Interesting point!

[GoneGolfin]

I think Robe thinks LSU can't hit a soft tosser, just like he thought Rice can't hit a soft tosser.

I think Robe's coaching to win game 1, and I would've been surprised if he hadn't started Marks.

Soft tosser? Not following you here.

Brian

[jllanclos]

Soft tosser? Not following you here.

Brian

I thought I heard robe say marks doesn't get it up there as hard as leger and he thought Rice might have more trouble with it. Maybe "soft tosser" wasn't exactly right lol

[GoneGolfin]

I thought I heard robe say marks doesn't get it up there as hard as leger and he thought Rice might have more trouble with it. Maybe "soft tosser" wasn't exactly right lol

No. I think Marks and Guillory are the hard throwers. Marks is a power right-hander with a good slider. I have seen a few 93's (I actually saw one 94 on a scout gun in San Marcos) ... and generally sits around 90-91. Leger is mostly upper 80's ... the "softest" tossing of the three.

That said, it has been a long year for these freshman and arms may not quite be reaching the velocity they were.

Marks reminds me a bit of Dohmann ... Hard throwing right hander with a good slider and a bulldog mentality.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

The consensus on the LSU board is that starting Wyatt tonight is basically stacking the pitching to win the last two games. We know Gunner threw a ton, with 26.2 innings since May 14 and likely needs the extra day. What say you?

Of course they would like to think that. No, this is not reverse pitching. As you say, Gunner can use the full week of rest (as LSU would like to do with Poche). Besides, this is the same rotation used in the Houston regional.

Brian

[jllanclos]

No. I think Marks and Guillory are the hard throwers. Marks is a power right-hander with a good slider. I have seen a few 93's (I actually saw one 94 on a scout gun in San Marcos) ... and generally sits around 90-91. Leger is mostly upper 80's ... the "softest" tossing of the three.

That said, it has been a long year for these freshman and arms may not quite be reaching the velocity they were.

Marks reminds me a bit of Dohmann ... Hard throwing right hander with a good slider and a bulldog mentality.

Brian

Maybe he said Leger was a better matchup for that reason.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Been a long couple weeks. LOL

[CrazyCajun]

Leger is a lefty who can change speeds very well, none of them throw soft but leger is better at keeping guys off balance. They all can throw in the 90's

[TuffGuy84]

The consensus on the LSU board is that starting Wyatt tonight is basically stacking the pitching to win the last two games. We know Gunner threw a ton, with 26.2 innings since May 14 and likely needs the extra day. What say you?

I think we're sticking with what isn't broke. The win streak started with Marks in the SBC tourny, last week we went Marks-Leger-Guillory. I guarantee that if we make it to Omaha, we're gonna go Marks-Leger-Guillory. Not Leger is our best pitcher right now, but our rotation is working, keeping everyone fresh and baseball players are creatures of habit, we're just sticking with what works.

[jllanclos]

I think we're sticking with what isn't broke. The win streak started with Marks in the SBC tourny, last week we went Marks-Leger-Guillory. I guarantee that if we make it to Omaha, we're gonna go Marks-Leger-Guillory. Not Leger is our best pitcher right now, but our rotation is working, keeping everyone fresh and baseball players are creatures of habit, we're just sticking with what works.

Robe said Marks is fresh and Gunner's thrown 106 innings as a freshman. He was gassed in the 6th in Houston. Wants him fresh when he starts. No use throwing him out there not fresh. Pretty straightforward.

[Zeebart21]

loved those pix of your yard z! have fun this weekend.

Thanks, SSM. Its been an enjoyable week!!

Z

[ManAboutTown]

Frankly, I would have been disappointed if Wyatt wasn't starting today. Something about that guy tells me he was built for this type of moment. Not to mention, he's been UN-HIT-TABLE at times this season. If he gets locked in, and the bulldog comes out... No one will be saying "shock the world" around 11 pm tonight anymore

[CajunPride]

If Wyatt does get roughed up early, he has proven he can come back in 2 days and pitch lights out. You never know how the series gets started, but its nice to have a pitcher who can work a mulligan. I think think this is the best one to start because of the other reasons mentioned also.