Michigan Louisville Baseball Open Thread

Submitted by Bambi on

3 seed Michigan is taking on the 1st seeded Louisville Cardinals now in an elimination game in Louisville.

Michigan needs to beat Louisville in this game and then again tomorrow night at 6 PM to win the regional. Louisville just needs to win one of the two games.

Michigan beat Bradley 4-3 earlier today. They lost to Louisville yesterday 4-3 in a very tight game.

The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3. Michigan is the away team and is batting first. Keith Lehmann is starting for Michigan. He's 1-3 with a 4.80 this year. Expect the bullpen a lot today.

 

Wolverine Devotee

May 31st, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^

The announcers mentioned Harbaugh and Michigan gets a base hit.

Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Harbaugh, Harbaugh!

Wolverine Devotee

May 31st, 2015 at 4:13 PM ^

HOME RUN!!!!!!!! 2-RUN BLAST BY BENEDETTI!!!

Michigan leads 2-0 in the 1st inning!

Bambi

May 31st, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^

2 RUN HR BY BENEDETTI TO RIGHT FIELD AND MICHIGAN IS UP 2-0!

Benedetti has been huge so far in the regionals! A HR yesterday, the save today against Bradley, and another HR now.

Bambi

May 31st, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^

Top of the 1st ends with Michigan up 2-0. They also forced the Louisville starter to throw over 20 pitches which is a good sign as well.

Papa Perk

May 31st, 2015 at 4:17 PM ^

Clearly haven't done any research past what they were given. Have been mispronouncing names and repeating the same anecdotes verbatim for three days.

Bambi

May 31st, 2015 at 4:23 PM ^

For those watching softball, Florida just walkoffed against Auburn in the bottom of the 9th and won 3-2. They move on to the WCWS final starting tomorrow night.

Bambi

May 31st, 2015 at 4:45 PM ^

Back to back walks fllowed by an RBI double ties the game at 2. Louisville has runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out in the bottom of the 2nd.

Bambi

May 31st, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^

Hendrickson comes in to relieve Lehmann, gets ahead 1-2 in the count and then hits a batter. Bases loaded one out for Louisville's #2 hitter who hit the HR earlier.

LSAClassOf2000

May 31st, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^

Although I will say that it is a nice problem to have, both for Michigan athletics and the board at large, to have two teams to discuss in-depth as we head into June now. We talk football and basketball a lot here regardless of performance, but it's awesome to see Michigan softball and baseball and several other sports performing at a high level as well. 

Bambi

May 31st, 2015 at 5:50 PM ^

Leadoff double by Patrick and single by Cronenworth. 1st and 3rd no outs down 5-2 in the top of the 6th. Now's the time to get some runs.

Cold War

May 31st, 2015 at 5:54 PM ^

Amazing the money I spend for cable, which supposedly includes the "sports package", but I don't get ESPN3.

amir_6

May 31st, 2015 at 6:09 PM ^

Disappointed, but not as disappointing as if we played this one tomorrow. College baseball as well as softball, have a flawed system. How the hell do you expect these college kids to play baseball/softball at a high level, all day. All I'm saying is that there should be no doubleheaders during the postseason, it is unfair and it is stupid. I mean look at our guys, they don't even look like they wanna play.

Wolverine Devotee

May 31st, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^

This was expected. Still great to be in the tournament when no one saw it coming.