Decay said:

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AgLA06 said:

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BadMoonRisin said:

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only to sips is a 15-9 ass-beating "choking"

"choking" is what they did in the 11th a week and a half ago.

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Well, you can't deny that the Oregon pitching did choke I mean seven walks and a hit by pitch? All mostly on two outs

That put us in the position to get where we were so they're not technically wrong but even after that we pushed the pedal to the metal. So it was a bit of both but take the win and be happy. Who gives a **** with the sips think.

Had it been reversed? We would've just been sick at our pitching collapsing like that.

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If it was reversed, we would know our team only has starting pitching and 1 reliever we can depend on. And would have ridden it way too long just like they did.

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I mean we don't have to wonder. We basically only had 2 pitchers that were successful this weekend. Everyone else either totally blew it had an up and down ride. But the difference was that we limited the damage and got out of some tough spots.

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What you said is absolutely true.

But schloss also didn't leave anyone out there who obviously couldn't find the zone for like 8 batters and 40+ pitches in one inning….

Frag said:

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Ags are going to win, relax.

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Told y'all.

Seanzy2012 said:

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5 more wins boys!!! Five and Finish!

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This is not certain.

Who's to say that Prager and or Sdao, and even Lamkin last week couldn't have righted the ship after rough starts, but were pulled almost immediately in favor of relievers who bailed them/us out? We have somewhat of a "luxury" of talented arms that Schloss doesn't hesitate to turn to when he deems it necessary. So far, he's been damned charmed with his "moves". Hope and pray it continues, and I believe it will!

I also believe the Oregon coach did not have that luxury, and simply rode the pitcher he had the most faith in, compared to what was available to him after burning up his best reliever in the game before.

Decay said:

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AgLA06 said:

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annie88 said:

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BadMoonRisin said:

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only to sips is a 15-9 ass-beating "choking"

"choking" is what they did in the 11th a week and a half ago.

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Well, you can't deny that the Oregon pitching did choke I mean seven walks and a hit by pitch? All mostly on two outs

That put us in the position to get where we were so they're not technically wrong but even after that we pushed the pedal to the metal. So it was a bit of both but take the win and be happy. Who gives a **** with the sips think.

Had it been reversed? We would've just been sick at our pitching collapsing like that.

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If it was reversed, we would know our team only has starting pitching and 1 reliever we can depend on. And would have ridden it way too long just like they did.

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I mean we don't have to wonder. We basically only had 2 pitchers that were successful this weekend. Everyone else either totally blew it had an up and down ride. But the difference was that we limited the damage and got out of some tough spots.

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That couldn't be further from the truth. We literally have been able to hold CC as a long reliever purely because we haven't needed him as a starter. We have a very deep pitching staff.

I think a lot of our casual fans are biased and a little spoiled because we have multiple pinchers with sub 3 ERAs who can all give long outings and go win games. It's not normal to have an elite closer who can give you 4 innings of shut down ball. Or a guy like CC who can come in during the 2nd and 3rd and give you 6 innings of lock down relief. Not to mention a handful of guys other teams would kill to give them a quality inning here or there. It's college baseball, teams are going to score on you. It's about quality appearances and limiting the damage so your offense gets a turn. We do that very well.

There were teams in these Super Regionals who didn't have a single pitcher with a sub 3 ERA.

I mean he didn't say we don't have good pitching.

He said we had two pitchers who pitched well this weekend. Which isn't really wrong.

After Prager didn't make it through the 2nd inning Saturday, Cortez saved our ass. Not really sure what we would have done yesterday if Cortez didn't put up 5 2/3 scoreless innings and we were forced to use more of the bullpen Saturday.

Yesterday was Schloss just piecing together guys to get outs until we got to Aschenbeck.

htxag09 said:

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I mean he didn't say we don't have good pitching.

He said we had two pitchers who pitched well this weekend. Which isn't really wrong.

After Prager didn't make it through the 2nd inning Saturday, Cortez saved our ass. Not really sure what we would have done yesterday if Cortez didn't put up 5 2/3 scoreless innings and we were forced to use more of the bullpen Saturday.

Yesterday was Schloss just piecing together guys to get outs until we got to Aschenbeck.

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Asch gave us as many or more runs yesterday as Peery, Wilson, and Badmaev. Moving that goal post is still not correct.

Yeah no offense to our staff. They played great this year.

This weekend was rough though. We are done playing teams with big holes in their roster. Our pitching this weekend gets us bounced, quickly, in Omaha.

If Sdao is hurt we're going to need multiple players to step up. The bats can do it without Monty, we can do it with our pitching as well. But it's not there *yet.

AgLA06 said:

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I mean he didn't say we don't have good pitching.

He said we had two pitchers who pitched well this weekend. Which isn't really wrong.

