Game Thread Lady Vols Softball this Week vs ETSU,VT,then Mississippi State

#151
#151
Top of the 6th. Overstreet walks. Gaffin singles to right. 2 on and no out.

Well we've seen this before. Can the LV's get a run?

Sac bunt by Lewis. 1 out runners on 2nd and 3rd.

Geathers grounds out. Dang. The ball bounced off the pitcher and the 3rd baseman gets the ball and throws her out. Overstreet stays at 3rd.

Gregg walks on 4 straight pitches. Bases loaded 2 out.

Aucoin works a full count then walks! LV's up 4-3! Bases still loaded.

McSwain short fly out to center. The LV's leave 3 on but regain the lead 4-3 heading to the bottom of the 6th.
 
#152
#152
Thanks for the updates, Jeff! Can't believe we couldn't score with no outs and bases loaded.
 
#153
#153
Bottom of the 6th. Tarango still pitching.

Pop up to Geer for out number 1.

Boy Tarango is still throwing slow junk. I can't believe MSU can't hit it.

Another pop up to Geer. 2 out.

More off speed pitches.

Oh jeez. A slow roller to McSwain who throws the ball about 400 feet over Koenig's head. Calm down please. Make the simple plays. 1 on and Winkfield up. Oh great.

Yes!! A short bouncer to Geer who makes the play and gets the 3rd out.

4-3 LV's heading to the top of the 7th.
 
#154
#154
Top of the 7th. We need an insurance run girls.

Koenig gets hit by a pitch. 1 on and no out. Devotie pinch runs for Koenig.

Geer works a 3-2 count after being down 0-2 and then crushes one foul. Dang. So close. Another long foul the opposite way. All right! A ground ball to deep short and both runners are safe as the SS throws the ball away. The runners then advance to 2nd and 3rd on the throw away.

2 on and 0 out. GET A RUN!
 
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#155
#155
Pitching change for MSU. Silkwood, last night's pitcher, enters the circle.

Wow, a squeeze bunt by Overstreet but Devotie from 3rd can't score but she gets back to 3rd safe. The MSU catcher blew that one. For the 3rd straight inning the LV's have the bases loaded.

Gaffin strikes out. Crap.

Bases still loaded and 1 out. Somebody please get a hit.

Lewis walks! 5-3 LV's! Bases still loaded!
 
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#156
#156
Geathers strikes out badly. Crap.

Get a hit PLEASE!

Gregg flies out to left-center. Bottom of the 7th 5-3 LV's.
 
#157
#157
Bottom of the 7th. Bring it home, Cheyanne Tarango. You've hung in there, finish the job.

Alright! Bunt to 3rd but she hit it too hard and McSwain throws her out. 1 out.

Change up (what else) for strike 1. Strike 2! Now it's 3-2. Pop up to Gregg for out number 2.

One more out to go!

Wow, another change up for strike 1. Why can't MSU figure this out?? Fly out to center!

LV's victorius 5-3! Tarango gets a complete game victory, who would have thunk it? Not me, that's for sure.

Good job LV's!!
 
#159
#159
We are scuffling, big-time. Hitting is spotty, pitching a mess, but the Vols manage to scratch out two needed wins against msu. Let's sweep tomorrow.
 
#160
#160
Volfan2012 said:
Big that we got this win because who are we pitching today? Looks like Aucoin and Gabriel still injured and Tarango is a train wreck on the mound. Gaffin toughed it out today didn't have her best stuff but she got big outs when she needed to.
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After her complete game win today, I think somebody owes Tarango an apology.
 
#161
#161
Odd win for the LV's, scoring the winning runs on bases-loaded walks. They got 7 walks total.

MSU knocked Gaffin around in the first game getting 12 hits I think. In this game they only got 3 hits. Who would have thought Tarango would outpitch Gaffin!

My hope is that Tarango can use this effort to build off of. Tarango seemed to get a little better today as the game wore on. The opposite seems to happen to Gaffin - she starts out most times on fire and then gradually the other team starts to hit her. I can't explain this.
 
