Gator Baseball 2023 Official Roster Tracker/Lineup???

Here's my notes from the scrimmage. Legend did a good job breaking it down so I'm not going to try and make this look pretty.

Blue Starters
1b Caglianone
2b Kurland
SS Rivera
3b Alvarez
C Heyman
LF Schiekofer
CF Langford
RF Evans
P Waldrep

Orange Starters
1b Shelnut
2b Thomas
SS Fabian
3b Halter
C Riopelle
LF Talbott
CF Robertson
RF Prevesk
P Sproat

Blue top 6th Sproat p
36 walk
4 DP ss
24 single to lf
14 SO

Orange bottom 6th Waldrep p
11 go 1b
1 hbp
5 single to rf
15 walk
6 SO
23 SO

Top 7th Sproat p
2 SO
25 fo CF
28 go SS

Bottom 7th Waldrep p
16 go SS
43 walk
32 fo RF
11 walk
1 walk
5 passed ball 1 run in SO
1-0 Orange

Top 8th Tejeda p
9 double down rf line
66 SO
36 fo CF
4 fo CF

Bottom 8th Hartzog p
15 pop up SS
6 go SS
23 single up the middle
16 go SS

Top 9th Tejeda p
24 single to LF
14 ground ball to 1st error on SS covering second runner to 3rd
2 WP 1 run in runner to 3rd SO
25 ground ball to SS throw home 1 run scored
28 HR 2 runs scored
9 fo RF
66 go 2b
4-1 Blue

Bottom 9th Hartzog p
43 single CF
32 walk
11 walk
1 double to right center 2 runs scored
5 wild pitch 1 run in triple to right center 1 run in 5-4 orange
15 fo RF runner holds
6 fo RF sac fly to track 1 run scored
23 walk
6-4 Orange
Game called

 

First day of spring practice and I can sum our pitching up in one word, messy. Waldrep was lucky to only surrender one run. Tejeda and Hartzog got pushed around in the 9th. Sproat was the only pitcher to show good command. The Blue squad looked to have the most starters other than Halter (3B) and Robertson (CF) for the Orange squad. Sproat was the starting pitcher for Orange but I don't put much consideration into him not starting for Blue because he had to face tougher hitters and still pitched better than Waldrep. Once again Waldrep looked to have control issues as evident in 2 innings walking 4 and hit 1 batter. Both innings he had bases loaded and was fortunate to only give up 1 run. As in the fall Sproat may have fewer pitches but they stay close to the plate and a high majority are quality pitches. Waldrep has plenty of pitches to throw but 2 out of 5 don't look hittable to most hitters.

A note on Tejeda in the 9th, Rivera led off with a solid single to left, followed by Cags who hit a sharp ground ball that looked to be heading to right field. Riopelle had been moved to first and make a great play by stabbing the bouncing ball high to his right. With Rivera on his way to second, Riopelle made a fast throw to second base. Everyone at the park thought we were seeing the defensive play of the day but Fabian coming across the bag from his SS position couldn't make the catch for the transition. The play started as if it could be a double play but instead Tejeda now faced runners at 1st and 3rd with no outs. Things quickly escaladed from there and the Blue ended up scoring 4 runs. If they turn that double play Tejeda goes 3 up and 3 down. Sure it wasn't an easy turn for Fabian to make but both 1977 and I thought he should have handled the throw and at least got the first out at second.

 

Some follow up to my 10 questions from day 1.
2. What's on second? That would be Kurland who had a nice day starting for the Blue again at second. Thomas is clearly the backup and Fabian is the back up at SS like I thought.
4. Does Robertson earn the start in CF? Maybe...he started at CF for the Orange today and was the lead off but Sully still had Langford start in CF for the Blue and was their lead off. I look for Robertson to take the CF spot mainly because he and Langford are our 2 best outfielders period. That way Wyatt can stay at LF like last year.
7. Can Heyman or Lastres become dependable starters at catcher and bump Riopelle out of his spot? Heyman hit the only homer of the day and Lastres was throwing hard across the diamond so either is still a possibilty.
9. Will Rivera actually be the team leader thru the season? That's a big 10-4 good buddy. Rivera was smooth fielding balls early in practice and he looks to be a much more effective batter in warmups and going 2 for 2 in the scrimmage. I like what I'm seeing.

 

As Legend said, Riopelle and Cags put on a show during BP. With my poor eyes, it looked to me like BT hit 4 or 5 out to right and Cags hit 3 or 4 out to right. There wasn't much wind early but the ball wasn't carrying to left so the LHH had the advantage going out to right. The one homerun that Heyman hit to left during the scrimmage was after sun down in dead air.

 

I would like that but I think we have to see Sproat and Coppola starting against each other at scrimmages before Sully will put Waldrep on Sundays. Plus Coppola has to show his back is okay for the next few weeks.