2022 Season

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:12 pm

The boys are raking it!

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:21 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:52 pm

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:03 pm

Can not ask for a better start. Tech is a CWS level program and we made them look like pushovers.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:16 pm

Just looking at the stats over the three days, I liked that we really limited the walks we gave up. Seems we threw a bu ch of strikes all weekend.

I know Hale has been preaching defense so I wonder if the pitching staff has a renewed confidence in putting it over the plate and giving our fielders a chance.

O’Tremba hit .500 and looks like he and Turley will fill the gap left by Berry. Did this all without Bullard this weekend.

No doubt Chip Hale loves being a wildcat so hopefully this becomes a dream season

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:09 pm

azcat49 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:16 pm Just looking at the stats over the three days, I liked that we really limited the walks we gave up. Seems we threw a bu ch of strikes all weekend.

I know Hale has been preaching defense so I wonder if the pitching staff has a renewed confidence in putting it over the plate and giving our fielders a chance.

O’Tremba hit .500 and looks like he and David will fill the gap left by Berry. Did this all without Bullard this weekend.

No doubt Chip Hale loves being a wildcat so hopefully this becomes a dream season

The first thing I looked at after each game was to see how many errors were made. The Cats only had one error in the three games they played. I am happy to see Chip has been working with the defense. I know the season is early, but you have to feel good with the way the team played this weekend.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:41 am

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:00 am

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:04 pm

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Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:44 am

azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:05 pm

Both Dawson and Devyn won games on the same day this past weekend. I wonder if that has ever happened with siblings winning on the same day for the same school?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:21 am

Irish27 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:44 am
azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:05 pm

Both Dawson and Devyn won games on the same day this past weekend. I wonder if that has ever happened with siblings winning on the same day for the same school?

Sounds like a homework assignment for Lev.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:35 pm

Cats aren't playing well right now. Down 3-0 top of 2.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:03 pm

Irish27 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:44 am Both Dawson and Devyn won games on the same day this past weekend. I wonder if that has ever happened with siblings winning on the same day for the same school?

I asked Lev on Twitter to look into it.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:47 pm

Ouch

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:42 am

6 errors and 6 Freshman pitchers used will do that.

First home opener loss since 2003. Got to shake it off.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:16 pm

Nice response by our cats tonight. Put a crooked number up in the first and now lead 10-1. Look much better

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 4:11 pm

Taking my 91 year old Grandpa to the game tonight

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:46 pm

Cats up 2-0 early. Back up catcher hit a HR n his first AB as a wildcat! Susac is the DH today

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:34 pm

Cats take game three 9-1. Davis and Splaine homered.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:16 am

Got off to a great start this morning leading 4-1 after 1 but now we are trailing 6-4 in the third. I would like to think we have a few more arms than UMW but right now that is not ringing true.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:57 am

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:00 pm

Typical Sunday type game as it is now 8-6 Cats in the fifth inning. Both teams just running through pitchers trying to find outs

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:40 pm

azcat49 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:00 pm Typical Sunday type game as it is now 8-6 Cats in the fifth inning. Both teams just running through pitchers trying to find outs

The scheduling is odd this year, why this needed to be a 4 game series with another game coming up on Tuesday is beyond me? That's how you set yourself up for random losses. The scheduling that makes me want to rampage is we scheduled a two game matchup against Creighton on a Monday/Tuesday and have ASU on that Friday-Sunday. Absolutely asinine!

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:43 pm

Talk about taxing the arms. What is that, 8 games In a little over a week?

Are they trying to shorten the season in some way? We all play 56 games but I think we start conference play in a couple of weeks? Seems like college baseball has done something with the schedule

I looked at our schedule and we have teo 5 day road trip coming up. We play Pacific sandwiched between @Cal and home vs Stanford.

Then we have another 5 day road trip. The crazy one is we go all the way to Omaha to play Creighton before returning home on the weekend to play ASSU.

Who worked up this schedule? It is very idiotic and really makes it difficult to try and get a top 8 seed

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:56 pm

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:25 am

https://d1baseball.com/rankings/d1baseb ... -rankings/

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:04 am

azcat49 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:43 pm Talk about taxing the arms. What is that, 8 games In a little over a week?

Are they trying to shorten the season in some way? We all play 56 games but I think we start conference play in a couple of weeks? Seems like college baseball has done something with the schedule

I looked at our schedule and we have teo 5 day road trip coming up. We play Pacific sandwiched between @Cal and home vs Stanford.

Then we have another 5 day road trip. The crazy one is we go all the way to Omaha to play Creighton before returning home on the weekend to play ASSU.

Who worked up this schedule? It is very idiotic and really makes it difficult to try and get a top 8 seed

Nah this isn't a shortening the season strategy and this schedule was put together by Chip and his staff. If Chandler Murphy gets healthy and is able to pitch 6 innings then the mid-week game strategy is ok, but right now it's brutal. That Creighton roadtrip comes after a 3 game Utah road trip too and like I said they have ASU just 2 days afterwards. That's a ridiculous set up and I'm not sure why they signed up for it. I know the staff likes true freshman Eric Orloff and thinks he can get a mid-week starter too, but man, it's just not a great strategy.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:20 am

Refresh my memory but didn't many of us think we were going back to "mediocre status" once Johnson bolted and took with him a few of our studs?

