Lexington: Fans Gone Wild

By Chris Glasser - June 03, 2006

Just like in Lincoln, the fans here at Cliff Hagan are getting anxious as the home team trails early (Notre Dame leads 1-0 in the fourth). Home plate umpire Mac Stokes has a delayed strike call that the fans are none too fond of, especially on the close pitches. Stokes and his crew (as mentioned earlier) have also made a few questionable calls that have only riled up the fans even more.

It's making for a fun atmosphere, though. UK left fielder Shaun Lehmann just made a diving catch on a ball that was over his head and to his right. The place just about erupted. That's to be expected to some degree, I guess. More recently, Sean Couhglin drew a walk, and the crowd had a similar nutso, stand-up-and-cheer response.