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Lockhart’s worked a solid 6 innings. Really only made 3 bad pitches; one ended up a double, one ended up as a homer 2 batters later and then the triple…which he then induced a grounder to Davis to get the runner going home.
Top 7th
Padgett HBP with 1 out, steals 2nd with 2 outs and then Hyland singles him home…Coogs lead 3-2
Hyland steals 2nd. He’s stranded there.
M7…UH leads 3-2
Nice to finally get a two out hit with runner on.
Bottom 7th
Leadoff homer…Tied 3-3
Rooney goes to the bullpen…Bretz coming on.
Bunt single. Flyout to right. Runner steals 2nd. 4 pitch walk. 5-4-3 Double Play (whew)
T8…Tied 3-3
Triolo improving his stock today
Bottom 8th
Villarreal on to pitch.
1-2-3 inning
T9…Tied 3-3
I’m sitting down the first base line. Either that must have been a great pitch to Triolo for 3rd strike or should have been called a ball
Looked like it was off the plate, but the UCONN catcher did a great job framing it and the ump fell for it.
Cherry checked swing was questionable as well and probably should have gone down to the 1st base ump.
He has been giving the pitchers off the pate all game long.
Top 9th
UCONN brings on Caleb Wurster to pitch.
Bielo leads off with a single. Padgett pops out on a bunt attempt. Way pinch hits for Thomas and walks, Bielo to 2nd. Bielo steals 3rd, Way stays at 1st. Hyland Ks for the 2nd out. UCONN goes to the bullpen and brings in their closer, Jacob Wallace.
Lovelace up. Champion pinch runs for Way. Lovelace walks on 4 pitches, bases loaded. Burckel K’s
M9…Tied 3-3
Bad at bat by Hyland
It’s like watching reruns
I turn it back on in the 8th n our middle of order Ks back to back!. Now in 9th bad situational hitting.
UCONN’s Wallace is just about unhittable. Might want to do something on the basepaths here.
Maury Wills or Lou Brock is not sitting at 3rd.
Could try and send Champion to see if he can draw a throw. Bielo’s pretty quick.
They already did something by Bielo stealing 3rd w 1 out!!