After Prager didn't make it through the 2nd inning Saturday, Cortez saved our ass. Not really sure what we would have done yesterday if Cortez didn't put up 5 2/3 scoreless innings and we were forced to use more of the bullpen Saturday.

Yesterday was Schloss just piecing together guys to get outs until we got to Aschenbeck.

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Asch gave us as many or more runs yesterday as Peery, Wilson, and Badmaev. Moving that goal post is still not correct.

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Runs are only part of the story....

In three innings Asch gave up 2 hits and zero walks.....

Peery had two walks and a wild pitch without getting an out (almost hard to take your post seriously when seemingly implying that he did as well as Asch because he gave up less runs....)

Wilson came in and had an immediate hbp to load the bases then got a huge k and a bigger double play. His next inning he gave up another walk and 2 hits.... so 2 hits, a hbp, and a walk (4 baserunners) in 2 innings....he also had an error

Badmaev, yes, he did well, just 1 hbp in an inning

I wasn't able to watch any baseball or read any threads this weekend due to a couple of prior commitments.

Incredibly happy the Ags were able to take care of business but hate reading that it might be at the expense of Braden and Smoke. Absolutely hate that news for both. Hate, hate, hate.

The numbers, however, must continue to count.

SuperFish, Mr. Kaeden Kent, monster shot in the 7th. His 3rd of the year is also +3 vs 1999.



I must say, these old Nebraska highway signs are just <<chef's kiss>>. The imagery is just perfect -- the Road to Omaha, the Oregon Trail. Well done early 1900s Nebraska, you chose perfectly for the Ags in 2024.

Schott, with a 2R blast in the 8th. That's his 8th of the year and brings the Ags to +4 vs 1999.

Updated totals, heading into CWS 2024.

htxag09 said:

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htxag09 said:

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I mean he didn't say we don't have good pitching.

He said we had two pitchers who pitched well this weekend. Which isn't really wrong.

After Prager didn't make it through the 2nd inning Saturday, Cortez saved our ass. Not really sure what we would have done yesterday if Cortez didn't put up 5 2/3 scoreless innings and we were forced to use more of the bullpen Saturday.

Yesterday was Schloss just piecing together guys to get outs until we got to Aschenbeck.

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Asch gave us as many or more runs yesterday as Peery, Wilson, and Badmaev. Moving that goal post is still not correct.

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Runs are only part of the story....

In three innings Asch gave up 2 hits and zero walks.....

Peery had two walks and a wild pitch without getting an out (almost hard to take your post seriously when seemingly implying that he did as well as Asch because he gave up less runs....)

Wilson came in and had an immediate hbp to load the bases then got a huge k and a bigger double play. His next inning he gave up another walk and 2 hits.... so 2 hits, a hbp, and a walk (4 baserunners) in 2 innings....he also had an error

Badmaev, yes, he did well, just 1 hbp in an inning

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Yeah this is what I was saying. Yes we got out of jams and put up some zeroes. And Asch did get tagged for one. But Asch went 3 innings and closed the door. He closed the door the night before. Cortez might have had his best outing ever.

Everyone else was battling around free bases and hits. Or were in so briefly that you can't really say they did much more than handle a spot.

I'm not saying it was bad exactly. And we won because our pitching is deep - coach was able to get guys out and his quick hook prevented any Oregon-level meltdowns.

But the weekend sweep belongs to the bats and CC/Asch.

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I'll admit. He wasn't my choice. I'm happy he's here though.

Still not sure I like him as a person but I love him as a coach.

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It's funny that you say that because I kind of feel the same way.

So I didn't get to watch yesterday so caught the replay on my flight today. But in fairness, the Oregon coach decisions in the 7th make sense when watching it.

Gave up a walk - ok. Happens.
Gave up a hit - dang and to an 8 hole guy.
K. He's back in it.
Walk - guy is hot. Competitive at bat.
Walk - walk a run in but I still have a nice lead and dude can tie it with a swing. Walk was cheaper.
K. Ok. One more pitch.

So at this point, he's been competitive and given up on a one run with two Ks. The wheels fall off on the next guy with another walk and the bullpen immediately gets going. HBP and the dude is done. But still has a lead.

Then yet another walk and the granny.

Not crazy bad especially without much in the pen (apparently) and RP1 injured (apparently).

Oh well. Good for us.

Those Ks may have helped as they kept the guy in.

I don't disagree with you, except that there wasn't even someone getting loose. That's the head scratcher to me.

Gave up a walk - ok. Happens.
Gave up a hit - dang and to an 8 hole guy.
K. He's back in it.
Walk - guy is hot. Competitive at bat.
[tell Johnny to get his glove and stretch]
Walk - walk a run in but I still have a nice lead and dude can tie it with a swing. Walk was cheaper.
[Johnny needs to be on the mound getting warm]
K. Ok. One more pitch.

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I don't disagree with you, except that there wasn't even someone getting loose. That's the head scratcher to me.

