LU vs. UCA..LU Loses Game 1, Wins Game 2!

[ForeverADog]

The error in the 9th was a really tough play. Not sure Mena would have made the play if he would have held on to it after diving. The one earlier in the game was definitely his fault though. But there were 4 or 5 more hitters available. Why not one of them? Also game 3 is tied 3 to 3 top 5.

[Guest baseball25]

KEp updated coming

[ForeverADog]

4 to 3 top 6 UCA ahead.
Matison Smith still pitching.

[ForeverADog]

UCA goes down 1 2 3. Bottom 6.

[ForeverADog]

Luquette line out. Mathis double. Meade k. Latulippe bloop single to score Mathis. Mena walks. Salinas pops to the pitcher to end the inning. 4 to 4 top 7

[ForeverADog]

1st batter homers over the scoreboard. Literally....

[ForeverADog]

2nd batter walks... 3rd batter sac bunt. 1 out.... Next batter homers..... 7 to 4 UCA now ... Next batter flies out to center. Two outs... Next batter grounds to 2nd. Bottom 7

[Guest baseball25]

Wowwww

[ForeverADog]

Zentek walks... Buchanan flies out to left. 1 out. Farhat Ks. 2 outs. Luquette infield hit... Mathis flies out to left
Top 8. UCA leads 7 to 4

[ForeverADog]

Henderson in to pitch. 1st batter walks. Then steals 2nd. 2nd batter Ks. 1 out. 3rd batter Ks. Two outs. 4th batter grounds to 1st
7 to 4 UCA bottom 8

[ForeverADog]

Meade singles to left. Pitching change... Latilippe flies to center. One out. Mena walks. Theriot flies to center. Cambell singles scoring Meade. 7 to 5 now. Buchanan grounds out to the pitcher. Ending the inning. 7 to 5 UCA. Top 9

[ForeverADog]

1st batter singles. 2nd batter walks. Third batter flies to short. One out. 4th batter flies to 3rd. 5th batter grounds out to the pitcher. 7 to 5 UCA bottom 9

[ForeverADog]

Farhat Ks. 1 out. Luquette walks. Mathis reaches on E4. Runners on first and second. Meade doubles to tie the game! Latulippe up!

[ForeverADog]

New pitcher. Latulippe Ks. Two outs Mena doubles! Ballgame! LU wins! 8 to 7

[Guest baseball25]

ThatA way to battle back, next 6 games will be very tough they need to go atleast 3-3

[Guest coachacola]

So they lose 2 of 3 to a SLC again?  Looks like this year will be a repeat of last year.

[TradinUp BH]

They need to reel off some sweeps or this season is done. 1 and 2 on every series sin't going to cut it. SE LA will win that division of the conference. Horrible.

[time2time]

No, last year the Cards made the conference tourney, this year . . . I'm not sure they have enough pitching (hard to believe I'm saying that about a Jim Gilligan coached team) to even make the tourney.  

Don't forget, UCA had like 5/6 wins coming into this weekend.

[Guest baseball25]

Also don't forget cent ark SOS is 101 compared to Lamars 229.

[Guest baseball25]

Lamar rpi is now 105  , could get better these next couple of weeks if they can upset tx st or south ea la, and rice, so we shall see.

[lu cards]

looks like our weakness is our bull pen.cost us several games this year.isnt gilligan the pitching guru?

[Guest baseball25]

That's what they say, but he has no over powering pitchers this yr like lamar is use to having, I mean madison smith  is 85-88, and Erickson is 85-88, thats not overall powering right there, but they are descent enough to be good 2 and 3 starters, I mean they need a dominant number 1 pitcher and they don't have that this yr. Things are about to get tough in Conference play, so somebody needs to step up for Lamar.

[ForeverADog]

Our starting pitching isn't bad IMO. Dziedzic has great stuff just needs to control it a little better. Our bullpen is horrible though. I just hate looking at the stat sheet that comes in the program and seeing guys like Cuniff, Boulanger, Cleveland, and Steward have the lowest ERA's on the team but have only thrown 6 or 7 innings this season. Then I look at Ford, Aldridge, Henderson, and McGinnis who all have ERA's of 7.14 or higher but have thrown more innings than everyone else in the bullpen. Since they aren't getting it done I think you have to give some of these other guys at least a chance.

As far as handling the shortstop position I think Mena obviously needs more of an opportunity especially after how well he hit yesterday. Bunner and Theriot give you pretty much the same thing with the bat (.280 hitter with above average speed) but Bunner is slightly better defensively so let him play more.

I can't wait for Anthony Moore to come back healthy. He has 5 tool capabilities. He leads the team in HRs and RBIs even after missing 8 games. Plus any single he hits turns into a double 2 pitches later when he steals second. And he is the only outfielder we have with a halfway decent arm to throw someone out.


We will be fine in conference as long as our starting pitching keeps it up. But if they cant go 6+ innings we are screwed...I'm not counting them out just yet. We just need to win our next two series to be right back in the mix of things. But I do know that is easier said than done.

[ballin4life]

[quote name="baseball25" post="780184" timestamp="1269270922"]
That's what they say, but he has no over powering pitchers this yr like lamar is use to having, I mean madison smith  is 85-88, and Erickson is 85-88, thats not overall powering right there, but they are descent enough to be good 2 and 3 starters, I mean they need a dominant number 1 pitcher and they don't have that this yr. Things are about to get tough in Conference play, so somebody needs to step up for Lamar.
[/quote] I thought Dziedzic and Eric had powering stuff.

[ForeverADog]

[quote name="ballin4life" post="780226" timestamp="1269274744"]
[quote author=baseball25 link=topic=67548.msg780184#msg780184 date=1269270922]
That's what they say, but he has no over powering pitchers this yr like lamar is use to having, I mean madison smith  is 85-88, and Erickson is 85-88, thats not overall powering right there, but they are descent enough to be good 2 and 3 starters, I mean they need a dominant number 1 pitcher and they don't have that this yr. Things are about to get tough in Conference play, so somebody needs to step up for Lamar.
[/quote] I thought Dziedzic and Eric had powering stuff.
[/quote]

Not as far as just throwing fastballs constantly by you even when you know its coming. But they use their sharp breaking pitches very well to set up that fastball to blow it by you when you are looking for something else.