The Official Tennessee vs LSU College World Series Game 1 Thread (Sat. June 17 7PM EST) ESPN

[IH8TheHaslams]

Our 7-1 guys in the lineup need to just put the damn bat on the ball. Put the ball in play

 

[Switch 625]

Just bunt and make skenes field. Maybe he’ll pull a hammy or something

 

[theroyz71]

What's the NCAA record for strikeouts in a 9 inning game? Skenes might break it tonight.

 

[ButchPlz]

Honestly not a lot to do against a dude hitting 100 on the fastball that's also placing his junk perfectly.

 

[Tzettler87]

I need them to win tonight so I can watch them play at 7pm Monday instead of missing the game at 2.

 

[chuckb1448]

No movement on the ball, they are sitting on a fastball

 

[UTFanHades]

These LSU punks need knocked down a notch

Said everyone who watched us all last year. But I agree with the sentiment and think they could really struggle when Skenes is out.

 

[Ritzwatch]

Skenes throws triple digits to make you start looking for it, then settles back into nothing but off-speed junk 'cause now you're looking for the heat

Trots out another heater once in a while to keep you from sitting on the off speed

Hasn't broken triple digits but a couple of times since the 1st inning

This cat ain't all that

He’s pretty damn good.

 

[Orange931]

Lindsey won’t make it 5

 

[JCP201]

Boo Carter commitment is going to change our luck now.

 

[VOLinAL]

Feeling like there’s not shot we win this game. Hate to be a nega but I call it like I see it.

 

[Sam I Am]

Sorry, but this dude is carving us up with fastballs and change ups

Sorry, but we've made more contact against in the first go around than in 6 innings the first time we faced him...

He's getable tonight. It's a 1 swing game.

 

[RAVOL]

Just bunt and make skenes field. Maybe he’ll pull a hammy or something

Now that is a good idea make him work. In CHRIST Alone

 

[chuckb1448]

Boo Carter commitment is going to change our luck now.

Any word yet?

 

[GhostVol]

Ahuna is just lost

With a bat....

He can sling leather, though

 

[DC_Vol]

I cannot believe how many losers we have here that congregate in the game thread. Can’t imagine what life for some of these people looks like. First sign of some tough sledding and they bitch, moan, and quit.

 

[vols1071]

Stark has a decent eye but not the bat speed.

It's not bat speed as much... You gotta go 2 strike swing from pitch one in the box with Skenes

 

[cwbytruckers]

Apparently we are down 10 reading these post

 

[GhostVol]

He’s pretty damn good.

Cat's good....

Not unhittable

 

[VolFanGBO]

Here we go

 

[Sam I Am]

Roll 2 boys....

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Getting down a couple runs will feel like being down 10 with Skenes out there.

 

[volsagain]

Don't think Lyndsey is getting much movement tonight.

 

[Go47]

They are squaring up Lindsey. Need a double play. If UT gets down 3-4 runs . . . This is likely over.

 

[Memphisvol87]

He’s going to cost us the game, shouldn’t be starting