Game 1 vs Bammer

[Coach34]

https://x.com/hailstatebb/status/1786517465775981040?s=46&t=OwYh-8ppYKXqKt8QQD9Mtw

Same line-up

Says we are starting on time

LFG!!

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Why dont we do
Mershon
Hujsack
Dakota
Hines
Chance
Pulliam
Stevens
Kohler
Powell?

[Commercecomet24]

Let's GO!!!

[Coursesuper]

Let's GO!!!

We’ve had a little over an inch since around 1 and the tarp was on so we should be good. Maybe a little wet in a few spots but very playable.

[magrooder]

Hines with a three run shot

[EdwardDrayton]

HAMMERIN' HANK!!

[Commercecomet24]

Hines heating up!

[Leroy Jenkins]

Mersh swiping an extra 90'. Our base-running has cost, and saved us, more times this year than I can remember.

[Commercecomet24]

We’ve had a little over an inch since around 1 and the tarp was on so we should be good. Maybe a little wet in a few spots but very playable.

The folks that take care of our fields and campus do an awesome job!

[Leroy Jenkins]

The folks that take care of our fields and campus do an awesome job!

I think we have a groundskeeper on ED.

[magrooder]

quick inning for stephen

[Commercecomet24]

I think we have a groundskeeper on ED.

I believe so. Kudos to him and all those who do such great work! Love the way our campus looks!

[Commercecomet24]

Dawgs is ready!

[magrooder]

Mershon with a RBI single 4-0 dawgs

[SaintDawg]

Was that Bama player swinging a wood bat?

[DawgFromOxford]

Hines flashing the leather

[Leroy Jenkins]

Finding some barrels. No damage though.

[R2Dawg]

Ump screwed him on that pitch, inning should be over.

[Commercecomet24]

That boy khal is good!

[EdwardDrayton]

44

[Commercecomet24]

Hines is en fuego!

[DawgFromOxford]

Hines back at it again!

[EdwardDrayton]

That boy khal is good!

Khong

[R2Dawg]

Somebody dump some water on Hines he is absolutely on fire. Stupid to pitch to him at all, but keep on.

[Commercecomet24]

Khong

I like it!

[mparkerfd20]

Hines is ****ing smoking now

[Commercecomet24]

The most runs this bama pitcher has given up this year is 3 until tonight!

[EdwardDrayton]

Hines is en fuego!

Bien hecho, senor!

[KOdawg1]

Locked tf in

[KOdawg1]

I want this Alabama SS next year

[Leroy Jenkins]

I think everything a balk, but that one was legit.

[Commercecomet24]

Keep adding on!

[R2Dawg]

Our base running cost us runs every weekend.

[KOdawg1]

Our base running cost us runs every weekend.

That was on Cheese.

Larry can't see the ball at that point and rounded thinking it got through. Cheese can see the ball and should've lost his shit trying to get Larry to stay on the bag. Cheese has to be better there

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Our base running cost us runs every weekend.

Such a dumb mistake to get out at third. Even if we wouldn’t have scored another run, it would have allowed at least one more at-bat, which runs up the Bama pitch count. We need to use up their bullpen arms tonight.

[Brobi-wan]

I’m loving this

[Coach34]

That was on Cheese.

Larry can't see the ball at that point and rounded thinking it got through. Cheese can see the ball and should've lost his shit trying to get Larry to stay on the bag. Cheese has to be better there

What did Cheese do? Did Larry run thru the stop sign?

[DawgFromOxford]

Chance with a bomb!

Nice to see Gotro earning his paycheck since the Vandy shutout. This offense is fun

[KOdawg1]

What did Cheese do? Did Larry run thru the stop sign?

Went back and looked.

He threw up the stop sign but it was too late

[KOdawg1]

Need to run rule them to save pitching

[R2Dawg]

This game has run rule potential.

[R2Dawg]

Mershon is Tanner Allenn II. Just a money player.

[Commercecomet24]

This team is turning into a machine

[magrooder]

Grand Slam by Larry!!

[Leroy Jenkins]

The anchors that had been weighing us down are now starting to pull their weight.

