Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
The fans saying that our success is all Parker cracks me up. We are first in the SEC in defense. That's not because of Parker. And our hitting is middle of the pack. The biggest issue there is power- which took a big blow when Highfill got hurt and Kohler got hurt plus Hines struggling. I think most of our hitting issues can be corrected with a hitting analyst.
You don't think better pitching helps the defense a lot? I do. I think it helps a ton. Mershon being healthy this year helps too, along with one transfer out.
Geaut's guys never K a lot as a unit. It's always been that way. Recruiting is the reason for the power outage, it's not just HRs. We aren't getting extra base hits. Far too often we're two strike hitting and beating our chests and too many ground balls. We've got a grind it out approach that's not all bad, but you need the players to do that.