GAMETHREAD: v. Vanderbilt (3GMS)

It's going to become cliche over the next few weeks to say that "every game matters" on LSU's path to the post season, but that is the reality that we face thanks to the skid. Winning our last 3 SEC series is vital to us recovering our seeding in Hoover and our chances at SR hosting. Lest you think I'm over-reacting, I'm pretty sure that hosting v. non-hosting Regionals and Supers has a profound effect on whether or not LSU makes it to Omaha. (I'll back this up with statistics early next week.)
But lets not get ahead of ourselves. The 'Dores (33-12, 10-9 in league play) are coming off a series loss to Tennessee, a mid-week stunner at Austin Peay (lost on a go-ahead run on a wild pitch of all things) and a single game over UGA last Friday. While they are just behind us in the standings, it's a given fact that they would have swept UGA and would currently be ahead of us if not for the several feet of water on Vandy's Nashville campus last Saturday morning. You may think that Vanderbilt will come in a little too rested due to the 2 canceled games and recovery efforts from severe flooding, but their field was in playable shape on Tuesday and thanks to the cancellations effect on their record, they are under just as much pressure to come away with a few wins this weekend.
The 'Dores bring in yet another league-leading pitching staff (ERA 3.31 with 135 Ks) with good fielding. If it seems like a Vandy team you've seen before, it's because that's the way they build their team. Conventional Wisdom says that Vandy plays in a pitcher's park and their tendency to give up more runs on the road, even in wins, kinda bears that out. But make no mistake, they are the best staff in the league and we will truly know on Sunday if the Tigers have gotten out of their hitting slump. The only known weakness in their staff is that they only have 1 experienced lefty reliever, but Grayson Garvin's recent success lessens even that advantage. If you have forgotten, below is why they only have one experienced lefty reliever left.
Our own pitching woes continue (team ERA is all the way up to 6.58) as yet again CPM will make a gametime decision on the Saturday and Sunday starters. Ross' Jekyll-and-Hyde performance on Tuesday did nothing to change his outlook, but I have to believe he is gonna get one of those starts. If Ranaudo can avoid high-winds and being beaned with his own pitches, we should be just fine Friday night. I highly doubt we will ever see Ott start again in a normal situation. However, they will all have to deal with Anthony "Go-Go" Gomez all weekend. He's the best hitter in the league and one of the top freshmen in the country with a .445 BA and only 5 K's in 119 at-bats.
TV is simple this weekend for once, Saturday and Sunday on Cox Sports (Saturday also on Comcast sports in some regions). No TV Friday. Also note that Saturday is another night game. Scuttlebutt around the league is that the SEC will be scheduling more Saturday night games next season due to crowd response this season and I think that's a great idea. Saturdays game is also on the ESPN3.com service where supported.
Weather is hot and cloudy today with a "cool" front passing through sometime saturday, dropping the temps about 10 degrees and bringing a slight chance of rain on Saturday, but it should be done by gametime.
PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1-7pm-No TV
LSU - Jr. RHP Anthony Ranaudo (2-2, 7.01 ERA, 25.2 IP, 12 BB, 26 SO)
VU - So. RHP Sonny Gray (6-4, 2.22 ERA, 69.0 IP, 31 BB, 72 SO)
Game 2-6pm-Cox, Comcast, ESPN3.com
LSU - TBA
VU - So. RHP Jack Armstrong (5-1, 3.83 ERA, 51.2 IP, 22 BB, 33 SO)
Game 3-1pm-Cox
LSU - TBA
VU - Jr. RHP Taylor Hill (4-3, 3.38 ERA, 72.0 IP, 17 BB, 50 SO)
After the break, Inside LSU Baseball with CPM
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Pregame
Ranaudo feeling well
Edward stays high in the lineup, hanover in the 9 hole as a second lead off man
Watkins active as a pinch runner this weekend, had a good batting practice today
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line up
mahtook
nola
dean
gibbs
edward
landry
gaudet
dozar
hanover
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Top 1st
Ranaudo up
Harris walks
GOGO GOMEZ singles to left, runners at the corners
Esposito pops out to nola
Westlake up, gomez steals 2nd, into the right corner, double, scores 2
Casali grounder to hanover, toss in time, runner on 3rd
Giobbi walks
Grewe goes out to talk
Harrell pops out to mahtook
0-2 Dores
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Bottom 1st
Gray
mahtook flys out to right
nola grounder to SS, through his glove, single
dean grounds to short for a DP
0-2 Dores
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Top 2nd
Ranaudo in
Loftus doubles to left
(Carl’s grandson)Yastrzemski bunts to dean, easy out
harris up, Loftus steals 3rd, K
Gomez singles just over hanover, scores 1, 0-3
Esposito pops out to edward
0-3 Dores
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Bottom 2nd
Gray in
Gibbs flys out to center
Edward into right for a single
landry K
gaudet K
0-3 Dores
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Top 3rd
Ranaudo in
Westlake grounds out to dean
Casali walks
Giobbi walks
Mormann goes warm
Harrell poped out to dean
Loftus bonces one off the top of the fence, triple, scores 2, 0-5
CPM pulls Ranaudo, Mormann in
Yastrzemski liner to left scores 1, double
Harris grounds out to 2nd
0-6 Dores
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Bottom 3rd
Grey in
dozar grounder to 3rd, throw not in time, single
hanover grounder into center, single
mahtook walks, bases loaded
nola lines out to 3rd
dean K
gibbs singles to left! scores 2
edward singles to right! scores 1
Landry grounder to 2nd, throw to 1st NOT IN TIME! bases loaded
gaudet WALKS through a full count, scores 1, bases still loaded
dozar ground out to short
4-6 Dores
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Sweet. I was hoping the long posting delay was gonna be some good news.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
huh, all this time i thought i was just making notes for myself
just an experiment, reply if you are “watching the game through this thread”
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I’m actually doing a gamethread in an attempt to make sure I’ve got college baseball company up here in Eugene. It’s going about the same.
Also, I have to bite my tongue every time someone calls PK Park “The best ballpark in college baseball.” It’s nice, but it ain’t the Box.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
And I remembered I have Geaux Zone...just in time for Loftus' AB...
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
Top 4th
Mormann in, cotton warming
Gomez walks
Esposito grounder bonces over dozar into left, single
CPM pulls Mormann, Cotton in
westlake weak hit turns into a sac bunt, moves the runners
casali K
Giobbi doubles into the left corner, scores 2
Harrell walks
Loftus homers to right center, scores 3
Yastrzemski K
4-11 Dores
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Bottom 4th
attendance 7K+ paid 10k+
Bradshaw warming
Grey still in
hanover walks
mahtook walks
nola singles into center, bases loaded
they pull grey for Reid
dean grounds into right!, scores 2
gibbs INTO THE RIGHT CORNER, double, scores 2, no outs
edward K
landry lines out to 1st
gaudet under a glove INTO LEFT, scores 1, gaudet runs for second, Giobbi hesitates, SAFE!
dozar pops out to center
9-11 Dores
it’s 9:15 and we are starting the 5th
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Top 5th
Cotton in, Bradshaw ready
Harris pops out foul, cotton nearly runs over dozar to get it
Gomez singles into right
Esposito walks
Westlake liner to dean, runners advance
cotton out, bradshaw in
Casali homers, scores 3
Giobbi pops out to landry
9-14
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I feel there's something Coach Manieri isn't telling us
No way does a team collapse like this without an identifiable reason.
