Quote Originally Posted by dawgday166 View Post
Last 2 innings I didn't think we looked good at the plate and seemed a little anxious. But then reading I see a lot of hard hit balls right at folks for the game. So I might would say it like "make the pitcher give you a good pitch to hit until you get to 2 strikes then swing at anything close. Be patient at the plate". But that is hitting 101 right there.
Well, hitting is not easy.** I think there is a fine line between being too passive and too aggressive. Obviously, you want to get your pitch to hit and crush it. I know I oversimplified because I don't want to get all into situational baseball- getting a fly ball to get a sac fly, hitting the ball to the right side, bunting, and etc.

To me, if our scouting report said to attack him early because he likes to throw fastballs basically over the plate to get strike one- that's fine. But when it doesn't go to plan you have to adapt a little bit. And that's the part I have an issue with- assuming that our plan was to attack early in the count. Which I honestly don't know if that was the plan on offense or not- but even if it wasn't we still didn't adjust so it doesn't really matter. So, I'm giving our coaches some benefit of the doubt there because I don't know- but there is no question the lack of adjustments is why we got shut out.

I guess to answer your question if a guy is getting us out on first and second pitches we need to make an adjustment of some kind whether that is trying to work the count or maybe trying to hit the ball to the opposite field, maybe try a drag bunt when the game was tied if the third baseman is back and it's not one of our power guys.

Here's what Lemonis said:

"Chris Lemonis said this isn't a very good Mississippi State offense right now. He doesn't think the team is working well enough as a nine-man unit. Not making pitchers work hard enough to get a rally going."