Middle 8 -- 9-6 Gamecocks
posted by David Cloninger, 6/01/2009 08:47:00 PM
Top of the order coming up against Seth Simmons, who has been very effective. The Gamecocks hammered him last night -- don't see what the problem is tonight.
Whit Merrifield leads off and slashes to deep short. Dustin Harrington stops it but can't make the throw. Gamecocks have the leadoff man on.
Jackie Bradley Jr. up. He takes a pitch as Merrifield runs to second, throw is high and late, Merrifield in there.
Bradley Jr. just needs to poke one through the right side ... OR SMASH THE SEAMS OFF IT AND SEND IT OUTTA HERE. That sucker is NUKED to right and that's a two-run home run. ECU's last inning negated, but there's still a long way to go. 9-6 Gamecocks.
DeAngelo Mack up and keeps it going with a single to left. He's aboard for Nick Ebert, still nobody out.
Ebert works a 2-2. He's having a good night tonight, with three walks and a single.
Ebert flares to short and Dustin Harrington runs back and catches it. Could be a double play, but the throw is high and the catcher is backing it up. Mack forced to stay at first.
Justin Dalles up. He works a full count, then takes ball four low and walks. Two on, one out.
Brady Thomas up. He works a 2-2 and fouls one off the hands. He takes ball three low and the count is full. STRIKE THREE, Thomas swings at one on his belt and misses. Two down.
Andrew Crisp at the plate with two outs and two on. He's quickly down 0-2, then just gets a piece of a terrible pitch to stay alive. It was almost out of the batter's box ... on the other side of the plate.
Crisp bounces to short, bang-bang play but he's out at first. Gamecocks get two back for a three-run lead but the Pirates have six outs to work with.
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Gamecocks need some runs. Period. They have to make it so the bottom of the ninth doesn't matter.
Top of the order coming up against Seth Simmons, who has been very effective. The Gamecocks hammered him last night -- don't see what the problem is tonight.
Whit Merrifield leads off and slashes to deep short. Dustin Harrington stops it but can't make the throw. Gamecocks have the leadoff man on.
Jackie Bradley Jr. up. He takes a pitch as Merrifield runs to second, throw is high and late, Merrifield in there.
Bradley Jr. just needs to poke one through the right side ... OR SMASH THE SEAMS OFF IT AND SEND IT OUTTA HERE. That sucker is NUKED to right and that's a two-run home run. ECU's last inning negated, but there's still a long way to go. 9-6 Gamecocks.
DeAngelo Mack up and keeps it going with a single to left. He's aboard for Nick Ebert, still nobody out.
Ebert works a 2-2. He's having a good night tonight, with three walks and a single.
Ebert flares to short and Dustin Harrington runs back and catches it. Could be a double play, but the throw is high and the catcher is backing it up. Mack forced to stay at first.
Justin Dalles up. He works a full count, then takes ball four low and walks. Two on, one out.
Brady Thomas up. He works a 2-2 and fouls one off the hands. He takes ball three low and the count is full. STRIKE THREE, Thomas swings at one on his belt and misses. Two down.
Andrew Crisp at the plate with two outs and two on. He's quickly down 0-2, then just gets a piece of a terrible pitch to stay alive. It was almost out of the batter's box ... on the other side of the plate.
Crisp bounces to short, bang-bang play but he's out at first. Gamecocks get two back for a three-run lead but the Pirates have six outs to work with.
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