Baseball Rankings - 5/12

[Policarp]

Kind of have to give him more time at 3b......got to ride the hot bat.

[wcd35]

USA Today updated

[Bankruptcyman]

Kind of have to give him more time at 3b......got to ride the hot bat.

But Leonards had several adventures in centerfield.

[CajunRage]

But Leonards had several adventures in centerfield.

Not many lefties on ULM's staff. I think you give Davis 1 or 2 starts (1 at 1st, 1 at 3rd) this weekend regardless of lefty, righty.

[CajunAlum10]

Aaron Fitt just drilled some dude who asked a dumb question on the Baseball America Chat.

"Jeff (DC): Is UL-Lafayette the most vulnerable National Seed? They have a nice record, but they haven't exactly dominated games against bad competition. Their pitching seems especially suspect and recently they had a run of 10 games where they outhit their opponent in only 2 of those games.

Aaron Fitt: Haven't dominated? They lead the nation in scoring margin (+4.2 runs per game) -- I'd say that's pretty dominant. They've had a few tighter games lately against Arkansas State and Texas State, but those are decent clubs that are second and third in the Sun Belt, and the Cajuns still won both series. No, I don't think the Cajuns are vulnerable at all; on the contrary, I think it will be extremely difficult for any team to go into Lafayette and win a regional or super, because they have a great home-field advantage. That team is built for its park, and they will be far more physical than anyone else they play."

Haha, awesome. http://www.baseballamerica.com/chat/?1399900234

[jllanclos]

Holy smokes. He laid him out on that one. WOW.

[RaginScotsman]

Ouch. Aaron took that guy to school.

[SlickRick]

...and this tidbit about contending for a national seed.

"TCUDoug (Montgomery, AL): Is it a given that either Rice or TCU gets a national seed, and are they competing with each other for one? If so, how is that race shaping up? Is any other Lone Star program in the national seed conversation?

Aaron Fitt: I'd hesitate to say it's a "given" that one of them will be a national seed, because there's still a lot of competition for those eight spots; there are three very strong ACC contenders and there will probably be three strong SEC contenders (Florida, Ole Miss, and the Vandy/South Carolina series winner), plus Oregon State and Louisiana-Lafayette and Indiana. Frogs and Owls must both continue to play at a high level; and I do believe they are probably both competing for one spot. Right now, I lean toward TCU because it plays in a better league and is 14-8 vs. the top 50, vs. Rice's 8-9. And no, I don't see another team from the state in the national seed mix. Houston has a great RPI, but being in third place in the AAC (three games back, too) really hurts."

[Policarp]

I can see how this funbelt league is killing our RPI. Against d1 competition UL is +39 wins over 500 and rest of league totals to -19

[jllanclos]

These guys all make it sound like we're a lock for a National Seed if we win out or close. Not sure I'm buying it, but I WANT to.

[Dad04]

I can see how this funbelt league is killing our RPI. Against d1 competition UL is +39 wins over 500 and rest of league totals to -19

I don't want to hijack the thread, but we simply need to get out of this league.

[Rebel02]

These guys all make it sound like we're a lock for a National Seed if we win out or close. Not sure I'm buying it, but I WANT to.

Do what you did for softball and just don't believe what everyone else tells you.