BB G3 Final: Louisiana 6, Texas State 8

[sportsfanatic21]

Hate to be "that guy" but...we don't have enough pitching to win a tournament.

And I got to thinking today, outside of Gunner, are there any pitchers over the last. 3 years that have gotten better in their time here?

Guillory, Marks, Lee, Burk, all Friday starters at some point early in their careers. And all got progressively worse during their careers here. Guillory, and more so, Marks, transitioned into good relievers, but it's becoming a trend that talented kids come in, pitch well as freshman, and then decline as their careers progress. Batty and Perrin have regressed since the beginning of the season.

Stoelke ended up not even being a pitcher, then was the outlier in becoming a solid reliever this season. D. Moore has regressed big tine. Yes, I know he's fought some injury.

All of us blast Talbot for the lack of hitter development...actually the demise of some highly thought of guys...but let's be honest, it's not all that much different on the pitching side.

Hopefully there are glaring examples that I'm missing and I'm completely wrong, but it would be difficult to make a strong argument against this if I'm not.

[LifeTimeCajun]

Hate to be "that guy" but...we don't have enough pitching to win a tournament.

And I got to thinking today, outside of Gunner, are there any pitchers over the last. 3 years that have gotten better in their time here?

Guillory, Marks, Lee, Burk, all Friday starters at some point early in their careers. And all got progressively worse during their careers here. Guillory, and more so, Marks, transitioned into good relievers, but it's becoming a trend that talented kids come in, pitch well as freshman, and then go to crap as their careers progress. Batty and Perrin have regressed since the beginning of the season.

Stoelke ended up not even being a pitcher, then was the outlier in becoming a solid reliever this season. D. Moore has regressed big tine. Yes, I know he's fought some injury.

All of us blast Talbot for the lack of hitter development...actually the demise of some highly thought of guys...but let's be honest, it's not all that much different on the pitching side.

Hopefully there are glaring examples that I'm missing and I'm completely wrong, but it would be difficult to make a strong argument against this if I'm not.

[LifeTimeCajun]

Well I think Harris, Gunner, Schmidt, Marks, Guillory, and Carter were and have been pretty good in our program. Batty and Perrin are freshman and carried this team at certain points of this season. Dmo during his career was as good as anyone in the country that threw 86-88 mph for 2.5 years until his shoulder tear. So I’m not sure what u talking about

[Dad04]

Word is Tablot has these hitters so confused, no identity of what they want to be. Robe is loyal to a fault, hope this is not the case with Tablot

They good bunters.

[Dad04]

Hugely disappointing weekend for the Cajun faithful against a school we usually own. Bottom line, win the SB tourney or stay home for regionals. Don't see that happening with 2-1/2 starter's worth of consistent pitching and about the same number of hitters on the team.

I wanted to go to the games this weekend very badly, but my wife's surgery Thursday precluded that. Saved me a lot of heartache this weekend.

Best of luck to you and your family.

[sportsfanatic21]

Well I think Harris, Gunner, Schmidt, Marks, Guillory, and Carter were and have been pretty good in our program. Batty and Perrin are freshman and carried this team at certain points of this season. Dmo during his career was as good as anyone in the country that threw 86-88 mph for 2.5 years until his shoulder tear. So I’m not sure what u talking about

You kind of made my point

[Policarp]

New softball rule preventing college coaches contacting girls prior to September of their junior year will change that plan

Too late for those commmitted. 95+% of the top 2020-21 softball prospects are committed. Coach Glasco had a relatively tiny window to get future commits in before change is official.
If Napier can match Glasco in getting some 4-5 star commits.....then sky is the limit

[DieHard1280]

Best of luck to you and your family.

Thanks Dad04

[Cajunsmike]

Too late for those commmitted. 95+% of the top 2020-21 softball prospects are committed. Coach Glasco had a relatively tiny window to get future commits in before change is official.
If Napier can match Glasco in getting some 4-5 star commits.....then sky is the limit

Yes he did well garnering those commitments prior to the rule change. However, I don't think he can contact those early commitments now until they become juniors in September.

[CajunEXPRESS]

That’s right Mike

[CajunVic]

Yes he did well garnering those commitments prior to the rule change. However, I don't think he can contact those early commitments now until they become juniors in September.

Neither can anyone else, so he should at least have a good lead and head start as to those that have already committed.

[Tell The Truth]

Tony outright has abused so many pitchers here...gunner and D_MO are just the latest 2...not many get better or they get hurt due to tony's methods and overuse!!!