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We played an NCAA Tourney team today. Wont be a bad loss.
Was very important to get Charlie a big start early on. He needs to grow as a pitcher to be a guy ready to help us in big situations from April on. Got to throw these talented freshmen in and make them swim
It was also in the road. Unless USM unexpectedly collapses this isn't a bad loss in terms of RPI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Lots of fly balls and strike outs tells me we were likely trying to do too much at the plate. Four errors is not good but they replaced the guy who made two of them and Buckner played very well.
The errors are not good. But people are having some extreme overreactions on this one. We lost to USM last year and were fine. Losses to USM in February in the midweek on the road do not kill you. Losses to Central Arkansas in the midweek, or Austin Peay in the midweek, or Ga Southern on the weekend, or multiple blown late innings leads in conference play kill you and cause you to play on the road in a regional.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I never liked losing a game no matter what month I played it in.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Yet a 38-22 team come May is usually among the Top 20 in the countryQuote:
Originally Posted by Santiago
The pitching did a alright job today. 1 earned run. Fields was touched up, for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Ben Davis cooled down the USM bats. Good to see Booneville have a player.
The offense needs a spark. Last year Mershon was a creator and Dakota was always one AB from a potential run. Someone has to emerge to fill the huge shoes left by these guys.
Any time you get shutout it's a bad loss.
Errors are not good but in total we had four tonight. Reeves committed two and he was pulled from the game. Our pitcher who is a freshman had one and then Highfill had the other. This loss won't kill us but I do wish that we hadn't started a freshman in his first start on the road. Especially with Siary and Pruitt on the roster and knowing that Pruitt pitched really well against USM last year. That said, no matter who we pitch zero runs is never going to win games. We struck out 10 times and only had 1 walk. To me, that is as bad as the errors. Even though two players had 5 of the ten K's between the two of them. We have to do a better job of getting guys to adjust sooner and we have to do a better job of getting guys to focus on our hitting philosophy of hitting line drives and going gap to gap and not worry about doing too much at the plate.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
That said, we only allowed 1 earned run tonight and if we can find a way to get even a few runs we're going to win a lot of games if we keep pitching it like we did tonight.
Ben Davis looks like he is really going to help us out on the mound this year. Biggest surprise of the season thus far.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
I fully suspect that Buckner will start at second base on Friday. He has earned it for now. He has the skill set to lead off and if he can do that we will be in good shape with the rest of the lineup.
I'd pump the brakes just a little Todd. I think you got to excited pre-season, as Homedog stated in another post, things will play out one way or another. We may be middle of the pack in Sec but I don't think we are say 1-6 team. Hope I'm wrong, but over the years I still some "lazy coaching". I'm not gonna bash Lemonis all year, I'm gonna pull for Msu to win and, just venting frustrations from what I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Genuinely curious to know what the mood is in the clubhouse. It is baseball and sometimes the ball bounces the other way but there has been pattern of fundamental failures. I hope they are fired up because it surely didn?t look like they gave a shit last night.
Attitude reflects leadershipQuote:
Originally Posted by 3dawgnight15
Pitching wasn't the issue, good at bats were more the issue.
We spend $5MM/year in baseball and it only generates $2.5MM in revenue. When you are spending that much in something that generates a loss-people need to ask questions. We are spending to be a top 10 team but coaching has got to be there. Hines is still rolling ball over like he has the past three years. It?s getting frustrating to watch guys leave Go-Tro and figure it out (Slate Alford, Hatcher).
how is slate doing at UGA?
Thinking about the hitting.
It was curious that Aaron Downs did not at-least pinch hit versus USM. He's been the hottest hitter and is one of the most veteran guys.
Gherig Frei is a Switch Hitter and hit for average at his previous school.
Jackson Owen was someone that Lemonis raved about in the Fall, but just one AB on the season. Homerun threat. Even Joe Powell.
Not hayting, but definitely, on a weird night of sickly hitting, could have popped-in some pinch-hitters to spark something.
maybe in the heat of battle, gotro and lemo simply forgot these pertinent facts?
Hitting .250 5 games in and already has an errorQuote:
Originally Posted by Pancho