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Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:47 am
Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:47 am
*All times Eastern; Rankings reflect highest among major polls
Schedule
#8 Kentucky at Auburn - 3 p.m. [SECN+]
Missouri at Georgia - 3:30 p.m. [SECN+]
#25 South Carolina at #16 Florida - 4 p.m. [SECN+]
#25 LSU at #4 Tennessee - 5:30 p.m. [SECN]
#1 Arkansas at #16 Alabama - 6 p.m. [SECN+]
#15 Mississippi State at Ole Miss - 8:30 p.m. [ESPN2]
#5 Vanderbilt at #3 Texas A&M - 8:30 p.m. [SECN]
SEC - East
Kentucky 12-1 28-5
Tennessee 8-5 28-6
Vanderbilt 8-5 26-8
South Carolina 7-6 24-10
Florida 6-7 17-16
Georgia 6-8 26-9
Missouri 5-9 16-20
SEC - West
Arkansas 12-1 30-3
Texas A&M 9-4 30-4
Mississippi State 6-6 21-12
Alabama 4-9 22-12
Ole Miss 3-9 18-15
LSU 3-10 22-13
Auburn 2-11 18-15
Schedule
#8 Kentucky at Auburn - 3 p.m. [SECN+]
Missouri at Georgia - 3:30 p.m. [SECN+]
#25 South Carolina at #16 Florida - 4 p.m. [SECN+]
#25 LSU at #4 Tennessee - 5:30 p.m. [SECN]
#1 Arkansas at #16 Alabama - 6 p.m. [SECN+]
#15 Mississippi State at Ole Miss - 8:30 p.m. [ESPN2]
#5 Vanderbilt at #3 Texas A&M - 8:30 p.m. [SECN]
SEC - East
Kentucky 12-1 28-5
Tennessee 8-5 28-6
Vanderbilt 8-5 26-8
South Carolina 7-6 24-10
Florida 6-7 17-16
Georgia 6-8 26-9
Missouri 5-9 16-20
SEC - West
Arkansas 12-1 30-3
Texas A&M 9-4 30-4
Mississippi State 6-6 21-12
Alabama 4-9 22-12
Ole Miss 3-9 18-15
LSU 3-10 22-13
Auburn 2-11 18-15
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Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:48 am to bigDgator
Good morning Big Gator and fellow baseball fans.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:52 am to Farmer1906
Morning Farmer
Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:53 am to bigDgator
Great way to start Saturday morning.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 8:22 am to Mr Sausage
D1 Baseball Friday Digest
LINK
-In one of just two games between ranked teams on Friday, No. 3 Texas A&M ran away from No. 6 Vanderbilt for a 15-0 win. The Aggies set the tone in the first inning with back-to-back homers, a Jace LaViolette two-run shot and a Braden Montgomery solo blast, and never looked back. Both also homered again later and the duo combined for 10 RBIs. On the mound, Ryan Prager threw a seven-inning shutout, striking out 10.
-No. 8 Kentucky ran its SEC record to 13-1 with a 9-1 win over Auburn. This Wildcats team has more physicality than last year’s, and they showed it by clubbing six homers in this one, including two for Ryan Nicholson. Ryan Waldschmidt and Nolan McCarthy also had three hits and a home run each. Starter Dominic Niman gave up one run in 5.1 innings, while Jackson Nove was the star out of the bullpen, as he tossed three scoreless frames.
-No. 22 Mississippi State hasn’t lost a series to Ole Miss since 2015, and it got one step closer to extending that streak with an 8-0 win Friday night. MSU righthander Khal Stephen threw eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts, and a seven-run sixth inning for the Bulldogs put this game out of reach. That frame featured a Dakota Jordan two-run home run, a Bryce Chance RBI groundout, a Logan Kohler RBI single, an Amani Larry RBI groundout and a two-RBI single off the bat of David Mershon.
