2021 NCAA Baseball

[Gatorubet 30231]

We had three wins over Mizzou - all on Saturday. That has to be a record of some weird kind.

We are bi-polar right now. Not great, but nobody should want to draw us in a regional on one of the days we show up.

[NorthLoop 14195]

5 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

We had three wins over Mizzou - all on Saturday. That has to be a record of some weird kind.

We are bi-polar right now. Not great, but nobody should want to draw us in a regional on one of the days we show up.

Yall's schedule get real meaty soon... I guess we'll find out how good gata is. 

[Cajun 11705]

34 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

aren't they 0'fer in Omaha... like all time? 

They have 1/3rd as many Omaha wins as we have Championships.

They are no more than an ingrown hair on the ass of College Baseball History.

Not even relevant.

[Cajun 11705]

26 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

We had three wins over Mizzou - all on Saturday. That has to be a record of some weird kind.

We are bi-polar right now. Not great, but nobody should want to draw us in a regional on one of the days we show up.

Yep, I've watched Gata this year and they are pure Jekyl and Hyde.

When they're on they are elite and when they're not on they're, well, aggy.

[Fletch 5800]

2 hours ago, Cajun said:

Fletch, you have been all over this from the word "go" this season.

Tip of my cap to you old boy.

 

And honestly that was just tying to be optimistic. Never dreamed our approach at the plate would come this far and our pitching and defense would be what they are. Now I was expecting like a 2 seed in the Oxford regional or something preseason but holy shit. We control our own destiny for the first time since.....2011? 2018 iirc, we needed a little luck to lock up the big 12 championship but fuck me dude. We’re in the fuckin drivers seat the way we’re supposed to be. 
 

And I always found the 2019 season odd for Pierce. An outlier. His teams always get better week to week and are normally hot come the postseason. Everyone likes to point to Kody for the 2018 season, and they’re not wrong. But ummm we still got guys on base for him. I don’t remember Kody pitching. He won me over that season. Shit Beau Ridgeway was supposed to be our all America closer and he just lost the touch. Then out of nowhere the washed up body’s of Parker Joe, Josh Sawyer and Andy McGuire. David Hamilton went from like a .210 hitter to a legit lead off guy. DJ was the perfect stop gap for our horrible catching situation. Duke Ellis improved through out the year. He truly maximized that team 

 

Now, a couple issues. He sometimes has some odd pitching and lineup decisions. I think we take wayyyy too many pitches and I think he encourages that, which is fine. I just wish we’d hop on some more belt high fastballs and hanging off speed. I appreciate his aggressiveness on the base paths, but we run ourselves out of innings sometimes. His recent obsession with bunting instead of beating up their starter has been questionable. But yeah fuck. Madden and Stevens are a pretty legit Friday-Saturday combo. Even when their off, our bats have come through which we haven’t seen since the golden era of Augie. Let’s host, start Kub or Hansen against the 4 seed, madden in the winners bracket and Stevens to finish em off. Cajun, buddy. Texas baseball as we know it is slowly coming back. 

[Cajun 11705]

The massive turnaround at the plate is mind boggling.

We now have 8 guys at .300 or better.  A few weeks ago it was 2.

Never seen anything like it.

[Cajun 11705]

And as far as taking pitches goes, yeah.  

Exept for Petrinsky.

Dude goes up to the plate like the ball murdered his family.

[Cajun 11705]

All of this said, and b/c I'm superstitious like a mutherfucker -

 

[Fletch 5800]

6 minutes ago, Cajun said:

And as far as taking pitches goes, yeah.  

Exept for Petrinsky.

Dude goes up to the plate like the ball murdered his family.

Yeah hence why before Ivan went ape shit at the plate, I wanted DJ at first and Zubia DHing. Love watching DJ hop all over an early count pitch and line it into the gap. Would love to see him pinch hit in a big spot in the post season. He’s earned it and he wouldn’t let us down 

[Fletch 5800]

Not to mention how awesome it is that we finally have a guy like DJ on the bench. Same with Stehly, Campbell, Geib, Powell, Porter and Peters on the bench. Shit we lost Austin Todd (again) this year and we didn’t miss a beat. In fact Hodo is kind of better

Edited April 19, 2021 by Fletch

[Cajun 11705]

It's never good to miss a bear.

Unless you have honey smeared all over your balls, because then, yeah, you wanna miss the bear.

I can't go into it, but trust me on this.

Edited April 19, 2021 by Cajun

[ButtFumble 5172]

4 hours ago, Fletch said:

I still get a good laugh/absolutely shocked that Arkansas printed up “OmaHogs” t shirts. Didn’t realize going 10 times and never winning it all earned you that nickname. We’re young this year and have the potential to do some damage in Omaha. Fuckin Pierce may pull this off 

 

well they were going to win it all in 2018 until Larry ran in front of Darryl and Darryl and right past the foul ball

[Eugene11 379]

14 hours ago, ButtFumble said:

 

well they were going to win it all in 2018 until Larry ran in front of Darryl and Darryl and right past the foul ball

that is glorious!

