Cats -n- Vols ( Friday )...

[AgesBlue5507]

BIG series for both teams, Cats need to win this one and keep up the momentum. Sean Hjelle goes to the mound tonight, he was great last Friday night against Mizzou.
UT has a pretty good pitcher or two, they will be fired up no doubt, to beat the Big Blue and keep their SEC tournament hopes alive ..... GO C-A-T-S !!!

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

I will be heading to Knoxville soon to watch the game, won't be able to post anything, as I only have an old flip cell phone.
Hope to bring the Cats a little luck down in Big Orange country, keep the board hot, and I will check in when back home and share anything I see in person !!

 

[Comebakatz3]

I will be heading to Knoxville soon to watch the game, won't be able to post anything, as I only have an old flip cell phone.
Hope to bring the Cats a little luck down in Big Orange country, keep the board hot, and I will check in when back home and share anything I see in person !!

Come visit me. I'm going to be in E, row 5 seats 8, 9, 10. I think it's the last row of reserved seating. I'll be with my wife and 19 month old.

 

[OldRed]

I will be heading to Knoxville soon to watch the game, won't be able to post anything, as I only have an old flip cell phone.
Hope to bring the Cats a little luck down in Big Orange country, keep the board hot, and I will check in when back home and share anything I see in person !!

Ha! I thought I was the only luddite left with a flip phone.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Kole Cottam does it again. Two-run HR gives Cats 2-0 lead in the 1st inning at Tennessee. His 16th HR of year.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Kyle Cottam (as he was introduced by the home town announcer tonight) hit that one a long way!

 

[OldRed]

Hjelle did his part also with a three 3 three down first. This was just the kind of start Kentucky would have ordered. A lot of pitches for the UT pitcher in the first.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I'm not sure if the gun on this UT lefty is right, but it says he's just throwing 85-87.

 

[OldRed]

Did they say why UT is not starting one of their regular weekend starters? Sean Hunley started the first game against Georgia.

 

[OldRed]

27 pitches for Heflin that inning but he isn't the regular starter so maybe it doesn't matter.

 

[OldRed]

Having to listen to the UT homers online. Said that pitch by Hjelle to Lipcius was a good pitch. Looked like a mistake pitch to me.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Did they say why UT is not starting one of their regular weekend starters? Sean Hunley started the first game against Georgia.

Hunley has pitched some weekends and hasn't some others. Kind of strange.

 

[OldRed]

Another bobble by Pompey. He really isn't a great fielder, not up to the level of the rest of his game.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Hjelle struggling a bit. Just getting hit kind of hard.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

B2 - Kentucky 2, Tennessee 1. Vols get on the board against Hjelle with RBI single by Russell.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

Benito Santiago... Blast from the past.

 

[Comebakatz3]

The shift hurt us that inning as a routine grounder to second led off the inning. We play straight up and it's an out and they likely don't score.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Benito Santiago... Blast from the past.

He's only been at UT for a decade or so.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Squires lines out and UT goes to the bullpen to face Cottam with 1 out. Going to Linginfelter. Big righty throwing in the low 90s.

 

[OldRed]

3rd walk for UT pitching. I like it. We just need to cash in on a few more of these free passes.

 

[Comebakatz3]

We run ourselves out of another inning. Heyer thrown out trying to steal second on a 2 strike 2 out pitch.

 

[Comebakatz3]

3rd walk for UT pitching. I like it. We just need to cash in on a few more of these free passes.

Only one hit is far is what is hurting. It's a big time hit, but likely won't be enough to get it done.

 

[OldRed]

Chinea is batting 0.133 and gets that hit.

 

[OldRed]

Another mistake pitch by Hjelle puts two on.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Bases loaded after a walk. Most the pitches weren't close. Belanger out to talk.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Play at the plate and UK gets the second runner at home! Tie game, but UK limits the damage so far.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

B3 - Tennessee 2, Kentucky 2. Vols tie it up, but Cats make big defensive play with Shinn throwing out go-ahead run at plate.

 

[Comebakatz3]

How many pitches is Hjelle at?

 

[OldRed]

How many pitches is Hjelle at?

Right around 60.

 

[OldRed]

Does it seem like Hjelle's pitches are lacking much movement?

 

[OldRed]

Great at bat by Becker to work a leadoff walk. Sure hope we can follow it up with a hit or two.

 

[OldRed]

Then a double play... Been the theme of our offense lately.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Double plays. We always find them. Lol

 

[OldRed]

If our offense is so good, why do we have only 1 hit to UT's 5? That's 4 innings to 3.

 

[OldRed]

Fastball right over the middle gets smacked. Hjelle has been making quite a few mistake pitches.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

Quick inning for Hjelle. Really need to get a lead here given the struggles of our bullpen lately

 

[OldRed]

Dawson gets on and then Pompey strikes out. We've not strung much together today.

 

[OldRed]

And then we hit into a double play. Wow do we know how to chill a run.

 

[STUCKNBIG10]

God this team is frustrating. Pompey on a major cold streak, used to always be able to rely on him for a clutch at-bat. No more

 

[Comebakatz3]

Third inning in a row that we let the lead off on.