2017 Season Thread

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 3:47 pm

That's a pretty bad choke job, but a W is a W!

EKU Colonel · Post by **EKU Colonel** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:44 pm

Great job again guys on overcoming an deficit to win. You guys have a great squad. I'm proud of the way EKU played in 3 of the 4 games but it hurts knowing we probably should of taken 2 of 4. I'm concerned the same issue we had with closing games last season will haunt us again.

Good luck to the Cats the rest of the season and thanks for the kind welcoming and friendliness. Maybe our paths will cross again.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:59 pm

Thanks for stopping by Colonel and good luck to your boys this year.

baconus66 · Post by **baconus66** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:13 am

I went to the opening night game and I wanted to give some love to the facility improvements made over the last year. The new (pole-less)backstop net is great, the improved sounds system is kicking, the giant video board is light years better than the old.

Games at Hi Corbett were great from the start, but they just keep making them better and better. My advice to any local fans is get to some of these early games, because im sure it will encourage you too come back as often as possible.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:05 pm

Are they showing replays on the video board?

Still have 32oz beers right? I think they were $8 last year

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:19 pm

baconus66 · Post by **baconus66** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:47 pm

Jefe wrote:Are they showing replays on the video board?

Still have 32oz beers right? I think they were $8 last year

I believe replays will only be for tv games

and yes they have 32oz beers, didn't see the price but it seemed like they upped the variety

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:37 pm

EKU Colonel wrote:Great job again guys on overcoming an deficit to win. You guys have a great squad. I'm proud of the way EKU played in 3 of the 4 games but it hurts knowing we probably should of taken 2 of 4. I'm concerned the same issue we had with closing games last season will haunt us again.

Good luck to the Cats the rest of the season and thanks for the kind welcoming and friendliness. Maybe our paths will cross again.

I was in Kentucky this past weekend and ran into a EKU fan while wearing Arizona gear. I was ashamed to have to admit I didn't realize we were playing each other. Super nice guy who caught me up on how the series was going. Knew a ton about your team. From what he said, it looks like you guys will have a really good squad, so I'm happy we lucked out and stole that sweep.

Good luck the rest of the season!

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:39 am

Cats started off the 4 game series last night with a 9-3 win. Cloney gave up 0 unearned for his second win of the year. Has out he'd like 30 innings now without an earned run. He came back because no one drafted him. Wow, just wow

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 2:54 pm

Cats up 5-2 going to the bottom of the 5th. Looking to move to 7-0

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 4:57 pm

The bookstore has Nike baseball jerseys. They have navy and red red jerseys, no white. Also, the fabric is the dri-fit material, much better than the Champion jerseys they carried.

http://shop.uabookstore.arizona.edu/mai ... 20Softball" target="_blank

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 5:45 pm

azcat49 wrote:Cats up 5-2 going to the bottom of the 5th. Looking to move to 7-0

Won the game 12-3.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 5:48 pm

It's a race between baseball and softball to see who will remain undefeated longest.

prh · Post by **prh** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:05 pm

Irish27 wrote:The bookstore has Nike baseball jerseys. They have navy and red red jerseys, no white. Also, the fabric is the dri-fit material, much better than the Champion jerseys they carried.

http://shop.uabookstore.arizona.edu/mai ... 20Softball" target="_blank

I just picked one of those up, they are really nice. I've been on campus the last 3 days (first time since early 2014), and I saw more people wearing baseball jerseys than football and basketball combined. It was crazy to me. I have one of the old white Nike ones too, but the new ones are awesome (and not wildly oversized for normal people like me).

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 1:43 pm

Oliva just hit a 3 Run dinger to tie it up 4-4 in the third. Cats trying to sweep another 4 game series. They are hitting .378 as a team and we are averaging 11 runs a game

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:02 pm

5-5 with Ming on the mound in the 7th

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:40 pm

12-5 Cats going into the 8th. That got out of hand in a hurry.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:40 pm

Our pitching....sigh.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:45 pm

Way to get out of a jam, Ming had the bases loaded with no outs, struck out the next batter, got the following batter to ground out for a double play.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:46 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Our pitching....sigh.

Definitely need to find two more starters but it sounds like JJ has a plan. The middle relief and long relief guys have been solid and Ming is nails. No holes in the offense that's for sure but it will be interesting once we see a solid staff

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:46 pm

What just happened? Why did the game end after 8 innings?

