up next: at Tennessee Tech

[Bill Cobb]

Cats travel to Cookeville coming off a solid performance against NCA&T. Doubleheader today at 2pm and 5pm and a single game on Sunday at 2pm. We swept TTU in three games in Davidson last year.

The Cats are 6-10 with an RPI of 226. Tennessee Tech is 10-7 (9-5) at home with an RPI of 260 (absolutely terrible schedule). We are 0-3 against Q1/Q2 teams and they are 0-6.

Long ass drive over the mountains.

[Bill Cobb]

I can't get my Live Stats to work. Keeps recycling to the same Davidson batter in the top of the first. Everything else on the computer is working fine.

[stevelee]

I can't get my Live Stats to work. Keeps recycling to the same Davidson batter in the top of the first. Everything else on the computer is working fine.

0-0 top of the second. No.5, Noah somebody just hit a triple. Coming through on ESPN+.

[i77cat]

TTU says Davidson won the first in 10 innings, 6-4.

Second:
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/mobile/?id=507436I

[DC69Wildcat]

Both games were supposed to be on ESPN+, but Tenn Tech evidently wasn't able to deliver. I tried to access through ESPN+ homepage, Davidson Baseball web site, and Tennessee Tech Baseball web site, and none of those links opened the broadcast. LiveStats says we got blown out in Game 2. Down 5-2 in the bottom of the 7th, and gave up 7 more runs to end the game on the mercy rule, 12-2. Our pitching was ineffective.

[Bill Cobb]

I've had trouble with the Davidson website all day. They may be having issues. I had to go to the TTU website to pull up Live Stats.

Our pen was awful in game two.

TTU had zero walks in the second game.

Cats have a good chance in picking up a series win tomorrow.

[stevelee]

Both games were supposed to be on ESPN+, but Tenn Tech evidently wasn't able to deliver. I tried to access through ESPN+ homepage, Davidson Baseball web site, and Tennessee Tech Baseball web site, and none of those links opened the broadcast. LiveStats says we got blown out in Game 2. Down 5-2 in the bottom of the 7th, and gave up 7 more runs to end the game on the mercy rule, 12-2. Our pitching was ineffective.

When I posted, I was getting the game just fine via ESPN+. I left to run some errands and didn’t try tuning in after I got back, so I don’t know what might have happened to the broadcast after that. I won’t have a chance to watch tomorrow.

[Corpulent Cat]

Lost 9-4 in the 3rd game.

That's now 7 Quad-4 losses for baseball.

[DC69Wildcat]

Well, at least those 9 earned runs didn't hurt our team ERA (8.76) that much.

Gonne be a long season.

Next game is UNCC at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis on Tuesday night. Game time is 6:00. I'm planning to attend, but may not stay for the whole game. UNCC beat us 24-1 on February 20.

[citycat]

We might have had trouble playing in the Central Time Zone.

Do we still have Spring Frolics? Why not set up a dunking booth where the throwers stand 60' 6" inches from a strike zone sized target and recruit anyone who hits it?

[DC69Wildcat]

We might have had trouble playing in the Central Time Zone.

Do we still have Spring Frolics? Why not set up a dunking booth where the throwers stand 60' 6" inches from a strike zone sized target and recruit anyone who hits it?

Hell, I could hit, but it would be about 35 mph on my best day.

[citycat]

The coaches could stand nearby with a radar gun.

What's the point of having guys who can throw 80-85, but can't throw a strike or avoid hitting a batter?

[DC69Wildcat]

The coaches could stand nearby with a radar gun.

What's the point of having guys who can throw 80-85, but can't throw a strike or avoid hitting a batter?

I recently read an interesting story about Greg Maddux. As a high schooler he trained under a pro scout named Ralph Meder, who preached "movement and location over velocity," and Maddux bought into that. I don't think he ever threw much over 90, but he was one of the most accurate pitchers ever, and perhaps the best in my lifetime. He also pitched in the Majors for 22 years and never had significant arm trouble. Throw strikes!

[MrMac]

http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/g ... 20changeup.

The late Tony Gwynn's excellent take on Maddux (and Glavine) from a (all-time great) hitter's perspective.

[DC69Wildcat]

http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/g ... 20changeup.

The late Tony Gwynn's excellent take on Maddux (and Glavine) from a (all-time great) hitter's perspective.

Good stuff.