[WBT 20564]

Louisville @ Kentucky on ESPNU.  Louisville has loaded them up in the top of the 1st.

[WBT 20564]

And Louisville puts up a 5 spot in the top of the 1st.  SECSECSEC.

[Don Johnson 4753]

The NCAA needs to get bent.  In June, outdoors, voluntary attendance after every person has had the chance to be vaccinated.  Many of these likely venues have been at 100% capacity for a while.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2021/04/22/ncaa-recommends-50-capacity-baseball-softball-regionals/7336328002/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

 

[TrashMaster G 17554]

1 hour ago, Don Johnson said:

The NCAA needs to get bent.  In June, outdoors, voluntary attendance after every person has had the chance to be vaccinated.  Many of these likely venues have been at 100% capacity for a while.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2021/04/22/ncaa-recommends-50-capacity-baseball-softball-regionals/7336328002/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

 

[Horny Bull 2759]

Ranked matchups this weekend:

#1 Arkansas @ # 11 South Carolina

#4 Mississippi State @ #2 Vanderbilt

#3 Texas @ #24 Oklahoma State

#16 Pitt @ # 7 Louisville

#20 Old Dominion @ #19 Charlotte

[NorthLoop 14195]

Arkansas took game one, 6-1. 

LSU beat #12 Ole Miss 5-4

[NeverMarryAStripper 21905]

Would be nice if South Carolina could at least not get swept

[Cajun 11705]

On 4/19/2021 at 1:45 AM, ButtFumble said:

 

well they were going to win it all in 2018 until Larry ran in front of Darryl and Darryl and right past the foul ball

In Mother Omaha Beaver pounds you!

[Cajun 11705]

15 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Would be nice if South Carolina could at least not get swept

They'll win one.

Arky has less than astonishing starting pitching.

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

2 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

Arkansas took game one, 6-1. 

LSU beat #12 Ole Miss 5-4

I watched quite a bit of the LSU Ole Miss game last night. Ole Miss #1 Starter was a late scratch, and they started some middle reliever that gave them 6 strong innings (2 unearned early in the game). He gave up a lead off double in the 7th, so Ole Miss brought in their closer who gave up 3 runs, including a 2 run homer, in the 7th. I went to bed after the 7th (I was fighting off my second covid shot), so I don't know if he finished the game or if they brought in another guy for the 8th and 9th. 

[msudawg 371]

4 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I watched quite a bit of the LSU Ole Miss game last night. Ole Miss #1 Starter was a late scratch, and they started some middle reliever that gave them 6 strong innings (2 unearned early in the game). He gave up a lead off double in the 7th, so Ole Miss brought in their closer who gave up 3 runs, including a 2 run homer, in the 7th. I went to bed after the 7th (I was fighting off my second covid shot), so I don't know if he finished the game or if they brought in another guy for the 8th and 9th. 

Bianco burned him... 47 pitches 3 innings. 

 

[msudawg 371]

Ark runs out their 4th pitcher of the day in Game 1 of the DH today... as they now trail 5-2. 

 

 

[msudawg 371]

Cocks win. 6-2 . Hope they can win another one tonight. Dawgs got vandy in 2 hours. 

[Homesickhorn 2202]

I fucking hate LSU.

[Machinator 32099]

Stream link for Arkansas-South Carolina: https://sports24.icu/ncaa/arkansas-vs-south-carolina-SH3.html

[WBT 20564]

With our rainout, LSU-Ole Miss is on ESPNU.  Miss St-Vandy is on SECN.

Maryland-Iowa is on B1G Network in case you wonder what Iowa's stadium looks like.  Seems pretty nice but I haven't been able to tell how much seating there is.

[torre 1285]

6 hours ago, msudawg said:

Bianco burned him... 47 pitches 3 innings. 

 

 

Srsly,  how does Bianco keep his job.   Rarely makes it to Omaha.

I saw this chant,  Miss St original ?   O - M -A - H - A    (Ole Miss At Home Again)  

 

Edit:   Corrected

Edited April 24, 2021 by torre

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

On 4/19/2021 at 12:24 AM, Cajun said:

And as far as taking pitches goes, yeah.  

Exept for Petrinsky.

Dude goes up to the plate like the ball murdered his family.

The competition we played hasn’t been great the past 2-3 weeks, which has had a lot to do with our average going up.  If it’s still this good after our next 3 series, then I’ll be a believer.   I’m not quite sold right now.  I’d love to be wrong.