[DawgFromOxford]

Larry with the grand slam!!! 12-0 B4 no outs

[R2Dawg]

And we've opened the can wide open on Bama

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Okay. We don’t need to lose this one**

[BeardoMSU]

Taking 'em to pound town!

[BeardoMSU]

This team is turning into a machine

At the right time of the year!

[RockyDog]

Lemons has this team in play for 16-19 SEC wins. That is lifetime contract worthy!!

[R2Dawg]

Alright we need to end this one in 7.

[Saltydog]

Kahl trying to battle thru it but he knows he doesn't have his best stuff tonight. I'd like to see him get at least 6 tonight.

Ump squeezing him too. Stephen is very hittable if he's not getting the corners.

[Coach34]

Went back and looked.

He threw up the stop sign but it was too late

Gotcha. I’m at son’s game and having to listen to Jim

[magrooder]

Getting squeezed by the ump

[Coach34]

Lemons has this team in play for 16-19 SEC wins. That is lifetime contract worthy!!

lol

[mparkerfd20]

Squeezing the hell out of Stephen now

[DawgFromOxford]

Dakota with a bad angle gives up a hit and a run

[BeardoMSU]

Je....sus....

[Saltydog]

Hujsak scares the shit outta me in CF. He got lucky on that short hop earlier in the game too.

[KOdawg1]

Sweet baby Jesus, what in the world

[msstate7]

Pretty sure every pop up on the left side of diamond this season has resulted in a collision between c and Kohler

[R2Dawg]

Well here we go again

[BeardoMSU]

Ok, thank Christ.

[magrooder]

Pretty sure every pop up on the left side of diamond this season has resulted in a collision between c and Kohler

I thought we had agreed for Kohler to never try to catch a pop up

[DawgFromOxford]

Could?ve been a disastrous inning. Managed to limit it to a frustrating one. Need to get at least one back to get the run rule back in effect. 12-3 headed to B5

[R2Dawg]

We need to somehow finish this in 7. Does Stephen come back?

[Saltydog]

Need to keep hammering away and close this thing out in 7 because they're just going to throw scrubs the rest of the game.

[KOdawg1]

We need to somehow finish this in 7. Does Stephen come back?

I wouldn't

[EdwardDrayton]

Black with the nasty for strike 3.

[KOdawg1]

Black at least looks like he can throw strikes with decent stuff.

Him being an option out of the pen would be cool

[magrooder]

Need to score one more run and take the rest of the evening off.

[HoopsDawg]

Larry getting hot. Look out.

[msstate7]

Larry starting to hit could really catapult this team

[Quaoarsking]

How much money do we lose in beer and other concessions when there's a run rule? The SEC needs to make it a "Sunday only" rule.

[HoopsDawg]

We just will not let Stevens get an AB. Sigh.

[msstate7]

How much money do we lose in beer and other concessions when there's a run rule? The SEC needs to make it a "Sunday only" rule.

When do they cut off beer sale? It's after 7 for braves

[Commercecomet24]

Black at least looks like he can throw strikes with decent stuff.

Him being an option out of the pen would be cool

Black has nasty stuff. Don't understand why we haven't used him more. I saw him pitch in juco and he's a baller!

[Coursesuper]

How much money do we lose in beer and other concessions when there's a run rule? The SEC needs to make it a "Sunday only" rule.

You serious Clark?

[Commercecomet24]

This team is really mentally tough. They've learned how to battle through adversity.

[State82]

How much money do we lose in beer and other concessions when there's a run rule? The SEC needs to make it a "Sunday only" rule.

I was thinking they closed beer sales after the 7th anyway. Maybe not.

[DawgFromOxford]

Scored 1 to build the lead back to 10. Time to end this thing. 3 outs away from being on the plus side of a Friday night run rule

[Commercecomet24]

That's 9 out of 10 y'all! Another big win!

[magrooder]

A decisive victory.

[State82]

Oh yeah! Way to save that pitching boys!

[R2Dawg]

Wrap it. That is the way you start the weekend. Hail State

[DawgFromOxford]

Great win!

Does anyone know the last time we run ruled someone on Friday night?

[SaintDawg]

Great win!

