Regional Game 1: State vs SJ

[BeardoMSU]

Let's go!

https://twitter.com/HailStateBB/status/1796652276766970344?t=KS98-teJ1S-wx0NB9by0eA&s=19

[Coach34]

Beat me by 2 mins.

Please use this one tonight guys.

LFG!!

[HoopsDawg]

Took all season but Lemonis finally got our best 9 bats in the lineup. Let's go!

[Cooterpoot]

I feel good if Stephen throws well.

[parabrave]

DJ and HH have to produce. Would've had Husack 4th

[Commercecomet24]

DJ and HH have to produce. Would've had Husack 4th

Agree 100%! I'd also rather see pulliam dh than downs at least pulliam has some pop.

[Brobi-wan]

I think Hujsak hits better outta that 6 hole than higher up. If the bottom of the order is the only part that produces because of the K machines in the middle, so be it

[Coach34]

Agree 100%! I'd also rather see pulliam dh than downs at least pulliam has some pop.

Pulliam is 4 for last 34 and 0 for last 13.

[Commercecomet24]

Pulliam is 4 for last 34 and 0 for last 13.

I stand corrected crap didn't realize he'd been that bad. Geez that's terrible. Of course downs has sucked too lol

[Cooterpoot]

LOL at ESPN not having announcers at the game and choosing an OM and LSU guy to call it.

[Commercecomet24]

I think Hujsak hits better outta that 6 hole than higher up. If the bottom of the order is the only part that produces because of the K machines in the middle, so be it

5 hole actually but he produced when moved up at sect without him those last couple games we'd been hurting

[Cooterpoot]

Our pitchers won't get that SEC zone, and that's a good thing

[Brobi-wan]

5 hole actually but he produced when moved up at sect without him those last couple games we'd been hurting

Thanks for the correction! It did work for us there, but I liked him better lower. Especially with Kohler finding some groove. I like not having Long in the lineup as well.

[BeardoMSU]

Nice 5 pitch inning, lol.

[Commercecomet24]

Dakota trying to pull outside pitch without letting Mershon run

[Cooterpoot]

The two damn hitters struggling go up there hacking first pitch. We need a hitting coach.

[Commercecomet24]

Thanks for the correction! It did work for us there, but I liked him better lower. Especially with Kohler finding some groove. I like not having Long in the lineup as well.

Hujsak gonna produce no matter where you put him lol. He's just a baller

[Commercecomet24]

The two damn hitters struggling go up there hacking first pitch. We need a hitting coach.

Yep no patience at all. Mershon should've been given a shot to run at least

[Brobi-wan]

Yep no patience at all. Mershon should've been given a shot to run at least

Feel like the slump gotta have something to do with a lack of patience.

[Commercecomet24]

Feel like the slump gotta have something to do with a lack of patience.

No doubt about it. They're grinding that bat into sawdust. Pressing

[Brobi-wan]

Khal is DEALING

[Commercecomet24]

Let's GO!

[magrooder]

Kohler cranks a two run homer

[Brobi-wan]

UMP doesn’t like St. John’s lol

[EdwardDrayton]

YOWSER!!!!

[Commercecomet24]

Hines and dj should've been watching that Kohler swing

[BeardoMSU]

Yasss!

[SaintDawg]

How big is this ballpark? Looks like you can spit over that fence.

[Commercecomet24]

How big is this ballpark? Looks like you can spit over that fence.

Looks like a bandbox doesn't it.

[Cooterpoot]

This pitcher is a two pitch guy. Should be a matter of time til everybody catches up to him. SHOULD

[HoopsDawg]

Hines and dj should've been watching that Kohler swing

Yep. Difference between a homer and a rollover

[Commercecomet24]

Yep. Difference between a homer and a rollover

Yep! Beautiful swing by Kohler

[SaintDawg]

Looks like a bandbox doesn't it.

It’s tiny

[Commercecomet24]

This pitcher is a two pitch guy. Should be a matter of time til everybody catches up to him. SHOULD

Yeah don't have a lot of life on his fb either

[Coach34]

It’s tiny

Now we see why Va's hitting stats are like they are

[BeardoMSU]

Dumb ass, lol. Thanks tho.

