Wind blowing in ... 83 degrees .. hot and humid.

Rice lost the coin toss, so we're the visiting team.

Stringer bloops a one-out single to center.
On his 7th pitch, Ratterree's out on check-swing strike.
Aquino slaps his first pitch to left field for a single. Runners at 1st & 2nd.
Batting .400 with runners in scoring position, Hoelscher rips a 3-2 pitch down the left-field line for a 2RBI double!!

2-0 Rice. Runner at 2nd, 2 outs.

Cook walks on 3-1 pitch. Memphis pitching coach visiting the mound.
Perrott hits his first pitch to shortstop, ending the inning.

2-0, Rice ... heading to B1. 33 pitches for Schoenrock. Rice batters fouled off 8 pitches in this inning!

Good start

John Sims's first four pitches are stikes (two fouled off), but a 2-2 pitch is hit to Stringer, who bobbles it. E4.
0-1 pitch hit into 4-6-3 DP!
Quick K sets down the Tigers.

2-0, Rice after 1 inning. 12 pitches for Sims.

Byrd flies out to left on 6th pitch (2-2 count).
With one out, Ewing walks on five pitches.
Stainback singles to RF on 1-1 pitch. Runners at 1st & 2nd.
Stringer drops 2-2 pitch in front of CF. Runners hustle to avoid forceout. Bases loaded!

2-0 count to Ratterree ... pitching coach back out ... Tiger bullpen in action.

3-1 count sac fly to deep right center. Ewing scores; Stainback advances to 3rd. 3-0, Rice. Runners at 1st & 3rd. Two outs.

Aquino ... triple to right-field. Fielder fell down. 2 RBIs. 5-0, Rice!
Hoelscher ... first pitch RBI single to center. 6-0 Owls!!

61 pitches for Schoenrock.

Time to blow this open

Aquino!

Cook fouls off two 3-2 pitches. JP: "Now, 3-2 count it remains."
Cook walks ... Schoenrock is being pulled.

Way to work the count, Owls!! Fouling off lots of pitches and not getting suckered on balls.

Craig Caufield in to pitch.

JP: "I don't mean this in a mean way, but if you tuned in late, you missed a lot."

Perrott Ks on 1-2 pitch.

6-0 Owls, heading to B2.

So what's with the ConferenceUSA1 logo on the field? Did CUSA change its name to reflect all the changes? CUSA Rev. 1?

Great, smart, patient two out hitting. Looks like we're using some of the clutch hitting we saved up during the regular season.

Rice has at least two hits on first pitch swings.

B2:

Tubbs hits 3-2 count single just in front of a diving Byrd. JP said Byrd got a late start.
JP: "Another 6-4-3 ...Rack 'em up!" WooHoo!!
Ewing scoops a low throw to complete 5-3 inning-ending putout.

6-0, Rice after 2. Second straight 3-batter inning for Sims. 16 pitches in this frame; 28 in all.

Tigers have sent six to the plate in two innings. Owls have scored just as many.

Byrd smacks 0-1 pitch into center field.
Ewing: First-pitch sac bunt. JP: "Byrd matriculates up to 2nd base."
Stainback flies out to center (1-1 count).
Stringer hits an infield single up the middle ... and Byrd SCORES from 2nd! 7-0, Rice!! (Will love to hear more about this from in-person/video viewers.)

Stringer steals second.
Ratterree is the first Owl batter NOT to get first-pitch strike from Caulfield. He walks on 3-1 pitch.
After wiffing at two curve balls, Aquino fouls three balls off (and passes on a high pitch) before flying out to center. Aquino has swung at 9 of the 11 pitches he's seen so far. He's 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 LOB.

7-0, Owls ... heading to B3.

Boy, all of a sudden the Owls are looking like a very dangerous 2 seed. I know *I* wouldn't want them in my Regional.

(05-25-2013 11:51 AM)temchugh Wrote:  Rice has at least two hits on first pitch swings.

Sure, and we also made the top pitcher in the conference throw 69 pitches in 1 and 2/3 innings. I think that sets up a lot of good outcomes.

And now some good hustle by Byrd for 7-0

7-0 GO OWLS!

(05-25-2013 12:02 PM)4GOwls Wrote:  

(05-25-2013 11:51 AM)temchugh Wrote:  Rice has at least two hits on first pitch swings.

Sure, and we also made the top pitcher in the conference throw 69 pitches in 1 and 2/3 innings. I think that sets up a lot of good outcomes.

And now some good hustle by Byrd for 7-0

And somehow we did it while swinging at a lot of first pitches.

Anyone having issues with the Internet radio feed? It keep dropping.