Baseball: 2025 Alumni Game thread

[Jeff Howe]

It gets started at 2:30 on the LHN app for those interested in watching.

[AndyLufkin]

[AndyLufkin]

Not that he’s playing, but Jonah Williams looks good. 

[AJJ_Sports]

[Hookem1012]

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[Jerry K]

Love seeing the pics guys. Wish I could be there. 

[Jerry K]

@Jeff Howehave you heard whether Keith and Greg will be broadcasting this season? 

[Jeff Howe]

6 minutes ago, Jerry K said:

@Jeff Howehave you heard whether Keith and Greg will be broadcasting this season? 

I have not.

[Jeff Howe]

Dylan Volantis with a 6-pitch first inning. Got Zach Zubia looking to retire the Alumni in the top of the first.

[Jeff Howe]

Cody Howard allowed a two-out base hit to Jalin Flores, but he got Rylan Galvan to pop out to Dylan Campbell in foul territory down the right field line to end the first.

[Jeff Howe]

Volantis is a little bit of a jam. He's got runners on second and third with one out after getting Mike Antico to ground out to first.

[Jeff Howe]

After Volantis walks Silas Ardoin on four pitches, the bases are loaded for the Alumni.

Trey Faltine is up with one out.

[Blake Munroe]

15 minutes ago, Jerry K said:

@Jeff Howehave you heard whether Keith and Greg will be broadcasting this season? 

As of right now they are not. 

[Jeff Howe]

Faltine is in his Reds jersey, wearing No. 30. Same number Ken Griffey Jr. wore in Cincy.

[Blake Munroe]

Home from Colt’s first scrimmage of the year and watching on TV. Great crowd size it appears. Great weather. 
 

And a little too much on that throw from Galvan. 

[Jeff Howe]

Volantis got Faltine to chop one back to the mound. Galvan's throw sailed over Schuessler's head at first base, allowing Faltine to reach. David Hamilton goes down on a 1-2 putout, but Duke Ellis scores on the throwing error.

Schuessler took a nasty spill at first base, but it looks like he's OK.

[Jerry K]

Just now, Blake Munroe said:

Home from Colt’s first scrimmage of the year and watching on TV. Great crowd size it appears. Great weather. 
 

And a little too much on that throw from Galvan. 

Yeah that was ugly. 

[Jeff Howe]

I'm glad everybody is getting a look at Gasparino. He's listed at 225 pounds after adding some good weight in the fall.

[Jeff Howe]

Coach Ty Harrington is awesome on color commentary.

[Jeff Howe]

Looked like a slider or a cutter that Howard used to retire Gasparino on strikes.

[Blake Munroe]

Nasty slider from Howard to get Gasparino out.
 

Speaking of Gasparino, I posted this on July 7:

Curious to see how it pays off for him this season. Need to watch side by side to see what exactly has changed. 

[Jeff Howe]

Howard went upstairs and got Easton Winfield to hack at strike three.

[Blake Munroe]

Just now, Blake Munroe said:

Nasty slider from Howard to get Gasparino out.
 

Speaking of Gasparino, I posted this on July 7:

Curious to see how it pays off for him this season. Need to watch side by side to see what exactly has changed. 

Not going to publicly state who he was working with last summer, as I was asked not to, but one of the best from a technical standpoint. Definitely going to dig deeper on the changes. 

[Hookem1012]

8 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Faltine is in his Reds jersey, wearing No. 30. Same number Ken Griffey Jr. wore in Cincy.

Until the kid switched to 3, anyway.

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! Cole Chamberlain takes Cody Howard deep to right for a 2-run bomb!