USC-Florida Baseball Game 2 Blog
posted by Scott Hood, 5/03/2008 03:18:00 PM
6:20 - Great play by the UF 2B to start a 4-6-3 DP to end the B8. WE GO TO THE NINTH WITH USC AHEAD, 6-5.
6:15 - Enders singles again. He's 2-for-4. He's showing signs of breaking out of his slump. Pinch-runner for Enders. USC has 13 hits to 11 for UF. Here comes the UF coach. There's the call to the bullpen. UF will bring in a lefty to face Wingo. We have 1 out, 1 on in the B8 with USC leading, 6-5.
6:10 - F-9 for the first out in the T8. There's base hit to RCF. The runners is going for 2nd. Merrifield throws. He's out!! What a play by Merrifield. May be the defensive play of the year. 5-3 for the third out. We go to the B8 with USC leading 6-5.
:05 - Darnell has 63 RBI this year. Disher up. K swinging. Lail up. He's been struggling. He's 0-for-7 in the series. 4-3 on a nic eplay by the UF 2B. We go to the T8 with USC leading 6-5.
6:02 - Darnell up. Strike. Ball in the dirt. Almost a wild pitch. USC now has more hits that UF, 11-10. USC has never led in this game. Base hit to LF!!! 2 RUNS SCORE. USC Leads 6-5. Darnell delivers!!
6:00 - Merrifield chops one down the 3B line. It gets past the UF 3B!! Havens goes to third. Merifield pulls into 2B. It's ruled a double. Smoak up. IBB. USC will have the bases loaded with 1 out for Darnell. Big situation here. Here comes the UF coach. Will he make a change? No. Darnell K'd the last time. He needs a clutch hit here.
5:55 - Havens walks with 1 out. The UF 3B is well in. They're thinking bunt. Maybe Arby's too. Havens just gets back. That was close.
5:50 - Another 1-2-3 inning for Atwood. He's set down 10 in a row. We go to the B7 with USC trailing, 5-4. Wingo, Havens, Merrifield due.
5:45 - 1-out single by Crisp. Hit and run. Crisp is thrown out at 2B. 2 outs. Enders up. F-7. We go to the T7 with UF ahead, 5-4.
5:40 - Another 1-2-3 inning for Atwood. He's set down 7 in a row. We go to the B6 with USC trailing, 5-4.
5:32 - Darnell K's swinginh. Disher up. Tanner is talking to him. Disher needs a clutch hit here. He's 0-for-6 in the series. He swings at a curve in the dirt. Base hit to LF! Here comes Smoak. He slides. Out! Smoak has been thrown out at the plate twice today. We go to the T6 with UF leading 5-4.
5:30 - New pitcher for UF. He'll face Darnell with 1 out, 1 runner on and 1 run already in this inning. UF leads 5-4. New pitcher is Josh Edmondson, who also hails from LaGrange, Ga. I'm sure he knows Blake Mitchell.
5:27 - Merrifield up with 1 out. He bunts. The ballis thrown past 1B!! Merrifield goes to 2B. Smoak up and he represents the tying run. He rips a double to LF! Merrifield scores. It's 5-4 UF with Darnell due. That's Smoak's 51st career 2B, tying him for 5th on the all-time list. Here comes the UF coach for a chat.
5:25 - 1-2-3 for Awood in the T5. We go to the B5 with USC trailing, 5-3.
5:15 - Wingo K''s looking for the 3rd out in the B4. We go to the T5 with UF leading, 5-3. USC can't allow any more runs here. Time to buckle down defensively and on the mound.
5:10 - Crisp reaches on E6 with 2 outs in the B4. Here comes the UF coach. Enders up. He's beemn struggling. Base hit to RF! Runners at 1&2, 2 outs in B4. Wingo up.
5:05 - Strikeout for the 3rd out. Atwood finally gets outof it. We go to the B4 with USC trailing, 5-3. UF has 10 hits, USC 5.
5:00 - Here's Figueroa. He lines one right at Atwood. The ball ricochets off his shin. The runner from third scores. It's 5-3 UF. 4 straight hits with 2 outs. These guys are uncanny. UF doesn't overwhelm you, but they get the job done. Atwood needs to get out of this w/out any further daamge.
4:55 - Nice play by Havens for the second out in the T4. But an infield single to the hole, Havens mamaged to glove the ball but his throw was a bit wide. It goes as base hit. Base hit to CF. Somehow that ball got through. Runners at 1&2. Base hit to LF. Here comes the runner. He's safe. UF leads 4-3. Another 2-out rally by UF. 3 straight hits with 2 outs.
