The Virginia OF'ers are off to slow starts

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02-23-2026, 01:34 PM
StarkVegasSteve

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Originally Posted by MetEdDawg

Ace has been worse defensively at 3B than I expected. The fact he only has one official error is mind blowing because he's booted quite a few.

Not having a fall really stunted his development at 3B.
02-23-2026, 01:38 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

He’s right on par with what our group of guys think he is. About like last year, he’s a LF playing 3b.

Yeah he is probably headed to LF after he signs his deal in July
02-23-2026, 01:41 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

Not saying these guys are going to be Rowdy good hitting the ball but every year we would the bench him conversation early in the season because we couldn't break .200 in Feb early March. Some guys just start slow and they maybe pressing still playing at The Dude. Luckily we have hitters on the bench that we don't have to sink or swim with them if they don't get their bats coming around.

Absolutely- some guys start slow. The talent level on this team however guards against that. They arent going to be penciled in everyday like Rowdy was. We have guys on the bench that can be out there to perform when others arent. Once SEC play starts- we cant play guys that are going 2/12 on the weekend
02-23-2026, 02:29 PM
Coach34

Kirk is getting the start tomorrow on the mound
02-23-2026, 05:21 PM
Mjoelner34

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

Not saying these guys are going to be Rowdy good hitting the ball but every year we would the bench him conversation early in the season because we couldn't break .200 in Feb early March. Some guys just start slow and they maybe pressing still playing at The Dude. Luckily we have hitters on the bench that we don't have to sink or swim with them if they don't get their bats coming around.

Yep. It was like clockwork. From the first of season until mid March, Rowdy couldn't even hit it off of a tee then when the SEC started, he'd get red hot. I think that happened every year that he was here.
02-23-2026, 06:36 PM
EdwardDrayton

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Originally Posted by shoeless joe

eh...if you look at the throws that left fielder made later in the game it really isn't. we obviously had a scouting report that said to test him. we did and he made the throw. later on we held a runner on a closer throw and he threw a lawn dart that rolled halfway between home and first.

now with no one out i think it would have been wiser to hold him no matter the gameplan.

Sorry shoeless, just would not have sent that runner ten times out of ten. My first thought was the runner blew through a stop sign until 34 said Cheese waved him around. No two ways about it, Cheese blew that one and bad.
02-24-2026, 09:25 AM
Homedawg

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Originally Posted by EdwardDrayton

Sorry shoeless, just would not have sent that runner ten times out of ten. My first thought was the runner blew through a stop sign until 34 said Cheese waved him around. No two ways about it, Cheese blew that one and bad.

Damn, cheese stil getting blamed and he's gone.
02-24-2026, 09:45 AM
StarkVegasSteve

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Originally Posted by Mjoelner34

Yep. It was like clockwork. From the first of season until mid March, Rowdy couldn't even hit it off of a tee then when the SEC started, he'd get red hot. I think that happened every year that he was here.

It was always funny with Rowdey because it always happened Auburn weekend, which probably wasn't a coincidence being he was from Auburn. He'd turn it around and be on fire for the rest of the season.

2018-Batting .191 going into the Auburn series. Goes 4-10 on the weekend and ends the season batting .321.

2019- Batting .167 going into the Auburn series. Goes 6-13(with an 0-3 Friday night) and ends the season batting .290

2021- Slump wasn't nearly as bad this year. He was hitting .286 going into the Auburn series. Goes 4-12 and ends the year batting .323
02-24-2026, 09:47 AM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by Homedawg

Damn, cheese stil getting blamed and he's gone.

Our 3rd base coach remains Cheese until we see some improvement on the basepaths
02-24-2026, 12:44 PM
smootness

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Absolutely- some guys start slow. The talent level on this team however guards against that. They arent going to be penciled in everyday like Rowdy was. We have guys on the bench that can be out there to perform when others arent. Once SEC play starts- we cant play guys that are going 2/12 on the weekend

Any suggestion that we even consider benching Aidan Teel 8 games into the season is beyond insane.

We are in this for May/June, not March.
02-24-2026, 01:36 PM
StarkVegasSteve

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Originally Posted by smootness

Any suggestion that we even consider benching Aidan Teel 8 games into the season is beyond insane.

We are in this for May/June, not March.

I mean.....we have a lot of talent in the OF positions. We can't keep an auto out in the game if we have uber talent behind him. I don't think anyone is suggesting just giving up on the kid but if you can't produce you need to sit for a game or two. This isn't like when we kept starting Tanner Poole. We have better options.
02-24-2026, 02:08 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

I mean.....we have a lot of talent in the OF positions. We can't keep an auto out in the game if we have uber talent behind him. I don't think anyone is suggesting just giving up on the kid but if you can't produce you need to sit for a game or two. This isn't like when we kept starting Tanner Poole. We have better options.

This. Nobody said bench his for the last 52 games of the season. But we do have other people on the team that can perform. We have never had this talented of a team before
02-24-2026, 02:29 PM
Santiago

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

It was always funny with Rowdey because it always happened Auburn weekend, which probably wasn't a coincidence being he was from Auburn. He'd turn it around and be on fire for the rest of the season.

2018-Batting .191 going into the Auburn series. Goes 4-10 on the weekend and ends the season batting .321.

2019- Batting .167 going into the Auburn series. Goes 6-13(with an 0-3 Friday night) and ends the season batting .290

2021- Slump wasn't nearly as bad this year. He was hitting .286 going into the Auburn series. Goes 4-12 and ends the year batting .323

I still remember, was it in 2021, against Auburn that they hit him 3 or 4 AB's. Could not be accidental and dang Butch .
02-24-2026, 06:50 PM
Saltydog

Nunnalee not in the lineup today but Teel is and he's actually been worse than Nunnalee. I tell you one thing, BOC had a quick hook with Milewski. He hasn't played in the last several games that I know of.
02-24-2026, 06:55 PM
smootness

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

I mean.....we have a lot of talent in the OF positions. We can't keep an auto out in the game if we have uber talent behind him. I don't think anyone is suggesting just giving up on the kid but if you can't produce you need to sit for a game or two. This isn't like when we kept starting Tanner Poole. We have better options.

Sit him a game or two if you think that?s best for him. But do not sit him to get other guys in because you think they will perform better. In the long run, Teel is our best OF and he needs whatever is going to get him to that level as quickly as possible. So if that is ABs, you play him and let him play through it.

He is also still OBPing over .400, it is not as though he has been an auto out.
02-24-2026, 07:00 PM
Really Clark?

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Originally Posted by Saltydog

Nunnalee not in the lineup today but Teel is and he's actually been worse than Nunnalee. I tell you one thing, BOC had a quick hook with Milewski. He hasn't played in the last several games that I know of.

Pretty good hit tonight for Teel

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