Deja Vu at UM. 1-0 Canes After 3
By Adam Aizer - February 11, 2007
Miguelez has breezed through three innings so far, facing the minimum nine hitters. He allowed a bunt single and a walk, but those base runners were erased (double play and a caught stealing).
Now every UCLA hitter has seen Miguelez, and the second time through they need to be more patient. It's tough because Miguelez is throwing strikes, but 28 pitches in three innings suggests a lack of patience at the plate. Too often, the Bruins hitters are jumping on the first or second pitch of the at bat. This is especially important when you consider the issues UM's bullpen has had in the season's first four games. If I were UCLA Coach John Savage, I'd be doing anything possible to get the starter out of the game and get into the pen. Perhaps the process has already begun. The ninth hitter in the UCLA order, Nolan Rouse, took six pitches in his at bat and drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch. Then, Alden Carrithers looked at the first two pitches of his AB, but Rouse was caught stealing to end the inning. Still, the change of approach from those two hitters is a good start.
Random Thought:
Here's a good thing about being a UM baseball player: The Sugar Canes. These are the beautiful bat girls who accompany the Canes on every home AND away game. That's one of the reasons why they say, "It's great... to be... a Miami Hurricane."
Remember how UM used small ball to manufacture the game's only run on Friday night? Here in the bottom of the third inning, the Canes have done it again. Blake Tekotte led off with a bunt single. Jemile Weeks sacrificed Tekotte to second. A wild pitch moved him to third, and Yonder Alonso plated the run with a sacrifice fly. That's exactly what happened Friday night: Tekotte scored on an Alonso SAC fly after a Weeks SAC bunt.
Weird...
Anyway, Brooks is out of the inning. Miami takes a 1-0 lead.
Posted by Adam Aizer at 01:55 PM on February 11, 2007
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