USC-UNC Asheville Baseball Game Blog
posted by Scott Hood on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
5:20 - USC out in the bottom of the 8th. We go to the 9th with USC ahead, 12-0. Farotto pitching for USC.
5:10 - Atwood works a perfect 8th and looked very good. We go to the bottom of the 8th with USC ahead, 12-0.
5:05 - USC scored a run in the bottom of the 8th on a SF by Merrifield. Havens was called out for leaving 2B early onthe play. It's 12-0 USC as we go to the top of the 8th. LHP Will Atwood now pitching for USC. This is his first appearance of the season.
4:55 - Parker Bangs didn't give up a run in the top of the 7th, Wingo led off the bottom half with a walk. That's eight walks issued by UNCA pitchers today. Walk to Havens. He's reached base all 5 times today.
4:45 - Godwin closes out an impressive outing with his fourth perfect inning of the afternoon in the top of the 6th. USC retired in order in the B6. It looks like Parker Bangs is warming up in the bullpen. Here he comes. Second appearance of the year for the RFr. Godwin hurled 6 Inn with 2 hits, no runs, no walks, 4 strikeouts, 20 batters, 75 pitches.
4:35 - Some serious 2-out lightning for USC in the bottom of the 5th. USC has scored 5 runs to take an 11-0 lead. Smoak singled to CF for 2 runs. Merrifield scored on a throwing error. Darnell singled for another RBI. Disher ends it for the third consecutive inning. We go to the 6th with USC ahead, 11-0.
4:30 - Another pitching change for USC. Havens walked. Bases loaded, two outs for Merifield. This game is dragging a bit now. UNCA pitchers can't throw strikes. They've already walked 7 and hit a batter. Throw strikes! 3-2 on Merrifield. Ball four. Run scores. It's 7-0.
4:20 - Pitching change for UNCA. Hopper singled with 2 outs. Wingo is up. New pitcher is a LHP. Wingo walks for the second consecutive time. Havens up. He's white hot right now. he has a walk, homer and HBP today. His OBP is staggering right now.
4:10 - Godwin works another perfect inning inthe 5th, his third of the day. He's throwing well. We go to the bottom of the 5th with USC ahead, 6-0.
4:05 - Disker fans for the second time. USC scores 4 in the 4th. WE go to the 5th with the Gamecocks ahead, 6-0. Godwin has a nice comfortable lead to work with.
4:00 - Single to CF by Darnell. RBI. Wingo scores to make it 6-0. Havens at second, darnell at first with 1 out. You have to think the UNCA starter is close to being yanked. There is some action in the UNCA bullpen. Smoak fans looking. Disher is up.
3:58 - Here comes the UNCA coach for a chat. Bases are loaded for Havens after a walk to Wingo. Havens hit by a pitch! Runs scores. It's 4-0 USC. Scarifice fly to CF by Merrifield. Hopper scores. 5-0 USC. Darnell up.
3:55 - USC has something going in the 4th. Lail walks. Enders singles. Hopper sacrifices. The pitchers fields the ball and throws to third. It gets past the 3B! Lail stumbles but he scores! E5 on the 3B. USC leads 3-0. Runners on 2&3 with no outs.
3:50 - Double with one out for UNCA. First runner in scoring poistion for the Bulldogs today. 4-3 groundout. Runner to third. 2 outs. 6-3 for 3rd out. Runner is stranded at third. Good job by Godwin. We go to the bottom of the 4th with USC ahead, 2-0.
3:42 - Darnell walks with 2 outs. Wild pitch. He goes to second. Smoak walks. Teams continue to pitch around him. Disher needs to get hot. If he does, that won't happen. Smoak has 6 walks already. Disher out P-5. We go to the 4th with USC ahead, 2-0.
3:40 - Hopper opens the B3 with a single. That's his third hit of the season. Wingo flied to center. Havens up. There's a drive to LF. It's over the wall! Home run! USC leads 2-0. Havens stays red hot. He takes the team lead with his third HR.
3:35 - Godwin retired the side again in the 3rd. He's sailing along. He's faced just 1 batter over the minimum through 3 Inn. We go to the bottom of the third with the score 0-0.
