SBC Championship: #3 UL vs #1 South Alabama

[TuffGuy84]

Hill threw 112 pitches on Thurs. Gunner threw 92 on Wed. Hopefully that bodes well for us, but South Al has plenty in the pen as well

There are the historical differences between the 2 universities. Robe will not bring a guy back a second before he should, USA has a history of wrecking pitchers with overuse on short rest..

[GoneGolfin]

Is there a chance that for once we get the nod because of our past success? You see it all the time with teams that have records around .500 but they'll get an at large bc of their name and what they've done before. Is there a chance we get that type of treatment bc of last year and past baseball success?

No. That does not happen. What you are saying here is not true.

Brian

[Zeebart21]

No. That does not happen. What you are saying here is not true.

Brian

I was wondering the same. Sadly I am an old band jock and should have known better

[GoneGolfin]

There is no RPI line for an at-large bid. The last at-large bid nearly always has several teams in front that do not receive a bid to the tournament.

That said, it looks like the Cajuns' chances for an at-large bid are slim and none (see below). Tulane has a better resume than UL and should earn an at-large bid before the Cajuns, should South Alabama win today. SLU is a tough one. I do not think they get a bid … but it is possible they would get chosen before the Cajuns, given their Southland Conference title. What really hurts them is their 0-5 record vs. the RPI Top 50.

In summary, a quick and dirty analysis shows three (3) at-large spots open for the following bubble teams. Reduce this number to two if Texas defeats Oklahoma State today. Bubble team Michigan can also ensure one of the three spots with a win over Maryland today in the Big Ten tournament title game.

#38 Georgia Tech (#2 ACC 10th) -> 6-13 T50, 17-20 T100, NC RPI 15, SOS 17
#41 Ohio State (#7 Big Ten 6th) -> 7-14 T50, 11-17 T100, NC RPI 22, SOS 61
#44 Tulane (#3 AAC 3rd) -> 8-13 T50, 19-18 T100, NC RPI 45, SOS 36
#46 Nebraska (#7 Big Ten 8th) -> 2-15 T50, 15-15 T100, NC RPI 11, SOS 44
#47 UC Irvine (#9 Big West 3rd) -> 4-10 T50, 15-19 T100, NC RPI 39, SOS 55
#49 Michigan State (#7 Big Ten T4th) -> 7-12 T50, 16-13 T100, NC RPI 25, SOS 68
#50 Connecticut (#3 AAC 6th) -> 7-15 T50, 12-19 T100, NC RPI 40, SOS 74
#51 Louisiana (#14 Sun Belt 3rd) -> 3-2 T50, 10-10 T100, NC RPI 21, SOS 92
#52 SLU (#16 SLC Champion) -> 0-5 T50, 7-8 T100, NC RPI 87, SOS 155
#53 Clemson (#2 ACC 5th) -> 11-13 T50, 20-21 T100, NC RPI 125, SOS 15
#54 Southern Mississippi (#8 CUSA 3rd) -> 7-6 T50, 15-11 T100, NC RPI 72, SOS 102
#55 Nevada (#11 Mountain West Champion) -> 0-0 T50, 15-6 T100, NC RPI 58, SOS 188
#56 Missouri (#1 SEC 7th) -> 7-16 T50, 16-23 T100, NC RPI 134, SOS 6
#57 UCF (#3 AAC 7th) -> 12-22 T50, 18-23 T100, NC RPI 29, SOS 13
#59 Kentucky (#1 SEC 8th) -> 7-15 T50, 13-21 T100, NC RPI 98, SOS 31
#61 Michigan (#7 Big Ten T4th) -> 10-10 T50, 13-12 T100, NC RPI 94, SOS 95
#63 South Carolina (#1 SEC 10th) -> 8-11 T50, 16-21 T100, NC RPI 67, SOS 26
#68 Oregon 9#4 Pac 12 6th) -> 8-13 T50, 13-14 T100, NC RPI 104, SOS 98

Brian

Meanwhile … Texas leads Oklahoma State 1-0 T4th (OSU is home team).

Brian

[angeleast]

Let's get ready to rumble!!!!

[Cajunrunner]

Is the game not even on KPEL?

[angeleast]

Yup. 96 5

[angeleast]

With 2 outs. Cajuns up 1 zip

[roarman]

Yup. 96 5

Watching on my phone. Ain't technology great?

[ManAboutTown]

Big knock by clement and the Stef

1-0 Cajuns

[ULvictory]

Watching on my phone. Ain't technology great?

DITTO

I'm watching on my phone from the beach. I must say that this is definitely the best of both worlds.

[Zeebart21]

Are mullets a thing with these redneck teams? Come in Joe dirt!