But our pitching is totally shot right now. This is a bad week for us to play a rivalry game on a Tuesday.
What Henderson and Cannizzaro are doing with this team is remarkable. Our pitching staff is basically one solid starter in Pilkington, a couple freshmen, a few JUCOs, and some position players. However, it is evident that the season is wearing on them. Hopefully a couple of extra days rest will be good for guys like Gordon and Billingsley. But Blaylock looked shockingly solid last night, and we desperately need Ashcraft back. It's a long way to go with very little to work with on the mound. If this team is somehow in the SEC title hunt on the last weekend, it means two things:
1. Cannizzaro MUST be coach of the year (even though Butch and Mingione have done great jobs turning around what they have, those guys haven't had to deal with the injuries we've got.)
2. The SEC is about as weak on the diamond as I've ever seen.
What Henderson and Cannizzaro are doing with this team is remarkable. Our pitching staff is basically one solid starter in Pilkington, a couple freshmen, a few JUCOs, and some position players. However, it is evident that the season is wearing on them. Hopefully a couple of extra days rest will be good for guys like Gordon and Billingsley. But Blaylock looked shockingly solid last night, and we desperately need Ashcraft back. It's a long way to go with very little to work with on the mound. If this team is somehow in the SEC title hunt on the last weekend, it means two things:
1. Cannizzaro MUST be coach of the year (even though Butch and Mingione have done great jobs turning around what they have, those guys haven't had to deal with the injuries we've got.)
2. The SEC is about as weak on the diamond as I've ever seen.
