Vanderbilt game 3/3/24

[Chop]

Vandy's pitcher went headhunting.

 

[aUTfan]

Thomas draws a walk and that was a hard pitch to watch, totally could have been called either way. Thomas on 1st though with no outs, Powell up.

 

[aUTfan]

Wild pitch moves Thomas to 2nd.

 

[aUTfan]

Dang, Powell hits a shallow fly and the CF makes a shoe string catch.

 

[aUTfan]

Flores watches called third strike, pretty good pitch. 2 outs, 1 on. Brown up.

 

[aUTfan]

Hard hit ground ball hits the pitcher in the backside, makes the play for the 3rd out. to the bottom of the 5th.

 

[aUTfan]

Howard up to 72 pitches. See if he can't get through this inning, would be nice. I think Witt could still come in, i think Ace Whitehead would be available for a couple.

 

[Chop]

This batting lineup is going to be special. We'll put up A LOT OF RUNS this year.

LBJ is LBJ. If Howard, Hurley, Grubbs, and whomever else might start for us (Boehm, Ace W., Harrison, Selvig?) just perform at an average level, we'll be a contender for Omaha.

 

[aUTfan]

1st pitch HR Vandy. 11-4 the score.

 

[Chop]

That one went really far. Howard has to keep it down more in the zone.

 

[aUTfan]

Howard gets hit hard one more time it will be time to pull him.

 

[aUTfan]

Tole warming up.

 

[aUTfan]

After a thousand foul balls, finally flies out to shallow LF. 1 out.

 

[Chop]

After a thousand foul balls, finally flies out to shallow LF. 1 out.

Pitchers really hate those guys.

 

[aUTfan]

and a hard hit ball to the left of Flores for out #2.

 

[aUTfan]

second HR given up this inning. 11-5. Howard should be done.

 

[aUTfan]

Howard is up to middle 80's. would have liked to see him get through the 6th. We still have work to do. Tole on to pitch. Please, no fast balls.

 

[aUTfan]

and a fly out to the infield (Powell) ends the inning. To the 6th.

 

[aUTfan]

Schuessler flies out to deep LF.

 

[aUTfan]

Borba flies out to the infield. 2 outs. Gasparino up.

 

[aUTfan]

Gasparino Strikes out swinging. to the bottom of the 6th.

 

[aUTfan]

Still have 12 more outs to get, game isn't over but if we somehow allow these guys back in this game, i'm gonna be pissed.

 

[aUTfan]

Tole back on the mound.

 

[aUTfan]

Not sure what pitch that was, an offspeed with little movement or a fastball, either way it was hit hard up the middle. and now a double with the first pitch, run scores. 11-6.

Time to pull Tole.

 

[aUTfan]

and now a bunt for a base hit, Tole can't make the play, 2 on, NO OUTS.

 

[aUTfan]

and Schuessler makes a visit. hopefully a pitching change very soon.

 

[aUTfan]

Whitehead coming in.

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

I just don't understand our pitching schizophrenia.

 

[aUTfan]

Ace gets a fly out to Rf and because of belyeu’s arm, no tag. 1 out.

 

[aUTfan]

I just don't understand our pitching problems.

Tole is not a pitcher you can count on for more than an inning, by that I mean whether it’s 1 out or all three, he shouldn’t pitch beyond ending the inning.

next batter bunts the ball and scores another run. 11-7