Does anyone know the last time we run ruled someone on Friday night? and run-ruled a ranked team on Friday night?

[BeardoMSU]

That's 9 out of 10 y'all! Another big win!

^^^!!!

[Homedawg]

Once again I like not watch the game and know the outcome by the length of the thread. 5 pages means win. 10 pages means close win that people have bitched about all game. Probably trailed. 15+ pages loss.

[Homedawg]

I was thinking they closed beer sales after the 7th anyway. Maybe not.

They do.

[Coach34]

Man that couldn’t have gone any better tonight

[Commercecomet24]

Once again I like not watch the game and know the outcome by the length of the thread. 5 pages means win. 10 pages means close win that people have bitched about all game. Probably trailed. 15+ pages loss.

Every single time.

[SPMT]

I believe so. Kudos to him and all those who do such great work! Love the way our campus looks!

Looks great! Well done!

[Todd4State]

Man that couldn’t have gone any better tonight

Pretty much. We may play a doubleheader tomorrow so having our bullpen fresh is nice. And maybe Gavin Black can help us. I thought he might be a candidate for closer earlier in the year before he had a couple of rough outings. Looked great tonight.

This would have been a perfect game to use Dohm. But no regrets.

[Todd4State]

RPI is up to 19

[Coursesuper]

Looks great! Well done!

Thank y’all.

[BeardoMSU]

RPI is up to 19

It's happening...

[Todd4State]

It's happening...

WE have a chance! Really need to win this series at least of course a sweep would be better. 14-15 SEC wins probably punches our ticket to the regionals. Also, after Alabama we have Arkansas on the road which is going to be really difficult to win a game there. And then we're probably going to have to play North Alabama and their awful RPI and then Mizzou is likely going to be in the 90's RPI wise. So really after this weekend and next we don't really have any opportunities to move up very much.

Then it really comes down to taking care of business against North Alabama and Mizzou- and Mizzou has been Lemonis's nemesis over the years.

[Todd4State]

What I loved the most about tonight was the AB's we took. Hunter Hines hit a home run to left center. And it absolutely warmed my heart. Since he has started to use the whole field he has gotten hot and the home runs have started to come because it's harder to pitch to him. That's when pitchers have to gamble in his happy zone and then he pulls one into RF for a home run.

And even in the Governor's Cup- we hit a LOT of balls right back up the middle for singles. That's a good sign.

We look like a completely different team right now than we did before Vanderbilt.

[Homedawg]

Pretty much. We may play a doubleheader tomorrow so having our bullpen fresh is nice. And maybe Gavin Black can help us. I thought he might be a candidate for closer earlier in the year before he had a couple of rough outings. Looked great tonight.

This would have been a perfect game to use Dohm. But no regrets.

W black on the roster makes one wonder who is? Makes it tough to know.

[Homedawg]

WE have a chance! Really need to win this series at least of course a sweep would be better. 14-15 SEC wins probably punches our ticket to the regionals. Also, after Alabama we have Arkansas on the road which is going to be really difficult to win a game there. And then we're probably going to have to play North Alabama and their awful RPI and then Mizzou is likely going to be in the 90's RPI wise. So really after this weekend and next we don't really have any opportunities to move up very much.

Then it really comes down to taking care of business against North Alabama and Mizzou- and Mizzou has been Lemonis's nemesis over the years.

Good news is Missouri is on the road. More rpi "points" available by being on the road. Lose to them at home and it a disaster. Which we don't have to worry about

[Goldendawg]

Good news is Missouri is on the road. More rpi "points" available by being on the road. Lose to them at home and it a disaster. Which we don't have to worry about

Missouri series is at Dudy Noble.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Just collect SEC wins. 13-9 Today with 8 more Opportunities.

Arkansas on the road will be hard. But Ark has lost 5 games, so they can lose.

Winning 4 of 8 is 17-13 in the SEC, most likely hosting a regional. As a lower Seed, heading back to College Station or Fayetteville for a potential Super. There are no easy supers.

[DownwardDawg]

Great win!

[Cooterpoot]

I tell you, this team is starting to feel a lot like 2016. We lost focus at one point up 12 runs, but things are looking like they're falling into place late in the season.

