Going to the 9th, UM 1 - UCLA 0
By Adam Aizer - February 09, 2007
Well if this is any consolation, I'm going to feel really badly for Tyson Brummett if UCLA does not come back and win in the ninth. He has just completed his night by walking Yonder Alonso with two outs in the eighth. The lefty Paul Schmidt will come in to face the lefty hitter Dennis Raben.
Brummett allowed only three hits and one run in 7.2 innings, walking four and striking out eight. It was a dominating performance by the big righty, but he is in line for the loss right now.
Now Raben steps to the plate with Alonso leading away at first base, Canes leading 1-0. Can't help but notice right now how disappointing the hitters have been in the opening games of 2007 for both UCLA and UM. Other than the Bruins' 19-run outburst last Sunday, neither team has scored more than five runs in any game yet. Big breaking ball by Schmidt strikes out Raben, and the Canes strand a runner.
And we're off to the ninth inning. It's 1-0 Miami. If you didn't read my last blog, I've been begging for Eric Erickson to stay on the mound for the Canes. He's thrown 44 pitches in three innings and allowed only one hit. It might seem like a lot of pitches for a reliever, but Erickson is a starter who just happens to be coming out of the bullpen.
The verdict is in. May I have the envelope please? Miami's pitcher is...
Eric Erickson. How about that...
Three outs away from UM's first win, but he just gave up a leadoff double. This just got interesting.
Posted by Adam Aizer at 09:40 PM on February 09, 2007
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