AU64 10,122 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 AU off to a good start....Keegan Thompson hitting low 90s with his FB and that new line-up with only two starters back from last season hit the ball well in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead.....nice swings and some sharply hit balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Keegan is looking good! I am so happy that we close the practice at noon on Fridays. Lots of opportunities to watch baseball and softball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,598 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 It was 5-0 Auburn when I left from over there in the bottom of the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTiger2011 1,277 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Auburn gets the shutout 9-0. Doubleheader tomorrow. War Damn Opening Weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumterAubie 3,031 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Ah. How sweet it is. Baseball has returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Not sure what I expected ...but the hitters looked pretty good today.....some sharp hits and hitting ball back up the middle.....Sisson has to be happy. Thompson looked good...think he was in for about 5 innings...did not get the pitch count but was in the 50s to 60s which should have been plenty for his first start. Nice way to start the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumterAubie 3,031 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, AU64 said: Not sure what I expected ...but the hitters looked pretty good today.....some sharp hits and hitting ball back up the middle.....Sisson has to be happy. Thompson looked good...think he was in for about 5 innings...did not get the pitch count but was in the 50s to 60s which should have been plenty for his first start. Nice way to start the season. 64 pitches, 44 strikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,103 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 14 minutes ago, SumterAubie said: 64 pitches, 44 strikes very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 2 hours ago, SumterAubie said: 64 pitches, 44 strikes Thanks...he was mostly relying on his fast ball....few sliders perhaps but took it easy on his arm and not many base runners so easier on his arm pitching from regular wind up I think. Also good to see him hitting the low 90s...can't recall that he was able to top 90 with his fastball before he went out with arm problems...maybe it had been an issue his entire time at AU. Whatever.....he was looking like border line MLB speed today and good control though a couple GW hitters did get pretty good metal on some pitches. Was not watching closely enough to see if he was getting good movement on the ball. Hoping someone who was there or followed the game more closely might give a good assessment of how he looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Wish we could combine this years infield and pitching with last years outfield. That would be sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Game 2: Took 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 8th and gave up 5 runs in the ninth. Guess AU hasn't establish a closer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 59 minutes ago, jared52 said: Game 2: Took 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 8th and gave up 5 runs in the ninth. Guess AU hasn't establish a closer? Cole Lipscomb shut the door on GW in game 2 of the series. I'm wondering if he won't develop into that closer for us. Would like to have had the win in game 3 today, but at least we played almost a complete game and answered the bell at the plate when we needed to. Some nice 2 out RBIs and ABs today. Very encouraged by this team. They'll learn from the 9th inning meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 40 minutes ago, tigerbrotha12 said: Cole Lipscomb shut the door on GW in game 2 of the series. I'm wondering if he won't develop into that closer for us. Would like to have had the win in game 3 today, but at least we played almost a complete game and answered the bell at the plate when we needed to. Some nice 2 out RBIs and ABs today. Very encouraged by this team. They'll learn from the 9th inning meltdown. Was he in to close out the second game? I know they are trying to set him up as the closer but I didn't know if he was in this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerOfDixieland 3,226 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 No, Sprinkle came unglued in the ninth. Gave up 3 singles, a double and had two wild pitches. Tagged with 4 earned runs and the loss. He will learn from this one, he's got way too much talent to pitch like that very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 9 hours ago, PowerOfDixieland said: No, Sprinkle came unglued in the ninth. Gave up 3 singles, a double and had two wild pitches. Tagged with 4 earned runs and the loss. He will learn from this one, he's got way too much talent to pitch like that very often. Yep....that was a bad loss though I am still waiting on DS to pitch like he seems capable of..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Bad loss but it's not gonna kill us by any means. I think Klobisits shouldn't be a starter on the weekend. He's more of a mid-week starter or reliever on weekend series. Also, this team seems to have much better chemistry than last years. The guys last year sort of quit but these guys just look like they enjoy playing and enjoy each other. It's still too early to tell but that's just what I've observed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, au302 said: Bad loss but it's not gonna kill us by any means. I think Klobisits shouldn't be a starter on the weekend. He's more of a mid-week starter or reliever on weekend series. Also, this team seems to have much better chemistry than last years. The guys last year sort of quit but these guys just look like they enjoy playing and enjoy each other. It's still too early to tell but that's just what I've observed. Guess it will take a while to discover the sequence of starters and since the coaches are wisely holding back on the pitch count now, it's going to require more pitchers to handle a 4 game series. The loss itself....nothing that big though a second loss today would be a bad thing....JMO...but giving up 4 runs in the manner that occurred is what I was referring to....just been expecting more from DS...still hoping to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerOfDixieland 3,226 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 4 hours ago, AU64 said: Yep....that was a bad loss though I am still waiting on DS to pitch like he seems capable of..... Kid came in believing everything he had read. Pitching at a high level is not just throwing hard. What I am absolutely certain of is that he is in one of the best proving grounds and learning from one of the best teachers available to him. And, as previously stated, a blow up in late February in his sophomore season is of very minor consequence. He will get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 21 minutes ago, AU64 said: Guess it will take a while to discover the sequence of starters and since the coaches are wisely holding back on the pitch count now, it's going to require more pitchers to handle a 4 game series. The loss itself....nothing that big though a second loss today would be a bad thing....JMO...but giving up 4 runs in the manner that occurred is what I was referring to....just been expecting more from DS...still hoping to see it. For sure. I'm sure Sprinkles upset with himself. He pitched well last year and we expect more. We just need a closer. I wish we could use Lipscomb but we may need him for long relief outings and maybe even as a starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 AU starts out in the hole already down 2 runs in the first. The starting pitcher is a little shaky in his first appearance for AU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 19 hours ago, jared52 said: Game 2: Took 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 8th and gave up 5 runs in the ninth. Guess AU hasn't establish a closer? Cole Lipscomb shut the door on GW in game 2 of the series. I'm wondering if he won't develop into that closer for us. Would like to have had the win in game 3 today, but at least we played almost a complete game and answered the bell at the plate when we needed to. Some nice 2 out RBIs and ABs today. Very encouraged by this team. They'll learn from the 9th inning meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 GW Game 4: In T3- GWU leads 2-1. Bo Decker thrown out at home for the first out of last inning, and Jarvis hits into DP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Man, baserunning issues continuing from last year. Don't know what Decker was thinking there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 21 hours ago, jared52 said: Game 2: Took 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 8th and gave up 5 runs in the ninth. Guess AU hasn't establish a closer? That's an Auburn Winner! Tigers win game 4 by a score or 4-3. Auburn improves to 3-1 on the year and hosts Jacksonville State on tuesday. Corey Herndon gets the save today. Auburn scored 3 in the B6 to take a 4-2 lead on a 2 out bases loaded double by Luke Jarvis. GWU scored one in the T7 to close the gap, but Auburn pitchers got out of a bases loaded with 1 out jam to keep GW from tying it in that inning, and shut them down the rest of the way. T9 got a little dicey on a couple questionable calls by the umpiring crew, but AU hangs on and wins it! Big series win- GW will compete in the A10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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