Barr had a nice game in relief to gain the win going 6 innings.
11 runs were scored in the first three innings and 1 the rest of the way until the 12th. Kim looked to jamb his hand sliding into firat base on a play and was removed from the game. Never saw the real benefit of doing that even when Chet Lemon did it. Hopefully, it isn't serious and he'll be back soon. M needs his bat.
Sorry to take this thread in a different direction, but Michigan plays a different brand of baseball than we saw a few years ago.
Here's a perfect example i found reading a box score for Clemson vs UNC Greensboro game over the weekend. it was a 3-3 game in the 7th inning.
Clemson had the bases loaded with 1 out. Jarren Purify (Freshman from Detroit) at bat. This is the line in the play-by-play box score.
PURIFY grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, 2 RBI.
How do you get 2 RBI's on a bunt to the pitcher? Simple. Bakich ball. with runners on second and third UNC intentionally walked the next batter to set up a double play and pitch to freshman Purify. What does Bakich call? a double squeeze play and Purify executed it perfectly, allowing two runs to score on the play.
I watched all of the M vs Toledo game and saw us ground into a base loaded double play. Throughout the game, Do we hit and run? Not that I saw. Do we try and steal a base? we did one and twice were thrown out. Do we try and put any pressure on the opposing defense? not often. Maybe the players don't make enough contact. Even when M was trying to put down a bunt to move a runner into scoring position in an extra inning, we couldn't get it down. SMH. Not the same baseball. And some wonder why we look back fondly. We may have lost game, but at least we were awake in the stands.
Good win for the team though... Toledo had a 6-1 lead at one point. M fought back. eventually won.
This weekend San Diego comes in for three games. First home series before traveling to Ypsi to play EMU on Tuesday and to Happy Valley next weekend for three with PSU.