Game Thread: Indiana vs. Kentucky
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The undisciplined baserunning has harmed IU at the worst possible times tonight, that's for sure.
B6 continued: Gorski strikes out swinging. Fineman singles up the middle, advancing Lloyd to second. Bradley grounds out to second.
End of 6th inning: Still 6-5 Kentucky
End of 6th inning: Still 6-5 Kentucky
Killed us all season.
Have never seen so many mistakes in a top ranked team. Just basic mistakes.
T7: Becker grounds out to second. Heyer strikes out swinging. Squires grounds out to first.
Still 6-5 Kentucky heading into B7.
Still 6-5 Kentucky heading into B7.
Chuck Crabb just sang Take Me Out To The Ballgame during the 7th inning stretch. That was great.
Ended it with, "Alright Hoosiers, let's get into it!"
Ended it with, "Alright Hoosiers, let's get into it!"
B7: Sowers singles to center. Miller gets hit by pitch. Ashley's sac-bunt shifts Sowers to third and Miller to second.
Wow, a pitching change by Kentucky on a 2-2 count. Harper is replaced by junior right Aaron McGeorge.
B7 continued: Houston strikes out swinging, chasing a pitch out of the zone.
McGeorge throws one pitch to get the strikeout of Houston, but we have ANOTHER Kentucky pitching change.
Freshman lefty Mason Hazelwood replaces McGeorge.
McGeorge throws one pitch to get the strikeout of Houston, but we have ANOTHER Kentucky pitching change.
Freshman lefty Mason Hazelwood replaces McGeorge.
B7 continued: Crail draws a walk on a full count to load the bases with two outs. Lloyd grounds out to first.
End of 7th inning: Kentucky still leads 6-5
End of 7th inning: Kentucky still leads 6-5
T8: Shinn strikes out swinging. Kessler strikes out swinging. Aklinski singles to center, then gets caught stealing at second.
Still 6-5 Kentucky heading into B8
Still 6-5 Kentucky heading into B8
B8: Gorski doubles on a dropped blooper by the right fielder. Fineman pops out to the pitcher on a bunt attempt. Bradley ground out to second, advancing Gorski to third. Sowers flies out to right.
End of 8th inning: Still 6-5 Kentucky.
End of 8th inning: Still 6-5 Kentucky.
Do we have the dumbest coach in the history of college baseball???? We have a runner on 2nd with no outs and we try to BUNT one of our best hitters, a power hitter??? And he pops it up, gets out and we never score the run from 2nd. I am so over this shite. We have already proved we can't score a run from 3rd with one out, why the hell even try that?
T9: Dawson strikes out swinging.
HOME RUN: Pompey drives one deep to center to give the Wildcats an insurance run.
Kentucky 7, Indiana 5
HOME RUN: Pompey drives one deep to center to give the Wildcats an insurance run.
Kentucky 7, Indiana 5
T9 continued: Cottam strikes out swinging. Becker grounds out to shortstop.
Heading into B9: Kentucky leads 7-5
Heading into B9: Kentucky leads 7-5
B9: Miller strikes out swinging.
HOME RUN: Ashley goes deep to left.
Kentucky 7, Indiana 6 with one out
HOME RUN: Ashley goes deep to left.
Kentucky 7, Indiana 6 with one out
B9 continued: Pinch-hitting for Houston, Elijah Dunham strikes out swinging. Crail strikes out swinging.
FINAL: Kentucky 7, Indiana 6.
FINAL: Kentucky 7, Indiana 6.
Disappointed. But these are kids.
Sometimes you have kids that have that undefineable "it".
That "it" that comes through in the clutch.
Sometimes you have kids (like me) that have talent... scare some people when given the chance... but ultimately return to their innate abilities...mentality.
We have gutsy kids that are great, but may lack "it".
Let's hope I'm wrong, and we go on a run here.
Sometimes you have kids that have that undefineable "it".
That "it" that comes through in the clutch.
Sometimes you have kids (like me) that have talent... scare some people when given the chance... but ultimately return to their innate abilities...mentality.
We have gutsy kids that are great, but may lack "it".
Let's hope I'm wrong, and we go on a run here.
In the 9th, I had a brief fantasy of Christian Watford coming up to plate and hitting a 2-run homer to win it, but then reality hit again. While looking at the standings tonight, I realized that Nebraska could move a half a game ahead of us with a sweep this weekend at their place, and you know they know it, so there is extra motivation on their part. I don't think it will happen since both Minn and UK are better than them, but the possibility is still there.
Should have pinch hit for Houston.
He swung at 4 sweeping curve balls tonight which were way out of the zone. You could see that last K coming a mile away. The MIs were playing back. All he had to do was ground out to the middle of the field to tie the score.
Lloyd first pitch swinging on a sweeping curve ball out of the zone.....3 bouncer to 2nd.
The book is out there on Miller, Sowers, and Lloyd------first pitch curve ball all the way. No patience or discipline at the plate.
IU got several big breaks tonight.....the bloop double by Miller, the dropped fly on Gorski, the baserunner sliding by 2nd.......plus several UK pitchers who barely knew how to find the plate....and still lost the fricking game. These guys are hopeless and hekpless right now.
I was actually ok with that bunt...we needed to tie the game and Fineman's a good bunter.
But I do think we may have the worst 3rd base coach in college baseball.