We lost that game because

[Bucky Dog]

We were 1 for 16 with RISP, Hendo outsmarted himself, but mostly because Pilk and Neff weren’t able to make the right plays and ground balls back to the mound. Those two plays cost us 4 runs.

 

[Philly Dawg]

The wild pitch by France allowed two to score.

 

[Shamoan]

We blew it, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter. 2 seed vs 3 doesn't matter. Our pitching has got to get better. Sure we muffed some plays, but we gave up
12 hits in 8 innings and our ace is 2-6 with a + 4 era and rarely makes it through the 6th. I'm far more concerned about pitching long term.

 

[PhredPhantom]

We lost that game because Gary Henderson INSISTS on putting Cole Gordon in games when the game is on the line. Gordon obviously has some very compromising pictures of Henderson. Next season with a new coach cannot come soon enough.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Pilk is not our ace. We don’t have an ace. Any starting pitcher who can’t get through six innings is nowhere close to an ace and barely above mediocre.

 

[57stratdawg]

I agree. I feel more comfortable in a 6-8 type game than a 2-3 one.

 

[Shamoan]

I meant to put that as "ace", but point taken and agreed

 

[Bucky Dog]

Why do you walk the bases loaded in a tie game in the seventh inning? Then we hit the batter on a 1-2 count. That’s on Hendo. Then Cole Gordon? He so unpredictable.

 

[patdog]

We blew it, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter.

This. The SEC tournament is nothing but an exhibition. I doubt this drops us to a #3 seed, but like you say, even if it does, so what?

 

[Bucky Dog]

If we get hits in the first 3 innings and Pilk makes that play in the fourth we are probably up 7-0 going to the sixth. Or should I say sixt??

 

[whosyourdawgy]

every run they scored was after a pitcher screwed up.

Pilk doesn’t get the out at first. Sac fly that would’ve been 3rd out and zero runs turns into sac fly and base hit for 2 runs and more importantly got in his head and out of the game.

Neff freezes on a taylor made double play ball which gets him off his game that leads to a sac fly and a single and 2 runs

France got shelled and a wild pitch cost us

Smith plunks in a run w bases loaded on a 1-2 count for 1 run

Cole inexplicably tries a true pick off move on a plus count w 2 outs. He then is off his game for his stupid play and gives up a triple and a single for 2 more runs before Henderson pulls him. Shoulda pulled his *** after the bonehead play.

So basically every pitcher that pitched tonight besides Self made a bonehead play and cost us runs.

 

[Allday.sixpack]

The fact this team made post season play is a miracle considering how far behind we started.

 

[klong-dog]

LSU was the more desperate team to get a W and It showed.

 

[HumpDawgy]

We are.......M State!

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

LSU Shortstop made a heck of a play in T8...

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

We were 1 for 16 with RISP, Hendo outsmarted himself, but mostly because Pilk and Neff weren’t able to make the right plays and ground balls back to the mound. Those two plays cost us 4 runs.

1-16 w risp? Wow. That is horrible.

 

[maroonmania]

every run they scored was after a pitcher screwed up.

Pilk doesn’t get the out at first. Sac fly that would’ve been 3rd out and zero runs turns into sac fly and base hit for 2 runs and more importantly got in his head and out of the game.

Neff freezes on a taylor made double play ball which gets him off his game that leads to a sac fly and a single and 2 runs

France got shelled and a wild pitch cost us

Smith plunks in a run w bases loaded on a 1-2 count for 1 run

Cole inexplicably tries a true pick off move on a plus count w 2 outs. He then is off his game for his stupid play and gives up a triple and a single for 2 more runs before Henderson pulls him. Shoulda pulled his *** after the bonehead play.

So basically every pitcher that pitched tonight besides Self made a bonehead play and cost us runs.

I still can't for the life of me figure out why Pilk didn't throw to first on the sac bunt? At first I thought he must have bobbled the ball and didn't have it cleanly to throw but on the replay it looked a clean pick up but then he just stood there with the ball instead of throwing to first for the out. That was the biggest play in the ball game IMO because if Pilk makes the throw for the second out on the bunt LSU doesn't score at all that inning and it remains a 3-0 game rather than 3-2.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

I still can't for the life of me figure out why Pilk didn't throw to first on the sac bunt? At first I thought he must have bobbled the ball and didn't have it cleanly to throw but on the replay it looked a clean pick up but then he just stood there with the ball instead of throwing to first for the out. That was the biggest play in the ball game IMO because if Pilk makes the throw for the second out on the bunt LSU doesn't score at all that inning and it remains a 3-0 game rather than 3-2.

I was down the first base line by the batting cages checking out Laura Rutledge (She's got pointy elbows) on the bunt to Pilk... he had plenty of time to make the throw, but it looked like he just froze up.