Well not sure we can say Butler put out the fire LOL but he struck out a guy on clearly ball 4 and got the 3rd out on a screaming line drive to RF after falling behind 3-0 with bases loaded. I just can't understand why these guys can't throw strikes with a big lead. they have been pitching all season. Sans Mace, he did throw strikes.
But again Sully sticks with his guy and lets him work out of a nightmare. His management of this game gives them more options for the rest of the series.
But again Sully sticks with his guy and lets him work out of a nightmare. His management of this game gives them more options for the rest of the series.
After butchering the bottom of the 7th inning with defense and pitching and turning a 5 run lead into a 2 run lead, we have regained the 5 run lead and it started with something very rare. Dalton lead off the 8th with a double. JJ moved him to 3rd with a groundout to the right side and Langworthy drove Dalton home with a SAC fly. Perfect situational baseball finally. Reese then doubled, Matt Damon tripled off the CF wall (that was a blast) and Horvath singled. An excellent answer after putting on that Bad News Bears performance in the bottom of the 7th inning!!!
Assuming we win tonight...and that’s not a given.
It is now!
But I get your point. Those runs put us in danger.
I hope those experiences help the freshmen step up next year.
Gators win 9-6 and I just can't bring myself to recap what actually happened, so let's move on to having to beat ARK 2 games in a row now. B/C of that I think you have to go with Singer. He will be on 4+ days of rest and ARK can really hit and this is the CWS. Singer had some downtime late in the year so I think he will be fine. However I will present one other option, as food for thought only. Since Mace only faced 2 hitters tonite, possibly start him and see if you can catch lightning in a bottle for 5 or so innings, perhaps the bats get hot and then maybe piece the last half of the game together (did not work tonite tho). If Mace does not have it immediately you can still have Singer ready from the get go. I doubt that will be the way they go I was just putting it out there.