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11 1/3 innings and 176 pitches in relief...


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...and he took the loss.  i hope the guy at least got some kind of record for longest relief appearance or something.

Seven-Run 17th Inning Lifts Southern Utah Over North Dakota State, 12-5

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Shane Bushland, the second of four NDSU pitchers, took the loss despite striking out 11 batters and allowing only one earned run in 11 1/3 innings.  Bushland dropped to 3-2 on the year.  He threw 176 pitches.

He was outdueled by SUU right-hander Jacob Noyes, who struck out 18 batters with three walks and three hits over 8 1/3 innings for the win.  Noyes improved to 3-1 on the year.  He threw 146 pitches.

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Based on the box score, it looks like all 7 runs in the 17th were made after two outs!  Must have been a wild last inning - thinking that you only have to get one out to stop the inning and the third out never comes until it's too late.

Allowing your pitcher to pitch 176 pitches - even 146 pitches for the SUU pitcher - is really unusual.  I have to believe that Rob would not let any of his pitchers go that long.  He's allowed Sully to go to around 130 pitches, but I can't believe that a team is getting a quality throw out of a pitcher past 110-120 pitches.  After that point, the pitcher is just throwing the ball up there and hoping the defense behind him is going to come through for the outs.

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146 and 176 pitches in a game is absurd!....this is why if i am a major league team, i draft HS pitchers...too many college coaches ruin the arms of their pitchers....the SUU and NDSU coaches should be ashamed of themselves!!! :x

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I am wondering how many pitchers (including our own) are being overused in college this year with the shortened schedule.  It seems like every team is stretched thin.

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