The first four innings were frustrating for the Auburn bats. In those first four innings, no Auburn batter struck out. Every batter put the bat on the ball, but Auburn got only one hit through those four innings. Four times an Auburn batter hit the ball to the fence. With how well we were connecting with the ball, I figured it was only a matter of time before we got hits and scored runs; I figured surely at least one ball would go over the fence.
What I did not expect was the eight run, four homerun explosion in the fifth. In that inning, I got to see two homeruns by the great Hunter Morris. Thankfully, those eight runs were somehow enough.
Auburn's defense and pitching about lost the game. Auburn had four wild pitches and three errors. At least one other routine grounder was misplayed. Auburn can surely hit, but I don't know that this team can play much defense or even pitch a lick.
Baum Stadium is really nice and spacious. Very little of the campus is visible from the stadium, so I drove through the campus after the game. I saw the football stadium and Bud Walton arena. The campus is fairly hilly.
Here are some pictures:
I'm glad you had a good time. As you were entering the stadium yesterday, we were packing up our cars and it was starting to rain so I couldn't talk for for long.
ReplyDeleteI got home in time to follow the dramatic bottom of the 9th on the internet. Austin Hubbard got that last strikeout! Hubbard always makes me nervous. He sometimes gets the job done, but it's usually never easy.
So you see first-hand our strength is hitting with our pitching spotty and our fielding questionable at times.
We need a great start today from Grant Dayton to have a chance to win the series.