Can we get rid of Mapes this inning?

Reeves singles, J Willy pinch runs.

Quick plug for J Willy's new album available on iTunes.

Ford grounds out moving the runner to second.

Finally! Reeves singles to open up the eighth and leaves for a pinch runner.
I'm sure a bunt is coming. But no! Stainback grounds? out moving the runner? to second. Decoding JP is demanding work. To third goes Williamson (it's Williamson) on a wild pitch. Warren fouls a safety squeeze for strike three. (Ugh. Don't like that play with two strikes.)

Hoelscher hits into an error on the pitcher giving the Owls a lucky 2-1 lead.

Cook flies to left and we go to the bottom of the eighth 2-1 Rice.

Buy J Willy's CD. He just scored on a Tulane error.

Just playing Rice puts pressure on Tulane. Add the pressure of the acting coach playing for the real gig next year and there is a lot of pressure in Terchin.

Fox returns for the eighth. I don't know the pitch count but I'm voting he finish this game by himself.

Woohoo. A 1-2-3 eighth for Fox. To the ninth we go clinging to a 2-1 lead.

Can you say insurance runs?

In case you were wondering the CD's name is swilson.

Insurance Runs, does that count?

Ewing reaches on another Wave error.

McDowell grounds into a force at second. He takes second on a passed ball. He moves to third as Teykl is out 1-3.

Aquino k's to end the inning.

Time to flash some glove...

Mapes comes out to start the ninth. This has been a very well pitched game.

Ewing leads off with a grounder to third which Hope mails the wrong side of the first baseman for an error. McDowell shows bunt then grounds into a force at second of Ewing, beating another bad throw to first. One down, a runner on first, bringing up Teykl.

Connor goes to 3-1 and a passed ball moves McDowell to second. McDowell goes to third on a grounder by Teykl. Aquino, with two outs.
, strikes out.

So we go to the bottom of the ninth ahead 2-1 with Fox on the mound and Ditman, presumably, on tap.

So, if you are grilling Red Snapper, is there anything special that one should do?

K, single/pinch runner...

Carthon starts it off for the Green Wave. A cold-blooded K for out number one. Deschamp singles. A pinch runner takes over. Well, we've been here before. Here comes Ditman. Now if we can just field the ball.

After a K and a single (and pinch runner), Ditman replaces Fox.

I want to see only Ks or a DP.

Go Owls!!

Yet another stellar performance from Fox. Guy is as reliable as they come on this pitching staff.

Ditman in for Fox.

Curious, is it Dit-MAN, or DiT-man?

Had it not been for last weekend's debacle I might feel confident. We play a lot of close games. Time to win one.