Diamond Dogs Win First Game of Super Regional
by T Kyle King on Jun 6, 2008 3:09 PM EDT
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PrintIf you were lucky, you were where you could watch ESPN at noon today, and, if you were really lucky, you were at Foley Field when the first pitch of the Athens Super Regional was thrown, but, if you were like me, you were (and still are) at work (albeit while wearing a University of Georgia necktie, naturally), so you may not have heard the news, which is this:
The Red and Black won the opening outing of the best-of-three series by an 11-4 margin. I’ll have a complete game report up later, but, for now, you should know that what had been a pitchers’ duel for five and a half frames was broken wide open in the bottom of the sixth stanza. Although it got a little hairy in the top of the ninth inning, Trevor Holder gave up two runs on a pair of solo home runs in the top of the third canto but otherwise held the Wolfpack scoreless while coming within one out of pitching a complete game.
Full-fledged postgame breakdown to follow, but, for now, celebrate! The Classic City Canines are one win away from Omaha!
Go ‘Dawgs!
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seems like
Trevor got motivated by “pine tar/ stickum gate”
Larry Munson: "Whaddya got for us Loran?"
Loran Smith: "Well Larry, I'm down here with Charles Grant...and he just loves boiled peanuts!"
Larry Munson: "Good stuff, Loran"
I'm at work, too, so I didn't see it
(only heard about Trevor’s cap getting checked for foreign substances), but I read on some board somewhere that it was NC State’s coach who asked the ump to check. True story? Anyone know?
by NCT on Jun 6, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently so NCT
I was in class this afternoon so I missed it but that’s what the boards are saying.
I’m just mad with these start times since now UGA is one win away from Omaha. Unless I feel like going out to Foley to roast alive, there’s no chance im going to the game tomorrow.
Larry Munson: "Whaddya got for us Loran?"
Loran Smith: "Well Larry, I'm down here with Charles Grant...and he just loves boiled peanuts!"
Larry Munson: "Good stuff, Loran"
NC State's coach
Yeah, he asked the umps to check Holder’s cap…holder just had a “WTF” smile on his face and the crowd began to boo. It was really rather bizarre because Trevor was shaky at best early on. I was almost expecting a bean ball later that inning. Another thing: The ump was very inconsistent with his strike zone. He was calling things very close in the first 3rd of the game, seemed to expand in the middle frames, and then his zone shrunk again late. Holder should’ve “k’d” the last batter he faced and got the complete game. You would think when the field conditions were Macon Georgia hot today, he’d have punched the guy out. Great game, despite all the shenanigans. How ‘bout ‘Em!
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