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Title: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 19, 2012, 11:58:40 AM The second ranked Alabama softball team (40-3, 17-2 SEC) will head to Athens, Ga., to face No. 13 Georgia (34-10, 12-7 SEC) in a pivotal conference series. The three-game set will start a day early as the first game of the series is scheduled for Thursday, April 19, at Jack Turner Stadium. The series opener will start at 7 p.m. CT, and air on ESPN2. Friday will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT, and the Saturday matinee is slated for a 1:30 p.m. CT, start.
http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/041812aab.html Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Jamos on April 19, 2012, 06:02:32 PM Bama had better bring more to the game tonight than what they brought Tuesday night, Georgia will be very tough to beat at home. Traina can be tough but she has been giving up the long ball lately and that is what Georgia likes most.
I don't have any idea of what the pitching rotation might be this weekend, it wouldn't surprise me to see Traina start all three games if she doesn't get caught up in any extra innings. Jury has become a head case, she is really struggling mentally and I'm not sure if CPM will risk her against this team. Locke should be good for 2-4 innings per game but that has been it for her so far this season. I guess we will know in a little while. RTR!! :clap: Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: SUPERCOACH on April 19, 2012, 08:25:05 PM Not looking good at this point. UGA is winning 7-0 going to the 4th.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Jamos on April 20, 2012, 08:10:19 AM Bama loses the game 7-4 and I have to give them credit for not giving up. If anyone thinks that Jackie Traina isn't a player, they need to get their head checked.
I'm just wondering as to how much the coaches of Georgia had to do with the condition of their playing field last night. Ther's no doubt the hardnes of the pitching circle affected Traina in a big way and Lu, Georgia's head coach, has a past history of bending or breaking some of the rules. Her latest deal with the rule breaking was her pitchers that she had a few years back that would step to the side of the circle when she pitched rather than toward homeplate. Lu and some Pac 10 coaches are the reason for the two lines that go from the sides of the pitching rubber to the front of the circle, that is their lane to pitch in. Once the grounds crew got the pitching surface corrrected, then Traina settled into her old self and pitched a good game. As the announcers said, the infield was hard as a brick, something that you usually don't see and I'm sure it played into Georgia's game plan. I think we will see a different Bama team tonight. RTR!! :clap: Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: 2Stater on April 20, 2012, 08:18:53 AM Bama loses the game 7-4 and I have to give them credit for not giving up. If anyone thinks that Jackie Traina isn't a player, they need to get their head checked. I'm just wondering as to how much the coaches of Georgia had to do with the condition of their playing field last night. Ther's no doubt the hardnes of the pitching circle affected Traina in a big way and Lu, Georgia's head coach, has a past history of bending or breaking some of the rules. Her latest deal with the rule breaking was her pitchers that she had a few years back that would step to the side of the circle when she pitched rather than toward homeplate. Lu and some Pac 10 coaches are the reason for the two lines that go from the sides of the pitching rubber to the front of the circle, that is their lane to pitch in. Once the grounds crew got the pitching surface corrrected, then Traina settled into her old self and pitched a good game. As the announcers said, the infield was hard as a brick, something that you usually don't see and I'm sure it played into Georgia's game plan. I think we will see a different Bama team tonight. RTR!! :clap: (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3VulwAiRvHc/TgX6BxG8EmI/AAAAAAAAAjs/6hnx4bzFCLY/s1600/cheating-20110415-170425.png) >:( Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Leewillie on April 20, 2012, 03:21:12 PM Jackie Traina is an outstanding college athlete. She had a bad couple of innings, everybody has them sooner or later. Whether the field conditions contribituted to it or not, I don't know. Once she settled in, she was lights out. I hate to lose as bad as anybody, but it happens and you just move on. This team is very close to being a championship caliber team. Two things need to happen for it to get there. First and formost the depth of the pitching staff has to come around. As Jamos has pointed out before Locke and Jury need to step it up big time.
We do not have 2 pitchers as strong as Tennessee, Florida of Georgia. (Those are the only SEC teams I've seen). Traina is better than any of their #1, but our #2 is no where close to theirs. Secondly, and this might seem nit picky, but our defense is not as strong as it needs to be to dominate the competition. I'm not just talking about the errors, but also the plays we fail to make such as a missed tag at the plate or a wild pitch on a strike out. This team has had a great start but are now running into the heart of the tough SEC schedule. Here's hoping they bounce back from these back to back loses and finish strong. Roll Tide Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 20, 2012, 08:10:39 PM Friday night game 2
Bama is batting in the top of the 7th with an 8-3 lead. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 20, 2012, 08:21:58 PM Bama wins 8-3. Traina goes to 27-1.
Good win for the ladies. They can take the series tomorrow. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Leewillie on April 20, 2012, 08:25:42 PM Bama 8-3 winner tonight
Traina still struggled for the first 2 innings, gave up 3 runs Shut 'em out for the final 5 innings Bama had 12 hits including HRs by Branham, Locke and Lunceford Played flawless on defense. Hope we play like this tomorrow night Roll Tide Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: 2Stater on April 20, 2012, 08:28:39 PM Great job, ladies!!! #+
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Jamos on April 20, 2012, 09:39:34 PM Any win at Georgia is a good good one, way to go ladies. Traina has got to get a good change up pitch, she has one now but it's not as good as it could be. She would be really hard to beat if she had this.
