Minnesota vs Cal St Fullerton Game thread

[gophersfan]

Final game of this regional. winner move on and loser, season over. Who gonna be pitching for the Gophers.

[gophersfan]

2 hours away from first pitch and the Miami and Texas AM game just started after a rain delay. uh uh.

[JohnnyGopher]

Fullerton's SS, Christian Colon was drafted #4 overall, Twins selected Ohio St. pitcher Alex Whimmers.

[BoogeyMan]

Kvasnicka taken 33rd overall by the Astros

[gophersfan]

Minnesota is the home team tonight, wearing White jerseys. CSF is the road team.

[gophersfan]

Austin Lubinsky is starting for Minnesota.

[Gopherholefan]

Is this really the same pitcher from Friday for CSF that threw 125 pitches??

[Gopherholefan]

Anyone know why Puhl isn't playing?

[dailyfbo]

Anyone know why Puhl isn't playing?

Heard John Anderson on with Reusse today and he said Puhl tweaked a knee on his hit last night. Anderson said they were going to see if Puhl would be able to DH tonight but apparently that didn't pan out.

[dailyfbo]

A lot better start tonight. Bats have already showed up, pitching steadier, defense still solid. Geason homers in second to put Gophers ahead 2-1. And right after I typed about Geason's homer, Fullerton answers with a solo shot in the third.

[GoGoldenGophers]

4-2, lets keep pouring it on!

[z-stein]

I know its been stated multiple times, but these announcers are great...they're giving the gophers a ton of love...

now lets hold this lead!

Go Gophers!!

[GoGoldenGophers]

For anybody that doesn't have ESPNU

http://www.justin.tv/nippyheid1

[TCF=UnitedWeStand]

Just got home about 15 minutes ago and put the game on...

When did Oakes last pitch again? Surprised to see Lubinsky out there in a do or die, but he's holding his own.

[Jike Spingleton]

Just got home about 15 minutes ago and put the game on...

When did Oakes last pitch again? Surprised to see Lubinsky out there in a do or die, but he's holding his own.

Oakes pitched Saturday vs. New Mexico.

[TCF=UnitedWeStand]

gotcha.

[Jike Spingleton]

Fullerton sure likes to flip the bat after home runs. I hope these guys get taught a lesson when they move on to the next level of baseball.

[TCF=UnitedWeStand]

These CSF guys are some cocky SOBs...

[GophersInIowa]

Exactly what I came on here to post. That first basemen has done it every time he's hit a HR. Next time he comes up, there should be a fastball in his ribs. Can't stand that $hit.

[TCF=UnitedWeStand]

Fullerton sure likes to flip the bat after home runs. I hope these guys get taught a lesson when they move on to the next level of baseball.

beat me to it...

A lot of "chatter" from their bench too...

Lubinsky has gotten away from the fastball too quickly.

[TCF=UnitedWeStand]

I wish we could come back with Rosin, even for an inning or two.

[SEC Gopher]

But your head coach really cost you this regional. This Lubinsky kid should have been pulled after CSF tied it at 4. That Rosin kid only threw what, 80 pitches on Friday? I liked what I saw out of Matyas, too. Why not throw Rosin for 3 and Matyas for 2? Your coach's loyalty to Lubinsky screwed you over.

The steal of second last inning, right after a pitch out, was questionable as well.

Too bad, as you guys competed with a strong team that year in and year out makes it to Omaha (or at least contends). But Serrano > Anderson and that was the difference this weekend.

Hope to see a Big Ten team make it to Omaha one of this years. Would love it to be you guys, I've always cheered for the Gophs from SEC country.

[Jike Spingleton]

Exactly what I came on here to post. That first basemen has done it every time he's hit a HR. Next time he comes up, there should be a fastball in his ribs. Can't stand that $hit.

I don't watch enough college baseball to know if retribution is part of the game. I assume the NCAA cracks down on that sort of thing pretty harshly. But I do know that when guys like Ramirez and Jones try that crap in pro ball, they will end up on their asses pretty quickly.

[z-stein]

damn...I thought the game was still going on...


But your head coach really cost you this regional. This Lubinsky kid should have been pulled after CSF tied it at 4. That Rosin kid only threw what, 80 pitches on Friday? I liked what I saw out of Matyas, too. Why not throw Rosin for 3 and Matyas for 2? Your coach's loyalty to Lubinsky screwed you over.

The steal of second last inning, right after a pitch out, was questionable as well.

Too bad, as you guys competed with a strong team that year in and year out makes it to Omaha (or at least contends). But Serrano > Anderson and that was the difference this weekend.

Hope to see a Big Ten team make it to Omaha one of this years. Would love it to be you guys, I've always cheered for the Gophs from SEC country.

[TCF=UnitedWeStand]

I don't watch enough college baseball to know if retribution is part of the game. I assume the NCAA cracks down on that sort of thing pretty harshly. But I do know that when guys like Ramirez and Jones try that crap in pro ball, they will end up on their asses pretty quickly.

The best thing to do is just come back and beat them - 'nuff said.

