Hogs vs ULM—-Baseball

[Barton Fink]

Do we have a backup SS?

[Son of Spam]

Do we have a backup SS?

Good question. I have no idea. I don't think Aloy has been subbed for this year so far, but I could be wrong.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the sixth.

Maxwell leads off. Runs the count full. Singles to right center. 1 on.

Aloy the Younger hits into a 4-6-3 DP. 2 away.

Iredale singles up the middle.

Diggs is HBP. Runners at first and second. 2 outs.

Kozeal with a bloop single to left. Run scores. 10-0 Hogs. Runners at first and second.

Pitching change....RHP in.

Helfrick grounds out 3-1.

Hogs lead 10-0 after 6.

[DirkPiggler]

Do we have a backup SS?

Fraser.

Souza came in as a SS.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the seventh. Gibler in to pitch for the Hogs.

Garcia goes down swinging. 1 away.

Artzberger runs the count full. Singles up the middle. 1 on.

Landry goes down swinging. 2 away.

Aranda takes strike 2. Runner takes second. Doubles to the wall in left center. Run scores. 10-1 Hogs.

Johnson goes down looking.

Hogs lead 10-1 mid 7.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the seventh.

Souza leads off. Singles to right!

Davalan with a high hopper to first. The throw to second goes into left field. Runner moves to third. Runners at the corners, no outs.

And now, a lightning delay.....Ferk.

[Son of Spam]

So, 10-1, bottom of the seventh, runners at the corners, no outs, and they postponed the game until tomorrow. Are you shitting me? Not sure what time tomorrow, so I guess we will have to wait to find out.

[Pig Benis]

Resumes at 2pm tomorrow

[Son of Spam]

Resumes at 2pm tomorrow

They must be expecting us to run rule them early. The next game is supposed to start at 3:00.

[Son of Spam]

Fraser.

Souza came in as a SS.

I knew we had one but didn't know who. I forgot about him.

[Thin Red Swine]

Agree. I am not as worried about Helfrick as I am Souza. He is in a terrible slump and is not showing signs of coming out of it.

Single and a double today are decent signs.

[Son of Spam]

Single and a double today are decent signs.

Against a not stellar opponent. Diggs and Souza are who I worry about.

[DirkPiggler]

Against a not stellar opponent. Diggs and Souza are who I worry about.

Souza hit well for a stretch in SEC play, so you know it's in him.  Right now he needs confidence more than anything.  He needs to play every midweek game and against SEC cupcake to try to get him right.

Diggs...I don't know there.  He's a senior with a much lower upside than Souza and some others we have with another year beyond this one.  Not sure where he will fit when conference play rolls around. 

I'd probably try the following based on how they're playing so far.

1B: Cozeal
2B: Souza
SS: Wehiwa
3B: Iredale
C:  Helfrick, with Becker catching some midweeks.
LF: Diggs/Boles platoon
CF: Davalan/Thomas platoon
RF: Maxwell
DH: Kuhio

If one of the platoon guys really starts heating up play them full time.  If both platoon guys at one spot are hitting and no one in the other one is getting it done, play your best three hitters regardless.

[Son of Spam]

Souza hit well for a stretch in SEC play, so you know it's in him.  Right now he needs confidence more than anything.  He needs to play every midweek game and against SEC cupcake to try to get him right.

Diggs...I don't know there.  He's a senior with a much lower upside than Souza and some others we have with another year beyond this one.  Not sure where he will fit when conference play rolls around. 

I'd probably try the following based on how they're playing so far.

1B: Cozeal
2B: Souza
SS: Wehiwa
3B: Iredale
C:  Helfrick, with Becker catching some midweeks.
LF: Diggs/Boles platoon
CF: Davalan/Thomas platoon
RF: Maxwell
DH: Kuhio

If one of the platoon guys really starts heating up play them full time.  If both platoon guys at one spot are hitting and no one in the other one is getting it done, play your best three hitters regardless.

Agree. Souza sometimes looks like he is scared to be at the plate. On some of his swings, he seems to be falling back away from the plate. And low and outside is his krytonite.

[DirkPiggler]

Agree. Souza sometimes looks like he is scared to be at the plate. On some of his swings, he seems to be falling back away from the plate. And low and outside is his krytonite.

I'd love to see Souza work with whoever seemed to fix Wehiwa's approach.  The latter seems to have figured out how to spit on the slider away, and has become more patient without overdoing it a la Diggs.  Even when Aloy makes an out his at bats usually look much better than last year.

[Son of Spam]

PBP today may be spotty. Had an 89 year old mother in law emergency.

[Son of Spam]

Back to game 1.

Bottom of the seventh. Hogs lead 10-1. Runners at second and third, no outs for the Hogs.

Aloy the Elder up. Grounds out to second. 1 away. Runners hold.

Maxwell with the intentional walk. Bases loaded. BEER HATS ENGAGED!

Aloy the Younger runs the count full. GRAND SLAM TO LEFT! Hogs win 14-1.

[Pig Benis]

That didn't take long. Wow.

[Barton Fink]

Well, that's one way to end it.

[Gambler]

Now that's a walkoff.