I know it's still early but looks like this team is pretty good, no?

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:23 am

Did Orloff start the GCU game? If so I can see why they like him. He was hurt by the Turley errors and a couple of bloop hits.

This team should be a threat for Omaha but it’s down the road we worry about just trying to get to the playoffs.

Saw Stanford beat Arkansas this weekend so they are really tough as usual

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:23 am

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:20 am Refresh my memory but didn't many of us think we were going back to "mediocre status" once Johnson bolted and took with him a few of our studs?

I know it's still early but looks like this team is pretty good, no?

I think Choo's concern was recruiting, not between the lines. I mean Chip was an MLB manager and won a WS game as acting manager.

Still lots of talent left from JJ but if Chip doesn't recruit hard, especially in Cali, things could slip.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:35 am

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:20 am Refresh my memory but didn't many of us think we were going back to "mediocre status" once Johnson bolted and took with him a few of our studs?

I know it's still early but looks like this team is pretty good, no?

Nah, this year was always going to be a solid year. Jay only took two major contributors with him in Jacob Berry and Riley Cooper and the rest of the remaining contributors stayed. It's a question of the future, which all comes down to recruiting. This year's team is at least built to make it to the Super Regionals. After this year though it's all one big question mark, especially when Jay Johnson is still fucking landing the top talent in the state of Arizona to that garbage bayou over there and he took the vast majority of 2022/2023/2024 Arizona commitments with him.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:36 am

azcat49 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:23 am Did Orloff start the GCU game? If so I can see why they like him. He was hurt by the Turley errors and a couple of bloop hits.

This team should be a threat for Omaha but it’s down the road we worry about just trying to get to the playoffs.

Saw Stanford beat Arkansas this weekend so they are really tough as usual

Yeah Orloff started the GCU game and the issues with that game had very little to do with him as you said.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:40 am

ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:35 am
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:20 am Refresh my memory but didn't many of us think we were going back to "mediocre status" once Johnson bolted and took with him a few of our studs?

I know it's still early but looks like this team is pretty good, no?
Nah, this year was always going to be a solid year. Jay only took two major contributors with him in Jacob Berry and Riley Cooper and the rest of the remaining contributors stayed. It's a question of the future, which all comes down to recruiting. This year's team is at least built to make it to the Super Regionals. After this year though it's all one big question mark, especially when Jay Johnson is still fucking landing the top talent in the state of Arizona to that garbage bayou over there and he took the vast majority of 2022/2023/2024 Arizona commitments with him.

Got it. Fuck Jay Johnson. Hope he chokes on a crawfish.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:12 pm

Cats are in the 8th inning and are tied with Dixie St 0-0. Not a typo as both staffs are dealing. Quinn Flanagan had a great outing for us and we have only given up 3 hits so far

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:56 pm

1-1 going extra innings. Had a guy on third and Splain hit one to the power alley in left that somehow they caught.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:03 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:08 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 5:08 am

I wonder where Hale's 9-1 start compares with other Arizona skippers?

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:34 pm

About to lose a series to Texas State at home, because our hitters love swinging at pitches they have zero business swinging at.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:32 pm

Cats getting untracked tonight leading New Mexico 11-5 in the 8th inning.

Texas St, who won the series this past weekend, lost to #1 Texas 9-8 tonight

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:57 pm

azcat49 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:32 pm Texas St, who won the series this past weekend, lost to #1 Texas 9-8 tonight

AzCatFan2 · Post by **AzCatFan2** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:04 pm

Cats lose season opener to CAL. 3 run lead entering the 9th. Kept the same pitcher in who game up 1 hit, 2 walks, 1 HBP, 1 passed ball, and 3 wild pitches. CAL walks off with the win. WTF! You can't keep a pitcher in the game who can't throw strikes. Period. Don't care if he's your horse. This loss is on Hale. Very disappointing.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:29 pm

AzCatFan2 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:04 pm Cats lose season opener to CAL. 3 run lead entering the 9th. Kept the same pitcher in who game up 1 hit, 2 walks, 1 HBP, 1 passed ball, and 3 wild pitches. CAL walks off with the win. WTF! You can't keep a pitcher in the game who can't throw strikes. Period. Don't care if he's your horse. This loss is on Hale. Very disappointing.

Yeah that’s as bad as it gets.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:32 pm

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:13 pm

Cats win game three 13-5 and take the series from Cal.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:14 pm

Damn that should have been a road sweep with better pitching in the 9th Friday.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:50 pm

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:14 pm Damn that should have been a road sweep with better pitching in the 9th Friday.

I was happy how they bounced back after Friday's loss.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 2:01 pm

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