[GophersInIowa]

But your head coach really cost you this regional. This Lubinsky kid should have been pulled after CSF tied it at 4. That Rosin kid only threw what, 80 pitches on Friday? I liked what I saw out of Matyas, too. Why not throw Rosin for 3 and Matyas for 2? Your coach's loyalty to Lubinsky screwed you over.

The steal of second last inning, right after a pitch out, was questionable as well.

Too bad, as you guys competed with a strong team that year in and year out makes it to Omaha (or at least contends). But Serrano > Anderson and that was the difference this weekend.

Hope to see a Big Ten team make it to Omaha one of this years. Would love it to be you guys, I've always cheered for the Gophs from SEC country.

The only people who truly know if Rosin and Matyas would be ready to pitch tonight is them and the coaching staff. I trust their judgment.

And with all due respect, to say Serrano > Anderson is the difference is a little ridiculous to me. If the Gophers lose, it is mainly because Cal St. Fullerton is just better. And it's pretty obvious their team is more talented than ours. They just have two guys drafted in the 1st round today.

[GophersInIowa]

I don't watch enough college baseball to know if retribution is part of the game. I assume the NCAA cracks down on that sort of thing pretty harshly. But I do know that when guys like Ramirez and Jones try that crap in pro ball, they will end up on their asses pretty quickly.

Yeah, you're right. I just can't stand that. It'll never fly once they get into the minors.

[z-stein]

Rosin is up in the bullpen...

EDIT: I misunderstood my friend, he is in the bullpen but wasn't warming up

[GOPHerDIE]

i know i'm being picky, but that balk call was a little iffy and killed us...

thats what happens when you walk the lead-off guy... ALWAYS comes back to get you

[stocker08]

The balk calls have certainly been iffy. Game is not over yet, but it is fairly clear that CSF is the better team. Still rooting for the Gophers. Nothing is over until the final out.

[JohnnyGopher]

But your head coach really cost you this regional. This Lubinsky kid should have been pulled after CSF tied it at 4. That Rosin kid only threw what, 80 pitches on Friday? I liked what I saw out of Matyas, too. Why not throw Rosin for 3 and Matyas for 2? Your coach's loyalty to Lubinsky screwed you over.

The steal of second last inning, right after a pitch out, was questionable as well.

Too bad, as you guys competed with a strong team that year in and year out makes it to Omaha (or at least contends). But Serrano > Anderson and that was the difference this weekend.






Absolute garbage. Rosin was just drafted in the fourth round today and has a bright future, there is no way they we're going to risk his long term health for him to pitch 1-2 innings at the most. If that makes Anderson a bad coach in your eyes, then I think that says more about you than him. While we all wanted to win and advance, I think most of us appreciate that we won't do the win at all cost attitude. I would take Anderson 100 times over the Fullerton coach, the difference was overall talent and especially depth on the mound. Fullerton was able to throw a guy in there fourth game that may have been our #2 starter, O'Connell. Lubinsky just doesn't have the mix of pitches to get through a lineup more than once and we just don't have the depth to go that long in the tournament, thats why winning the first game was critical when playing a national program that has that kind of talent, if it had been New Mexico, then they would of had the same depth concerns as us and it would of been a shootout.

As for the coaches, I would like to see some of these southern and west coast coaches take Anderson's job for a year and see just how hard it is to run a successful program in the north, especially when your stadium has nearly been condemned. The fact that Anderson has kept Minnesota at the top of the Big Ten for so long and takes them to the NCAA's consistantly where they always fight hard, that he will play anyone, anywhere in the non conference, and that he contiues to do a great job identifying top Minnesota kids despite limited time to evaluate them, makes him an elite coache. I can't imagine what he would do with the recources and advantages some of these schools have.

[BoogeyMan]

Johnny, I always enjoy your post, and I couldn't agree more with you on this one. 14 (actually the entire staff for that matter) is one of the top coaches in the country and probably the most under-rated if you ask me. I actually do have a ton of respect for the Fullerton coach, he has done a great job with that program and he really does do things the right way. The funny thing is, I actually think that the Fullerton coach and 14 are pretty much the same coach, they just have a much different talent pool. They both stress the fundamentals, work a ton with the mental side/approach to the game, and play the same style of ball.

But I always wonder how some of the southern/west coast coaches would deal with the coaching at a program like the U. Many of them would have to drastically change their recruiting and style of play. Being out in the baseball community I hear some negative things about the way the Gopheers recruit because they see guys who the Gophers never had interest in going to different programs and doing well and then getting drafted, but most, of not all of those guys are project players who need a couple years of seasoning to become good ball players and contribute to the program. I am talking about pitchers who are big, strong guys who throw hard, but don't know yet how to pitch. Or hitters that have some power, but cannot field or hit with any consistancy. I bet the Gophers would love more of these guys, but the coaches know that they need to recruit guys that can come in and play within their first couple years and develop quickly.

Needless to say, the SEC guy has no clue what he is talking about in regards to how you have to play in the Big Ten/Northern conferences.