Yep. They look a lot like us, to me. Good pitching, good situational hitting, good defense. Almost like looking in the mirror. Gonna be a tough super. But being at the Bosh helps.
USC vs A&M
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It is what it is . I was hoping for a aTm victory but man Florida and the aggies just got destroyed two games in a row by teams coming out of the losers bracket and the Gators have a ton of pitching.
I remember USC being a powerhouse in college baseball. Looks like they are again this year from just watching last night’s game. I wasn’t aware that their offense was as good as it is. Combine that with strong pitching & if we are at our best, that is a super strong matchup, it appears.
Obviously the past is not predictive, but you look at where they’ve struggled this year it’s on the road against good opponents (not surprising!).
didn’t lose a game until mid-March, but series losses @UCLA, @Nebraska, and @Oregon. 11-13 on the road. 30th SOS in RPI.
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didn’t lose a game until mid-March, but series losses @UCLA, @Nebraska, and @Oregon. 11-13 on the road. 30th SOS in RPI.
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It will be interesting to see how their pitchers hold up, after playing 5 games to set up a short week. We need our bats to get hot and stress their bullpen.
I was thinking this too. Having had them play two additional games this weekend has to be small advantage for us. Glad we start on Friday.
imo we overhyped last year's offense a fair bit based on vibes. this year's lineup looks a lot more like what we wanted last year's to look like. We don't have the power threats of Stevenson and late-season Gallaher, but our top hit and on-base guys are a fair bit better than last year -- we have two guys in Hull/Schaffner with a higher average than 2025 team leader Madera (.332) and a higher OBP than 2025 leader Kepley (.451). Only those two players from 2025 would make our top 5 in OBP this year.
OPS is closer -- 5 guys in the 2026 lineup at .900 or better, 4 guys in 2025, and both teams' top 7 are .800+. And the overall offensive numbers are pretty similar, too, again with a slight lean to 2026: As a team, 2025 slashed .290/.401/.478, while 2026 is at .294/.416/.485. We scored 7.9 runs a game last year, 8.4 this year. But imo the delta between the top of this year's order and last year's is worth more than those small statistical margins.
On the pitching side, we don't have a Knapp who was basically a one-game auto-win, but we're not all that much worse on aggregate, either.