SEC play begins- G1 vs UPig

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03-13-2026, 09:08 PM
Maroon Glasses

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

So you?re going to burn Davis right there. We have 18 innings tomorrow and the majority of our arms are available. They just burned their guy out of the pen. I know you?re gonna say no way, but maybe you don?t bring in a closer when you?re not ahead.

Bingo. Miller has been pretty reliable. His only downfall has been the longball so far and it bit him there. The pitch was actually located on the corner but left up and the guy stayed on it and made a good swing. Win 2 tomorrow.
03-13-2026, 09:09 PM
Saltydog

Ben hasn't been lock down either so there's that. We just don't have a closer and that's the honest truth. We just give up far too many runs late in games. You can't do that and win in this league.
03-13-2026, 09:09 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

So you?re going to burn Davis right there. We have 18 innings tomorrow and the majority of our arms are available. They just burned their guy out of the pen. I know you?re gonna say no way, but maybe you don?t bring in a closer when you?re not ahead.

I disagree from the standpoint that Davis in theory would keep us tied for 2 innings. I roll him out there and go the for the win instead of the freshman that gives up HR's with a 6+ ERA

I think it's a coaching mistake. Maybe it helps tomorrow but on the cusp right now- mistake
03-13-2026, 09:10 PM
maroonmania

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I can handle losing with Davis on the mound on a Friday- it pisses me off losing with a true freshman like Miller on the mound on a Friday night. Thats shitty coaching

I guess its questionable whether or not to burn our 'closer' in a tie game on a Friday night, but right now we just dont have any reliable relievers. This team is going to be very dependent on the offense scoring.
03-13-2026, 09:14 PM
Coursesuper

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I disagree from the standpoint that Davis in theory would keep us tied for 2 innings. I roll him out there and go the for the win instead of the freshman that gives up HR's with a 6+ ERA

I think it's a coaching mistake. Maybe it helps tomorrow but on the cusp right now- mistake

Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.
03-13-2026, 09:14 PM
Activated Alpha

Nah, Arkansas baseball is to Alabama football to us. Hate that club and their program and their fans and their state. **** them all
03-13-2026, 09:17 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.

I guess you are one of those fans who defends the coaches no matter what. Couldnt disagree more with every word in your post.
03-13-2026, 09:19 PM
Saltydog

The hell it isn't. He's part of your backend and so are some of the other guys that haven't been reliable. Look at how many runs we've given up in innings 6-9.
03-13-2026, 09:20 PM
PGHBulldogBG

Arkansas cares most about basketball. They see baseball as a sport that’s fun but they don’t make it the main sport they care about and only care about.
03-13-2026, 09:21 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.

And you arent wrong. I want Miller to grow up also. He is very talented. He will def see better days. He is a rookie
03-13-2026, 09:23 PM
Coursesuper

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

I guess you are one of those fans who defends the coaches no matter what. Couldnt disagree more with every word in your post.

No, I don?t. But this isn?t football, we have to go 18 more tomorrow. They just burned their guy out of the pen and why do you run your closer out there in a game you?re not winning? Kid has been good, he missed his spot and it got hit.
03-13-2026, 09:24 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG

Arkansas cares most about basketball. They see baseball as a sport that’s fun but they don’t make it the main sport they care about and only care about.

UPig funds baseball like its their top sport. They have a Top 5 ballpark. Top 10 budget funding. Top 10 NIL. Right now? Football is 3rd at UPig
03-13-2026, 09:24 PM
EdwardDrayton

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.

Yes, that's true. But maybe not the first SEC Friday night late in a tie game.
03-13-2026, 09:25 PM
PGHBulldogBG

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Originally Posted by Coach34

UPig funds baseball like its their top sport. They have a Top 5 ballpark. Top 10 budget funding. Top 10 NIL. Right now? Football is 3rd at UPig

They fund it well but basketball a real nationally recognized sport is number 1 there
03-13-2026, 09:25 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by Saltydog

The hell it isn't. He's part of your backend and so are some of the other guys that haven't been reliable. Look at how many runs we've given up in innings 6-9.

Miller is one of our top 9 guys. You only throw your Top 10 on the weekend if you can
03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
Todd4State

I don't understand why we put a freshman in that situation while Pitzer hardly ever pitches. We also had Webb.

Sure let him grow up. He keeps blowing games we'll be spending his sophomore year trying to get his head right.
03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
parabrave

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I disagree from the standpoint that Davis in theory would keep us tied for 2 innings. I roll him out there and go the for the win instead of the freshman that gives up HR's with a 6+ ERA

I think it's a coaching mistake. Maybe it helps tomorrow but on the cusp right now- mistake

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.
03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG

Arkansas cares most about basketball. They see baseball as a sport that’s fun but they don’t make it the main sport they care about and only care about.

What are you rambling about
03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG

They fund it well but basketball a real nationally recognized sport is number 1 there

I agree but they fund baseball Top 5. Football? Nowhere close
03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
maroonmania

Face it guys, any reliever we have could have given up that gopher ball. I will say though that if we weren't going Davis, then Maddox Webb would have probably been a better option than Maddox Miller. But like I said, we don't have anyone that can be fully trusted right now on the back end.
03-13-2026, 09:28 PM
Coach34

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Originally Posted by parabrave

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.

