·
Tommy Reyes drove in a career-high four RBI to lead No. 24 UC Irvine to a
5-2 win over Texas Southern Sunday at the MLB Urban Invitational at Minute Maid
Park. Tommy was thrilled with the result:
Well the opening series is always a blast.
Everyone was fired up to get this season underway and minute maid park is an
unbelievable place to open up our season. At the plate I just tried to stay
within myself and not try to do too much. At irvine I never had much experience
in the leadoff spot but I felt comfortable and enjoy the responsibilities as a
leadoff hitter. Its always nice to start off on a good note but the main focus
is being consistent. As a team we were proud of the wins but know we still need
some improvement in some areas however we look forward to our upcoming
challenges. Our team has solid chemistry and we feel it can lead us a long way.
·
The
15th-ranked Louisville baseball team closed the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge with
a gritty 7-6 victory over Michigan State on Sunday at the Walter Fuller
Complex. Our old buddy, Derek Self,
came in and closed it out with: 2.0-IP, 0-R, 0-H, 1-SV. I had Derek going in the 12th round last
year; however, he wasn’t picked until Oakland chose him in the 27th Round
(826th overall). 2011 line: 3-3, 1-SV, 2.26, 34-K, 75.2-IP, 6-ST. Derek was
happy with the result and shared his thoughts wit us:
“Today we had a situation
where we were getting into trouble in the 8th with a guy on 1st and no outs. I
was ready for this game to close the 9th but since we were in a jam with the
score 7-6 in the 8th, trying to keep that lead, so they bring me in to do my
best to get out of it which i ended up doing by facing the heart of their line up. I knew the wind
was blowing out pretty good and seeing all day that pop flies were carrying at
the field, so I made sure to keep it low and if i miss, I would miss low and
making sure to live on the corners. I felt like I did a really good job keeping
the hitters off balance with all my pitches. The fastball and cutter was the
pitches I felt like they couldn’t do anything with. By throwing the slider and
change-up early in the count so I could set them up for the fastball and cutter
was effective. Even though I didn’t get a strike out that inning, I was relying
on my defense to back me up with the ground balls I produced and my defense was
behind getting out of the 8th stranding the running. I come back out for the
9th to close it out by taking the same approach as I did in the 8th and it all
worked out by going 3 up 3 down to get the save. I also threw the night before
coming into the 7th with bases loaded and no outs, getting out of the jam to
keep the lead. Since I was on a short
list of pitches we had another pitcher to come and close it out, which it all
worked out so I could come in and close the Sunday game. My role this year is
the closer spot. Working in the back of the bullpen”
·
James Farris hurled a complete game shutout in his first career start and
the Arizona bats came alive late as the Wildcats earned a series victory with
an 8-0 win on Sunday over visiting North Dakota State at Hi Corbettt Field. We
talked to him after the game:
“First I would like to thank God for the
opportunity today. My preparation was key for my performance today. I had to
mentally prepare for this game more than I have ever done for anything. I have
had one inning as a college player before today and my nerves were at their
peak, but all I did was try and hit my spots and have command of my off speed
pitches. Getting the first pitch strike is something that I need to work on for
my next outing. When the later innings came along I never hit my wall and my
arm felt fine the whole game. I believe that was due to adrenaline. But I would
not have done well without the eight guys working behind me I was pitching to
contact and the infielders did their jobs behind me.”
·
The
11th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs blanked Presbyterian 11-0 Sunday, completing a
three-game sweep at Foley Field. One of the stars of the game, senior 2B/3B Levi Hyams
( 3-4, 2-RBIs, 3-R, 1-BB, and 1-SB) told me that it was a complete team effort:
The team played very well and
I was proud of our guys. Taylor Hicks threw strikes and our offense was
relentless today. We picked each other up and when runners were on we drove them
in. We played a solid game and are ready for the next one
·
Speed
Checks:
o
Notre
Dame LHP Joe
Spano – 91
o
Purdue
Nick Wittgren – 93 (only pitch thrown)
o
USF
LHP Andrew
Barbosa – 87-91, 79-80 change, 75
curve
o
CSF Michael Lorenzen closed 96-98
·
Sunday
lines:
o
Louisville
senior RHP Travis
Tingle – 2-IP, 3-ER, 4-H, 3-K, 2-BB
o
Illinois
senior RHP Nick
Chmielewski – 0.1-IP, 3-ER, 4-BB
o
West
Virginia senior LHP Eric Hinkle –
4.2-IP, 1-ER 3-K, 2-BB
o
Penn
State junior RHP Steven Hill – 6.0-IP, 3-ER, 5-K,
2-BB
o
Purdue
senior LHP Calvin
Gunter – 2.2-IP, 2-ER, 1-K, 2-BB
o
Notre
Dame senior RHP Will
Hudgins – 5.0-IP, 3-ER, 3-K, 3-BB
o
6-6
RHP Texas A&M Rafael Pineda (2013) – 7.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 2K
o
Stanford
AJ Vanegas – 1.2-IP, 4-H, 4-ER, 2-K, 2-BB
o
Vanderbilt
Sam Selman – 5.0-IP, 6-ER, 8-H
o
Florida
LHP Brian
Johnson - 4.0-IP, 0-R, 2-H, 5-K, 1-BB
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