re: Game 3: LSU 2, Texas A&M 1 - Final - Tigers are SEC West Champs!

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Raph for leadoff

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Wow

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LSU Pitching:
Ryan Eades 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K


Texas A&M Pitching:
Parker Ray 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K


LSU Lineup:
1) Sean McMullen 1 for 2, K
2) Mark Laird 1 for 2, RBI
3) Alex Bregman 0 for 2, K, GIDP
4) Mason Katz 1 for 1, BB
5) Raph Rhymes 0 for 2, K, GIDP
6) Christian Ibarra 0 for 2, K
7) JaCoby Jones 0 for 1
8) Ty Ross 0 for 0, BB, R
9) Andrew Stevenson 1 for 1


A&M Lineup:
1) Mikey Reynolds 1 for 2
2) Blake Allemand 0 for 1, BB
3) Cole Lankford 0 for 2
4) Troy Stein 0 for 1
5) Hunter Melton 0 for 1
6) Daniel Mengden 0 for 1
7) Brandon Wood 0 for 1, K
8) Krey Bratsen 1 for 1
9) Jace Statum 1 for 1


Top 1
McMullen struck out looking (1 out)
Laird flied out to left (2 outs)
Bregman struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; LSU 0, A&M coming to bat

Bot 1
Reynolds singled up the middle
Reynolds stole 2nd on the 3-1 strike
Allemand walked
Lankford grounded out to 1st, Reynolds to 3rd, Allemand to 2nd (1 out)
Stein flied out to right, runners hold (2 outs)
Melton flied out to left (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB; 0-0 after 1

Top 2
Katz singled to left
Rhymes struck out swinging (1 out)
Ibarra struck out looking (2 outs)
Jones flied out to right (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 0-0 after 1.5

Bot 2
Mengden grounded out to 2nd (1 out)
Wood struck out swinging (2 outs)
Bratsen singled up the middle
with Statum batting, Bratsen was picked off of 1st (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 0-0 after 2

Top 3
Ross walked
Stevenson singled to left, Ross to 2nd
McMullen singled to center, Ross to 3rd, Stevenson to 2nd
Stevenson picked off of 2nd (1 out)
Laird singled to right, Ross scored, McMullen to 2nd; 1-0 Tigers
Bregman grounded into 4-6-3 double play, Laird out at 2nd (3 outs)
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 1-0 after 2.5

Bot 3
Statum singled up the middle to 2nd
Reynolds flied out to center (1 out)
Allemand grounded out to 1st, Statum to 2nd (2 outs)
Lankford popped out to short (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 1-0 LSU after 3

Top 4
Katz walked
Rhymes grounded into 6-4-3 double play (2 outs)
Ibarra grounded out to 3rd (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 1-0 LSU after 3.5

Raph is slow as shite, but that's not a terrible idea. He is always better with no one on.

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3) Alex Bregman 0 for 2, K, GIDP

5) Raph Rhymes 0 for 2, K, GIDP

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ouch.....

I can't figure Paul Mainieri's out. On defense, he has a strictly MLB attitude. He doesn't worry about holding runners close, he instructs his players to always get the out at first on a bunt, in other words, he forces the hitter to beat his pitcher. Then on offense, he goes all out aggressive, force the issue. We run bases like we're facing little leaugers that can't throw and catch, we bunt way too much, and we hit and run often. It's like we aren't patient and let the game come to us, offensively.

A&M is also battling to make the postseason. And they've gotten quite lucky.

I guess the question is: how many DPs has Rhymes NOT hit into when the opportunity was there?

Christ, it was a nice play, but nothing that great

bot 4, Eades delivering the mail (45 pitches), Stein first up

ball, 1-0
bunts to Eades, throws him out!