[ballcoach15]

NCAA now allows Division 1 teams to play 2 fall games without having them count against spring schedule. I hope we schedule 2 games at home.

[ballcoach15]

Rumor Control says we play at UVA on September 21 at 6:00 p.m. and Longwood visits LU on September 29 at 12:00.

[Cider Jim]

Sources, ballcoach?

[ballcoach15]

Some sources are "Classified Information".

[Cider Jim]

Purple and I know what that means!

[ballcoach15]

I hear there is an inter-squad scrimmage today at 3:30.

[Cider Jim]

Concessions opened or closed?

[ballcoach15]

Concessions closed. Only 4 fans were there. You know 2 of them, maybe all 4.

[ballcoach15]

The 2 fall games listed above are confirmed.

[ballcoach15]

Baseball tonight at UVA, 6 p.m.

[AFF]

4-2 bottom ninth..we have 10 hits they have 4...pitching for us looks good so far

[AFF]

Ok so after official 9 innings it’s a 4-4 game...we went into 9th with a 4-1 lead on a solid pitching and hitting performance...somehow it fell apart...10 hits LU 5 hits UVA

[AFF]

12 innings
LU 6 UVA 4

Solid performance for a fall exhibition game. I feel we beat them solidly on both sides of the ball. Impressive performance by the pitchers we ran out today. I think Wagner led the offensive charge with 3 or 4 hits.

[ballcoach15]

Reminds me of LU-Longwood softball game Thursday. Fell apart in final inning.

[olldflame]

Reminds me of LU-Longwood softball game Thursday. Fell apart in final inning.

Uh, no. Falling apart is when you lose. In case you missed it, UVA has a REALLY GOOD baseball program. Suggesting that somehow we screwed up because they made a comeback is not unexpected from you, but it is dead wrong. We won, and we beat a very good team.

[Cider Jim]

And this is UVa from the ACC , not Longwood from the Big South.

[ballcoach15]

Gosh, I missed post that said we won 6-4.

Anytime we beat ACC team, it is good.

[AFF]

“Fell apart” Was probably poor choice of words! It was a long game and I didn’t feel like getting too detailed. Actually the score ended up being 10 to 6 over 12 or 13inning. First, it was an impressive performance for us on both sides of the baseball this early in the fall. I probably used those words because we were in total control that game for the first eight innings. I think we had a no-hitter until the sixth or seventh. We went into the ninth inning with a 4–1 lead. Erickson walked the first batter and then gave up a cheap infield hit. This set up the heart of the Virginia order to scratch 3 runs on timely hitting. After nine the score was 4-4. We didn’t panic and showed poise putting together a 2 run 11th with team abs. Then Galzin opened it up with a 3run HR followed one batter later by a Locklear Solo HR. Wagner had at least 4 hits maybe 5. Encouraged by what I saw.

[jinxy]

Who all pitched, staff day?

Also any notable roster additions or subtractions?

[LUDad]

Sounds like Wagner is really coming along. Question, Has he ever pitched? With his dad being a mlb pitcher for 16 years, it makes me think how DeGroat turned from being a catcher to a stud pitcher overnight.

[AFF]

Lineup

CF- Jalen Guy (athletic freshman, ironically lead off and went to same high school DJ Artis) only new Pos player
C - Embry
DH- Mathieu
3B- Galzin
2B- Wagner
SS- Locklear
LF - Roher
RF- Karraker
1B- McDyre

Each Pitcher threw 2 in order except last guy

McInvale (Sat out last year TJ) looked good sat 90-92

Price -high 80s, offspeed was working

Skirrow- threw strikes and sat low 90s

Brabrand- command and velo looked better than last yr low 90s

Erickson- highly recruited freshman that made it to campus. Low 90s ..I saw 94 a few pitches. Struggled to throw strikes initially. Gave up a few hits. Prob a few nerves I’m sure..first time on the big stage..but I think he will be a good one.

Freshman LHP..86-88...nice to have a lefty..(I think we have 3 LHP)

Righty Freshman?? Mid 80s got hit around a little bit

[jinxy]

Thanks. Man if degroat and todd were here i would be predicting big things this year. Still too many variables to be confident yet.

[Jonathan Carone]

Thanks. Man if degroat and todd were here i would be predicting big things this year. Still too many variables to be confident yet.

That’s why I was so bummed Jack left. We were set up to have a really good year. I’m hoping we still can bounce back to where we expect to be.

[jinxy]

Agreed. We will need better years from mcdrye and matthieu and more consistency from embry besides needing another guy or 2 to step up. Galazin and locklear are 2 steady guys that we kinda know what we will get from them. The lineup is missing the big middle of order bat and the rotation is missing the ace. I have more confidence one of the pitchers can step up and be the ace than i do the big bopper in the middle of the lineup.