UK at LSU Saturday 1st game

[Old_Red]

Why do I bother starting this? By the time I submit it somebody will have created another one.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Haha Cats lead early 1-0 thanks to a walk, a stolen base and back to back singles.

 

[Old_Red]

A walk and 2 singles later and the LSU pitching coach is out there. UK leads 1-0

 

[Old_Red]

Shelby working on the pitcher's brain. Squaring to bunt really early.

 

[Old_Red]

Got the bunt down and moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Don't like that strategy. Bunted with Shelby. Then Reed strikes out.

 

[Comebakatz3]

They intentionally walked Kessler and then Gei popped out.

 

[DubyaT]

Opportunity missed there with runners on second and third and Reed going down on strikes.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Opportunity missed there with runners on second and third and Reed going down on strikes.

We strike out too much. Reed leads the league in strikeouts.

 

[Old_Red]

We strike out too much. Reed leads the league in strikeouts.

His hitting seems like it has been downhill all season long.

 

[Old_Red]

Left two more on the base paths.

 

[Old_Red]

That was a nice finish to the bottom of the 4th. Thompson worked out of two in scoring position with one out. Good play in the infield.

 

[Old_Red]

Harper makes a mistake and it gets hit with no outs in the 8th. Daniels in for Harper. I sure hope we don't increase Thompson's strikeouts without a decision again.

 

[Old_Red]

Three stinking walks and Thompson gets another no-decision.

 

[Old_Red]

The only SEC team with a higher ERA than us and we are making them look like an Omaha bound staff.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ugh... bullpen...

 

[RogerIndy]

Oh, no, not Coleman

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ramsey walked 4 guys.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Whew... bases loaded and Daniel misplays a ball in left but makes a diving grab to end the inning.

Daniel should be at 3rd.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Got a guy to 3rd in the top of the 10th before Reed lined out to short.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Carson is clean in the bottom half. Still 1 to 1 going to 11

 

[Comebakatz3]

UK got some bad luck. Ripped one up the middle and it goes off the glove of the pitcher to the second baseman for the first out. Then went quietly.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Whoa... Lockhart (I think) is in. Two outs and he gives up a deep fly to the warning track where Shinn parks under it. Lucky there. Very lucky. Going to 12 still 1 to 1.

 

[Old_Red]

That Ryan "Smith" sure plays a good right field. Top of the 12th now still 1-1.

 

[Comebakatz3]

UK may choke away another chance. Daniels singles and advances to third on an error on a pickoff and Shinn strikes out. 2 outs runner at 3rd.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Curtis pinch ran for Collett and hits here and sends a dying quail off his fists to behind second for out 3. Ugh.

 

[Old_Red]

Bases loaded and 1 out. I'm going to say we are doomed.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Are we trying to lose?

 

[Comebakatz3]

Ryan Johnson... 5 pitch walk. Game over. UK loses 2-1

 

[Old_Red]

We were. Walked in the winning run.

 

[law1127]

I hope Mingione can recruit and train some pitchers to throw a reasonable amount of strikes to help the team win a close game like this. It’s extremely frustrating to walk all of LSU’s runs ,in such a tight game. Hope we don’t have all the turnover like basketball,where we can get some experienced players.

 

[hs_sportsfan]

Why did we change pitchers? Lockhart was throwing strikes. Don't get it!

 

[Comebakatz3]

Lockhart and Johnson were interesting choices.

 

[hs_sportsfan]

Lockhart seemed to be throwing it pretty well, walk the bases loaded and see if he can get out of it.

 

[Comebakatz3]

We have to hit better. Have to. LSU has the worst ERA in the league and UK can't manufacture more than 1 run.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

hummm lead most of the game and then lose it late, where have I seen that before today ???

 

[Comebakatz3]

hummm lead most of the game and then lose it late, where have I seen that before today ???

It's been a really shitty day.

 

[votto21]

It's been a really shitty day.

atleast softball team won .

 

[Comebakatz3]

I don't think we need to start a second thread. UK down 8-1 in the bottom of the second.

 

[law1127]

I hope Mingione and Belanger can coach us out of this rebuild!