Georgia wins 5-4 in 11 innings.
Tonight's pitching match up is Josh Osich (6-4, 3.57) vs Blake Dieterich (3-3, 3.43). Whatever pitching Georgia had is being taxed. Rumor has it Hershel Walker was warming up in the bullpen…lol.
The Beavers will be the away team tonight. If they lose, they'll be the home team tomorrow.
I don't know about you guys, but I wasn't impressed by Georgia or Creighton. The Bulldogs pass my "eye test", and I keep hearing they're battle tested, having played the toughest schedule, and come into this tournament with momentum. Yada yada. All that might be true, but what I saw this afternoon was an average team.
The only way I see the Beavers losing this game is if Josh Osich gives it away. The offense should be good for at least 5 runs.
Prediction: This is a tough call. On one hand, I feel the Beavers should win this game somewhere in the 5-3 neighborhood. On the other, I can't stand Josh Osich and have no faith at all in him. It's easy to envision him throwing this game away and putting the team in a bind come Monday. Which do I go with? Well, I am going with what I expect to happen. And that is the better team finds a way to win. Pat Casey, please have a short leash.
5-3, Beavers
Stream: ESPN3
So, if you could decide, which team would you rather see? Creighton Jays must have the better “book” on this current crop of Beavs but I don’t know if that is enough for me to vote for the Bulldogs.
Still tied, top of 8th inning.
Creighton has the better pitching and defense, and they seem to have focus and an “it” quality about them that’s dangerous. So, I’d rather see Georgia. It’s pretty even…you can make a case either way.
Unrelated, but Cleveland Wallace recently got offers from Boise State and UCLA. I really hope we can hold on to him…
Cal and Rice are in a rain delay in the middle of the 8th. They just put the tarp on the field. Zona already played their way back to the final series against aTm, and it looks like UCLA will do the same to play Irvine.
I don’t care which team comes through against us. I just want to see us be consistent with our game. That should be enough to get them through tonight and carry over to next week.
I guess it wouldn’t hurt my feelings if we saw an extra innings marathon out of these two.
TCU is down to their last out for the season.
And they’re gone. Buh-bye.
If Cal beats rice, and Kent St beats Texas in one of two then it wasn’t a good showing for the Texas regional hosts. aTm is the only one in the driver’s seat against Zona.
I guess Dallas Baptist is essentially playing at home, but it’s not their field.
Cal leads 6-3 now
Thank God. Could not stand Purke…dude is not only greedy, but looks like a total prick.
Purke might still be back at TCU. We’ll see where he goes in the draft tomorrow, but I think he’s demanding about half again what he’s going to get for signing. Personally, I would take $5m and go play ball.
But that’s just me.
I’d take 5 bucks to go play ball, lol.
Lets hope these guys run another 4 or 5 innings at least. Tire themselves out before having to play us tonight.
Still tied, top10.
This just in from Cliff, “Should Creighton win, OSU is home in game 6. Should Georgia win, the Beavers will be the road team.”
Georgia wins 5-4 in 11.
Can’t say it will be easier but i think a Pac-10 vs SEC matchup is pretty compelling. Let’s finish these east coasters off…Go BEAVERS!
Damn, ESPN3 worked fine yesterday with my Verizon Wireless connection on my old work laptop, but today I keep getting the remote access window when I try to watch something. I guess I am stuck with Parker and Game Tracker.
If you have an Xbox360 you can download the espn app and watch on there. ESPN3 wasn’t working on my laptop but it was working on there.
Maybe it saved your Verizon settings and you’re no longer using Verizon? Clear out your browser cache and start over, choosing your correct ISP. There are hacks out there, too, for those savvy enough to find and use them.
I just hope we win! I don’t care by how much. All that matters is we stay ahead of the game not 1 game to be eliminated! at least not until the Super regional!
Beavers should have a nice day at the plate. They face Blake Dieterich. He has an ERA of 3.44 but opponents have a .307 avg against him.
Cal beats Rice 6-3
We need Vandy to lose so then we host the Super Regional! Right?
Vandy needs to lose twice to Belmont for us to host the regional.
Correct. Not going to happen.
We also need to beat Georgia.
It can happen, not likely but anybody can lose and Belmont is a solid team.
Vandy isn’t losing, they’re smoking everyone at the moment.
http://vucommodores.cstv.com/allaccess/?media=246253
On the Vandy feed the guys are complaining about being the #1 team and being the away team more times than the home team. WAAAAH!!! Someone need a bottle?
Their crowd and PA announcer are into it…looks like a rowdy place to play.
