Of course we had mediocre bats in 15 & 16 but still got enough to get to regionals and nearly two super regionals. No doubt the thing that bothers me is the same guys who had mediocre seasons last year and had glowing pre season props looked exactly like they did last year. Kusals, as a lead off hitter? He must have shown a lot more in summer league and fall ball than he showed last year.
It is just one game, but we only get about fifteen loses to have a chance at a regional host, and we sure don't want to squander those losses on bad competitors. We shall see if Murry State is a 'that's baseball' game.