Schnall says the umpire who came running in and tripped over Angel Campos' foot "was embarrassed" & immediately stood up and held up two fingers to suspend him for "bumping an umpire, because he was embarrassed. I shouldn't be responsible for a grown man's lack of athleticism."
Man, I love West Coast baseball, truly I do. But turning on the sound of the Mississippi State game after watching the UCLA game is like flipping from a James Taylor concert to an AC/DC show.
Jake Mangum. This guy is the greatest. Players about to be dismissed, and Jake says, “I’d like to say one more thing.” And now an impassioned speech in favor of the third paid assistant. Incredible. Never seen anything like this from a college baseball player.
We've got a switch-pitcher alert here in Tuscaloosa! Been looking forward to seeing @HailStateBB freshman Jurrangelo Cijntje, and Bama was kind enough to go L/R/L through the lineup, so Cijntje switched back and forth. 93-94 from right side, 86-88 left, feel to spin from both.
I've never seen a coach call out another coach in a press conference like this before. Clearly, Kevin Schnall was very upset about Kevin O'Sullivan's conduct before the Florida-ECU game.
There was an incident that occurred prior to the Florida/ECU game that had people talking.
Reportedly Florida HC Kevin O'Sullivan was upset that the game was moved.
He was seen ripping into CCU officials & NCAA Officials
CCU Kevin Schnall made sure to address the matter
And now first-base coach Matt Schilling has been ejected ... and it looked like he also got an additional suspension for arguing too long. This is a tough scene. Umpires completely making this thing all about themselves in the first inning. Gross.
Elliott Avent on whether he encouraged his players to get vaccinated: "My job is to teach them baseball… but I don’t try to indoctrinate my kids with my values or my opinions. … These are young men that can make their own decisions, and that’s what they did."
This was a really bad look for third base umpire Mike Morris. Great breakdown by the ESPN crew — Morris sees Kivett slam his fist on the railing, then sprints all the way down the line to toss Kivett. That’s brutal. Stay in your lane, Mike. Nobody is here to see you.
After the PA announcer told everyone that tonight's crowd of 11,300 is a new @FriscoClassic record, he followed with: "OK Tiger fans, you earned it." Cue Callin' Baton Rouge.
