Cajun Corner "Baseball 2018"

[jllanclos]

Bab, tell us about a position player that has impressed the coaching staff beyond expectation..

Who are we relying on for middle relief?

Has Toups continued to progress and should we expect him to be our opening night leadoff hitter?

What are realistic expectations for Hansome Monica in 2018?

Which new comer do you think will have the most immediate impact on the team in 2018?

How much has Jace’s competitiveness rubbed off on this group?

GREAT questions.

[cajun1300]

Bab, tell us about a position player that has impressed the coaching staff beyond expectation..

Who are we relying on for middle relief?

Has Toups continued to progress and should we expect him to be our opening night leadoff hitter?

What are realistic expectations for Hansome Monica in 2018?

Which new comer do you think will have the most immediate impact on the team in 2018?

How much has Jace’s competitiveness rubbed off on this group?

Who is Toups?

[CajunAmos]

Maybe "When are you going to announce the final spring roster"?

[ManAboutTown]

I talked to AB a couple of weeks ago at our girls BB game. Let me go ahead and answer the new comer ? for you. Hayden Cantrell. He was very high on him.

Yea but I’m not talking about Hayden. I think we all pretty much have a set expectation for that guy..

[ManAboutTown]

Who is Toups?

Zach LaFluer

I call him Zach Toups all the time. Family tie.
Mel can back me up on that one..

My bad.

[cajundiehard]

Most improved?

[snote]

thanx for the big time help
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[DieHard1280]

Yes, I am available for thoughtful and intriguing questions against this year. Example: Coach Babb, boxers or briefs?

Thongs?

[Just1More]

Thongs?

Excellent question!

[snote]

was told not to share answer.. hee hee

[CajunAlum10]

I've been to quite a few practices the last few weeks. Here's a few observations I have thus far:

- Tremaine Spears looks like a beast, he's bulked up a little bit and he's been hammering balls all over the yard. I really like his approach at the plate and I think he will have a breakout campaign. Either at LF or 1B.

- Kennon Fontenot has been looking like the starting 3B the last 2 weeks. He's really made some smooth plays and looks very comfortable in the hot corner. He also has the appearance of being the leader on the offense. A do-everything approach, I think he has a big Senior season to continue his nice Junior year campaign.

- The hype around SS Hayden Cantrelle is obviously legit. He looks very confident and smooth at SS and I don't think I've seen him make any mistakes yet. I know it's practice but he's very solid. At the plate, I can't say I've seen him stand out, but I'm sure he'll be a key component in the lineup as the season goes on and he adjust to D1 pitching.

- Brennan Breaux has taken a lot of reps in CF and made some nice diving grabs and seems to have great speed. I think we see him get some good playing time out there.

- The overall feel and mojo of this team looks very solid. They compete hard in practice. The urgency and aggression at the plate and on the basepaths looks noticeably different. I have a feeling these guys are going to be putting a lot of pressure on opposing teams with old-school tactics. And I love it.

I'm going to go on record and say that I think this team will actually be better than last year's club by season's end. It's a tough stretch to start the season and it will tell us a lot about how they handle early success or even early failure. Something just feels different. In a good way. I don't see players lollygagging around like they already won something. (AKA last year's squad). These guys look determined with something to prove. I haven't been able to see any of the pitching staff, but I'm confident in the staff as I am every year. They will be fine. This offense and defense will tell the story of our season.

Last but not least, I'm pretty excited for the season to start. I think we will surprise some folks in Austin and at the Shriners classic. I'm predicting 38+ wins and a Regional berth. From there, it's anybody's ballgame.

Let's geaux boys!

[CajunAmos]

I've been to quite a few practices the last few weeks. Here's a few observations I have thus far:

- Tremaine Spears looks like a beast, he's bulked up a little bit and he's been hammering balls all over the yard. I really like his approach at the plate and I think he will have a breakout campaign. Either at LF or 1B.

- Kennon Fontenot has been looking like the starting 3B the last 2 weeks. He's really made some smooth plays and looks very comfortable in the hot corner. He also has the appearance of being the leader on the offense. A do-everything approach, I think he has a big Senior season to continue his nice Junior year campaign.

- The hype around SS Hayden Cantrelle is obviously legit. He looks very confident and smooth at SS and I don't think I've seen him make any mistakes yet. I know it's practice but he's very solid. At the plate, I can't say I've seen him stand out, but I'm sure he'll be a key component in the lineup as the season goes on and he adjust to D1 pitching.

- Brennan Breaux has taken a lot of reps in CF and made some nice diving grabs and seems to have great speed. I think we see him get some good playing time out there.

- The overall feel and mojo of this team looks very solid. They compete hard in practice. The urgency and aggression at the plate and on the basepaths looks noticeably different. I have a feeling these guys are going to be putting a lot of pressure on opposing teams with old-school tactics. And I love it.

I'm going to go on record and say that I think this team will actually be better than last year's club by season's end. It's a tough stretch to start the season and it will tell us a lot about how they handle early success or even early failure. Something just feels different. In a good way. I don't see players lollygagging around like they already won something. (AKA last year's squad). These guys look determined with something to prove. I haven't been able to see any of the pitching staff, but I'm confident in the staff as I am every year. They will be fine. This offense and defense will tell the story of our season.

Last but not least, I'm pretty excited for the season to start. I think we will surprise some folks in Austin and at the Shriners classic. I'm predicting 38+ wins and a Regional berth. From there, it's anybody's ballgame.

Let's geaux boys!

I agree with you except for Brennan who hasn't yet been cleared to play this year as a transfer.