Virginia already losing in the first inning… just where this team wants them.
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Both doubles on balls straight down the middle.
This will be a long series if we’re dipping into a thin bullpen early tonight.
McKay had plenty of success getting ahead in counts that inning, but a common problem for us this year has been putting hitters away. He’s just gotta hit his corners like he did in the last AB against Obee.
Top of the 2nd, Santucci on the mound for Dook. 1B Henry Ford to lead off for the HOOS.
- Ford works a walk. One on and nobody down for LF Harrison Didawick.
- Didawick K’s looking. One on and one down for C Jacob Ference.
- Ford steals 2nd. Throw ended up in CF but Ford collided into the 2B Morris so he wasn’t able to take another base.
- Ference grounds out to Morris at 2B. Ford moves up a base, runner on 3rd and two down for 2B Henry Godbout.
- Godbout lines a base hit into LCF. Ford scores, 2-1 Dook. One on and two down for DH Ethan Anderson.
- Godbout is thrown out trying to steal 2nd. That ends the frame.
Middle of the 2nd, Dook now leads 2-1.
Bottom of the 2nd, McKay on the mound for the HOOS. DH Chase Krewson to lead off for Dook.
- Krewson flies out to Didawick down the LF line. One down for Morris.
- Morris on a full count draws a walk. One on and one down for Miller.
- Miller K’s (4) swinging. One on and two down for Gracia.
- Morris is caught trying to steal 2nd to end the inning. GREAT throw from Ference.
Heading into the 3rd, Dook leads 2-1.
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Top of the 3rd, Santucci on the mound for Dook. Anderson to lead off for the HOOS.
- Anderson chops out to Morris on the IF/OF fringe at 2B. One down for 3B Luke Hanson.
- Hanson flies out to Gracia in RF. Two down for GOF.
- GOF flies out to Gracia in shallow RF to end the frame.
Middle of the 3rd, Dook leads 2-1.
Bottom of the 3rd, McKay on the mound for the HOOS. Gracia to lead off for Dook.
- Gracia on a full count K’s (5) swinging. One down for Bravo.
- Bravo K’s (6) swinging on the high heat. Two down for Stone.
- Stone bounces one to Hanson at 3rd. He charges down the 3rd base line and makes a strong throw across his body to 1st in time for the out. That ends the inning.
Heading into the 4th, Dook leads 2-1. Good inning there from McKay.
Top of the 4th, Santucci still on the mound for Dook. Whalen to lead off for the HOOS.
- Whalen K’s swinging. One down for Saucke.
- Saucke rips a base hit into LF. One on and one down for Ford.
- Ford on a full count K’s swinging. One on and two down for Didawick.
- Wild pitch to the backstop moves Saucke up a base. Runner on 2nd and two down for Didawick, 1-1 count.
- Didawick on a full count works a walk. Two on and two down for Ference.
- Ference hits a looping chopper in between 1st and 2nd. The 1B Bravo comes in to field it and throws to 2nd for the force out to end the frame.
Middle of the 4th, Dook leads 2-1.
Bottom of the 4th, McKay still on the mound for the HOOS. Clark to lead off for Dook.
- Clark walks on four pitches. One on and nobody down for Winslow.
- Mound visit for UVA, Ference out for a chat.
- McKay has started this inning very wild. Almost just hit Winslow in the head with a breaking pitch.
- He then follows it up by plunking Winslow on the hands. Two on and nobody down for Obee.
- Obee grounds a base hit into LF. Clark runs through his coach’s stop sign at 3rd and is able to score, 3-1 Dook. Two on and nobody down for Krewson.
- Krewson walks on four pitches. Bases loaded and nobody down for Morris. Gotta get McKay out of there.
- Another mound visit for UVA, DD out for a chat.
- Morris K’s (7) swinging on a check swing appeal to 1st. Bases loaded and one down for Miller.
- Miller bloops a base hit into LF. Winslow scores from 3rd, 4-1 Dook. Bases still loaded, one down for Gracia.
- Gracia walks to drive in a run. Obee scores from 3rd, 5-1 Dook. Bases still loaded and one down for Bravo.
- Another mound visit for UVA, BOC out for a chat. Pitching change incoming. RHP Ryan Osinski takes over on the mound for the HOOS.
