Men on 1B & 2B / 1 out Philpott sits and next is #8 RFr RHP Rodriguez (5.16, 1-0, 22.2 IP) B/B/B/K/B - Herring walks
If I were Sully, I'd tell C-rod this is an audition for 2026 Sunday starter and keep him out there until he keeps up 10-ish runs or it's a 2-run game. And, in hopes that he doesn't transfer if this ends 18-3, that would be first comment in the post-game interview.
Everyone who has played this game has had a day like this - no rhyme or reason to it - it's just baseball. Tomorrow is another day.
Our injuries catching up with us... plus you can't have your so-called "ace" fail so badly yet again. If I recall, Peterson had mostly poor outings in post season last year. Perhaps doesn't have the mental toughness needed for the spotlight. That said- -this is a scrappy ECU team- I like the way they play the game. Fundamentally sound and do a lot of the little things right.
Man on 1B / 1 out Rodriguez sits and next is #99 Fr RHP Montsdeoca (10.50, 0-0, 6.0 IP) K/K/Kc - Peltier goes down looking