Game 9 Thread: #20 Arkansas (6-2) vs. Eastern Illinois (0-5)

[Razorbacks#1]

2nd batter down swinging
7th K for the Hogs today

[Razorbacks#1]

3rd batter goes down swinging
7-0 Hogs
heading to the bottom of the 7th

[Razorbacks#1]

Hogan chops to center, out at 1st

[Razorbacks#1]

Wernes down swinging

[Razorbacks#1]

Shaddy with a rip to left, safe at 1st
1 on, 2 out
Shaddy 3 for 3 today

[Razorbacks#1]

Bernal down swinging to end the inning
7-0 Hogs
heading to top of the 8th

[flippinhogmana]

hope I didn't jinx Wernes, but it doesn't seem to have affected Shaddy or Bernal (Shaddy up to .526, Wernes down to .444)

line now:   E.  Illinois   0   2   2
               Hogs         7   8   0

[Razorbacks#1]

Pate is the new pitcher for the Hogs

[Razorbacks#1]

1st batter chops too 2nd, out at 1st

[flippinhogmana]

Hope Pate does well the rest of the game.  with one out he lowered his era by four points from 20.25 to 16.25

[Razorbacks#1]

2nd batter down on strikes
0 on, 2 out

[Razorbacks#1]

3rd batter goes down swinging
7-0 Hogs
heading to the bottom of the 8th

[Razorbacks#1]

Gosser down on strikes

[Razorbacks#1]

Eagan lines one to left for a base hit

[Razorbacks#1]

Spanberger chops into a double play
7-0 Hogs
heading to the top of the 9th

[Razorbacks#1]

Cannon Chadwick to the mound for the Hogs

[Razorbacks#1]

1st batter grounds to short, out at 1st

[Razorbacks#1]

2nd batter grounds to 3rd, out at 1st

[Razorbacks#1]

3rd batter draws a walk
1 on, 2 out

[Razorbacks#1]

4th batter chops to 1st, thrown out
7-0 Hogs
FINAL

[Razorbacks#1]

Hogs go to 7-2 on the season

[flippinhogmana]

thanks razor, for the pbp.

[trippigs]

Well a shutout and sweep is welcome anytime. Nice to give a lot of folks playing time. No prima-donnas on this team, staff, admin,etc...they will even clear the field of snow to get a chance to play. Pretty refreshing!

[flippinhogmana]

Benitendia, hitting star for the day, two for three with a dinger and two rbis!  Shaddy on the other hand was three for three!

Six pitchers combine for the shutout-I assume McKinney gets the win? Sanburn, Pate, Phillips, Patten, and Chadwick all threw a scoreless inning in addition to McKinney's four

[billmontgomery10]

It would be great if McKinney got the win but he only went 4 innings so I assume Sanbourn got the win even though he only pitched an inning.

[JonClaudeVanHam]

Anyone else a little worried about Bonfield?

[JonClaudeVanHam]

It would be great if McKinney got the win but he only went 4 innings so I assume Sanbourn got the win even though he only pitched an inning.

If he was on a pitch count he still gets the win.

[Hawgzinbowlz]

Thanks for the PBP.

" GO OMAHOGS "

[flippinhogmana]

Anyone else a little worried about Bonfield?

I have been told there is nothing to worry about-no story here move on-but he is down to .156 BA, I believe it is now.  However, I will say this one more time and not comment again until the end of May or so-it is very early yet.

[ROBLYNNM]

Thank you to the team and coaching staff for their hard work to help get the field ready for play.  Thank you to the fans that braved the cold to support the team...

[TikiHog]

today the temp wasn't as bad but the wind was worse....I was in a suite today so I stayed warm most of the game

[Sueie]

today the temp wasn't as bad but the wind was worse....I was in a suite today so I stayed warm most of the game

This time last year I would have thrown you over the rail of the suite. 
Just goes to show when you meet people in person, they are different than on the internet.

[Knot2brite]

Note to self....if anyone asks if you post on hogville while at a razorback game just ignore them...it is safer that way

[ricepig]

I like the look of Sanburn and Patten, hard throwing pitchers who like to attack the  zone. I look forward to seeing more of them.

[TikiHog]

no doubt Sueie...enjoyed it today thanks again for the invite up...it was good talking to Chris too

[flippinhogmana]

If he was on a pitch count he still gets the win.

As JCVH alludes to, apparently McKinney was indeed on a pitch count limit as he was awarded the win despite pitching only four innings.  I believe that is his second win.

Obviously I was wrong about his won/loss record, here are his stats for the year:

         Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip    h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha KeMcKinney 1.46 1-0 3    2   0  0/1 0 12.1 8 2 2   6  9   2  0   0 .200    3   3   0  1   1

McKinney is one of the newcomers making a high positive impact so far.  Nomura is, I think, going to continue to be the same positive impact he has been already.  Shaddy has impressed me as well.  I am hopeful that with Killian back (and hopefully fully restored and healthy), we have our weekend lineup of Killian, Taccolini and Mckinney as far as they have looked at this juncture.  Jackson, Stone and about another half dozen pitchers will be along as weekend starters, long, middle and short relievers.  We need another tough couple of weekend series to see exactly where we are, the first three games, and these three games can be illusionary, but so could the meltdown against Maryland (I certainly hope so).

I am not that disheartened by the Maryland game simply because we smoked them until the wheels came off defensively with the four errors (really five) in a single inning.  I dont think our team recovered from the shock of that the rest of the game but I would bet money that wont happen again to us for another thirty or forty years.  I think our defense lead by Wernes and McAfee is basically better than average, maybe even superior.  Pitching has always been my concern this year and McKinney and Taccolini's performances have soothed my concerns a great deal.  So much for my observations and thoughts.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Thanks for taking over the pbp Razorback#1. Great job! +1

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

WATCH | Check out highlights from today's 7-0 win over EIU, Arkansas' 2nd shutout of the yr
click here> http://bit.ly/1wT2q1z

Score by Innings   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    R   H   E
Eastern Illinois      0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   2   2
Arkansas              2   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   X    7   9   0

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Watch post game player interviews here:
http://arkansasrazorbacks.com/video/54f63232e4b08f2a11ab6cec

Watch post game DVH comments here:
http://arkansasrazorbacks.com/video/54f63232e4b08f2a11ab6cee

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Shaddy's day

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Photo gallery of the series sweep of EIU
link here:
https://arkrazorbacks.exposure.co/razorbackbsb-sweep-eastern-illinois

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

McKinney's day

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Video of Benintendi's homer:
click here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/B_MkhycUwAAnpCG.mp4

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[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Tarp duty after the sweep.

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[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

SWEEP #2

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Next up:
Loyola Marymount at Baum Stadium on Friday at 3:05pm
Loyola Marymount at Baum Stadium on Saturday at 3:05pm
Loyola Marymount at Baum Stadium on Sunday at 1:05pm

Gonzaga at Baum Stadium on Tuesday the 10th at 6:35pm
Gonzaga at Baum Stadium on Wednesday the 11th at 3:05pm

Conference play starts on Friday March 13th against Vandy