GAME 20 THREAD: #5 Arkansas (15-4, 2-0 SEC) vs #4 Kentucky (14-5, 0-2 SEC)

[SPAL]

Are the glasses for Martin in the box new? I don't remember him wearing glasses before.

He has worn them before

[ucahogfan]

Kentucky will make a pitching change.

New pitcher is Junior RHP Zach Haake (1-0, 3.18 ERA).

[JHicks3636]

Is it wrong to want another hit here? I'll take a single.

[ucahogfan]

For those who have been unable to watch the game, Kentucky has been shifting Kjerstad all weekend.  The SS has played right at the 2B bag while the 2B has played in shallow RF.

[ucahogfan]

From Kendall Rogers:

I've seen this movie before. Luke Bonfield smacks an 82 mph SL down the line in RF to bring in two runs. @RazorbackBSB is going for the sweep, leads 2-0 already here in the first inning.

[snoblind]

In the last game the radio guys said a Kentucky guy disrespected DVH when coach asked him who their starter would be.

When the season first started I remember a couple of folks saying they didn't like Bubba as much as Rick. 

He not only told that story emphasizing that our players saw it and would remember it, but then called Kentucky bush league for trying steal when we had the huge lead late in the game.  Love him doing the color.

[TebowHater]

This is incredible!!! 5-0

[ucahogfan]

Koch lines a single back up the box into CF.  Both McFarland and Kjerstad score.  That gives Koch two more RBIs and he now has at least 14 on the year.

5-0 Hogs!

[JHicks3636]

Everyone gets to bat in the 1st

[thebignasty]

We are real tough when we are clicking.

[razCzar]

5zip in the 1st.
Surreal.

[snoblind]

[JHicks3636]

5zip in the 1st.
Surreal.

How about 7-0?

[Hogs49ers]

This is making my week! Love it, go Hogs!

[TebowHater]

OH MY!!! BOOOM

[ucahogfan]

Shaddy crushes one over the UK pen.  Shaddy's 5th HR of the year is also RBIs 14 and 15.  The Hogs have now hit 9 HRs on the weekend.

7-0 Hogs!

[Razorbacks#1]

[PoconoHog]

WOW.....just WOW!!! Hogs got it going today!!!

[tennesseehogwild]

The....Real...Slim...Shaddy! WPS!

[ThisTeetsTaken]

I'll say it again.  This is the best lineup I've ever seen at Arkansas.  Stud after stud keeps stepping in the batters box.

[ucahogfan]

Biggers HBP on the first pitch.

[Hawgphish]

Up a touchdown.  Hahahahaha!!!!!!!

[Razorback_Mack]

Gorilla Hogs. This is beyond impressive against a top 5 ball club.

[razCzar]

5zip in the 1st.
Surreal.

7zip in the 1st.
REALLY surreal!
WPS!!!

[Hawgphish]

Are Tucky pitchers allowed to eat carbs?

[Hogs49ers]

I could be wrong bc I kept hearing how hard it is to sweep a team through a double header, but it seems like if your hitters get as hot as we were in game 1, that there would be a good chance of that hot hitting continuing into the 2nd game like we are seeing.

[ucahogfan]

Cole singles to RF.  Biggers advances to 3B to put runners on the corners with 2 outs.

[JHicks3636]

7s are wild

7 runs
7 hits

[Hulk HOGan]

Pretty sure this Kentucky team might have given up. Can we call it now?

[thebignasty]

This is fun as hell.

[ucahogfan]

There will be a meeting on the mound for the Cats after two straight balls are thrown to Martin to begin the AB.

[JHicks3636]

Is it me or does Kentucky look a little down in the mouth(and everywhere else)?

[ucahogfan]

Martin walks to bring out the beer hats as Bonfield steps in.

[HamIAm]

Kentucky has to feel like this series has lasted a month already.

[ThisTeetsTaken]

Pretty sure this Kentucky team might have given up. Can we call it now?

NO.  I want to watch them cry.

[TebowHater]

Kendall Rogers:

This is simply unbelievable. Carson Shaddy destroys a 95 mph FB from Zach Haake for a two run bomb to RF. @RazorbackBSB leads #UK 7-0 and we are in the FIRST inning. What a performance this weekend.

Talking to scouts throughout the weekend, we've all agreed that #Arkansas is an amazing team from a pitching recognition standpoint. This weekend, they simply haven't swung at anything out of the zone. @RazorbackBSB

[tennesseehogwild]

Great inning!

[ucahogfan]

Bonfield skies the first pitch to the 2B in shallow CF.

[bulldog04]

Kendall Rogers:
Talking to scouts throughout the weekend, we've all agreed that #Arkansas is an amazing team from a pitching recognition standpoint. This weekend, they simply haven't swung at anything out of the zone. @RazorbackBSB

[ucahogfan]

This offense should be ashamed about the bottom of the 1st.  They left the bases loaded.

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             0                        Top 2nd                 7

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


                         

[JHicks3636]

Kentucky probably wishing they were still playing the Our Lady Queen of the Universe teams.

[ucahogfan]

Talking to scouts throughout the weekend, we’ve all agreed that #Arkansas is an amazing team from a pitching recognition standpoint. This weekend, they simply haven’t swung at anything out of the zone. @RazorbackBSB

I have a feeling that Hjelle made a living of hitters chasing his stuff especially his nasty curveball, but we simply did not do that last night.  That's why he struggled.

It also helps that we have a lot of guys with a couple of hundred ABs or more at the collegiate level.  This is a very veteran lineup with some excellent underclassmen mixed in.

[ucahogfan]

Cottam draws a leadoff walk.

[razCzar]

This offense should be ashamed about the bottom of the 1st.  They left the bases loaded.

lol... good one.
Only scoring 30 to their 6 this weekend simply won't do.

[JHicks3636]

Yep, let's walk the leadoff hitter with a 7 run lead. May take him a few minutes to wake up from the nap he got that inning.

[ThisTeetsTaken]

C'mon Shaddy!

[ucahogfan]

Johnson grounds one to Shaddy, but a wild shotput throw to Biggers is wide.  Runners on 1B and 2B with 0 outs.  E4.

[TebowHater]

That's a big play against a team that can hit this well. Hopefully we can overcome it.

Murphy warming.

[ucahogfan]

Collett down swinging on just a filthy back foot slider.  Ramage's 2nd K.

Junior LHP Kacey Murphy begins warming in the Arkansas bullpen.