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Another Tough Lawson

Lawson 14 Higginsville 3

Remember that time when I said “even a bad day of baseball is better than no baseball at all”? Well, this past Monday’s game in Lawson may have pushed this theory to it’s limits. The Huskers took on a hard-hitting Cardinals team that rocked Higginsville for a season high 14 runs. The pitching staff combined to allow 10 hits, (7 for extra bases) while handing out 9 walks. Sprinkle in a few defensive miscues, and a flag-stiffening wind that was blowing straight out to left-center, and what you got was a real stinker.

That’s gonna leave a mark

Jackson Kouril picked up the start for the Huskers, and one thing is for sure, the kid can throw strikes. Unfortunately, the Cardinals seemed to know exactly what pitch was coming, and on which side of the plate it would be located. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I half expected to hear someone in the Lawson dugout banging on trash cans (see Houston Astros scandal for reference). After allowing only one run in the first, Jackson and the Huskers fell victim to a six run Cardinal second, highlighted by back-to-back dingers from Lawson’s number one and two hitters. The first one was a three run, no-doubter that the left-handed batter crushed over the right-center fence. But it was the second homerun that most Husker fans will remember. Let’s set the scene. As I mentioned before, the wind was blowing straight out to left. And let’s assume the Lawson school district has future plans for the 30 feet of grass just beyond the outfield fence, since they made the decision to set the left-field corner at a slow-pitch softball depth of 295 ft. But anyway, with a 1-0 count, the Cardinals number two hitter just got under a pitch, and lifted a lazy pop-fly into left field. Now normally, this would amount to an easy catch, or as baseball enthusiasts might say, “a can of corn”. But this is 2021 Husker baseball, so you know things could not be this easy. Instead, it just kept drifting, and drifting, riding the wind towards the outfield barrier. It kind of reminded me of one of those Fourth of July parachutes that you so carefully set off, just knowing that it would land safely into your hands, only to see it float across the street and into the neighbor’s backyard. But normally you wouldn’t run after it at full speed, crashing face-first into their garage. Which is exactly what happened to left-fielder Micah Graham. He was the picture of concentration as he tracked the fly ball, just knowing that it would land safely into his glove. But instead, he ran out of real estate, and went face first into the chain-link fence. You gotta admire the effort. The Cardinals would go on to score one more unearned run in the third, before Coach Figg turned to a depleted pitching staff in the fourth. Camden Russell and Mason Rumsey combined to allow another six runs, courtesy of 2 hits and 7 walks in the final frame. As the home team, Lawson only needed four and a half innings to put the spread on a frustrated Husker squad.

Golden was one Wheatie away from a Grand Salami

Offensively, the Huskers did all of their damage in the top of the third. Rumsey and Kouril led off the inning with walks, before Jace Kerley loaded the bases with one of his signature “hit by pitch” at bats. Josiah Golden then gave the Higginsville fans a bit of excitement, as he worked the count to 3-0 against the Lawson starting pitcher. Then the Cardinals head coach made the unusual decision to make a pitching change in the middle of an at bat. Golden saw five more pitches, fouling several off, before driving a sac-fly about 294 ft to the Lawson left fielder, easily scoring Rumsey from third. Sophomore Cade Limback then banged a double, deep into the right center gap, driving in Kouril and Kerley. Both deep drives threatened to clear the fence, but again, things are just not bouncing the Huskers way.

Throw the dang towel!

At the end of the day, Higginsville fell to Lawson 14-3 in a five inning spread, dropping their record to 1-3 on the early season. There were moments in this game where I felt like Rocky Balboa watching Apollo Creed take a beating from Drago. I didn’t know if I should throw in the towel to save them, or just keep snapping pics. But let’s keep things in perspective. The Huskers are battling, and I still feel like their best baseball is ahead of them. With only 14 players on the team, we knew that depth was going to be an issue. Injuries and a full schedule have forced Coach Figg to lean on several underclassmen that normally wouldn’t have to throw this many innings, but hopefully this experience will serve them well down the stretch, and in future seasons. This dugout is full of personality, and regardless of the outcome, they are a great bunch of young men to root for. Go Huskers!

This is what Jace Kerley looks like running to third, you’re welcome

Web Gems:

In the bottom of the first, catcher Jace Kerley blocked a pitch in the dirt, keeping it just in front of him, within arms reach. The Cardinal runner at second got a bad read, and made an ill-advised dash towards third. Kerley scooped up the ball and fired a strike to Mason Rumsey, easily cutting down the would-be base stealer.

Web Gems Part Deux:

Kerley continued to help out his pitching staff, with another caught stealing for the final out of the second. The Lawson player beat the initial throw to second base, but Nick Herrera wisely kept the tag on him as the runner popped up off the bag after the slide.

W.K. says this is the most damage the Huskers did all night

Property Damage:

In the JV game, Micah Graham was way out in front of a pitch, fouling it deep into the parking lot on the left side of the field. Some unsuspecting Cardinal fans took home a souvenir as the ball landed directly on the hood of their sweet ride.

Box Score:

JV Score

Lawson 8 Higginsville 7

Up Next:

Tuesday, March 30th, 4:30 pm, the Huskers host the Carrollton Trojans at Fairground Park, for the first conference game of the season

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theoryandahalf · 8 months ago

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anon who asked about gtlive and ash and what your thoughts on what will happen to the channel! hope you get more anon asks i personally loved the big reply it made me feel like i was taken seriously, and that there was someone else who cared about this kinda niche channel of the theorist brand like i do. gtlive was MY comfort channel before mcyt blew up and the term became known lmao

Aww thank you anon! I'm always down to info dump about GT Live or anything Theorist related! I've been a fan of Matpat off and on since his Sans is Ness days (I remember being confused about Gaster and Sans and finding Matt...and then getting even more confused lamo) but got really into GT Live in the middle of the pandemic. He's definitely my comfort creator, but I since I joined GT Live late in this vod era, I got to see Mirror Matt and Ash, Josiah, Sam and the rest join the team and grow up in the company. I'm so happy they're getting more time to shine!

Oh! And if you want more conspiracy theories from me...Ash did stream for a little bit before they stopped and deleted their vods from Youtube. I kinda wonder if they did that because Theorist is planning on them being on camera, hosting for GT Live? (edit: As in showing their face on camera instead of being behind the scenes) Its one thing for Tom to have streaming career /side gig if he's only tangentially the host, but if Ash is on camera more, they would be unable to stream under a 'do not compete' clause.

The other person on the team with lengthy streaming experience is Dan, but I think he's no longer interested in pursuing that type of career. I suspect we will see Dan leave in the next few years as he tries to make it as a writer for Hollywood. That's my super deep cut GT Live Theory. Thanks for reading!

#please ask me more things #tumblr asks are my enrichment activities #also enjoy this shitty ash gif I made #listen we need more theorist gifs and if nobody else is gonna do it I guess i will #ash gt live #team theorist #🍯 anon

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