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

[CajunVic]

Let's just quit with all this 💩, this team is 1 and 0 to start the second half of the season and working on a very successful second half.

S/ Positive Paul

[Dad04]

Part of the 30K is throwing himself on the proverbial UL athletic sword even when your team is 13-16 and hasn’t even gotten into the teeth of their schedule yet. Chasing Rainbows.

Part of the explanation is the inevitable cyclical nature of college sports, which I believe. I'd discuss that along with injuries, but that opens the conversation to what can be done to exit the down cycle. Those things can be coaching, development, recruiting, hitting coaches, etc.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Some teams, programs don't suffer cyclical as severely as others. Witchata State has been at a high level in baseball, Ragin Cajuns in softball. Saying cyclical is simply a built in excuse. Being a great program isn't easy, is a rarity. As soon as you start finding out why it's so hard you start becoming willing to accept losing as inevitable.

[CajunT]

That's only because Lochridge hasn't been given the chance at SS!!!!

kidding

No, seriously I think Lockridge would have made that 2014 team! He should have played in the Cape Cod league his freshman season at LSU. All Paul Mainieri had to do is just give his name to the league and it would have been a done deal.

[Dad04]

Consistency is the key. I'm keeping in mind the team has been a top 75 RPI program for many years. That is consistency in the big picture. Not this year and maybe not next year, tho.

[CajunT]

The ONLY positions Cantrelle could have played that year are 3rd (move Shug to 1st), 1st, or take Butler's spot in the outfield and adjust the outfield to factor in for his speed. He would not have played 2nd or short over Conrad and Trahan.

Wait, Shug played at Teurlings right? I think Lockridge or Dupuy would have been better.

[ConfusedFan]

Wait, Shug played at Teurlings right? I think Lockridge or Dupuy would have been better.

LMAO. Can combine Lochridge and Dupuy and they probably still wouldn't have had as many hits or played with as much fire as Shug.

[anhil8tor]

I like this two half approach especially cause the first half sucked. Now Monica and Lott are leading the team in hitting! We are finally over .500! Tech, LSU, Monroe coming up!!!!

[BeauCajun]

I like this two half approach especially cause the first half sucked. Now Monica and Lott are leading the team in hitting! We are finally over .500! Tech, LSU, Monroe coming up!!!!

Hate to disappoint you. Overall 13-16. The next 6 or so games will be hard to win.

[GeauxLouisiana]

Hate to disappoint you. Overall 13-16. The next 6 or so games will be hard to win.

Think you missed his sarcasm.

It's funny to see some fans using 2010 as a rallying cry because of Jay's article about the 2nd half of the season. This team is no where as good as the 2010 team.