-Though the final score looks narrow, No. 1 Arkansas’ 5-3 win over No. 25 Alabama was actually fairly comfortable as it played out. The Razorbacks held a 5-0 lead after three innings and Hagen Smith threw six shutout innings. The Crimson Tide got to reliever Will McEntire, something that hasn’t happened really at all this season, and scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth, but Stone Hewlett and Gabe Gaeckle settled things down and closed out the win after McEntire exited. Once again, the Arkansas lineup didn’t blow anyone’s doors off, but it did enough in tandem with some excellent pitching.
-No. 4 Tennessee won its opener against LSU 6-3. Spot starter Chris Stamos was solid in giving up one run in 2.2 innings, but the star on the mound was AJ Causey, whose spot Stamos took in the rotation. Causey threw 4.2 shutout innings with seven strikeouts, perhaps signaling that he’s back on the right track after several tough outings. Meanwhile, the Volunteers’ lineup put five runs on LSU starter Gage Jump in four innings. Two of those runs came on a first-inning two-run homer for Billy Amick in his first game back after missing a couple of weeks due to appendicitis.
-A close game early turned into a runaway late as South Carolina took down No. 24 Florida on the road by a 10-3 score. The Gamecocks led 5-3 after eight innings but then scored five more in the top of the ninth to make the bottom of the ninth stress-free. In his return to the lineup after a concussion, South Carolina catcher Cole Messina had three hits out of the leadoff spot, and Parker Noland, Talmadge LeCroy and Will Tippett all homered.
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-In one of just two games between ranked teams on Friday, No. 3 Texas A&M ran away from No. 6 Vanderbilt for a 15-0 win. The Aggies set the tone in the first inning with back-to-back homers, a Jace LaViolette two-run shot and a Braden Montgomery solo blast, and never looked back. Both also homered again later and the duo combined for 10 RBIs. On the mound, Ryan Prager threw a seven-inning shutout, striking out 10.
-No. 8 Kentucky ran its SEC record to 13-1 with a 9-1 win over Auburn. This Wildcats team has more physicality than last year’s, and they showed it by clubbing six homers in this one, including two for Ryan Nicholson. Ryan Waldschmidt and Nolan McCarthy also had three hits and a home run each. Starter Dominic Niman gave up one run in 5.1 innings, while Jackson Nove was the star out of the bullpen, as he tossed three scoreless frames.
-No. 22 Mississippi State hasn’t lost a series to Ole Miss since 2015, and it got one step closer to extending that streak with an 8-0 win Friday night. MSU righthander Khal Stephen threw eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts, and a seven-run sixth inning for the Bulldogs put this game out of reach. That frame featured a Dakota Jordan two-run home run, a Bryce Chance RBI groundout, a Logan Kohler RBI single, an Amani Larry RBI groundout and a two-RBI single off the bat of David Mershon.
-Though the final score looks narrow, No. 1 Arkansas’ 5-3 win over No. 25 Alabama was actually fairly comfortable as it played out. The Razorbacks held a 5-0 lead after three innings and Hagen Smith threw six shutout innings. The Crimson Tide got to reliever Will McEntire, something that hasn’t happened really at all this season, and scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth, but Stone Hewlett and Gabe Gaeckle settled things down and closed out the win after McEntire exited. Once again, the Arkansas lineup didn’t blow anyone’s doors off, but it did enough in tandem with some excellent pitching.
-No. 4 Tennessee won its opener against LSU 6-3. Spot starter Chris Stamos was solid in giving up one run in 2.2 innings, but the star on the mound was AJ Causey, whose spot Stamos took in the rotation. Causey threw 4.2 shutout innings with seven strikeouts, perhaps signaling that he’s back on the right track after several tough outings. Meanwhile, the Volunteers’ lineup put five runs on LSU starter Gage Jump in four innings. Two of those runs came on a first-inning two-run homer for Billy Amick in his first game back after missing a couple of weeks due to appendicitis.
-A close game early turned into a runaway late as South Carolina took down No. 24 Florida on the road by a 10-3 score. The Gamecocks led 5-3 after eight innings but then scored five more in the top of the ninth to make the bottom of the ninth stress-free. In his return to the lineup after a concussion, South Carolina catcher Cole Messina had three hits out of the leadoff spot, and Parker Noland, Talmadge LeCroy and Will Tippett all homered.
