Starkville Regional Breakdown

[KOdawg1]

#2 Miami

39-18, (18-12)
RPI- 17, SOS- 26, 13-8 on the road
Notable series- @ UF (W-L-L), #8 Georgia Tech (L-W-W), #14 NC State (L-L-L), #7 Louisville (L-W-L)

Top Hitters:
Alex Toral- .286, 22 HRs, 59 RBI
Adrian Del Castillo- .329, 9 HRs, 65 RBI
JP Yates- .346, 4 HRs, 30 RBI, .
Raymond Gil- .312, 11 HRs, 39 RBI
Freddie Zamora- .302, 6 HRs, 45 RBI

As a team, .289, 75 HRs, 380 RBI, 75-92 SB

Top Pitchers
RHP (Jr.) Brian Van Belle- 9-2, 3.30 ERA, 76 Ks and 23 BBs in 87.1 IP
RHP (Fr.) Slade Cecconi- 5-3, 4.09 ERA, 79 Ks and 18 BBs in 70.1 IP
RHP (Jr.) Evan McKendry- 6-2, 4.69 ERA, 69 Ks and 19 BBs in 63.1 IP
RHP (So.) Chris McMahon- 3-2, 3.70 ERA, 62 Ks and 22 BBs in 56 IP

RHP (Jr.) Greg Veliz- 9 saves, 2.68 ERA, 65 Ks and 21 BBs in 40 IP
RHP (So.) Daniel Federman- 7 saves, 3.09 ERA, 57 Ks and 17 BBs in 46.2 IP

As a team, 3.88 ERA, 535 Ks and 200 BBs in 508 IP


#3 Central Michigan

43-11, (22-5)
RPI- 73, SOS- 275, 19-8 on the road
Notable games and series- highest RPI team they played (26) Illinois State (L-L-W), midweek games against Notre Dame and Mich. St (both Ws)

Top Hitters
Lockwood- .353, 11 HRs, 74 RBI
Z. Warren- .356, 8 HRs, 68 RBI, 14-14 SB
Z. Giles- .354, 0 HRs, 33 RBI, 20-25 SB
Crum- .332, 7 HRs, 57 RBI, 10-11 SB
Sullivan- .308, 1 HR, 48 RBI, 14-16 SB
Heeke- .307, 0 HR, 37 RBI

As a team, .302, 29 HRs, 436 RBI, 88-102 SB.

Top Pitchers
RHP (Sr.) Pat Leatherman- 10-1, 2.56 ERA, 83 Ks and 24 BBs in 84.1 IP
RHP (Jr.) Cameron Brown- 10-0, 2.72 ERA, 78 Ks and 30 BBs in 96 IP

RHP (So.) Jordan Patty- 4-2, 2 saves, 2.53 ERA, 52 Ks and 16 BBs in 46 IP
RHP (So.) Cameron Miller- 1.42 ERA, 5 saves, 23 Ks and 0 BBs in 25.1 IP

As a team, 3.97 ERA, 470 Ks and 195 BBs. They have 2 legit starters and a decent bullpen numbers wise, but after that, there really isn't much in terms of a #3 starter.

#4 Southern University

32-22, (17-6)
RPI- 206, SOS- 285, 9-14 on the road
Notable games and series- LSU in 2 separate midweek games and split them (L-W), @ Memphis (W-L-L)

Couldn't find individual or team stats. We definitely shouldn't overlook them, but if we struggle to beat Southern, then we've already got huge problems.


The more I look into this, the more I like our draw. Miami is decent but they're young. Central Michigan looks good on paper, but they haven't played anyone with a pulse. Show up, be loud, and let's set a date for a Super.

[KOdawg1]

As far as how the teams are playing as of late, Miami is 6-4 in the last ten games with losses to Duke, Wake Forrest, and UCF.

Central Michigan has won 18 straight.

Miami better watch out

[starkvegasdawg]

This needs to be our mentality going into this regional.


https://youtube.com/watch?v=iPM1ifkOQ9s

[Leroy Jenkins]

No lefties in anyone's rotation...?

[GreenheadDawg]

I like our draw but both Miami and CMU will give us fits if we don’t get our heads of our asses at the plate. They should both throw their ace on Friday.

[KOdawg1]

No lefties in anyone's rotation...?

Everyone who has made a start for Miami has been a RHP. Central Michigan has two LHP who have made a couple of starts, but their stats are pretty terrible.

[SmokeyDawg]

This needs to be our mentality going into this regional.


https://youtube.com/watch?v=iPM1ifkOQ9s

I'd love to kick Rambo's alma maters a**

[The Federalist Engineer]

5 of Miami's top 7 hitters are Lefties

Alex Toral is their big bopper, 286 Avg (248 Avg in The ACC) 22 Hr but 63 Ks in 199 ABs

Only bulldog in the 60+ K club is Westy with 62 in 233 ABs

[Dawg2003]

How worried should we be about Miami?

[starkvegasdawg]

How worried should we be about Miami?

Depends on whether or not our hitters remember they have a bat at the plate and not a nine iron.

