Game 3 vs UPig

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Originally Posted by msstate7

And we handed it back... they're a better team, so I won't be mad

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Originally Posted by Saltydog

Mizzou has won the last two series against us (21 & 22).

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how MSU would it be to get swept by Mizzou

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Originally Posted by CaptainObvious

I thought everybody said last night that we were in better shape for today than Ark on pitching. Hmmmmm. I guess when you stand and watch it right down the middle as the tying run in the 9th you deserve to lose.

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Whoever thought that has not watched us this year. We are bad outside of our starters. Hardin is probably your most consistent arm and Auger can usually give you an inning or two but everyone else is pretty inconsistent. They will look really one weekend and really bad the next

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Originally Posted by CaptainObvious

I stand corrected on Downs! He has a much better day that Hines and Larry!

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Downs was comfortable at the plate all weekend. Didn't chase as much as usual. Might need to hit for Larry when Hugesack gets back though he may have pulled a hammy. At the very least, he gives us a bat off the bench.

Losing Nate Dohm has hurt us badly this year. He could have eaten up innings in whatever role.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Whoever thought that has not watched us this year. We are bad outside of our starters. Hardin is probably your most consistent arm and Auger can usually give you an inning or two but everyone else is pretty inconsistent. They will look really one weekend and really bad the next

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It was a reasonable thought process. They burned a ton in the first two games. We’re just too inconsistent.

This series has summarized the whole season. Did what we needed to do but failed to take the next step forward when we had every chance to do so. The season of missed opportunities. On to the next

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Originally Posted by WSOPdawg

... as it did with UF and OM series on the road (shoulda had at least 3 more SEC wins).

But that's the thing with this team, we have very few players in the dugout that we can pinch hit with (so we don't). We also have very few quality-ready arms in the bullpen so we run short often on the mound. We gotta get more SEC-talented dudes on the roster going forward.

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Yes. We have some missing pieces because of recruiting and it’s reared its head way more than once this season. We are going to have a lot of holes to fill next year.

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Originally Posted by CaptainObvious

I thought everybody said last night that we were in better shape for today than Ark on pitching. Hmmmmm. I guess when you stand and watch it right down the middle as the tying run in the 9th you deserve to lose.

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I definitely didn't say that, but if we had gone Hardin for 2 and Davis for 2, we likely win.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Losing Nate Dohm has hurt us badly this year. He could have eaten up innings in whatever role.

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He could be a difference maker out of the pen.

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Originally Posted by CaptainObvious

I thought everybody said last night that we were in better shape for today than Ark on pitching. Hmmmmm. I guess when you stand and watch it right down the middle as the tying run in the 9th you deserve to lose.

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They pitched their closer twice too. We were pretty deep in their pen

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

He could be a difference maker out of the pen.

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Chance he comes back? Like a good chance?

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Originally Posted by Saltydog

We absolutely blew a golden opportunity here this weekend to wrap up a host regional.

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Just add it to the other blown opportunities this year against Florida and Ole Miss not even to mention all the OOC games lost.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Losing Nate Dohm has hurt us badly this year. He could have eaten up innings in whatever role.

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This

We left 37 on base in three games. Pitching wasn't the only problem.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

We left 37 on base in three games. Pitching wasn't the only problem.

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Cut that number in half and pitching would not have mattered.

Look we can all be mad that we lost, and it is completely justified, but we got what we came for. We needed one and we got one. Now take care of business next weekend and we will be hosting.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

We left 37 on base in three games. Pitching wasn't the only problem.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Cut that number in half and pitching would not have mattered.

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Cut that number in half and we do to Arky what UGA did to SoCarolina this weekend when they scored 39 runs to sweep the series (and bumped their RPI all the way to #2).

Frankly, I believe we need to play North Alabama. 1 we need the win. 2 guys that left Ackerman on base this weekend need at bats with Runners on. 3 we needs to get a couple of clean innings from a guy who may have to pitch next Sunday and clean innings going after batters by 5 bullpen guys. We don't only need to beat N Bama, we need a 3 hit shutout against them by this pen not only to get ready for Missouri but for playing in Hoover next Wednesday with a non-weekend starter on the mound. Not playing this past midweek while several teams did hurt our hitters. Hell, Ole Miss played 14 innings Wednesday night and then took the first 2 from A&M.

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Originally Posted by Bdawg

Yes. We have some missing pieces because of recruiting and it?s reared its head way more than once this season. We are going to have a lot of holes to fill next year.

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Yeah Lemo will be great at this***