Live Thread: Mizzou vs. #14 Long Beach State in NCAA Softball

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Both teams are 3 up, 3 down in the first, with Mizzou now batting in the top of the 2nd.
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Mizzou gets to the LB pitcher for a 1 out single, stolen base and walk, but a long fly out to left and ground out to first leaves the score at 0-0 through 1 and a half.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 12:21 PM CDT 0 recs
Through 2, LB up 1-0
a leadoff single, a SAC and another single plates a run, while a DP ends the inning.
LB appears to have a fantastic pitcher, but not a ton of offense...so I am going to assume they win with pitching and defense. The Mizzou hitters will have to get to Tucker and cannot expect to wait until the 7th inning like yesterday to do so.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 12:27 PM CDT 0 recs
Renth goes YARD for 2-1 lead
Taylor reached third base on TWO errors (so much for the defense I guess) and after a fly out, Renth gets a 2 out HR to give Mizzou the lead 2-1.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 12:32 PM CDT 0 recs
Through 3 innings, Mizzou up 2-1
Bruck works through 1 out single and 2 out walk to retire the side.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 12:41 PM CDT 0 recs
Through 3.5 innings, still 2-1
Mizzou squandered a leadoff single by Ubrun and had 1st and 3rd with 1 out after LB error (glad my jinx applies to both my school and others after I make statements), but a strike out and fly out leave it at 2-1.
Mizzou is getting to Tucker and LB's defense is not helping...but they still need to take advantage of these chances to stretch the lead out when they can.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 12:51 PM CDT 0 recs
I was an hour off....
...thought the game was starting at 1pm. I rule. But I'm here now!
by The Boy on
May 17, 2008 12:53 PM CDT
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Bruck gets through the 4th, still up 2-1
a leadoff walk and a 1 out single left runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, but a harmless ground out ends the threat...top of the order coming up for Mizzou in the 5th (though Taylor has been retired already)
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 1:02 PM CDT 0 recs
3-1 now...
...I'm going to see if I can beat you to this one...an RBI double by Renth makes it 3-1...they've taken her out for a pinch runner, which is odd to me since her spot in the lineup will probably come around one more time, but oh well I guess.
by The Boy on
May 17, 2008 1:05 PM CDT
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you better let me take it until I leave
would hate to confuse our other reader :-)
by The Beef on
May 17, 2008 1:06 PM CDT
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kinda ruins the purpose of an open thread...
...if only one person is posting!
by The Boy on
May 17, 2008 1:08 PM CDT
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I am a thread ruiner...Mizzou up 4-1 now
ANOTHER error by LB...wow
by The Beef on
May 17, 2008 1:09 PM CDT
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Back to back doubles by Silver and Renth
make it 3-1 in the 5th with 1 down and Bruck at bat
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 1:04 PM CDT 0 recs
Mizzou up 4-1 through 4.5
Have to love the lead that Bruck has to work with...if you are Mizzou you do everything to win this game to give you the rest of the day off.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 1:13 PM CDT 0 recs
1st and 3rd for LB with 1 out, in comes Delaney
As I said...you do everything you can to win....Bruck with a gutty performance today.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 1:19 PM CDT 0 recs
And she slams the door with a K and ground out
LB's #3 and #4 hitters cannot get the job done...
Mizzou up 4-1 headed into 6th, and they have chased Tucker for a 13-11 2.44 ERA Pagano.
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 1:24 PM CDT 0 recs
and another run from it, as Taylor comes through
Makes 5-1....wow...it has just broke right for us today.
by The Beef on
May 17, 2008 1:29 PM CDT
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Delaney through the 6th, still up 5-1
LB with a 2 out single, but they get nothing for it. They will bring 9-1-2 to the plate in the 7th...Renth leads off for Mizzou in the top of the 7th.
I am out...The Boy will take you home...check your email The Boy...I left you something
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 1:38 PM CDT 0 recs
and we head to the bottom of the 7th...
...Mizzou still up 5-1. Brianna Goad (.167), Jessica Beaver (.262), and Chelsey Carmody (Freshman...no idea) are due up.
And...Goad singles. Not what I was hoping for.
by The Boy on May 17, 2008 1:45 PM CDT 0 recs
Two outs later...
...runner still on first, and we're one out away.
by The Boy on
May 17, 2008 1:49 PM CDT
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And their best hitter...
...hits a 2-run homerun on a 1-2 count, and it's now 5-3 Mizzou. Huh.
by The Boy on
May 17, 2008 1:51 PM CDT
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We win!
Their cleanup hitter pops up to short (according to Gametracker, the ball was in the air for about 13 seconds) to end it. Mizzou wins, 5-3!
by The Boy on
May 17, 2008 1:55 PM CDT
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Iowa and Creighton locked at 1-1 in the top 7th
Iowa is the home team, Creighton at the dish...both of the pitchers who pitched last night are pitching again today....cannot fathom the winner will throw their pitcher AGAIN...but I dont know how deep their staffs are (or are not).
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 3:55 PM CDT 0 recs
Extra softball again for Iowa and Creighton
both starting pitchers still in, head to the top of the 8th tied at 1-1
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 4:02 PM CDT 0 recs
Iowa takes it in walk-off fashion 2-1
2 out single with a runner on 2nd gives Iowa the home win, eliminates the spunky Creighton team and puts Iowa in the next game against Long Beach, which should probably start some time in the next hour...with Mizzou to face the winner at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 4:20 PM CDT 0 recs
Both Iowa and LB trot out their aces...
Britany Weil, who has pitched now 15+ innings, and Brooke Turner, who went 8 last night and went 5 today....bodes well for Mizzou tomorrow...especially if the pattern of extra inning games can continue....for...oh...20 or so innnings :-)
by The Beef on May 17, 2008 5:15 PM CDT 0 recs
Iowa gets on the board early, 1-0 after 1 inning
They are the home team in the game....not sure how or why...would figure LB would have that as the higher seed, but whatever.
by The Beef on
May 17, 2008 5:29 PM CDT
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Looks like it might be #3 seed Iowa
They reached Turner as well, and are up 5-2 with LB batting in the top of the 6th
by The Beef on
May 17, 2008 6:39 PM CDT
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