Meanwhile, at the baseball scrimmage,

[CadaverDawg]

I may be in the minority, but I just don't see CT as a pitcher for more than one inning. Maybe I'm missing something, but he's just never been overly impressive to me, especially against right handed hitters. CT might just need more work with Butch. It's got to be tough splitting time like that, trying to be a pitcher and a position player, especially if the coaches are trying to make him into a starter.

And yes, I'd love to see Humphreys work a little bit in the outfield this fall.

Agree, I would be happy if I never saw CT take the mound again. Especially with the crop of pitchers we just brought in. There is no need, plus, as you said he just hasn't been overly impressive.

[Todd4State]

Dylan Ingram and Brent Rooker have both looked good for freshmen, although I like Rooker a lot in the OF.

Of course, we can always move Detz over there too. He was pretty solid defensively last year while Rea was out.

I agree with this as well. I think Rooker ends up in the outfield eventually because he can run even though he is 6'5". Another possibility is Trent Simpson who is on the football team. I'm not sure if he will play baseball or not- we'll know for sure in the spring. To me, Simpson is our best first base prospect that is a freshman.

[CadaverDawg]

Dylan Ingram and Brent Rooker have both looked good for freshmen, although I like Rooker a lot in the OF.

Of course, we can always move Detz over there too. He was pretty solid defensively last year while Rea was out.

Completely forgot about Detz. That would be the obvious choice, especially if Humphries is as advertised at 3B.

[Todd4State]

Completely forgot about Detz. That would be the obvious choice, especially if Humphries is as advertised at 3B.

I'm not sure he would be the obvious choice. Rooker and Ingram are both pretty good.

[MsStateBaseball]

Other thoughts: Britton has turned his play up a notch, those 4 MIF Heck, Pirtle and Hann is a really good group. Detz and Humphreys at third, Rea at first, I don't worry about small injuries like I used to. This team is pretty talented at each spot just need to keep going in the November signing period.

[Todd4State]

Also- we have talked some in the offseason about replacing Renfroe's power. I can see Rea hitting 15 home runs if he is healthy- but I think the guy that can replace Rea's power from last year could be Daniel Garner. And that is only going to take pressure off of Reid Humphries, which should in theory lead to better production out of him.

[Todd4State]

Other thoughts: Britton has turned his play up a notch, those 4 MIF Heck, Pirtle and Hann is a really good group. Detz and Humphreys at third, Rea at first, I don't worry about small injuries like I used to. This team is pretty talented at each spot just need to keep going in the November signing period.

There are so many benefits to having competition. What happens in recruiting is you get people that aren't afraid to compete. And then once they get to campus, they push each other to perform at a high level. You also end up with a bunch of people that want to beat the other teams ass- and isn't afraid to knock down LSU's hitters just because they are LSU.

[MsStateBaseball]

I bet they pitch CT every weekend 3 plus innings to see what he can do. Treat him more like a pitcher this fall and see what happens.

[messageboardsuperhero]

I told you guys our offense will be better and more talented. Armstrong, Henderson, Robson who has the flu and Bradford is fast, one heck of an outfield. Humphreys, Garner, Heck just finds a way to get on base, lots of options. Just wait to May 1st when young guys get better and it gets warmer and rolls are clearly defined. I would think ranked in top 10 the whole year. This recruiting class is just the boost we needed. And Paul Young has yet to pitch and he throws like Hudson.

I love this about Cohen. He realizes the postseason games in June are more important in college baseball than the games in March, so he messes with the lineup for about half of SEC play until he absolutely knows we have guys in their best roles for the stretch run. That's why we tend to struggle some offensively early, but always improve by the end of the year. I don't think it's any coincidence that we have always played our best baseball at the end of the year under Cohen; it's by design.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Other thoughts: Britton has turned his play up a notch, those 4 MIF Heck, Pirtle and Hann is a really good group. Detz and Humphreys at third, Rea at first, I don't worry about small injuries like I used to. This team is pretty talented at each spot just need to keep going in the November signing period.

