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Dawgs win 4-3, take the series. Good job Dawgs!
Never easy with this bunch. Hooks demonstrated why you throw strikes, if they hit it, they hit it. But in the 9th Liberty teed off on two pitches that led to three outs. No defense for a walk, as everyone knows. Throw your best pitches and allow your defense to have a chance to make outs. That's what happened in the 9th.
Hawsey is swinging a hot bat. Glad to see LB has moved him up to the 4-hole.
Like Burroughs likes to say, it’s not who you play, but when you play them. Thankfully Liberty didn’t couldn’t make good on all the opportunities Tech gave them this series. We could’ve had a sweep and just about as easily could’ve been swept. Hopefully the Dawg will build on this fortuitous uptick in winning. Roll on Dawgs.
It was good to see Houston play and that he had some success at the plate. He needs to play more often for all kinds of reasons. Here’s an idea, how about Mexico return to playing left field with Drost having returned to his not hitting normality and let Houston DH when he’s not catching. Do the same for Birch when he’s not catching. I sure wish Burroughs would move Coates to SS and put Comeaux back at 3rd. Yeah I know Safford makes plays when the ball is hit right at him, but he can’t hit often enough to contribute in every game.
This should of been a sweep -
Our defense on the corners is weak at best - Hawsey can flat out hit, but can't field and Coates can make a great defensive play and then boot routine balls -
Forsythe really struggled Thursday - it wasn't on the ump, he wasn't close on any of his pitches - he might can reach 97 and 98 consistently but when you can't throw strikes to the 7, 8 & 9 batters who combined weren't hitting .200 you have control issues (and he is our top NIL guy)
Flat out gave the game away Friday - as good as Roberson is, he has to make that routine play every time - didn't allow an earned run the entire game and got beat 5-3
Mallard is in a funk at the plate, really scuffling, so is Mexico right now, and Berkley couldn't buy a timely hit all weekend - yet they took 2 of 3 and are still 1/2 game out
Next six conference games decide if we are true contenders - but they have put themselves in a great position heading into the last 1/3 of the season
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
Hawsey is a liability on defense, but we need his bat, so DH! I like the idea of rotating Hawsey/Mexico against righties and the Berch brothers/Houston against lefties at DH.
I have a question...
Let's say Mexico starts in RF but later we want to insert Drost for defensive purposes and let's say Houston is at the DH. Can Mexico be named the DH in place of Houston, keeping his place in the batting order, and Drost now batting in Houston's spot? We might do this when the other guys bring in a rightie to pitch.
My understanding…a pitcher can remain as DH after being replaced.
Someone replacing a non pitcher DH becomes a pinch hitter and must either go to the field on defense and pinch hitter rules would apply. So I don’t think that would work out. Mexico must remain on defense in order to keep batting but can’t change position in the order. This could allow the same person to bat 2 times in a row.
Well, that's why I couldn't figure out a way it could be done. Guess it can't.
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