(02-16-2018 03:47 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote: (02-16-2018 03:39 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote: I was really concerned with losing today for morale/confidence reasons. Didn't want a "Not this s*** again" flashback by the team. If we had lost, we would've been pressing against UCF and UVA, which is the worst thing to do.
Now all we need to do is take 1/2 on Sat/Sun and it will have been a pretty successful weekend.
It was exactly "this sh^t again", as we won our opener last year.
Given Walt's assessments, I expected a lower scoring game for both teams.
Feel good win, and it will make for a fun dinner with the team tonight.
Game Ball #1: Chase Sarchet (1-4, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBIs, BB, 2 SBs)-- just an all-around outstanding game for Chase. Besides the walk-off bomb, he had a couple exceptional ABs in which he battled back from 0-2 counts to keep run-scoring innings alive.
Game Ball #2: Ricky Salinas (3.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 BBs, 4 Ks)-- on strict pitch count as he comes back from TJS, he looked like his old self; perhaps even better. The OG gave him a big hug as he left the mound after the 3rd inning.
Game Ball #3: Braden Comeaux (1-5, HR, run, RBI)-- first AB bomb. Welcome to Rice!
Gayle has to work on his control, but he has dominating stuff. Akers also looked good once he settle down after that first inning.
We gifted Samson 5 of their 7 runs. Need to clean it up tomorrow.