Early stats on Walks per 9 Innings, does not include today
2021- 3.97 BB/9 with 12.1 K/9 (SEC 3.73 BB/9 with 10.1 k/9)
2022- 4.83 BB/9 with 10.8 K/9 (SEC 3.95 BB/9 with 10.5 k/9)
2023- 6.00 BB/9 with 12.2 K/9 (SEC 4.10 BB/9 with 11.2 K/9)
So, the SEC is walking 3.8% more in 2023 vs 2022, but MSU is walking 24% more in 2023 vs 2022. MSU has double the walks of many SEC schools and almost triple the walks as Alabama. Yep, the Bama early schedule sucks, but triple?
Against not super-great opposition thus far, the Opposing Batting average is 0.233 vs 0.260 last year, but this number is scary because you expect SEC stats to be more challenged than the ok schedule thus far. Maybe ASU is an Omaha team, time will tell.
Unless MSU is randomly getting the worst umps in the Southeast thus far, this is a scary number of walks. Loftin, Hunt, and Davis have more walks between them than many SEC pitching staffs. Hunt has 9 in 4 innings, Bama has 21 total.