[EdwardDrayton]

Really??!?? A review?!!? The throw got there before the runner was born.

[BeardoMSU]

Nice throw Chance.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Chance hosing a runner…..first time for everything

[Commercecomet24]

Now we see why Va's hitting stats are like they are

I was thinking the same thing. I think I could still hit one out if that place lol

[Commercecomet24]

Heckuva play by chance

[SaintDawg]

Really??!?? A review?!!? The throw got there before the runner was born.

LOL… have some rep.

[Coach34]

Chance hosing a runner…..first time for everything

haha- yep

[Commercecomet24]

Please move him down in the order he's totally lost at the plate. He swung at 2 pitches that weren't strikes

[Cooterpoot]

DJ on his toes chasing. He's given up

[StarkVegasSteve]

Can someone tell Dakota to step off the plate about 6 inches?? He is standing on top of the damn thing.

[Commercecomet24]

Can someone tell Dakota to step off the plate about 6 inches?? He is standing on top of the damn thing.

Yep been saying it for over a month.

[Brobi-wan]

DJ gotta be moved down at this point. Just nothing else to do.

[Brobi-wan]

Hate that for HH

[Commercecomet24]

Well at least Hines hit one hard geez

[Cooterpoot]

Missed a mistake pitch but not by much

[BeardoMSU]

Damn. Hunter just misses one. Thought that was gone.

[Commercecomet24]

DJ on his toes chasing. He's given up

You know how bad that feeling is when you're going this bad. No confidence up there, jittery, just lost. Bad feeling

[SaintDawg]

Man, I thought HH got a hold of that one

[CaptainObvious]

Lemonis gonna die on that hill with DJ in the 3 hole But Hunter hammered that one right there.


Frankly DJ would be a bigger help to the team if he stood there and never swung while Mershon steals around the bases.

[Brobi-wan]

34 is a grown man

[CaptainObvious]

Gonna need offense to win this one. I haven't seen much so far.

[99jc]

This is why lemonis sucks he is an idiot to leave jordan at 3rd

[Cooterpoot]

Stephen scares me a little right now. He's prone to a bomb and it's a short field. Better get some runs.

[PMDawg]

Way too many fastballs. Mix it up some Kahl.

[maroonmania]

Those 2 runs for St. John's started with the botched ground ball at SS. Our offense is going to have to wake up. Putting up 3 to 5 runs every game isn't going to cut it.

[Brobi-wan]

That wasn’t a first pitch strike to downs.

[Cooterpoot]

Those 2 runs for St. John's started with the botched ground ball at SS. Our offense is going to have to wake up. Putting up 3 to 5 runs every game isn't going to cut it.

He wasn't getting him out on that slow spinning ball regardless

[Apoplectic]

what?s that word for doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result

[maroonmania]

SJ's is hitting the ball a lot harder right now than we are. Both balls this inning have been smoked.

[Cooterpoot]

I had hoped we could figure out the bats but we simply suck. Gotro should be on thin ice & be told so.

[BrunswickDawg]

Hey look at that - another team made a fundamental mistake on the basepaths that any 13 year old should know not to do

[Cooterpoot]

Ump has lost the zone

[CaptainObvious]

Ump has lost the zone

Looks to me like these sucky batters wearing maroon starting with Chance cant hit line drives or hard ground balls.

[Brobi-wan]

Well, Doesn’t matter if Mersh got on or not with 42 up

[civildawg]

Fire GoTro

[Coach34]

Trout is now 17/74 in the leadoff spot- .230

[maroonmania]

Fire GoTro

Funny part is it doesn't really matter who the pitcher is we are facing. Our offense sucks against everyone.

[HoopsDawg]

Trout is now 17/74 in the leadoff spot- .230

Ouch. Surprised Lemonis didn't make a change...sike

[Saltydog]

We didn't deserve to host. PERIOD.

[Activated Alpha]

Ouch. Surprised Lemonis didn't make a change...sike

Seems like, no matter who we put at lead off this season, it curses them

[Saltydog]

Khal ain't fooling nobody. I'd get the pen up.

