UNC-Duke Game 3 Thread

[JohnGwaltney]

Duke gets the leadoff man on with a single. Next batter flies out to R-CF. One away with man on first.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Fielder's choice gets the lead runner for out #2. Man on first.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Duke's Miller singles to L-CF to put men on 1st & 2nd with two away.

 

[Jarrod Hardy]

Duke has 2 on with 2 out in B6

Heels cannot let them stay in this and steal this one .

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Daniels gets out of the inning with a big strikeout of Taylor.

8-4 UNC through six innings.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Easy fly out to CF to start the T7. One away for the Heels.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Two away as Enwiller strikes out.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Quick T7 as Datres flies out to RF to end the inning.

8-4 UNC M7

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Roberts takes a REALLY bad bounce for a catcher!

 

[JohnGwaltney]

As a man, I almost cried for Roberts on that one.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Roberts is up on his feet, but that was a painful situation.

 

[2DDIMOND]

As a man, I almost cried for Roberts on that one.

I used to catch without a cup. Old school! I still can't believe I did that, lucky I never got hit. I'm not watching the game but I assume that's what you're talking about.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

I used to catch without a cup. Old school! I still can't believe I did that, lucky I never got hit. I'm not watching the game but I assume that's what your talking about.

Exactly what i'm talking about! What were you thinking? LOL

 

[JohnGwaltney]

I stepped away to post a football article while Roberts was down.

Duke has one on with two outs. UNC still leads 8-4 B7.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Daniels gets 2 Ks in the B7, including one to close things out.

8-4 UNC through seven innings.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Busch opens the T8 by striking out. One away for UNC.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Nice play by the Duke SS to knock the ball down. Throw is in time to get Illies at first for second out of the inning.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Riley gets a nice double down the first base line. Freeman coming to the plate with two outs.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Freeman flies out to RF to end the T8. Strands Riley at 2B.

UNC 8-4 M8

Daniels still on the mound for UNC going into the B8.

 

[2DDIMOND]

Exactly what i'm talking about! What were you thinking? LOL

I was pretty stupid back in the day, my wife would argue that I still am.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Kone leads off the inning for Duke with a fly out to L-CF.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

I was pretty stupid back in the day, my wife would argue that I still am.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Loperfido grounds out to 2B for the second out of the B8. Easy play for Gahagan to Busch.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Conine doubles to LF to put a man on 2nd with two away.

8-4 UNC

 

[JohnGwaltney]

The Heels almost manged to get Conine, but he got back on base just in-time.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Miller flies out to end the inning. Strands Conine on 2B.

8-4 UNC going into the ninth inning.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

LHP Matt Dockman in for Duke

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Ashton McGee leads off the ninth by earning a walk.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Gahagan fouls out to the catcher off the bunt for the first out of the 9th.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Martorano grounds out to first as McGee advances to second base. Two away in the T9.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Enwiller singles back up the middle to put men on the corners as McGee advances to third. Two away in the T9.

 

[2DDIMOND]

Gahagan fouls out to the catcher off the bunt for the first out of the 9th.

In addition to umping, I coached for 30 years before hanging it up, one of my biggest gripes (I had several) was a player not being able to get a bunt down in an automatic sacrifice situation. Drove me crazy!

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Datres grounds out to 3B. He is 0-6 today.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Going to the B9, UNC leads 8-4.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Brett Daniels is still on the mound going into the B9.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Daniels strikes out Taylor to open the B9.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Daniels strikes out Labosky for second out of the B9.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

One away from a win to salvage the ACC Coastal lead!

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Smiciklas HBP to put runner on first with two outs.

 

[JohnGwaltney]

Herron comes to the plate for Duke after his last at bat resulted in a 3-run homer.