Mizzou game 1

[msstate7]

Great start until that dumb bunt

[msstate7]

Nice play. T the Mizzou pitcher

[Leroy Jenkins]

Its a great day to have a ground ball pitcher.

[msstate7]

What a great start. Earn that bid, dawgs

[magrooder]

Yeager is feeling it tonight

[Leroy Jenkins]

Yeager is feeling it tonight

3 swings. 10 bases.

[BayouDawg]

Things are looking good so far. Double Yeager bombs before the sun goes down

[R2Dawg]

Brandon doing werk

[KOdawg1]

Dawgs playing like the season is on the line. Bc it kinda is.

[BayouDawg]

Lets blow this game open here

[BayouDawg]

Good to see us be able to manufacture some runs along with the homeruns.

[BayouDawg]

That was a good job by lane to get the runners over.

[R2Dawg]

One game at a time but a sweep this weekend would be really good.

[KOdawg1]

We're hitting the ball. In all forms and fashions. That's what I like to see.

[FISHDAWG]

I wished all Friday nights went this easy ... let the drama happen on Sundays

[KOdawg1]

Need Smith to go as long as he can to save pitching

[BeardoMSU]

Need Smith to go as long as he can to save pitching

A CG would be awesome.

[FISHDAWG]

Need Smith to go as long as he can to save pitching

Hoping for the ten run thing ... would be awesome to not have to get into the pen

[Cowbell]

Bats are heating up at the right time. Where are all the haters tonight?

[Cowbell]

Two double plays tonight too

[R2Dawg]

Bats are heating up at the right time. Where are all the haters tonight?

Captian obvious there is no complaining when you have 18 hits and score 13 runs. Let us score 2 in game 2 or 3 in a loss and there will be plenty to complain about.

[R2Dawg]

The pitching and hitting seem to be hitting our stride. We win this series that will be what 3 SEC series in a row? We are starting to look like a regional team now. Just take care of business and we are in.

[magrooder]

Cumbest with the great catch against the fence

[State82]

Dayuumm Cumbest!!!

[State82]

Outstanding outing by Brandon.

[BayouDawg]

Smith was great tonight. Maybe we can get out of this with only having to use one more arm.

[magrooder]

Talley throwing strikes, ump not calling them strikes.

[Cowbell]

I will take 20 hits on a Friday night

[Cowbell]

Captian obvious there is no complaining when you have 18 hits and score 13 runs. Let us score 2 in game 2 or 3 in a loss and there will be plenty to complain about.

I was being sarcastic - sorry that wasn't obvious to you - We can get two hits tomorrow and it's still the same coaching that got us 20 today. That's the point

[Lord McBuckethead]

I love when the lady states that the first hitter in the ninth, who swings through a pitch cannot use that long swing at this level of baseball. Two pitches later jacks a homer.

She never came back and said, I guess he can.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Catcher just caught a bat to the side of his head on that foul ball. I think anyway.

[State82]

Nice

[magrooder]

Very good start to the weekend. Hope the bats stay hot

[tcdog70]

Yeager might be our MVP

[basedog]

Yeager might be our MVP

Cc 24 knows baseball, stated from the beginning how Yeager would hit. Yeager is a helluva player.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Yeager might be our MVP

He definitely has a case

[Commercecomet24]

Cc 24 knows baseball, stated from the beginning how Yeager would hit. Yeager is a helluva player.

Thanks Base. I've spent a lot of my years on the baseball field. I watched a lot of video on RJ when I saw we picked him up and knew his swing would translate well here. Very effortless swing that generates a lot of power. Just took him a minute to adjust but he's been dang good.

[basedog]

Thanks Base. I've spent a lot of my years on the baseball field. I watched a lot of video on RJ when I saw we picked him up and knew his swing would translate well here. Very effortless swing that generates a lot of power. Just took him a minute to adjust but he's been dang good.

Love having him leading off. Plays good D also. Wish he had another year.

We are playing much better the last month. Brandon Smith has been good since we moved him to a starting roll.

[Commercecomet24]

Love having him leading off. Plays good D also. Wish he had another year.

We are playing much better the last month. Brandon Smith has been good since we moved him to a starting roll.

Yeah we're fortunate RJ has SS range and arm at 2B and I second wish we had him another year.

Don't look know but our starting rotation is pretty dang good and as you said the last month we've changed the course of our season. Still work to do but we're starting to look like a dangerous team.

[DownwardDawg]

How many pitchers did we use? I was keeping up on ESPN App but couldn't get box score or anything.

[Commercecomet24]

How many pitchers did we use? I was keeping up on ESPN App but couldn't get box score or anything.

