Was pitching a gem of a game...Garland was brilliant. While understandable to have reservations, his job interview tonight was as close to as perfect as it gets. Six innings in just 64 pitches. No wonder the game was over in just over two hours.
You were lolJake Garland? Really? Why was he allowed to throw BP on Friday in Raleigh and not get taken out - and in what way did that earn him the privilege of starting a few days later? I'll give JD credit for going to Palmquist earlier against NC State but this is another head-scratcher. Hope I'm proven wrong.
Next challenge now for Garland is replicating that performance. Can he be that good or at least close to that good when he gets his next starts—either midweek or in the weekend rotation?
We say how effective he was out of the bullpen against Virginia Tech. At N.C. State though, not so much. He’s not a big strikeout guy, and even admired that in his postgame presser tonight.
Still, if he’s close to as good consistently as he was tonight, UM will be in very solid shape.