GAME 15 THREAD: #5 Arkansas Razorbacks (10-4, 0-0 SEC) vs Kent St. (7-4, 0-0 MAC

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Schuler takes a strike, 0-2 foul, 1-2, strikes out swinging with a C to 1B assist

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O'Brien starts with a strike, grounds out to the pitcher

1-0 Kent State after 1 1/2

[kennymayne]

There we go Bonnin.

[JHicks3636]

Only 8 pitches that inning for a total of 35 in 2 innings

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In the Razorback 2nd

6. Martin  .405
7. Gates   .216
8. Koch    .297

[Razorbacks#1]

                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
                             1                        Bot 2nd                 0

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


                         

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Martin strikes out swinging on 3 pitches

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Gates takes a ball and grounds out to 2B

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Koch takes a ball, then another, then another, 3-2, gets full, walks with 2 out

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Shaddy hit by the first pitch to him, 2 on with 2 gone

[JHicks3636]

Biggers up for the 2nd time today and is 0-0 with a BB, starts with strike 1, grounds out to 2B

1-0 Kent State after 2

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                             1                        Top 3rd                 0

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


                         

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In the K S 3rd

9. Hollander   .167
1. Hawkins     0-0, BB
2. Mamarella  0-0, BB

[ucahogfan]

Both Gates and Biggers hit it hard, but right at the 2B.

[JHicks3636]

Hollander bats in the K S bottom spot, takes a ball, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, Ks swinging

[JHicks3636]

Hawkins is the top of their order and walked and scored the game's only run, starts with a strike this time, 0-2, foul, foul, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, singles to SS

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Mamarella takes ball 1, 1-1, 2-1, grounds into a 6-3 DP

1-0 Kent State after 2 1/2

[BroyledNutts]

Jax with another web gem

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For the Hogs in the 3rd

2. Cole        0-1
3. Kjerstad  0-0, BB
4. Bonfield   0-1

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                             1                        Bot 3rd                 0

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


                         

[ucahogfan]

What a nice play by Biggers on the hit and run.  Hitter hit the ball just to the SS side of the bag and Biggers stopped on a dime down on a knee. Hit his glove on the 2B to get that runner and made a throw from his knees to get the runner at 1B after a great stretch by Gates.

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Cole begins 1-1, 2-1, doubles to left center

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Kjerstad who worked a walk in his first at-bat, goes 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, grounds out to 2B, runner moves to 3B

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Mound meeting

[ucahogfan]

Good productive out for Kjerstad to make sure he got the runner over to 3B.

[JHicks3636]

Bonfield gets strike 1, singles to 2B, rbi

1-1

[JHicks3636]

Poor coverage at 1B by the pitcher on the in-field single

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Fletcher with a strike, flies out to the fence in center

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Martin again strikes out on 3 pitches

1-1 after 3

[ucahogfan]

Fletcher looked even more comfortable on that AB.  Not squaring it up completely and still almost hit both of them out.

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                             1                        Top 4th                 1

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


                         

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In the Golden Flush 4th

3. Kanavas  .354
4. Parks      .300
5. Dalporto  .262

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Kanavas takes a strike, singles to 2B

[ucahogfan]

Martin hasn't looked comfortable in his first two ABs today at all.  Think he is struggling to pick the ball up out of Murray's hand because he has had some pitches to take a big rip at and let those go by.

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Parks who had a sac fly and is 0-0 officially, takes a ball, takes a strike, 2-1, lines into a DP, SS to 1B

[BroyledNutts]

Gates may be in a funk at the plate, but he plays first base really well

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Dalporto with a strike, 0-2, Ks swinging

1-1 after 3 1/2

[kennymayne]

Got a gift in that inning i think. Let's make it count!

[ucahogfan]

Gates may be in a funk at the plate, but he plays first base really well

Also looks like he spends a lot of time in a yoga studio.  He has shown some impressive stretching over at 1B today.

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Swinging the lumber in the Home Team 4th

7. Gates      0-1
8. Koch       0-0, BB
9. Shaddy   0-0, HBP

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                             1                        Bot 4th                 1

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


                         

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Gates starts with a strike, 0-2, Ks swinging

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I'll say it. Our seniors need to pick up their play.

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Koch takes ball 1, ball 2, ball 3, walks

[ucahogfan]

I'll say it. Our seniors need to pick up their play.

Well, Shaddy and Gates.  Bonfield has been solid all year.

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Shaddy bats with a runner at 1B and 1 out, starts at 1-1, flies out to RF

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Koch swipes 2B

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Biggers gets his 3rd look at this hurler and is 0-0 with a BB today, gets a strike, 1-1, 1-2, grounds out to 2B

1-1 after 4

[BroyledNutts]

Koch swipes 2B

Anyone see the replay on that? I thought the SS missed the tag

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                             1                        Top 5th                 1

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