7-6 Jax State top 8, Becker with a two out, two RBI double off the LCF wall.
Runner on 2nd and two down for Gracia.
Gracia works a walk but Tiroly grounds out to 3rd to end the frame. Damn.
Back in it though.
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That was a tough play. Their infield has made some big ones today.
You’ll never guess who’s coming into pitch.
Lucas Hartman comes on in relief of Jaxel.
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Guess we’re saving Stroman and Yoder for next season….
Stroman I get to an extent, he hasn’t pitched in forever for a reason.
Yoder though, yeah I don’t know. He should have came in instead of Jaxel.
Credit to Hartman, he works a breezy 1-2-3 frame. Looked like the Harty of earlier in the season.
7-6 Jax State heading top 9. We’ve got three outs left, do or die time for the Hoos.
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Pitching change for Jax State, they go to a lefty.
Didawick grounds out to 2nd.
One down for Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon K’s swinging.
Two down for Jackson.
Jackson K’s swinging.
Season over.
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With a whimper.
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Eh, I’d say the bats did their best to get us back in it in the 8th. We went down fighting.
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Surprised we didn’t pitch hit right there for Jackson. Get a righty in there
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At least there was some fight on our way out. We have some pieces to build on for next year.
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Jacksonville State wins 7-6 to advance to the winner’s final and improve to 48-14 on the season. UVA falls to 37-23 and is eliminated from the NCAA tournament.
Up next is a long offseason, will post my final thoughts in a little bit and then probably start the offseason thread tomorrow or Tuesday.
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We got a nice young core or is it about to get a little portal-y at Davenport?
The GS was bad after two BB’s and an 0-2 count. But it was early enough. The 3 runs in the 7th were a gut-punch. We clawed back in it and there was fight. Sad end of the season over the last 1.5(ish) months. Hopefully the young guys take a step forward and the bullpen becomes more reliable. Interested to see how Pollard does in the portal.
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Little bit of both. Will do a breakdown of the projected roster tomorrow or maybe tonight if I’m bored, but on paper we should have a really solid nucleus of young arms to work with next year.
Bats are a little more dicey, depending on how the draft goes we’ll probably need a couple of power hitters via the portal. Should have a lot more team speed and be better in the field though.
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I am shocked that the move to Jaxel bit us in the ass.
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You’ll be happy to know that Jaxel, at least to my knowledge, is out of eligibility.
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