I would like to shout out College Baseball because I would’ve been so bored in class without it. But instead of being bored, I turned on the LSU vs Tennessee highlights, and it did not disappoint. Tennessee was ahead the whole game, even up 3 runs going into the 9th. LSU had plans to spoil that. Down 2 strikes, Jarred Jones was up for the Tigers and hit one of the farthest hit balls I’ve ever seen in college, to win the game at 1 AM, after a 3-hour rain delay.
Texas A&M is coming back to earth a little bit. They had a nice streak going for a while and are now cooling off. Jace Laviolette has still been putting up good numbers with his average at .291 and 15 homers. He is also second in the SEC for walks at 46. Here’s how his weekend went: Friday: 0-4 with 3 Ks, Sat: 1-2 with 2 BBs, Sun: 0-3 with 2 BBs. As I mentioned earlier, he does walk a lot, which is very confusing to me because I don’t know anyone off the top of my head who walks as much as he does, and K as much as he does
Now the game and pitcher that was a big factor in curing my boredom in class, Liam Doyle, and the Vols. Liam had yet another great outing on the bump last week. 6.2 IP 1 hit 3 BB, which is unusual, but it was against a tough LSU offense, no runs and 8 Ks. I still get impressed week after week with his performances. Every time I think he’ll have a bad outing or he’ll get hit around, he doesn’t. This guy is just very good at missing the barrel.
With no Friday start, the week prior, Jamie Arnold picked up right where he left off. Continuing to stay dominant on the mound, he went 7.2 IP, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, 11 Ks, and just one walk. One thing that I love about Jamie is that he strikes out a lot of guys. You might be thinking that he might get into some walk trouble, right? Wrong, he keeps walking at a minimum and gets guys out. He makes his presence known on the mound and goes up there knowing he can sit anyone down that steps in.
Now, to end it off with a little more of an underwhelming start. Tyler Bremner has had a good year to this point. To be honest, I think that his draft stock has declined quite a bit. Some have noticed the flat fastball, and I know he throws hard, but straight is straight, and it’s not 100+. He’ll still most likely go first round, but I can see him slipping down a little, especially with some great high school talent. Here is his outing: 4 IP, 4 hits, 4 runs, only 3 earned, 4 BBs, and 8 Ks. Not his best start, I’m looking forward to him bouncing back.
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