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This for sure. 1B had to visit the mound before they got anyone up.

Wheels fell off real quick for them and we benefitted from it.

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AgRyan04 said:

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I don't disagree with you, except that there wasn't even someone getting loose. That's the head scratcher to me.

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This for sure. 1B had to visit the mound before they got anyone up.

Wheels fell off real quick for them and we benefitted from it.

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Was that when the announcers lauded the leadership? "WOW THE FIRST BASEMAN IS VISITING, WHAT A LEADER". I felt for the guy because nobody else was apparently going to try to stop the bleeding. Why is 1B the only one who saw it?

Decay said:

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tamc93 said:

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I don't disagree with you, except that there wasn't even someone getting loose. That's the head scratcher to me.

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This for sure. 1B had to visit the mound before they got anyone up.

Wheels fell off real quick for them and we benefitted from it.

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Was that when the announcers lauded the leadership? "WOW THE FIRST BASEMAN IS VISITING, WHAT A LEADER". I felt for the guy because nobody else was apparently going to try to stop the bleeding. Why is 1B the only one who saw it?

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Am I the only one who thought the fist baseman was maybe a little to fiery/heated in that meeting?

Also, at that point the coach already made a visit. He couldn't again. I agree he should have had someone warming up, though. Said as much on this thread when he walked in the first run.

There's no point in warming someone up and having the pitcher looking over his shoulder if you feel there is no one you trust to bring in and your best remaining option is on the mound.

People keep talking about this as if Oregon had another option. They didn't unless they were going to burn the last card they had to play in the starter for game 3.

It happened both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday the starter was at about 80 pitches to start and inning. The prior inning he had taken more time between pitches and was showing signs of fatigue. We got to him and they didn't have anyone warm.

The next pitcher oregon had come up had like a 6.75 ERA over (i forget the number, 11?) a few innings as i recall.

I think the pitcher they had on the mound prior to relief was their best shot at winning game 2(along with their starter). After that they didnt have much that could get the job done against the Ags, it wouldve looked like batting practice. So when someone says oregon choked or the Ags didnt earn it, yes our team did earn it. They ran up pitch counts and got to their crappy bullpen and then we got the slam. Thats baseball and its a strategy for winning if somebody doesnt like it they can go cry in their beer i guess.

1st game (10-6)


2nd game (15-9)



After looking at who they put in after their better pitchers its clear they didnt have anyone left to fight off A&M. The game was over (the scoreboard was just getting warmed up in all the innings before) for Oregon when they pulled Brock, that was their last hope, especially with Aschenbeck coming in with a lead.

As I was watching that pitcher clearly melting down, I was thinking about that closer from West Virginia in 2018 or 2019 in that regional that gave up the walk off Blaum Bomb to eliminate them. It was the exact same situation.

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the top of the 7th was the most entertaining half inning of baseball i've seen in my entire life. probably going to re-watch today.

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I rewatched at lunch.
But now I really want a beer

Wild to think we only had 2 HR on the weekend. So of course one was the biggest grand slam I've basically ever seen from the Ags.

did the Oregon coach consider using his game 3 starter in relief?

the guy that shutout UCSB in the regional -- never pitched in the SR

W said:

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did the Oregon coach consider using his game 3 starter in relief?

the guy that shutout UCSB in the regional -- never pitched in the SR

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That may be the only thing he is second guessing.

But I imagine his thought process was, he was up 4 runs and only needed 1 out to end the inning and the only chance he had at going to Omaha was that guy starting Monday and throwing a complete game.

Still cannot believe that game. What a night

Decay said:

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Wild to think we only had 2 HR on the weekend. So of course one was the biggest grand slam I've basically ever seen from the Ags.

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It's worth discussing, but I'd put the grand slam by Bryce Blaum in the 2019 regional elimination game against West Virginia right there with it. Ags were down 9-1 in that game and were down 10-7 with a full count and 2 outs in the 9th when he hit it to keep our season going.

It was the equivalent of Andy Garcia's buzzer beater against UH in the 2nd round game this year. Kept our hopes alive, but we didn't finish the job after that. That is the only reason why Kent's slam might've been bigger, but we did already have the lead when Kaeden hit it.

Schloss and the team applied that pressure with 2 outs…. Simply amazing.

I missed watching/listening to almost the entire game live because I had two softball games last night. This caused me to abandon my normal superstitions for score-checking on this thread. I checked the score on the ESPN app as often as I could. I have to admit that I thought something was wrong with the play-by-play because I kept thinking to myself that there's no way we're still in the top of the seventh inning! Got home in time so see the last inning and the ensuing celebration! What a great way to close out a wildly successful season at Olsen! Onto Omaha! Good.

That was a hell of a grand slam. Agreed that the season ended with a whimper and kinda tarnished the memory. But I guess that's how it goes until you win it all. Here's hoping.

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