3:30 - Disher fans for the first out. He's K'd 5 times this season. He's struggled since those two HR's in the opener. Lail fans. Enders 1-3. Not much going for USC in that inning.
3:25 - Nice defensive play by Darnell to open the 2nd. There's a strikeout. Godwin pitching well early. It looks he'll be able to 6 Inn as Tanner hoped. F-8 for the third out. We go to the bottom of the 2nd with the game tied 0-0.
3:20 - Darnell popped up to 2B. Smaok lines one right at the RF. Tough luck there. Disher is up. UNCA catcher drops an easy popup in foul territory. E2. Disher gets new life. Wait. Merrifield picked off first! That hurt. USC had 2 runners on with no outs but couldn't score.
3:15 - Havens walks to open the 1st for USC. That's the 5th BB Havens has drawn this season. Merrifield grounder to second. He boots it! Runners on 1&2, no outs. Darnell up.
3:10 - Nice running catch by LF Justin Hopper to end the top of the first. He caught the ball on a dead run just before he banged into the wall. We go to the bottom of the 1st.
3:05 - Godwin looks good early with a F-9 and K. But there's a single to left. Two outs, one on.
3:00 - The national anthem has been played. We're almost ready for baseball. USC has taken the field. Here we go. First pitch. We're underway.
2:50 - Both teams have finished their warmups. We're almost ready for baseball. I would say there's about 750-1,000 people in the ballpark right now. It might be a late arriving crowd.
2:30 - USC has finished BP, so we should have the lineup soon. It's a chilly day here at Sarge Frye Field. Asheville is taking fielding practice right now. I would say the win is blowing about 20-25 mph. We were just handed USC's starting lineup:
Havens - 6
Merrifield - 8
Darnell - 5
Smoak - 3
Disher - DH
Lail - 9
Enders - 2
Hopper - 7
Wingo - 4.
Godwin - P.
I'm interested in seeing how Godwin does in his first career start for the Gamecocks. As Tanner said yesterday, he didn't get much of a chance last year. But he did pitch well in the fall after a solid summer with the Columbia Blowfish of the CPL.
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5:30 - Two outs, runner at first for UNCA. Single. walk. Bases now loaded. 3-2, Shutout at risk here. Foul. Strikeout. USC WINS 12-0.
5:20 - USC out in the bottom of the 8th. We go to the 9th with USC ahead, 12-0. Farotto pitching for USC.
5:10 - Atwood works a perfect 8th and looked very good. We go to the bottom of the 8th with USC ahead, 12-0.
5:05 - USC scored a run in the bottom of the 8th on a SF by Merrifield. Havens was called out for leaving 2B early onthe play. It's 12-0 USC as we go to the top of the 8th. LHP Will Atwood now pitching for USC. This is his first appearance of the season.
4:55 - Parker Bangs didn't give up a run in the top of the 7th, Wingo led off the bottom half with a walk. That's eight walks issued by UNCA pitchers today. Walk to Havens. He's reached base all 5 times today.
4:45 - Godwin closes out an impressive outing with his fourth perfect inning of the afternoon in the top of the 6th. USC retired in order in the B6. It looks like Parker Bangs is warming up in the bullpen. Here he comes. Second appearance of the year for the RFr. Godwin hurled 6 Inn with 2 hits, no runs, no walks, 4 strikeouts, 20 batters, 75 pitches.
4:35 - Some serious 2-out lightning for USC in the bottom of the 5th. USC has scored 5 runs to take an 11-0 lead. Smoak singled to CF for 2 runs. Merrifield scored on a throwing error. Darnell singled for another RBI. Disher ends it for the third consecutive inning. We go to the 6th with USC ahead, 11-0.
4:30 - Another pitching change for USC. Havens walked. Bases loaded, two outs for Merifield. This game is dragging a bit now. UNCA pitchers can't throw strikes. They've already walked 7 and hit a batter. Throw strikes! 3-2 on Merrifield. Ball four. Run scores. It's 7-0.
4:20 - Pitching change for UNCA. Hopper singled with 2 outs. Wingo is up. New pitcher is a LHP. Wingo walks for the second consecutive time. Havens up. He's white hot right now. he has a walk, homer and HBP today. His OBP is staggering right now.
