GAME 3 THREAD: #2 Arkansas (2-0, 0-0 SEC) vs Bucknell (0-2, 0-0 Patriot League)

[ucahogfan]

Biggers flies out to LF to end the inning.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
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Bucknell        0| 1 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  1  | 0  | 1   
Arkansas      0 | 1 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  4  | 0  | 3   


                         

[Pudgepork]

Looking like an easy Freshmen AA right now.  Maybe a potential Freshman of the year.  Next week will tell us a lot more about him though.

Martin has a chance for the All teams too

[ucahogfan]

Sophomore LHP Matt Cronin on to pitch for the Hogs now.

[Tony Perkis]

I think we've found his weak spot.  Freshman base running mistakes.  If that's all that's wrong with his game he'll still make All SEC frosh team and prolly frosh All American

For sure. I'm mostly teasing. Freezing on a line drive hit behind you is a lot harder than it sounds. Anxious to get a good jump and score from 2nd.

[ucahogfan]

Scales grounds out 1-3 on a 94 MPH fastball from Cronin.

[Wisco Pig]

Did Troy Eklund just call Brett Dolan "Benjamin"?

Could have sworn Eklund did it again while Gates or Shaddy was batting.   Maybe a private joke between them?

[bulldog04]

Cronin working at 94

[ucahogfan]

Toso weakly grounds out 4-3.

[ucahogfan]

Johnson doubles into the LF corner on a nice swing on a curveball aimed for his back foot.

[ucahogfan]

Bell down swinging on some high stinky cheese.  Cronin's 1st K.

[Pudgepork]

Common Hogs.  Knock the pork out of it!

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
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Bucknell        0 | 1 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  2  | 0  | 2   
Arkansas      0  | 1 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  4  | 0  | 3   


                         

[ucahogfan]

You have to wonder what the top reading we might see from Cronin will be this year as it warms up.  Already hitting 94 with ease.

[ucahogfan]

Fletcher grounds a single down the 3B line into LF.  Good play by the LF holds Fletcher to a single.

[ucahogfan]

Cole draws a 4 pitch walk to put runners on 1B and 2B with no outs.

[ucahogfan]

Bonfield smokes the first pitch into LF for a single.  Fletcher scores.  Runners on 1B and 2B.  Bonfield's 5th RBI of the year.

2-1 Hogs.

[ucahogfan]

Kjerstad flies out just in front of the track in LF.  Runners hold.

[TebowHater]

That was the most Evan Lee at bat ever. Love that kid. Just sits there and works counts until he gets on base.

[ucahogfan]

Lee runs the count full, and he walks after a long AB to load the bases with 1 out for Koch.

[Pudgepork]

Dang these batters are patient.   Byproduct of the new hitting coach?  Last yrs team lost 10 games by chasing bad pitches

[ucahogfan]

Pitching change for the Bisons.  New pitcher is Junior RHP Jeff Gottesman.

[HogFansReunited]

I don't know if I would go to the pen yet if I was their coach. Let's see if it works out for them.

[TebowHater]

Dang these batters are patient.   Byproduct of the new hitting coach?  Last yrs team lost 10 games by chasing bad pitches

Maybe. Bonfield looks a bit more patient for sure. Lee has always been patient, though. He averaged seeing like 7 or 8 pitches per at bat last year, which is insane. Also had like a .500 OBP. Most under-utilized player on the team. Love seeing him get the bang.

[HogFansReunited]

Damn

[ucahogfan]

Koch hits the first pitch on the button, but grounds into a pitcher's best friend 6-4-3 DP.

[ucahogfan]

Now on the mound making his Hog debut is Freshman RHP Caleb Bolden.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
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Bucknell        0 | 1 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  2  | 0  | 2   
Arkansas      0  | 1 | 1 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  2  |  6  | 0  | 5   


                         

[JHicks3636]

Little more of a game today.

[ucahogfan]

Could have sworn Eklund did it again while Gates or Shaddy was batting.   Maybe a private joke between them?

It isn't Brett Dolan doing the PBP today.  The replacement is named Benjamin.

[ucahogfan]

Korchak pops out to Biggers on the 1st pitch.

[Birminghog]

Now on the mound making his Hog debut is Freshman RHP Caleb Bolden.

What up? Is this just everybody pitches day? Good to see Cronin the Barbarian again.

[Wisco Pig]

It isn't Brett Dolan doing the PBP today.  The replacement is named Benjamin.

Ha ha.  Well, that explains it.

[Tony Perkis]

Little more of a game today.

I'm sure it's a little difficult to get up for a 3rd game against this team.

[ucahogfan]

Rawlings runs the count full, and he walks as Bolden airmails a 94 MPH fastball.

[ucahogfan]

Klugerman grounds into a 6-3 DP as the Bison had a hit and run on, but Klugerman hit the ball on top of the 2B where Biggers was waiting.

[HogFansReunited]

Good work by the infield.

[ucahogfan]

What up? Is this just everybody pitches day? Good to see Cronin the Barbarian again.

DVH has shown this weekend that he is going to get everyone a little game action.  Figure we will see at least 2-3 more pitchers today.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
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Bucknell        0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  2  | 0  | 2   
Arkansas      0  | 1 | 1 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  2  |  6  | 0  | 5   


                         

[ucahogfan]

Bolden looked impressive that inning.  Mainly 90-92, T94 with a nice breaking ball.  It seems like we have several freshmen RHPs who can at least touch 94 with their fastball.

[ucahogfan]

Gates also hits it hard, but grounds out 6-3.

[ucahogfan]

Shaddy swings through a 90 MPH on the outside corner.

[SPAL]

Koch has to know the situation better, or if he knew the situation, be smarter....

Bases loaded, 1 out, brand new pitcher.....I don't care if it's right down the middle, that's not a time to swing at the first pitch. That stuff will lose us games.

[ucahogfan]

Biggers lines a single into CF.  Runner on 1B with 2 outs.

[TebowHater]

Koch has to know the situation better, or if he knew the situation, be smarter....

Bases loaded, 1 out, brand new pitcher.....I don't care if it's right down the middle, that's not a time to swing at the first pitch. That stuff will lose us games.

Agree, unfortunately. He struggled more with the bases loaded last year than anyone

[ucahogfan]

Fletcher flies out to LF.  F7.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
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Bucknell        0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  1  |  2  | 0  | 2   
Arkansas      0  | 1 | 1 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  2  |  7  | 0  | 6   


                         

[SPAL]

We are swinging at some bad pitches again.

[ucahogfan]

Koch has to know the situation better, or if he knew the situation, be smarter....

Bases loaded, 1 out, brand new pitcher.....I don't care if it's right down the middle, that's not a time to swing at the first pitch. That stuff will lose us games.

But why let a pitch you can drive go by and take a strike?  I like the aggressive in the zone mentality especially if it is something you can drive out of the park.  Koch had something that he could have driven into the gap and cleared the bases.  Unfortunately, he just hit it on the ground for a double play.

[ucahogfan]

Wincig grounds one deep in the hole at SS.  Biggers throws short, but Lee cannot dig it out.  E6.

That looked to be a relatively easy dig for Lee at 1B so it looks like he needs some more practice doing that.