- Bravo flies out to Whalen in CF. Krewson scores from 3rd, 6-1 Dook. Two on and two down for Stone.
- Stone on the next pitch pops out to Ference in foul ground to end the inning. Nice job by Osinski to limit the damage.
Heading into the 5th, Dook now leads 6-1.
The downfall of this team is the pitching staff!
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Top of the 5th, Santucci still on the mound for Dook. Godbout to lead off for the HOOS.
- Godbout K’s swinging. One down for Anderson.
- Anderson on a full count works a walk. One on and one down for Hanson.
- Hanson on a full count also works a walk. Two on and one down for GOF.
- Mound visit for Dook. Santucci stays in.
- Wild pitch moves both runners up a base. 2nd and 3rd, one down for GOF. 2-0 count.
- GOF hits a grounder to Miller at 3rd. He looks off Anderson who is running home and instead makes the throw to 1st for the easy out. EA scores, 6-2 Dook. Runner on 2nd and two down for Whalen.
- Whalen flies out to Obee in CF to end the frame.
Middle of the 5th, Dook now leads 6-2.
Bottom of the 5th, Osinski still on the mound for the HOOS. Clark to lead off for Dook.
- Clark grounds a base hit up the middle past a sliding GOF. One on and nobody down for Winslow.
- Dirt ball in front of the mound moves Clark up to 2nd without a throw.
- Winslow grounds out to GOF at short. Clark moves up a base, runner on 3rd and one down for Obee.
- Obee hits a hard grounder down the LF line past a diving Hanson. Clark scores from 3rd, 7-2 Dook. The throw to 2nd ends up in RF, Obee is able to take another base and end up with a little league triple. Runner on 3rd and one down for Krewson.
- Krewson flies out to Saucke in deep RF in front of the warning track. Obee scores from 3rd, 8-2 Dook. Nobody on and two down for Morris.
- Morris grounds out to Godbout at 2nd to end the inning.
Heading into the 6th, Dook now leads 8-2. Gonna need to get to their bullpen, not an easy task.
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Top of the 6th, LHP James Tallon takes over on the mound for Dook. Saucke to lead off for the HOOS.
- Saucke on a full count hits a liner but it’s right at the 2B Morris. One down for Ford.
- Ford K’s looking on a pitch right down the middle. Two down for Didawick.
- Didawick rips a one hopper but it’s gloved by Bravo who takes it to 1st unassisted to end the frame.
Middle of the 6th, Dook leads 8-2.
Bottom of the 6th, RHP Aidan Teel takes over on the mound for the HOOS. Miller to lead off for Dook.
- From the way these commentators talk you would think Dook was this undefeated juggernaut.
- Miller on a full count K’s swinging. One down for Gracia.
- Gracia flies out in LF near the line. Two down for Bravo.
- Bravo K’s swinging to end the inning.
Heading into the 7th, Dook leads 8-2.
They might as well be. They’re smacking the snot out of us.
Why pitch Teel here? I guess with this offense we never think we’re out of it…
Top of the 7th, Tallon still on the mound for Dook. Ference to lead off for the HOOS.
- Ference lines a base hit up the middle just over the glove of Tallon. One on and nobody down for Godbout.
- Godbout flies out to Winslow in LF. One on and one down for Anderson.
- Anderson rips a liner that hits off the glove of the 3B Miller and gets into the LF corner. Ference is able to go 1st to 3rd, he thought about going home but put the brakes on and stumbled back to the bag. Anderson ends up with a double, 2nd and 3rd with one down for Hanson.
- Mound visit for Dook.
- Hanson on the next pitch grounds out to Clark at short. Ference scores from 3rd, 8-3 Dook. Runner on 2nd and two down now for GOF.
- GOF flies out to Obee in CF to end the frame.
7th inning stretch time, Dook leads 8-3. Haven’t been able to get that big inning generated yet.
Bottom of the 7th, LHP Matthew Buchanan takes over on the mound for the HOOS. Stone to lead off for Dook.
- Stone lines a base hit into RCF. One on and nobody down for Clark.
- Clark on a full count works a walk. Two on and nobody down for Winslow.
- Winslow K’s (1) swinging. Two on and one down for Obee.
