Raiders at Cats (Sat)
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Rough start for UK 2 errors and 4 runs, included one 2 run round tripper.
Cats down 4-0 after the first half inning
Cats down 4-0 after the first half inning
At this point, I wish they would bunt with the bases loaded. It can’t be no worse than what’s happening now
Ha, we tried that against Evansville with our 4 hitter didn't we? Didn't work.
I worry this could be who we really are. Inferior power, sub par defense , top heavy pitching. SEC games will truly show our weaknesses.
I agree with this. I just don't see how we don't get chewed up in SEC play. Hope I'm wrong!
But hey, my alma mater WKU got a new coach this offseason (Marc Rardin) and they are off to a blistering 5-0 start! So that's a nice thing to balance whatever UK is fooling around with.
Follow that up with another out on the bases to start the 6th. Terrible
I missed a chunk of it. My beagle was attacked by a coyote last night, so dealing with her. She's ok. Just got some war wounds.
However, Bosma struggled hitting his spots early and left a few up that were hit hard.
Think we got real lucky there. That looked like an out to me. Also should have been an error. Ball hit the glove on a fairly routine play.
Yeah Bosma got a bunch of them to 2 strikes and gave up a bunch of 2 strike hits. Almost all the damage was done with 2 strikes or with 2 outs or both. Tough start to the game with a funky play at 1B had him pitching out if the stretch right away and then a double play ball to 3B was thrown a little wide to 2B so Pitre couldn't make the turn and then the wheels fell off from there. Just didn't have the "put away" pitch today.
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Surely we have someone else who at least deserves a chance at 3B at bats. Byars is 3 for 25 with 8 Ks and 0 walks.
Cats fall 12-9. A terrible game against an average team at best.
Based on this game, I am predicting a lot of $9 beer sales this season.
I think the concerns about hitting and consistent pitching remain. UK bats woke up but you can't have 6 innings of 1 hit baseball and expect to win
I will give the Cats an A for effort for making a game of it after falling behind 10-2. The pitching had been pretty solid until today, but was an all system failure - all five pitchers gave up at least one run. 
It is not often that you can say one baseball game is a "must win", but Cats just have to win this series. If UK happens to lose tomorrow, a 4-3 start against the likes of Elon, Wright State and Evansville would be a disaster, with what is coming up once we hit league play.
It is not often that you can say one baseball game is a "must win", but Cats just have to win this series. If UK happens to lose tomorrow, a 4-3 start against the likes of Elon, Wright State and Evansville would be a disaster, with what is coming up once we hit league play.
Agreed. And more evidence that the program needs a coach change and a new direction. As I noted earlier, WKU has done that and is now off to a 6-0 start (sweep of Dayton, win vs. Belmont, and 2 wins vs. Ohio) for the first time since like 1985.I will give the Cats an A for effort for making a game of it after falling behind 10-2. The pitching had been pretty solid until today, but was an all system failure - all five pitchers gave up at least one run.
It is not often that you can say one baseball game is a "must win", but Cats just have to win this series. If UK happens to lose tomorrow, a 4-3 start against the likes of Elon, Wright State and Evansville would be a disaster, with what is coming up once we hit league play.
We’ve needed a coaching change for four years. Mingione just can’t do the things that need to be done at this level to win. Recruiting has been abysmal, especially from the high school ranks. Questionable coaching moves almost every game.
Agreed 100%. This is another case of good ol' Mitch not doing his due diligence with a coach.
You’re not kidding. The SEC is even better in baseball than football. We’ve got a long way to go to catch up. The bright spot we have is KY actually does produce more talent in baseball but it doesn’t matter if you can’t successfully recruit any of them.I will give the Cats an A for effort for making a game of it after falling behind 10-2. The pitching had been pretty solid until today, but was an all system failure - all five pitchers gave up at least one run.
It is not often that you can say one baseball game is a "must win", but Cats just have to win this series. If UK happens to lose tomorrow, a 4-3 start against the likes of Elon, Wright State and Evansville would be a disaster, with what is coming up once we hit league play.
I dont think I want to disagree with you, but Im curious as to why you think SEC baseball is better than SEC football?
Well, a good measuring stick for this is that 7 of the top 10 teams in the country are SEC teams, and 9 are top 25. SEC football is great, but I'm not sure it's that great.