Game Thread Lady Vols Softball Team week 8

#126
#126
I think if Overstreet and Geathers start hitting we go into overdrive on offense.
 
#127
#127
LVJeff said:
I agree Leach isn't being moved - they have no other option but Geer and if she moves back to 2nd, Gaffin or McClain take her place in the outfield - and there is a domino effect to such a move. McClain can't hit and Gaffin is needed to pitch too much.

But McSwain can and has been removed from 3rd. Overstreet is probably only marginally better as a fielder, but Lockman at catcher can ably fill the catching duties.

Leach will be ok long-term. Her errors come from her being in a hurry. She needs to slow down in her mind. I'm less sure about McSwain. She too often doesn't know which base to throw too. Ralph has repeatedly spoken of players not knowing what they are going to do with the ball if it's hit to them. He's talking about her.
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That's the thing the coaches would have to put Overstreet at 3rd which then they have to put Lockman at catcher which isn't bad but I think the coaches like Overstreet behind the plate as runners on base cannot run while she is back there
 
#128
#128
Sandvol said:
Gregg is hitting well, Vines is hitting well, Aucoin is hitting well, Gaffin is hitting OK. The only ones who I would say are hitting poorly now are Overstreet and Geathers. Lockman is a work in progress at the plate. I think they're waiting for her to break out.
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Over the last 10 games:
Geer is 12-31 for a .387 average
Gregg is 10-28 for a .357 average
Vines is 8-26 for a .307 average
Aucoin is 4-17 for a .236 average
Gaffin is 6-26 for a .231 average

Geer is doing better than everyone. Everybody has tailed off a bit since the start of the SEC season which was to be expected. The hitting will be ok although home runs are way down. The pitching "probably" will be ok with some breakdowns here and there. The fielding...who knows.
 
#130
#130
Game three.

LV's score two in the top of the first on two singles, two stolen bases, and a sac fly.

Bottom of the first and McSwain commits an error. Who woulda' thunk it? Runners at 2nd and 3rd no out. Single brings in 1 run. Ground out to Gregg. Ground out to Leach brings in another run. Third ground out ends the inning.

2-2 tie, both Missouri runs unearned due to McSwain's error.
 
#131
#131
Top of 2nd. Vines singles to center but is left stranded. Geathers, Geer, and Leach routine outs.

2-2 tie.
 
#132
#132
Bottom of 2nd.

Mizzou all over the pitching. TN can't do anything with the top of the tiger lineup. Crane, Gadbois singles, and Pierce doubles. Gabriel replaces Gaffin.

4-2 MZ.
 
#133
#133
Top of 3rd. Gaffin singles but is left stranded. Gregg, Overstreet, and Lockman routine outs.

4-2 Mizzou.
 
#134
#134
Bottom of 3rd. Pitching falling apart.

Two fly outs then two walks. Gaffin back to pitch. A short single to left loads the bases.

Crane up. Man she can blow this thing wide open. She flies out to left.

4-2 MZ.
 
#135
#135
Top of 4th.

Geathers fouls out, Vines grounds out, Geer walks, Leach fouls out.

It's taken Lowary three games but it looks as if she has finally settled in.

4-2 MZ.
 
#136
#136
Bottom of 4th.

Gadbois grounds out to Leach. Fagan homers. The top of the order is absolutely killing TN. It's really sad.

Clean up batter Rathburn homers to right. Wow. What a disaster.

Ralph making all kinds of substitutions. Moss to pitch. Wow she gets two straight strike outs. Where have you been Matty Moss?

6-2 MZ.
 
#137
#137
Top of 5th.

Gregg singles, Overstreet singles. Just when I thought Lowary was going to set the LV's down, she falters. Gaffin flies out to short right. Runners stay. Aucoin strikes out lamely. Lockman short fly out to left. LV's can't push a run across. Lowary gets out of the inning.

6-2 MZ.
 
#138
#138
Bottom of 5th.

Moss still pitching. Strike out, ground out, ground out. 1-2-3 inning. Way to go Matty Moss!
 
#139
#139
Top of 6th.

Logyn Lilley to pinch hit for the slumping Geathers who after a whirlwind start to the season is mired in a slump. Lilley fares no better striking out swinging. The LV's are running out of outs.

Vines singles. Geer doubles, Vines scores. Geer out at third trying to stretch the double. You didn't need to do that Megan. First mistake she has made this weekend.

Leach grounds out.

MZ 6-3.
 
#140
#140
WOW...fly ball to left hit Vines in the worst possible place...right in the glove! This team is really poor defensively.
 
#141
#141
Bottom of 6th.

Top of the order. I wonder how badly they'll kick sand in the LV's faces?

Crane reaches on, what else, an error, then takes second. Crane is laughing at the LV fielders, folks.

Moss strikes out Gadbois. Fagan bunt single Crane holds at third.

Double steal. Overstreet throws out Fagan but Crane safe at home. Yet another unearned run.

Ground out ends the inning.

7-3 MZ.
 
#142
#142
This is why you can't choke away wins as we did yesterday. Because you will just get beat some days, and instead of winning series 2-1, we may lose it 2 games to 1. Surprised Moss didn't start. Too many times to the Gaffin.
 
#144
#144
Top of 7th.

Gregg walks. Overstreet singles to right. Pitching change. Finucane for Lowary.

Finucane is an average pitcher at best but the LV's were unable to hit her in games 1 and 2. Sure enough she strikes out Gaffin looking. Aucoin pops out to short. Lockman walks.

Well the LV's are making it interesting by loading the bases. Tying run at bat. The slumping Geathers couldn't pick a better time to break out of her slump. She quickly picks up two strikes then three balls as Finucane tries to bait her. Wow, she stands there and watches strike three go by.

Game over. Missouri wins 7-3.
 
#145
#145
Armchair is right, can't give games away like happened yesterday. Seems like their are unearned runs scored against the LV'S in almost every game lately.
 
#146
#146
No way to sugar coat this. After a fiery start on Friday, the LV's almost let Mizzou come back to win game one. Mizzou does in fact win games two and three, handily given the sorry state of the LV fielding. The pitching broke down in this game as it periodically will. Game three was a washout, but the LV's should have won game two. I came into this series expecting a sweep. Instead, Missouri takes the series 2-1 and exposes the LV's for what they currently are - a good team that has some serious fielding and pitching problems to fix.
 
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#147
#147
This is how I'm seeing it right now for this team...Pitching is good, but not great. Great pitching could overcome a lot of the errors being made that lead to unearned runs...good pitching can't. This pitching staff needs strong support from its defense, can't give teams 4 and 5 outs several times a game and expect this pitching staff to hold up and win in this league. The defense has to improve moving forward, maybe time to spend as much time in practice on defense as Holly Warlick says they do in LV basketball practices! lol
 
#148
#148
Everything will be alright guys....the SEC isn't easy besides a few teams...they'll go to work this week and get better...on another note Bama took the series against Florida in Gainesville and held Florida to 3 total runs....so like I said this conference isn't easy
 
#149
#149
Anybody expecting a sweep is clueless. We didn't even win up there in the past with teams who went to the WCWS. Even a series win would have been phenomenal up there. Give it a rest people.
 
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