GAME 18 THREAD: #5 Arkansas (13-4, 0-0 SEC) vs #4 Kentucky (14-3, 0-0 SEC)

[thebignasty]

Pompey who is 0-0 after being HBP, starts 1-1, 1-2, Ks swinging

3-1 Arkansas after 2 1/2

Gutsy as hell.

[thebignasty]

Also, keep that thing loose lol

[SPAL]

How was that not a strike anyway?

[Ugly Uncle]

Pompey who is 0-0 after being HBP, starts 1-1, 1-2, Ks swinging

3-1 Arkansas after 2 1/2

Didn't look like a swing, but also looked like a strike. 

[Ugly Uncle]

How was that not a strike anyway?

You are always one step ahead of me.

[ucahogfan]

How was that not a strike anyway?

My thought too.  Must have just been off the plate, but it looked darn good.  This ump has had a tight corner in on LHHs tonight.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             1                        Bot 3rd                 3

                   
                              1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - |  R  |  H  | E  |LOB
Kentucky       0 | 1 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  | 1  |  2  | 0  | 2   
Arkansas       3 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  3  |  3  | 0  | 2   


                         

[Pudgepork]

Ice it down and send him back out.  Pro teams are digging for more money if he can keep pitching

[Hawgphish]

How was that not a strike anyway?

don't blink blue!

[JHicks3636]

In the HOG 3rd

3. Martin      0-1
4. Bonfield   0-0, BB
5. Fletcher   1-1, 2B

[JHicks3636]

Martin who is 0-1 thus far, starts 1-1, gets to 2-2, full, walks

[Baconomics]

Probably missed in the concern over Knight, that was a big play.  If it goes into CF, it's 1st and 3rd with one out,

[JHicks3636]

Bonfield who drew his own BB first time up, takes a ball, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, walks and 2 are on with no outs

[Pudgepork]

Woo Hop! Slap a triple Fletcher.  We need runs!

[ThisTeetsTaken]

2 on aaand noooobody out.

[Ugly Uncle]

Just walked two guys in a row and you swing at the first pitch?  C'mon.

[JHicks3636]

Kentucky bullpen works

[JHicks3636]

Fletcher who is 1-1 with a double and has the average over .200, with a strike, 0-2, 1-2, Ks swinging

[ThisTeetsTaken]

Bad AB by Dom.

[JHicks3636]

McFarland who is 1-1 so far, with a strike, grounds out to SS but moves the runners to 2B and 3B

[elksnort]

My wife asks why was Fletcher bunting then?

[Lao Tsuie]

Get a hit we dont need a duel with our guy on one leg

[Lao Tsuie]

A lil bingo

[JHicks3636]

Kjerstad who is 0-1 in the game, with a strike, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, HBP, time for the beer hats

[BroyledNutts]

My wife asks why was Fletcher bunting then?

With no outs, bunt the runners into scoring position

[SPAL]

🍺

[razCzar]

Kjerstad's 10th.

[Lao Tsuie]

Great pitch recognition

Wow that was wicked

[Lao Tsuie]

Now a thigh.. we will be the walking wounded at this rate

[Lao Tsuie]

Calm down

[Lao Tsuie]

He's cooked himself just too eager

[JHicks3636]

Koch who struck out earlier, starts with a strike, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, full and the runners will be going on the pitch, walks, rbi

4-1 Arkansas

[Pudgepork]

My kingdom for a long single!!!!!

[ucahogfan]

That RBI by Koch was his 9th of the year as he is one of only two starters (Biggers) without double digit RBIs on the season.

[SPAL]

What a great AB by the chef.

[Hawgphish]

Great AB there from down 0-2

[JHicks3636]

Shaddy who is 0-1 in the game, takes a ball, 2-0, 1-2, 2-2, Ks swinging

4-1 Arkansas after 3 full

[elksnort]

With no outs, bunt the runners into scoring position

thanks. What I thought.

[dsgreen]

Hjelle looks super weird right?

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             1                        Top 4th                 4

                   
                              1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - |  R  |  H  | E  |LOB
Kentucky       0 | 1 | 0 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  | 1  |  2  | 0  | 2   
Arkansas       3 | 0 | 1 |    |    |    |    |    |    | -  |  4  |  3  | 0  | 5   


                         

[ucahogfan]

Doubt Hjelle will go more than 5 innings tonight.  Already at 79 pitches through 3 innings.  Unless Mingione is planning on having him throw like 120-130 pitches, he probably only has a couple innings max left.

[BroyledNutts]

Oh crap ... Only 3 innings in, my ulcer is killing me ...

Oh for want of a Yeungling

[JHicks3636]

In the 4th for the school from a State where blue grass is a big deal

4. Becker   0-1
5. Cottam  1-1, HR
6. Collett   0-1

[TebowHater]

Shaddy who is 0-1 in the game, takes a ball, 2-0, 1-2, 2-2, Ks swinging

4-1 Arkansas after 3 full

Love Carson and his energy, but at what point do we consider giving Wilson a shot at 2B? Or Gates at 3B and Martin at 2B. Seems he has struggled with RISP for a while.

[JHicks3636]

Becker comes in 0-1, takes a ball, singles to right

[ucahogfan]

Anyone know where that first pitch to Becker was?

[JHicks3636]

These guys swing the bat

[BroyledNutts]

Shaddy who is 0-1 in the game, takes a ball, 2-0, 1-2, 2-2, Ks swinging

4-1 Arkansas after 3 full

Wish Shaddy could break that strike out streak - 1 for 6 with RISP

[JHicks3636]

Cottam who parked one to center earlier, with a strike, 1-1, 2-1, grounds into a 6-3 DP

[BigBrandonAllenFan]

Doubt Hjelle will go more than 5 innings tonight.  Already at 79 pitches through 3 innings.  Unless Mingione is planning on having him throw like 120-130 pitches, he probably only has a couple innings max left.

...I know the turds have that one pitcher, Sergeant Blueturd, or whatever his name is that is supposed to fairly good, but whatever. ... I pity the bourgeois blueturds of Kentucky.

All hail the Great Red Army. 

Long live Stalin.