Hayes was at shortstop tonight, I wonder if the first two innings yesterday might have cost Hunt a start tonight. :dunno: Good job ladies. RTR! :clap: Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Leewillie on April 20, 2012, 09:52:10 PM Any win at Georgia is a good good one, way to go ladies. Traina has got to get a good change up pitch, she has one now but it's not as good as it could be. She would be really hard to beat if she had this. The radio announcer said Hunt got cleated on a steal attempt in the 2nd inning.Hayes was at shortstop tonight, I wonder if the first two innings yesterday might have cost Hunt a start tonight. :dunno: Good job ladies. RTR! :clap: She started the game at SS and had a hit in her first at bat. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Jamos on April 20, 2012, 09:59:24 PM Any win at Georgia is a good good one, way to go ladies. Traina has got to get a good change up pitch, she has one now but it's not as good as it could be. She would be really hard to beat if she had this. The radio announcer said Hunt got cleated on a steal attempt in the 2nd inning.Hayes was at shortstop tonight, I wonder if the first two innings yesterday might have cost Hunt a start tonight. :dunno: Good job ladies. RTR! :clap: She started the game at SS and had a hit in her first at bat. My bad, I came in from working outside in the third and Gametracker had her at ss. Hope it's not a serious injury. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 07:35:03 AM No. 2 Alabama rallies to down No. 12 Georgia, sets up Saturday rubber match
Quote No. 2 Alabama rallied to snap its season-high two-game losing streak Friday, as it scored the game's final six runs en route to a 8-3 victory over No. 12 Georgia in Athens. With Alabama (41-4, 18-3 SEC) trailing 3-2 in the fourth inning, third baseman Courtney Conley, the Crimson Tide's bottom-of-the-order hitter, put the Crimson Tide ahead for good with a two-run single. Second baseman Jackey Branham, Jazlyn Lunceford and Amanda Locke gave Alabama more than enough insurance over the next two innings, as Branham and Locke each hit solo home runs and Lunceford added a two-run shot to blow the game open. First pitch for Saturday's rubber match is set for 1:30 p.m. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/no_2_alabama_rallies_to_down_n.html Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 01:55:08 PM No score after 1 complete inning. Bama coming to bat in the 2nd.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 02:00:49 PM Bama leaves the bases loaded in the 2nd but fails to score. 0-0 with the Dawgs coimg to bat.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 02:12:05 PM UGA does not score in the 2nd. Bama coming to bat in the 3rd with the game tied 0-0.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 02:26:29 PM Locke hits a 2run HR to give Bama a 2-0 lead.
Locke is the stating pitcher today. Hunt did not start today due to injury. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 02:31:20 PM UGA does not score in the 3rd. Bama still leads 2-0.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 03:06:20 PM UGA gets a run in the 5th to cut Bama's lead to 2-1. Bama batting in the 6th.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 03:14:52 PM UGA batting in the bottom of the 6th trailing Bama 2-1.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 03:23:51 PM UGA does not score in the 6th. Bama still leads 2-1 going into the top of the 7th.
Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 03:41:05 PM Bama gets 4 runs in the 7th to take a 6-1 lead. Lunceford hit a 2run HR and Boccia had a solo HR.
Three quick outs in the bottom of the 7th and we win this series. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Jamos on April 21, 2012, 03:45:02 PM Way to go ladies. #+
Kudos to Amanda Locke, she was a one person wrecking crew today. For her to pitch a complete game and drive in three runs with a homer and a single, what a show. #+ #+ #+ Maybe I counted my chickens before they hatched, Georgia has scored 3 with 2 outs, Bama leads 6-4 Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 03:54:46 PM Nice win by Bama to take the series. Locke pitched a good game only giving up 1 run through 6 innings. she ran out of gas in the 7th and gave up three runs. Traina game in to get the last out.
Taking 2 out of 3 at UGA is a good weekends work. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: Leewillie on April 21, 2012, 03:58:55 PM Way to go ladies. #+ Lock is still the star of the game in my opinion,Kudos to Amanda Locke, she was a one person wrecking crew today. For her to pitch a complete game and drive in three runs with a homer and a single, what a show. #+ #+ #+ Maybe I counted my chickens before they hatched, Georgia has scored 3 with 2 outs, Bama leads 6-4 With the bat - 2 hits including a HR, and 3 RBI's, Pitching 6 2/3 innings allowing only 1 run. (She had 2 outs in the 7th before they scored the 3 final runs) The key hit in the game was her 2 out RBI single in the seventh which kept the inning alive for Lunceford and Boccia HR's. Wish she could have closed it out in the 7th Yeah, she is still my star of the game. Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: 2Stater on April 21, 2012, 04:20:16 PM Nice win by Bama to take the series. Locke pitched a good game only giving up 1 run through 6 innings. she ran out of gas in the 7th and gave up three runs. Traina game in to get the last out. Taking 2 out of 3 at UGA is a good weekends work. Dang skippy!!! #+ Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: pmull on April 21, 2012, 06:25:35 PM Amanda Locke gives No. 2 Crimson Tide a boost in the circle, at the plate in win over No. 12 Georgia
Quote Senior Amanda Locke hit a two-run home run and kept Georgia's offense in check long enough before No. 2 Alabama's offense erupted in a 6-4 victory Saturday in Athens. Locke, making just her third start of the season, scattered 10 hits and struck out five to lead the Crimson Tide (42-4, 19-3 SEC) to its second straight win following Thursday's series-opening loss. The majority of her outing came with Alabama clinging to a small lead before the offense rallied for four runs in the seventh inning. Locke, who gave Alabama a two-run lead in the third inning with her 12th home run of the season and added an RBI in the seventh, became the first Crimson Tide pitcher not named Jackie Traina to beat an SEC foe since Leslie Jury picked up the win April 1 against Mississippi State. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/senior_amanda_locke_does_it_al.html (http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/7000227jpeg-d6da70d590dff1ed.jpeg) Title: Re: No. 2 Softball Hits the Road to Face No. 13 Georgia (ESPN2 7:00 CT) Post by: SUPERCOACH on April 21, 2012, 11:18:38 PM Roll Tide!
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