Weekend scrimmage?
- Thread starter sluggercatfan
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I only went Sunday and they scrimmaged 5 innings. The best thing I saw offensively was only 4 Ks, and 0 looking. Cottongame threw 3 innings and was sharp, giving up 1 hit and recording 3 Ks. He kept the hitters off balance. Defense was shaky with several infield misplays. One surprise was seeing Zeke in CF although I don't see him playing much out there with Anu, Shelby, Hill and Daniel.
Here are the lineups they used.
Gray
SS Schultz
RF Anu
1B Collett
2B/3B Curtis
CF/2B Zeke
C/1B Kessler
3B/CF Jaden Brown
DH/LF Harmon
sub C Hord
P Zack Lee
P Gambino
Blue
RF Daniel
CF Shelby
3B Rhodes
LF Hill
2B/SS Drew Grace
1B Chase Estep
SS/2B Matt Golda
C Jared Payne
P Cottongame
P Brandon Sulzer
Here are the lineups they used.
Gray
SS Schultz
RF Anu
1B Collett
2B/3B Curtis
CF/2B Zeke
C/1B Kessler
3B/CF Jaden Brown
DH/LF Harmon
sub C Hord
P Zack Lee
P Gambino
Blue
RF Daniel
CF Shelby
3B Rhodes
LF Hill
2B/SS Drew Grace
1B Chase Estep
SS/2B Matt Golda
C Jared Payne
P Cottongame
P Brandon Sulzer
I think that Anu's defense has played him into moving to DH. It just might not be strong enough to keep him in the field. That means Daniel will likely be out there in RF. Given how shaky Daniel was a year ago, that is saying a lot about Anu's defense.
I heard Cole Stupp and Harper both pitched well on Saturday, but Marsh was a bit more shaky.
Also it seems like Curtis has locked down second, which I think means Rhodes is going to be over at third.
I heard Cole Stupp and Harper both pitched well on Saturday, but Marsh was a bit more shaky.
Also it seems like Curtis has locked down second, which I think means Rhodes is going to be over at third.
Anu had a hard hit oppo double down the RF line. Daniel had a couple of hard hit singles. Shelby had a soft double down the LF line. Lots of ground balls. Some for outs. Some for errors. Lewis and Hill both had bunt singles.
Anyone hear anything on Justin Olson? He was billed as being one of the next big things over at 1st base. I haven't heard anything about him. Instead we are hearing about Harmon over there. Nothing wrong with that, but I thought Olson would be in the conversation a lot more.
His bio says that, but he played in the summer in the Northwoods League, so I don't know if he got hurt during that or in the fall or what. Still, figured he'd be healthy enough to at least be heard from. Maybe not though.
The last thing I heard on Olson was that he had surgery prior to his Freshman season last year. He redshirted & played summer ball this past summer of '19. he is still listed on the UK website roster, but have not heard anything about him for this season. Came in last year with a big rep.
Media day is this week, so maybe someone will ask about Olson. Just a mystery how a kid with a big rep just disappears at UK. I suppose injury took it's toll. I believe it was a rotator injury.