New Era (or whatever you wanna call it with a new coach) OPENING DAY

[jakejc795]

BTW Jake
Senior infielder Chiara Bassi from Italy has I Feel Like a Woman, from one of your leading ladies, as her walkup music. thought you needed to know in case you didnt)

So you're saying she has excellent educational and motivational musical judgment?

[LetsGoRabbits]

So you're saying she has excellent educational and motivational musical judgment?

UNQUESTIONABLY excellent judgement!!! in both instances!!

[LetsGoRabbits]

Jacks trailing 3-4 going to bottom of 6

UNO has only 2 hits but had 8 walks leading to the 4 runs (i misspoke previously they had 1 hit and 2 walks in first inning. i said opposite)

Jacks have leadoff hitter on again to start the 6th and trying to bunt again. did same thing last inning and did not score the runner. this time they get the runner over again BUT do not sacrifice the out because the Mavs misplay the ball

[LetsGoRabbits]

now bunting with Boyle

THIS scenario makes far FAR more sense to me. moving the runner from 2b to 3b with one out makes a LOT more sense then you can score without a hit from 3b

bunting the runner to second and giving away the out you STILL need a hit to score

Boyle could not bunt in 2 attempts and looks at strike 3
Bassi pinch hits with 1 down runners on 1b and 2b

[LetsGoRabbits]

Jacks eventually load bases with one out
9 hitter Bollen Ks, Jarecki hits a line drive off the SS glove. Jacks score two and lead 5-4

TK came in for the last two outs of the 6th. now faces top of the Mavs order to try to close the door

[LetsGoRabbits]

TK gets the leadoff batter to ground to Roz after 9 pitches. pretty sure the leadoff batter had the ONLY two hits for the mavs in game one

[LetsGoRabbits]

2 down after another long AB. at least 7 pitches. TK might be mildly tired after pitching game one?? maybe a bit less velocity keeping her from getting the Ks?? but it is top of the order too

[LetsGoRabbits]

UNO 3 batter down on a Kayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to end the game. TK says hey LGR i will show you tired))))!!!!! TAKE THAT!!!! i think that is 19 Ks on the day

[Jacked_Up]

Augie has a nice, new softball stadium, and there was was a good crowd there today -- mostly Jacks' fans -- who got to see SDSU beat Omaha twice. One more game to go against Omaha at 11 a.m. Saturday (April 8),

[jackdaniel]

Late to the game, just saw bottom of the 7th, game going extra innings, tied at 0-0. Jacks making Myers throw strikes., Dumont and Bassi force the 3-2 count and get walks with one out , we don't get either home, game goes to extra innings. this is quite the pitchers dual between Meyers and Kniesche. Top of the eighth 4 up three down one walk given by TC, Jacks at bat, bottom of the eighth. One out double by Ros Carrillo , sister up, full count to joce, walks, runners on first and second.Batter out, now Dumont up w/ 2 outs. 0-1,1-1,2-1,3-1, walk, bases loaded , Boyle up , hard hit but caught in Outfield....dang , so close, but no cigar.

[jackdaniel]

Top of ninth, tied, Omaha up, full count to batter #1, out, fly out to center field, out #2 fly out infield, dribble hit too slow for a chance for throw out, runner on two out, runner stole second, I-2, foul,throw out to first , Jacks with another chance to end this game.Bottom of 9TH, Masterson up , count 2-1, out strike 3 call, one out Bossi up full count, Bossi walks, Jarecki out, 2 outs now, ground out, top of the tenth , Omaha to bat.

[jackdaniel]

Top of tenth, 1st batter up got a break, foul up not caught due to players calling it snafu, out anyway, went out swinging. Batter #2 , batter hit by pitch, goes to first one out , pinch runner, Omaha going for it, grounder out at second two away, base hit runners 1st and second base two out, 0-1 foul,another foul 0-2, 1-2 outside, 2-2, strikeout, Bottom of tenth, Meyer done new pitcher for Omaha Jacks up

[LetsGoRabbits]

we get Roz on to start the 10th
and we bunt maybe our hottest hitter with 2 hits already today and let her get herself out on purpose

we have used this strategy 4 times this weekend and UNO has used it 3 times in THIS game NOT ONE TIME in 7 has this strategy led to the runner scoring

seems like a stategy that does not work ONCE in 7 tries might NOT be a strategy you use with one of your best hitters

and NOW ball past the catcher so Roz could have gotten to second anyway but it does HELP the strategy because now she could score on a fly ball instead of a hit. nope we cannot get the ball in play

[jackdaniel]

Joz up 2-0, 3-1, walk runner on 1st no outs, ROZ on 2nd, sac bunt one out , Culver batting , 1-2 , foul, Carrillo on third , wild pitch, strikeout, two away Dumont up, 0-2, 1-2, foul, 2-2, right field caught, best chance so far gone, top of 11th comming up

[LetsGoRabbits]

sorry but you can obviously see that i very much dislike the strategy of bunting a runner from first to second. that said it has been done at least 8 times by the two teams so far this weekend and the runner has NEVER scored. UNO may have done it more than the 3 times today i cannot remember

bunting a runner from second to third with no outs is a strategy with actual merit!! you can score that run without a hit. BUT at the end of the day MOST OF THE TIME you need to actually hit the ball to score runs and i think there should be FAR MORE focus on hitting instead of utilizing a strategy that obviously is FAR from anything resembling a good way to score. i will concede at least i dont hate the strategy if you are using it with the bottom of your order. but i despise it when it is done with the top of your order and your theoretical power hitters