Alabama Game 1

[chiefsfan]

Game 51

Arkansas Razorbacks @ Alabama Crimson Tide  Game 1 of 3

Time:  6:35 pm Tonight

Where:  Sewelll-Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

Records:   Arkansas  (36-14, 16-8 SEC)  Alabama  (27-22, 11-13 SEC)

Coaches:  Arkansas  Dave Van Horn   Alabama  Jim Wells

Starting Pitchers
Arkansas  Nick Schmidt  (9-1, 2.69 ERA)
Alabama  Tommy Hunter  (5-4, 4.00 ERA)


Possible Starting Lineups (Subject to change)

Arkansas

CF  Jake Dugger
2B  Ben Tschepikow
3B  Logan Forsythe
DH  Jeff Nutt
LF  Casey Coon
1B  Danny Hamblin
RF  Jacob Julius
C   Brian Walker
SS  Matt Willard

Alabama

CF  Emeel Salem  (.347, 6 HR  29 RBI's)
2B  Brandon May  (.283  13 RBI's)
DH  Alex Avila      (.295, 11 HR  46 RBI's)
RF  Kent Matthes  (.306, 8 HR  44 RBI's)
1B  Matt Bentley   (.297, 9 HR  30 RBI's)
3B  Jake Smith    (.246, 6 HR  29 RBI's)
LF  Brandon Belcher  (.319, 2 HR  15 RBI's)
C   Kyle Moore    (.245  2 HR  9 RBI's)
SS  Greg Paiml   (.262  1 HR  15 RBI's)



I do a version of this before every ASU game, and decided I would try it out on the hogs...  Hogs Lineup is projected for today only,  I expect it to be the same or close ot it.  Van Horn mentioned he was thinking of giving Sean Jones tonight off.   If Jones does start, switch him and Tscheipkow.

Alabama's lineup and Team information courtesty the Crimson Tide Sports Information Office.

Alabama is hosting the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championship's this weekend, so a big crowd is expected

[spudhog]

do you know why sean jones is taking the night off? he hasn't played in a week.

[chiefsfan]

do you know why sean jones is taking the night off? he hasn't played in a week.

I dont know why, and this is Van Horn, so there are no gurantees.  But he mentioned this in his pre series press conference Wednesday.  Specifically said that he was thinking of starting Julius instead of Jones to give Jacob a chance to hit SEC pitching, and give Jones a bit of a rest

[champ]

Jones made a key base running mistake that infuriated Van Horne. He tried to steal a base on his own w/out getting the sign and got picked off.

[mikeb]

Is Dugger 100% ?

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

definitly remember Belcher from last year.

What a punk

[mikeb]

Is Dugger 100% ?

Nobody know anything?

[chiefsfan]

Is Dugger 100% ?

Nobody know anything?

Dont know for sure.  I assume he is better off then he was in the LSU series...so we would have to be able to gauge at what percentage hw was last weekend

[PiggyBack]

I'm sure Dugger is fine with another week to rest.

Sean Jones hasn't been hitting quite as much lately, so DVH is going with Julius (probably).  And the baserunning mistake didn't help, either.

With no midweek games, DVH is going have to get some other guys in there from time to time to keep them ready.

[hogmary]

When Van Horn put in Julius against LSU, he got a big hit.  Maybe that and Jones's base running mistake have something to do with it.  Sometimes, you just have to go with your gut.

[VinnyW]

anybody gonna do the play by play on here tonight?

[UAFS-Hawg23]

Lets get this thing going boys! Callin the hogs tonite in Fort Smith!

[mikeb]

Game time!! WPS!!!

[ballhog™]

Julius almost got a big hit.  LSU caught it at the top of the wall in the bottom of the 9th.

[hogfan064]

Auburn 1 Vandy 0 still early
UGA 2 MSU 0 rain delay
USC 0 UT 0 Rain delay

[TuckFexas]

Pull out the brooms hogs, Tuscaloosa needs cleaned.

[ballhog™]

Pull out the brooms hogs, Tuscaloosa needs cleaned.

Love a sweep, would be satisfied with 2 of 3.

[rzrbckfan426]

BT on 2nd and coon on 1st with 1 out

[hogfan064]

Pull out the brooms hogs, Tuscaloosa needs cleaned.

Love a sweep, would be satisfied with 2 of 3.

Just win 1 more than Vandy and MSU and we'll be perfect

Hogs have runners 1st and 2nd 1 out

[rzrbckfan426]

big at bat here for nutt

[UAFS-Hawg23]

anyway I can listen to this thing on the net my radio is scratchy here at my apt.

[rzrbckfan426]

0-2 on nutt

[rzrbckfan426]

nutt strikes out on a high heater

[ballhog™]

Need a big 2 out hit. 

[rzrbckfan426]

3-0 on forsythe

[rzrbckfan426]

popped up to shallow left to retire the side

[ballhog™]

poop.

[rzrbckfan426]

Its time for schmitty to shut down some tidesmen

[rzrbckfan426]

salem gets single to center

[hogfan064]

Vandy 2
Auburn 1

Bottom 2nd

[ballhog™]

cmon schmidt...part of his troubles against LSU was getting behind the hitters...already started tonight.

[rzrbckfan426]

willard bobbled the dp ball but we got the lead runner

[rzrbckfan426]

Gapper to left center, triple gives bama the 1-0 lead

[ballhog™]

@#$@#

[rzrbckfan426]

Seems like Schmidt is having some trouble locating his pitches already

[ballhog™]

bobble on the dp ball cost us a run.

[rzrbckfan426]

There's a K for schmidt, 2 down runner on 3rd

[rzrbckfan426]

3-1 count

[rzrbckfan426]

Lost him

[ballhog™]

schmidt's had trouble in the 2nd inning his last 2 starts.

having trouble in the first tonight.

[rzrbckfan426]

Wild pitch, runner moved up to 2nd

[rzrbckfan426]

3-0 on this batter as well, it could be a long night if something doesn't turn around

[ballhog™]

I don't remember schmitd having control problems like he has had the last 2 games.

[rzrbckfan426]

Another base hit, 1 run scores and Coon threw out the other runner. 
Hogs-0
Bama-2

[3kgthog]

He's running out of gas. He's thrown a handful of complete games. It's gotta catch up to him at some point.

[ballhog™]

He's running out of gas. He's thrown a handful of complete games. It's gotta catch up to him at some point.

that's what I was wondering...i hope that's not the case.

[rzrbckfan426]

Julius struck out on 3 pitches, hamblin up

[rzrbckfan426]

Hamblin popped up to first

[rzrbckfan426]

Walker with a single to center, 2 outs

[rzrbckfan426]

1-1 count to willard