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Post by keninten on Apr 12, 2022 21:47:47 GMT -5
First team ever to start SEC play 12-0. Now with the second most straight wins (23) by an SEC team ever. They're also playing a wood bat game against Tennessee Tech tomorrow! It`s being played at the TN Smokies park in Knoxville. Tech WINS!!!!!
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Post by jaffinator on Apr 12, 2022 22:15:39 GMT -5
A couple of the Tennessee arms who might be seen in the draft (Blade Tidwell and Ben Joyce) both recorded all outs by way of the K. 6/6 for Joyce and 3/3 for Tidwell. Joyce allowed a single and then someone for Tech turned a 102mph fastball around over the center field fence.
Midweek college baseball is crazy like that sometimes.
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Post by jaffinator on May 11, 2022 14:27:21 GMT -5
Down one run, two outs, bottom of the ninth...
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on May 11, 2022 15:08:44 GMT -5
Down one run, two outs, bottom of the ninth... Projected top 10 guy in 2023, someone to keep an eye on
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Post by jaffinator on May 11, 2022 16:29:40 GMT -5
Down one run, two outs, bottom of the ninth... Projected top 10 guy in 2023, someone to keep an eye on Definitely a guy to keep an eye on, but right now I'd end up being a bit surprised if he goes top 10 in 2023. True 80 speed grade guy from the moment he stepped onto the field as a freshman last year, and one of the most exciting guys I can remember watch play college ball. That said, total slap hitter approach then. He's tried to drive the ball more this year, and he's made real improvements on that end (though he still has a ways to go) but it's also come with a decrease in average and on base. Does have 34 steals and 0 caught stealing this season in nearly 50 games.
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Post by jaffinator on May 13, 2022 11:01:41 GMT -5
Just to give a sense of how deep this Tennessee team is - Blake Burke was a top 300 prospect and is hitting .389/.554/.981 with 9 homers on 54 PA. They're finding it hard to find plate attempts for this guy because their starting first baseman is a senior with an OPS of over a thousand anyways. Chase Dollander will (if things continue the way they're going now and his arm doesn't fall under the college pitching curse) be a top 20 pick in next year's MLB draft and he won't be their number one guy, Chase Burns will (also gotta love the two top tier pitchers on the same team with the name "Chase").
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Post by jaffinator on May 14, 2022 1:38:04 GMT -5
Cleared the scoreboard, OSU says it went over 500 feet though I'm not sure I believe that. Still, didn't miss a bit of this one.
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Post by jimed14 on May 14, 2022 8:39:34 GMT -5
Cleared the scoreboard, OSU says it went over 500 feet though I'm not sure I believe that. Still, didn't miss a bit of this one. Let's see it with a wooden bat.
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Post by mobaz on May 17, 2022 21:31:15 GMT -5
Saw my first college game in person. Pitt vs Penn St @ PNC Park. 10 bucks, seats open right behind the plate. It was a great way to see the park for the first time, very nice downtown setting.
Not sure that are any notable players on either team. Tight game until the 8th when both teams scored a bunch and then in the 9th Pitt couldn't get an out and gave up some Eovaldi style HRs. Had to leave before they figured out 3 outs.
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Post by jaffinator on May 17, 2022 22:06:01 GMT -5
Saw my first college game in person. Pitt vs Penn St @ PNC Park. 10 bucks, seats open right behind the plate. It was a great way to see the park for the first time, very nice downtown setting. Not sure that are any notable players on either team. Tight game until the 8th when both teams scored a bunch and then in the 9th Pitt couldn't get an out and gave up some Eovaldi style HRs. Had to leave before they figured out 3 outs. Both catchers are supposedly good enough to get drafted, and the Penn State catcher could potentially be picked in the first four rounds even.
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Post by mobaz on May 18, 2022 7:28:38 GMT -5
Saw my first college game in person. Pitt vs Penn St @ PNC Park. 10 bucks, seats open right behind the plate. It was a great way to see the park for the first time, very nice downtown setting. Not sure that are any notable players on either team. Tight game until the 8th when both teams scored a bunch and then in the 9th Pitt couldn't get an out and gave up some Eovaldi style HRs. Had to leave before they figured out 3 outs. Both catchers are supposedly good enough to get drafted, and the Penn State catcher could potentially be picked in the first four rounds even. Makes sense. Both high in the lineup and Penn St's was batting cleanup. Pitt's had a cannon on one steal (fumbled first so didn't get him).