[EdwardDrayton]

KKKKKKhong

[chef dixon]

Khal ain't fooling nobody. I'd get the pen up.

He's been great

[GolfDawg]

Gotta love what Khal has done for us this year. A true competitor, great composure and that guy knows how to PITCH

[Hypnodawg]

Gotro seat has got to be blazing

[civildawg]

LOL Jordan

[Cooterpoot]

Jordan isn't even looking at the ball. He's quit.

[Saltydog]

The umpires zone has changed the last two innings.

[RockyDog]

Jordan SUCKS. Time for that bust to move on

[Cooterpoot]

Hines has no idea how to hit an outside pitch. Gotro has this whole team minus three pulling and lifting everything. Leave Gotro in VA.

[archdog]

How the F do you put a lineup together and still have Jordan and Hines batting back to back at the 3 hole and cleanup? These guys are now 1 for their last 49 combined. Please take them out of the game. One of them at least. Put Steven?s in the outfield or something.

[Apoplectic]

wow those are some of the sorriest AB i have ever seen. dj gets 3 straight meat balls. no repect at all. time for these 2 sorry asses to find a seat on the bench

[HoopsDawg]

Hines has no idea how to hit an outside pitch. Gotro has this whole team minus three pulling and lifting everything. Leave Gotro in VA.

I think I would put in Stevens for Hines

[The Federalist Engineer]

Why are these two batting? Ho-Lee-Sheet these boys are Lost.

Just let Nolan Stevens and McKenzie play. At least they get post season experience.

This guys look like they are on strike.

[EdwardDrayton]

KHONG

[Apoplectic]

just think if you took those two sorry asses out a 200 hitter with 50 AB would have been 10 more hits

[Leroy Jenkins]

The portal definitely giveth more than it taketh. (baseball)

[Saltydog]

We're letting a guy that throws 87 mph punk us out like bitches. Unreal.

[EdwardDrayton]

Kohler killin' it

[Political Hack]

we should be able to hit a fastball/changeup guy consistently all the way through the lineup.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Kohler killin' it

He's not on Strike

[The Federalist Engineer]

The portal definitely giveth more than it taketh. (baseball)

Hines and Jordan will easily be replaced this summer. With guys from South Alabama and Tulane. With dudes at half the NIL.

This cant just be Goat, they should be embarrassed to suck.

[Leroy Jenkins]

We are going to win, but it will be after 15 innings and a grenaded bullpen.

[civildawg]

This ump is not good

[Apoplectic]

do we pinch hit for these two worthless batters next at bat

[civildawg]

At some point you have to give up on them. They are 1 out of their last 50

[Commercecomet24]

I've never seen 2 supposedly good hitters go through anything like this at the same time. This is epic how bad they've both been

[Cooterpoot]

It's a damn travesty what this program has become

[Commercecomet24]

Well so much for those thinking khal was done. He's gotten better

[magrooder]

Somebody needs to step up and win this now.

[Cooterpoot]

do we pinch hit for these two worthless batters next at bat

We haven't recruited enough to have hitters on the bench. Who we going to hit with? They're all .200 or below.

[EdwardDrayton]

Khal Stephen. MISTER Friday night.

[Apoplectic]

just what in the hell have they done since leaving Hoover to make this idiot think they should be batting third and fourth

[Apoplectic]

again, 200 with 50 bats is 10 more hits. I?ll take it over what these hacks have done.

[Cooterpoot]

It's HugeSack, Mershon, or Kohler at this point.
Weve let this guy hit his career high in innings and Ks tonight.

[Cooterpoot]

again, 200 with 50 bats is 10 more hits. I?ll take it over what these hacks have done.

Who? Long is is worse? Pullman who is just as bad?

[msstate7]

From watching the braves the last month and keeping up with this game, I'm shocked when my baseball teams score

[Cooterpoot]

The fact we aren't warming the pen is a little crazy too if we're honest.