Just Smith and Talley

[basedog]

How many pitchers did we use? I was keeping up on ESPN App but couldn't get box score or anything.

Smith went 7.1 and Tally closed it out.

20 hits tonight, season high. Missouri is not a good team but they are at home a did bear us twice last year. Their starting pitcher Saturday has struggled in Sec play according to their announcers.

[Saltydog]

Smith went 7.1 and Tally closed it out.

20 hits tonight, season high. Missouri is not a good team but they are at home a did bear us twice last year. Their starting pitcher Saturday has struggled in Sec play according to their announcers.

yet they are 35 spots higher than us in the RPI and we're next to last in the league.........UK is one spot behind us.........Gonna have to win a lot of games over the next month to overcome a shitty RPI.........

[Commercecomet24]

Smith went 7.1 and Tally closed it out.

20 hits tonight, season high. Missouri is not a good team but they are at home a did bear us twice last year. Their starting pitcher Saturday has struggled in Sec play according to their announcers.

All their starters have struggled in sec play. Their pitching staff has had a rough year.

[basedog]

yet they are 35 spots higher than us in the RPI and we're next to last in the league.........UK is one spot behind us.........Gonna have to win a lot of games over the next month to overcome a shitty RPI.........

All we can do is hope we keep winning. Every team left on our schedule has a higher rip, winning will move us up.

But yes we have to overcome our poor start and finish strong.

[basedog]

All their starters have struggled in sec play. Their pitching staff has had a rough year.

They are the worse team in the Sec. I read or heard since they have been in the Sec they haven’t sniffed a regional bid.

Explain to me why they have a RPI at 41?

[msstate7]

Mizzou dropped 11 spots in rpi to 49th.

We stayed at 76th

[Commercecomet24]

All we can do is hope we keep winning. Every team left on our schedule has a higher rip, winning will move us up.

But yes we have to overcome our poor start and finish strong.

14 sec wins and rpi won't matter.

[CaptainObvious]

14 sec wins and rpi won't matter.

Exactly my thoughts. Because there are going to be teams ahead of State in RPI who cannot qualify, either because of a losing overall record, a really bad conference record, or being in a 1 bid league.

14-16 is definitely going to be Top 8 SEC this year. We don?t want to play on Day 1 in Hoover because it is the only day you an be 1 and done.

We are 9-10 SEC now. 25-18 overall I would rather not go 5-6 rest of the way because with the 2 midweek games left, that would mean 32-24 overall. But at this point that may be the best we can do.

A sweep this weekend I think guarantees 14-16 because I just don?t think Florida and A&M can sweep us.

But I do think Tennessee could 10 run us in all 3 games with those corked bats and juiced pitchers.😎😎😎

[State82]

14 sec wins and rpi won't matter.

I thought that same way at one time. But our rpi, for an SEC team, is horrendous. As Steve Robertson said this week, 14 wins in conference gets you in approximately 60% of the time. Our rpi and sos may put us in the 40% we don't need to be in.

[Commercecomet24]

I thought that same way at one time. But our rpi, for an SEC team, is horrendous. As Steve Robertson said this week, 14 wins in conference gets you in approximately 60% of the time. Our rpi and sos may put us in the 40% we don't need to be in.

It's actually 69% of the time. I'm not gonna say anymore about it but if we get to 14 wins, In the sec, defending national champs, AD on baseball committee then we're in.

ETA let's get at least 15 and not worry about it lol

[Commercecomet24]

This is a different team than it was just a few weeks ago. Things are starting to gel we still have work to do but I'm expecting us to get 6-7 more wins. Let's see how it plays out.

[MoreCowbell]

7-3 since LSU with 2 straight SEC series wins and a good start to make it 3. Getting hot at the right time hopefully.

[Todd4State]

Just Smith and Talley

So we threw a relief pitcher that pitched in the Governor's Cup? Interesting since I was told by multiple people that we had to throw position players and freshmen so that we could win the SEC series because we can't throw pitchers on two days rest.

[Todd4State]

I thought that same way at one time. But our rpi, for an SEC team, is horrendous. As Steve Robertson said this week, 14 wins in conference gets you in approximately 60% of the time. Our rpi and sos may put us in the 40% we don't need to be in.

RPI and SOS aren't everything. Right now we're essentially 8th in the SEC. I would also guess that a lot of those teams aren't the defending National Champ with their AD sitting on the selection committee.


This is a different team than it was just a few weeks ago. Things are starting to gel we still have work to do but I'm expecting us to get 6-7 more wins. Let's see how it plays out.

