Miami, Ohio Baseball

[GTNavyNuke]

VT is in the mountains lol

LOL, they are at about 2000'. UVa is only 600'. Even ND is 740'. Pitt is 1070'.

Are we high?

 

[GTBallfan]

Right center is very short, the posted dimensions aren’t correct. The right field line is 325 and it doesn’t get any deeper than 340 until very close to center. Add in the fact that the wind is almost always blowing out towards right field and you end up with a launching pad. If you’ve ever watched games at GT compared to other places you would know that GT’s right field plays smaller than almost any P5 park in the country.

Anything hit out to left was deserved, but there’s plenty of balls that get out to right that have no business being home runs.

Does this mean the field are marked incorrectly? Just trying to understand since the right field wall says 350?

 

[FredJacket]

LOL, they are at about 2000'. UVa is only 600'. Even ND is 740'. Pitt is 1070'.

Are we high?

The ACC average is around 585.

This is football info, so ND brings that average up (assuming they aren't included).

 

[GTNavyNuke]

The ACC average is around 585.

This is football info, so ND brings that average up (assuming they aren't included).

So we are high.

 

[FredJacket]

So we are high.

In more ways than one...

 

[JacketOff]

Does this mean the field are marked incorrectly? Just trying to understand since the right field wall says 350?

Yes the field is actually marked incorrectly on purpose

 

[wrmathis]

Higher elevation & higher humidity will increase "carry" as well. Ga Tech sits around 1000' above sea level... without looking, I'm guessing that's near top of ACC. And humidity? Well... we've been there, right?

Baseball At High Altitude

baseball.physics.illinois.edu

before the Rockies came into existence, atlanta fulton county stadium was the highest park in MLB

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

King and Hill were outstanding as well. The staff only allowed 1 walk on the day!

Truly outstanding, though was Leach for Miami. He allowed 1 hit and struck out 8 in 6 innings.

At least we won’t have to see him today.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

So we are high.

As a kite.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Chance to blow the game wide open with bases loaded and none out in bottom of 4th, then three straight called third strikes on Finley, Romano, and Jackson. Ugh! Still up 5-0.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Chance to blow the game wide open with bases loaded and none out in bottom of 4th, then three straight called third strikes on Finley, Romano, and Jackson. Ugh! Still up

Make that bottom of 3rd.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Bottom of 4th - first two men on, then called third strike, force out, called third strike. 10 K’s by Tech “hitters” through 4 innings, most called third strikes right down the middle of the plate. Still up 5-1.

 

[901jacket]

Boy these backwards Ks are getting hard to watch. Seems like they all on the same pitch.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Another solid starting pitching performance today - this time by Finley. 5-1 in middle of 5th after he strands runner at 3rd on a called 3rd strike.

The HP ump today is another guy with a huge strike zone, but a lot of the Tech hitters’ called 3rd strikes have been right down the middle.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Boy these backwards Ks are getting hard to watch. Seems like they all on the same pitch.

Really - upper 80’s fastballs right down the middle.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Finley batting in bottom of 5th, so guess he’s coming out for the 6th. As long as getting hit by the pitch doesn’t change CDH’s mind.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Monster game by DiLeo - 2 HR’s, a double, and a HBP. 3 runs scored, 5 RBI’s. 8-1 in B5, still batting.

 

[FredJacket]

Finley batting in bottom of 5th, so guess he’s coming out for the 6th. As long as getting hit by the pitch doesn’t change CDH’s mind.

Finley can now remain in game as DH... if I'm not mistaken. ...and that's only because there was no DH in lineup while he was pitching.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Finley batting in bottom of 5th, so guess he’s coming out for the 6th. As long as getting hit by the pitch doesn’t change CDH’s mind.

Guess Danny changed his mind - Josh Siegel out in 6th.

 

[Lone Star Jacket]

Wow, Siegel got a called 3rd strike on a pitch about a foot outside. Guess the umps got together after Game 1 and decided they didn’t want any more 21-walk games. Yesterday & today’s HP umps both with huge strike zones.