SBC Tourney G13: Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana

[CajunT]

I know, game over. But IMO, in the bottom of the 8th with bases loaded, needing one run to win, pinch hit for Maly. Maybe Vincent to try and get the ball out the infield. Hit are fly ball. Maly slapps to the pitcher and force at home. Then Fernandey slaps for the third out........

Its always tough after a loss to go back and look at certain situations during the game and second guess yourself. My question to you is did Vicent do anything at the plate during the tournament up to that point to suggest she might have been the better option?

[Boomer]

Really proud of these ladies....some awful bad luck.....but it taint over....I need something impressive In the Tigue...in deRidder and ____ed....

[cajunfan337]

Lol I'll be handing out razor blades tonight at the baseball game. Jesus guys get off the suicide wagon, seasons not over yet...

[Frenchie35]

Its always tough after a loss to go back and look at certain situations during the game and second guess yourself. My question to you is did Vicent do anything at the plate during the tournament up to that point to suggest she might have been the better option?

You look at the situation. As I stated, bases loaded and one out, do you need two slap hitters coming up. In my opinion, no. Pinch hit Maly with Vincent. Sure Maly could have got a ball to bounce over the third bases head. Then we wouldn't be talking about this. So much more could have happen with Vincent up. Long fly ball, hit, hard grounder to second base. With Maly a hop over third base head. And I wasn't going back an look at the situations. I was calling for a pinch hitter to come up at the time.

[CajunRed]

Its always tough after a loss to go back and look at certain situations during the game and second guess yourself. My question to you is did Vicent do anything at the plate during the tournament up to that point to suggest she might have been the better option?

I surely don't remember anything.

[CajunT]

You look at the situation. As I stated, bases loaded and one out, do you need two slap hitters coming up. In my opinion, no. Pinch hit Maly with Vincent. Sure Maly could have got a ball to bounce over the third bases head. Then we wouldn't be talking about this. So much more could have happen with Vincent up. Long fly ball, hit, hard grounder to second base. With Maly a hop over third base head. And I wasn't going back an look at the situations. I was calling for a pinch hitter to come up at the time.

Understand, but Maly makes contact with the ball a larger percentage of the time. In fact, Vincent has struck out over 30% of the time she has went to bat this season. So, if you pinch hit you aren't playing the percentages. Maly is a slap hitter with speed and if she puts the ball in play she has a chance to reach base with her speed. Coach Lotief played the perentages in book with contact and speed. I think he played it right look especially after Vincent did very little when she had a few at bats in the tournament.

[CajunRed]

Understand, but Maly makes contact with the ball a larger percentage of the time. In fact, Vincent has struck out over 30% of the time she has went to bat this season. So, if you pinch hit you aren't playing the percentages. Maly is a slap hitter with speed and if she puts the ball in play she has a chance to reach base with her speed. Coach Lotief played the perentages in book with contact and speed. I think he played it right look especially after Vincent did very little when she had a few at bats in the tournament.

Vincent seemed overmatched.

Overall, a lot of the pitching we faced seemed to overpower many of our hitters this tourney. To get shut out in one game...and to leave WAAAY too many on base in critical situations. No good.

In past years, it was obvious that we simply had superior talent. This year, the gap was closed considerably with a couple of SBC schools. We need to make sure our talent level is sufficient to regain our rightful position.

[roarman]

The RPI is good enough to get us in the tournmanet, so it won't be just in reputation. Depending on which regional the Cajuns are sent to, it could very well be difficult to get out of it. If its Texas or LSU, those would be very difficult. Bottom-line, the team is still getting to a regional even after a difficult season.

Really? You're scared of LSU? They're in a slump. They just lost three in a row to Georgia, giving up a total of 27 runs. I think you're way off saying it would be "difficult". I think it would be one of the easier regionals. Plus, Beth Torino is no Michael Loteif.

[axg8750]

Any regional the girls go to they will have the advantage at the coaching position.

[CajunFan3406]

Funny reading this thread now. After regionals the Cajuns are the only SBC team remaining. Congrats to WKU and South Al for winning the regular season and conference tourney, but looking at the big picture, those things don't compare to winning a regional.

[moorecajun]

Funny reading this thread now. After regionals the Cajuns are the only SBC team remaining. Congrats to WKU and South Al for winning the regular season and conference tourney, but looking at the big picture, those things don't compare to winning a regional.

Things lined up very well for the Cajuns ... if we had won the tournament we probably wind up being a #16 seed and paired up with #1 Oklahoma (who looks to be the big favorite).

So by not winning the SB Conference Tourney, the Cajuns wind up in the #9 seed regional paired up with #8 ... things do look to be lining up well ... oh, and Jordan Wallace pitching the best of the year now doesn't hurt ... and the Cajun bats exploding this weekend will put an exclamation point on the Supers!

GEAUX CAJUNS!

[cajunfan337]

Things lined up very well for the Cajuns ... if we had won the tournament we probably wind up being a #16 seed and paired up with #1 Oklahoma (who looks to be the big favorite).

So by not winning the SB Conference Tourney, the Cajuns wind up in the #9 seed regional paired up with #8 ... things do look to be lining up well ... oh, and Jordan Wallace pitching the best of the year now doesn't hurt ... and the Cajun bats exploding this weekend will put an exclamation point on the Supers!

GEAUX CAJUNS!

Maybe, just maybe, this was Lotief's plan all along...








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