NCAAT GAME 1 THREAD: #2 Arkansas (35-22, 0-0 NCAAT) vs #3 Oral Roberts (41-14, 0-0 NCAAT)

[Razorbacks#1]

All yours Flippin. Go HOGS!

[hogwild32]

2 hard hit balls that inning. Just hit right at em

[Phenomenal One]

Ok what is that black thing Benintendi was wearing on his left hand?

[tennesseehogwild]

We are down 2-0 but all 4 batters for the Hogs hit the ball hard....Cmon TK get it together and we got this.

[HogFansReunited]

This ump is killing us.  Hate to be negative but the strike zone was different for us.

[jacobp]

But they shouldn't have scored with a consistent zone.  You can't establish the low strike early and then call one over the plate at the knees a ball just like 5-10 pitches later.  That is what frustrates me the most with umps.

You'll not see me disagree with this.

[flippinhogmana]

Their pitcher is doing decently.  But we will break through in a bunch on theses guys...TK just needs to keep them right here...

[ricepig]

We're hitting it, we'll be fine.

[Knot2brite]

Ok what is that black thing Benintendi was wearing on his left hand?

Protect the fingers on his throwing hand if he steals.

[Flatline]

They are seeing the ball on this guy...should be a matter of time before they will start hitting him in the gaps.  I HOPE.

[PorkRyan]

All four hitters had good AB's. TK gets going and we will be fine

[flippinhogmana]

ORU sends Domenco to the plate

[flippinhogmana]

2-2 count to the oru batter

[flippinhogmana]

TK strikes him out swinging

[tennesseehogwild]

Here We Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hogwild32]

Killian settling into the game

[flippinhogmana]

looked like the hitter was looking for a breaking ball

Next hitter soft liner to beni two down

[flippinhogmana]

Killian starts the next batter off with a called strike, foul back on the second 0-2

[flippinhogmana]

on a one-two count oru batter hammers it off the wall.

[tennesseehogwild]

That looked outta here////whewww!

[flippinhogmana]

stands on second with a double

[Razorback_Mack]

These dudes rake

[PorkRyan]

Ok. Let's get a run back

[flippinhogmana]

Killian curves the next guy gets a popup to end the inning

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

                                                            
                             2               Bot 2nd                      0

                   
                    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R  | H   | E  |
ORU       2 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  2  |  4  | 0  |
HOGS     0 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  0  |  1  | 0  |


ARKANSAS                                                         ORAL ROBERTS

Serrano  lf       1-0                                            Whatley  c       2-1
Wernes  3b      1-0                                            James  cf         1-0
Benintendi cf    1-1                                           Brandy  2b      1-1
Spoon  rf         1-0                                            Sequeira  dh    1-1  RBI
Eagan  1b      .291                                            Afenir  1b        0-0  RBI
Nomura  2b    .312                                           Cummings  rf    1-0
McAfee  dh     .273                                            Domenico  lf    1-0
Bernal   ss      .282                                            Wilson  ss       1-0
Pennell  c       .167                                            Stafford  3b     1-1

Killian   P   4.72                                                 Trujillo  p    4.03     

[hogwild32]

Never thought I'd say this, but thank God for being 2.5 inches shorter!

[tennesseehogwild]

Dodged a major bullet there. Time to hit guys!

[ricepig]

Too good of pitches on his count, Trey's going to have to bury them.

[flippinhogmana]

I think that was either a changeup or over hand curve, Killian has fooled a couple of these hitters pretty bad (obviously not all of them though and not all the time).  He is pitching decent, this is just a good hitting team.

[Knot2brite]

These dudes rake

When the zone is one foot by one foot and corners are non existent...a lot of teams will rake

[flippinhogmana]

Eagan, Nomura, McAfee and Bernal up

[CJ HOG]

Much better 2nd for TK, only 11 pitches. 36 thru 2.

[flippinhogmana]

Eagan flies to LF

[flippinhogmana]

Nomura fouls it to the right side out of play (on the ground) 0-1 count

[flippinhogmana]

Nomura flies out to LF down the foul line

[Knot2brite]

There is going to be a couple balls leave the park in left today with the wind blowing like it is

[flippinhogmana]

Mc takes a called strike

[flippinhogmana]

swings and misses 0-2
takes a border line pitch 1-2
grounds to 2nd

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

                                                            
                             2               Top 3rd                      0

                   
                    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R  | H   | E  |
ORU       2 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  2  |  4  | 0  |
HOGS     0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  0  |  1  | 0  |


ARKANSAS                                                         ORAL ROBERTS

Serrano  lf       1-0                                            Whatley  c       2-1
Wernes  3b      1-0                                            James  cf         1-0
Benintendi cf    1-1                                           Brandy  2b      1-1
Spoon  rf         1-0                                            Sequeira  dh    1-1  RBI
Eagan  1b        1-0                                            Afenir  1b        0-0  RBI
Nomura  2b     1-0                                            Cummings  rf    1-0
McAfee  dh      1-0                                             Domenico  lf    1-0
Bernal   ss      .282                                            Wilson  ss       1-0
Pennell  c       .167                                            Stafford  3b     1-1

Killian   P   4.72                                                 Trujillo  p    4.03     

[flippinhogmana]

we just need to stay steady, we will get these guys

[elksnort]

Let's just don't give up too many more runs.

[flippinhogmana]

Oru top of the 3rd, have out hit us 4-1

[flippinhogmana]

starts with a called strike to the oru batter, then another

[flippinhogmana]

on 0-2 grounds to nomura, out one

[PorkRyan]

Great location on all three pitches of that AB

[flippinhogmana]

2nd oru batter of the inning takes a called strike on the inside corner
then another, 0-2

[flippinhogmana]

Killian wastes a pitch high and outside
1-2 pitch strike out

[PorkRyan]

That was sharp

[Knot2brite]

Suddenly the zone has widened and amazingly ORU batters are swinging at off speed pitches more ...wow

[flippinhogmana]

with two out Killian faces the clean up hitter again, gets the swing on the pitch he should have pitched the first time around