[bobtail bob]

Holy cow Jim Ellis is terrible now. He goes into some breaks without even giving the score. He was great once but his time has passed

[archdog]

Jordan getting extra coaching. Watched strike 1. Another ball right above his hands, can?t handle it. Missed the third pitch by 12 inches because he steps out, pulled his head off the ball, on an outside slider off the plate.

Good coaching.

[BeardoMSU]

Jesus...

[Commercecomet24]

Dakotas done. It's in his head to much now. Sad for him and us

[chef dixon]

Not really a defense of Jordan because its embarrassing, but this Ump's zone is huge. That's why these pitchers are rolling

[CaptainObvious]

Hines and Jordan will easily be replaced this summer. With guys from South Alabama and Tulane. With dudes at half the NIL.

This cant just be Goat, they should be embarrassed to suck.

You have to fire Lemonis for his idiotic loyalty to shitty batters!

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bench Jordan. He is done.

[Political Hack]

The zone is huge and both P's are hitting spots. It's hard to compete like that but the top 5 has one hit in 18 plate appearances... I think??? Against the same guy.

[civildawg]

How about instead of firing Gotro, we fire Lemonis since his ass can't recruit anyone that can hit worth a crap

[Brobi-wan]

Somebody needs to step up and win this now.

Going to be Hugesak and Kohler

[Saltydog]

If any MLB team drafts DJ in the first few rounds they're crazy. He won't ever be able to hit a breaking ball.

[archdog]

Jordan missed that last pitch by 12 inches.

[bobtail bob]

Out,out,out. Our last game will end with men on

[RockyDog]

Should have let Jordan’s overrated azz go to Georgia

[archdog]

He can?t hit 91mph just above his hands. Throw it there every single time to get two easy strikes. Then slider outside.

[Commercecomet24]

Not really a defense of Jordan because its embarrassing, but this Ump's zone is huge. That's why these pitchers are rolling

It has been rather Eric Greggish lol. Wouldn't matter for Dakota right now though

[EdwardDrayton]

Helluva baseball game!!!

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

TO be fair, we should have seen this coming; we had numerous OOC games were we couldn't hit <90mph pitchers. Add in a bit of post season pressure and you get this. Its always embarrassing when you give a guy his season highs.

The lineup is ridiculous; a .240 Hines batting above a .340 Hujsak is simply bad coaching. This gap is enormous and it's backed by the entire season's worth of data so Lemo cant call it a fluke.

[Leroy Jenkins]

If your pitchers are always involved in "duels", your offense is not very good.

[archdog]

Good play by Mershon right there. Weird bounce at his feet.

[Commercecomet24]

He can?t hit 91mph just above his hands. Throw it there every single time to get two easy strikes. Then slider outside.

Yep the 2 huge holes in his swing. Fb above his hands and breaking ball away. Might can hide one hole some but not 2

[Ranchdawg]

I’d like to know how many first pitch strikes right down the middle have we stood there watch go by. Screw you Gotro and Lemonis you are a joke.

[Commercecomet24]

Helluva baseball game!!!

I agree be much better if we win it, lol

[archdog]

Well he only saw 3 pitches. Strike, strike, ball moving away. He had zero shot. The only pitch he can handle is a change up he guesses right and it is down broadway, but not above his hands.

[archdog]

We can easily win this game in the bottom of the ninth if we get out of this. Just a simple 3 hits in a row. Nothing special.

[archdog]

Davis hits the guy 0-2 count.

[EdwardDrayton]

FINISH IT!!!!!

[Brobi-wan]

Good thing Marty Higgins is robust

[archdog]

Another good play by Mershon

[magrooder]

Going to be Hugesak and Kohler

Time to make it happen

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

The zone is huge and both P's are hitting spots. It's hard to compete like that but the top 5 has one hit in 18 plate appearances... I think??? Against the same guy.

Top 6 is 1 for 19 with 2 walks

[chef dixon]

Hines needs to just close his eyes and run into one

[archdog]

Damn Hines. Let one simple one go down the middle.

[chef dixon]

Them keeping this guy in tells me they have no faith in their pen

[Commercecomet24]

The curse is lifted lol!

[archdog]

Nice swing there. Just a solid swing and watched the ball hit the bat.