Don't Panic.
by 4.0 Point Stance on May 7, 2010 9:37 PM CDT reply actions
Bottom 5th
Reid in, Garvin warming
hanover singles into left
mahtook pops out to 3rd
nola HOMERS TO LEFT! scores 2
Reid out, Garvin in
dean BUNTS TO 3RD!?!?!?!, SAFE AT 1ST!?!?!?
gibbs walks
edward grounder to short BY HIS GLOVE INTO LEFT! double scores 1
Bertuccini warming
landry HBP and he’s hurt bad, looks like it hit his fingers on the bat (in allot of pain) after a minute he takes the base, loaded
gaudet grounder to left scores 1, landry out at 2nd
dozar K
13-14 Dores
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Dozar kills it again
"Tiger Stadium is by far the worst place to play for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum." - Paul "Bear" Bryant
by Chinese Bandit on May 7, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Top 6th
Bradshaw out, Bertuccini in
Harrell K
Loftus flies out to right
Yastrzemski walk
Harris singles to left
Gomez grounder to short toss to 2nd for the force
13-14 Dores, 1st inning Vandy doesn’t score in.
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Bottom 6th
Garvin in, Goodenow warming
hanover pops out to shallow left
mahtook K
nola pops out foul
13-14 Dores
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*pulls out semaphore flags*
SENDSUPPLIESSTOPNEEDWATERANDMANDAPOBOYSSTOP
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*more flags*
GIBBSSINGLEHOMERLEFTSTOPTIESGAMESTOPMORETOCOME
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Seconded.
I had something snowball-like today, but it was not the same.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Top 7th
Bertuccini in
Esposito grounder to 2nd, toss in time
Westlake K
Casali ground out to 3rd
13-14 Dores
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This.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Because JHey is not in the lineup?
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, I'm saying him being out of the lineup drops our run-scoring ability.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Bottom 7th
Garvin in
dean K
gibbs HOMERS TO LEFT!!!!! TIED!
edward NEARLY HOMERS OFF LEFT WALL! double
they pull Garvin, Goodenow in
LSU BULLPEN GETS CHILLY………
landry pops out to left
gaudet INTENTIONAL WALK
(righty-lefty game)PH Katz up, they pull Goodenow, Brewer in, PH Delatte, lines out to 1st
14-14
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Okay, all attention on the Tigers now.
Had one team get the stuffing knocked out of ‘em and one team lose in the 10th trying to turn a DP with no one covering first. How’s about I get at least one win today?
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
Top 8th
Bertuccini in, ICE in the glass
Giobbi pops out to right
Harrell grounder to nola, great toss in time
Loftus grounder to nola, another great toss out
14-14
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Okay, let's bust this one open.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
Or...not.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Bottom 8th
Brewer in
hanover grounder to right, single
mahtook K
nola grounder to center ON A HIT AND RUN!, hanover to 3rd
dean LINER INTO LEFT SCORES HANOVER! WE HAVE THE LEAD!
gibbs HBP, bases loaded
Edward (BA went from .270 to .310 tonight….so far) full count, K
landry ground out to 2nd
15-14 LSU
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CRANK DA NOISE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UaJ9UKM7kk
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That looked a bit dangerous coming off the bat...
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
And that one...looked even more dangerous.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Top 9th
ICEMAN
Yastrzemski DEEEP, Edward saves one at the wall
Harris fly to center RUNNING CATCH BY LANDRY
Gomez, SEC leading hitter, gets his 1st career homer, tie game
Esposito walks
Westlake grounder to hanover in the grass, throw not in time, everybody safe
Casali K
15-15
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http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/
"Tiger Stadium is by far the worst place to play for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum." - Paul "Bear" Bryant
by Chinese Bandit on May 7, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
If GeauxZone had cut out for me just now, someone woulda died.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on May 7, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Bottom 9th
Brewer
Gaudet K
Delatte ground out
my radio came back
hanover K
15-15
going to the 10th
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That's the Matty Ice I know and love.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
Got a call from my dad and uncle
98.1 is going out all over SC LA
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TIGERS WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
Bottom 10th
mahtook K
nola ground out
dean HBP
gibbs INTO THE CORNER, DEAN RUNS HOME FROM 1st
BALL GAME!!!!!!
