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Held up Max at 3rd? My gosh, he scores easily. Come on Core!
Tied 3-3 as we head to the 10th with Bragg still in the game to pitch.
If he didn't get squeezed here in the 10th we'd likely be at the plate in a 3-3 game.Incredible outing by Braxton.
When you attempt to bunt and get hit by the pitch it's *supposed* to be a strike. B1G umps are jokes.
4-1 week, LFG.
We played good baseball all week, can't ask for much more. I'd love to see this club put on a show in Omaha and make a run. I know the standings don't look great right now but I still think it's more likely we are the 6 seed than miss out completely.So close.
Honestly think we've turned a corner and should finish strong. Make it to Omaha, win a couple and let this sting all off-season. We don't have the pitching to go far in the B1G tournament.
They just got swept by MSU, I think it's sweep or bust in Minneapolis.A Minnesota sweep however unlikely isn’t out of the realm of possibility as they are a pretty bad team.
I didn't see the play, I was at my son's baseball game.When you attempt to bunt and get hit by the pitch it's *supposed* to be a strike. B1G umps are jokes.
From what I saw at the game he appeared to square to bunt, then tried to pull back but was still hanging over the plate when he got hit. Could he of been hit if he wasn’t bunting? It is possible, but he didn’t pull back and was over the plate still. Based on the current rules where you can’t lean in to get hit it should of went down as a strike. Again, this was my vantage point.I didn't see the play, I was at my son's baseball game.
But that's true if he offered (doesn't matter where the bat is, was he attempting to make contact). If he was trying to make contact and got hit, it's a strike. But if he just squared and got hit, HBP
Was it in the zone?From what I saw at the game he appeared to square to bunt, then tried to pull back but was still hanging over the plate when he got hit. Could he of been hit if he wasn’t bunting? It is possible, but he didn’t pull back and was over the plate still. Based on the current rules where you can’t lean in to get hit it should of went down as a strike. Again, this was my vantage point.
It didn't seem like that bad of a pitch, but it did tail inside obviously. He pulled the bat back and had no chance to get out of the way when he dropped down to a knee. I've always thought HBPs on bunt plays look very awkward. It was probably the right call, but there's almost 0% chance he gets hit if he's in a normal batting stance.Was it in the zone?
Yeah sounds like it was the correct call without seeing it. The only way it's a strike is if he made a real attempt at contact or if he was leaning over the zone.It didn't seem like that bad of a pitch, but it did tail inside obviously. He pulled the bat back and had no chance to get out of the way when he dropped down to a knee. I've always thought HBPs on bunt plays look very awkward. It was probably the right call, but there's almost 0% chance he gets hit if he's in a normal batting stance.
Just so I don't sound like a Big Ten umpire apologist, I would like to reiterate how bad the strike zone was (especially in that inning).Yeah sounds like it was the correct call without seeing it. The only way it's a strike is if he made a real attempt at contact or if he was leaning over the zone.
Good because we ban B1G umpire apologists around hereJust so I don't sound like a Big Ten umpire apologist, I would like to reiterate how bad the strike zone was (especially in that inning).
That and Efry just standing there watching a ball go straight up and land in fair territory. If he runs he is on 2nd and eventually scores. Instead he is tagged out standing in the batters box.If Banjoff doesn't bunt straight back to the pitcher we score two runs that inning and take a 4-3 lead. That gets us the W. I know one play doesn't make the difference but we are not good at bunting and it has hurt us a lot this year.