Pitching for Supers
- Thread starter Malachidad05
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G1: DeCaro
G2: Lynch
G3: all hands on deck
G2: Lynch
G3: all hands on deck
We need Jason to give us more than 3 innings
After this weekend, I think you keep it with Lynch up first. He stepped up, and has done it now multiple times in the postseason. Also sounds like he found some things mechanically that allowed him to pitch better this weekend. JD has now been sub par his last TWO starts. You gotta get game 1 at home... I'd like to see Lynch go again.
We (the coaches) need to evaluate what USC's hitters can and cannot hit. And then lead with either DeCaro or Lynch, depending upon which one either matches up better or will confound them more for the second one to pitch.
I don't know the answer to that, but, if I had to spitball it, I would default to our typical rotation.
DeCaro is the difference maker if we are gonna win a Championship imo. He has to be the ace we all know he can be, and I believe he will.
I don’t think you can take that spot from DeCaro completely. That would be a confidence killer and perhaps something that sticks into his head even past this weekend.
I’m honestly not sure, but USC’s ace is pretty phenomenal. Ryan was fantastic on Friday, and Jason has been struggling the last couple of weeks, so I would probably throw Ryan against Edwards. USC has a pretty deep pitching staff, and theirs seems to be pretty similar to ours. Our pitching really needs to be elite this weekend, and our offense needs to be elite as well if we want to get back to Omaha.
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Getting to Omaha > one player's ego IMO
I think you throw your best as soon as you can throw your best, and DeCaro has been our best this year. I like our chances if our O can continue to generate 8 runs per game.
I could see it either way this weekend as far as the order of Lynch and DeCaro. Forbes was pretty peeved when people suggested we threw off last weekend, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see him keep the order the same this week with Lynch throwing first. Also would make perfect sense to put DeCaro back into his normal Game 1 role.
I also think Jason has done well when there’s a big task out there that people/the national media are skeptical he can accomplish (e.g., going toe to toe with FSU’s pitching staff last year, holding down GT’s offense this year), so maybe pitting him against USC vaunted ace this year could draw that out of him again
Add in facing Witherspoon in the tournament last year.
I start Lynch on Friday. That decision helped us sweep the regional. I'd definitely do it again!
We need a gem from Jason. He's due and of course capable.
If we are going to win it all, then Jason is going to have to pitch well for us. Start him on Friday and tell him we have all the confidence in the world in him.
Probably will now after reading the message board.and you think they (coaches) AREN’T … SMDH
GO HEELS
And yet USC managed to lose 16 games in a weaker conference.
Based on my calculations (please remember I was not a math major). His NCAAT post-season ERA is 5.16. He appeared in four games in 2024, two in 2025 and one thus far in 2026.
2024 (LIU, LSU, WVU, UVa): 10H, 7 ER, 14K, 16.1 IP
2025 (OU, AZ): 14 H, 7 ER, 8K, 9.2 IP
2026 (ECU): 6 H, 3 ER, 2K, 3.2IP
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I agree he seems the hotter hand. (Lynch). May be a better chance to save our few trustworthy arms for later in the series.
I think we are at home in a “traditional” format (a series vs. a double-elimination tourney…so I think we do what we’ve done all season and what has led to us winning 9 straight series…
DeCaro, Lynch, Boaz
I think Boaz should be trusted one time through the order…then Jackson Rose can take over (unless Glauber and McDuffie are so rested they can give us 6-7 innings to close out the game.
I fully expect DeCaro to bounce back and have a GREAT start on Friday.
DeCaro, Lynch, Boaz
I think Boaz should be trusted one time through the order…then Jackson Rose can take over (unless Glauber and McDuffie are so rested they can give us 6-7 innings to close out the game.
I fully expect DeCaro to bounce back and have a GREAT start on Friday.
Now that we are through the Regionals, there won't be another scenario that will tax the ENTIRE pitching staff as much as Regionals could have (if we went to game 7).
Last weekend, Game 1 starter could potentially pitch again in a more limited outing in Game 7. As it turns out, DeCaro also would have been available again due to his short outing, but wouldn't have been able to assume that going into the weekend. This scenario simply won't come up again with a 2-3 game Supers series, and a much longer timeline in Omaha.
I think Forbes/Gaines will have the flexibility of just picking arms based on matchups, and they are so darn good at that.
Last weekend, Game 1 starter could potentially pitch again in a more limited outing in Game 7. As it turns out, DeCaro also would have been available again due to his short outing, but wouldn't have been able to assume that going into the weekend. This scenario simply won't come up again with a 2-3 game Supers series, and a much longer timeline in Omaha.
I think Forbes/Gaines will have the flexibility of just picking arms based on matchups, and they are so darn good at that.
Not that ERA should be the only indicator, the DeCaro-Lynch-Boaz has worked wonders all season, but in a much SMALLER sample size, Ryan's NCAAT ERA is 1.80.
2025 (OU twice, Arizona): 13 IP, 4 ER, 9H, 13K
2026 (VCU): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2H, 4K
2025 (OU twice, Arizona): 13 IP, 4 ER, 9H, 13K
2026 (VCU): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2H, 4K
The only real difference is we'll be the home team for game 1, away for game 2, and home for game 3 if needed.
Even though I feel like Jason is due for a good game, it just seems riskier. If he can’t go more than three innings like he hasn’t the last two weekends and we have to burn Caden in game one, that’s not going to set us up for success. He has to go at least six innings. Has he done that at all this year?
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Prolly not gonna generate 8 runs a game this weekend. USC is like looking in the mirror. Really good pitching and ok to good offense.
I think we have better hitting, pitching, and are better defensively. If both teams play to their means, we win and move on.
And I know there will be a few apologists on here…but the B1G simply isn’t the same comp as the ACC. Against the top B1G teams this year, USC did not perform very well.