March 18, 200719 yr Wow 10 BB and still win. You dont see that everyday. Hope they win the rubber match tomorrow. Make it 13 walks and a couple of errors. :scared: :creepy:
March 18, 200719 yr Thats makes UK 20-1,is that right? If Vandy won yesterday,I think their record is something like 21-0. Now that will be a series when these two meet.
March 19, 200719 yr The Hogs took the rubber match today, 14-5. Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Arkansas............ 020 210 612 - 14 12 2 Kentucky............ 000 101 021 - 5 9 2 ------------------------------------------- E - Coon; Welker; B. Spear 2. LOB - AR 10; UK 9. 2B - Tschepikow; Forsythe; Coon; S. Coughlin; T. Howe. HR - Hamblin 2; Walker. HBP - Forsythe; Coon; Julius; Hrozek; Dugger; Smalling. SH - Hamblin. SF - Smalling; S. Coughlin. Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Duke Welker......... 6.0 4 2 1 3 9 23 26 103 Chris Rhoads........ 1.1 3 2 2 1 3 7 8 28 Stephen Richards.... 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 6 7 21 Kentucky IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Greg Dombrowski..... 4.0 6 5 5 1 1 18 21 61 Tommy Warner........ 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 Duran Ferguson...... 1.2 2 3 2 2 1 7 10 38 James Paxton........ 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 Tyler Henry......... 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 14 Colby Brown......... 1.2 2 3 2 0 1 8 10 28 Dewayne Oxford...... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16
March 19, 200719 yr I know that Arkansas has a very good team , but perhaps the cupcake pre-conference schedule has not gotten the cats ready for the caliber of play they will be seeing in the SEC grind?
March 19, 200719 yr I know that Arkansas has a very good team , but perhaps the cupcake pre-conference schedule has not gotten the cats ready for the caliber of play they will be seeing in the SEC grind? Yes and no. The cupcake schedule was in place last year as well and you see that Kentucky had a pretty solid season. The biggest problem this year is no Collin Cowgill. His bat and defense are irreplaceable in the lineup and he hasn't played an inning. Because of that, Antone DeJesus was getting no protection at the leadoff spot in the lineup and his numbers have suffered. Add to that the overall lack of power this season compared to last and you've basically got a team that isn't quite as good. This UK team really needs to hold on for the next couple of weeks until Cowgill gets back.
March 19, 200719 yr Author I know that Arkansas has a very good team , but perhaps the cupcake pre-conference schedule has not gotten the cats ready for the caliber of play they will be seeing in the SEC grind? Maybe a little bit. Arkansas' pitching was really good and they had some clutch hitting. Arkansas had 2 guys on and they'd hit a bleeder or gapper. UK had 2 guys on and would get a backwards 'K'. Cohen ended up getting tossed because he was tired of watching called third strikes. Seemed a little off the plate to me but...
March 19, 200719 yr Yes and no. The cupcake schedule was in place last year as well and you see that Kentucky had a pretty solid season. The biggest problem this year is no Collin Cowgill. His bat and defense are irreplaceable in the lineup and he hasn't played an inning. Because of that, Antone DeJesus was getting no protection at the leadoff spot in the lineup and his numbers have suffered. Add to that the overall lack of power this season compared to last and you've basically got a team that isn't quite as good. This UK team really needs to hold on for the next couple of weeks until Cowgill gets back. I was thinking a little more on the line of what has happened to the pitching staff now that they have entered conference play, than what they are doing at the plate. To me, the games are still won and lost on the mound. This was a very untypical Drombowski outing compared to last season.
March 19, 200719 yr I was thinking a little more on the line of what has happened to the pitching staff now that they have entered conference play, than what they are doing at the plate. To me, the games are still won and lost on the mound. This was a very untypical Drombowski outing compared to last season. Its probably too early to judge the pitchers, but if they struggle next weekend, Cohen might need to juggle the rotation. Dombrowski will be fine, though. Just a tough weekend. But still, they didn't get swept.
March 19, 200719 yr Yes and no. The cupcake schedule was in place last year as well and you see that Kentucky had a pretty solid season. The biggest problem this year is no Collin Cowgill. His bat and defense are irreplaceable in the lineup and he hasn't played an inning. Because of that, Antone DeJesus was getting no protection at the leadoff spot in the lineup and his numbers have suffered. Add to that the overall lack of power this season compared to last and you've basically got a team that isn't quite as good. This UK team really needs to hold on for the next couple of weeks until Cowgill gets back. I agree that the missing link is Cowgill. However, you could not ask for a better performance from Kipnis in stepping in for him. Kipnis has been phenomenal this season and I think you'll see his bat in the lineup somewhere even when Cowgill returns.
March 22, 200719 yr Nice to see the Cats get back to the winning way. Who they got this week in SEC play?
March 23, 200719 yr Author The Bat Cats travel to Baton Rouge for a 3 game series with LSU. The series kicks off tonight at 8:00. Tough place to play but this would be a HUGE SEC series victory...GO CATS!!!
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