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Originally Posted by talktomewillis
(LSU) Lochridge .229 12-10 35 10 8 3 0 2 10 17 .486 4 2 9 0 .318 3 0 0-0
Hunter
.230 46-46 183 22 42 8 3 3 31 65 .355 7 8 36 0 .285 2
As a freshman Lockridge hit as well at LSU as Kasuls is hitting now (average) and 5 of his 10 hits were for extra bases (2 HR and 3 doubles) with a slugging % 130 points higher and OB percentage of 30 points higher.
I say give him another chance.
And that's fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunVic
But I'm still going with Fontenot at DH and Stover at 1B.
I don’t think you can say Tony hasn’t given people chances. They have tried everyone and no one has seized the opportunity. 32 abs is more chances than anyone hitting 125 can reasonably expect at a legit d1 programQuote:
Originally Posted by CajunProud
How is he even on the team? Was he hitting everything thrown at him last fall and now he can't win a sorority house pillow fight? WTF. Can you imagine the scrubs they actually cut?Quote:
Originally Posted by HOUCajun
How have we turned into the absolute worst assessors and coaches of offensive talent ever, except MAYBE St. Peters.?
Well I think we underestimate the pressure these hitters went threw the first month of the season. If u listened to Lahare on Robes show the other night he made mention of how rough it was because everyone was struggling at one time. We all know hitting is more mental than physical. And when you have 7,8,9 guys all struggling at once....the best coach in the world can’t fix that. A lineup with one or two guys in the tank is fixable. And entire line up struggling...there is a whole lot of looking around for the answers. And that’s where the pressure begins to build.
So they are all tulips. Wonderful. They didn't volunteer for combat in eastern Afghanistan, like John Coker. It's a baseball game.Quote:
Originally Posted by lifetimecajun
Im not disagreeing about that. But everyone we inserted in the lineup at every position we were looking for answers basically failed. So we are playing with guys that are the lesser of two evilsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dad04
Then, we have a recruiting problem. It's either that or a coaching issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by lifetimecajun
Or both.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
At this point, with everything this team has been through, whatever happens.....happens.
I can see it going either of these ways:
-Team finishes poorly and gets booted from the conference tournament early
-Team goes on a good run to finish the season AND makes a strong showing in the tournament which gets them a postseason regional bid. And who knows what can happen from there. Fresno State was in that same position in 2008, and ended the season as National Champions. Crazier things have happened.
Anything and can, and sometimes does happen in amateur baseball. Not sure more pressure is the answer we have been looking for. The second half run is sweet, but I prefer to take the rest of the season one game at a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
Funny you bring up Fresno St. I was thinking a lot about that team earlier this year in hopes that our hitting would turn it around somewhat. After reading your post, I did some research and found Fresno's stats for that year. Team BA - .300; OBP - .393; SLG - .452; HR - 84Quote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
They had 5 guys in the lineup that hit .300 or better, but the big number is the 84 HR's. 4 guys had double digit HR's with 3 guys at 6 or better. While we have guys that visually look as though they can hit it a mile, their mechanics and approach tell a much different story.
He’s had 32 AB’s in 17 games. That’s less than 2 a game. And then only 17 games. So he was getting 3 or 4 at bats a week, max. I’d expect more than .125 but you can’t expect much better than .250 with that type of inconsistent playing time. IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunAmos
Fun fact - the major league ph batting average last year was .216 w/STL hitting exactly .300 as the highest of all teams.
Yeah, it's safe to say that their team was light years ahead of ours with their bats.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunProud
What's funny is that their team barely made it to the conference tournament, won that. Then, they got into the Long Beach regional as a #4 seed, won that, took the last two out of three against Arizona State in the Tempe Super Regional, before going on that run in Omaha.
Their regular season record........29-27
Bil's thread here has really taken off.
We just had a starter go 3 for 34 after batting regularly from beginning of season (100 at bats). Did we put him out to pasture? Why did he stay in the starting rotation? Who knows?Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunRage
Each of those guys riding the bench, all with sub 200 BA (except for Coker), have been nothing but glorified PH'rs this year with not one given consistent plate appearances in a row to get out of a slump or get into a rhythm. It is correct that not one has taken the bull by the horns and solidified themselves in that position. Possibly it is because not one of them were given more than one horn and then told to wrestle that big boy.
I posted a few weeks ago that I thought that this coaching staff had made a decision that is was no longer going to give up defense to DH with the group that was available to DH (stover at 1st and fontent DH), and I was ok with that.
Then low and behold, last weekend they take the senior walk-on from the bench to DH. Mind boggling. While I have nothing against that guy, he is the only one on the bench available to DH that can't help us after this year (and was just as bad or worse in his production this year). If any of those others happen to catch fire in a bottle, they would earn the position and be around next year to help. I would have taken my chances on any of the others, any of them.
We got a full boat of tulips, boys. We ain't Fresno State.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunProud
I'm going to tip toe through that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dad04
Tiny tim, a blast from the past ey, smiles.
Eye be curious and excited to see if we can get a weekend sweep in our last 2 weeks before tourney.. thinking that in some way a big step..
Morning all.. anything special would like me inquire about? thanx
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Add in the fact that they lost their ace during the season, Tanner Scheppers, whom is still pitching in the majors.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
Brian
Is Jace Conrad a paid assistant coach or is he like Greg Davis was a graduate assistant? If he is a paid assistant what is his official duty?Quote:
Originally Posted by snote
Jace and Kaleb Adams are grad assistants if I am not mistaken.
I think he and Caleb Adams are both grad assistants this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun tom
Are we finished signing kids for next season? What do you think our biggest need is with the projected roster coming back?
Hitting, hitting, hitting, hitting............oh yeah, did I mention hitting?Quote:
Originally Posted by lifetimecajun