[Todd4State]

W black on the roster makes one wonder who is? Makes it tough to know.

I was surprised when Black came out. It would be nice if they posted the SEC roster somewhere each week. MLB does this daily with all of their injury moves so not sure why we can't or don't.

Definitely Stephen, Loo, Auger, Black, Hardin, Tyler Davis, Schuelke, Stevens, Ligon, Cheatham and then probably Siary are definites. The other 1-2 as I am assuming we are going with 12-13 pitchers are the mystery. Although Pico might be one because I thought I heard someone say that they might use him this weekend if needed although I personally would shut him down for this series given his injury history and the fact he threw 55 pitches and then give him an extra day off and maybe pitch him against Arkansas and see how it goes.

[Homedawg]

Missouri series is at Dudy Noble.

Brain fart. Thanks. I knew that. So if we lose one to Missouri the roi won't go up. Even winning the series.

[smootness]

Just collect SEC wins. 13-9 Today with 8 more Opportunities.

Arkansas on the road will be hard. But Ark has lost 5 games, so they can lose.

Winning 4 of 8 is 17-13 in the SEC, most likely hosting a regional. As a lower Seed, heading back to College Station or Fayetteville for a potential Super. There are no easy supers.

I do not think we would host at 17-13. It is possible but I think we would be a 2.

[Bdawg]

Just wanted to saw awesome win last night. I was busy. Really wish we could pull sweep to offset AR in case we don’t get one over there(but I think we will). Seems the bats are steadily warming! Didn’t hear DJ’s. name much in the thread. How did he do?

[Quaoarsking]

My RPI workbook says we probably need to be 19-11 to host. We could get there at 18-12 if some other "hosting bubble" teams falter and drop below us.

Also, I'm working on the assumption that the committee very closely aligns the hosts to the top 16 RPI teams with maybe just 1 or 2 deviations to other teams in the teens, but the committee isn't always consistent from year to year, so it's all pretty uncertain.

[DownwardDawg]

I've never heard any talk of Black? Who is this cat?

[Bdawg]

I've never heard any talk of Black? Who is this cat?

We’ve seen him in a few stints. After one of his good outings, I thought we would see him more. He may have had a bad outing I missed, but the game I saw he looked pretty dang good and good velo. Thought he may emerge as a closer but we haven’t seen him in a while till last night. I thought I remember upper 90s when I saw him but I may be mistaken

[State82]

I've never heard any talk of Black? Who is this cat?
Sophomore from Georgia and transferred in from Northwest Florida State College.

[DownwardDawg]

Thanks for the replies. I can't keep up with all the game threads so I don't remember seeing him. I was driving last night from Nashville so had to check box score and this thread when I got here.

[Todd4State]

My RPI workbook says we probably need to be 19-11 to host. We could get there at 18-12 if some other "hosting bubble" teams falter and drop below us.

Also, I'm working on the assumption that the committee very closely aligns the hosts to the top 16 RPI teams with maybe just 1 or 2 deviations to other teams in the teens, but the committee isn't always consistent from year to year, so it's all pretty uncertain.

I think we get a host spot with 17. I'm going off of recent trends with the committee.

[The Federalist Engineer]

I do not think we would host at 17-13. It is possible but I think we would be a 2.

I think you are talking National Seed. We can't get that without 20 wins. But hosting is 17 wins. Even 16-win SEC teams host many years.

All the baseball people know that most regional sites are basically empty stands with dog bark and lawn mowers as the background sounds.

[Coach34]

I do not think we would host at 17-13. It is possible but I think we would be a 2.

The SEC is going to get at least 5 hosts. Probably six or 7. If we are top 20 RPI we almost assuredly host

[Coach34]

I think we get a host spot with 17. I'm going off of recent trends with the committee.

SEC had 8 hosts last year and you have to think it will be at least 6 this year if not 7. There wont be 6 teams host and us not

[Quaoarsking]

It's all about RPI with the committee lately, not conference prestige or conference win record.

Of course it's all moot because we're going to finish with 19 or 20 SEC wins anyway.