Bulls Welcome Fordham to Tampa for A Three-Game Series

[CousinRicky]

14 hours ago, BrassBulls12 said:

Final thoughts on game two.

Almost seemed like the exact opposite of last night. We got some breaks early, like Villar getting a ground ball to go through and a couple bunts for a hit. Dietrich was a beast tonight going 4-4 with two doubles and all three RBI’s. The combination of Villar and Dukta was especially effective as they both got on base in consecutive trips through the order to apply pressure to the Fordham defense. Our defense came to play tonight, with an error free game and a few web gems in the field.

We didn’t get quite the start from Strzelecki that we got from Mcclanahan, but he did strike out nine batters to match the ace. Three walks in five innings is still something to improve on. The Bulls got another quality relief outing, as Wisely came in, and threw three innings scoreless while striking out three Rams. Perez recorded his second save of the season, but also gave up a HR in the ninth. He has now given two homeruns; this is something to keep an eye on as the season progresses.

My player of the game would be Tyler Dietrich for his stellar performance at the plate. After loading the bases, the Bulls had two bad at bats with RISP, however Dietrich came through with two outs to clear the bases and give the Bulls all they needed for a victory. Overall good win, still work to do, but looks like the Bulls are set to take the series tomorrow afternoon.

Great game, Go Bulls!!

Any chance you want to work part time for the TBT and replace Mr Knight?

[Brad]

10 minutes ago, Bourbon Bull said:

Any chance you want to work part time for the TBT and replace Mr Knight?

Hey! Mr. @BrassBulls12 is a lead in our evolving Baseball group 

   😀 

[Brad]

Video and audio links for today's game, underway now, can be found here:  

 

[BrassBulls12]

2 hours ago, Bourbon Bull said:

Any chance you want to work part time for the TBT and replace Mr Knight?

haha. It is a career backup plan, so you never know. Thank you for the compliment though. 

Edited February 25, 2018 by BrassBulls12

[JoeB]

Yep the Dietrich hit was huge.  The RF made a poor decision throwing to 2B.  That allowed Chatfield to score from 1B.  That ended up being the winning run too

[BrassBulls12]

I will apologize as my final thoughts are little to big for one post so it must be broken in to two. but here they are.

The Bulls offense exploded this afternoon with 13 hits and 13 runs. The Villar, Chatfield and Dutka part of the order continued to be productive combining for 4 hits and 7 RBI’s on the day. Dutka Came threw with a big three run homerun to break the game open and the Bulls never looked back.

Breakout star of the game goes to Montez who provided an explosion of offense of his own with 4 hits , 2 runs and 1 RBI. This comes after being shut out in all categories in the previous two games.  The Bulls also found their feet on the base paths as Chatfield, Phillips, and Montez all swiped a bag today.

 Bulls defense plays another error free ball game lead by Montez and Dutka who combined for 6 put outs and 8 assist. Dietrich caught another Rams base runners attempting to take second, that his second is as many games.

Not the best outing from Sullivan who pitched only 4 innings while striking out 2. The problems came by way of base runners of all kinds. The Rams managed 5 hits, 3 walks, and 2 HBP. He battled through the adversity however and came out with two earned runs to his credit. King, Ragsdale and Holmes all gave quality performances in relief. Each pitcher threw for one inning each and none allowed for a run to score. Eason Ran into some trouble in the 8^th as the rams scored two earned runs on 1 hit and 2 walks.  Burns was called in to close the game in a non- save opportunity and executed perfectly.

 

 

At the end of this series the Bulls proved to be the stronger and deeper team. The relief pitchers were stellar as they combined to throw 12 innings and only allowed three earned runs.

The player of the series was Tyler Dietrich, as mentioned before he caught two rams stealing, played very tough behind the plate and most importantly added 6 hits, and three RBI’s that went a long way to providing the bulls with their game two win.

Notable performances also include the two- way players the Bulls Showcased. Wisely and Ragsdale combined to pitch 4 shutout innings, while also serving in the batting order.  Two- way players give a roster a lot of versatility so we will see how they are used moving forward.

Bulls return to action on Wednesday in Daytona to take on Bethune- Cookman in a regional rematch.  I predict Wisely to get the start and I am hoping to see him get stretched out a little further to see if he could be a viable Sunday Starter later on.

[NewEnglandBull]

1 hour ago, BrassBulls12 said:

I will apologize as my final thoughts are little to big for one post so it must be broken in to two. but here they are.

The Bulls offense exploded this afternoon with 13 hits and 13 runs. The Villar, Chatfield and Dutka part of the order continued to be productive combining for 4 hits and 7 RBI’s on the day. Dutka Came threw with a big three run homerun to break the game open and the Bulls never looked back.

Breakout star of the game goes to Montez who provided an explosion of offense of his own with 4 hits , 2 runs and 1 RBI. This comes after being shut out in all categories in the previous two games.  The Bulls also found their feet on the base paths as Chatfield, Phillips, and Montez all swiped a bag today.

 Bulls defense plays another error free ball game lead by Montez and Dutka who combined for 6 put outs and 8 assist. Dietrich caught another Rams base runners attempting to take second, that his second is as many games.

Not the best outing from Sullivan who pitched only 4 innings while striking out 2. The problems came by way of base runners of all kinds. The Rams managed 5 hits, 3 walks, and 2 HBP. He battled through the adversity however and came out with two earned runs to his credit. King, Ragsdale and Holmes all gave quality performances in relief. Each pitcher threw for one inning each and none allowed for a run to score. Eason Ran into some trouble in the 8^th as the rams scored two earned runs on 1 hit and 2 walks.  Burns was called in to close the game in a non- save opportunity and executed perfectly.

 

 

At the end of this series the Bulls proved to be the stronger and deeper team. The relief pitchers were stellar as they combined to throw 12 innings and only allowed three earned runs.

The player of the series was Tyler Dietrich, as mentioned before he caught two rams stealing, played very tough behind the plate and most importantly added 6 hits, and three RBI’s that went a long way to providing the bulls with their game two win.

Notable performances also include the two- way players the Bulls Showcased. Wisely and Ragsdale combined to pitch 4 shutout innings, while also serving in the batting order.  Two- way players give a roster a lot of versatility so we will see how they are used moving forward.

Bulls return to action on Wednesday in Daytona to take on Bethune- Cookman in a regional rematch.  I predict Wisely to get the start and I am hoping to see him get stretched out a little further to see if he could be a viable Sunday Starter later on.

Thank you for the recap, much appreciated.

[charsibb]

Thinking about the discussion after the first game, regarding the depth, especially in pitching

Did we explode this game because our team played better, or because their dropoff in pitching talent is so large?

[BrassBulls12]

20 minutes ago, charsibb said:

Thinking about the discussion after the first game, regarding the depth, especially in pitching

Did we explode this game because our team played better, or because their dropoff in pitching talent is so large?

yes, the Sunday starter is not as good as the Friday, but that doesn't equate to going from 1 hit to 13. Keep in mind this team played UNC and posted 27 hits. you can bet the three guys UNC sent out there are as good as any rotation in the nation sans a few elites.  This team would have had around 5 to 6 hits the first game of the Fordham series  if not for dumb luck.

The Basebulls have looked a lot better than their 3-4 record, UNC needing extras to take the opening series which is a much better barometers than anything that happened this passed weekend. They need to find a groove here though and try to take 3 of the next four.