Top of 1st, FIU goes without scoring.

Bottom of 1st

Rice loads bases, scores 1.
Rice reloads bases.
Shepherd hits GRAND SLAM, scores 4

After 1, Rice up 5 - 0

After Proctor scored on a sac fly and a walk to load the bases, Sheppard goes yard.

5-0 Rice now in T2.

Sheppard has the best power we've seen in a couple years.

We got this!!
//smugness
#RiceRules

Although...
(Lead/InningsRemaining)<1.0

Top of 2nd

FIU gets two on 1st and 2nd.
Graham with 5 minute conversation with umps. Nothing changed but the OG not happy with something.
Sac bunt moves runners up
HR to right, 3 runs score. So much for smugness

End of 1-2, Rice 5 - 3

(03-26-2017 01:49 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  Top of 2nd

FIU gets two on 1st and 2nd.
Graham with 5 minute conversation with umps. Nothing changed but the OG not happy with something.
Sac bunt moves runners up
HR to right, 3 runs score. So much for smugness

End of 1-2, Rice 5 - 3

Hmm ok, I didn't really expect the shutout to stick.

Woudja believe...
on current pace we'll win 40-13.5

Proctor tries to pull an outside pitch ... hits into a 4-6-3 double play. Grrr.

Bottom of 2nd

Jefferies walks
Proctor grounds into DP, 2 out 0 on
Chandler Ks

End of 2, 5 - 3 Rice up

The issue Coach had was that the FIU player ostensibly batted out of order. The guy who batted was not listed on the original lineup submitted. According to the FIU sports info person, the FIU coach communicated the change verbally to the home umpire just prior to the at bat, but the home umpire did not communicate that to anyone else. But, because FIU made the attempt to notify, they let it go.

Top of 3rd

Pop up, 1 out
GO to 2nd, 2 outs
Batter HBP, runner on 1st, 2 outs
Graham to mound, no one in pen, OG jawing at catcher
FO to LF, 3 outs

After 2-1/2, Rice leads 5 - 3

Bottom of 3rd

Myers FO to CF
DiCaprio singles to RF
Gray walks, runners on 1st & 2nd, 1 out
Warren grounds out on a foul ball to first ??????
Runners move to 2nd and 3rd, 2 out
Sheppard GO to SS

End of 3, Rice leads 5 - 3

(03-26-2017 02:00 PM)Swede Owl Wrote:  The issue Coach had was that the FIU player ostensibly batted out of order. The guy who batted was not listed on the original lineup submitted. According to the FIU sports info person, the FIU coach communicated the change verbally to the home umpire just prior to the at bat, but the home umpire did not communicate that to anyone else. But, because FIU made the attempt to notify, they let it go.

Thank you, Sir.

Top of 4th

GO to 1st
Single to LF
Single to LF, men on 1st & 2nd, 1 out
2B over CF head, 1 scores, runners on 2nd & 3rd, 1 out
Graham to mound, activity in bullpen
Graham still jawing with HP ump, leaves Myers in

should have taken him out. Gives up another double, we're now losing 6-5

Would love to see a transcript of WG's conversation with the home plate ump en route to his T4 chat with Myers. He talked to him, then walked toward the mound and took a step, turned back to the ump and talked to him again, turned back to the mound and took a step, then turned back to the ump and they approached each other and had words yet again, before WG finally turned to the mound and made it to Myers.

now gives up a walk, just keeps getting better and better....

Too much focus on BS and not nearly enough on the physical & metal state of our players. Amazing we could go from GS 5-0 to down 6-5 within just a few innings.

Top of 4th cont

2B down RF line scores 2, now 6 - 5 FIU, runner on 2nd, 1 out
3B ump has been jawing with DIU dugout
Myers walks batter, runners on 1st & 2nd, still only 1 out
Must be something wrong with Myers. Pitching change coming

Amador. (?)

Amador in for Dane