4:50 - Darnell up. He rips one into the LF gap! Merrifield scores. It's 3-3. Monte Lee sends Smoak. But he's thrown out by 10 feet. Ouch. But USC manages to tie the game with some 2-out lightning. It's 3-3 as as we go to the T4. The crowd is back into it.
4:47 - 2 outs here in the B3. Base hit for Havens into RF. Single. Extends his hitting streak to 17 games. Chopper by Merrifield. The UF 3B can't handle it! USC has runners at 1&2 for Smoak. Base hit to LF! Havens scores. It's 3-2 UF. Finally, some life from the Gamecocks.
4:42 - F-7 for the third out. We go to the B3 with UF leading, 3-1. UF has 6 hits through 3 Inn.
4:40 - 1-out single by Figueroa in the T3. There he goes. Stolen base, UF's 7th of the series. F-7 to deep LCF. Runner to third with 2 outs. Chopper up the middle. It gets through! RBI. Run scores. UF leads 3-1. All three UF runs have scored with 2 outs. Another SB. 8-for-8 for UF in the series. USC had to find a way to slow down the Gators.
4:32 - Crisp P-3 for the third out. Darnell's solo HR gets USC on the board. The Gamecocks trail, 2-1, heading to the T3.
4:28 - Darnell leads off the B2 for USC. He belts one to deep LF. It's over the fence! HR for Darnell. He has 14 HR and 60 RBI this season. It's 2-1. Disher P-3. Lail belts one to RCF. But it's caught at the wall. 2 outs.
4:22 - Walk with 2 outs. Leadoff batter for UF is up. He lines a single to RF. The ball goes into the corner. The UF baserunner rounds third. Here comes the throw. He's out at the plate!! 9-4-2 on the play. UF does score twice, though, and takes a 2-0 lead into the B2.
4:18 - 2-out single for UF in the T2. There's a blast to CF. Home run for the Gators. Riley Cooper, batting .077, just hit a HR for UF. The Gators lead, 2-0. It was the second hit of the season for Cooper in 14 at-bats.
4:15 - Smoak is batting .395 with 18 HR and 51 RBI. There's a comebacker to the mound. Watch out, Smoak doesn't run well. 1-6-3 DP. We go to the T2 with the score tied at 0-0.
:10 - Havens leads off the B1 for USC. F-8 to deep CF. It looked like it had a chance went it came off the bat. BUt it fell about 5 feet short of the fence. Merrifield up. Line drive into RF for a single. Smoak up. 1 runner on, 1 out.
4:05 - Passed ball on Disher. Runner to 2B. 1 out. Strikeout on Figueroa. He killed USC last night. There's a drive to CF. But Merrifield tracks it down on the warning track in deep CF. We go to the B1 with the score 0-0.
4:02 - We're underway. The leadoff batter for UF bunts towards third. Darnell throws. He beats it out. Single. More small ball from the Gators. There's a F-8. 1 out in the T1.
3:58 - The coaches and umpires are meeting at home plate. We're almost ready for baseball here at SFF. Obviously, after dropping last night's series opener, USC has to win today. Right now, USC is 11-11 in the SEC and tied for fifth place in the SEC East. There's '2001', so the Gamecocks are close to taking the field.
3:25 - We're here at Sarge Frye Field for Saturday's USC-Florida baseball game. It's Game 2 of a 3-game series. Obviously, USC must play a lot better than they did last night if they want to beat the Gators. USC has to find a way to control UF's 'small-ball' today. UF had six stolen bases, three scarifice hits and four walks. If you're looking for major changes in USC's lineup, you'll be disappointed. Here it is:
Havens - 6 (.385-13 HR-44 RBI)
Merrifield - 8 (.297-3-20)
Smoak - 3 (.395-18-51)
Darnell - 5 (.303-13-59)
Disher - 2 (.292-15-44)
Lail- 9 (.257-4-22)
Crisp - 7 (.312-1-13)
Enders - 2 (.257-5-23)
Wingo - 4 (.230-6-13)
Atwood - P (4-2, 4.22 ERA, 53.1 IP, 44 hits, 28 runs, 44 K's, 24 BB, .234 OBA)
6:25 - Atwood is back out. He'll try to finish it out. This would be the first complte game of his career. Strikeout. 1 out. K 2-3. 2 outs. This would be a huge win for USC. And much-needed. 7 K's today for Atwood. X-5. USC WINS 6-5!!! USC is 12-11 in SEC.