Must say, I really like Vanderbilt’s field. That wall in left field is definitely unique for college baseball. Belmont ties it up at 1 in the second.
The ESPN3.com feed SUCKS! It’s very glitchy…at least for me….anyone else having it be glitchy?
Arizona ties the score with Texas A&M at 2 in the bottom of the 6th and have two runners in scoring position with no outs.
3-2 now
Not a good start for Osich. 1-0 Georgia
These announcers for ESPN3 are such SEC homers.
1 swing and it’s out of here! Nice! 1-1 now!
Parker Berberet gets the run back on a solo home run
LOL Mt. Hood? It would actually been more accurately stated if the ball had gone towards the right field fence or out of play to the right.
Left field is east
Beavers are really starting to swing the bats well.
Fullerton about to be eliminated by Illinois. Host teams are just dropping like flies today.
3-1 top of the 4th Vandy leads.
Osich is having a hard time keeping it down. And when he manages to get the ball down, it’s low.
Second wild pitch to get a runner moved over. Get the bullpen moving.
Josh keeps missing high. Gotta have a short leash on him.
These Bulldogs are mashers and will kill Josh if he stays high. Lets see what effect Casey’s visit has.
Schultz on for Osich. I feel bad for Osich. He’s got a lot of potential but he hasn’t been right since that no-no. And not always right before then. Hope he gets it together for the pros.
Osich gets pulled. Dreadful start. At least Schultz is coming in! Runners on first and second and no outs
Apparently Josh Osich’s velocity was way down, wonder what is wrong with him.
A tooter said that the highest he saw on the scouts’ gun was 88, and all the scouts left after Osich did.
I never appreciated how nasty Schultz’s slider could be until I saw it.
Scott Schultz is a beast.
Yup, his performance here should get the mo on our side.
No kidding. It’s like there’s a trap door underneath it.
Man, I love Scott Schultz. He’s awesome.
I love that Stamps started toward third on that passed ball. Kid trusts his legs.
Except when he takes off too soon. Damn it.
dang it stamps!
Not sure what Stamps was thinking.
Maybe he felt like he deserved third on that PB and trying to make up for it? I feel like Stamps has done similar things once or twice earlier this year.
If Stamps is Willie Mays Hayes, Josh Osich is Ricky Vaughn.
Susac with a triple off the left field wall. He’s got it back.
RBI last night and triple today, can Andrews luck be changing?
I heard the game is on ESPNU for those who don’t have ESPN3.com.
Beavers are on the verge of having a huge inning. Runners on first and third and no outs.
Sacks full after another HBP.
RBI single by Berberet and Bell is hit by a pitch. Bases loaded and no outs and it’s a 2-2 game.
Nash simply does not make contact enough
Nash killed a potential huge inning. They took the lead at 3-2 but should be up by at least two runs. He doesn’t get a bunt down and then strikes out. Very unproductive at-bat.
First inning UGA’s leadoff hitter didn’t get on.
DAMN Bell has hops. He’s been amazing at third all weekend.
Is there a reason Schultz hasn’t regularly started this year?
Yes there is a reason, just not a good reason. Right now he’s probably their #2 guy if he would have gotten consistent starts. I’ve been wanting him to be in the weekend rotation for a couple months. He can be a terrific starter.
Our defense has been really good this regional.
Even with questionable calls at the plate, Beavs are beginning to get some breaks. Bell and Rodriguez plays sounded like the kind where inches could have been the difference.
Bulldog pitcher has made a fair amount of pitches and pick off plays so far, I don’t expect him to last past the 6th. As I type he gets two outs with two pitches….what do I know.
He’s only thrown about 50 pitches, actually.
ESPNU ticker has the pitch count along with everything else.
Vandy is up 6-1 in the bottom of the 7th.
Schultz throws exactly like Aaron Heilman…eerie.
Arizona beats Texas A&M 7-4 and UCLA leads UC Irvine 2-0 in fifth. Pac-10 looking good.
Can we get a petition to have Schultz start next weekend?
Yes.Please.
Jake Rodriguez with a grounder through the left side. Good to see him getting a little mojo back. 3-for-9 and a sacrifice RBI on the weekend now.
Garrett, feel free to make contact this time
You should have been more specific with your wish.
He did and he popped out!
Garrett Nash doesn’t come through. Not surprised.
he like that guy in high school who you just know is going to get out every at bat.
These ESPN announcers don’t know Schultz and Osich at all. Osich has not been a workhorse and Schultz is not just any freshman.
