OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 4 Texas vs. Tennessee (Sunday 11 a.m.)

[Jeff Howe]

Chandler Day is the new pitcher for the Vols. The lefty has a 7.36 ERA in just 7.1 innings of work.

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Taylorgang3 said:

@Jeff Howe I need you to rank SEC ballparks at some point. Want to make a list of which ones I need to attend. 

Arkansas and Mississippi State, for sure.

I like Blue Bell.

South Carolina has a solid park.

Alex Box is always up there (even though LSU fans will tell you that it's nice, but it doesn't compare to the old Box).

Auburn's park is really nice.

[CJ Vogel]

Have to win this one.

In a weird way this feels like the Arkansas series a year ago where it’s largely uncompetitive. 

[Jeff Howe]

Gumbo flies out to the warning track in right, ending a four-run, two-hit inning for the Longhorns with one left on base.

[Jeff Howe]

M1: Texas 4, Tennessee 0

[Taylorgang3]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Arkansas and Mississippi State, for sure.

I like Blue Bell.

South Carolina has a solid park.

Alex Box is always up there (even though LSU fans will tell you that it's nice, but it doesn't compare to the old Box).

Auburn's park is really nice.

Love it, thank you. Miss State feels like #1 for me right now. 

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, CJ Vogel said:

Have to win this one.

In a weird way this feels like the Arkansas series a year ago where it’s largely uncompetitive. 

That's what happens when you play sloppy baseball. And it's been sloppy this weekend, to say the least.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Taylorgang3 said:

Love it, thank you. Miss State feels like #1 for me right now. 

The Texas fans who've made the trip to Starkville were impressed with the way they were treated. That means something.

[CJ Vogel]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

M1: Texas 4, Tennessee 0

Heck of a start. 

[Jeff Howe]

Wright's leadoff double is the 11th extra-base hit of the weekend for the Vols.

[Jeff Howe]

Two on, nobody out for Ford after Riojas walks Grimmer.

[.45s]

Riojas is still a little off.  Needs to get in the groove fast.

[Jeff Howe]

Duplantier tries to make an over-the-shoulder catch on Ford's fly ball. He drops it. The bases are loaded with no outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Get! Your! Outs! On! Time!

[Jeff Howe]

Grindlinger flies out to left. The runners hold.

Bases still loaded with one out. A double play would be nice right here.

[Jeff Howe]

Nice PFP by Ruger. He flips the dribbler to Tinney to keep the run from scoring. Bases still loaded with two outs.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

We're tied. Grand slam by Chapman.

[Beldar]

14 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Arkansas and Mississippi State, for sure.

I like Blue Bell.

South Carolina has a solid park.

Alex Box is always up there (even though LSU fans will tell you that it's nice, but it doesn't compare to the old Box).

Auburn's park is really nice.

The one in Pigville hard to beat.

 

[Jeff Howe]

This series can't end fast enough.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 1: Texas 4, Tennessee 4

[.45s]

6 minutes ago, .45s said:

Riojas is still a little off.  Needs to get in the groove fast.

Well, I guess he hasn't found the groove yet.

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, .45s said:

Well, I guess he hasn't found the groove yet.

Nope. Hitter-friendly park or not, it's hard to build confidence when you give up a grand slam.

[JMarquette]

This feels like a rinse and repeat of what happened last year. At some point, this goes to coaching.