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Post by rc on Apr 13, 2024 16:57:11 GMT -6
I was very happy to see De La Cruz throwing 94-95 and with control. Last year his delivery was such that you could clearly see the ball (how much white showing) on his windup. Off speed pitches and slower sliders/curves show more white. This year he was hiding the ball so very well and his velocity did not drop at all. The Rolando of today could be a big factor going forward. He was very hard to read, essentially impossible.
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Post by hornedfrog on Apr 16, 2024 12:34:44 GMT -6
Looking forward to the game. Who starts tonight?
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Post by ybp80 on Apr 16, 2024 18:33:37 GMT -6
Looking forward to the game. Who starts tonight? Everybody must be at the game. 😊 I just turned it on and have no clue who started.
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Post by bogeyman on Apr 16, 2024 19:39:28 GMT -6
Bret Garcia started for us.
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Post by bogeyman on Apr 16, 2024 19:40:02 GMT -6
Bret Garcia started for us.
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Post by Outsider on Apr 16, 2024 20:20:35 GMT -6
Hmmm, so we can play against the big boys...
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Post by rc on Apr 16, 2024 20:25:39 GMT -6
Got home in time to see the last few innings and was very happy with the score. Hope we are peaking at the right time to make it to regionals.
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Post by Outsider on Apr 16, 2024 20:33:47 GMT -6
Well, if we get lucky enough to make it past the WAC Tourney, then we have to know we can play at that next level.
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Post by hornedfrog on Apr 16, 2024 20:40:42 GMT -6
Congratulations on the win. I was disappointed by the outcome, but it was a nice night. Is that your first win at home against us? I know that you have one in Fort Worth.
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Post by rc on Apr 16, 2024 20:45:04 GMT -6
Not sure about where but I think we have three wins but a lot of losses. I cannot find the game on demand on ESPN+. Anyone know why? p.s. My wife is both a frog and a wildcat, but does not follow much sports. Her family did donate a building on the TCU campus.
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Post by Outsider on Apr 16, 2024 21:00:47 GMT -6
As much as I like our win, I think the win of the night will have to go to UTRGV if they hold out.
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Post by acumedic on Apr 16, 2024 21:01:53 GMT -6
This helps erase a little bit of that TTU butt kicking….a little bit.
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Post by texas48 on Apr 17, 2024 7:22:20 GMT -6
As much as I like our win, I think the win of the night will have to go to UTRGV if they hold out. Agree... great win for the Vaqueros! (17-9 over Longhorns). Although, like TCU, Texas has not had the best year in 2024. Still big win for both squads!
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Post by texas48 on Apr 17, 2024 7:31:52 GMT -6
Looks like the Wildcats took "this game seriously." Yes, I'm referring back to posts from last week after the Texas Tech game where someone said "Why do we schedule this game?" We schedule for the same reason we scheduled yesterday's game. To win! Sometimes it works out for you. Sometimes it doesn't. We just beat a Big 12 team who is a storied program, though it may not be having its best season. The Frogs started the year 12-0, including a 4-0 win over us. Then the wheels fell off.
However, they are coming off a series win against Texas Tech, the team who "embarassed" us last week. That's "the way baseball go." Sometimes you get the balls and strikes called in your favor, sometimes you don't. Sometimes you get key hits that fall everywhere the opponent is not standing, sometimes you do. I'm for one glad that, even if we get our tails beat by double digits, we are still scheduling upper tier teams because that will only make us better and hopefully prepare us for the day we get past our conference tournament and into the regionals, and in my dreams, I can see myself and other ACU fans getting to take a trip to Omaha to watch the Wildcats play.
Of course, you are entitled to your opinion of whether we should schedule these games, even if it means we get beat by large margins (which I can assure nobody wants), but this is mine. Go Wildcats!
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Post by Outsider on Apr 17, 2024 7:46:57 GMT -6
We should schedule the games, and I think we can play better in them on a regular basis. I don't think that last week was just a luck issue or skill issue, which is why part of the discussion was around management issues. Yes, the any given ____ is always a factor, but I think there was more. And, it's exactly because I know we will eventually get past the Tourney that we do have to do better in the midweek games, and, in all aspects of the game.
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