Super Regional open thread: Michigan-UCLA G1
First pitch for game one of the super regional will be roughly 9 pm eastern.
Michigan lineup is as follows: Nwogu DH, Franklin CF Brewer RF Kerr 1B Nelson 3B Bullock LF Blomgren SS Donovan C Thomas 2B. Kaufmann gets the start for the Wolverines.
The top-ranked Bruins are starting 2nd round pick Ryan Garcia. UCLA had 8 position players and 5 pitchers drafted in this week's MLB draft.
Game is on ESPN2.
The longer it went the more I felt like at minimum they'd be saying the video was inconclusive
1 out DP.
That's how you win a Super Regional game against a 1 seed on the road.
Got themselves out of a self made bad situation
Good gravy, can’t watch any sports on tv anymore without a dick disorder commercial. #watchingsportswithdaughters
Oh, and go blue!
Christ, Tom Glavine wouldn't expect to get that called a strike...
I mean Glavine was good but he was not the second person of the Trinity on that staff (Smoltz)
That...is very debatable! Post more insinuates Glavine and the finesse painter of corners (a la Maddux) than the power thrower Smoltz was.
Both pitchers getting a generous strike zone tonight
Ump has a hot date after the game apparently
Fine with me. That favors Michigan right now.
Let’s go! Nice catch
Ugh gotta make that play, you're positioned perfectly...
Wow. How does he not slide? I mean, thanks, but..... wow.
He thought it was ball 4.
When you assume.....
I would have expected a 1st round draft pick to know better, but I'll take it.
Coach is not going to be happy about that
Outstanding!!!
We will take your shitty baserunning and go to the 8th...(admittedly another questionable strike call)
Ump K'd Brewer an inning ago on a pitch down like that. Justice.
Say what you will about the ump, he's been consistently calling that pitch at (or slightly below) the bottom of the strike zone. In any case, dude, you gotta hustle in and slide.
As a baseball coach once told me, not everyone can hit, catch, or throw well. Everyone can hustle.
Wow. Another error erasing DP
Strike em out throw em out! UCLA is a bunch of cocky pricks! Go Blue!!
LOL, SIT DOWN!
WOOOOOOOO wide strike zone. That was very clearly a strike in accordance with his zone tonight, I’m glad he stayed consistent even with the moment.
What an awesome end to that inning. Strike ‘em out, throw ‘em out!
2 more innings!
Garcia is so effortless. Pretty damn impressive.
Let’s go Blue!!! Double
Ako doubles up the left-center gap.
One down, let's bring him in!
Need to cash in on this double!
Insurance runs please
Passed ball, Thomas to 3rd!
This analyst is a moron. Bring your outfielders in? Jesus.
Thomas isn’t even “that” fast. Look at how many steals he has (spoiler alert it’s 2...).
He’s also oddly obsessed with power hitters bunting.
3-0! Nice sac fly and some good base running on the wild pitch.
3-0 go blue!!
3-0 as Jordan Nwogu flies deep to right!
Great job at the plate
Nice piece of hitting going with the pitch
There's some insurance
6 more runs and I'll feel safe
Just let Kauffmann finish the game... please...
Love that insurance. Can Kauffmann go the entire game?
At 82 pitches right now. I think he went around 110 or so against Creighton in game 1 of the regional.
82 pitches in 7 innings is damn impressive at any level of baseball.
Easily based on pitch count, but he’s gotta get through the top of their lineup 1 more time.
Kaufmann can make 3 stand. Bullpen is a little scary
Franklin's going to be running here. Worst case, you have 3-4-5 up in the ninth.
He’s not fast... but I do agree.