(SB) UF vs Mississippi State March 30, 2024 1 PM

UF Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 cf 27 Kendra Falby L .425
2 ss 17 Skylar Wallace L .483
3 lf 33 Korbe Otis R .434
4 c 8 Jocelyn Erickson L .439
5 dp 15 Reagan Walsh R .374
6 rf 29 Katie Kistler L .400
7 1b 0 Ava Brown R .312
8 3b 47 Ariel Kowalewski L .288
9 2b 11 Mia Williams R .185
10 p 7 Keagan Rothrock R

MS Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 cf 29 Sierra Sacco L .348
2 3b 10 Nadia Barbary R .366
3 1b 18 Madisyn Kennedy R .408
4 rf 6 Paige Cook R .301
5 dp 22 Jessie Blaine R .346
6 c 74 Ella Wesolowski R .378
7 ss 67 Kylee Edwards R .268
8 2b 47 Salen Hawkins R .337
9 lf 12 Brylie St. Clair L .281
10 p 28 Aspen Wesley R -

 

Strike out, ground out to first, infiled single from Otis, then a fly out to center for the Gators in the top of the 1st.

 

Bulldogs' leadoff batter gets on via a lazy pop up to LF that Otis lost in the sun (sunglasses on!) for a double. Next batter flies out to deep CF, runner moves to 3rd. A ground out to third, followed by a pop out to the catcher ends the inning. Going to the 2nd 0-0.

 

Is Otis not wearing sunglasses?

 

See my post above.

 

MSU pitching is much better than advertised. Altho I am not sure why UF is having such a hard time with it.

 

Walsh leads off with a fly ball to the LF warning track that their left fielder lost in the sun (sunglass on!) for a double. Kistler pops out to shallow left center (CF makes the running catch), Borwn and Kowalewski strike out. Their pitcher is changing speeds a lot and out hitters are being fooled so far.

 

Yes, she is keeping our hitters off balance for sure

 

I begrudgingly acknowledge this MSU team is a very good hitting team - unlike the past MSU teams. I guess their freshmen have really juiced up their offense.

 

Yikes! Looks like Rothrock has lost it. CTW is warming up Miller. Yikes!

 

Get Rothrock out

 

Probably better that Mia didn’t catch that. That would have scored at least 1.

 

Rothrock out, Brown in with 2 outs

 

After that easy pop out to 2nd to start the inning, Keagan gives up two straight 2 strike singles to freshman hitters, then a single over shortstop to knock in the first run. Then a hit batter and walk forced in the 2nd run. Hard line out to LF and now Brown comes in to try to get their slugger out to end the inning.

 

Ava Brown - I like this better than Miller here. Can't walk Kennedy, can't pitch to her - what to do?

 

Could have been a lot worse. That was the right decision Tim.

 

Williams just can't get out of this season long funk. Need to just play someone else at 2nd.