All this talk about strikeouts...what about pitching

[ShrubDog]

Its the worst in the SEC.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Better improve. Average level hitting + bottom level pitching = 23-33. Looks familiar:

http://a.espncdn.com/sec/baseball/2015/lgteams.htm

 

[msstate7]

I think we have enough pitching to win on the weekend, but expect to get smashed in midweek.

This weekend...

27.1 ip 26 h 9 er 21 bb 23 k
2.99 era
1.73 whip

Obviously we have to cut down on the walks, but everything else looks good

 

[57stratdawg]

It's rough. Makes the K's that much more important. We knew we were short handed on the mound this year. Offense have to carry the weight of winning games at times.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

We've also been throwing a ton of guys out there to see who can handle what.

 

[8dog]

Its difficult to be good when you lose as much as we have to draft and injury. Looks like 7 major injuries at this point plus rigbys groin

but we win 5-3 yesterday if ashcraft is able to touch first

 

[MSUDC11]

Also, if Rigby doesn't throw behind the hitter on his first pitch then they never tie the game on a sac fly and we win that way.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Bigger question is why do so many of our guys want to go pro at the first sight of any cash? Zac Houston is a big one to me. He could have come back, been our Friday night ace, and possibly gone is Rounds 1 or 2 in June.

 

[maroonmania]

Also, if Rigby doesn't throw behind the hitter on his first pitch then they never tie the game on a sac fly and we win that way.

The way we gave up the tying run in the 8th was beyond painful. After getting the first guy out the next was supposedly HBP. I was watching on line and the ump said it grazed his uniform but it wasn't clear that the ball touched any part of batter or his uniform. Then, the next guy walked and we brought in Rigby. It was wet and it looked like Rigby just lost the ball out of his hand on his first pitch as it went behind the batter all the way to the backstop to put men on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. The batter then lifts a ball to the outfield that goes foul but we catch it and it turns into a sac fly. So we give up a run with Oregon doing nothing other than lifting a foul ball to the outfield. In fact, Oregon went 6 straight innings (5th through the 10th) without getting even a single hit yet we still let them tie it up and eventually win in the 11th.