Quote Originally Posted by CaptainObvious View Post
Kind of crazy to think but Homeruns are the cryptonite for this team. 5 guys have 12 or more and only one-Yeager, doesn?t actually TRY to hit one every at bat. Kind of Crazy to believe this team will likely end up with over 100 HRs, but with a team BA in the low .270?s, and in the bottom 4 in the SEC in RBI. HR hitters strike out more and pop out more because their swing plane is constantly upward at contact or as they swing and miss. But HR hitters also take a lot of called 3rd strikes too because they are waiting for the perfect fastball and can?t pull the trigger on a pitch 3 inches inside or outside.
For SEC-only stats as of 5/1 we were: 4th in batting average, 2nd in slugging, 5th in on-base %, tied for 3rd in runs scored, 1st in hits, 3rd in rbi's, 2nd in HR and 2nd in total bases. Hitting/scoring isn't the largest part of our problem. That being said, the bad offensive numbers are lack of walks (8th), K's (5th) and Sac Flies (10th). Meanwhile on the other side, we're 12th in ERA, 7th in opp. batting avg., 12th in runs allowed, 14th in walks, 10th in doubles allowed, tied for 12th in HR allowed, 10th in wild pitches, 3rd in hit batters (1st is worst).