[huntandfish]

Can someone tell me why it is so important to win the next two? Just not sure why it is so important esp this early. Sounds like folks are really into the national polls. I could have missed something I am getting old.

[SuperJon]

Can someone tell me why it is so important to win the next two? Just not sure why it is so important esp this early. Sounds like folks are really into the national polls. I could have missed something I am getting old.

It's not a guaranteed we will win our league with Coastal, Radford, and Campbell. Gotta put ourselves in a good spot to get an at-large. The next two games are important for that.

[BJWilliams]

Jon's right...we need to get these high RPI games to boost our resume. CCU is gonna be hoppin mad getting knocked off the mountain and Radford is improving. Also, Campbell lost to us in the championship game and they are gonna want to get some payback as well. Get games like these and it gives us a lot more wiggle room come tournament time

[ballcoach15]

Very true. I don't like calling any team inferior, but LU needs to win out in this tournament, against these teams.

When we went up 4-1 yesterday, I thought we'd cruise to a win. We stopped hitting and pitching. But I guess that's why they play 9 innings.

[Chippy]

Not the best start to the season, especially with our "ace" on the mound. Defense was a little shaky to say the least that does put pressure on the pitching.

[SuperJon]

Part of the problem with the errors yesterday had to have been not being outside much and not practicing on real dirt.

Quite a few changes in the lineup today. I like Grauer catching. I know we're wanting to limit his catching so that we can have him pitch, but I think we'll have to answer the question of where he's most valuable at some point this year. The other changes, if I were to guess, would be to give some guys a chance and try to find out what the best lineup is. In the past, I would've said that this is Toman being jumpy and micromanaging after a loss, but he alluded to stuff like this in the preseason so my guess is that his plan all along has been to play quite a few guys in a few different positions this weekend.

[SuperJon]

Bottom of the 8th, down 2-1. We get two on with one out. Perritt gets picked off second. Then we load the bases and strike out. We have got to start driving in runs. 15 LOB in two games so far.

[jbock13]

Liberty loses 2-1.

[PAmedic]

ugh. not the start i was hoping for. give me something positive to think about this gad-awful winter please

[huntandfish]

Way too much talk about rankings and beating people with the right RPI. Even commits like" got to win out" in this tournament. That is the biggest issue the guys and the whole community has lost sight of one game at a time. Heck win the BSC and you're in. Coaches can't coach pass today's game and today's game is always the most important because it's today. The guys should have had the approach of going to FL to compete and forget about winning. Winning takes care of itself when the games is played the right way. I fell bad for the guys hope they understand its a long season and Sunday is a new day and a new game.

[krh44]

yeah PA - I don't think that anyone of expected us to be 0-2 but it is early.

[Purple Haize]

Bottom of the 8th, down 2-1. We get two on with one out. Perritt gets picked off second. Then we load the bases and strike out. We have got to start driving in runs. 15 LOB in two games so far.

Haven't we had a habit of that the last few years?

[newoldschool17]

Bottom of the 8th, down 2-1. We get two on with one out. Perritt gets picked off second. Then we load the bases and strike out. We have got to start driving in runs. 15 LOB in two games so far.

Haven't we had a habit of that the last few years?

It's just something that you have to live with on Coach Toman's teams. His philosophy is more cheat to fastball and pull it down the line (all or nothing), instead of a more balanced approach. That being said, this is just a something we have to endure sometimes. The lineup will go on stretches where they put up a ton of runs and get hot (end of year last year, and other games we will leave tons of guys on base and strikeout or fly out (especially against guys who can control their off speed). Not a knock on Toman, just the scouting report on the Flames.

[krh44]

We are up 1-0 early against UR

[krh44]

up 5-2 in bottom of 4th, Parks in to pitch

[krh44]

up 9-5 in bottom of the 7th

[BJWilliams]

Offensive stars for us so far today have been Seiz and Swiss Army Knife himself, Ashton Perritt

[BJWilliams]

Perritt sets em down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 8th, Flames lead heading to their last hacks 9-6

[BJWilliams]

Good guys kill two birds with one stone, salvaging the third game down in Florida AND getting a win over an in-state opponent with an 11-6 win over Richmond

[SuperJon]

Good win today. Can't add much more than that but I wasn't able to keep up with it at all and haven't looked at the box score.

[BJWilliams]

we really cashed in this time around which we were not doing in the first two games. Kept the errors down too

Have a big midweek game on Tuesday against another in-state team and its at home.

[BJWilliams]

Cursory first look at the box and we really could have blown this one out...11 runs scored and 9 LOB. 16 hits in 38 team AB and 2 errors on the catcher (one a dropped foul ball and the other CI). 4-7 really carried the day for the offense too