[Cooterpoot]

Hines has had a couple good ABs tonight.
Can't bunt here though

[Cooterpoot]

Just stupid ass hitting all around tonight holy hell

[archdog]

Send Hines. Pitch 2.

[Brobi-wan]

At least for HH it’s lifted

[bobtail bob]

We are going to throw this opportunity away with our shit hitting again

[Cooterpoot]

Not our damn night

[archdog]

Dang. 2 more feet.

[bobtail bob]

Momentum for them right there.

[chef dixon]

That was the weakest looking HR rob ever

[BeardoMSU]

Jeez...

[archdog]

We need to win this. Can?t get the Hines streak broken with only 1 game to go.

[Commercecomet24]

Holy crap

[EdwardDrayton]

Tip of the cap to Kolhosser. Well done young man.

[Cooterpoot]

Tip of the cap to Kolhosser. Well done young man.

My one legged dog could shut down this lineup

[maroonmania]

I've never seen an MSU team that struggles like this to score runs. That ball needed another 2 feet to get past the outfielder.

[Brobi-wan]

Alright, we’re in the pen

[maroonmania]

Alright, we’re in the pen

Seriously, does it really matter?

[Activated Alpha]

Seriously, does it really matter?

Not with this team

[archdog]

Our guys have never taken an at bat with that kind of heat. 90 mph. Too fast.

[Brobi-wan]

Seriously, does it really matter?

As long as the game is still going, hell yeah it matters.

[chef dixon]

We just let buddy scream his entire way to the dugout

[bobtail bob]

For a game or two I could calmly watch now this shit is I infuriating

[Saltydog]

Nah, it's just shitty offense. Look how many guys have done that to us latey. Are they all that great?

[Apoplectic]

well, hell no we were batting against a BP guy for nearly 9 innings

[No BS Dawg]

Their new pitcher is the best pen arm they have. With our struggles, could be a problem. Gautreaux must go!

[maroonmania]

And we have the scrubs up in the 10th.

[Cooterpoot]

When you take a hard one in the ass it's realllllly going bad

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

And we have the scrubs up in the 10th.

No the top of the order just batted

[maroonmania]

Nah, it's just shitty offense. Look how many guys have done that to us latey. Are they all that great?

Exactly, we can't hit a starter or a bullpen pitcher. So it really doesn't matter who is on the bump for the opposition.

[maroonmania]

No the top of the order just batted

No, Hugesak, Larry and Kohler just made the outs so we have 8 and 9 leading off.

[archdog]

I really want Dakota to come up again. He needs a big time hit.

[archdog]

Get the guy at the plate. Before a throw over gets away.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

No, Hugesak, Larry and Kohler just made the outs so we have 8 and 9 leading off.

Right my joke is that they've all been "scrubs" tonight outside of Kohler

[Cooterpoot]

Look at St Johns not scared to run like us

[archdog]

Might as well walk this guy now. No reason to give him a clean pitch.

[archdog]

Look at St Johns not scared to run like us

As bad as catchers are at throwing people out, I would run most times on advantage pitch counts.

[archdog]

That was a strike.

[archdog]

Good pitch. Let?s go.

[EdwardDrayton]

My one legged dog could shut down this lineup

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[The Federalist Engineer]

Admitting I was wrong:

Khal was necessary tonight. These boys are chicken fried garbage at the plate

[bobtail bob]

When I see Lemonis all I can think is Elton John “Rocket Man “

“ Bucket man
Wearing out my ass down here alone “

[Brobi-wan]

Ump has the zone all over the place. Maybe we’ll get a gift this inning.

[maroonmania]

Working out great for VA. Even if we win we are going to start using up our pitching.

[archdog]

First pitch swinging fellas. This guy put 1st pitch down the middle each batter he has faced. Shorten your swing and get it to the outfield grass. All we need is 2 maybe 3 easy swings.

[Ranchdawg]

This is ridiculous! Their pitcher I don’t believe threw anything over 85mph. What a joke! Gotro

[bobtail bob]

Let’s go get aggressive. Don’t stand there for the next ones to get out

[archdog]

Yep. 1st pitch. Two more.

