3 walks and some defensive miscues have it a close game.
ARod has some tape on the upper part of his ear. Must have gotten cut when the helmet flew off after he was hit in the head with a fastball.
ARod tries to make a pretty tough play on an in between hop at third, but he can't make the play and it goes for an infield single. Pompey makes a nice sliding catch in left for out number one. Pompey just does not strike me as a comfortable outfielder.
ARod tries to make a pretty tough play on an in between hop at third, but he can't make the play and it goes for an infield single. Pompey makes a nice sliding catch in left for out number one. Pompey just does not strike me as a comfortable outfielder.
Lewis leaves one up and it is a single off of the wall that puts runners at the corners. I think that should be it for Lewis. He's left two pitches up and that one was very close to a home run.
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