He had his command in the 8th; 5-3, E6, F9 & F8 on a total of 15 pitches. He retired 18 straight. 20 of 21 entering the 9th, the only guy that reached was on Matthews error.
No way you pull him after that. Lead-off single is okay, they had 2 LHH's coming up in the next 3 and we're up 2 fucking runs. He retired Sailors, their lead-off, so we're at 1 out with 1 on. Maybe at this point we go to someone else, hindsight.
Brett Sears lost this game. He was a 3rd team All American in 2022 at a JUCO. He threw 2 pitches not even close to the zone. They literally landed in the others batters box. That's not coaching, that's a 22-year old in his 4th year of college ball choking in a game we couldn't afford anyone to choke in. Bad, bad loss and it falls solely on the shoulders of Brett Sears.