[archdog]

O?Brian wearing a stupid ass big necklace.

[Brobi-wan]

Hell, let O’Brien swing. Can’t be less consistent or worse than either of our catchers are.

[Commercecomet24]

Hit and run or steal no bunt

[Cooterpoot]

Long should bunt here. He can bunt

[maroonmania]

I seriously never knew how hard it is to score a run in college baseball.

[Commercecomet24]

Long should bunt here. He can bunt

My thoughts if you're gonna bunt use
Long he can get it down

[Apoplectic]

just what in the previous 30 attempts sez he?ll do anything

[Commercecomet24]

Great bunt

[EdwardDrayton]

Man I love college baseball!!!

[archdog]

Nice bunt. Chance to get a single here. First pitch son. First pitch.

[maroonmania]

Chance looks at the strike, swings at the ball.

[Commercecomet24]

Dakota can get the monkey off his back here

[archdog]

Look. Mershon can do it. But if he can get on, Jordan is going to do it. Mark it down.

[Cowbell]

Dakota can get the monkey off his back here

And honestly if he can't, the writing is on the wall...

[archdog]

Walking Mershon is the correct move here. But I am telling you. Jordan is going to do it.

[EdwardDrayton]

DEEEEEJAAAAAY!!!!!! DAAAAAWGS!!!!

[magrooder]

DAKOTA!!!!

[Brobi-wan]

FINALLY

[Cooterpoot]

Well well well lol

[Commercecomet24]

And he got the monkey off!

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bench Jordan. He is done.

Reverse jinx BABY

[DEDawg]

Hes backkkkkk

[civildawg]

Hahahahhaha wtf

[Leroy Jenkins]

W

[magrooder]

Walking Mershon is the correct move here. But I am telling you. Jordan is going to do it.

Good call.

[MoreCowbell]

Happy for Dakota man he needed that. Big time

[archdog]

Told you.

[SaintDawg]

well I?ll be damned!!!

[Political Hack]

That's why.

[Commercecomet24]

Proud of the young man. It suck's to be in that kind of slump

[bobtail bob]

Finally!!! I could hear Lemonis exhale all the way down here.

[PMDawg]

Is that a slump buster? So happy for DJ!

[maroonmania]

Way to go Dakota!!

[DownwardDawg]

Woot

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

**** That was something

[basedog]

I was never worried***.

[Apoplectic]

I guess the disrespect of walking to get to you is what it took

[bobtail bob]

Told you.


You did

[EdwardDrayton]

JUST GOTTA' BELIEVE BABY!!!!

[DownwardDawg]

Walking Mershon is the correct move here. But I am telling you. Jordan is going to do it.

Nice!!

[Cowbell]

Couldn't be happier for him! Now we got some momentum! Jay Powell is crying on the radio - it is awesome man - he knows what it's like and is proud of him!

[RockyDog]

Never any doubt!!!

[archdog]

Called it last inning. I felt like he was going to have a moment. He needed this big time. And he got it.

I?ll be damned, it was opposite field too. Actually kept his hips, head, and feet towards the ball. Finally.

[BeardoMSU]

Thank Christ.

[HoopsDawg]

What do you know, oppo homer

[CaptainObvious]

Bout damn time!

[BeardoMSU]

That's what they get for walking Mershon, lol.

[Activated Alpha]

Pitching and defense. And a little bit of DJ. Congratulations DJ, I hope you are finally out of your slump. I know I doubted you, but my wife called it saying you would walk it off. She never watches baseball, but she had faith

[The Federalist Engineer]

Admitting:

I though he would go down looking, K

Take the win.

[Commercecomet24]

That right there could turn out to be the biggest swing of the season if Dakota breaks out

[CaptainObvious]

Both Jordan and Hines have had oppo homers this season. It is just so rare. Jordan had some drives to right multiple times early in the season. That is an example of how strong he is though.

[archdog]

Tomorrow we probably score 13.

[Cooterpoot]

Just win! Ugly, Big, however
That's basically 3 walkoffs on the last 5 games.