Hitting over our last 5 games..

[Xenomorph]

We're hitting .294 over our last 5 games. That's not exactly the '27 Yankees but it's not as bad as it feels like it's been. Perhaps the feeling is skewed by our last two games that were played in near-freezing temps against very good competition.

We've got a couple of guys ... maybe three...who've hit in the past that are struggling. I'm hoping some warm temps and the Maine Black Bears will help us get right.

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

We haven’t lit up the scoreboard over the last week or so because it’s been freezing. Notice how nobody is getting a lot of extra base hits right now on our team- and nobody on the opposition is hardly able to get it out of the infield.

This exact same lineup was quietly one of the best offenses in the SEC over the last five weeks of the regular season and through the postseason. Right now, Rowdey is cold. Macnamee, Mangum, and Allen really haven’t gotten going. We have talent. We have a great hitting coach. We are going to start raking when the weather warms up, IMO.

 

[MSUDC11]

I think we’ll be a slightly above average hitting team this year. Not elite, but several guys who can mash and it should be more than good enough to win a lot of games if our pitching continues to be elite.

 

[patdog]

We're going to be fine at the plate this year. We've had some games we've struggled so far, partly because we've faced some good pitchers and have had awful weather. But we've got some talent, and I like the approach to hitting the new coach is bringing in.

 

[Seinfeld]

Yeah, and the other thing I think is different about this team is that it’s already shown multiple times that it’s capable of having a very big inning. If our pitching keeps up the pace it’s on, there will be a lot of games where one strong offensive inning will be all we need to win

That said, the SEC is loaded once again this year, so we’ll see how things look once we get into conference play

 

[Xenomorph]

The SEC is loaded like never before. Auburn is at a 10 year high. Tennessee is at a 20 year high.

 

[She Mate Me]

The SEC is loaded like never before. Auburn is at a 10 year high. Tennessee is at a 20 year high.

Sets up nicely for us to dominate the best league in the country and earn the #1 National Seed.

Time for our ascension to the throne we so richly deserve.

Kidding aside. It's so nice to have an elite pitching staff and a well balanced team. I really hope they have a great year.

 

[GTAT]

I'd like to see Foscue 4th and McNamee 5th, but besides that, we are fine.

Westburg, Allen, Foscue and Hayden Jones are going to be incredible next year. I figure Rowdy will be the leadoff guy, and imagine if Hatcher gets his act together (MLB draftee and supposedly the steal of that class).

 

[GTAT]

The SEC is loaded like never before. Auburn is at a 10 year high. Tennessee is at a 20 year high.

People say this every year.

 

[Phil Wenneck.sixpack]

As the weather heats up so will the bats. Always been that way.

I can promise our hitting will look dramatically different in May-June.

 

[Xenomorph]

Seems like a lot of people are saying it this year seeing how 12 of 14 teams are ranked in the Top 25 and that’s most in history.

 

[maroonmadman]

We've played two ranked teams in the past week - Tx Tech & ECU - both had good pitching staffs. We won close games against both. This bodes well for us IMHO.

 

[paindonthurt_]

If rowdy can get out of the funk and just get on base a lot, our fist 6 will be sick.

Mangum
Jordan
Westburg
Allen
Mcnamee
Foscue

 

[philduckworth]

We need to figure out DH and 2nd Base. I don't want to give up on Landon Jordan.

 

[GTAT]

We need to figure out DH and 2nd Base. I don't want to give up on Landon Jordan.

Halter is the 2B-man. We need to let him work through his adjustments. You're talking about a draftable talent, there. Nate Lowe didn't set the world on fire in the early part of 2016 either.

Jordan is the future though, for sure.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Baseball in the winter is absolutely miserable to play for everyone; batters, fielders, pitchers. Yes, everyone's playing in the same weather. But, as good as we are now we CAN be much better & I think we will be so.

Plus, with our guys on the mound getting so many K's & †'s the guys in the field aren't moving as much. Good problem to have.

† One of you software engineers needs to develop a baseball keyboard for seamhead nerds like myself. I don't always need a backwards K, but when I do...

 

[bulldogcountry1]

I have full confidence that our hitting will pick up. We also have something that we haven't had in a long time - depth. We have several guys on the bench from both sides of the plate who are capable of being a DH or PH when someone isn't having a good day.

Seems like, for the last 5 years, we only had a few defensive replacements and we ended up with zero offense late in games.