The Official Evansville @ #1 Tennessee Super Regional Game 1 Thread (Fri. June 7 3PM EST) (ESPN2)

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Voltrapnbama said:
Is it me or is this the longest off time ever? Just give me the first pitch already! (Yes, I’m selfish)
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I stopped by because I was feeling the same way. Seems like I should be listening to the game (on 45-seconds delay) or following a live game thread with its always witty and insightful comments.

Guess tonight's a good night to start a new book ...or maybe go parading!

 
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cardvolfan said:
In doing my research of the Purple Aces, I came across the following stat lines for Mark Shallenberger, and they are wildly impressive:

BA .390
OPS 1.247
HR 17
RBI 63
Slg .719
OBP .528
BB 45
SO 21
HBP 26

His SO% is 6.9%, but his HBP is maybe even more insane. Double the number of walks vs. strike outs, all while being a big power guy.
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Evansville is playing with house money, is very experienced with a roster loaded with seniors and grads, and will play loose with nothing to lose. Their 2 southpaw starters are very talented, and their offense is a doubles machine with HR power. This series is no layup. They also benefit from being the Cinderella story underdog of the whole tournament
 
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taylorvol said:
Evansville is playing with house money, is very experienced with a roster loaded with seniors and grads, and will play loose with nothing to lose. Their 2 southpaw starters are very talented, and their offense is a doubles machine with HR power. This series is no layup. They also benefit from being the Cinderella story underdog of the whole tournament
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I don’t consider any team a gimme this far along in the tournament, but they haven’t faced a pitching group or an offense like ours.
 
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Orange931 said:
I don’t consider any team a gimme this far along in the tournament, but they haven’t faced a pitching group or an offense like ours.
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It’s all about how we respond to the pressure in postseason especially of being a heavily favored team against a relative unknown. Evansville is extremely well coached and will be very aggressive with hit and runs. Their catcher is a weakness that I think we will exploit on the bases. Don’t get me wrong, the BaseVols are loaded but baseball can be such a cruel game. GBO!
 
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taylorvol said:
It’s all about how we respond to the pressure in postseason especially of being a heavily favored team against a relative unknown. Evansville is extremely well coached and will be very aggressive with hit and runs. Their catcher is a weakness that I think we will exploit on the bases. Don’t get me wrong, the BaseVols are loaded but baseball can be such a cruel game. GBO!
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Yeah we definitely learned that it’s cruel in ‘22, hopefully there’s no replay.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
Yes, I’m agreeing with you but at the same time, hoping our guys are focused on finishing their last ride in college and not looking ahead to getting paid...which would be very easy to do at that age.
We got this!
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I think this team really cares for one another, for Tony, and for our fanbase. We’re the favorites to break the #1 seed curse and win the National Championship! I think they come in loose but execute.
 
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it’s the night before and I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve.

I unfortunately have to go into the office in the morning and head down to Knoxville late morning. The office is going to be treated with seeing me come in wearing a jersey, shorts, hat and running shoes.
 
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