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Sec is just better top to bottom than everyone.
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Originally Posted by
Tbonewannabe
When we had a line shot up the middle knock the glove off the pitcher only to go straight to the 2nd baseman to make the play, at that moment I thought we were just not meant to win today. Plenty of plays happened that all went ND's way. Sometimes it really is "just baseball". Hopefully the breaks at least even out today.
Same with their 2-out 2-strike check-swing single that went to a perfect spot down the first base line, allowing them to score from third.
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Originally Posted by
MedDawg
Same with their 2-out 2-strike check-swing single that went to a perfect spot down the first base line, allowing them to score from third.
Yep, they scored three runs with two hits that added together didn't go 90 feet.
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Originally Posted by
Tbonewannabe
Yep, they scored three runs with two hits that added together didn't go 90 feet.
those two plays almost make me want to start hatcher tonight. but hopefully hancock can get his bat going again tonight..
0-15 over last 4 games is terrible.
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Originally Posted by
Hambone
The thing that scares me is that Kavasos has had a really weak super. Just don?t let him get hot today!
I don't think he see pitching like he has seen in the super. He just ain't seeing it. Yes he could close his eyes and find a fast ball but breaking ball seems to be tough for him.
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Originally Posted by
ScoobaDawg
those two plays almost make me want to start hatcher tonight. but hopefully hancock can get his bat going again tonight..
0-15 over last 4 games is terrible.
Hancock misplayed the swinging bunt, but so did MacLeod. And yes, Hatcher likely catches the throw on the bunt, but that was more on Tanner than Hancock.
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Originally Posted by
msstate7
ND is 8-3 this year on sundays in conference
Well, its Monday.
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Originally Posted by
smootness
Hancock misplayed the swinging bunt, but so did MacLeod. And yes, Hatcher likely catches the throw on the bunt, but that was more on Tanner than Hancock.
Hancock has had one good game this past month. He is swinging like he doesn't want to drive the ball. Hatch is the way to go.
Leggett is the way to go at short too.
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Originally Posted by
Lord McBuckethead
Hancock has had one good game this past month. He is swinging like he doesn't want to drive the ball. Hatch is the way to go.
Leggett is the way to go at short too.
Leggett? What? No.
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Originally Posted by
R2Dawg
I don't think he see pitching like he has seen in the super. He just ain't seeing it. Yes he could close his eyes and find a fast ball but breaking ball seems to be tough for him.
I think our pitchers are really bearing down on him. And I think our crowd is in his head.
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FWIW those check swing type plays after making a pitch to get out of the inning take a mental toll on pitchers and players. Have a couple early in a game, you most often see a hitting performance like yesterday. Seems like those fluke plays took us out of the game mentally. Add in the pitcher kick saving two in a row and the ?well maybe today isn?t our day? starts to creep into players heads.
On the flip side. That?s the best thing about baseball. Flush it and come out focused. Additionally in the regionals and supers, teams that cruised to fairly easy wins like ND yesterday and Ark in game one can also get into the heads of players. They think ?we have got this in the bag. We just have to show up?.
There is always a chance these things won?t impact the teams mindsets going into game 3, but these are 18-23 yr old kids with little life experience. I fully expect ND to come out thinking they can just cruise to a win. We just cannot give free passes. Seems like most of their runs have come from walks or errors, leading to many ducks on the pond. Good thing is we do not have to wait long to see what mindset each team comes out with.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Leggett? What? No.
Agree on Leggett as a No thanks
But Forsythe needs to develop an offensive wrinkle, like drag bunting and spoiling pitches. Make himself pesky.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
I'm pretty sure the reason we lost today was because us winning to go to Omaha and Ole Miss, Arkansas, and LSU all getting eliminated on the same day is just too good of a baseball day.
This ^^^^^ about the most logical thing I've read in a long time. Imma buying.
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Originally Posted by
The Federalist Engineer
Agree on Leggett as a No thanks
But Forsythe needs to develop an offensive wrinkle, like drag bunting and spoiling pitches. Make himself pesky.
Forsythe is going to be Ok in a year or two.
Worst case scenario he's Luke Alexander 2.0.
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Originally Posted by
Lord McBuckethead
Hancock has had one good game this past month. He is swinging like he doesn't want to drive the ball. Hatch is the way to go.
Leggett is the way to go at short too.
hell no. He can't hit either and is not anywhere near the defender forsythe is. This is crazy talk
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Originally Posted by
ScoobaDawg
those two plays almost make me want to start hatcher tonight. but hopefully hancock can get his bat going again tonight..
0-15 over last 4 games is terrible.
I would start Hatcher.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Leggett? What? No.
We agree.
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Originally Posted by
smootness
Hancock misplayed the swinging bunt, but so did MacLeod. And yes, Hatcher likely catches the throw on the bunt, but that was more on Tanner than Hancock.
This, that play in the first inning was more on Mac than Hancock. Mac didn't break to first quick enough and wasn't busting it very hard and then he compounded his mistake by getting frustrated and forgetting their were runners and allowed the second run to score. Tanner made a poor throw into the runner. That's a play catchers practice everyday and that throw has to go inside. Tanner sometimes likes showing off his arm to much and instead of setting his feet and throwing it firm overhand he tried that side arm crap and the ball ran into the runner with sink. Could Hancock of caught? maybe but Tanner made it a much more difficult play on what should have been an out.
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Originally Posted by
Lord McBuckethead
Hancock has had one good game this past month. He is swinging like he doesn't want to drive the ball. Hatch is the way to go.
Leggett is the way to go at short too.
Hancock hasn't had a hit since the Samford game, which obviously isn't good. Even still, over that stretch his OBP is .210, which is less than 40 points below Hatcher's OBP for the entire year.
The last month, even including the last 4 games? Hancock is hitting .262/.367/.405. Not great, but miles better than Hatcher.
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