Opportunity squandered. To be tied when the Ark starting pitcher departed and not win this game with a chance is totally deflating. Could not have expected to be in that position realistically going into this game. Still would have liked to see Shelton get a chance in the 8th and not left 1B open by running Cags.
Neely starting game 1. Cags is the DH. I would have thought they would have started Cags in game 1 today so he could have his full pre game time and then played 1B in Game 2 b/c he is our best 1B. But to be honest it probably will not matter.
SEC game #20 and SEC game #20 in which the team has trailed at some point. The team did have runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out in the 2nd inning and with ARK conceding a run on a ground ball, Donay of course could not put the ball in play and struck out on a ball 2 feet out of the strike zone. Robertson then grounded out to end inning. ARK scores on a 2 out double. Neely is his typical self. Way too many pitches thru 3 innings with the wind howling in. He is constantly 2-2 3-2 on every hitter. 85 pitches thru 4 innings on a day when the wind is howling it. If they hit it over your head they hit it over your head. A game and a half with the wind blowing in and ARK has hit 2 balls over our heads and we have hit ZERO balls over their head. Throw ball over the plate.
4 1/3 innings for Neely 107 pitches. And to end his day Neely goes 3-0 on the leadoff hit in the 4th before inducing a ground out 3 pitches later. He gets ahead 0-2 on the next hitter and promptly hits him on the next pitch. Slater in. Neely cannot be a starter with that type of control.