Michigan Baseball vs. Oregon/Louisville 4pm
Just wanted to get some Michigan baseball talk started. As I write this Oregon leads Louisville 1-0 in the bottom of the 2nd after Louisville stranded a few in the 1st.
Anyone have any knowledge of Oregon or Louisville's pitching staff and potential starters against Michigan this afternoon?
Louisville ran out their ace Jared Poland yesterday, today they started Carson Liggett who is only making his 4th start of the season, probably going to be a bullpen strategy for them against Oregon. Friday they started Garrett Schmeltz making only his 2nd start of the season. I have to assume that is they get passed Oregon they will give the ball to Riley Phillips for his 12th start of the season.
On the other side Oregon went with Christian Ciuffetelli for his 7th start against Michigan on Friday then their ace Isaac Ayon to ensure yesterday's win. Today they started Isaac Ayon for his 8th start of the season. They don't seem to have a clear candidate just from looking at the season stats to start later today should they get by Louisville.
Staying at a desert home in Joshua Tree this weekend, my girlfriend is not exactly thrilled that I'm more interested in the Michigan baseball game than the trees and cacti.
Go Blue.
Don’t worry Michigan is most assuredly more interesting than some cacti.
Both teams have been economical so far. 1-1 going into the top of the third.
Also watched some ACC Network earlier before the game. They are unbelievably pompous. The guy was basically saying how much Michigan sucks. Now granted the Big Ten is not amazingly strong in baseball but Bakich has proven to be a great coach.
Beat those birds!
Oregon pitcher is at 50 pitches but it’s on to the top of the 4th. Looks like the Louisville pitcher is at 40.
What happened to the “double elimination” for the championship game?
I noticed this in the Big Ten tourney too. The losers bracket team used to have to beat the winners bracket team TWICE to win. When did they get rid of that? I’m assuming it was for scheduling purposes.
They do have to beat Michigan twice in NCAA. It’s just the if necessary game is tomorrow.
Nothing happened to it, still in effect.
"Four teams are sent to each regional site (seeded one through four) for a double-elimination tournament, which means exactly what it sounds like: You have to lose twice to go home.
No. 1 plays No. 4 and No. 2 plays No. 3 to open, with the victors heading to the winner’s bracket and the losers facing an elimination game. From there, games continue to be played until only one team remains. Though theoretically anyone can win, even with an opening-round loss, winning the first game has historically been a massive indicator of success.
If a team wins its first two games, it advances to the regional finals, where it must lose twice to be eliminated but only needs a single victory to advance out of the round."
Conference tournaments do the single game championship because in a 8 team bracket if you have two teams undefeated into the finals then you would need to have a best of three, which isn't really feasible when the entire tournament is only five days.
Nothing happened to it. Oregon or Louisville will have to beat UM twice
Go Blue! Beat TBD!
Go cacti! Beat trees!
Louisville breaks through with a 2 run home run.
Oregon heading to the top of the fifth but not before Louisville breaks through. Hopefully Oregon can put some game pressure on Louisville here.
Louisville had a balk which SEMO was called for three of them in Louisville’s game with them. Completely had changed the complexion of this game.
that is a potentially massive plot twist.
Also wiped out a sensational catch by Levi Usher. Wow.
Insane sequence in the top of the fifth gets Oregon a run. 3-2 Louisville coming up to bat in the bottom of the fifth.
Quiet bottom of the fifth.
Ducks up to bat.
Neither team has seized control but both teams have put together some nice defensive innings. Tightly contested game. Louisville coming up in the bottom of the sixth.
Dude, the one certainty is that trees and cacti will be there tomorrow
Missed most of the bottom of the sixth but Louisville capitalized and plated three runs. It’s 6-2 Louisville. Getting late for Oregon though there are still three innings and they’re certainly capable of stringing together hits.
Looking like it’s going to be Louisville. Their closer really put the squeeze on Oregon though that means he may not be as effective going into our game.
It would be nice if Oregon could tie things up and send the game into extras.
We got some value from Louisville’s closer throwing 50+ pitches. Oregon has plated a run and is only down 4 with runners on first and second and only one out.
Game of inches. Could have been strike three. Oregon gets a ground rule double. 7-5 runner on second. Only one out.
Bottom of the eighth Louisville up 7-5. Oregon’s got a shot but can’t cede more ground here.
He was safe Louisville gets a huge insurance run
Oregon needs to net three runs here by hook or by crook. Top of the ninth coming up.
We’re facing Louisville as the visiting team.
We should be the home team as the 2-0 team and also Louisville has been home in 2/3 games while we've only been it once.
Michigan is the designated home team today.
— Kurt Svoboda (@ksvoboda) June 5, 2022
Michigan is the home team.
First pitch at 4:15 on ESPNU.
Joshua Tree Park is a pretty cool place to be vacationing. We went there when the kids were younger and had fun “rock climbing” (which was me boosting them up a boulder).
Fire Boomer Bakich and his high priced beers.
This should be labeled "Meta."
the cost of beers is TOO DAMN HIGH
You guys like my beard?
Beards is a good Brewery. The beer prices are reasonable, the pizza is good, and the view is fantastic.
Let's continue firing Bakich today, as it complements the red-hot and/or clutch bats nicely.
Game starting on ESPN News.
Go Blue! Roast the red chickens!
Let's Go Blue! Deep Frey dem boids!
time to get the bullpen up already
you have to pull him now.
Pitching is not a strength. Going to have to plate some runs today if we’re going to win.
Not a good start, Bob.
It's not my fault.
Lighten up, Francis
Games going to be over before it starts. 2 walks and HBP. Jfc
Walks. Ugh.
It's the first inning. They'll right the ship.
Ok, it might be a sinking ship kind of day today.