16-15
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GM2 Pregame
Rittiner will start
CPM once coached a game at air force where they came back from a 1-16 deficit
line up unchanged
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Top 1st
Rittiner up
Harris HBP
Gomez sac bunt to dean, moves harris
Esposito grounder into left, single
westlake singles into right, scores 1
Casali up, steal at 3rd, gibbs throws it into left, runner scores, K
Giobbi singles to dozar, he bobbles it, runner safe at 1st, runner to 3rd over runs the base, dozar tags him
0-2 Dores
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Bottom 1st
Hill on the mound tonight, Armstrong tomorrow (that was a typo by Vandy’s SID)
mahtook K
nola grounds out to 3rd
dean K
0-2 Dores
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Top 2nd
Rittiner up
Loftus HBP
Harrell K
Fann (tonights catcher) grounds out to nola
Harris grounder through dozars legs, scores 1
Gomez grounds out to hanover
0-3 Dores
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Bottom 2nd
Hill
gibbs grounds out to 3rd
Edward grounds out to 3rd
landry grounds out to 1st
0-3 Dores
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Top 3rd
Rittiner in
Esposito doubles off the top of the fence
Westlake up, WP moves the runner, K
Casali grounds out to dozar
Giobbi pops out to right
0-3 Dores
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Bottom 3rd
Hill up
gaudet K
dozar singles into center
hanover up, dozar moves on a WP, pops out to left
mahtook pops out to right.
0-3 Dores
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Top 4th
Rittiner up
Loftus pops out foul to mahtook
Harrell pops out to landry
Fann K
0-3 Dores
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Bottom 4th
Hill up
nola K
dean grounds out to 2nd
gibbs pops to short center, 3 vandy players just stand around and watch it fall between them, double
edward grounds to 3rd, throw plenty in time, VANDY 1B ISNT TOUCHING THE BAG!, safe!
landry pops out to left
0-3 Dores
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i played 3B for 5 years
and never had more than 2 errors in a a game.
I can has start?
oh yea, and I pitched a bit.
Corazon y Alma
Top 5th
Rittiner up

Harris grounds out to nola
gomez singles into center
esposito grounds to dozar, off his chest into left field. single
westlake up, esposito steals 2nd, single into left, scores one, westlake goes to 2nd when no one is looking .
Casali intentionally walked
Giobbi grounds to nola, on out at 2nd, not in time for the DP, scores 1
Loftus lines to 2B, DIVING CATCH HANOVER
0-5 Dores
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Bottom 5th
Hill in
gaudet grounds out to short
dozar K
hanover singles into right
mahtook grounds out to SS
0-5 Dores
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Top 6th
Rittiner in, Delatte goes to 3rd
Harrell K
Fann grounds out to delatte
Harris singles into center
gomez pops out to left
0-5 Dores
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Bottom 6th
Hill in
nola HBP
dean K
gibbs singles into center
edwards hits into a DP
0-5 Dores
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Top 7th
Rittiner in, Alsup warming
Esposito singles to left
Westlake up, Esposito caught in a run, but steals 2nd safely, K
CPM pulls Rittiner, Alsup in
Casali grounds out to 3rd
Giobbi grounds out to SS
0-5 Dores
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Bottom 7th
Hill still in
landry pops out to center
gaudet K
delatte grounds out to 2nd
0-5 Dores
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Top 8th
Alsup in
Loftus grounder to hanover, throw a bit wide, single
Harrell grounds to short for a DP
Fann grounds to nola but toss cant be made
Harris pops out to landry
0-5 Dores
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Bottom 8th
Hill
Hanover grounds out to SS
Mahtook K
nola singles into left
dean lines out to 1st
0-5 Dores
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Top 9th
Alsup in
gomez grounds out to dean
esposito grounds out to the mound
westlake singles into center
Casali singles into left
Giobbi singles into right, scores 1
Loftus grounder to 3rd, toss in time (bad throw saved by dean
0-6 Dores
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Bottom 9th
Hill up, someone is ready in the vandy pen
gibbs pops out to right
edward walks
landry singles into center
gaudet grounds out to 3rd, moves the runners
delatte singles into center, scores 2
hanover grounds out to SS
2-6 Vanderbilt, rubber game tomorrow at 1pm
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GM3 Pregame
Mike VI is in the park, the actual Mike
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Top 1st
Ross up to start, delatte starting at 3rd
Harris homers
gomez pops out to landry
esposito pops out to landry
westlake grounds to dean, great throw to ross covering.
