Official 2024 Nebraska Cardiac Beaver Slayers Baseball Thread (40-22)

[PonyBoy]

Based on how Niagara is looking... will they still go with McConnaughey tomorrow?

Good question, I would assume Rob goes with McConnaughey. Holy hell if not and we lose.

 

[turek420845]

Not like we ran into a buzz saw. Sears hung a couple shitty 2 strike pitches and it cost him. He seemed generally sloppy and not sharp, so credit to him for only giving up 3.

They generally hit the piss out of the ball. We’re kind of lucky they didn’t score more, but we also had some hard hit balls go for outs.

Shoulda tagged their pitcher early when his breaking ball was ass. Was solid after that, though. If that kid can put it together he looks to be a hell of a pitcher.

And then they had some kid who had played in 5 games hit 3 doubles! Not sure we have that kind of talent just hanging out on our bench.

The no tag sucked, but it’s been covered. Not capitalizing with bases loaded and 1 out also sucked.

That kid also his his first HR of the season IIRC.

 

[PonyBoy]

National seed East Carolona lost to Evansville.

National seed Georgia needed a run in the 8th to beat Army.

National seed North Carolina walk off grand slam to beat Long Island.

National seed Clemson is tied 3-3 with High Point in the 8th.

Wake Forest didn't throw their ace, a projected top 8 overall pick, and lost today.

I pray we start McConaughey Saturday.

3 seeds are dominating the day.

Indiana & Illinois both won.

 

[HCFord1]

That kid also his his first HR of the season IIRC.

And hit it about 763 feet

 

[turek420845]

National seed East Carolona lost to Evansville.

National seed Georgia needed a run in the 8th to beat Army.

National seed North Carolina walk off grand slam to beat Long Island.

National seed Clemson is tied 3-3 with High Point in the 8th.

Wake Forest didn't throw their ace, a projected top 8 overall pick, and lost today.

I pray we start McConaughey Saturday.

3 seeds are dominating the day.

Indiana & Illinois both won.

Also, the SC/JM game was crazy in the bottom of the 9th. With 2 outs the James Madison pitcher hit a batter and then gave up a 2 run HR for a tie game. South Carolina then won in the bottom of the 10th. Crazy day for baseball.

 

[Snockered69]

Always start your best and figure out the rest later. Unfortunately, Nebraska doesnt have the luxury to select between two first rounders.

 

[PonyBoy]

@jickey moseph may be on to something.

Evan Bland article
Right-hander Mason McConnaughey has followed Brett Sears in the weekend rotation since April but the Huskers’ best path to another multi-day run in a postseason format might be to save their most consistent remaining starter — with a 3.09 ERA this season — for a potential Sunday meeting with Florida or Oklahoma State.

Nebraska, in theory, could throw Will Walsh or Jackson Brockett on Saturday and tap McConnaughey and Walsh/Brockett for a Sunday doubleheader. That would set up a decisive regional final Monday.

Of course, the Huskers could also attempt to use a similar sequence of starters that worked in Omaha going from McConnaughey to Walsh to Brockett to Christo.

 

[SlumpBuster]

@jickey moseph may be on to something.

Evan Bland article
Right-hander Mason McConnaughey has followed Brett Sears in the weekend rotation since April but the Huskers’ best path to another multi-day run in a postseason format might be to save their most consistent remaining starter — with a 3.09 ERA this season — for a potential Sunday meeting with Florida or Oklahoma State.

Nebraska, in theory, could throw Will Walsh or Jackson Brockett on Saturday and tap McConnaughey and Walsh/Brockett for a Sunday doubleheader. That would set up a decisive regional final Monday.

Of course, the Huskers could also attempt to use a similar sequence of starters that worked in Omaha going from McConnaughey to Walsh to Brockett to Christo.

If we're playing to win, we save Mason, IMO

 

[Baron Winnebago]

If we're playing to win, we save Mason, IMO

I'm an absolute idiot but I'd rather eat shit saving McConaughey than throwing him only to get brockett or whoever tagged

 

[LWFloridaHusker]

I'm late to the party and haven't read any post over the last day but I told a guy I worked with on Tuesday that I felt we would lose our momentum with the long break. Everything was clicking last weekend. Just felt we came out flat today. Hopefully the can repeat last weekends success.

 

[HuskerDocCo]

I'm late to the party and haven't read any post over the last day but I told a guy I worked with on Tuesday that I felt we would lose our momentum with the long break. Everything was clicking last weekend. Just felt we came out flat today. Hopefully the can repeat last weekends success.

I agree!! We came out about as flat as those Humphrey womens’ asses!!

 

[vailhusker]

 

[...TrueColors...]

I'm an absolute idiot but I'd rather eat shit saving McConaughey than throwing him only to get brockett or whoever tagged

It’s ballsy. I won’t say it’s the right call. But I think I’d go Brockett today with the intention of throwing Mac in game 3.

 

[BingoDingo]

absolute idiot

 

[PonyBoy]

1 seeds went 14-2. The two 4 seed upsets; Grand Canyon beat Arizona & Evansville beat East Carolina. A few 1 seeds won either on a walk-off or an 8th inning score.

2 seeds went 5-10, with 1 game suspended (2 seed LaTech losing to Kansas State).

 

[Herbie]

Wasn’t Niagara a 4 seed in the Lincoln regional a decade or so ago and eliminate Nebraska

 

[Kaladin]

 

[HCFord1]

what in the Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See is a purple eagle?

 

[Goskers07]

Looks like McConnaughey on the bump. They must feel more confident than me that Walsh/Brockett hold up in the high stakes games.

 

[PonyBoy]

Looks like McConnaughey on the bump. They must feel more confident than me that Walsh/Brockett hold up in the high stakes games.

There is no high stakes game with a loss today.

For me, McConnaughey starting today is as much for 2025 as it is winning this Regional.