IU Baseball @ Michigan - 5/14 - 5/16/21

[Aaron 4,147]

Bierman very good again. Can easily get another inning out of him. So even if we lose only going to need bullpen for one inning going into Tuesday (and I'd probably use someone like Macciochi if score stays same) which will be an absolute must win. 

[Aaron 4,147]

Denner back out there and we fly out on first pitch. This is getting rediculous now. Way to much impatience and its going to cost us game.

[Aaron 4,147]

Colopy doubles with one out. He is the one guy seeing Denner today who is at 105 pitches. Tying run at plate.

[Aaron 4,147]

Finally chased Denner after 6 and 1/3 which is highes of year by 2/3 of an inning. Tying run at plate and UM bullpen in. Let's see if we can do what we did to them yesterday which will decide game. 

[Aaron 4,147]

Interesting Michigan brings in a guy with a very high ERA. Not one of their top relivers. Also a righty. Time to take advantage.

[Aaron 4,147]

Infield single by Hopkins makes it 1st and 3rd 2 outs. Terrific at bat.

[Aaron 4,147]

Houston just barely misses singling one through the middle and inning ends:(. Really tried that inning and made the UM reliever work. Its probably all or nothing next inning with top of line up up. 3-1 Michigan at stretch.

[Aaron 4,147]

Bierman gets through 7. May not win us a game today, but certainly gave us a far better chance Tuesday in a must win saving pen. Assuming Bothwell starts, we don't need perfection from him as Illinois cannot pitch at all and will be better than whoever their fourth starter is. Illinois can hit very well but does not have even one good pitcher so hopefully we can win a high scoring game like yesterday.

3-1 to Bottom 8. Michigan goes to their closer in eighth.

[Aaron 4,147]

Wow up just gave strike 3 on a really close pitch to leadoff eighth on full count. I have seen that one go both ways and went against IU.

[Magnanimous 4,399]

Who’s this clown sitting behind the plate who’s never seen a strike before?

[Aaron 4,147]

That one a bit more off plate on full count and we get 1 out walk. Richardson and Barr up. Time to go for tying HR with these two.

[Magnanimous 4,399]

2 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Wow up just gave strike 3 on a really close pitch to leadoff eighth on full count.

Second batter walked on the same pitch inside. Ump missed it.

[KzooHoosier82 972]

3 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Wow up just gave strike 3 on a really close pitch to leadoff eighth on full count. I have seen that one go both ways and went against IU.

Threw the same pitch in the next at bat and it was called ball four. 

[Aaron 4,147]

Another walk. 2 on 1 out for Barr. Here is the at-bat of the season.

[Aaron 4,147]

1 minute ago, KzooHoosier82 said:

Threw the same pitch in the next at bat and it was called ball four. 

The second one was hair more outside but very very similar.

[Aaron 4,147]

First Michigan makes a pitching change as Weiss lost strike zone. Another righty Will Proctor 3.60 ERA. Reminder game is on ESPN2.

[Aaron 4,147]

Groundball moves runners over with 2 outs. Now any hit by Fougerousse ties game.

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

1 minute ago, Aaron said:

Groundball moves runners over with 2 outs. Now any hit by Fougerousse ties game.

The fact we didn’t pinch hit for him. And that he swung on 3-0 is just utterly baffling. We don’t deserve to win this and we probably won’t 

[Aaron 4,147]

Nope Fougerousse's grounds to SS and now we are down to final 3 outs. That was our best chance thanks to Michigan walks and we gave it our all. Fougerousse swung at a 2-1 pitch that if it gets through game is tied. Unfortunately right at SS. Baseball is game of inches and those inches going UM's way today:(.

[Aaron 4,147]

Just now, Brass Cannon said:

The fact we didn’t pinch hit for him. And that he swung on 3-0 is just utterly baffling. We don’t deserve to win this and we probably won’t 

It was 2-1 and it was not a bad pitch to swing at. Fougerousse has had a good weekend. Just didn't go our way which happens sometimes but not sure we could of done something different. 

The inninngs to complain about are 4th and 6th where are best hitters swung early in counts and made outs and probably allowed Denner to pitch extra inning which might be difference.