CWS day 3

[Collier11]

Currently ASU and Clemson are scoreless in the 2nd


The top half of the bracket, TCU vs UCLA and Florida vs Florida st will be playing today as well, weather permitting

[Collier11]

Clemson just took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd

[Collier11]

Clemson up 2-0, I dont think ASU is pitching their ace

[NormanPride]

Then they either don't respect Clemson, or think they will need him more in the second game regardless.

Two errors from ASU already? Rut-roh.

[Collier11]

Dont get me wrong, Blair is really good 12-0 with a 3.43 era but they also have Rogers and Lambson who all have substantially lower ERAs but less IPs. Not completely sure who is the ace by looking at their stats

[Collier11]

It looks like Blair was their highest drafted pitcher so I might be wrong?

[Collier11]

2-1 now, Clemson still up

[Collier11]

5-1 Clemson in the 5th, this is setting up well for us guys.


If Clemson wins, their #2 pitcher has a 5+ era. Their overall staff behind him isnt great either although they can rake at the plate

[NormanPride]

Does Shore match up well with them? ASU is doing terribly... maybe it's the rain/humidity?

[Collier11]

I dont know enough about them to know but with the way he has pitched lately you have to think he matches up well against most teams

[Collier11]

6-1 now for Clemson

[NormanPride]

6-1, mid 6th. Clemson is hitting really, really well. Hrm.

[Collier11]

6-2 in the 7th

[Collier11]

ASU gets bases loaded and no outs and only scores 1, 6-3 going to the 8th

[NormanPride]

End of the eighth, same score.

[Sooner95]

Cool. I'll take my chances with Clemson if we can avoid the top seed for now.

[Boomer.....]

Exactly.

[Collier11]

Ill take my chances with a team that has a bunch of 4 and 5 era's over a team with a bunch of 2 and 3 era's any day :D

[Collier11]

Goin to the bottom of the 9th

[Collier11]

1 out

[NormanPride]

Two outs, one on. Same score.

[NormanPride]

Ballgame?

[NormanPride]

Looks like we're playing Clemson. Get ready, guys.

[Boomer.....]

Alright, alright.

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/9410/dazed02wooderson02.jpg

[Serge Ibaka]

When is the Clemson game?

Great win last night! Frustrating day with all of the delays. Go Sooners!

[Boomer.....]

Tomorrow at 8pm

[Sooner95]

Good stuff thx for the updates.

[fwsooner22]

Alright, alright.

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/9410/dazed02wooderson02.jpg

Now that was funny !

[Eielson]

Dont get me wrong, Blair is really good 12-0 with a 3.43 era but they also have Rogers and Lambson who all have substantially lower ERAs but less IPs. Not completely sure who is the ace by looking at their stats

I would guess the guy with the most IPs would be their ace.

[Collier11]

So Zach Neal is our ace?

[Eielson]

So Zach Neal is our ace?

Apparently you think he is...


Good to know that our ace Neal is a big game pitcher, had possibly the worst game of his OU career yesterday

[Eielson]

Anyway, Rodgers and Lambson are relievers.

[Collier11]

Apparently you think he is...

He pitched Fridays all season, it is quite obvious though if youve watched the last cpl of weeks that the title of "ACE" has shifted to Shore, that was my point

[Eielson]

He pitched Fridays all season, it is quite obvious though if youve watched the last cpl of weeks that the title of "ACE" has shifted to Shore, that was my point

So is it safe to assume that Neal pitched the most innings this year because he was our ace for most of the season? Anyway, the IP difference between Shore and Neal isn't very big.

[NormanPride]

So if Neal used to be our ace and Shore is now, why did we start with Rocha?

[Collier11]

well they were saying on the telecast lastnite that Golloway has said that instead of pitching his 3 best on the weekend he used Rocha for midweek games to help our RPI since we played some good midweek teams. Basically this team doesnt have a Daniel Mccutcheon or someone like that so I would say that Shore is our big game pitcher, Rocha is 1AA, and Neal is our #3 guy, thats how theyve been pitching lately atleast.

Might be why we didnt sweep some series that we should have also

[Collier11]

So is it safe to assume that Neal pitched the most innings this year because he was our ace for most of the season? Anyway, the IP difference between Shore and Neal isn't very big.

Well, Neal started off very avg, had about 6-8 really good starts in a row and then has pitched badly the last two. He is just too inconsistent

[C&CDean]

Now let's just go take care of another South Carolina team and really put ourselves in the driver's seat.

[cjames317]

Here's hoping for an OU-TCU championship series.

[Eielson]

So if Neal used to be our ace and Shore is now, why did we start with Rocha?

I don't really think we have a true ace.

[NormanPride]

That would be pretty cool, if only because we've already beaten them twice. I'd be overjoyed just to make it.

[NormanPride]

I don't really think we have a true ace.

That's what I thought. Shore seems to be the best right now, but in a week? Who knows.

[Collier11]

I don't really think we have a true ace.

Def not, a true ace is a dominant pitcher and we dont have that, although Shore has dominated his last two starts, both in huge games

[sooner59]

Awesome! I was not looking forward to playing Arizona State.

[Eielson]

Awesome! I was not looking forward to playing Arizona State.

That regional from two years ago still frustrates me.

[rawlingsHOH]

I don't really think we have a true ace.

http://www.g3graphx.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/611.jpg

How sweet would that have been?

[Sooner95]

Quick Update on the other side...

FSU leads FL 7-2 T8

[tommieharris91]

Florida needs The Right Reverend Tim T. Messiah to stay alive.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

FU eliminated by FSU, 8-5. Gators have their mouths taped shut. They're headed for the shoe and purse factory..

[Collier11]

UCLA up on TCU 5-0 in the 6th. Lookin like it will be TCU vs Florida st in the next elimination game

[btk108]

dont count your chickens.....seems like everyone is making a late game run

[Collier11]

UCLAs pitcher is a stud though, not so sure

[tommieharris91]

UCLAs pitcher is a stud though, not so sure

Yea, Gerrit Cole is quite an MLB prospect. I think OU shelled him when we played in LA last season though.

[Collier11]

and now its 5-3, yikes

[Boomer.....]

UCLA ended up winning 6-3.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Florida needs The Right Reverend Tim T. Messiah to stay alive.

Yes, but his patented jump/pass would be callled a balk.