Baseball vs. Auburn, Sun 4/2, 1:00 pm

Yeah, I agree with you but I bet if Nesbitt is starting Tuesday night we only see him through 35 to 40 pitches at most

 

He does that often..lol Ricky Vaughn esq

If it hit anything it nicked sleeve , no way to tell,, but Iv seen Howell enough over last 6 years to be pretty sure it didnt touch him.. just selling it,,,no idea why you review it

my quetson is why does Kirby w/ bases loaded lean in on pitch at buttocks?? reactionary I know, but that one was closer to contact than other one IMO

 

I still say let Tejeda start against BCU if he's healthy. He hasn't pitched in almost a month. If Nesbitt pitches it could limit his pitches up at Knoxville if needed on Thursday night. Hartzog, Purnell, Jameson and Finnvold should all be considered if the score is reasonably in our favor.

 

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yeah they battle at plate, not many wasted at bats. but like I said best theyve looked ..we'll see if continues.. C LaRue for ex.. elite on D, but think more hits ths series than rest of season lol they like high v lo,,but most do now. mid week guy throwing 84 will baffle them.

D is pretty good usually. Im going to miss Howell when gone I know that. Reads balls of bat as well as any OF Ive seen.

just not sure how many weekends they can stretch the iptching enough for 2 wins,, next 3 are as good as chance as any until season ending home series w/ mizz..hope that one matters..

 

Bethune-Cookman is 16-12 and they did beat Stetson 13-5 2 weeks ago. They got swept by South Carolina and have lost to FSU, Jacksonville, UCF and FIU. This should be an easy win for the Gators, but sometimes these teams that throw junk ball pitchers or guys whose fastball is only 85 mph can throw our timing off and cause problems. Hopefully, we'll get quality pitching and the bats will adjust for a good midweek win so we go to Tennessee with a lot of confidence.

 

Hopefully a Jamey Schouppe coached team will not be able to cause too much frustration.

 

Jamey is at FAMU.

 

LOL-I knew there was some parity there…

 

yep been there a while now

 

Good points on your part. Good opportunity for us to work on staying back and going to the opposite field. You and I have both watched many did major throw 83 to 85 and baffle us for three to four innings for sure.

 

Just watched replay. Very impressed with Slater, best I've seen him pitch and probably MVP for me.
I know Heyman had a ton of RBIs and Langford had a great game, but Halter's ABs were the difference to get us back in the game. Good to see him playing a key role again.

 

Halter is back from hitters' purgatory- seeing the ball really well and his two out, two-run hit in the 5th was the one I circled as the turning point in the game. Gators were down 8-3-- Auburn LHP and Halter kept the right shoulder in and drove the ball to right for two runs and changed the entire tenor of the game. Gators added another run that inning to make 8-6 and the rest as they say is history. Really glad to see Halter getting his mojo back.

 

I very much appreciate insights such as this, from people that know the subtleties of the game. There are some great baseball minds on here and I am glad to gain an appreciation of the sport from their contributions.

 

AUBURN'S RECAP​

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Auburn fought back from an early deficit to take a lead in the middle innings but couldn't hold on in a 17-8 loss at No. 2 Florida Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark. Bryson Ware hit a three-run home run to give Auburn an 8-3 lead in the top of the fifth, but Florida scored 14 runs on 10 hits, nine walks and two hit batters in its final four at-bats en route to the win. "We got right where we wanted to," head coach Butch Thompson said. "We built that 8-3 lead and when I saw them run and catch us, just so many freebies to allow them to get back in the ballgame there. "We didn't throw the ball well, and Florida really started hitting and running away," Thompson added.

Auburn (18-9-1, 3-6 SEC) threatened out of the gate for the third straight day, but the Tigers came up empty in their first at-bat and it was Florida (24-5, 7-2 SEC) who scored in the bottom of the frame. With the bases loaded and two outs, a single to left field resulted in all three runs scoring.
The Tigers answered immediately as Cooper McMurray hit a 2-2 pitch well beyond the wall in center to put Auburn on the scoreboard. The ball left McMurray's bat at 110 miles per hour and was his third homer of the year. A pair of walks put the tying run aboard, but a well-hit ball from Bobby Peirce was tracked down on the run in center field to end the inning.

Auburn got right back to even in the game with two runs to start the fourth. Nate LaRue singled through the left side and Caden Green yanked a two-run home run down the left field line, marking his second homer of the season. Later in the inning, a hit batter loaded the bases and Peirce scampered home on a wild pitch to give Auburn the lead. However, the Tigers left the bases loaded, bringing their four-inning total to nine stranded.

After surrendering the three runs in the first, Auburn starter Tommy Vail held Florida scoreless and without a hit in the second through fourth innings, allowing only one baserunner in the span. Auburn continued to produce at the plate with four runs in the fifth. Peirce hit a one-out single back up the middle to score Green from second and, two batters later, Ware hit a three-run homer the other way to extend the lead to 8-3. The homer was Ware's team-best 14th of the season, including his sixth in SEC play and seventh in the last 10 games.

Florida cut its deficit to two with three runs on one hit, four walks and a hit batter in the fifth, but Chase Isbell entered with the bases loaded and struck out the leadoff hitter to end the inning and maintain the lead.
Justin Kirby doubled immediately after Ware's three-run homer in the fifth, marking the Tigers' 10th hit of the game, but Florida retired the next 13 Auburn hitters to end the game.

 

The latter

 

Definitely not clearly hit. He looked to be trying to sell it 100%.