Hogs vs Kentucky—-Baseball

[DirkPiggler]

Top 4th.

Sprague-Lott strikes out swinging.  1 out.

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

Holt draws a four pitch walk.  Runners 1st and 2nd, 1 out.

(Editor's Note:  the Kentucky pitcher still has a no-hitter going.)

Rowland with the worst possible result...a 6-4-3 DP (after swinging at a 3-1 pitch that nearly hit him and fouling it off).  3 outs.

Mid 4th.  3-0 them. 

[Barton Fink]

Saw that coming...

[Thin Red Swine]

Keep trying to jinx it. Maybe it will work.

[Feral]

Rowland with the worst possible result...a 6-4-3 DP (after swinging at a 3-1 pitch that nearly hit him and fouling it off).  3 outs

I'll preface this by saying that DVH has forgotten more baseball than I'll ever know, but I don't understand his stubbornness with continuing to give Rowland chances despite having a season and a half's worth of data on him.

[DirkPiggler]

Bottom 4th.

PITCHING CHANGE:  McEntire in for Molina.

McCarthy doubles.  Runner on 2nd, 0 out.

McCoy grounds out to 2nd.  Runner on 3rd, 1 out.

McSmith bunts back to the mound.  Runner called out at home, but likely to be overturned on review.  Without waiting for Birmingham I'm going to go ahead and say 4-0 Kentucky.  Runner on 1st, 1 out.

Waldschmidt with a bloop double to RF.  Runners 2nd and 3rd, 1 out.

Pitre hits one to deep CF...off Holt's glove.  One more run scores.  5-0 UK.  Runners 2nd and 3rd, 1 out.

Burkes flies to CF...great diving catch by Holt.  Run scores.  6-0 UK.  Runner on 2nd, 2 outs.

PITCHING CHANGE:  Foutch in for McEntire.

Lopez grounds out to McLaughlin.  3 outs.

End 4th.  UK misses the PAT, leads 6-0. 

[Son of Spam]

Let's get run ruled and head back home. We ain't winning this game. And we have 2 tough series left. Our non existent hitting will kill us.

[BleedinRed]

Outside of Smith our pitching has hit the shitter.  

May be unpopular but this seasons team doesn't have what it will take to win a championship.   

[Barton Fink]

We peaked

[Show-Me Hog]

This has the feel of a game I am going to abandon in about 30 minutes.

Almost to the minute. Adios.

[Thin Red Swine]

We won't win another game all year.

[wmr]

Outside of Smith our pitching has hit the shitter. 

May be unpopular but this seasons team doesn't have what it will take to win a championship.   

We are batting 13th in the SEC right now.

In 2022 we finished the year 12th in SEC batting average.

In 2021 we finished 10th.

We allegedly have the best player development facility and advanced analytics in the nation.

It's pretty obvious where the weak spot is in the program.   

[Feral]

Outside of Smith our pitching has hit the shitter. 

May be unpopular but this seasons team doesn't have what it will take to win a championship.   

Yep. We're absolutely kidding ourselves if we think this is an Omaha team. Hell, I think the Supers might be a stretch at this point. 

We unequivocally can't hit, we have too many holes in the lineup at any given time, we can't win away from Baum, and outside of the best pitcher in college baseball (who we practically refuse to give run support to) our pitching is fairly average.

I also think DVH's ride or die stubbornness with guys like Diggs, Wilmsmeyer, Rowland, McEntire, and Wood is going to be our undoing.

[DirkPiggler]

We are batting 13th in the SEC right now.

In 2022 we finished the year 12th in SEC batting average.

In 2021 we finished 10th.

We allegedly have the best player development facility and advanced analytics in the nation.

It's pretty obvious where the weak spot is in the program. 

It's not like we're recruiting poorly either...at least not by rankings.

If/when this team is at home watching the Super Regionals again, Nate needs to go.

[DirkPiggler]

Top 5th. 

White breaks up the no-hitter with a hustling infield hit.  Runner on 1st, 0 out.

Edmunson strikes out swinging.  Runner on 1st, 1 out.

Stovall bunts for a single down the 3rd base line.  Runners 1st and 2nd, 1 out.

Aloy singles to RF.  White scores.  6-1 UK.  Runners 1st and 2nd, 1 out.

McLaughlin hit by a 3-2 pitch.  Bases loaded, 1 out.  BEER HATS ENGAGED!

Sprague-Lott flies out to RF.  Stovall scores on the SAC.,  6-2 UK.  Runners 1st and 2nd, 2 outs.  Please store your beer hats accordingly.

Diggs strikes out looking.  3 outs.

Mid 5th.  6-2 them.

[BleedinRed]

Edmonsen is case in point.  Watches two hittable strikes then swings at shit.  

[Sus-Scrofa]

Dang it Diggs

[Feral]

Is there anyone you trust less at the plate with RISP than Diggs?

He's left 5 on base by himself today.

[Gambler]

Diggs. Bro.

[DirkPiggler]

Bottom 5th.

Daly grounds out to Aloy. 1 out.

Nicholson flies out to the wall in CF.  Nice catch by Holt.  2 outs.

McCarthy singles to RF.  Runner on 1st, 2 outs.

McCarthy gets to 2nd on a delayed steal with no throw.  Runner on 2nd, 2 outs.

McCoy strikes out swinging.  3 outs.

End 5.  Pope 6 Cal 2

[DirkPiggler]

Is there anyone you trust less at the plate with RISP than Diggs?

He's left 5 on base by himself today.

Rowland if there are fewer than two outs and the force is in order.