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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 12:11:30 GMT -6
There was no mid-week game this week. I'm sure ATP will provide more details on this series that starts tonight at 6 pm in Starkville, Mississippi. Friday, 6 PM: Live Stats | TV: Watch - SEC Network+ | Radio: None Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE RHP Nick Smith (0-1, 8.71 ERA) vs. MSU RHP Nate Dohm (2-0, 1.02 ERA)
Saturday, 4 PM: Live Stats | TV: Watch - SEC Network+ | Radio: None Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE LHP Donovan Schultz (0-0, 10.95 ERA) vs. MSU RHP Khal Stephen (1-1, 4.70 ERA)
Sunday, 1 PM: Live Stats | TV: Watch - SEC Network+ | Radio: None Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE LHP Kenton Deverman (2-0, 2.55 ERA) vs. MSU RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (2-0, 1.15 ERA) |
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Post by 65pointgame on Mar 8, 2024 15:50:34 GMT -6
Looking at the pitching numbers, tonight does not look good on paper but it is why we play the game.
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 16:29:03 GMT -6
Pitching is usually what separates good mid-major teams from the P5/SEC teams. The guy going tonight has some impressive numbers. I hope our offense, pitching and defense is up to the challenge.
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Post by ATP on Mar 8, 2024 16:59:39 GMT -6
There was no mid-week game this week. I'm sure ATP will provide more details on this series that starts tonight at 6 pm in Starkville, Mississippi. Friday, 6 PM: Live Stats | TV: Watch - SEC Network+ | Radio: None Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE RHP Nick Smith (0-1, 8.71 ERA) vs. MSU RHP Nate Dohm (2-0, 1.02 ERA)
Saturday, 4 PM: Live Stats | TV: Watch - SEC Network+ | Radio: None Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE LHP Donovan Schultz (0-0, 10.95 ERA) vs. MSU RHP Khal Stephen (1-1, 4.70 ERA)
Sunday, 1 PM: Live Stats | TV: Watch - SEC Network+ | Radio: None Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE LHP Kenton Deverman (2-0, 2.55 ERA) vs. MSU RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (2-0, 1.15 ERA) |
You have it covered. I was going to catch up after A.M. tonight.
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Post by ATP on Mar 8, 2024 17:03:22 GMT -6
I know the Aces have Michigan State and Kentucky coming up. If tougher makes you better, we'll be better. Mich. State is not an insurmountable series.
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 18:46:03 GMT -6
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 18:59:37 GMT -6
Three run homerun by Mississippi State in the bottom of third has MSU up 3-0 in the top of the fourth.
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 19:02:32 GMT -6
The Aces on the board. Kip F. with a triple and a Rumsey sac fly gets us a run. Still down 3-1 in the fourth.
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 20:13:04 GMT -6
Aces trying to rally in the seventh after finally knocking out MSU's ace Nate Dohm. Still down 5-2. I see where Chance Hug has pinch ran for Waggoner. Bases are loaded but two outs. Shane Harris has pitched two scoreless innings. Seems like he pitches better against the better teams.
Update: Forced MSU to use four pitchers in the seventh inning but just got one run and left the bases loaded. SEC pitching is tough. Three of the four pitchers they have thrown at us have an ERA of 1.02 or less. The other one with a 3.86 ERA which is not bad either.
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 20:27:43 GMT -6
Harris with another 1-2-3 inning. Not sure how long he can go but only 36 pitches in three innings. If we can get some runs in the last two innings we have a chance.
Looks like Chance Hug just pitch ran last inning and then was taken out. Not sure if he is available to hit and play this weekend or not but at least he looks like he is getting closer.
Update: Had runners on second and third with one out and couldn't get a run in. We do have the top of the order coming up in the ninth though. Have to hold them in the bottom of the eight with their top of the lineup up. Down 5-2.
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Post by ATP on Mar 8, 2024 20:54:13 GMT -6
Having Hug back in the lineup is worth a run a game.
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Post by ATP on Mar 8, 2024 20:56:14 GMT -6
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Post by austinace on Mar 8, 2024 21:03:59 GMT -6
Aces come up short against a very good MSU team that threw most of their better pitchers at us tonight. Not sure they have any bad pitchers though. We did manage 19 base runners (11 hits, 5 walks and 3 HBP) but only two runs.
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Post by ATP on Mar 9, 2024 8:51:03 GMT -6
MSU published 8,700 as the attendance for Friday's game.
Saturday, March 9 (4 p.m.) Probable Starters MSU: Khal Stephen, (1-1), RHP, Jr. UE: Donovan Schultz, (0-0), LHP, Gr. Live Stats: hailst.at/StatBroadcast
UE has never played MSU before this weekend and this is a series that's good for recruiting. MSU spent $68 million to upgrade their ballpark in 2019. One assumes the Aces were worthy because getting games in Starkville is a premium for mid-majors.
From the MSU website: In 22 of the last 23 seasons, Mississippi State has averaged 6,000 fans per game, including a record average of 10,259 during the 2022 campaign. Overall, State has eclipsed the 200,000-fan mark 14 times since 2002, with a school-record 373,784 viewing the 2019 home schedule. (2020 was the outlier.)
Of the top 25 all-time college baseball on-campus attendances, Dudy Noble Field finds itself on the list 19 times, most notably owning the all-time on-campus attendance record of 15,586 on April 12, 2014. The Bulldogs own 15 of the top 16 marks in NCAA on-campus history and are the only NCAA baseball program to boast on-campus attendances of 14,000 or more. The five largest NCAA Super Regional crowds have all assembled in Starkville, Mississippi, as well.
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Post by ATP on Mar 9, 2024 8:59:32 GMT -6
This is their locker room ...
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