6:20 - Great play by the UF 2B to start a 4-6-3 DP to end the B8. WE GO TO THE NINTH WITH USC AHEAD, 6-5.
6:15 - Enders singles again. He's 2-for-4. He's showing signs of breaking out of his slump. Pinch-runner for Enders. USC has 13 hits to 11 for UF. Here comes the UF coach. There's the call to the bullpen. UF will bring in a lefty to face Wingo. We have 1 out, 1 on in the B8 with USC leading, 6-5.
6:10 - F-9 for the first out in the T8. There's base hit to RCF. The runners is going for 2nd. Merrifield throws. He's out!! What a play by Merrifield. May be the defensive play of the year. 5-3 for the third out. We go to the B8 with USC leading 6-5.
:05 - Darnell has 63 RBI this year. Disher up. K swinging. Lail up. He's been struggling. He's 0-for-7 in the series. 4-3 on a nic eplay by the UF 2B. We go to the T8 with USC leading 6-5.
6:02 - Darnell up. Strike. Ball in the dirt. Almost a wild pitch. USC now has more hits that UF, 11-10. USC has never led in this game. Base hit to LF!!! 2 RUNS SCORE. USC Leads 6-5. Darnell delivers!!
6:00 - Merrifield chops one down the 3B line. It gets past the UF 3B!! Havens goes to third. Merifield pulls into 2B. It's ruled a double. Smoak up. IBB. USC will have the bases loaded with 1 out for Darnell. Big situation here. Here comes the UF coach. Will he make a change? No. Darnell K'd the last time. He needs a clutch hit here.
5:55 - Havens walks with 1 out. The UF 3B is well in. They're thinking bunt. Maybe Arby's too. Havens just gets back. That was close.
5:50 - Another 1-2-3 inning for Atwood. He's set down 10 in a row. We go to the B7 with USC trailing, 5-4. Wingo, Havens, Merrifield due.
5:45 - 1-out single by Crisp. Hit and run. Crisp is thrown out at 2B. 2 outs. Enders up. F-7. We go to the T7 with UF ahead, 5-4.
5:40 - Another 1-2-3 inning for Atwood. He's set down 7 in a row. We go to the B6 with USC trailing, 5-4.
5:32 - Darnell K's swinginh. Disher up. Tanner is talking to him. Disher needs a clutch hit here. He's 0-for-6 in the series. He swings at a curve in the dirt. Base hit to LF! Here comes Smoak. He slides. Out! Smoak has been thrown out at the plate twice today. We go to the T6 with UF leading 5-4.
5:30 - New pitcher for UF. He'll face Darnell with 1 out, 1 runner on and 1 run already in this inning. UF leads 5-4. New pitcher is Josh Edmondson, who also hails from LaGrange, Ga. I'm sure he knows Blake Mitchell.
5:27 - Merrifield up with 1 out. He bunts. The ballis thrown past 1B!! Merrifield goes to 2B. Smoak up and he represents the tying run. He rips a double to LF! Merrifield scores. It's 5-4 UF with Darnell due. That's Smoak's 51st career 2B, tying him for 5th on the all-time list. Here comes the UF coach for a chat.
5:25 - 1-2-3 for Awood in the T5. We go to the B5 with USC trailing, 5-3.
5:15 - Wingo K''s looking for the 3rd out in the B4. We go to the T5 with UF leading, 5-3. USC can't allow any more runs here. Time to buckle down defensively and on the mound.
5:10 - Crisp reaches on E6 with 2 outs in the B4. Here comes the UF coach. Enders up. He's beemn struggling. Base hit to RF! Runners at 1&2, 2 outs in B4. Wingo up.
5:05 - Strikeout for the 3rd out. Atwood finally gets outof it. We go to the B4 with USC trailing, 5-3. UF has 10 hits, USC 5.
5:00 - Here's Figueroa. He lines one right at Atwood. The ball ricochets off his shin. The runner from third scores. It's 5-3 UF. 4 straight hits with 2 outs. These guys are uncanny. UF doesn't overwhelm you, but they get the job done. Atwood needs to get out of this w/out any further daamge.
