UL vs. USM Game Deux

[raginsaints]

We don't battle at the plate, it's embarrassing to watch. So many holes in our bats and if God forbid we hit the ball, it's a grounder to the pitcher.

[IHateLaState]

Guys it looked like men against boys out there... USM has imposing players.. We are PHYSICALLY out manned this weekend....

No aggression at the plate... its not a pretty picture ....

[RedBug58]

A couple of games with many errors and no hitting can be forgiven. It's pretty obvious now that this is the norm. We're weak in the field and meek at the plate. Our pitching can not overcome this. It's going to be a long season.

[CajunRed]

_ 3 up, 3 down. Game over. UL loses again 6-1.

I will stand by what I said earlier this week in another thread. This team has no hitting, suspect defense and average pitching. We gave up 10 runs, 22 hits and 4 errors in 2 games vs. USM, never mind the debacle vs. SLU. There is a reason the SBC picked UL to be a middle of the pack team and no players or pitchers on the all conference preseason team. Two losing seasons in a row and now this. We've got a long season to go, but to start off this way, AGAIN, is disappointing to say the least. _

Our pitching has allowed only 5 earned runs in two games against a very good hitting USM team. How is that bad pitching? Isn't that a 2.5 ERA?

Now hitting and defense, yes it was and is bad.

[Dad04]

Team ERA is 2.52, which would be in the top 10 nationally at the end of the year. Pitching is just fine.

[CajunRed]

_ Team ERA is 2.52, which would be in the top 10 nationally at the end of the year. Pitching is just fine. _

thank you

[GeauxCajuns]

_ Team ERA is 2.52, which would be in the top 10 nationally at the end of the year. Pitching is just fine. _

you sound like people a couple of years ago when people were saying, but our offense is top 7 in rushing, and we were still 6-6 in FB. is it to much to ask for a complete ball club, or do we have to settle for being good at one phase of the game?

[Jacob81]

_ you sound like people a couple of years ago when people were saying, but our offense is top 7 in rushing, and we were still 6-6 in FB. is it to much to ask for a complete ball club, or do we have to settle for being good at one phase of the game? _

I think they're simple saying our pitching staff is better than average up to this point, which i would agree. I would like to see us adjust better on the mound to batters crowding the plate.

Also, don't the batters have to make an effort to get out of the way of the pitch? USM seemed to just throw the elbow a few times.

[Dad04]

_ thank you _

I was waaaay off. Arizona State led the NCAA with a 2.9 team ERA last year. LSU was 4.01 winning the CWS.We led the Sunbelt in ERA last year with an ERA double what we have now. When we finish under 4.00 ERA we usually do well;

2005: 48 wins, 3.80 ERA; NCAA Regional
2006: 39 wins, 3.54 ERA;
2007: 45 wins, 3.78 ERA; NCAA Regional
2008: 30 Wins, 4.99 ERA
2009: 27 wins, 5.01 ERA 1st in SBC

UL has led the SBC in pitching all year, last year and most years.

[Dad04]

_ you sound like people a couple of years ago when people were saying, but our offense is top 7 in rushing, and we were still 6-6 in FB. is it to much to ask for a complete ball club, or do we have to settle for being good at one phase of the game? _

Complete clubs win conferences, regionals and supers (see USM 2009). All I'm saying is that the pitching is fine. I don't know anything about rushing or not rushing.