Creighton Series

[Shocker85]

Dodged a bullet there.

[1972Shocker]

Creighton has stranded 13 through 8 so the Shocks have dodged quite a few bullets. But they don't count unless they cross home plate.

[WuDrWu]

Really nifty play by Paxton to get out of the inning. 5-4 Bottom 8. Segal's offspeed stuff is nasty.

[WuDrWu]

Luke Ritter stays hot with a leadoff single in the bottom of the 8th. Luke is now hitting .471

Time for a pitching change. Really be nice to get an insurance run here.

[WuDrWu]

Ritter singles, steals 2nd, then Wallace walks. Just have to move the runners over in this spot. Nothing else makes sense to me.

Mason up. Doesn't appear to be bunting.

[Shocker85]

One of my fundamental beefs with Butler's coaching here. Does he understand the value of that run? I don't think so.

You have to play small ball and get at least one.

[WuDrWu]

No argument from me, in this spot at least. Maybe in the 5th I'd hit away, but we need one here BAD.

Mason kind of gets it done, deep fly out moves Ritter to 3rd. 1st and 3rd, 1 out.

[Shocker85]

Butler off the hook for now courtesy Gibson.

[ShockTalk]

We got an extra cushion there.

[WuDrWu]

Gibby! Singles to make it 6-4 and it's still 1st and 3rd and one out.

[Shocker85]

+1 Cadena squib out plates a run. 7-4

[WuDrWu]

Ross with a nice piece of hitting to get the ball deep in the infield and scores another. 7-4.

[WuDrWu]

Walters on in the 9th.

Gets a strike out and a soft lineout and it's quickly 2 down.

And of course we have to walk someone. Come on Mitchell, let's not muck up a good first game here. Throw strikes!

Single and the tying run comes to the plate grumble grumble...……

1st and 2nd 2 out.

[ShockTalk]

Ok. I can do without the extra excitement.

[ShockerFever]

Win or lose, the pitching sucks and the fundamentals suck. That will all catch up with them throughout the course of the season and their record will reflect it accordingly.

[ShockTalk]

Old news Fev, but yeah.

[ShockerFever]

But we won!! Woooohooo!! GO SHOX

[WuDrWu]

Can't stand prosperity and it's 7-5 with the tying run on 2nd after a stolen base and I'm not sure why we didn't throw. Really, mucking this up. Full count.

And really a death by paper cut inning.

After 2 out

walk on a full count.

Bleeder up the middle.

Bleeder off the glove of Wallace.

Stolen base.

STRIKE OUT LOOKING!!!!

Shocks win!