Scott Schultz is just cruising.
Schultz has gone 5 innings an given up just two hits and a run. If he doesn’t start next weekend(assuming they advance) then there is a serious problem.
It’s been a serious problem all season.
Have to agree. Not much more Scott can do.
Hell yes Brian Stamps! He’s made good contact all weekend, it was just a matter of time.
I’d trade Osich for Dieterich in a heartbeat. That was a gutty effort.
No kidding. Hat off to him.
Good job by the Beavers to add a run there. I would go with Schultz through the 7th then hand the ball to Boyd and Bryant for the 8th and 9th.
Schultz running out of gas now. Got to go the ‘Pen now.
Hopefully Boyd can keep the Beavers in front and get the ball to Bryant for the ninth.
The way this color guy talks, it’s like a DP is guaranteed, as long as first base was open first.
Well, this sucks.
Is Boyd going to get himself out of yet another big time jam?
Nope
Not today. That Stamps HR looms big now, as does his CS.
Wow. Boyd doesn’t get it done. Beavers have to win tonight. If they lose tonight I don’t like their chances tomorrow.
Beavs pitchers are getting racked. Luckily that one was right at Dunn. Holy crap…
Beavers get lucky as a line drive hit right to Dunn. Tied at 4 after 7 innings.
Beavs offense is just anemic, sorry guys. I watch Georgia get the clutch hits. Gotta have more than 2 or 3 hitters in the lineup getting hits.
Berberet hit by a pitch. 1 out, hopefully the Beavers can score that run.
How could Bell not swing at that 0-1 pitch?
Bell singles. Runners on first and second with 1 out. Golden opportunity to retake the lead now. Jake Rodriguez is up.
Dammit these guys keep taking first pitches right down the middle! Geezus!
Boyd looks to have lost 2-3mph off his fastball, and it’s been killing him. I wonder what is up.
At least he hasn’t lost 5-7 MPH like Osich has.
5-7, now there are a couple of well-known numbers.
Horrible base running by Miller yet again…
I know Berberet isn’t fast but Miller is a risk. Don’t know why Casey put Miller on.
I probably would have gone with Tyler Smith as the pinch runner.
Key words…..Yet Again!
oldbeav, check the football forum, the top thread…
Smart move to get Garrett Nash out of there.
Rodriguez singles and the bases are loaded with 1 out and Norris up to pinch hit. I like this decision.
Think Casey will tell them to sac?
Nah. I think Norris swings for it. Try to get two in.
This is the time for a clutch hit (why do I keep thinking grounder to second for a DP though?)…
Surprised a righty would come in and face Norris.
CAL’s pitcher is throwing a no hitter right now against Baylor. It’s tied 0-0 in the top of the 5th.
shhhhh!!!!
Pink elephant = a hit. :(
Norris needs to make Benzor throw a strike. Don’t get yourself out.
dude, how did we get from 3-0 to 3-2?
DANG IT!!!
Ugly base running. Bad communication.
Sac fly by Norris and it’s 5-4 Beavers but then make a dumb base running mistake to run themselves out of the inning.
Bad news Beavers strike again.
Geezus, these guys look like a little league team sometimes. Unbelievable… dumbshit base running.
Might want to bring in Bryant here and ask for the 5 out save…
Way to go pitch.. 4 and you let ’em on. Why can’t the Beavs make ANYTHING easy on themselves??
Ice cold after the walk. Good work to get the K and the groundout.
Duke does a nice job to preserve the lead. Bryant will pitch the bottom of the ninth.
I’m not good at keeping track of these things through the whole game, so does anybody else feel like the zone has shrunk a little bit over the course of the game?
Lead-off walk to start the 9th. Need to add that insurance run.
Barnes has been quietly solid.
Need this insurance run.
I don’t think Brian Stamps has had a bad AB all weekend.
Don’t jinx it.
I didn’t. He already got the runner over.
With Stamps it’s always been about making contact. When he makes contact he can be a tremendous hitter, but he hasn’t made contact enough. He has made contact a lot this weekend and we’ve seen the results. More of it would be nice.
Per Mike Parker Keyes was waved to third, so he is just following Lees instructions, darn.
Lees has ran them out of innings a lot this year. He just seems to get too excited and doesn’t use logic.
RBI double by Kavin Keyes. Big hit there.
Is there a thing as too aggressive?
Boy, the Beavs can sure kill an inning in a BIG hurry. Nice hit by Keyes, but man is he slow. Anyway, shoulda kept that one to a double.
