Cats ranked # 6 vs the Red Raiders ranked # 3, Sean Hjelle takes the hill this afternoon against the highly ranked Tech team. Must flush the NKU game down the drain, and get focused and fired up this weekend !
UK vs Tx Tech game 1 Fri.
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These unis look even better in person. They are amazing. Matt May from UKMR says they're going to have them with 70s/80s style stirrups later on this season.
I do not like Becker hitting 4th though. Move him to 6th. Have Heyer and Collett 4 and 5.
It's cold here today, but not as bad as I expected. I'm sure around the 5th inning, it could be brutal. Expecting a fast one with these pitchers. (KNOCK ON WOOD)
Well Becker can hit it hard and that might work out. Still would like Collett and Heyer to get as many at bats as possible.
It will be double barrell action for a while, Hoop Cats on TV, and Bat Cats on laptop. Hope it isn't too CORNfusing ! lol
I got two tv's going. Basketball game will be muted. Probably try to listen to Headrick.
Texas Tech brought a great group of fans to Lexington. We have to apologize for the downturn in weather, but their spirits are high. First pitch a few moments away.
Texas Tech takes 2-0 lead off Hjelle in T1. Error at third, perfect hit-and-run, infield hit thru first that maybe should have been handled. It was smashed pretty good, though.
Error on Heyer to start and then a single before a ground ball to first gets right between Cottams legs. 2-0 Tech with a runner on third and no outs.
Hjelle gets a K left one down Broadway and hitter takes it into right to score another run. 3-0 runners on first and second.
Hjelle escapes potential heavier damage by rolling a 1-6-3 double play. Middle of first: Texas Tech 3, Kentucky coming to bat.
UK goes down quickly and quietly with Squires and Aklinski both grounding out and Pompey strikes out looking.
Cats coming down to earth quickly this week on the heels of a great performance in Houston. Hope they can get it together today and play well the rest of the game.
Hjelle gets a pop fly to right and then one to left for a quick two outs and then gives up a slap line drive to right. A grounder to Heyer ends the threat.
Got to put some pitches on Martin. Get that count up.
Becker getting some pitches high and tight before grounding up the middle. It's thrown away and Becker gets second on the ball getting out of play! Single and an E4.
Becker getting some pitches high and tight before grounding up the middle. It's thrown away and Becker gets second on the ball getting out of play! Single and an E4.
Heyer looks at three balls before a two seam is down the middle for a strike. Heyer grounds to third for an out. Their third baseman has a freaking cannon.
Collett works the count full and does a lot to battle and stay alive before going down swinging.
That's some two out hitting that we needed! Johnson looks at four straight balls to keep the inning alive.
Johnson wearing a cage over his helmet after being hit in the lip this last week. Dawson goes down on three strikes.
Strikeout for Hjelle to start the third and he follows it up with another strikeout! Fly ball to Aklinski in center ends the Tech 3rd.
Squires to leadoff and gets ahead before fouling off two pitches and then lining one down past 1st base for a double!!!
UK having a conversation after calling time. Hitting coach Gulliams doing most the talking.
BALK!!!
BALK!!!
Squires at third with no outs. Not sure what he did to get the balk. Didn't look like much.
Aklinski really turning on Martin but he goes down looking. Bad at bat.
Aklinski really turning on Martin but he goes down looking. Bad at bat.