4:55 - Nice play by Havens for the second out in the T4. But an infield single to the hole, Havens mamaged to glove the ball but his throw was a bit wide. It goes as base hit. Base hit to CF. Somehow that ball got through. Runners at 1&2. Base hit to LF. Here comes the runner. He's safe. UF leads 4-3. Another 2-out rally by UF. 3 straight hits with 2 outs.
4:50 - Darnell up. He rips one into the LF gap! Merrifield scores. It's 3-3. Monte Lee sends Smoak. But he's thrown out by 10 feet. Ouch. But USC manages to tie the game with some 2-out lightning. It's 3-3 as as we go to the T4. The crowd is back into it.
4:47 - 2 outs here in the B3. Base hit for Havens into RF. Single. Extends his hitting streak to 17 games. Chopper by Merrifield. The UF 3B can't handle it! USC has runners at 1&2 for Smoak. Base hit to LF! Havens scores. It's 3-2 UF. Finally, some life from the Gamecocks.
4:42 - F-7 for the third out. We go to the B3 with UF leading, 3-1. UF has 6 hits through 3 Inn.
4:40 - 1-out single by Figueroa in the T3. There he goes. Stolen base, UF's 7th of the series. F-7 to deep LCF. Runner to third with 2 outs. Chopper up the middle. It gets through! RBI. Run scores. UF leads 3-1. All three UF runs have scored with 2 outs. Another SB. 8-for-8 for UF in the series. USC had to find a way to slow down the Gators.
4:32 - Crisp P-3 for the third out. Darnell's solo HR gets USC on the board. The Gamecocks trail, 2-1, heading to the T3.
4:28 - Darnell leads off the B2 for USC. He belts one to deep LF. It's over the fence! HR for Darnell. He has 14 HR and 60 RBI this season. It's 2-1. Disher P-3. Lail belts one to RCF. But it's caught at the wall. 2 outs.
4:22 - Walk with 2 outs. Leadoff batter for UF is up. He lines a single to RF. The ball goes into the corner. The UF baserunner rounds third. Here comes the throw. He's out at the plate!! 9-4-2 on the play. UF does score twice, though, and takes a 2-0 lead into the B2.
4:18 - 2-out single for UF in the T2. There's a blast to CF. Home run for the Gators. Riley Cooper, batting .077, just hit a HR for UF. The Gators lead, 2-0. It was the second hit of the season for Cooper in 14 at-bats.
4:15 - Smoak is batting .395 with 18 HR and 51 RBI. There's a comebacker to the mound. Watch out, Smoak doesn't run well. 1-6-3 DP. We go to the T2 with the score tied at 0-0.
:10 - Havens leads off the B1 for USC. F-8 to deep CF. It looked like it had a chance went it came off the bat. BUt it fell about 5 feet short of the fence. Merrifield up. Line drive into RF for a single. Smoak up. 1 runner on, 1 out.
4:05 - Passed ball on Disher. Runner to 2B. 1 out. Strikeout on Figueroa. He killed USC last night. There's a drive to CF. But Merrifield tracks it down on the warning track in deep CF. We go to the B1 with the score 0-0.
4:02 - We're underway. The leadoff batter for UF bunts towards third. Darnell throws. He beats it out. Single. More small ball from the Gators. There's a F-8. 1 out in the T1.
3:58 - The coaches and umpires are meeting at home plate. We're almost ready for baseball here at SFF. Obviously, after dropping last night's series opener, USC has to win today. Right now, USC is 11-11 in the SEC and tied for fifth place in the SEC East. There's '2001', so the Gamecocks are close to taking the field.
3:25 - We're here at Sarge Frye Field for Saturday's USC-Florida baseball game. It's Game 2 of a 3-game series. Obviously, USC must play a lot better than they did last night if they want to beat the Gators. USC has to find a way to control UF's 'small-ball' today. UF had six stolen bases, three scarifice hits and four walks. If you're looking for major changes in USC's lineup, you'll be disappointed. Here it is:
Havens - 6 (.385-13 HR-44 RBI)
Merrifield - 8 (.297-3-20)
Smoak - 3 (.395-18-51)
Darnell - 5 (.303-13-59)
Disher - 2 (.292-15-44)
Lail- 9 (.257-4-22)
Crisp - 7 (.312-1-13)
Enders - 2 (.257-5-23)
Wingo - 4 (.230-6-13)
Atwood - P (4-2, 4.22 ERA, 53.1 IP, 44 hits, 28 runs, 44 K's, 24 BB, .234 OBA)
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