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CaliHen98 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 5:40 pm
Would love to know what happened in the bottom of the 8th. We are up 1 run, 5-4, and we received 2 walks to start the the inning. But with runners on 1st and 2nd and nobody out, the 8th and 9th place hitters in our lineup end up both striking out? I would LOVE to know if either of them tried to lay a sac bunt down to get runners to 2nd and 3rd with 1 out (or 2 outs) for the top of the lineup, or if they both were sent to the plate with the green light???
After the first walk, we squared to bunt and ended up getting the walk. When there were runners on 1st and 2nd, we did not bunt either of the next 2 hitters and both struck out.
First time I can remember in a long time, we only used 2 pitchers. Good win, team was visibly pumped when they won.
The difference in the game was that our pitchers had control of their pitches. We only issued 3 walks, did not hit a batter, and did not throw any wild pitches. Had we walked our normal 8 or so batters, we would likely have lost the game. Our two pitchers were throwing strikes, so the coaches wisely stuck with them rather than following the pod pitching routine.
Hens and Dallas Baptist headed to extras in game 3. Missed a golden opportunity in the bottom of the 9th to walk it off. Had bases loaded with one out and hit into a double play.
East Coaster wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:06 pm
In the 8th inning, we were up 5-3. We walked four batters and also hit a batter, ending up behind 6-5. They only had one hit, a single, in the inning.
East Coaster, Why did HC Mamula and/or Pitching Coach Sweeney allow Pitcher Jackson Hulcher to pitch the entore 8th inning (and even the first 3rd of the ninth!) when it became obvious that Hulcher had lost his control? Weren't there other pitchers (warming-up?) in the bullpen? Didn't Mamula or Sweeney trust anyone else to come-in before UD gave up three runs to allow DBY to tie the game with the only hit a single with no one on? That was where UD lost the game.
East Coaster wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:06 pm
In the 8th inning, we were up 5-3. We walked four batters and also hit a batter, ending up behind 6-5. They only had one hit, a single, in the inning.
East Coaster, Why did HC Mamula and/or Pitching Coach Sweeney allow Pitcher Jackson Hulcher to pitch the entore 8th inning (and even the first 3rd of the ninth!) when it became obvious that Hulcher had lost his control? Weren't there other pitchers (warming-up?) in the bullpen? Didn't Mamula or Sweeney trust anyone else to come-in before UD gave up three runs to allow DBY to tie the game with the only hit a single with no one on? That was where UD lost the game.
East Coaster wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:06 pm
In the 8th inning, we were up 5-3. We walked four batters and also hit a batter, ending up behind 6-5. They only had one hit, a single, in the inning.
East Coaster, Why did HC Mamula and/or Pitching Coach Sweeney allow Pitcher Jackson Hulcher to pitch the entore 8th inning (and even the first 3rd of the ninth!) when it became obvious that Hulcher had lost his control? Weren't there other pitchers (warming-up?) in the bullpen? Didn't Mamula or Sweeney trust anyone else to come-in before UD gave up three runs to allow DBY to tie the game with the only hit a single with no one on? That was where UD lost the game.
Right, we lost a hard fought game right there. Hulcher has looked good this year in previous appearances, and I guess the coaches thought he would recover. It was puzzling. We also gave up a three run homer in the first inning that would have been a solo homer had we not walked the two guys who were on base.
So what we are saying is walks cost us a series [again].
Its comical that our staff is giving up 6-7 or more walks a game & we are throwing them out there. Something has to change and fast...whether thats forgoing the POD system, pitching some who would or could be red-shirting or more drastic like firing the pitching coach.
UDFootballFan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2026 10:46 am
So what we are saying is walks cost us a series [again].
Its comical that our staff is giving up 6-7 or more walks a game & we are throwing them out there. Something has to change and fast...whether thats forgoing the POD system, pitching some who would or could be red-shirting or more drastic like firing the pitching coach.
East Coaster wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2026 8:18 pm
9 walks, 3 wild pitches, and 3 hit batters in today’s game agains Rutgers. That was through 8 innings, as Rutgers did not have to bat in the 9th.
If our pitchers are walking/hitting/wild pitching a boatload of batters while the opponents are not, then WTH is going on?
These kids have been throwing since they were 5-years old and have been playing on travel teams year round. Once you are throwing on a regulation mound with regulation distance, the plate location doesn't change and it simply comes down to an umpire's calls (which your opponent also has to navigate).
I get that the pitchers are facing college batters...but gd it...throw strikes.
Maybe we can hire Dr. Mobley.
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
