The Official #4 Tennessee @ #15 South Carolina Weekend Thread (Game 1 Thursday @ 7PM) (Game 2 Friday @ 7PM) (Game 3 Saturday @ Noon)

[TheMookieMonster]

KY is not going to do us any favors.

They're probably tanking this game on purpose just to spite us. They never win when we need them to in any sport.

 

[Sam I Am]

Congratulations Baseball Vols !!!

Man, what a great SEC season! Far exceeded my expectations, and I happily eat my crow. This has been one fun team to watch, and I look foward to the post-season. Let's shake up the college baseball world!

 

[OldTimer]

Wonder who Coach V will elect to start on the mound Wednesday?

Our Tuesday starter. Dallas on Thursday and honestly they won’t care how far we make it. It’s all about getting your pitching staff set up for the regional…..and you probably won’t see a reliever throw more than 25-30 pitches tops

 

[txbo]

KY is not going to do us any favors.

They suck.

 

[OldTimer]

Regular season champion means nothing, same with the SEC Tournament. There is only one goal at the beginning of the season, Omaha.

 

[txbo]

 

[StarRaider]

Bama is in the middle of giving us one more reason to hate their guts.

The BaseVols own the tie breaker vs. MSU (most wins vs. Arky).

 

[therealitytheory]

We're all watching Phil lap the PGA field. Counting on VN for the cats news - thnx in advance.

 

[AthensVol2007]

You want to debate the last hitter he faced, sure. I’m talking to the folks that said he shouldn’t have started the 8th.

I didn’t see one single person say that. Everyone said pull him after the 2nd hit before he faced Clark.

 

[GhostVol]

We're all watching Phil lap the PGA field. Counting on VN for the cats news - thnx in advance.

VU leads 3-2, bot 4th

 

[fryeguy93]

I mean it's no guarantee, it's just my guess. It 100% won't be Tidwell because of short rest, you're likely not going to throw a mid-week starter in Hoover. So, that leaves Heflin and Dallas.

the top teams do normally throw midweek guys in early games. Keeps guys are normal schedules for NCAA tourney.

Those fighting for bids do throw their top guys early on. The 5, 6 and 7 seeds may throw midweek guy against the Friday guy for 10, 11 12 teams.

 

[txbo]

The BaseVols own the tie breaker vs. MSU (most wins vs. Arky).

Yea, I know, but I like hating on Bama so give me some leeway.

 

[AthensVol2007]

We'll agree to disagree. That's why you have a set-up man and closer. The deeper your starter goes the more likely he is to get tagged by the lineup. Tidwell started the 8th facing the 8th and 9th batters, so he was about to face the order for a 4th time. That's tough for ANY pitcher to do no matter how good you are.

He started the 8th facing the top 3 guys. He was pulled after facing Clark, giving up 3 straight hits and no outs.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

the top teams do normally throw midweek guys in early games. Keeps guys are normal schedules for NCAA tourney.

Those fighting for bids do throw their top guys early on. The 5, 6 and 7 seeds may throw midweek guy against the Friday guy for 10, 11 12 teams.

I stand corrected. Good luck to our midweek starters then. That's a tall order against Florida assuming UK doesn't come back and win.

 

[Switch 625]

Kentucky is useless.

 

[txbo]

I didn’t see one single person say that. Everyone said pull him after the 2nd hit before he faced Clark.

I probably would have pulled him after the first batter.

I haven’t done the math but it sure seems like our starters have given up more late inning runs than the bull pen has.

 

[VolnJC]

Just think CTV and the team...came so close to winning the SEC without their ace and AA Leath. Tennessee baseball: Jackson Leath out for season with injury

 

[GhostVol]

Kentucky is useless.

I actually LOL'd at the pitch-out......

 

[fryeguy93]

I stand corrected. Good luck to our midweek starters then. That's a tall order against Florida assuming UK doesn't come back and win.

Fla is in no man’s land.
They are fighting to be a region host
I suspect they may throw midweek guy Tuesday and Friday starter on Wednesday.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Top 4 are set
order tbd
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Mississippi State

Commodores are down early to UK
Vols will finish 2nd or 3rd
Vanderbilt will finish 2nd or 3rd
Because of tiebreaker, Miss State can’t pass either. Vols win last week against Ark is the tiebreaker.
Miss State’s series win against Ole Miss guarantees 4th spot

Those 4 teams should get half the national seeds
I’m not sure if any of the other teams will host in 2 weeks unless they get hot in tourney or unless they host as 2 seeds

That’s not true on the MSU/Vandy seeds I don’t believe. Vandy will only play 29 games so if they go 19-10 and State goes 20-10 State has a better SEC record and win %. Pretty sure at the start of the Vandy game they said they can finish anywhere from 2nd to 4th.

 

[AthensVol2007]

I probably would have pulled him after the first batter.

I haven’t done the math but it sure seems like our starters have given up more late inning runs than the bull pen has.

Noob. He should’ve pitched the 10th if it went to extras.

 

[GhostVol]

After 5 VU still up 3-2

 

[GhostVol]

KY-VU still 3-2 after 6

 

[txbo]

Wildcats suck.

 

[therealitytheory]

KY-VU still 3-2 after 6

thanks
c'mon kensucky