LSU Series

[Chop]

3 run homer Jones.

6-0 them.

 

[aUTfan]

Everytime one of our pitchers takes the mound inheriting runners, they always give up those runs. That has to change.

 

[aUTfan]

Infield hit to 3rd by Bingham. one on, two outs.

 

[aUTfan]

and belyeu makes a play in shallow CF, Gasparino would not have gotten to it. Belyeu has some range. To the bottom of the 7th. Down 6-0 with Schuessler, Belyeu, and Borba due up.

 

[aUTfan]

And Schuessler stays .500 with a HR. Texas 1 LSU 6.

 

[aUTfan]

Why the hell Pierce doesn't keep Schuessler in as DH is mindblowing.

 

[aUTfan]

Now just imagine if Schuessler had been batting behind Powell where he should be? We would likely have 2 runs or more right now. Different ball game. This is why the lineup matters.

 

[aUTfan]

Borba k's swinging.

 

[aUTfan]

2 outs. O'Dowd up.

 

[aUTfan]

O'Dowd k's looking.

 

[aUTfan]

End of 7. Hamilton coming in to pitch.

 

[aUTfan]

Pretty good barometer for Pierce this weekend. He has a ways to catch up to the LSU coach, who is in his third season now at LSU.

 

[aUTfan]

Fly ball to the outfield for out number 1.

 

[aUTfan]

hard hit ball up the middle but Kennedy makes the play. 2 outs.

 

[aUTfan]

dang, double down the right field line.

 

[aUTfan]

and now a 4 pitch walk.

 

[aUTfan]

and i think it's a wild pitch, advances the runners up one base. runners on 2nd and 3rd and Pierce goes to the mound.

 

[aUTfan]

Not sure what happened, Hamilton was looking good and then couldn't find the strike zone.

 

[aUTfan]

ground ball hit to Powell for the put out. bottom of the 8th and we are in about as good a position as could be, Kennedy, Gasparino and Thomas and all are due. Let's see if we can't put something together here.

 

[aUTfan]

If Kennedy and Gasparino can get us started, could be a good run this inning.

 

[aUTfan]

ooooops, its Gasparino, Thomas and Powell due up. Kennedy is in for O'Dowd who batted last inning.

 

[aUTfan]

Ackenhausen still on the mound and gets Gasparino k swinging.

 

[aUTfan]

If we are going to do anything its now.

 

[aUTfan]

Thomas is batting for the 4th time tonight, 0-3. and goes down looking to go 0-4. bad night for Thomas.

 

[aUTfan]

and ground ball for Powell. 3 up, 3 down. Going to be a tall order to ask the middle of the lineup to come up with 5 runs with only three outs left in the game and Duplantier coming to the mound.

 

[aUTfan]

Leadoff double.

 

[aUTfan]

Jones with the double, same guy with the dagger (3 run bomb) earlier.

 

[aUTfan]

Ground ball to Kennedy for the put out, moves the runner over to third though with only 1 out.

 

[aUTfan]

ground ball to third, runner comes off the bag and gets tagged out in a run down by Schuessler.

 

[aUTfan]

Runner is on 2nd though while the rundown was developing. 2 outs.