Hogs vs Vanderbilt—Baseball

[Barton Fink]

That was a strike

[Son of Spam]

Top of the third.

Davalan grounds out to second. 1 down.

Aloy the Elder watches two pitches right down Broadway. Singles to right.

Maxwell flies out to left. 2 away.

Aloy the Younger runs the count full. Walks. Runners at first and second, 2 outs.

Iredale walks. Bases loaded. BEER HATS ENGAGED!

Kozeal goes down swinging.

Hogs leave the bases loaded and lead 2-0 mid 3.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the third.

Rigdon goes down swinging. 1 away.

Mancini singles to center.

Humphrey takes a ball. Runner steals second. Humphrey goes down looking. 2 away.

Austin lines out to right.

Hogs lead 2-0 after 3.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the fourth. "Vandy Boys sounds ghey"

Helfrick leads off. Grounds out to short. 1 down.

Souza grounds out to second. 2 down.

Thomas grounds out to deep short. Nice play by the first baseman.

2-0 Hogs mid 4.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the fourth.

Johnston goes down swinging. 1 down.

Nelson runs the count full. Goes down looking. 2 down.

Rose lines out on a jumping catch by Aloy at short.

Hogs lead 2-0 after 4.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the fifth.

Davalan leads off.  Goes down looking. 1 away.

Aloy the Elder singles to left.

Maxwell flies out to first. 2 away.

Aloy the Younger singles to left. Runners at first and second. 2 outs.

Iredale flies out to left.

Hogs lead 2-0 mid 5. We are leaving a LOT of runners on base.

[Hognrock]

The strike zone seems pretty wide but not very vertical.  Both sides have complained about corner strikes.  I'm ok with it if it is consistent for both teams.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the fifth.

Barczi singles to center.

Vastine flies out on a long run by Davalan in left. 1 away.

Rigdon runs the count full. Singles to center. Thomas boots it and a run scores. Runner takes second. 2-1 Hogs. E-8.

Mancini grounds to first who tosses to Gaeckle covering. Runner moves to third. 2 away.

Humphrey goes down swinging,
Hogs lead 2-1 after 5.

[BleedinRed]

Thomas is not a good center fielder.  He has had a few fuckups out there this year.  

[Son of Spam]

Top of the sixth. Hawks (RHP) in for the "Vandy Boys"

Kozeal leads off. Grounds out to second. 1 down.

Helfrick runs the count full. Flies out to left. 2 down.

Souza goes down swinging.

2-1 Us mid 6. The LOB is going to bite us.

[Son of Spam]

Thomas is not a good center fielder.  He has had a few fuckups out there this year. 

He fell down earlier in this game and let a runner advance.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the sixth.

Austin singles off Gaeckle. 1 on.

Johnston goes down swinging. 1 away.

Nelson grounds out on a diving stop by Souza. Runner moves to second. 2 away.

Rose takes a passed ball. Runner moves to third. Rose singles to center. Run scores. 2-2. Helfrick lets a lot of balls get by him.

Pitching change.....Wiggins in.

Barczi grounds out 6-4.

Game tied 2-2 after 6.

[BleedinRed]

He fell down earlier in this game and let a runner advance.

that last base hit that scored the runner, the ball got away from him again by a foot or so.  Didn't hurt anything.  Just noticed he again had a fielding issue.  

[Cardiac Hog]

CF and C defense is suspect.  Helfrick doesn't block many balls, that one was damn near a strike and he just missed it.  Thomas bobbled that last hit, didn't cost them, but that's the third mis-play today. 

[Cardiac Hog]

And just like that JT jr redeems himself!

[Son of Spam]

Top of the seventh.

Thomas leads off. He owes us. And he pays us! OUT OF HERE OVER THE LEFT FIELD FENCE. HOGS LEAD 3-2!

Davalan flies out to center. 2 down.

Aloy the Elder flies out to center. 2 down.

Maxwell grounds out to short.

Hogs lead 3-2 mid 7.

[BleedinRed]

All is forgiven Thomas.  lol.  

[BleedinRed]

Damn.  He cleared everything in left.  

[Barton Fink]

He swung

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the seventh.

Vastine leads off. Takes strike three for ball 3. Fuck this ump. Walks.

Rigdon takes a ball. Runner steals second with no throw. Rigdon goes down swinging. 1 away.

Mancini runs the count full. Grounds out to first unassisted. 2 away. Runner takes third.

Humphrey takes a wild pitch. Run scores. 3-3. Humphrey runs the count full. Walks.

Pitching change.....Jimenez in.

Austin takes a ball that gets away from Helfrick. Runner takes second. Flies out to center.

Gamed tied 3-3 after 7.