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:48 pm

azcat49 wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:Our pitching....sigh.
Definitely need to find two more starters but it sounds like JJ has a plan. The middle relief and long relief guys have been solid and Ming is nails. No holes in the offense that's for sure but it will be interesting once we see a solid staff

Big weekend coming up, will be interesting to see who starts the Saturday/Sunday games. I'm sure Rio gets one of the starts, but I'm not sure we can trust Megill to start right now.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:50 pm

Agreed but for some reason JJ thinks he will come around. Going to do more intense bullpen sessions with him he said

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:55 pm

azcat49 wrote:Agreed but for some reason JJ thinks he will come around. Going to do more intense bullpen sessions with him he said

Thanks for the info.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:58 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:What just happened? Why did the game end after 8 innings?

McNeese was late for their plane home.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:08 am

8-0, nice!

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:01 pm

Louis Boyd out for 6 weeks with a left shoulder injury.

Cameron Cannon at SS and Kyle Lewis at 2B will be the norm for awhile.

prh · Post by **prh** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:48 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Louis Boyd out for 6 weeks with a left shoulder injury.

Cameron Cannon at SS and Kyle Lewis at 2B will be the norm for awhile.

Thanks Choo, I was wondering about that last weekend.

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:57 pm

I think Cameron might just nail down that SS job. Louis was scuffing with the bat (expected) and glove before the injury. Cannon is a 3 year starter type player.

What are we going to do about a 3rd starter? I know...the eternal question. I thought Ming might slide into that role, but he has become valuable out of the pen. Rivas cannot be a long term answer doing double duty. And Flynn has closer written all over him.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:12 pm

13-1 win in an exhibition against the Korean NC Dinos on Tuesday

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:48 pm

Playing Arkansas on ESPN 3 right now. Into the 3rd with no score

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:59 pm

Arkansas's pitcher is just working us.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:00 pm

EVCat wrote:I think Cameron might just nail down that SS job. Louis was scuffing with the bat (expected) and glove before the injury. Cannon is a 3 year starter type player.

What are we going to do about a 3rd starter? I know...the eternal question. I thought Ming might slide into that role, but he has become valuable out of the pen. Rivas cannot be a long term answer doing double duty. And Flynn has closer written all over him.

If Cameron is going to nail down the SS job he's gotta do a better job fielding. 2 errors 3 innings into this game already.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:14 pm

Arkansas's pitcher has 8 K's through 4 innings.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:16 pm

Second time through the line up as we were in the bottom of the 4th. Let's see what the bats can do. Still no score

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:22 pm

Moving to the bottom of the 5th, no score still

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:40 pm

Top of the 6th Arizona up 1-0. Oliva came through with a RBI double. Shane Martinez in for Cameron Cannon at SS, that's a ballsy move.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:44 pm

Cloney now at 35 innings without an earned run.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:45 pm

azcat49 wrote:Cloney now at 35 innings without an earned run.

dang. hopefully he's this good all year

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:47 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Cloney now at 35 innings without an earned run.
dang. hopefully he's this good all year

And that stretches back to last year in the CWS so he isn't doing this against nobodies. Oh and no one drafted him

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:58 pm

Arizona up 2-0 heading to the 7th, J.J. Matijevic doubled Alfonso Rivas in.

prh · Post by **prh** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:02 pm

Game's on ESPN3 for those interested or bored at work.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:17 pm

azcat49 wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Cloney now at 35 innings without an earned run.
dang. hopefully he's this good all year
And that stretches back to last year in the CWS so he isn't doing this against nobodies. Oh and no one drafted him

Right. It was against the best.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:23 pm

Bottom of 8 and they get a runner on so JJ goes to the pen and gets Ming

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:23 pm

Ming the Merciless in with a dude on first and two outs.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:28 pm

Ming walks the first and gets the 2nd batter to fly out to center. Onto the 9th we go.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:48 pm

Going to the top of the 9th Arizona up 3-0. Arkansas just made an idiotic play that handed Arizona a run.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:50 pm

That was a gift run. Hope Ming does not have any trouble in the 9th.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:53 pm

Missing Boyd's defense.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:55 pm

Great win, stay undefeated.

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