- May 28th, 2016, 2:33 pm
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The played their hearts out today. Really proud of the way they battled.
Moderators: jcmanson, Sly Fox, BuryYourDuke
BJWilliams wrote:It wasn't hard luck. It was coaching running us out of an inning where we could've scored if we were patient.Jonathan Carone wrote:Jack DeGroat doesn't deserve to lose this game.100% agree...this would be the quintessential hard luck loss for him
BJWilliams wrote:I hope that one sticks in Coach Murray's mind not only on the ride back to Lynchburg, but all summer and into the fall as wellWhy?
Jonathan Carone wrote:Yeah, how would that help? Maybe if it stuck in TOMAN'S mind something might be done about it, but I don't think anyone should hold their breath on that one.BJWilliams wrote:I hope that one sticks in Coach Murray's mind not only on the ride back to Lynchburg, but all summer and into the fall as wellWhy?
flameshaw wrote:Fire all the coaches before they get back to Lynchburg. The 3rd base coach made a very bad call, (obviously Toman's fault), they don't get any coaching as it is, especially the pitchers. Seems like we have a lot of experts here who have never played the game at all, or certainly not at a D1 level. It is pretty easy to be an expert, when you have never been between the white lines, in any sport.
We definitely under achieved this year, so did some other teams, it happens. We had lots of injuries, (probably Toman's fault too), lost our best pitcher at the end of the year. We played very good in the conference tournament, when it would have been easy to mail it in. Proud of the guy's efforts this weekend, we did better than any of us had a chance to believe we would. DeGroat pitched a very good game and was impressive, (especially for a freshman with no coaching). We lost to a better team.
Hope JB can get us a good staff of coaches together by next year, I am sure he will get a lot of excellent advice on who to hire. If not, he can always get it here. That has to give him some major comfort.
LUnpretty11 wrote:PH, your BJ skills impress me.
LUDad wrote:Question. Was anyone at the game where they could see the entire field on the throw home? On TV you could see half way between 1st & 2nd. I never saw Scarborough enter the picture frame. The throw to home air mailed the cutoff man by 10-12ft. Seems like Scarborough could have taken 2nd. Didn't end up making any difference, but could have if a hit had followed.Scarborough should have been standing on 2nd. The 3rd base coach was out of position as he was actually moving toward the outfield as he gave the windmill sign. He should have been 20 feet from home plate and if need be put up a last minute stop sign. By the time Britt turned 3rd Murray was already out of Britt's view.