0-1 Dores
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Bottom 1st
Armstrong in
mahtook pops out to short
nola K
dean walks
gibbs singles into left
edward liner into center, dean scores, gibbs beats the tag at 3rd, edward beats the tag at 2nd
landry flys out to center
1-1
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Top 2nd
Ross in
Casali pops out to right
Giobbi grounds out to nola
Loftus K
1-1
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Bottom 2nd
Armstrong in
gaudet grounds out to 2nd
delatte walks
hanover pops out to right
mahtook pops out to left
1-1
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Top 3rd
Ross in
Harrell lines out to left
Yastrzemski HBP
Harris pops out to landry, LANDRY DROPS HIS GLOVE AND RUNS BACK FOR IT, Yastrzemski scores from 1st on what should have been a single
gomez hits into a DP
1-2 Dores
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Bottom 3rd
Armstrong
nola grounds out to 2nd
dean pops out to 2nd
gibbs stand up double into the left corner
edward singles into left, gibbs runs for home, scores 1
landry pops out to right
2-2
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Top 4th
Ross in
esposito grounds out to 3rd
westlake ground to short right with hanover waiting for it
Casali K
2-2
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Bottom 4th
Armstrong
gaudet flies out to SS
delatte grouds out to
hanover pops out to center
2-2
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Top 5th
Ross in
Giobbi grounds out to 3rd
Loftus doubles
Bertuccini goes warm
Harrell grounds out to 3rd
Yastrzemski K
2-2
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Bottom 5th
Armstrong
Mahtook K
nola pops out to right
dean pops out to 3rd
2-2
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Top 6th
Ross up
Ronnie rantz sippin’ on drank behind home plate, chillin like a gansta
Harris K
gomez singles to right
esposito singles into left center
they pull ross for LaSuzzo
westlake grounds on to the mound, thrown to 2nd for 1, runners at the corners
LaSuzzo out for Bertuccini
Casali K
2-2
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Bottom 6th
Armstrong
gibbs grounds out to 1st
edward K
landry singles into center
gaudet grounds out to SS
2-2
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Top 7th
Bertuccini in
Giobbi singles into left
Loftus up, Bertuccini gets Giobbi out at 1st after 7 tries, ground out to delatte
Ott in the pen
Yastrzemski singles into right
Bertuccini out, ICEMAN
Harris pops out foul to dean
2-2
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Bottom 7th
Armstrong
delatte pops out to 2nd
hanover grounds out to SS
mahtook pops out to center
2-2
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Top 8th
Ott
gomez walks
esposito sac bunts
westlake intentional walk
casali K
Giobbi lines to nola, throw not in time
Loftus singles into center, scores 2
Yastrzemski pops out to center
2-4 Dores
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Bottom 8th
Armstrong
nola flies out to left
dean grounds out to 1st
gibbs singles to right
Armstrong out, Gray in
edward up, gibbs steals 2nd, K
2-4 Dores
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Top 9th
Ott
Yastrzemski grounds out to 2nd
Harris pops out to mahtook
gomez pops out to left
2-4 Dores
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Bottom 9th
Gray
landry K
gaudet walks
delatte singles into center, PR WATKINS
hanover grounder to left, scores 1
mahtook (hitless all weekend) K
nola grounder to 3rd, toss in time
2-3 Vandy takes the series.
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god damn bartman
i hope he fills like the biggest douche in the world, because he is.
Corazon y Alma

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