You are right. When I was watching us play the other night even though a lot of things just didn't go our way- really one of the most unusual losses I have ever seen from MSU in my life on several levels which is saying a lot considering how much baseball I have watched- I could tell we were doing a lot of things better. Unfortunately that usually resulted in a fly out to the wall the other night but that never lasts and we saw that tonight.

This team is very flawed- but I think we win this series and our next two. Tennessee may very well sweep us but I wouldn't be shocked if we find a way to win one honestly.

We should be able to rest our pitchers pretty well given that fact that we have only two more midweek games the rest of the year too which is sorely needed.

[The Federalist Engineer]

14 sec wins and rpi won't matter.

Exactly-gotta like our chances in the next 2 games in Columbia.

But the boys need to take one ball game at a time. 9-10 today.

Could be 10-10 tomorrow, huge

[R2Dawg]

yet they are 35 spots higher than us in the RPI and we're next to last in the league.........UK is one spot behind us.........Gonna have to win a lot of games over the next month to overcome a shitty RPI.........

RPI is a joke. Half the teams in front of us right now, don't want to play us.

[R2Dawg]

It's actually 69% of the time. I'm not gonna say anymore about it but if we get to 14 wins, In the sec, defending national champs, AD on baseball committee then we're in.

ETA let's get at least 15 and not worry about it lol

14 may not get some SEC teams in but MSU - Hail Yes

[MetEdDawg]

14 sec wins and rpi won't matter.

Need to get to minimum 15. 73% of teams in conference that get to 15-15 make the tournament. I think 16-14 is 100%.

I don't think 14 gets us in because our RPI would be pretty bad still.

I would like to think our name gets us in, but I don't see it, especially if our RPI is over 60, which it would likely be if we only win 5 of our last 11 conference games to get to 14 conference wins.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Wow I don?t usually pay much attention to RPI because we aren?t usually a bubble team but if this is a big factor we need to win 16 games to get into the tournament. Right now we are last or 2nd to last in the SEC. That Long Beach State series loss is a killer and losing 2 of 3 to Tulane hurts

[MetEdDawg]

Wow I don?t usually pay much attention to RPI because we aren?t usually a bubble team but if this is a big factor we need to win 16 games to get into the tournament. Right now we are last or 2nd to last in the SEC. That Long Beach State series loss is a killer and losing 2 of 3 to Tulane hurts

Tulane isn't hurting us. You would like to win that series, but they have an RPI of 54. Long Beach is killing us, but that loss to a Northern Kentucky team that has an RPI of 228 is really messing with us.

Good thing is we end our conference slate with the #12 RPI in Florida, @#19 RPI TAMU, and #1 Tennessee. Go 5-4 in that stretch and we are probably a guarantee to be in as long as we take 1 more from Missouri.

[msstate7]

Tulane isn't hurting us. You would like to win that series, but they have an RPI of 54. Long Beach is killing us, but that loss to a Northern Kentucky team that has an RPI of 228 is really messing with us.

Good thing is we end our conference slate with the #12 RPI in Florida, @#19 RPI TAMU, and #1 Tennessee. Go 5-4 in that stretch and we are probably a guarantee to be in as long as we take 1 more from Missouri.

UNA is about a 10-point scheduled drop in RPI. I base this on JSU, who is about the same RPI, and it cost us 10 spots for run ruling them

[MetEdDawg]

UNA is about a 10-point scheduled drop in RPI. I base this on JSU, who is about the same RPI, and it cost us 10 spots for run ruling them

End of year I would just rather us not play these games, or play them against someone what decent competition. You would hope with our track record that a super low RPI game like that wouldn't matter. But it absolutely does this year.

I would love to see us cancel that game if we can. Amy chance of rain or wet field and we probably will.

[msstate7]

End of year I would just rather us not play these games, or play them against someone what decent competition. You would hope with our track record that a super low RPI game like that wouldn't matter. But it absolutely does this year.

I would love to see us cancel that game if we can. Amy chance of rain or wet field and we probably will.

We absolutely should cancel if possible

[FISHDAWG]

At least we still have a punchers chance... if this was football we would be hoping for a chance at the Liberty Bowl.
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[tcdog70]

Just win 15 SECgames and we will be ok

[Commercecomet24]

From the dispatch:

The magic number
Every SEC team in the list that won 14 or more conference games over the past three seasons earned admission to the NCAA tournament.

[Commercecomet24]

Need to get to minimum 15. 73% of teams in conference that get to 15-15 make the tournament. I think 16-14 is 100%.

I don't think 14 gets us in because our RPI would be pretty bad still.