#162
#162
Great game going on Alabama at Auburn. Tied 12-12 in the bottom of the 8th inning in game 2 of a doubleheader. Alabama took game one 13-3.

Wow, Auburn wins 13-12 on a ball thrown wide of first base that would have been the third out.

Alabama, however, took games 1 and 2 of the 4 game series.
 
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#163
#163
SEC update:

Florida takes two from Georgia. Alabama takes one of two from Auburn. LSU beats TXA&M. Missouri beats Arkansas.

Fourth place is in reach for the LV's but they need to sweep MSU tomorrow and then oh my God will have to take at least 2 of 3 from Alabama and then sweep Kentucky IMO to get 4th place in the SEC. Alabama has the series with the LV's and then finishes up with Arkansas. No way will they lose to Arkansas, so the LV's need to sweep MSU and Kentucky and take 2 of 3 from Alabama.

It's uphill to 4th place for the LV's but if they can get the pitching going who knows?

The top of the standings as of 04/18 are:
Florida 13-4
LSU 12-4
Auburn 13-5
Alabama 12-6
Tennessee 10-7
Missouri 10-7
Texas A&M 8-8
Georgia 11-9
 
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#164
#164
LVJeff said:
Great game going on Alabama at Auburn. Tied 12-12 in the bottom of the 8th inning in game 2 of a doubleheader. Alabama took game one 13-3.

Wow, Auburn wins 13-12 on a ball thrown wide of first base that would have been the third out.

Alabama, however, took games 1 and 2 of the 4 game series.
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Not a 4-game series, Alabama took 2 out of 3. The Sunday game was moved up to Saturday due to weather.

Winner of the series next week gets 4th since both teams will likely sweep bad opponents the final weekend.
 
#165
#165
LVJeff said:
Great game going on Alabama at Auburn. Tied 12-12 in the bottom of the 8th inning in game 2 of a doubleheader. Alabama took game one 13-3.

Wow, Auburn wins 13-12 on a ball thrown wide of first base that would have been the third out.

Alabama, however, took games 1 and 2 of the 4 game series.
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Auburn's hitting finally matched Alabama's in game three. That freshman pitcher for Alabama is really very good. Probably the best freshman pitcher in the country. She throws with a lot of leverage and can really work the ball. I hope we have somebody like that coming in our pipeline.
 
#166
#166
DeerPark12 said:
Not a 4-game series, Alabama took 2 out of 3. The Sunday game was moved up to Saturday due to weather.

Winner of the series next week gets 4th since both teams will likely sweep bad opponents the final weekend.
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My error and thanks for the correction. I was scratching my head wondering why they were playing four games and of course they are not. As you say, the winner of the Alabama-Tennessee series likely gets 4th place in the SEC but I don't think it's a given that Tennessee beats MSU today or sweeps Kentucky. It's still an uphill battle for the LV's.
 
#167
#167
Game 3.

Alexis Silkwood and Rainey Gaffin (the game 1 pitchers) are pitching. Koenig not in the lineup.

Gregg leads off and grounds out to 2nd. Lewis singles to left. Geathers hits a bllop single to right. 2 on and 1 out for Aucoin. She grounds to 2nd, Geathers out at 2nd. Runners on 1st and 3rd 2 out.

McSwain works a full count, fould off a couple pitches then walks.

Here we go again. Can the LV's score with the bases loaded?

YES!!! Geer hits a Grand Slam!!! 4-0 LV's!
 
#168
#168
A subdued crowd for the Bulldogs.

Tarango strikes out. 4-0 LV's heading to the bottom of the 1st.
 
#171
#171
Very good at bat by McSwain to draw the walk prior to Geer's at bat. Then Geer jumps on a fast ball and belts it over the left-field wall. Sweet.
 
#172
#172
MSU grounds out, hits a line drive single to center. Rain heavy. Umpires call time and the field crew is covering the field...
 
#174
#174
Re McSwain I agree. I have noticed she quite frequently works the count. She has a very good eye.
 
#175
#175
Game resumes. So much for a minimum 30 minute delay. More like 15 minutes.

Bottom of the 1st. 1 on and 1 out for MSU.

Alright inning ending double play. 4-0 LV's.
 
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