Top of the 4th, RHP Kevin Jaxel takes over on the mound for the HOOS. Whitley leads off for Richmond.
- Whitley lines a base hit into CF. One on and nobody down for Jaffe.
- Jaffe on the next pitch pops out to Becker on the middle of the infield. One on and one down for Arcamone.
- Arcamone walks. Two on and one down for O’Brien.
- O’Brien on a full count K’s (1) looking. Richmond tries a double steal but gets doubled up on batter interference for the throw to 2nd. That ends the frame.
Middle of the 4th, Richmond leads 5-0.
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Pitching is SUS this year. Hitting is all over the place and we’re still ranked top 25.
We have a leadoff hitter with 18 strikeouts….
Not trying to second-guess a HOFer and national champ, but something clicked in the 9th last Saturday that continued to click on Sunday. And that was Hanson and Didawick on the pine. There’s nothing better than getting your leadoff man aboard and not being able to move him because of incompetence from our senior statesmen.
Not sure why we didn’t stick with it.
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Am not too worried about the pitching…yet. Much more worried about the defense.
There’s definitely some things from last season with regards to our pitching that have unfortunately reared their heads once again, and I’ll be looking to see if those trends continue. But honestly up to this point in the season we’ve tried out 18 different arms on the mound, and realistically we only need around half of those guys to actually be effective down the stretch. Will wait to see how things shake out when we inevitably shrink the bullpen.
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Bottom of the 4th, Peacock still on the mound for Richmond. Teel leads off for the HOOS.
- Teel K’s swinging. One down for Ford.
- Ford on the next pitch hits a hard grounder to short. Larson lays out to field it and makes the throw to first in time for the out. Two down for Arroyo.
- Arroyo K’s swinging to end the inning.
Heading into the 5th, Richmond leads 5-0. This pitcher has a mid 80’s FB with arm side run coupled with a low 70’s looping curveball, and we’re making him look like prime Greg Maddux.
Top of the 5th, Jaxel still on the mound for the HOOS. Pacheco leads off for Richmond.
- Pacheco on 1-2 lifts a solo HR into the LF seats. 6-0 Richmond. Nobody on and no outs for Elko.
- Elko on a full count flies out to Didawick in LF a couple steps in front of the warning track. One down for Larson.
- Larson on the next pitch flies out to Buchanan in RF. Two down for Palmeri.
- Palmeri on the next pitch flies out to Didawick deep down the LF line to end the frame.
Middle of the 5th, Richmond now leads 6-0.
After the HR they are all swinging for the fence
Honestly that’s the scouting report on Jaxel. He likes to get ahead in counts so attack him early.
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Bottom of the 5th, Peacock still on the mound for Richmond. Godbout leads off for the HOOS.
- Godbout lines a solo dinger to the middle of the LF bleachers. His 2nd of the season makes it 6-1 Richmond. Nobody on and nobody down for Buchanan.
- Mound visit for Richmond as Buchanan gets ahead 1-0 in the count.
- Buchanan K’s swinging. One down for Ference.
- Another mound visit for Richmond. Pitching change incoming. LHP Brian Reinke takes over on the mound for the Spiders.
- Ference on a full count works a walk. One on and one down for Didawick.
- Didawick hits a hard grounder at 1st. It initially hits off the 1B Jaffe’s glove, but he’s able to recover and make the play at 1st for the out. Ference moves up a base, runner on 2nd and two down for Hanson.
- Hanson on a full count draws a walk. Two on and two down for Becker.
- Becker with a fielder’s choice to 2nd up the middle to end the inning.
Heading into the 6th, Richmond now leads 6-1.
Top of the 6th, RHP Ryan Osinski takes over on the mound for the HOOS. Dosenbach leads off for Richmond.
- Dosenbach K’s (1) swinging on a nasty breaking pitch. One down for Whitley.
- Whitley flies out to Buchanan down the RF line. Two down for Jaffe.
- Jaffe on a full count grounds out to Godbout at 2nd to end the frame.
Middle of the 6th, Richmond leads 6-1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reinke still on the mound for Richmond. Teel leads off for the HOOS.
- Teel hits a grounder back to the mound. Reinke fields and tosses over to 1st for the out. One down for Ford.
- Mound visit for Richmond. Pitching change incoming. RHP Chayse Gruber takes over on the mound for the Spiders.
- Would genuinely rather listen to ambient ballpark noises with no commentator than have to suffer through Patterson in the booth.
- Ford walks on four pitches. One on and one down for Arroyo.
- Arroyo lines a base hit the other way into LF. Two on and one down now for Godbout.
- Godbout K’s looking at a pitch that was low. Two on and two down for Buchanan.
- Buchanan grounds a base hit back up the middle. Ford scores, 6-2 Richmond. Two on and two down now for Ference.
- Ference lines one to RCF but it hangs up long enough for Whitley to make the catch on the run. That ends the inning.
Heading into the 7th, Richmond now leads 6-2.
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Lets not wait until the 8th or 9th inning to have an offense.
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Richmond is 2-7, 2 BBs, and 4 RBI with two outs.
Hoos are 0-5 with a walk.
Now 1-7 with a walk and RBI. Better that inning but still left two on.
Yeah that was terrible, zero consistency from this ump tonight. Strikes are high until they aren’t, strikes are low until they aren’t until they are again. No clue back there.
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Top of the 7th, Osinski still on the mound for the HOOS. Arcamone leads off for Richmond.
- Arcamone K’s (2) swinging. One down for O’Brien.
- O’Brien on the next pitch flies out to Teel in CF. Two down for Pacheco.
- Pacheco on the next pitch hits a grounder in the hole to short that goes under the glove of Becker. One on and two down for Elko.
- Elko on the next pitch lines a base hit to CF. Two on and one down for Larson.
- Larson K’s (3) swinging on three pitches to end the frame.
7th inning stretch time, Richmond leads 6-2. Need to string some hits together, running out of outs.
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Bottom of the 7th, LHP Tyler Rigot takes over on the mound for Richmond. PH Chone James leads off for the HOOS.
- James hits a sinking liner to LF that finds grass. One on and nobody down for Hanson.
- Hanson flies out to Whitley in deep CF on the warning track. One on and one down for Becker.
- Becker K’s swinging. One on and two down for Teel.
- Teel K’s swinging to end the inning.
Heading into the 8th, Richmond leads 6-2. We get the leadoff man on and then do absolutely nothing with it.
Top of the 8th, Osinski still on the mound for the HOOS. James Nunnallee takes over in LF for Didawick, also replacing Chone James in the lineup. Palmeri leads off for Richmond.
- Palmeri flies out to Teel in RCF. One down for Dosenbach.
- Dosenbach grounds out to Godbout at 2nd. Took a weird bounce but Henry was able to handle it. Two down for Whitley.
- Whitley grounds out to Becker at short to end the frame. Nice outing from Osinski.
Middle of the 8th, Richmond leads 6-2.
Bottom of the 8th, Rigot still on the mound for Richmond. Ford leads off for the HOOS.
- Ford on a full count draws a walk. One on and nobody down for Arroyo.
- Arroyo bloops a single the other way into LF over the outstretched glove of the SS Larson. Two on and nobody down for Godbout.
- Mound visit for Richmond. Pitching change incoming. RHP Glenn Smith takes over on the mound for the Spiders.
- Godbout lines out to Whitley in CF. Hard hit ball at the wrong place. Two on and one down for Buchanan.
- Buchanan hits a tapper back to the mound. Smith fields it and starts a 1-6-3 double play to end the inning. Ugh.
Heading into the 9th, Richmond leads 6-2.