This post was edited on 4/13/24 at 8:23 am
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:14 am to bigDgator
Kentucky (very much so) and Arkansas are the surprises of the Conference so far.
We all knew Arkansas was really good but to be 12-1 at this juncture was probably not expected.
KY’s play is off the charts. Regardless of the perceived conference schedule to date, what they have done is very impressive.
And my own State team has been a pleasant surprise this year. Just overall improvement and I like our competitiveness too. We have only had a couple blow out losses.
Still a long way to go but glad to see our Diamond Dawgs climbing out of the abyss we have been in the last two seasons.
We all knew Arkansas was really good but to be 12-1 at this juncture was probably not expected.
KY’s play is off the charts. Regardless of the perceived conference schedule to date, what they have done is very impressive.
And my own State team has been a pleasant surprise this year. Just overall improvement and I like our competitiveness too. We have only had a couple blow out losses.
Still a long way to go but glad to see our Diamond Dawgs climbing out of the abyss we have been in the last two seasons.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:16 am to bigDgator
Good morning, BG. And thank you for giving Pio another reason to wake up and downvote.
You make the best threads.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:20 am to Sao
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Good morning, BG. And thank you for giving Pio another reason to wake up and downvote. You make the best threads.
Lol
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:28 am to bigDgator
Days like today make me nervous. I expect Vanderbilt to come out with some anger today after that showing yesterday. I hate it when you blow out a team in the first game of a series. Often comes back and bites you the next day.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:37 am to cjohn
Bro. Just show up and blow bubbles. You got this.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:41 am to Sao
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:52 am to Sao
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Bro. Just show up and blow bubbles. You got this.
Wish I could. Unfortunately I live in Georgia so have to watch on TV. Although I am probably going to take my kid to the Georgia game. We both want to see Condon live and we live about 20 minutes from the park.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 9:54 am to bigDgator
Great weekend for SEC baseball.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:01 am to bigDgator
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No. 1 Arkansas’ 5-3 win over No. 25 Alabama was actually fairly comfortable as it played out
Not sure that’s the wording choice I’d use.
The 8th inning was an absolute nail biter, and we brought our closer in in about the toughest leverage situation you can bring a young pitcher into and somehow got out of it.
We also didn’t get a hit from the 3rd inning until the 9th.
This post was edited on 4/13/24 at 10:02 am
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:05 am to Godawgs4
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Kentucky (very much so) and Arkansas are the surprises of the Conference so far. We all knew Arkansas was really good but to be 12-1 at this juncture was probably not expected. KY’s play is off the charts. Regardless of the perceived conference schedule to date, what they have done is very impressive. And my own State team has been a pleasant surprise this year. Just overall improvement and I like our competitiveness too. We have only had a couple blow out losses. Still a long way to go but glad to see our Diamond Dawgs climbing out of the abyss we have been in the last two seasons.
Good points about Arkansas, Kentucky and State.
I’ll just add that league schedule is very competitive this year, and is excellent preparation for the post season. That is the ultimate goal anyway.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:07 am to bigDgator
Good morning - and thanks for including the D1 Baseball Friday Digest
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:09 am to cjohn
Tx sports HOF for me
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:12 am to Feral
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We also didn’t get a hit from the 3rd inning until the 9th.
I try to talk myself out of being concerned about our hitting, but I can't not be concerned about it. Call it battered hog syndrome, I guess.
I understand how great we are on the mound, but I'd feel more at ease if we could hit better.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:24 am to bigDgator
We are a terrible team. Seems like good players, but no leaders and no hunger to win. I've only even seen one player show a little emotion this year.
Like a bunch of robots all with different programs.
Jay Johnson needs to earn his money.
Like a bunch of robots all with different programs.
Jay Johnson needs to earn his money.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 11:41 am to cjohn
I expect a close game today. Vanderbilt is not as bad as they played last night
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