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09-29-2015, 10:02 PM
Here is what I have gathered from the scrimmages from a couple of different people I know who go to them often.
We will absolutely hit for more power this year. I know people get tired of hearing this every year, but I truly believe it will be better this season. We have hit about twice as many home runs in half as many scrimmages this fall as we had all last fall. Most of the players are now using Rawlings bats and prefer those to Adidas. Other extra base hits are up across the board as well. We hit for a little more power in 2015 than we did in 2014, and I expect us to continue moving in the right direction.
OF- Rooker will rake this year- remember he was cleanup in some of the earlier games last year and is maybe the best athlete on the team. Humphreys still hasn't put it together. Robson is really good as expected, and Brown and Smith are both good players. Collins may play here some or third... I hope he isn't behind the plate though.
IF- We love our freshmen Marrero, Alexander, and Stovall- all are performing well at the plate and in the field. Gordon/Lowe will be fine at first, but losing Rea defensively will hurt. Third is interesting with Reynolds, Collins, and Barfield. They can all hit pretty well, so it'll probably go to the best defender. SS and 2B will be some combo of Gridley, Stovall, Alexander, or Holland. Probably the upperclassmen to start the season. Lovelady is great at every aspect of the catcher position except hitting. Marrero is the future and will be a star eventually- maybe sooner rather than later.
On the mound, we will not be trotting out any Paxton Stover types this year. Pretty much everyone on staff (except the specialists) can throw at least 90+. Expect the juniors to carry us, and be patient with the freshmen. We have A LOT of super talented young pitchers, but it's going to take time for them to adjust. Hudson and Sexton will be a great 1-2 punch. I expect either Daniel Brown or Tatum will be the other weekend starter with the other in the pen. What we really need the freshmen to do is fill holes in the bullpen this year- that will simplify the game for them and help us out big time. The bullpen was dreadful last year and was probably the main reason we missed a regional- it has to be fixed, no excuses.
There's no way in hell we won't be way better this coming year. The schedule will make the W/L record appear worse than it really is (which is a good thing), so our RPI will be helped tremendously. With the schedule and team we have, if we aren't competing for hosting, I'll be underwhelmed to say the least.
We will absolutely hit for more power this year. I know people get tired of hearing this every year, but I truly believe it will be better this season. We have hit about twice as many home runs in half as many scrimmages this fall as we had all last fall. Most of the players are now using Rawlings bats and prefer those to Adidas. Other extra base hits are up across the board as well. We hit for a little more power in 2015 than we did in 2014, and I expect us to continue moving in the right direction.
OF- Rooker will rake this year- remember he was cleanup in some of the earlier games last year and is maybe the best athlete on the team. Humphreys still hasn't put it together. Robson is really good as expected, and Brown and Smith are both good players. Collins may play here some or third... I hope he isn't behind the plate though.
IF- We love our freshmen Marrero, Alexander, and Stovall- all are performing well at the plate and in the field. Gordon/Lowe will be fine at first, but losing Rea defensively will hurt. Third is interesting with Reynolds, Collins, and Barfield. They can all hit pretty well, so it'll probably go to the best defender. SS and 2B will be some combo of Gridley, Stovall, Alexander, or Holland. Probably the upperclassmen to start the season. Lovelady is great at every aspect of the catcher position except hitting. Marrero is the future and will be a star eventually- maybe sooner rather than later.
On the mound, we will not be trotting out any Paxton Stover types this year. Pretty much everyone on staff (except the specialists) can throw at least 90+. Expect the juniors to carry us, and be patient with the freshmen. We have A LOT of super talented young pitchers, but it's going to take time for them to adjust. Hudson and Sexton will be a great 1-2 punch. I expect either Daniel Brown or Tatum will be the other weekend starter with the other in the pen. What we really need the freshmen to do is fill holes in the bullpen this year- that will simplify the game for them and help us out big time. The bullpen was dreadful last year and was probably the main reason we missed a regional- it has to be fixed, no excuses.
There's no way in hell we won't be way better this coming year. The schedule will make the W/L record appear worse than it really is (which is a good thing), so our RPI will be helped tremendously. With the schedule and team we have, if we aren't competing for hosting, I'll be underwhelmed to say the least.