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Will James
04-08-2013, 11:39 AM
SEC Conference Games Only Numbers

We are currently 11th in the SEC at number of times our leadoff man has reached base.

We are currently FIRST in percentage of innings that we score when our leadoff man does reach base.

When our leadoff man gets on we score in 83% of those innings. That's why I have been on that so hard this season. Luckily, Cohen has seen the light on bunting one man over from first base this year. Last year in league play we did that an absurd 26 times, and only scored in 6 of those innings (23%). So far this year in league play we have only done it 5 times, so on pace to cut that 26 by more than half. We. Score. Runs. When. We. Don't. Bunt. Our leadoff hitters have to have the mentality of just getting on base, that's what killed us those first 3 weekends.

Number of Leadoff Men Reaching Base/Percentage of innings scored
LSU 48 68%
VAN 43 73%
MIZ 41 48%
TAM 41 79%
ALA 38 65%
FLA 38 68%
OMU 38 53%
ARK 37 65%
UK 37 59%
AUB 36 63%
MSU 35 83%
UGA 31 44%
UT 31 62%
USCe 30 63%