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Post by jaffinator on May 19, 2022 22:35:37 GMT -5
Tennessee just had another day where they demonstrated exactly why they're the best team in college baseball. Beat Mississippi State 27-2. After spotting Miss St an out, they led off the game with three consecutive home runs. For draft eligibles, Beck and Gilbert both had homers, and Trey Lipscomb went 4/4. Coming down the pipe, Blake Burke homered and Chase Dollander had a no hitter going through six when he got the hook. 39 Dick Howser Trophy semifinalists and four are from Tennessee - Drew Beam, Chase Burns, Chase Dollander, and Trey Lipscomb. They've done this all without a guy who was slashing .370/.464/.707 with 7 homers and more walks than strikeouts in Jared Dickey who went down in April.
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Post by chr31ter on May 20, 2022 7:51:40 GMT -5
Pitchers Duel.
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Post by jaffinator on May 20, 2022 10:02:13 GMT -5
I think at one point Iowa was losing by 11 runs.
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Post by ramireja on May 20, 2022 10:57:06 GMT -5
Tennessee just had another day where they demonstrated exactly why they're the best team in college baseball. Beat Mississippi State 27-2. After spotting Miss St an out, they led off the game with three consecutive home runs. For draft eligibles, Beck and Gilbert both had homers, and Trey Lipscomb went 4/4. Coming down the pipe, Blake Burke homered and Chase Dollander had a no hitter going through six when he got the hook. 39 Dick Howser Trophy semifinalists and four are from Tennessee - Drew Beam, Chase Burns, Chase Dollander, and Trey Lipscomb. They've done this all without a guy who was slashing .370/.464/.707 with 7 homers and more walks than strikeouts in Jared Dickey who went down in April. Craziest thing about this game to me was that Miss St kept their starting pitcher out there for 6 innings. I've never seen a pitching line like this before: 6 IP, 22 H, 16 ER, 0 BB, 2K Insane
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Post by pedroelgrande on May 20, 2022 19:47:20 GMT -5
Nice nickname the Hispanic titanic.
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Post by jaffinator on May 20, 2022 21:00:19 GMT -5
Nice nickname the Hispanic titanic. Terrible slider, but impressive hitting here for Max Wagner to get his 26th. Both guys are on pace to break hr/ab records I think... maybe... it's hard to check.
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Post by jaffinator on May 26, 2022 10:09:38 GMT -5
Dylan Beavers (2022 draft eligible, currently mocked to around where the Sox will be picking) with the inside the park home run in the PAC 12 Tournament.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on May 26, 2022 11:53:16 GMT -5
Dylan Beavers (2022 draft eligible, currently mocked to around where the Sox will be picking) with the inside the park home run in the PAC 12 Tournament. Stance remind anyone else of Verdugo or am I just seeing things?
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Post by jaffinator on May 26, 2022 13:54:56 GMT -5
Dylan Beavers (2022 draft eligible, currently mocked to around where the Sox will be picking) with the inside the park home run in the PAC 12 Tournament. Stance remind anyone else of Verdugo or am I just seeing things? He's got more of a leg kick, but I see it in the hands and the slightly open stance to begin things.
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Post by 1toolplayer on May 27, 2022 9:49:51 GMT -5
Stance remind anyone else of Verdugo or am I just seeing things? He's got more of a leg kick, but I see it in the hands and the slightly open stance to begin things. I actually see a little more Duran in the Stance/Load/Swing
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Post by jaffinator on May 28, 2022 11:00:39 GMT -5
Interesting thing about Ben Joyce - despite sitting 100 and not having terrible control, he hasn't seen a lot of use for Tennessee in high leverage situations and generally hasn't been one of their first arms out of the bullpen.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on May 29, 2022 9:07:45 GMT -5
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Post by jaffinator on May 29, 2022 11:47:23 GMT -5
Pac 12 conference semifinal, UCLA wins 25-22. UCLA was losing 21-13 in the 9th inning before scoring 8 in the bottom of the 9th. Oregon State scores 1 in the 10th, then balks in the tying run before allowing a three run bomb. That's PAC 12 baseball baby!
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Post by jaffinator on May 29, 2022 11:50:03 GMT -5
Pac 12 conference semifinal, UCLA wins 25-22. UCLA was losing 21-13 in the 9th inning before scoring 8 in the bottom of the 9th. Oregon State scores 1 in the 10th, then balks in the tying run before allowing a three run bomb. That's PAC 12 baseball baby! Then, because of the conference bracket they played a rematch started 45 minutes later! Oregon State won 8-7, walking off UCLA with a two run 9th.
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