Crimson Red Sports

We have played a good schedule so far. We have another good opponent this weekend. Louisville is # 5 with a 9-2 record. Good starting pitching. The weekend starters have ERA's of 1.69, 1.02 & 2.61. They all have more strikeouts than innings pitched. This is a difficult road trip.


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Bama leads 3-2 going into B2.

Cards get a run in the 5th to tie the game 3-3. We are being out hit 8-3.

Bama has 2-3-4 hitters coming to the plate in T6.

I checked ESPN Men's Baseball Scores-- but has yet to update.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/scoreboard?date=20130308&refresh=30&sport=mbaseball

Your link?

Gametracker Link:
http://www.rolltide.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1207323&school=alab&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=&

Bama gets a hit and leaves the runner on 3rd. Still tied 3-3. Cards to bat B6.

Bama coming to bat in the T8 with the score tied 3-3.

9-1-2 hitters up for the Tide.

Runners on 1st and 2nd with clean-up hitter (Booth) at the plate--2 outs. RTR

Booth went down swinging.  :(  3-3  Mid 8th

Justin Kamplain in to pitch for Bama.

Charley Sullivan had a good outing. He pitched 7 innings giving up 9 hits and 3 earned runs.

Kamplain mowed them down in the B8. Bama coming to bat in T9 with the score tied 3-3.

Leadoff hitter on in 9th. #+

Deep fly advances runner to 3rd. 1 out.

2 outs--DH at plate. Runner still at 3rd. RTR

Miller Ked. Where was that "big hitter" fat guy you were wanting?

It is hard to believe one of the weak links on our team is the DH. We need a lard azz who can not play a lick in the field but can rip the cover off the ball. We have to have someone on the team who can make contact with the ball.  >:(

Extra innings. Score tied 3-3 after 9 innings.

9-1-2 hitters coming up for Bama in T10.

Bama has runners on corners--2 outs--#4 hitter at plate.

Booth lines out.  >:( To the btm of 10th. 3-3

 >:( That is the second time our # 4 hitter (Booth) has left runners in scoring position. He did it in the 8th as well.

We have left a bunch of runners on base today.

Btm half--L'ville has bases loaded--2 outs.

L'ville flied out to end the 10th. 3-3 WHEW!

They loaded the bases with a swinging bunt single, steal, intentional walk and HBP.

I'm glad we got out of that inning.

Top of 11th. 5-6-7 hitting for Tide. Roberts singles up the middle.

Bama strands one. To the btm. of 11th.

Noticing the Bama hitters are at least patient at the plate, taking the L'ville closer deep in the count.

Our DH struckout to end the inning again.  >:(

3-3 btm of 11th. Pitching change--Greer for Castillo. Runners on 1st and 2nd. 2 outs.  Greer K's L'ville #1 hitter. To the 12th.

9-1-2 hitters up for Bama.

Salem to first on walk. 1 out. 12th

Salem thrown out stealing 2nd. 2 outs.

White strikes out. To the L'vllie half of 12th.

UL batting B12.

3-3 13th inning.

Bama coming to bat in the 13th.

3-4-5 hitters at the plate.

Bama down 1-2-3.

L'ville with runners on corners--2 outs-13th

L'ville lines out to end the 13th. WHEW!

Temperatures in Louisville probably falling rapidly.

We dodged a bullet.

We go to the 14th.

Smith flies out--1 out in 14th.

Overstreet singles.

PHfor Booth--howmany times have you seen that, Pmull?

PH (Baxter) hits into double play. Bama retired.

I can't remember PH'ing for the # 4 hitter. Maybe that PH should be our DH.

L'ville reaches 1st on hit batter--steals 2nd.

Ground out to 1st advances runner to 3rd. 1 out

Hit batter (by Jay Shaw) puts runners on corners.

Int walk loads bases. Still 1 out.

Winning run walked in.  :(

Bama loses 4-3.

UL scores on two HBP and two walks, one intentional.

Oh well, we play again tomorrow at noon.

Not as much excitement today.  6-0 loser.

Bama get swept by Louisville. We lose the final game 8-7 in 10 inninings. We took the No. 5 team to extra innings in two games but we have nothing to show for it.

I'll defer to you guys that follow this close, but it seems we may not see progress until the improvements to our facility are complete.
 ???

I think we have improved since last year although the record does not show it. We have decent pitching but we are still having trouble hitting for average and power. We have a .226 avg and 4 HR after 15 games. Our team is young and they should get better but The SEC schedule will not be easy. We need to start playing better fast.

The baseball facilities need an upgrade. That will help recruiting but that is not the answer any more than the barn building a $90M basketball facility to help their basketball program. They are still at the bottom.

Our problem is coaching. We are getting good recruits but our team is not improving as the year goes on. I hope this year is different but last year's team was as good in game 1 as they were in game 50. If you have a young team you should be seeing improvement as the year goes along.

CMG needs to get things turned around fast because IMO he is on the hot seat.