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Imo good pitching most always beat good hitting. Think past three games were a good example.
I never played the game but enjoyed watching two sons, three grandsons, play little league, high school, and one played in college.
Zack Thompson has earned a big three starting position!
One thing for sure coach Ming has brought back good times to the WILDCATS program!
 

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Imo good pitching most always beat good hitting. Think past three games were a good example.
I never played the game but enjoyed watching two sons, three grandsons, play little league, high school, and one played in college.
Zack Thompson has earned a big three starting position!
One thing for sure coach Ming has brought back good times to the WILDCATS program!
Good points, Cats really need to go 1 Hjelle, 2 Thompson, 3 Lewis, and 4 Logue, if we get that far in the SEC tournament. Also need Zack Pop to return to help out in the bullpen.
 
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Good points, Cats really need to go 1 Hjelle, 2 Thompson, 3 Lewis, and 4 Logue, if we get that far in the SEC tournament. Also need Zack Pop to return to help out in the bullpen.
Almost forgot about our new secret weapon Gunnar Mcneil, he did pitch pretty well in mop up duty on Friday. He could give us an inning here and there.
 

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Good points, Cats really need to go 1 Hjelle, 2 Thompson, 3 Lewis, and 4 Logue, if we get that far in the SEC tournament. Also need Zack Pop to return to help out in the bullpen.

Why not Hjelle, Lewis, and G3 by committee, with the likes of Thompson, possibility for Salow to throw more innings, Pop if we get him back, Machamer etc
 

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Why not Hjelle, Lewis, and G3 by committee, with the likes of Thompson, possibility for Salow to throw more innings, Pop if we get him back, Machamer etc
That would be a shorter rest for Lewis, as well as being hit above the left ankle by a line drive Sat. Thompson didn't throw that many pitches Saturday, and he is really pitching well. Also, the possibility of playing 4 or maybe 5 games in Hoover, if things go right !
 

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That would be a shorter rest for Lewis, as well as being hit above the left ankle by a line drive Sat. Thompson didn't throw that many pitches Saturday, and he is really pitching well. Also, the possibility of playing 4 or maybe 5 games in Hoover, if things go right !

We did gain a day by playing Saturday. What's history say about the SEC Champ and how they fare in the regionals.
 

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By the way, one of the things I am upset about in regards to losing the game on Sunday/Saturday is that we now play at 10:30am on Wednesday. I'll be working and won't be able to keep up as much as I'd like to, and I'll be too nervous to record it and watch it later and avoid getting updates. lol
 
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Well, as long as it is either Hjelle or Thompson in the first game I won't be upset. Anyone else and I will be scratching my head. Part of me says that it would be a pretty smart idea to pitch Hjelle first and make sure we get the win. Then set up a match between Lewis and LSU. Lewis dominated them and only gave up 6 hits in a 2 run complete game. However, the other part of me says that it would be good to pitch Thompson on day one because it is basically his normal rotation spot and he's done well. Then you get Hjelle against LSU, which might end up being a play-in game for a national seed. You'd then have Lewis available to be the guy that could slam the door on LSU if they make it back out of the loser's bracket. You'd then have Logue and a possible Johnny All Staff approach in the title game. The good thing about having Logue there is that Logue's Achilles Heel has been home runs and Hoover is a big ball park that isn't easy to hit the ball out of. So, what might typically be home runs against Logue in other ball parks might be fly balls outs in Hoover.

So, I wouldn't be upset with us going either way, but I think Hjelle needs to either pitch first or second, depending on how well UK's coaches think Lewis can possibly match up against LSU hitters. I suppose you could be really crazy and pitch Hjelle first and then pitch Thompson and give LSU someone they've never seen or faced before, but that is a bit more risky.
 

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Well, as long as it is either Hjelle or Thompson in the first game I won't be upset. Anyone else and I will be scratching my head. Part of me says that it would be a pretty smart idea to pitch Hjelle first and make sure we get the win. Then set up a match between Lewis and LSU. Lewis dominated them and only gave up 6 hits in a 2 run complete game. However, the other part of me says that it would be good to pitch Thompson on day one because it is basically his normal rotation spot and he's done well. Then you get Hjelle against LSU, which might end up being a play-in game for a national seed. You'd then have Lewis available to be the guy that could slam the door on LSU if they make it back out of the loser's bracket. You'd then have Logue and a possible Johnny All Staff approach in the title game. The good thing about having Logue there is that Logue's Achilles Heel has been home runs and Hoover is a big ball park that isn't easy to hit the ball out of. So, what might typically be home runs against Logue in other ball parks might be fly balls outs in Hoover.

So, I wouldn't be upset with us going either way, but I think Hjelle needs to either pitch first or second, depending on how well UK's coaches think Lewis can possibly match up against LSU hitters. I suppose you could be really crazy and pitch Hjelle first and then pitch Thompson and give LSU someone they've never seen or faced before, but that is a bit more risky.
I personally would go with Hjelle on Wed. and like you said, Thompson on Thur., because LSU has not faced him, and he is really throwing well.
 

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I personally would go with Hjelle on Wed. and like you said, Thompson on Thur., because LSU has not faced him, and he is really throwing well.

Lewis, when he has his stuff is pretty unhittable, but he isn't the most consistent. However, what I do like is that UK had a combined 42 hits (average of 14 per game) against LSU pitching. Will be interesting to see who LSU chooses to pitch. Both Lange and Poche have pitched game 1s. UK struggled with Lange more than the other two weekend pitchers in their rotation.
 
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