Tennessee vs. Arkansas Game 1 Thread 7:30 ET

[Gilbert]

Sucks to score 9 in a conference game and lose.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Odd game, not too deflated.

Stallings tomorrow, so a good chance for a W.

 

[vol66]

Rough, but we fought

 

[OldTimer]

Yep, I was thinking if we scored 5 that would be enough. Arkansas can hit.....

 

[OldTimer]

Somebody else needed to start the game thread tomorrow, I’m 0-1 and I’m superstitious

 

[feathersax]

Somebody else needed to start the game thread tomorrow, I’m 0-1 and I’m superstitious

It's not your fault, OT...that was just a crazy game. Stallings will settle the dust today.

 

[RollerVol]

I hit the snooze button, woke up and a loss...11-9, geez, whoda thunk...well another day, another chance...and,

LET'S GO BIG ORANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MagnoliaVol]

I picked us to get at least 1, but after last night, I must admit my confidence is shaken. Arkansas can really hit the ball. Really hope GS has his stuff working tonight. GBO!!!

 

[MagnoliaVol]

I was, however, encouraged at how we competed in the batter's box last night. Of course, the Hogs helped us with some errors and a misjudged ball, but we still hit it around pretty good against an excellent pitcher. That's at least one positive I took away from it.

 

[StrangeVol]

I picked us to get at least 1, but after last night, I must admit my confidence is shaken. Arkansas can really hit the ball. Really hope GS has his stuff working tonight. GBO!!!

I have to be honest, I couldn't watch the last two innings last night as I was so upset with how we played when Arkansas tried hard to give us that game, and we just couldn't get out of our own way enough to pick the W up and take it back to the hotel.

Crochet never had his good stuff...velocity was fine and he was throwing all the pitches he has but he just couldn't find a rhythm and hold onto it. Arkansas probably had a good deal to do with that, but I'm not sure we should have stuck with him as long as we did.

Fielding errors are, as a rule, not something we do. Last night we did. That "room service" ground ball to 2nd could not have been any better for a double play. I can't imagine what happened on that play, but it's over now and hopefully, we put all the bad stuff behind us.

I'm optimistic about tonight and remain confident that we'll take at least one from them but we let one get away last night, no doubt about it.

 

[MagnoliaVol]

I have to be honest, I couldn't watch the last two innings last night as I was so upset with how we played when Arkansas tried hard to give us that game, and we just couldn't get out of our own way enough to pick the W up and take it back to the hotel.

Crochet never had his good stuff...velocity was fine and he was throwing all the pitches he has but he just couldn't find a rhythm and hold onto it. Arkansas probably had a good deal to do with that, but I'm not sure we should have stuck with him as long as we did.

Fielding errors are, as a rule, not something we do. Last night we did. That "room service" ground ball to 2nd could not have been any better for a double play. I can't imagine what happened on that play, but it's over now and hopefully, we put all the bad stuff behind us.

I'm optimistic about tonight and remain confident that we'll take at least one from them but we let one get away last night, no doubt about it.

Absolutely. We just did some things very uncharacteristic of us. We clean that up, we wake up feeling differently, IMO.

 

[Warriors14]

That non- double play was the game. We are out of that inning up 7-4 with momentum if we make that play. Understand he is a freshman, but that can’t happen.

 

[arkyvol]

Yep, I was thinking if we scored 5 that would be enough. Arkansas can hit.....

There's not one easy out on that lineup. Their number 8 hitter drove in six runs.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Miss State’s bats are at it again today.

Mangum gets the SEC hits record.

 

[6-4-3]

That non- double play was the game. We are out of that inning up 7-4 with momentum if we make that play. Understand he is a freshman, but that can’t happen.

They actually gave us a few unearned runs also via errors. Both teams gave a few away.

 

[OldTimer]

That non- double play was the game. We are out of that inning up 7-4 with momentum if we make that play. Understand he is a freshman, but that can’t happen.

It didn’t help but I liked the way Rucker bounced back with 2 doubles the next 2 at bats. Errors are part of the game, we’ve been fortunate to play a lot of games on turf.....

 

[Vol B-Ball 643]

That non- double play was the game. We are out of that inning up 7-4 with momentum if we make that play. Understand he is a freshman, but that can’t happen.

And a couple of balls to the outfield that should have been caught. Neither were like the lost ball that Rus hit, two simple fly balls but the fielders were just too deep.
Get em tonight!
Go Vols!