I would like to think our name gets us in, but I don't see it, especially if our RPI is over 60, which it would likely be if we only win 5 of our last 11 conference games to get to 14 conference wins.


Over the last 3 seasons EVERY SEC team with 14 sec wins has made a regional.

The magic number
Every SEC team in the list that won 14 or more conference games over the past three seasons earned admission to the NCAA tournament.

[CaptainObvious]

Teams ahead us in RPI that have bad Conference records thus far.

Florida
Clemson
North Carolina
South Carolina
Ole Miss
Baylor
Missouri

It will be harder for them to get to 13 conference wins than for us to get to 14 from where they are right now. Most will have to Go 8-3 or 7-4 to get there. Missouri will have to go 9-2. Only one of those teams has 8 conference wins.

Baylor, Clemson, and North Carolina are in big trouble even with winning overall records right now. Florida has the best RPI and SOS of this group but they are 7-12 SEC and still have to come to Starkville.

14 SEC wins is probably 80% in for us.

Our problem now is not RPI, it is WINS! We need 5 or 6 SEC wins out of the remaining 11. I would prefer 7-4 and not worry about that other 20% mid major factor knocking us out.

[msstate7]

Over the last 3 seasons EVERY SEC team with 14 sec wins has made a regional.

The magic number
Every SEC team in the list that won 14 or more conference games over the past three seasons earned admission to the NCAA tournament.

2021 14-win sec teams and rpi:
SC #20

2020: no tourney

2019 14-win sec teams and rpi:
Auburn 14
Tenn #19

2018 no 14-win sec teams

[msstate7]

RPI in the 40s and I'll feel good

[Tater]

how about we just go win the SECT? we might actually have to try this year so why not? put all this rpi talk to bed

[MetEdDawg]

Over the last 3 seasons EVERY SEC team with 14 sec wins has made a regional.

The magic number
Every SEC team in the list that won 14 or more conference games over the past three seasons earned admission to the NCAA tournament.

Can you provide the RPI of those teams?

If you feel comfortable at 14 then you do you. But if you are confident that something like a sweep this weekend and us going 3-6 against Florida, TAMU, and Tennessee gets us in I'm glad that you are able to get to that point because I think we are out by a decent margin in that scenario.

I think in that scenario we would need a semifinal run in the SEC Tournament at 14-16 to get us in.

ETA: Looks like msstate7 got it and proved my point. Our RPI almost assuredly wont be Top 40 if we go 14-16. Possibly wont be Top 50. We do not get in with that.

[Commercecomet24]

Can you provide the RPI of those teams?

If you feel comfortable at 14 then you do you. But if you are confident that something like a sweep this weekend and us going 3-6 against Florida, TAMU, and Tennessee gets us in I'm glad that you are able to get to that point because I think we are out by a decent margin in that scenario.

I think in that scenario we would need a semifinal run in the SEC Tournament at 14-16 to get us in.

ETA: Looks like msstate7 got it and proved my point. Our RPI almost assuredly wont be Top 40 if we go 14-16. Possibly wont be Top 50. We do not get in with that.

You're entitled to your opinion. We'll just see how it plays out then. They're not gonna leave a top 7 sec team and defending national champs at home with 14 sec wins, just not gonna happen. But i would sure love us to get to 15+ and then it's all moot. I believe we'll get to 15.

[Commercecomet24]

how about we just go win the SECT? we might actually have to try this year so why not? put all this rpi talk to bed

That'll work!!!

[Todd4State]

Tulane isn't hurting us. You would like to win that series, but they have an RPI of 54. Long Beach is killing us, but that loss to a Northern Kentucky team that has an RPI of 228 is really messing with us.

Good thing is we end our conference slate with the #12 RPI in Florida, @#19 RPI TAMU, and #1 Tennessee. Go 5-4 in that stretch and we are probably a guarantee to be in as long as we take 1 more from Missouri.

Tulane is hurting us in that we didn't win. Same with Long Beach State and USM.

RPI is more about stacking wins.

[msstate7]

FWIW, I'm not saying a low RPI and 14 sec wins isn't good enough. I don't know. To feel comfortable, I think winning 3 of the last 4 series should be the goal. Gotta chance to get the 1 of them today. I don't think we can get swept in the Tenn series

[MetEdDawg]

Tulane is hurting us in that we didn't win. Same with Long Beach State and USM.

RPI is more about stacking wins.

In that way, technically every single loss hurts. But when you look at what's really dragging down our RPI and major regrets this season, Tulane would rank 4th or 5th on my list of scores I wish I could change behind Northern Kentucky, any Long Beach State loss, Game 2 @UGA, and arguably game 3 against Auburn.