GAME 54 THREAD: #14 Arkansas (38-15, 17-11 SEC) at #22 Texas A&M (36-19, 16-13)

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

Woo pig.

[Razorbacks#1]

:razorback:


                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
                             3               Top 5th                   0

                   
                  1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -  |  R |  H  | E  |LOB
ARK      0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  3  |  5  | 0  | 4   
A&M      0| 0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  2  | 0  | 2   

[JHicks3636]

Through 4 innings, Knight with 47 pitches, 33 strikes

[Wisco Pig]

Good job, Hogs.

Thanks, Wisco, for the PBP

It is my pleasure.   Gloomy day here in Wisconsin.

[trippigs]

Aggies starting to make contact again but defense is supporting well. Knight looks comfortable

[Knot2brite]

So the ice cream stadium hold 6100 people. How quaint. Maybe one of these days they will be able to get a full size stadium

[Wisco Pig]

BOOM!   C-Span opens the Hogs' 5th with a home run to right!

4-0, Hogs.

[JHicks3636]

No doubter!!!

[Maddhog]

Wow.  C-Span is a man.

[Wisco Pig]

Bonfield continues the fun with a single to right on an 0-1 pitch.

[Maddhog]

They are warming Chafin.

[JHicks3636]

Lefthander warming for the Aggies. We will see him soon I think.

[ucahogfan]

That HR by Spanberger was impressive.  That is probably the exact location Childress would have wanted Kolek to throw that pitch, but Spanberger probably has 70 power and is a very strong man.

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

Eat it Aggies!

[JHicks3636]

Good night, Kolek.

[Wisco Pig]

Koch (0-1 with a BB) gets ahead in the count, 2-1, sees it even at 2-2, runs it full, and is now fouling pitches off.   Long at-bat.

Koch singles to left!  Bonfield advances to third.

Chafin will come in to pitch.

[Pudgepork]

I was really starting to like that Aggie pitcher

[JHicks3636]

While we are breaking, I just want to mention that Arkansas signed a great Men's Track and Field class yesterday including a Paralympic runner from Utah. He is missing both legs and runs on blades.

[Maddhog]

I was really starting to like that Aggie pitcher

My favorite so far. 😀

[Wisco Pig]

Game reset while we bask in Kolek's failure:

Hogs on 1st and 3rd, no outs.   Fletcher, .284 and 1-2 on the day, will bat next.

Arkansas leads, 4-0, and has a big opportunity to break open the game for Knight.

[Wisco Pig]

Fletcher singles through the right side, scoring Bonfield.

5-0, Hogs!

[Knot2brite]

Wow

[Wisco Pig]

Shaddy fouls out to the catcher for the 1st out of the inning.

Hogs on 1st and 2nd.  Biggers is next.

[BigBrandonAllenFan]

Enough with the dang small ball.  Jeez.

We are not a small ball team like we used to be.  We have power.  Play to it.

[Maddhog]

5 runs has been magic for us this season.

[Ugly Uncle]

The art of the bunt has been lost.

[BigBrandonAllenFan]

5 runs has been magic for us this season.

Yes.  We are like 32-2 scoring 5 or more.

[JHicks3636]

Enough with the dang small ball.  Jeez.

I agree with the announcers. I think he did that on his own. Being right handed against the lefty I don't see DVH calling that.

[Knot2brite]

Wonder what that little exchange between Biggers the catcher and the ump was about

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

Enough with the dang small ball.  Jeez.

We are not a small ball team like we used to be.  We have power.  Play to it.

This!!

[Wisco Pig]

Biggers, 0-1 with a walk, works the count to 2-2, and then fouls out to the 3B.

Men on 1st and 2nd, two outs.

[JHicks3636]

Wonder what that little exchange between Biggers the catcher and the ump was about

Easy, are you saying I swung or was it in the strike zone.

[Wisco Pig]

Arledge, 2-2 with an RBI on the day, is next.   He grounds out to 3B on a 1-1 pitch to end the inning.

5-0, Hogs.

[ThisTeetsTaken]

The strike zone seems to have morphed some in the last inning or so.

[Knot2brite]

Easy, are you saying I swung or was it in the strike zone.

Yeah but why did the ump get between Biggers and the catcher? Seemed like there was a little jawing going on

[BigBrandonAllenFan]

I agree with the announcers. I think he did that on his own. Being right handed against the lefty I don't see DVH calling that.

I hope that is correct.  That was not a bunting situation.

[Razorbacks#1]

:razorback:


                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
                             5               Bot 5th                   0

                   
                  1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -  |  R |  H  | E  |LOB
ARK      0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |    |    |    |    | -  |  5  |  9  | 0  | 6   
A&M      0| 0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  2  | 0  | 2   

[Pudgepork]

Wonder what that little exchange between Biggers the catcher and the ump was about

The hog announcers have said that biggers and the Aggie catcher are best friends.  Raised together I guess.    They just ribbing each other

[JHicks3636]

Yeah but why did the ump get between Biggers and the catcher? Seemed like there was a little jawing going on

Biggers was bragging about being moved to 7th in the order and the catcher pointed out he was 2nd in the A&M order.

[trippigs]

Yeah but why did the ump get between Biggers and the catcher? Seemed like there was a little jawing going on

And more discussion with the catcher than with Biggers. Phil said they know each other.

[razCzar]

The BLAINE Game

[Wisco Pig]

In the bottom of the fifth for the Aggies:

Schoenvogel (.261)
Blake (.217)
Homan (.237)

[Wisco Pig]

Schoenvogel falls behind 0-2 and then strikes out swinging to open the Aggies' 5th.

[SPAL]

I hope that is correct.  That was not a bunting situation.

1st and 2nd with no outs is always a bunting situation.

[Wisco Pig]

The left fielder, Blake (0-1), is next.  He gets ahead 2-1 and then grounds out to Shaddy, 4-3.

Two quick outs. 

[Wisco Pig]

Homan (0-1) quickly finds himself behind 0-2, 1-2, and then strikes out looking.

Man, Knight looks good.

At the end of 5 innings, the Hogs lead, 5-0.

[Razorbacks#1]

:razorback:


                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
                             5               Top 6th                   0

                   
                  1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -  |  R |  H  | E  |LOB
ARK      0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |    |    |    |    | -  |  5  |  9  | 0  | 6   
A&M      0| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    | -  |  0  |  2  | 0  | 2   

[SPAL]

That was outstanding location

[JHicks3636]

Through 5 innings, Knight with 60 pitches, 43 strikes

[WhenPigsFly]

Homan (0-1) quickly finds himself behind 0-2, 1-2, and then strikes out looking.

Man, Knight looks good.

At the end of 5 innings, the Hogs lead, 5-0.

BK looks great!  I  officially withdraw my concern from yesterday.