The Official Wake Forest @ Tennessee Knoxville Regional Final Game 2 Thread (Mon. June 2) (6PM EDT ESPN2)

[BP4Prez]

I want to commend AJ Russel tonight. I know the final line wasn’t great, but that guy wanting the ball after what he’s been through right here before the draft tells me all I need to know about him. Glad he’s a Vol and I hope he gets a chance to end the Razorbacks season this weekend.

 

[ArdentVol]

Son, DIL and three grandkids are visiting from St Lou

Got to see ninth on ljve Te and game is safe on the DVR. Looking forward to watching game in its entirety and reading thrread later.
Gotta get some zzzzzzzzzz
GBO!!!!!!!!

 

[Mccage]

I just hope Ensley doesn’t hit a chopper to SS

Did you hit 340 against college pitching?

 

[kptvol1]

Did you hit 340 against college pitching?

Love Ensley, but you can’t be mad at Switch’s comment. Bro’s been in a pattern of hitting choppers directly to SS for double plays. No one hates it more than Hunter though and I’m sure he’s working on it. Baseball is such a cerebral sport that what you’re trying not to do is exactly what you do. It’s frustrating for us fans, but it’s so much worse for the players and Hunter has been killer for us in his career. I ain’t mad at all about the DP hits. I will always remember him tattooing the wall in Omaha.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I’m guessing the Friday, Saturday, Sunday starters in Fayetteville are:

Doyle
Phillips
Russell

Tony showed zero confidence in Kuhns, as he was the only pitcher who didn’t make an appearance when it was all hands on deck.

With those 3 starters, your available bullpen arms are: Arvidson, Loy, Sneed, Krenzel, Behnke, Franklin, and maybe Kuhns. Breedlove could pitch an inning.

I feel pretty good about that group in a 3-game series. In fact, I think a 3-game series is a better format for this team now that Russell, Arvidson, Krenzel, and Franklin look to have made strides in the postseason to become reliable dudes.

I can’t wait for Friday.

 

[Freak]

Tony showed zero confidence in Kuhns, as he was the only pitcher who didn’t make an appearance when it was all hands on deck.

It's crazy that Kuhns went from Sunday starter to not even getting a look during a four-game regional series.

 

[WillisWG]

Demons do need lots of exercise.

☝

 

[CobbWebb71]

Boom. A legend! Liam Doyle

No doubt about it, we will be talking about Doyle’s performance in this regional, for a long time!

 

[volsagain]

It's crazy that Kuhns went from Sunday starter to not even getting a look during a four-game regional series.

I'm wandering if he has a injury or illness ? Really odd not getting any work at all .

 

[CobbWebb71]

It's crazy that Kuhns went from Sunday starter to not even getting a look during a four-game regional series.

this program was spoiled the previous 2 years, with the best midweek and Sunday guy in all of college baseball.

 

[2EastTnVols]

Im still juiced from last night. From manny and fish going yard, to fish drawing the f slur from wakes coach, to Liam doyles total dominance! Glorious, bring me the hogs!

 

[newyorkvol]

Any chance Doyle and bullpen caught the clip of the wake coach and that’s what had him really fired up?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Frank’s son letting the world know who the real pitching genius is….

 

[Bigvalley84]

I thought going in one of our unexpected player would need to have a big impact for us to win and Marin delivered with the three run homer that light the fuse , huge game for him , crowd was great .

 

[JCP201]

I love the way Tony handled the pitchers tonight. If Wake showed the slightest bit of energy, Tony switched pitchers.

 

[OmahaOmaha]

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Pitcher Liam Doyle celebrates the win while the crowd celebrates Liam Doyle. (Tennessee Athletics)

 

[newyorkvol]

Any chance Doyle and bullpen caught the clip of the wake coach and that’s what had him really fired up?

 

[WillisWG]

Love Ensley, but you can’t be mad at Switch’s comment. Bro’s been in a pattern of hitting choppers directly to SS for double plays. No one hates it more than Hunter though and I’m sure he’s working on it. Baseball is such a cerebral sport that what you’re trying not to do is exactly what you do. It’s frustrating for us fans, but it’s so much worse for the players and Hunter has been killer for us in his career. I ain’t mad at all about the DP hits. I will always remember him tattooing the wall in Omaha.

he's hit into 3 in SEC play and 9 for the season, not sure I see much of a pattern. Kilen has 7 and Curley 6. This isn't a thing

 

[Christian Lowe]

Any chance Doyle and bullpen caught the clip of the wake coach and that’s what had him really fired up?

Doubt it. Probably don’t have phones in the dugout, unless times have changed on that.

 

[WallyBalls]

I want to commend AJ Russel tonight. I know the final line wasn’t great, but that guy wanting the ball after what he’s been through right here before the draft tells me all I need to know about him. Glad he’s a Vol and I hope he gets a chance to end the Razorbacks season this weekend.

Not just that, came off the mound, popped in the clubhouse for just a second, and was back on the rail and locked in the entire rest of the game. Always the first out to greet guys coming back, kept the fans involved, and had a really cool moment with Krenzel in between innings where they huddled up and AJ was encouraging/coaching him.

I still think he will do BIG things in pro ball, but even if he doesn't, he will be an all time favorite of mine. A genuinely good soul.

 

[WallyBalls]

Any chance Doyle and bullpen caught the clip of the wake coach and that’s what had him really fired up?

Coach Walter could said "I enjoy a nice chocolate chip cookie." and Doyle would have come out like that.

How he's wired.

 

[wtmvol]

Coach Walter could said "I enjoy a nice chocolate chip cookie." and Doyle would have come out like that.

How he's wired.

Could you imagine Drew Gilbert and Andrew Fischer on the same team?

 

[Christian Lowe]

Rucker crying about the “slur” on Twitter with several tweets. I watched will Heflin’s postgame show, he said “I don’t have a problem with it. It’s baseball, we’ve all said some things. Trust Me”

I 100% agree with Heflin. Wonder if they’ll have a back and forth on pod about it.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Any chance Doyle and bullpen caught the clip of the wake coach and that’s what had him really fired up?

No. Doyle is just being Doyle

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Rucker crying about the “slur” on Twitter with several tweets. I watched will Heflin’s postgame show, he said “I don’t have a problem with it. It’s baseball, we’ve all said some things. Trust Me”

I 100% agree with Heflin. Wonder if they’ll have a back and forth on pod about it.

If Rucker was half as important as he thinks he is, he'd be world dictator,