Gator Baseball 2024 Baseball Thread; Gators wasting Caglione

[FireFoley]

Those 3 innings by that St. Mary's reliever is closer type stuff tonight. 6 K's in a row..

Neely back out there. Have to think looking for some better control before ATM comes to town.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Just gotta love that gator pitching, eh Joe?

 

[FireFoley]

Well Neely surrenders a 2 run HR in the top of the 10th. Just horrendous tonight. No other word to describe Neely tonight.

Neely out Jameson in.

 

[Fodderwing]

Don't buy tickets to Omaha for 2024.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

It's funny, the announcer just said we certainly score enough but our pitching just can't figure it out this year. What game is he even watching?

 

[FireFoley]

Season is shaping up like 2021 with Mace, Leftwich et al. Leftwich was so bad they made him the closer where he was okay but the entire season the pitching was like a Chinese Fire Drill that ultimately ended with them going 2 and Q the first weekend of the NCAA tourney at home to USF and South Bama.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Thank Jesus our bats are good! Cuz our pitching sucks!

 

[FireFoley]

Gators win 12-11. Shelton 3 run homer to end. it Credit to the guys for battling but the pitching problems are much more of a concern than getting the win, IMO.

 

[FireFoley]

FYI Game time change tomorrow, Saturday. 1PM start.

And should get a chance to see the rest of the bullpen tomorrow. And in this case I am okay with it. We need to find some guys.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

They've got to get the pitching figured out. It's literally painful to watch.

 

[FireFoley]

They've got to get the pitching figured out. It's literally painful to watch.

Yes. And not sure if you have seen the Top 10, but it is the SEC. Or should I say the SEC is the Top 10? And to be fair UF is not Top 10 in its current form.

 

[Joegator96]

Those 3 innings by that St. Mary's reliever is closer type stuff tonight. 6 K's in a row..

Neely back out there. Have to think looking for some better control before ATM comes to town.

Gators win 12-11. Shelton 3 run homer to end. it Credit to the guys for battling but the pitching problems are much more of a concern than getting the win, IMO.

Yeah with neither Fisher or Neely pitching to the standard of last season it does not bode well for success against top tier teams. When you go into a weekend without confidence you can get the other team out you are going to struggle. I really don't know what Sully is going to do as their is no farm club or trades once the season is underway. We have what we have and they must improve or we are looking at no better than a .500 record in SEC play.

 

[FireFoley]

Yeah with neither Fisher or Neely pitching to the standard of last season it does not bode well for success against top tier teams. When you go into a weekend without confidence you can get the other team out you are going to struggle. I really don't know what Sully is going to do as their is no farm club or trades once the season is underway. We have what we have and they must improve or we are looking at no better than a .500 record in SEC play.

Agree. Remember .500 in SEC play is an automatic tourney bid or always has been. I think I would sign up for that right now.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

When I watch them, what I've seen so far doesn't say ranked team to me quite honestly. SEC play is going to be rough, and that big mental advantage we have over fsu may disappear quickly. They look way better than we do.

 

[URGatorBait]

9-5 in the 8th and now a tie game. What on earth could be the problem?

Napier?

 

[FireFoley]

Peterson gives up leadoff single but gets out of it. His offspeed stuff looks good and even if not for strikes it is at least in the same zip code, unlike Neely last night. St. Marys hitters are pretty good and disciplined.

Got your wish Joe, sort of. Albert starting today but not at SS, but at 3B for Thomas. will see how comfy he appears over there. Interestingly St Marys is starting a Lefty, and Thomas is still out today. Thomas could easily hit a wind aided HR today if he got one into the air. The wind is howling out to left.

 

[FireFoley]

1-0 Gators after one inning. RBI single by by Evens. Allbert grounds out with bases loaded to end the inning. Put it in play but wondering if Thomas could have launched one or graced us with another strikeout against the lefty. We will never know

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Wheeeee... This pitching is fun

 

[FireFoley]

Back to back walks by Peterson to start the 2nd inning. WTF????? As close as his offspeed stuff was near in the 1st inning, the 2nd inning is completely opposite

 

[FireFoley]

Nice job by Peterson giving up nothing with runners on 2nd and 3rd and no outs. Well done, but highly recommend scaling back on walking the first two hitters in an inning.