2023 College World Series

[Greg Davis Apologist 213]

Has there been a successful bunt in this entire week?

Not that I can recall. I know the LSU SS sure can’t do it

[LTtxfan 49187]

Leadoff walk for WF in top of 8th...

[WBT 20571]

Wake appears to be dumb enough to pull Lowder?

[Horn80 6122]

Skenes out of rhythm now.

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

Sac bunt gets down but would have been 2-0 count with Skenes after a walk. 

[LTtxfan 49187]

7 minutes ago, texastroubadour said:

Has there been a successful bunt in this entire week?

There has been now...  😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Surly Bevo 24908]

Now do that again Paul

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

Better be watching for the safety squeeze here. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

here we go...

what a play. wow. that's huge.

Edited June 23, 2023 by shadow_operative

[WBT 20571]

2nd time a Skenes 2-strike slider has hopped to the backstop but the first time the batter didn't swing.

Think they try some 1st and 3rd fuckery?  Or maybe just a safety squeeze?

[shadow_operative2.0 15982]

That 1B can ball. 

[texastroubadour 1210]

Fuck

[Surly Bevo 24908]

Holy shit

[Underdog 28632]

Wow... Hell of a play. 

[WBT 20571]

Holy shit what a play

[tx 3 putt 76957]

WoW !!!!!

[cmontexas 3271]

What a play

[tx 3 putt 76957]

Just now, shadow_operative2.0 said:

That 1B can ball. 

he’s a player 

[Horn80 6122]

Great play by 1st base

[tx 3 putt 76957]

He’s out 

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

That was too predictable. Once the fielders came in at 1B and 3B you had to swing away. 

[tx 3 putt 76957]

Damn what a game 

[WBT 20571]

Nice that he made a quick throw and didn't try to do the dumbass glove flip that usually goes way high and takes too long to get there.

[Tailgate 3021]

Instant classic

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

Great positioning decisions that inning. 

IF LF isn't playing in there that's definitely a hit and run. 

[Lat22 4014]

And now a mortal pitcher is going to give up a bomb. 

[WBT 20571]

Just now, Rickylovesweed said:

Great positioning decisions that inning. 

IF LF isn't playing in there that's definitely a hit and run. 

Yeah it looked good off the bat

[WBT 20571]

I know they have a great pen but Lowder is only at 88 pitches.  I don't get it.

[texastroubadour 1210]

1 minute ago, Lat22 said:

And now a mortal pitcher is going to give up a bomb. 

Exactly 

[Horn80 6122]

Quality of baseball during the tournament has been outstanding including 2-3 plays by Texas players.

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

Wake Forest making a pitching change here based on pitch count is odd. I know he was on short days rest (based on college standards) but this is wild. 

 

3 minutes ago, WBT said:

I know they have a great pen but Lowder is only at 88 pitches.  I don't get it.

Especially when they've only made contact with his breaking stuff a couple times. He doesn't need to throw hard. 

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

Difference in this game may be Skenes throwing 140 and WF making a quick change. 

Man, I get protecting your arms but huge stakes involved. 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Pardon my ignorance but why is wake forest not the home team for the final game of this bracket when they’re the 1 seed?

[shadow_operative2.0 15982]

They were home in first matchup this tourney, LSU was yesterday, coin flip today. 

[WBT 20571]

5 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Difference in this game may be Skenes throwing 140 and WF making a quick change. 

Man, I get protecting your arms but huge stakes involved. 

If the Wake guy was at Stanford we probably make trip #39.

[WBT 20571]

Damn, a 47% K rate is obscene.  Maybe it will work out.

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

With Crews up you definitely have to walk him here right? 

White can hit too but he's also slow and double play ball risk. 

[gatormarc 911]

5 minutes ago, Tommy Nobis said:

Pardon my ignorance but why is wake forest not the home team for the final game of this bracket when they’re the 1 seed?

 

3 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

They were home in first matchup this tourney, LSU was yesterday, coin flip today. 

You sure?

I didn't think they got to a coin flip until they have an equal number of home and aways.

Heading into tonight, Wake was H-H-A, and LSU was H-A-A-H, meaning LSU would host by Rule 2.

[shadow_operative2.0 15982]

He ain’t scared of Crews. 

[Surly Bevo 24908]

High CHEEEEEEESE

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

This guy looks like he throws 100+. Jesus, he's got some movement on that fastball. I see why his K rate is so high. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, gatormarc said:

 

You sure?

I didn't think they got to a coin flip until they have an equal number of home and aways.

Heading into tonight, Wake was H-H-A, and LSU was H-A-A-H, meaning LSU would host by Rule 2.

check out the big brain on brett!

[jw4381 3074]

Wow

[WBT 20571]

Walked the righty to pitch to the lefty is kind of strange

Got out of it

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

Some interesting decisions there by the WF pitching coach but it worked out. 

I would have walked Crews there to set up the double play ball with White. Then he walked White which was righty righty to get to righty lefty. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

Games just keep on being great …

[shadow_operative2.0 15982]

4 minutes ago, gatormarc said:

You sure?

I didn't think they got to a coin flip until they have an equal number of home and aways.

Heading into tonight, Wake was H-H-A, and LSU was H-A-A-H, meaning LSU would host by Rule 2.

It only matters between the two teams, not the rest of tourney. 

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Once we get to the Super Regionals and CWS Finals, it’s a bit easier.

For Game 1, the better-seeded team is at home and for Game 2, the better-seeded team is away. Because the best-of-three series is an entirely new tournament, immediately after Game 2 they’ll flip a coin for last ups in Game 3. 

[WBT 20571]

So is Skenes really done?  Ravech was talking like it but I'm not so sure.  115 pitches.

[Rickylovesweed 14316]

It's been a lot better recently but the issue with LSU most of the year has been pitching after Skenes. 

[WBT 20571]

Guess he is.  Wake definitely has the better pen in theory.