Absolutely. Our offense let us down
03-13-2026, 09:28 PM
AlSwearengen

If Miller is landing his change, he will be fine most of the time b/c it is a ++ pitch for him, but he was missing badly with it tonight, unfortunately.

We are in a weird place with our bullpen. Gleason has been our most consistent and after that, everyone is capable of being bad. A lot of our talent is young and inexperienced. The older pitchers that we brought in seem like they are either trying to rehab their images or come from lower level programs. I see a bunch of talented capable pitchers that aren?t alphas at this point.
03-13-2026, 09:28 PM
Todd4State

Ever time we have lost it has been either Miller or Billingsley on the mound.
03-13-2026, 09:29 PM
maroonmania

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Originally Posted by parabrave

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.

Yep, we were one out away from only scoring 2 runs in this game. Offense has to be better.
03-13-2026, 09:30 PM
Todd4State

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Face it guys, any reliever we have could have given up that gopher ball. I will say though that if we weren't going Davis, then Maddox Webb would have probably been a better option than Maddox Miller. But like I said, we don't have anyone that can be fully trusted right now on the back end.

Davis, Webb, and Pitzer can all close. Heck- Sweeney has been struggling and he would have been a better option than a freshman.
03-13-2026, 09:31 PM
Coursesuper

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Ever time we have lost it has been either Miller or Billingsley on the mound.

Growing up has pains.
03-13-2026, 09:31 PM
Todd4State

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Yep, we were one out away from only scoring 2 runs in this game. Offense has to be better.

True but we are always going to struggle against aces from the other team.
03-13-2026, 09:32 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Davis, Webb, and Pitzer can all close. Heck- Sweeney has been struggling and he would have been a better option than a freshman.

Bingo.
03-13-2026, 09:32 PM
PGHBulldogBG

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I agree but they fund baseball Top 5. Football? Nowhere close

I agree never said anything about football just talking about basketball and baseball
03-13-2026, 09:32 PM
Todd4State

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

Growing up has pains.

At some point you have to do what is going to give you the best chance to win though.
03-13-2026, 09:32 PM
EdwardDrayton

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Originally Posted by parabrave

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.

That's a good point para. And yet we were still in it in the end. So that put the spotlight on Miller and it didn't fall in our favor.
03-13-2026, 09:33 PM
PGHBulldogBG

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

What are you rambling about

What did I say that was not true? Just stating a fact
03-13-2026, 09:33 PM
maroonmania

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Davis, Webb, and Pitzer can all close. Heck- Sweeney has been struggling and he would have been a better option than a freshman.

Fully agree that was a tough spot for a Freshman but it would have been a tough spot to have really trusted any of them.
03-13-2026, 09:34 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

Growing up has pains.

You don?t throw away SEC games for growing pains. That?s what midweeks are for. Baffling decision.
03-13-2026, 09:44 PM
maroonmania

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

True but we are always going to struggle against aces from the other team.

But all these games (UCLA, USM, Ark, even Tulane) we aren't even denting the scoreboard until the game is basically half over. Always playing from behind isn't helping things. I guess we did at least get 2 runs against Tulane in the first before going into a shell.
03-13-2026, 09:44 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG

What did I say that was not true? Just stating a fact

That they spend more on basketball than baseball? No shit. Everyone does. Arkansas takes baseball very seriously.
03-13-2026, 09:47 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

But all these games (UCLA, USM, Ark, even Tulane) we aren't even denting the scoreboard until the game is basically half over. Always playing from behind isn't helping things.

Depth is a double edged sword. Baseball is a game of rhythm and routine. At some point you cant platoon 5 spots. You cant leave a veteran on the bench who is hitting.450 with 2 homers like Wyers all for the sake of matchups.
03-13-2026, 09:48 PM
EdwardDrayton

Vandy walks it off against #13 LSU 13-12. Nothing about the SEC is gonna be easy.
03-13-2026, 09:51 PM
Todd4State

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Fully agree that was a tough spot for a Freshman but it would have been a tough spot to have really trusted any of them.

That doesn't mean throw a freshman out there. Hell- Landon Sims could have lost tonight too. Doesn't mean if we had him we shouldn't put him on the mound. And i absolutely trust Ben Davis. He has been lights out and has an ERA of 0.00 since they stopped trying to use him for more than two innings. Pitzer has closed SEC games before.

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

But all these games (UCLA, USM, Ark, even Tulane) we aren't even denting the scoreboard until the game is basically half over. Always playing from behind isn't helping things.

It's not but at the end of the day they are doing what they need to do to put us in position to win. And then we decide "hey! Tie game on the road after we made a great comeback! This seems like a good time to get Miller some experience or see if Billingsley has figured things out."
03-13-2026, 09:56 PM
HoopsDawg

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

That doesn't mean throw a freshman out there. Hell- Landon Sims could have lost tonight too. Doesn't mean if we had him we shouldn't put him on the mound. And i absolutely trust Ben Davis. He has been lights out and has an ERA of 0.00 since they stopped trying to use him for more than two innings. Pitzer has closed SEC games before.

It's not but at the end of the day they are doing what they need to do to put us in position to win. And then we decide "hey! Tie game on the road after we made a great comeback! This seems like a good time to get Miller some experience or see if Billingsley has figured things out."

I dont know what?s crazier, us doing it or people defending it. Yeah I do.

And yeah, we stranded too many runners but we were facing a Team USA pitcher. A lot of Friday night games are going to be low scoring.

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