Hattiesburg Regional

[whataburger]

Anybody able to break down South Alabama and USM? Give us an idea of who we will likely face on the hill...Lefty or Righty

Southern fan here.

I think USM will throw our ace in game 1, but we'll have to see. Kirk McCarty. Cape Cod guy, Dandy Dozen, etc. 2.96 ERA/1.08 WHIP. Lefty.

We can't afford to screw around with UIC. Maybe the best #4 seed in the tourney.

Not sure who we'll go with in game 2. Either Colt Smith (decent numbers with a 3.03 ERA/1.22 WHIP but can throw meat at times) or Taylor Braley (power arm with a fastball in the 92-94 range, getting some late buzz from scouts).

[Todd4State]

Southern fan here.

I think USM will throw our ace in game 1, but we'll have to see. Kirk McCarty. Cape Cod guy, Dandy Dozen, etc. 2.96 ERA/1.08 WHIP. Lefty.

We can't afford to screw around with UIC. Maybe the best #4 seed in the tourney.

Not sure who we'll go with in game 2. Either Colt Smith (decent numbers with a 3.03 ERA/1.22 WHIP but can throw meat at times) or Taylor Braley (power arm with a fastball in the 92-94 range, getting some late buzz from scouts).

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[Dawg61]

Southern fan here.

I think USM will throw our ace in game 1, but we'll have to see. Kirk McCarty. Cape Cod guy, Dandy Dozen, etc. 2.96 ERA/1.08 WHIP. Lefty.

We can't afford to screw around with UIC. Maybe the best #4 seed in the tourney.

Not sure who we'll go with in game 2. Either Colt Smith (decent numbers with a 3.03 ERA/1.22 WHIP but can throw meat at times) or Taylor Braley (power arm with a fastball in the 92-94 range, getting some late buzz from scouts).

Can you buy us about 1,000 tickets please

[CadaverDawg]

Southern fan here.

I think USM will throw our ace in game 1, but we'll have to see. Kirk McCarty. Cape Cod guy, Dandy Dozen, etc. 2.96 ERA/1.08 WHIP. Lefty.

We can't afford to screw around with UIC. Maybe the best #4 seed in the tourney.

Not sure who we'll go with in game 2. Either Colt Smith (decent numbers with a 3.03 ERA/1.22 WHIP but can throw meat at times) or Taylor Braley (power arm with a fastball in the 92-94 range, getting some late buzz from scouts).

Thanks man. Who did you guys start on Sat & Sun most of the year? Is Smith or Braley LHP? What is your bullpen like? Thanks for the info, let us know if you have any questions about State

[whataburger]

Thanks man. Who did you guys start on Sat & Sun most of the year? Is Smith or Braley LHP? What is your bullpen like? Thanks for the info, let us know if you have any questions about State

McCarty is our best arm but we didn't have him on Friday all year. Switched between Fri/Sat. Beginning of the year, he was our Saturday guy then we bumped him to Friday then back to Saturday late in the year.

Smith and Braley are both RHP. Braley started against MSU midweek and got the win. We moved him to the weekend rotation in late April and basically pitched by committee for the remaining midweek games.

The bullpen, particularly middle relief, is probably our biggest weakness. At the backend, you have Nick Sandlin (2.16 ERA/1.18 WHIP) who was nearly unhittable at the beginning of the year (didn't give up an earned run until April 4th) but he struggled a little bit with control later in the year. Sidearmer. He's been pretty good his last few appearances so I'm encouraged with that. Has a really good slider that be can be especially brutal on righties.

Hayden Roberts (4.41 ERA/1.40 WHIP) is our main guy in middle relief. Actually started the year as our Friday guy but we moved him to the pen after a couple of rough starts. Good fastball in the 92-94 range and has a wipeout slider when he's on. Struggles with command sometimes because he will often try to overthrow. Despite some bumps in the road this year, he has a high upside and will probably be drafted by some team this year. If USM has to play a 4th game, he's probably the guy that gets the start (assuming he's rested enough).

JC Keys (5.12 ERA/1.35 WHIP) and Trent Driver (5.70 ERA/1.63 WHIP) are two other guys you'll likely see this week. Keys was our Sunday starter for a good chunk of the year but we moved him to pen. Struggled to throw strikes at times this year but has really come on strong these past few weeks. Gave us a good start midweek vs SELA and had a solid CUSA tourney as well. Has a pretty filthy 12-6 curveball. Driver is a sidearmer who is mostly used in R/R matchups but can be hit pretty hard by teams. Hinds transfer.

Lastly, the wildcard to our pen is Matt Wallner (1.80 ERA/1.00 WHIP). He's the freshman out of the Minneapolis area that has been gotten a ton of press from national writers. Mostly for his hitting (batting .345 with 19 HRs) but he's also logged some innings for us on the mound. We used him mostly at the end of games (usually when Sandlin was unavailable) early in the year but he's been dealing a sore hip since the Ole Miss game in Pearl. Doesn't affect his swing but he's not really 100% on the mound. Don't know his availability for this weekend as the coaching staff is really trying to be careful with him. Faced one batter yesterday and pitched an inning vs FAU in early May. Those are his only appearances since the hip strain.

[CadaverDawg]

Southern fan here.

I think USM will throw our ace in game 1, but we'll have to see. Kirk McCarty. Cape Cod guy, Dandy Dozen, etc. 2.96 ERA/1.08 WHIP. Lefty.

We can't afford to screw around with UIC. Maybe the best #4 seed in the tourney.

Not sure who we'll go with in game 2. Either Colt Smith (decent numbers with a 3.03 ERA/1.22 WHIP but can throw meat at times) or Taylor Braley (power arm with a fastball in the 92-94 range, getting some late buzz from scouts).

Whataburger, if you happen to know anybody purchasing Regional tickets that would sell me a few tickets for MSU's first game against South Alabama, please message me.