[KOdawg1]

5 of Miami's top 7 hitters are Lefties

Alex Toral is their big bopper, 286 Avg (248 Avg in The ACC) 22 Hr but 63 Ks in 199 ABs

Only bulldog in the 60+ K club is Westy with 62 in 233 ABs

All the more reason to save Small for game 2

[robert]

https://d1baseball.com/team/southernu/2019/stats/

7 guys hitting over .300

they have over 100 SB.


Wish I could find fielding stats..SWAC teams usually boot it a bunch.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Depends on whether or not our hitters remember they have a bat at the plate and not a nine iron.

I actually think we have a cricket swing, like we plan to hit the ball on the rebound. Even the Mangum SEC record breaking hit was an ugly cricket hit with one knee on the ground

[Dawg2003]

I think we definitely need to save Small for game 2. That's non negotiable to me.

[Political Hack]

https://d1baseball.com/team/southernu/2019/stats/

7 guys hitting over .300

they have over 100 SB.


Wish I could find fielding stats..SWAC teams usually boot it a bunch.

Can't take anyone hitting and running that aggressively lightly. Catchers better be shutting down the base paths. Errors kill you against teams like that too. Better play clean.

[Johnson85]

Can't take anyone hitting and running that aggressively lightly. Catchers better be shutting down the base paths. Errors kill you against teams like that too. Better play clean.

They have (I assume) a closer with 17 appearances, 20.1 IP and a 0.0 ERA.

What I assume are their starters based on IP all have ERA's from 4.4 to 6.9.

[Political Hack]

They have (I assume) a closer with 17 appearances, 20.1 IP and a 0.0 ERA.

What I assume are their starters based on IP all have ERA's from 4.4 to 6.9.

So their closer can't go more than 1 really and their starters get lit up. Stop the runners. Dont commit errors. Win the game.

[ScoobaDawg]

https://d1baseball.com/team/southernu/2019/stats/

7 guys hitting over .300

they have over 100 SB.


Wish I could find fielding stats..SWAC teams usually boot it a bunch.


Gotta figure Southern throws Eli Finney against us. He is the guy who beat LSU the 2nd time they played them. Also has the best era of theirs consistent starters.

Also of note. Southern hasn't played a game since May 19th, when they beat Alabama St 15-0 to win the SWAC championship. They were supposed to play an exhibition game (HBCU World Series) in Chicago but it was cancelled.

[Johnson85]

So their closer can't go more than 1 really and their starters get lit up. Stop the runners. Dont commit errors. Win the game.

And based on their pitchers stats, I think you go Plumlee first. We haven't really been lighting it up at the plate, so that concerns me a little bit, but if you can't beat Southern with your third starter, I don't think you can expect to go very deep in the post season regardless.

[ScoobaDawg]

And based on their pitchers stats, I think you go Plumlee first. We haven't really been lighting it up at the plate, so that concerns me a little bit, but if you can't beat Southern with your third starter, I don't think you can expect to go very deep in the post season regardless.
I'm an idiot. yep throw PLum.

[Tbonewannabe]

I'm an idiot. yep throw PLum.

You run the risk of Plumlee not pitching more than an inning for the 2nd week in a row. I think you throw Plumlee and just make sure you have Small to pitch you into the Regional Championship game. Smith has came out of the bullpen for most of the year so he should be good if we just get him some spot duty.

[ScoobaDawg]

You run the risk of Plumlee not pitching more than an inning for the 2nd week in a row. I think you throw Plumlee and just make sure you have Small to pitch you into the Regional Championship game. Smith has came out of the bullpen for most of the year so he should be good if we just get him some spot duty.

Yep..I can't count this morning and was thinking 3 more games after opening. nope. no need for 4 starters (unless we lose our 2nd game) until Omaha.
Pitch Plum first. He can take care of the job.

[Offshore Dawg]

Yep..I can't count this morning and was thinking 3 more games after opening. nope. no need for 4 starters (unless we lose our 2nd game) until Omaha.
Pitch Plum first. He can take care of the job.

So has it been announced who is the starting picture for the Dawgs.

[Marvin]

So has it been announced who is the starting picture for the Dawgs.

I wouldn’t announce and let them plan for a righty or lefty ahead of time.. Make them plan and practice for both. Or hell announce its Small and then trot Plum out there Friday.

[Scared_Hitless]

I am going Plumlee we win regardless. I want Small for Game 2 win that and I am feeling really confident.

[ScoobaDawg]

So has it been announced who is the starting picture for the Dawgs.
Nope doubt that comes out till thur night fri night. but I believe Lemonis is smart enough to not waste Small.. unlike Polk and Maholm in 2003.

[Captain Falcon]

Throwing Small against a SWAC team would be fifty times dumber than when Polk threw Maholm against MTSU. Don?t think there?s any real chance of that happening, though.

[Todd4State]

Throwing Small against a SWAC team would be fifty times dumber than when Polk threw Maholm against MTSU. Don?t think there?s any real chance of that happening, though.

I don't know. Lemonis has been very status quo with trying to keep everyone throwing on their day.

I agree with everyone that wants to throw Plumlee. To me there is very little risk. If we win, we have our ace ready for someone's #2, Ginn throwing in a potential championship game and if we lose we have our ace going in an elimination game followed by our number 2 which helps us get back on schedule. Either way you end up with your four in a championship game if it goes to Monday.

[klc90]

Ginn, Small, Plumlee/Johnny Wholestaff. Book it.