- Obee hits a hard liner to 3rd but Hanson is able to reach up and make the catch for the out. No chance to double up either runner as Hanson bobbles the ball, two on and two down for PH Andrew Yu.
- Yu hits a hard grounder back up the middle, but GOF is able to range over to glove it and flip to Godbout for the force out at 2nd. That ends the inning.
Heading into the 8th, Dook leads 8-3. We got six outs to work with, let’s at least make it interesting.
Plus our opponent is never really out of it either. More exciting this way.
Top of the 8th, RHP Gabriel Nard takes over on the mound for Dook. PH Anthony Stephan to lead off for the HOOS.
- Stephan on a full count hits a grounder back up the middle, but Dook has the shift on and Miller is in perfect position to field it and throw to 1st for the out. One down for Saucke.
- Saucke pops up to Clark in shallow LCF. Two down for Ford.
- Ford K’s swinging on three pitches to end the frame.
Middle of the 8th, Dook leads 8-3.
Bottom of the 8th, Buchanan still on the mound for the HOOS. Stephan takes over in LF, Didawick moves to CF. Morris to lead off for Dook.
- Morris on a full count hits a liner to Didawick in CF. He initially takes a step back but then comes in and makes the catch on a dive. One down for Miller.
- Miller on the next pitch lines a base hit into CF. One on and one down for Gracia.
- Gracia on a full count draws a walk. Two on and one down for Bravo.
- Wild pitch moves both runners up a base. 2nd and 3rd with one down now for Bravo, 2-2 count.
- Bravo on a full count works a walk. Last pitch was a looping curveball that should’ve been strike 3. Bases loaded and one down for Stone.
- Stone flies out to Stephan in LF. Miller scores from 3rd, 9-3 Dook. Two on and two down for Clark.
- Clark K’s (2) swinging on a high fastball to end the inning.
Heading into the 9th, Dook leads 9-3.
Got em right where we want em.
Top of the 9th, Nard still on the mound for Dook. Didawick to lead off for the HOOS.
- Didawick on 1-2 lines a base hit off the end of the bat into CF. One on and nobody down for Ference.
- Wild pitch moves Didawick up a base. Runner on 2nd, nobody down now for Ference. 1-2 count.
- Ference on a full count grounds out to Clark at short. Didawick moves up a base, runner on 3rd and one down for Godbout.
- Godbout grounds out to Miller at 3rd. Didawick scores, 9-4 Dook. Nobody on and two down for Anderson.
- Anderson on the next pitch flies out to Winslow in LF and that ends it.
Dook wins game one of the series 9-4 and improves to 19-7 (5-5) on the season. UVA falls to 21-5 (6-4).
We’ll see you for game two tomorrow at 6PM.
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Plain and simple, can’t give up 10 free passes and expect to win a baseball game against a quality team. We’ve played with fire for most of this year and tonight the bats didn’t bail us out.
Gotta be cleaner on the mound tomorrow, and have to string together more hits. Had a lot of groundouts with guys on base.
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Game two. Trying to even up the series tonight.
We’re about to get underway.
Top of the 1st, RHP Ryan Higgins starts on the mound for Dook. SS Griff O’Ferrall to lead off for the HOOS.
- GOF on the first pitch flies out to Obee in CF. One down for LF Anthony Stephan.
- Stephan walks on four pitches. One on and one down for RF Casey Saucke.
- Wind is blowing hard left to right. Saucke just had a shallow fly ball in right drift all the way out of play.
- Saucke on the next pitch flies out to RF. Stephan was running on the play and gets doubled up on the throw to 1st base to end the frame.
Middle of the 1st, game is scoreless.
Bottom of the 1st, LHP Evan Blanco starts on the mound for the HOOS. 2B Zac Morris leads off for Dook.
- Morris after a 9 pitch AB grounds out to Becker at 3rd. One down for 3B Ben Miller.
- Miller on 1-2 lines a base hit up the middle. One on and one down for RF AJ Gracia.
- Gracia lines a breaking pitch into RF for another hit. Two on and one down for 1B Logan Bravo.
- Bravo pops out to Godbout at 2nd. Infield fly rule in effect. Two on and two down for C Alex Stone.
- Stone pops out to Becker in foul ground on the left side to end the inning.
Heading into the 2nd, game is still scoreless.
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