Hogs vs Oral Roberts—-baseball

[Son of Spam]

Top of the first. DeCremer on the mound.

Climb Mt. Tanaka leads off. Singles to right.

Combs hits into a 4-6-3 DP. 2 away.

Kane-Yates  reaches a single to third misplayed by Pompey. Ruled a single.

Kelly drives a single up the middle. Runners at first and second, 2 outs.

Edmunson grounds out to the pitcher.

0-0 mid first.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the first. Ferrell (WHP) on the mound. Was a Hog last year.

Ruiz leads off. Fouls out to deep first.

Helfrick runs the count full. Singles to left.

Kozeal drives a single up the middle. Helfrick takes third. Kozeal takes second on the throw to third.

Aloy 2.0 foul tips strike three into the catcher's mitt.  2 away.

Robinett goes down swinging.

0-0 after 1 as we strand 2 RISP again.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the second.

Davis up. Goes down swinging.

Brodrick runs the count full after an 0-2 count. Walks.

Campbell singles up the middle. Runners at first and second, 1 away.

Ellis lines out to short on a nice catch. 2 away. Runners hold.

Tanaka singles to right. Run scores. Runners at the corners. 1-0 ORU.

Combs grounds out to the pitcher.

1-0 ORU mid second.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the second. Ruthhardt (RHP) in to pitch.

Niu leads off. Singles to left.

Stewart gets strike one on a time call. Takes a ball that gets way from the catcher. Niu takes second. Stewart singles to left. Niu scores. 1-1.

Brumbaugh grounds to short. The throw to first gets by the first baseman. Runners at second and third, no outs.

Pompey (17 strikeouts in 34 ABs) flies out to short. 1 away.

Ruiz grounds to third. The throw goes home, but the catcher drops it after Stewart collides with him. 2-1 Hogs. Runners at first and third.

Helfrick takes ball 1. Ruiz steals second. Helfrick Walks. Bases loaded. BEER HATS ENGAGED!

Kozeal runs the count full. Flies out to left. Run scores. 3-1 Hogs. Runners at first and second. 2 outs.

Pitching change.....Thornton (RHP) in.

Aloy 2.0 bounces a single off the third baseman's glove. Runners scores. 4-1 Hogs.

Robinett grounds out to first.

4-1 Hogs after 2.

[Show-Me Hog]

Huh. From the name and he plays baseball I assumed Niu would be some kind of Pacific Islander, probably Hawaiian. But he's blonde and white enough for the Third Reich.

This year's Rotnei Clarke.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the third. Mcelvain in to pitch.

Kane-Yates leads off. Singles past Pompey at third.

Kelly goes down looking.

Edmunson goes down looking.

Davis goes down swinging.

Hogs up 4-1 mid three.

[Son of Spam]

Huh. From the name and he plays baseball I assumed Niu would be some kind of Pacific Islander, probably Hawaiian. But he's blonde and white enough for the Third Reich.

This year's Rotnei Clarke.

Yeah. He is pasty white.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the third.

Niu leads off. Grounds out to second.

Stewart grounds out hard to first. 2 away.

Brumbaugh goes down swinging.

4-1 Hogs after three.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the fourth. McGuire in to pitch.

Brodrick up. Goes down looking.

Campbell runs the count full. Grounds out to short. 2 away.

Ellis grounds out to third.

4-1 Hogs mid 4.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the fourth. Yeary (RHP) in to pitch.

Pompey leads off. HOMERS (Gasp) TO LEFT CENTER! 5-1 Hogs.

Ruiz walks.

Helfrick strokes a single to left. Runners at first and second, no outs.

Kozeal grounds out slowly to first. Runners advance. 1 out.

Aloy 2.0 doubles to the fence in left center. 2 runs score. 7-1 Hogs.

Pitching change......Hill (RHP) in.

Robinett  flies out to center. Aloy tags and takes third. 2 away.

Niu takes a wild pitch. Aloy scores from third. 8-1 Hogs. Niu smashes a single up the middle.

Stewart singles to right. Runners at the corners, 2 outs.

Brumbaugh grounds out to second.

Hogs up 8-1 after 4.

[Feral]

Pompey!

Like Brumbaugh this past weekend, let's hope this is the spark he needs.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the fifth.

Tanaka up. Flies out to center.

Combs goes down swinging ugly.

Kane-Yates flies out to center.

8-1 Hogs mid 5.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the fifth. Puffinbarger (RHP) in.

Pompey leads off. Runs the count full. Walks.

Ruiz drives one up the middle. Runners at first and second, no outs.

Helfrick walks. Bases loaded. BEER HATS ENGAGED!

Kozeal goes down swinging. 1 away.

Aloy 2.0 takes a ball that bounces off the catcher. Run scores. 9-1 Hogs. Runners at second and third. Aloy grounds out to third. Run scores. 10-1.

Robinett runs the count full. Walks.  Runners at first and second. 2 outs.

Pitching change.....Sanford (RHP) in.

Niu flies out to left center.

10-1 Hogs after 5.

[Feral]

What a dirt ball read from Pompey.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the sixth. Kircher in for the Hogs.

Kelly leads off. Goes down swinging.

Edmunson flies out to right. 2 away.

Davis grounds out to the pitcher.

10-1 Hogs mid 6.

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the sixth.

Stewart up. Crushes one off the second baseman. Take second on a nice running decision. The second baseman tried to avoid being killed.

Souza (in for Brumbaugh) goes down looking. 1 away.

Pompey runs the count full. Goes down swinging. 2 away.

Turner (in for Ruiz) runs the count full. Goes down swinging.

10-1 after 6.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the seventh. Lorenzini in for the Hogs. He looks kind of like "The Jesus"

Dudding (in for Broderick) leads off. Homers to left. 10-2.

Campbell walks.

Ellis singles to short right center. Runners at first and second. No outs.

Tanaka flies out to short left. 1 away. Runners hold.

Combs flies out to third. Peck, playing first, runs over Pompey and they collide at the mound. Ball still caught. 2 away. Runners hold.

Kane-Yates grounds to third. Pompey tags the runner headed to third.

10-2 Hogs mid 7

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the seventh. Ferris (not Beuller) RHP in.

Rutenbar (for Helfrick) ground out to second.

Kozeal flies out to deep center. 2 away.

Aloy 2.0 goes down swinging.

10-2 Hogs after 7

[Son of Spam]

Top of the eighth. Brissey in to pitch.

Fender up. Goes down swinging.

Coil goes down looking.

Next up is plunked. 1 on.

Dudding runs the count full. Goes down looking.

Other than the hit batter, Brissey looked pretty good.

10-2 mid 8.

[wmr]

I think I'm having a mancrush on Stewart.. not sure yet.