I disagree on this one…getting to 3rd with 1 out is huge…you can score on an out instead of a hit. Georgia executed perfectly, and that’s what it took to get him. Good risk, bad result.
Exactly. Most of the time Keyes gets a triple out of that. That was a FAST transfer on the cutoff.
Damn……
Wow…Beavs luck again. Can you imagine anything more bizarre…hit the closer right in the throwing shoulder.
If the Beavs didn’t have bad luck they wouldn’t have any.
Yep… that’s absolutely right. I’ve never seen a team have to endure such difficulty in such relatively simple situations. Most teams would come out, get 3 outs, and that’d be it.
Bank of lights go out. Hmmm, maybe that will buy Bryant some more time.
Let’s go in the chat until the delay is over…?
I’ll be in there.
Got to give Casey credit, earlier he uses the ‘ol busted bus thing to motivate the team and now pulls the switch on the lights to give time to treat Tony!
Seriously, don’t know if he can be kept warm and ready to go during 10 minute delay.
Not sure this delay is doing Bryant any favors… advantage goes to the hitters IMO.
Whew..that was a BIG out!
whew
What I liked about this game: OSU didn’t have the opportunity to cruise, but showed that they can gut out a tough win.
What I hated about this game: Starting Osich and baserunning errors.
OSU should be pleased with themselves after this weekend.
Wild. Cliff from the GT just wrote on Twitter that Vanderbilt might not host, since there’s a big music festival in Nashville next weekend and there are no hotel rooms.
Pretty crazy stuff. OSU would have an advantage with it being at home. Second time they would be expected to play a SR in Nashville and got it at home instead. The baseball gods don’t want the Beavers in Nashville apparently.
Thank GOD for Bonnaroo. I really hope that’s true.
It’s the CMA music festival, actually. Bonnaroo is happening the same weekend but it’s about ninety miles away. And I wouldn’t get your hopes up. The NCAA might have booked hotels in advance, or they might not consider it justified to send the national seed across the country.
I don’t think that it would be justified to send Vanderbilt to Corvallis for that reason, no matter what the hotel situation is. One of the advantages of a national seed is that you get to sleep in your own bed. Tough beans for the unseeded team if they’re visiting on a busy hotel weekend. If the positions were reversed and the Pope, Barack Obama, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were all coming to Corvallis next weekend, I wouldn’t want the baseball team to have to travel to Nashville.
Maybe the guys can camp out in the outfield. They can play with silly string and glow sticks and ask each other if they believe in God.
Nice win BEAVERS!! Let’s win the Super Regional, wherever it is, and get in the CWS now!
I find Osich telling Casey “I need extra rest” and then throwing one inning all a bit suspicious given it was the eve of the draft. Makes you wonder who’s in his ear. Casey’s patience with him seems shot, too.
Osich declined to talk to the media. His velocity was poor. The draft is tomorrow. Who knows what’s going on. Again, I think he’s got potential and I would love to see him play pro ball, but I don’t want to see him take the mound for OSU again this season.
FWIW…According to the GT Osich has had a stiff back.
“Osich didn’t have his usual velocity and control. He told the coaches he felt stiff before recent games and needed an extra day off between starts.
Since his no-hitter at UCLA on April 30 he has an 0-3 record and two no decisions. His ERA over that stretch was 5.32.
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“He has been stiff, sore in his back,” OSU coach Past Casey said. “He hasn’t used some of those muscle for more than a year. I really don’t know. I just know he didn’t look right. He wanted to stay out there because he’s a competitor, but I didn’t think that’s the right thing to do.”
As for his availability in next weekend’s Super Regional against Vanderbilt, Casey didn’t know.
“He’ll see the trainer (today) and team doctor (today),” Casey said. “I really don’t know. He didn’t have a lot of answers, but he didn’t have any command.”
The Beavs get swept if this series is played in Nashville; getting the host tomorrow would be a blessing.
haha ok
That is just a dumb statement. The Beavs really have played just as well on the road this year as they have in the State of Oregon. I understand that many on this site don’t understand that critical doesn’t mean fatalistically negative, but let’s get a grip. This team has been a great joyride this year. Enjoy it, however long it lasts.
Angry gripes about the Orange tinted glass wearing fans that feel OS can do no wrong. I fully understand that perspective and that annoys me as well. But I think it even worse the fans that feel that the sky is always falling and that OS only wins because Neptune and Saturn have aligned. Being critical is important in continuous improvement to make sure that nobody becomes complacent and that the right questions are being asked. Being negative is destructive and unfortunately extremely contagious.
You went full retard man. Never go full retard.