Underway.



Why is the USM streaming video offering so many orders of magnitude better than OwlVision?

USM has exhibited awful plate discipline all year and have struck out a ton, but we're once again giving up hits on 0-2 and 1-2 counts. What the heck are we throwing fastballs in the zone when ahead in the count to free swingers???

Solid first inning for Jordan (single, two strikeoutsKK, line out), but he threw 25+ pitches as USM batters kept fouling pitches off.

Has we gotten Fowler out even once yet this series?

Ratteree drives in Aquino! Dancing banana time

Rain delay B3, no outs 2-1 count on batter

(03-23-2013 11:11 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  USM has exhibited awful plate discipline all year and have struck out a ton, but we're once again giving up hits on 0-2 and 1-2 counts. What the heck are we throwing fastballs in the zone when ahead in the count to free swingers???

I talked to an ex-major league pitcher and college pitching coach this Spring. His theory was a little different. His team's starters were significantly better than his relievers. He wants his starters to go deeper into games. How was he going to do this? His theory was that they weren't going to waste pitches. He did not want them to take two or three chances at a perfect pitch, he wanted them to go right at the batter. Perhaps Rice has adopted some of the same theory? Perhaps this is a Graham/Hallmark idea, rather than the previous Graham/Taylor and Graham/Pierce ideas?

On weather.com, the band of showers looks to be pretty narrow. But it is just appearing and growing in size. Maybe it will move north; maybe it will grow to a regional drenching.

(03-23-2013 11:46 AM)grol Wrote:  Rain delay B3, no outs 2-1 count on batter

Any guess as to when the game will resume?

BTW, fear the beard!

No idea. As Mike said, the storm doesn't look to be big on radar, but who knows how it will develop. We know they were expecting rain later today and moved this one up to try to get it in before the wet.

The game has paused to reflect on the wonder that is Beer Bike.

Back on the field. Ready to restart after about a 30 minute delay.

Woohoo. Jordan is rolling. Let's get some runs.

Going to T4, same score, Stephens still pitching

Baskin-Robbins pitching for USM.

Got the bunt down. Good play.

Teykl lays down the successful sac bunt. Praise Walt.

According to weather.com, the next few hours look good for Hattiesburg. Northern Florida and southern Alabama and Georgia are going to get hammered.

Got the run thanks to small ball.

It looks odd to see a pitcher batting second in the order but it's College.