Hogs vs Washington State—-Baseball

[BASS]

Zach Root taking the mound for the hogs in game 2 against the cougars you don't want to fuck.

Dear little 8 pound 6 ounce baby Jesus, lying in the manger. Please take the fear from our bats this game as we offer thee jobu's rum and dorn's bat hats.

[DirkPiggler]

Once again I'm out on PBP for this one but here are the lineups for Game 2 for whoever is interested.

Coogers

1. Gavin Roy SS
2. Jonah Shull LF
3. Logan Johnstone RF
4. Ricco Longo DH
5. Ollie Obenour 2B
6. Jack Weise 1B
7. Noah Thein C
8. Kyler Northrup 3B
9. Cole Watterson LF

P. Nick Lewis (WHP)

THE FIGHTIN' NATE THOMPSONS!

1. Charles Davalan CF
2. Wehiwa Aloy SS
3. Rocco Peppi RF
4. Brent Iredale 3B
5. Kuhio Aloy DH
6. Ryder Helfrick C
7. Michael Anderson 1B
8. Cam Kozeal 2B
9. Justin Thomas, Jr. LF

P. Zach Root (LHP)

[BASS]

Top 1, hogs take the field

Some lineup changes as a bunch of guys in different positions.

Roy sends the second pitch back to Root who throws him out at first.

Shull up, takes a strike, check swing, strike two. 0-2 ball hit into left for a single.

Johnstone up, 1 down, runner on first.
1-0,  1-1, man on first nearly picked off by Root, who is a whp btw .
Now 1-2, and a breaking ball inside for the k.
2 down.

Longo gets down 0-2 quickly.

Mid 1 0-0. Hogs coming to bat.

[BASS]

Lewis up to pitch for the cougars you don't want to fuck, he's a whp too.

Bottom 1

Davalan sends the first pitch to cf for the out.

Aloy sr gets down 1-2 then takes a curve ball off his hip. 1 down, runner on first.

Peppi takes a big swing for 5 runs and misses.  Another big swing fouled off, 0-2. Ball, throw to first, aloy sr safely back. 2-2. Another fouled off. Ripped into the lf corner off the 3b glove, aloy sr scores from first! Peppi holds up at 2nd.

Hogs lead 1-0.

Iredale, the game 1 RBI winner, 1-1 count and fouled one off. 1-2, fouled another. Wild pitch in the dirt. Peppi goes to third. 2-2. Chopper to 2nd, peppi scores. Iredale thrown out at first. 2 down.

Hogs lead 2-0.

Aloy jr up, fouls off the first pitch. Strike two. 1-2. High heat, 2-2. Blasted to left and died in the wind but falls to the warning track, stand up double for aloy jr.

Helfrick up and sends the first pitch to low earth orbit over the Cargill plant, foul. Now 0-2, 1-2, and he goes down swinging.

Hogs score two and leave one stranded in scoring position.

2-0 hogs end 1.

[BleedinRed]

Bats are hitting!

Had to run to the grocery store. 

How did we get a guy on second?

[BleedinRed]

Bats working in this second game. 

[Barton Fink]

Helluva play by Iredale

[BASS]

Top 2

Root (whp) back on the mound, 12 pitches under his belt.

Obenour up first for the cougars you don't want to fuck (unless you're swahili or gay NTTAWWT). 0-1. 0-2. Fouled the off-speed pitch. Chopper to 3rd. Iredale collects it and makes an easy throw to first. 1 down.

Weise up. Quickly gets down 0-2, fouls one off. Juuuuuuuuuust a bit outside, 1-2. High, 2-2. Another foul. Look at that and 2 down.

Thien down 1-2. Announcers trying to decide what to call Root's curve ball. 2-2.

Hogs lead 2-0 mid 2

[BASS]

Lewis still pitching after throwing 25 in the first.

Anderson pops up the first pitch for an easy out. 1 down.

Kozeal up. Ahead 2-1, fouls one off. Full count, check swing for a k. 2 down.

Thomas jr send a line drive foul to left, another, 0-2. Popped up to short center, cf misplays it, Thomas rounds first and is safe at 2nd.

Top of the order up

Davalan down 0-2, now 2-2. He goes down swinging.

End 2 hogs lead 2-0.

[BASS]

Top 3

Root back on the mound, 28 pitches to his name.

Northrup takes a high ball. Sends the second pitch to cf for the easy catch. 1 down.

Watterson takes a ball, 1-0, stares at a strike, 1-1. Big swing for strike two. Watch this and 2 down.

All 5 Ks are backward.

Top of the cougar lineup, no Heidi klum in sight.

Roy sends one to deep left and Thomas catches it against the wall in foul territory.

Mid 3, hogs lead 2-0.

[BASS]

Bottom 3

Lewis on the mound with 42 pitches

Aloy sr sends a 1-1 pitch deep to rf for the out.

Peppi up, 1-1, pitch in the dirt covered by the catcher, 2-1. 3-1. Walks.

Iredale up, big swing for a miss, 0-1. Low, 1-1. Blasts one deep to left center, off the top of the wall, stand up double. DVH calling for the review. Aloy sr to third. Fuck it, it's out of there. Call upheld runners at 2nd and 3rd.

