“Why wouldn’t you want to be in a fabulous stadium like this today and there will be no excuses from my side if we fail to do the business.” The Roscommon manager Davy Burke was very upbeat before the throw in. “We are looking forward to playing another quality team and although it remains to be seen what last week’s win against Mayo took out of us but Roscommon are also on the back of a game against Kildare.” “The buzz from the Mayo win lasted a day and then you realise you have a bigger task 5 days later and all we have done in the past week is concentrate on today’s opponents. Ruairí Deane of Cork scores a point during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Preliminary Quarter Final match between Cork and Roscommon at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Florida Vs.Sheehan, who had plenty of experience in competing in games of this magnitude was rather philosophical in summing both teams approach, Sheehan said: “Last week’s games will be forgotten about but Roscommon will know they finished third in their Division One league campaign and to me they are further down the road than this Cork team.”īoth pundits were confident of Roscommon doing the business and the pre match thoughts of Cork manager John Cleary were interesting.Ĭleary said: "It’s nice to be here in Pairc Ui Chaoimh in our fabulous home venue and the good thing is we like playing on this surface. In terms of depth and usage, Florida has a major advantage on the mound in this series. All American closer Brandon Neely (3.66 ERA, 13 saves) pitched in all three CWS games thus far, but only eclipsed 30 pitches once (June 16) and has three day’s rest after closing out TCU. On the other side, Florida starters Hurston Waldrep (8-3, 3.99 ERA) and Brandon Sproat (8-3, 4.66) will be on a week’s rest. Ultimately, LSU will be without its ace pitcher and will have to monitor its top bullpen options in this series. The Tigers also played an additional two games over the Gators, requiring Riley Cooper to throw 40 pitches against Tennessee on Tuesday. Thatcher Hurd cleaned up shop, throwing 47 pitches in three innings. The 11-inning pitcher’s duel with Wake Forest also ate into LSU’s bullpen. However, the SEC strikeout record-holder is likely finished for the year. Skenes threw 120 pitches Thursday night and will almost certainly be unavailable this series, potentially except for a one-inning save opportunity should the series push into Monday. Unfortunately for LSU, Florida’s rest advantage gives the Gators a huge leg-up in pitching. Both LSU and Florida roster power hitters and a strong wind to the back should carry a couple would-be fly outs over the fence. This forecast will almost certainly affect the total with a large advantage to the over. On Sunday, 20+ mph sustained winds are expected to blow from home plate straight to center field. Winds between 10-15 mph are forecast to blow from right to left field. Saturday’s forecast calls for early day rain, which is expected to be long over with by first pitch. In the championship series, the wind has an opposite effect. In the semifinals, a breeze blowing in from center field knocked down a few home run balls in LSU-Tennessee and TCU-Florida. Top billing headlines for this series is going to be the wind. ETĪll games will be broadcast on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+. Game 3 (if necessary): Monday at 7 p.m.At this juncture, Florida has the starting pitching advantage. In a best-of-three series, having three top-end starters matters the most. 0.411 edge in wOBA) while Florida rosters the deeper (and more rested) pitching rotation. The Tigers come into the series as the better power hitting team (0.442 vs. LSU (4.1) just edges Florida (4.44) in team FIP, but the Tigers’ number is inflated by Skenes. Florida’s other two starters each come in on over a week’s rest.ĭespite residing in the SEC, these two teams did not play each other this season – either in the regular season or SEC Tournament. Two-way freshman Jac Caglianone (7-3, 3.68 ERA) pitched in that game and would be ready to go again should this series push to three games. The Gators swept bracket, putting away TCU in Wednesday’s matinee game. Thrilling as the game was for fans and LSU backers, it was a serious detriment to the Tigers’ chances in the CWS final.įlorida has the benefit of an extra two days’ rest on LSU. Aces Paul Skenes and Rhett Lowder (Wake Forest) dueled to a stalemate and Tommy White hit a walk-off home run off the Deacs’ closer. LSU won three straight games facing elimination, capped by an 11-inning instant classic. In 2017, Florida took both games from LSU in the College World Series final to capture its first program title.
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