4:10 - Godwin works another perfect inning inthe 5th, his third of the day. He's throwing well. We go to the bottom of the 5th with USC ahead, 6-0.
4:05 - Disker fans for the second time. USC scores 4 in the 4th. WE go to the 5th with the Gamecocks ahead, 6-0. Godwin has a nice comfortable lead to work with.
4:00 - Single to CF by Darnell. RBI. Wingo scores to make it 6-0. Havens at second, darnell at first with 1 out. You have to think the UNCA starter is close to being yanked. There is some action in the UNCA bullpen. Smoak fans looking. Disher is up.
3:58 - Here comes the UNCA coach for a chat. Bases are loaded for Havens after a walk to Wingo. Havens hit by a pitch! Runs scores. It's 4-0 USC. Scarifice fly to CF by Merrifield. Hopper scores. 5-0 USC. Darnell up.
3:55 - USC has something going in the 4th. Lail walks. Enders singles. Hopper sacrifices. The pitchers fields the ball and throws to third. It gets past the 3B! Lail stumbles but he scores! E5 on the 3B. USC leads 3-0. Runners on 2&3 with no outs.
3:50 - Double with one out for UNCA. First runner in scoring poistion for the Bulldogs today. 4-3 groundout. Runner to third. 2 outs. 6-3 for 3rd out. Runner is stranded at third. Good job by Godwin. We go to the bottom of the 4th with USC ahead, 2-0.
3:42 - Darnell walks with 2 outs. Wild pitch. He goes to second. Smoak walks. Teams continue to pitch around him. Disher needs to get hot. If he does, that won't happen. Smoak has 6 walks already. Disher out P-5. We go to the 4th with USC ahead, 2-0.
3:40 - Hopper opens the B3 with a single. That's his third hit of the season. Wingo flied to center. Havens up. There's a drive to LF. It's over the wall! Home run! USC leads 2-0. Havens stays red hot. He takes the team lead with his third HR.
3:35 - Godwin retired the side again in the 3rd. He's sailing along. He's faced just 1 batter over the minimum through 3 Inn. We go to the bottom of the third with the score 0-0.
3:30 - Disher fans for the first out. He's K'd 5 times this season. He's struggled since those two HR's in the opener. Lail fans. Enders 1-3. Not much going for USC in that inning.
3:25 - Nice defensive play by Darnell to open the 2nd. There's a strikeout. Godwin pitching well early. It looks he'll be able to 6 Inn as Tanner hoped. F-8 for the third out. We go to the bottom of the 2nd with the game tied 0-0.
3:20 - Darnell popped up to 2B. Smaok lines one right at the RF. Tough luck there. Disher is up. UNCA catcher drops an easy popup in foul territory. E2. Disher gets new life. Wait. Merrifield picked off first! That hurt. USC had 2 runners on with no outs but couldn't score.
3:15 - Havens walks to open the 1st for USC. That's the 5th BB Havens has drawn this season. Merrifield grounder to second. He boots it! Runners on 1&2, no outs. Darnell up.
3:10 - Nice running catch by LF Justin Hopper to end the top of the first. He caught the ball on a dead run just before he banged into the wall. We go to the bottom of the 1st.
3:05 - Godwin looks good early with a F-9 and K. But there's a single to left. Two outs, one on.
3:00 - The national anthem has been played. We're almost ready for baseball. USC has taken the field. Here we go. First pitch. We're underway.
2:50 - Both teams have finished their warmups. We're almost ready for baseball. I would say there's about 750-1,000 people in the ballpark right now. It might be a late arriving crowd.
2:30 - USC has finished BP, so we should have the lineup soon. It's a chilly day here at Sarge Frye Field. Asheville is taking fielding practice right now. I would say the win is blowing about 20-25 mph. We were just handed USC's starting lineup:
Havens - 6
Merrifield - 8
Darnell - 5
Smoak - 3
Disher - DH
Lail - 9
Enders - 2
Hopper - 7
Wingo - 4.
Godwin - P.
I'm interested in seeing how Godwin does in his first career start for the Gamecocks. As Tanner said yesterday, he didn't get much of a chance last year. But he did pitch well in the fall after a solid summer with the Columbia Blowfish of the CPL.
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