Alabama v. LSU Live Update Thread

[BigEasyTider]

The Tide and Tigers will square off today in Hoover to determine which team makes the SEC Tournament Championship Game. Alabama has to beat LSU twice today in order to advance, while LSU just needs one win over Alabama.

On the mound today will be Miers Quigley, if healthy, but if he is still not healthy we will go with Robert Phares. I'm not sure who LSU will send to the mound in game one, but I'm sure one of our LSU friends can fill us in on it.

On the other side of the bracket, we have Ole Miss v. Vandy. The Rebs haven't lost yet, and Vandy needs to beat them twice, but the Commodores are killing Johnny Reb early in game one. Vandy leads 7-2 right now, and they still look like they will score more in the top of the third. Through two and one-third innings, every Vandy player has reached base. Vandy will have to beat them twice, though.

 

[tigerland]

brown will start game 1

Bradshaw in game 2 if needed

 

[LSU Envoy]

From what I'm reading, it appears that LSU will counter with junior right-hander Jordan Brown (3-0, 5.04 ERA, 55.1 IP, 48 K's, 71 hits/26 BB given up, .313 opponent BA). Brown has been a guy that's been very good when he's on, but won't get out of the 2nd or 3rd inning if he's not. The LSU bats have saved him from having a couple of loses on the year.

If Bama & Vandy win the first two games today, then plan on staying up late tonight... the current Vandy/Ole Miss game is already closing in on two hours long and it's only in the 5th inning.

 

[derek4tide]

It's going to be very tough to take 2 from the tigers today. Look forward to a great one this afternoon. Roll Tide!:BigA:

 

[BigAl5833]

The game is about to start on FSN.

 

[derek4tide]

Sounds like more lsu fans there than Tide fans.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Phares gives up a lead-off single in 1st, but nothing else.

So far in bottom of 1st, Rutledge and Wilson strike out.

 

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Avila singles to right with 2 out.

 

[Tider in Illinois]

Can't say enough about this team battling to get to this point. We need another team effort again today to take 2 from the Bayou Bengals.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

May grounds out slowly to 2nd to end the first.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

A comebacker to Phares for the first out of top 2nd.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Phares gives up a double to left-center to Clark. 1 out. Runner at 2nd.

Phares gets a line drive out to LF. 2 out.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Phares gets out of 2nd with a fly out to LF.

LSU hit a couple of balls hard but come away with nothing.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Bottom 2nd....Bentley doubles to right-center to lead-off. Should get at least one if we play fundamental.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Matthes little pop out to SS. 1 out.

Odle lines out to 2B. Throw to 2nd doubles off Bentley. End of inning.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Top 3rd...Phares gets a fly ball out to CF. 1 out.

Followed by a single up the middle. 1 on.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

A little looper over 2B for LSU. Runners at 1st and 2nd 1 out.

Double steal by LSU 2nd and 3rd 1 out.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

LSU gets a 2 run single. Still only 1 out and 1 on 1st.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

Phares gets a ground ball to 2nd, forcing the runner out at 2nd. And a fly ball out to CF to stop the bleeding. LSU scores 2 runs on 3 hits.

 

[Love the Ping]

LSU is hitting Phares pretty hard. Mitchell'***** was a bloop, but there have also been about three well-hit outs.