The middle of our infield is really deep. That's another reason why I wouldn't mind seeing Humphreys in the outfield. We could DH Detz, put Hann at third (he's good there too), and still have Britton, Heck, and Pirtle in the middle. Again, it seems like we have so many great options and flexibility all over the field.

[Will James]

Yeah CT got hit pretty hard today.

3 IP... 5 H (3 doubles, 2 singles)... one walk.... one K.

58% of balls in play were line drives.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Also- we have talked some in the offseason about replacing Renfroe's power. I can see Rea hitting 15 home runs if he is healthy- but I think the guy that can replace Rea's power from last year could be Daniel Garner. And that is only going to take pressure off of Reid Humphries, which should in theory lead to better production out of him.

After seeing Garner this weekend, if he plays regularly, there's no reason why he shouldn't hit 5-10 bombs this year.

Humphreys has a lot of power, but it's mostly gap power for right now. That could change by spring though.

Also, has anyone else noticed how well Armstrong hit the ball this weekend? He looks much more confident now than he did last year.

[CadaverDawg]

I'm so fired up for MSU baseball. Especially after the frustration this football team is causing. I am typically all about football, but as of right now, I'm ready for our 5-7'season to complete and bring on the baseball. Hell I'm even looking forward to basketball...at least relentless effort is actually used in Ray and Cohen's programs.

[messageboardsuperhero]

There are so many benefits to having competition. What happens in recruiting is you get people that aren't afraid to compete. And then once they get to campus, they push each other to perform at a high level. You also end up with a bunch of people that want to beat the other teams ass- and isn't afraid to knock down LSU's hitters just because they are LSU.

I loved that shit. Knock LSU in the teeth, and they don't know how to respond. Cohen's teams never back down from anyone.

[CadaverDawg]

I love that shit. Knock LSU in the teeth and they don't know how to respond. Cohen's teams never back down from anyone.

It's THIS^^ mentality that I wish our football team would adopt. Even if you end up losing, at least show the big boys you aren't afraid to punch their asses in the mouth. Now we are a big boy again in baseball, and we have that attitude to partly thank for it. Love Cohen and our team's mindset

[Todd4State]

I loved that shit. Knock LSU in the teeth, and they don't know how to respond. Cohen's teams never back down from anyone.

Since we made that run in Omaha this year, I can't say that was the highlight of my year for the baseball team- but it's definitely top five. The funny part about it was watching our team laugh at LSU while they were acting like a bunch of girls. At that point- I knew our team was going to be OK the rest of the year.

[Todd4State]

Yeah CT got hit pretty hard today.

3 IP... 5 H (3 doubles, 2 singles)... one walk.... one K.

58% of balls in play were line drives.

I wasn't there, but I wouldn't be surprised if the 42% were LH hitters. He's a left on left guy as a pitcher.

[Will James]

I wasn't there, but I wouldn't be surprised if the 42% were LH hitters. He's a left on left guy as a pitcher.

Jake Vickerson roped one in the gap for a double. Vickerson also drew a 4 pitch walk on CT

Detz had a nice hit off of him.

The lefty's were 2-3 with a walk on CT, with a Detz ground ball to score a run being the only LHB out.

[Will James]

Its early in the fall and I do not know what kind of player Jake Vickerson is/will be, but he is making a case as someone earlier said for a spot and the leadoff spot.

So far in 10 plate appearances he has drawn 4 walks to go along with 2 hits, one being a double off of a LH Bradford. Apparently he has some wheels too.

He leads all hitters so far this fall with 4.50 pitches/plate appearance. Team average is 3.56. Sounds like a leadoff candidate to me



***Again very small sample size off of mostly scrubs we've been pitching***

[Todd4State]

Jake Vickerson roped one in the gap for a double. Vickerson also drew a 4 pitch walk on CT

Detz had a nice hit off of him.

The lefty's were 2-3 with a walk on CT, with a Detz ground ball to score a run being the only LHB out.

Even worse than I thought. If he doesn't get a lot better soon on the mound, we should just scrap it and just let him play CF. If he is still having injury issues, we can just let him DH some and play CF.