Funny stuff... MSU fans started changing "S..E..C.." when they tied it up. Now the UL fans are chanting "S..B..C.." in mockery. (Even funnier because we UL fans hate the Sun Belt.)
Ball was stuck in crease between padding and the ground. ESPN says park ground rules say its a live ball. Long discussion with UH coach, umps now discussing.....now bringing in ground rules committee....plate ump has left the field..... Call stands....2-run inside-the-park HR for Tyler Moore...3-0 Tigers! Cougars changing pitchers.
(UT and TAMU now tied at 2, ULL leads MSU 6-3) Continuing 7th....Houston going with their closer. Ibarra drives a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a single...still no outs. (Maryland beats South Carolina to advance) Stevenson sac bunts Ibarra over, 1 out. Laird grounds out, good play by 2B almost behind his bag...Ibarra to 3rd, 2 outs. Bregman pops it into no man's land behind first, no one gets to it, Ibarra scores....4-0! Bregman ends up on second. Fraley grounds out to left to end innning....but its..... 4-0 Tigers after seven. (ULL now up 8-3 in the 4th)
Top 8th now...8-hole hitter drives one up middle for a single...pinch hitter coming up. Fury getting hot, Person warming up for Tigers.... High chopper down first base line, Moore to Hale covering called out, but home plate ump overrules and calls him safe....discussion underway good call...McCune attempting to field ball, made contact with base runner after ball had gone by him. no outs, runners on 1st and 2nd..... Survance single to right, bases loaded, no outs. Appling, base hit to left center, 2 runs score...its 4-2 That's it for McCune, Person coming in. Grayson chopper to Bregman, one out, runners to 2nd and 3rd...that's it for Person, Fury will come in Barker base hit up the middle, 2 runs score, tied at 4 Ratcliff run up on a check-swing strike 3, not a good call, but its 2 out Hollis flies out to left to end inning. 4-4 game, Tigers coming to bat in the 8th
McMullen K's...swung at strike 3 in the dirt. Scivique grounds out to short. 2 down Hale caught looking....1-2-3 inning. To the 9th....4-4 (Vanderbilt, Oklahoma St and TCU have advanced)
Broussard in for the 9th....deals a swinging strikeout to start Walks the 8-hole Hit and run, Bregman can only go to first....2 down, runner on 2nd Full count....ball 4 gets by Scivique, runner to 3rd Broussard rings up Appling to end inning...bottom of the 9th coming