Aloy jr up, gets ahead 3-0, , 3-1, pops it up to shallow rf. 2 down.

Helfrick grounds out to second. 3 down

Hogs strand 2 in scoring position, lead 2-0 after 3.

[Gambler]

Needed to get at least one run in there with 2nd and 3rd, and 1 out.

[BASS]

Top 4

Root to the mound, 35 pitches thrown

Shull up with the only hot for the cougs. 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, stares at one down main Street, 2-2. Fouls one off to third. High, 3-2. Shaking of the pitch. Drops one into shallow center for a hit.

Johnstone takes one off his hip. Runners at 1st and 2nd, no outs.

Longo fouls off a 1-1 pitch. Grounds one slow to short, out at 2nd, safe at first. Runners at the corners, 1 down.

Obenour with a big swing, 0-1. Stares at strike two. Another grounder to SS. Out at 2nd. Run scores. Safe at first.

2 down, 2-1 hogs.

Weise down 0-1, 1-1, root nearly throws it away to first, shakes off a pitch, big swing and miss, 1-2. Foul. High and outside. 2-2. Sends one to the warning track in left, Thomas with the catch.

Mid 4, hogs lead 2-1.

[BASS]

Bottom 4

Lewis still pitching, count is at 60.

Anderson grounds out to 3rd. 1 down.

Kozeal takes a ball. And another, 2-0. Takes a strike, 2-1. 2-2. Low, 3-2. Sends one to right center that drops for a hit, stretched it into a double.

Thomas grinds the first pitch to third for the easy throw to first. 2 down, Robert at 2nd.

Top of the order

Davalan squeaks one by 2nd base, run scores.

3-1 hogs.

Aloy Sr up, ahead 2-0, catcher to the mound. Now 3-0. Walks. Runners at 1st and 2nd.

75 pitches for Lewis and he's done

This pitching change brought to you by real cougars that want to fuck your balls dry.

The new pitcher is not important enough to know his name. Apparently he's Norwegian and his name is ingmar hutzezon. He's a righty.

Peppi up 2-1, big swing and miss, 2-2. Walks. Based loaded.

Beer hats engaged!

Iredale sends a grounder hard into left field, 2 runs score.

Hogs lead 5-1, runners at 1st and 2nd.

Aloy jr up. Takes a ball, 1-0, big swing and miss. 1-1, 2-1, pitch in the dirt, catcher covered, 3-2. Fouled one off. Walks him, bases loaded again.

Beer hats engaged!

Helfrick fouls off the first pitch. Stares at strike two. Low, 1-2, another in the dirt and outside,  somehow the catcher got it and saves a run. Lifts one to deep right, falls in the corner, three runs score, helfrick with a triple!

Hogs lead 8-1

Still 2 down.

Anderson flies out to deep SS.

End 4 hogs lead 8-1

[BASS]

Top 5, Root coming back to the mound, 56 pitches behind him.

Thein up, and my TV feed freezes up. And we're back. 0-1. 1-1. 3-1, walks.

No one in the pen warming up yet.

Northrup ahead 1-0, fouls one off the handle, 1-1. Another foul. 1-2. 2-2.  
finally got one swinging

Watterson down 0-1, check swing for a strike,

2 down, runner at first

Top of the order

Pinch hitter thiele in for Roy. 2-1, 3-1, pops up foul to the right field stands. 3-2.

Mid 5, hogs lead 8-1

[BASS]

Ingmar still pitching, count at 20.

Kozeal grounds o the first pitch to to the catcher, called out at first, maybe beat it. Under review. Call stands. 1 down.

Thomas jr takes a strike. Then a ball, and another. 2-1. And a third, 3-1. Just a bit high, walks.

Davalan up, pitch in the dirt, covered by the catcher again. Thomas steals 2nd easily. 2-1, popped up to shallow right. 2 down.

Aloy Sr up. Wild pitch, Thomas to third, 2-2, takes one off the left hand, runners at the corners. 1 out.

Peppi still swinging big and misses, 0-1, now 1-1, 1-2. Takes high heat in the back as he turns from the pitch.

Based loaded.

Beer hats engaged!

Mr. RBI Iredale up, still pissed about that robbed home run by the ump. Ahead 3-0, walks

Run scores, 9-1 hogs, 2 outs, bases loaded still.

Aloy jr up. Ahead 2-1. Takes a strike, 2-2. Big swing and miss.

End 5, good lead 9-1, strand 3.

Someone want to take over pbp? I need to leave here about 6:20.

[Barton Fink]

That looked safe to me

[BASS]

Top 6

Jimenez in to pitch. Wouldn't think that guy would be a ginger.

Shull pops up a 2-2 pitch to shallow right for the out.

Johnstone behind 1-2, pops it up to rf and it drops in front of peppi for a hit. Runner stands up at 2nd.

Pinch hitter Myers Ross one down the rf line and bounces over 1b's head. Run scores, runner at first.

Hogs lead 9-2. 1 down.

Obenour chops it to SS. 6-4-3 double play!

Mid 6, hogs lead 9-2.

[BleedinRed]

Much better second game.  

[Piggielicious]

What's the woopig groupthink on the new approach at the plate?