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

LSU beats Ole Miss 5-4 in game one.

[Cajun 11705]

4 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

The competition we played hasn’t been great the past 2-3 weeks, which has had a lot to do with our average going up.  If it’s still this good after our next 3 series, then I’ll be a believer.   I’m not quite sold right now.  I’d love to be wrong.

Even ignoring results, just watch the plate approach the entire team.  Night and day.  

That said, you are preaching to the choir about not being ready to fire up the parade at this juncture as evidenced by a few posts up --

[Cajun 11705]

6 hours ago, msudawg said:

Ark runs out their 4th pitcher of the day in Game 1 of the DH today... as they now trail 5-2. 

 

 

Ahem...

😉

[markstanco 12576]

Arkie is salty. Got damn look at their stats. Walks and HRs. That's why they are where they are at.

[TrashMaster G 17554]

16 hours ago, torre said:

 

Srsly,  how does Bianco keep his job.   Rarely makes it to Omaha.

I saw this chant,  Miss St original ?   O - M -A - H - A    (Ole Miss At Home Again)  

 

Edit:   Corrected

Ole Miss?  Five appearances and no titles.

Miss State?  11 appearances and zero titles.

That's cute.

Edited April 24, 2021 by TrashMaster G

[msucolt45 4059]

I remember when Bianco was the skipper at McNeese State, fresh off leaving LSU and a protege of Skip B. His teams there were “aggressive” for that level and would beat LSU and USL at that level, on a one off or Tuesday/ Wednesday match up.

[msucolt45 4059]

Made the tourney a couple of times but always seemed to go to the LSU, aggy, our UT regionals. Fng NCAA and their seeding.

[Don Johnson 4753]

On 4/23/2021 at 10:11 PM, Cajun said:

Ahem...

😉

Ha. Really out on a limb predicting that the #11 team in the country wouldn’t get swept at home. 

[Cajun 11705]

I was speaking more to the fact that I pointed out that Arky's starting pitching were less than world beaters.

It wasn't so much that they wouldn't get swept, it was why they wouldn't get swept.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Cajun

[LTtxfan 49184]

 

[LTtxfan 49184]

 

 

[Guest Lobo]

Didn't realize they have made the national tournament every year since 2007.  That's actually impressive.  Only two trips to Omaha kinda puts a damper on that, but I'll give credit where it's due.  Sounds like they're not gonna make it this year unless they sweep Top 10 Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the next couple weeks.  

Makes our loss to them look even worse.  I wish we'd play them more than one game a season.  We fit in a 2-gamer with Arkansas the last few years.  We used to do it with Rice.  Surely we can find a way to play one game here in March/April and one game there in April/May.  

[TrashMaster G 17554]

1 hour ago, Lobo said:

Didn't realize they have made the national tournament every year since 2007.  That's actually impressive.  Only two trips to Omaha kinda puts a damper on that, but I'll give credit where it's due.  Sounds like they're not gonna make it this year unless they sweep Top 10 Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the next couple weeks.  

Makes our loss to them look even worse.  I wish we'd play them more than one game a season.  We fit in a 2-gamer with Arkansas the last few years.  We used to do it with Rice.  Surely we can find a way to play one game here in March/April and one game there in April/May.  

Who gives a shit?  They'll be at home for the tourney, bleating about their mid-week W over us and SECSECSEC! and it will just make them look stupid as ever. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21905]

To be fair it’s just another mid week game against a scrub team to Texas, but it’s aggy’s CWS.  As far as aggy is concerned their season is a success.

[Machinator 32099]

It's a huge success for them. They beat us and are finally going to get rid of Childress. Ending the streak was probably worth it.

[Huckleberry 32859]

[WBT 20564]

Looks like you forgot to apply your west of the Mississippi demerits.

[texasstrong12 4668]

9 hours ago, Lobo said:

Didn't realize they have made the national tournament every year since 2007.  That's actually impressive.  Only two trips to Omaha kinda puts a damper on that, but I'll give credit where it's due.  Sounds like they're not gonna make it this year unless they sweep Top 10 Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the next couple weeks.  

Makes our loss to them look even worse.  I wish we'd play them more than one game a season.  We fit in a 2-gamer with Arkansas the last few years.  We used to do it with Rice.  Surely we can find a way to play one game here in March/April and one game there in April/May.  

There's a reason his nickname is Regional Rob. 

I would love him as a pitching coach though. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

7 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

To be fair it’s just another mid week game against a scrub team to Texas, but it’s aggy’s CWS.  As far as aggy is concerned their season is a success.

See 2018. 

aggy beats Texas 6-5 in College Station and they go insane. A few months later Texas beats them in the Austin regional and advances to the College World Series. 

This is nothing new for those weirdos.