Hogs vs Kentucky—-Baseball

[DirkPiggler]

Top 7th.

PITCHING CHANGE:  Smith in for Hogan.

White flies out to CF.  1 out.

Lovich flies out to LF.  2 outs.

Stovall singles to LF.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

Sprague-Lott bunts...probably would have beaten it, but P threw it away anyway.  Single and E1.  Runners 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs.

McLaughlin grounds out to first unassisted.  3 outs.

Mid 7th.  7-2.

[DirkPiggler]

Bottom 7th.

Daly strikes out.    1 out.

Nicholson strikes out swinging.  2 outs.

McCarthy grounds out to Sprague-Lott, saving HTL a steak dinner.  3 outs.

End 7th.  Running out of Time 2 Running out of Bourbon 7

[DirkPiggler]

Top 8th

Aloy strikes out swinging. 1 out.

Diggs singles to RF.  Runner on 1st, 1 out.

Holt flies out to CF.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

Souza strikes out swinging.  3 outs.

Mid 8th.  Playing for Omaha 7, Playing for tomorrow 2.

[DirkPiggler]

Bottom 8th.

McCoy grounds out to Sprague-Lott. 1 out.

Smith hit by pitch.  Runner on 1st, 1 out.

PITCHING CHANGE:  Koty Frank in for Wood.

Waldschmidt walks. Runners 1st and 2nd, 1 out.

Pitre walks.  Bases loaded, 1 out.  Bourbon hats engaged.

Burkes strikes out.   Bases loaded, 2 outs.

Lopez doubles to RF.  Clears the bases.  10-2 UK.  Runner on 2nd, 2 outs.

Daly singles.  Lopez scores.  11-2 UK.  Let's go ahead and let them score and get the run rule.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

Nicholson grounds out to Stovall.  3 outs.

End 8th.  11-2 them.

[Feral]

Souza continues to struggle. 0-3 with with 2 strikeouts. 

He's now 3-28 (.108) with 15 strikeouts in our last 4 SEC series.

At this point I'd rather Helfrick be our DH when he's not catching. He has nearly as many walks (4) as Souza (5) in a third of the AB's.

[Pig Benis]

Souza continues to struggle. 0-3 with with 2 strikeouts. 

He's now 3-28 (.108) with 15 strikeouts in our last 4 SEC series.

Yikes. Our lack of power is a real problem.

[DirkPiggler]

Top 9th.

White walked.  Runner on 1st, 0 out.

Lovich robbed of a sure hit by a nice catch at 1st.  Runner on 1st, 1 out.

White moves up on catcher's indifference.  Runner on 2nd, 1 out.

Wild pitch moves White to 3rd.  Runner on 3rd, 1 out.

Stovall grounds out to 1st.  White scores.  11-3 UK.  2 outs.

Sprague-Lott walks.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

McLaughlin strikes out looking at a ball that was at least 4 inches off the plate inside.  3 outs.

Kentucky wins 11-3.

[Gambler]

They just out hit us. Got a lot of 2 out runs. Those hurt the most.

[Son of Spam]

I didn't feel good about Tygart as a starter at the beginning of the season but figured DVH knew a lot more than I did. I still feel that he shouldn't start. Wood threw a lot of pitches and looked better.

[Thin Red Swine]

Maybe the rubber match will actually be close.

Maybe Molina will find some control while favoring a balky ankle.

[Pig Benis]

https://x.com/choatemason/status/1786877354272256321

[Gambler]

Parker Rowland DH today.

[DirkPiggler]

Okay, Arkansans came to the Bluegrass State and took their most cherished prize, the Kentucky Derby trophy.  We just took a shit all over their second most treasured entity by stealing their Hall of Fame coach, forcing them to replace him with a 6'9" goober who is recruiting at a level that would win the Sun Belt if things break just right.  Let's finish the weekend off by taking something that, judging by attendance, is absolutely meaningless to the average Kentuckian...a series win over their top ten baseball team.

First pitch is at 12pm GCT.  Lineups are as follows:

YOUR ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS:

1. Peyton Stovall 2B
2. Wehiwa Aloy (not Alloy) SS
3. Ben McLaughlin (not McLocklin) 1B
4. Jared Sprague-Lott 3B
5. Kendall Diggs RF
6. Peyton Holt CF
7. Parker Rowland DH
8. Hudson White C
9. Will Edmunson LF

P. Mason Molina LHP

Kentucky Afterthoughts:

1. Ryan Waldschmidt LF
2. Emilien Pitre (FUCK CANADA) 2B
3. Devin Burkes C
4. Nick Lopez DH
5. Mitchell Daly 3B
6. Ryan Nicholson 1B
7. Nolan McCarthy CF
8. James McCoy RF
9. Grant McSmith SS

P. Mason Moore RHP.

[DirkPiggler]

Top 1st.

Stovall strikes out looking. 1 out.

Aloy strikes out swinging.  2 outs.

McLaughlin walks.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

Sprague-Lott walks on four straight.  Runners 1st and 2nd, 2 outs.

Diggs strikes out swinging. 3 outs. 

Mid 1st.  Arkansas 0

[Son of Spam]

Aloy swinging at the outside pitch again.

[Feral]

Aloy swinging at the outside pitch again.

He's a guess hitter and chases low and away way too often.

Reminds me so much of Slavens.

[Son of Spam]

Diggs had a good game the other day, but I still wish we had someone else coming to the plate with runners on and in scoring position.

[DirkPiggler]

He's a guess hitter and chases low and away way too often.

Reminds me so much of Slavens.

I don't know that he's guessing, but he's back to not being able to pick up spin.

He's got to learn how to lay off the slider.  Rarely if ever do pitchers throw it to him in the zone because they know he can destroy it if he makes contact.  Piss on it and make them throw you the fastball or change up.

[DirkPiggler]

Bottom 1st.

Waldschmidt strikes out swinging.  1 out.

Pitre (FUCK CANADA) hits one to Frankfort.  UK leads 1-0.  1 out.

Burkes takes strike three for a full count walk.  Runner on 1st, 1 out.

(Editor's Note:  The first pitch to Lopez, called strike one, was in the exact same location as ball four to Burkes)

Lopez strikes out swinging.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

Daly walks.  Runners 1st and 2nd, 2 outs.

Nicholson grounds out to McLaughlin.  3 outs.

End 1st.  UK 1 UA 0

[Son of Spam]

Kentucky's dugout acts like a girl's softball team.