Can someone splain me what happened to our once-poud baseball program?

[Dad04]

https://forumeus.com/...is-Mike-Trahan

So according to this we were struggling scoring runs and laying down bunts before Trahan got here.

We scored runs until Coach Szefc left. The Lucroy years were runs scoring years.

[CajunRage]

We scored runs until Coach Szefc left. The Lucroy years were runs scoring years.

Was thinking about that. I know it's hypothetical but I wonder how 2007 would have done against the 2014 schedule. Looking through, the sunbelt and ooc schedules seemed a bit tougher in 07.

[anhil8tor]

We scored runs until Coach Szefc left. The Lucroy years were runs scoring years.

That is correct
2007 we scored 440 runs
2008 we scored 294 runs

[CajunJeaux]

I'll ask again, who on this roster would have earned playing time on the 2014 team?

I don’t think this is fair question..who’s to say that given the opportunity to play for Deggs...Lott or Cantrelle or Bourgouis wouldn’t succeed like the ‘14 guys?

[CajunRage]

I don’t think this is fair question..who’s to say that given the opportunity to play for Deggs...Lott or Cantrelle or Bourgouis wouldn’t succeed like the ‘14 guys?

That's pretty much proving my point. Those 3 may have the skill sets to succeed like '14 but haven't been coached to their potential or even worse, coached into their demise by the current staff. This is more the direction I lean.

On the other hand, they just may not be as talented and therein lies the recruiting issue that this staff would have to claim. We would have been unable to capitalize on the success of '14.

There are two possible scenarios and neither bode well for the coaching staff. As I said earlier 80% of the current staff was here the year immediately after finishing the regular season as the #1 team in the nation. 4 years later, we are talking about what we need to do to make sure we make the conference tourney.

[RaginDave]

Cantrelle would've started, I know this team had Trahan and Conrad, but one of those guys would have been moved to another position, Tyler Girourd was a good player, but Trahan, Conrad and Cantrelle would have been a great infeild ala Hunter Kasuls, but you would not have been able to keep both off the field. A healthy Gunner would have been one of the weekend starters.

Todd Lott would have been hard to keep out of the lineup. May not have been an everyday guy, but would have platooned.

[CajunVic]

Cantrelle would've started, I know this team had Trahan and Conrad, but one of those guys would have been moved to another position, Tyler Girourd was a good player, but Trahan, Conrad and Cantrelle would have been a great infeild ala Hunter Kasuls, but you would not have been able to keep both off the field. A healthy Gunner would have been one of the weekend starters.

Todd Lott would have been hard to keep out of the lineup. May not have been an everyday guy, but would have platooned.

So the same staff that could not keep Lott in the lineup on a 💩 team last year would have had a hard time keeping out of the lineup in the 2014 team. I would like to hear more on that.

And do you really think Cantrelle would have had as long to get started on the 2014 team as he got last year and this. No way on the 2014 team would he have had those opportunities to pull out of the beginning of the year slumps.

[babysitter]

Cantrelle would've started, I know this team had Trahan and Conrad, but one of those guys would have been moved to another position, Tyler Girourd was a good player, but Trahan, Conrad and Cantrelle would have been a great infeild ala Hunter Kasuls, but you would not have been able to keep both off the field. A healthy Gunner would have been one of the weekend starters.

Todd Lott would have been hard to keep out of the lineup. May not have been an everyday guy, but would have platooned.

So you're saying that Cantrelle would have been a better middle infielder than Conrad or Trahan at 2B or SS ? Please tell me what you're smoking. Kasuls and Lott couldn't have carried luggage for that 2014 team.

[CajunRage]

Cantrelle would've started, I know this team had Trahan and Conrad, but one of those guys would have been moved to another position, Tyler Girourd was a good player, but Trahan, Conrad and Cantrelle would have been a great infeild ala Hunter Kasuls, but you would not have been able to keep both off the field. A healthy Gunner would have been one of the weekend starters.

Todd Lott would have been hard to keep out of the lineup. May not have been an everyday guy, but would have platooned.

I said earlier I could see Cantrelle playing out of position. In other words, not SS maybe 1B/3B. Not seeing the Lott angle unless we are taking Cape Lott and not UL Lott. No knock on him. I think Cape Lott is the real Lott but I'm not overly confident with him at the plate with RISP right now.

[CajunAmos]

I'll ask again, who on this roster would have earned playing time on the 2014 team?

I'm no happier than anyone else here, and have discussed with the wife about changing my baseball tickets which I've had for 20 years to softball instead which I've attended for as long but never purchased season tickets as I couldn't afford both.

I'm pretty sure the 2014 team (which was our highest rated team ever) was predominately seniors and juniors (with the exception of Blake Trahan). Without doubt the ability of those folks was superior to a good number of today's players, and might have taken a number of positions over some of the 2000 team. That team had 10 freshman and sophomores on the roster, and out of those 10 (who were also recruited by Degg's like a few of the front line guys) only two wound up being regulars in future years, Blake Trahan (who was offered by Tony & Babs long before Deggs) and Nick Thurman. Recruiting isn't an exact science. What I'm hoping is that Wells is in charge or has approval of who we are offering or signing from the field positions starting this year and into the future. The incoming crop of pwere highly recruited (if you believe the services) but they were recruited & signed before Wells so I have some concerns. I'll probably give it a year to see if there is any improvement before making any changes in ticketing.