BB Semifinal Final: Louisiana 2, Georgia Southern 3

[CajunVic]

Remember that play well. One of my favorite memories watching Cajun baseball with my Dad was being at the Friday night game vs. Alabama in 2014 when this play was used in bottom of 8th inning to score 2 x runs and eventually win the game 1-2.

I was fortunate enough to be at that game also.

[axg8750]

I was fortunate enough to be at that game also.

What a great game in Cajun Baseball history! Robe recognized that his lineup could not hit Alabama’s Friday night arm so he improvised and it paid off.

[JMV JustMyView]

Remember that play well. One of my favorite memories watching Cajun baseball with my Dad was being at the Friday night game vs. Alabama in 2014 when this play was used in bottom of 8th inning to score 2 x runs and eventually win the game 1-2.

I could be wrong but I believe that game we actually shut Alabama out. Compton laid down the bunt and Conrad and Wilson scored. Alabama didn't know what hit them. I believe Turnbull was there friday night arm and we may have got 3 or so hits that whole game. We won 58 games that year. That 2014 squad was better than the 2000 cws squad. That season and the 2015 season still stings. Good times for sure. Hopefully we will get back to those times.

[ULvictory]

What a great game in Cajun Baseball history! Robe recognized that his lineup could not hit Alabama’s Friday night arm so he improvised and it paid off.

That same Alabama Friday Night arm from that game pitched a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Mariners a little over a week ago.

[CajunRage]

A decent 60 yard dash (180 feet) is under 7 seconds. From contact to the pitcher picking up the ball on his knees was roughly 7 seconds. If Lada is taking an aggressive secondary lead and is backed out with 2 outs, he should have been at least half way to home by the time the ball was picked up. In a pressure situation, the pitcher is either throwing from his knees and will be inaccurate 99% of the time or will take another second or two to stand up and throw at maybe 50% accuracy. With the pitcher spot on deck and a pinch hitter coming off the bench cold, you have to send him. With 2 outs and a team that had more strikeouts than hits this year, you aren't waiting around for a hit from a guy that you didn't think should be in your lineup for the biggest game of the year. My honest thought? Deggs didn't think he had to explain that to Lada and then blames himself for it. And in the situation of Rocco straight beating it out, Deggs could have been halfway down the line and thrown up the stop sign. They would not have thrown behind for the same accuracy reasons. Neither Deggs or Lada seemed ready for that situation and that is where the microcosm of the season comes in.

[Dad04]

That is not the scenario Vic was responding to or that I was, for that matter.

My bad.

[Dad04]

A decent 60 yard dash (180 feet) is under 7 seconds. From contact to the pitcher picking up the ball on his knees was roughly 7 seconds. If Lada is taking an aggressive secondary lead and is backed out with 2 outs, he should have been at least half way to home by the time the ball was picked up. In a pressure situation, the pitcher is either throwing from his knees and will be inaccurate 99% of the time or will take another second or two to stand up and throw at maybe 50% accuracy. With the pitcher spot on deck and a pinch hitter coming off the bench cold, you have to send him. With 2 outs and a team that had more strikeouts than hits this year, you aren't waiting around for a hit from a guy that you didn't think should be in your lineup for the biggest game of the year. My honest thought? Deggs didn't think he had to explain that to Lada and then blames himself for it. And in the situation of Rocco straight beating it out, Deggs could have been halfway down the line and thrown up the stop sign. They would not have thrown behind for the same accuracy reasons. Neither Deggs or Lada seemed ready for that situation and that is where the microcosm of the season comes in.

Agreed. I don't see how that play gets made, even with a half-second's hesitation to assess the risk. As said, it was emblematic of the season.

[Dad04]

I could be wrong but I believe that game we actually shut Alabama out. Compton laid down the bunt and Conrad and Wilson scored. Alabama didn't know what hit them. I believe Turnbull was there friday night arm and we may have got 3 or so hits that whole game. We won 58 games that year. That 2014 squad was better than the 2000 cws squad. That season and the 2015 season still stings. Good times for sure. Hopefully we will get back to those times.

I was there next to our dugout. Wilson walked. Conrad reach on the sac bunt that Turnbull fumbled. Compton sac bunts to Turnbull, Wilson and Conrad score. Turnbull had no idea what happened. He had the most puzzled look on his face like like somebody stole his cookie while he was eating it without him seeing who did it. He left the game without throwing another pitch.

We won 2-0 with Austin throwing a CG shutout.

[CajunVic]

I was there next to our dugout. Wilson walked. Conrad reach on the sac bunt that Turnbull fumbled. Compton sac bunts to Turnbull, Wilson and Conrad score. Turnbull had no idea what happened. He had the most puzzled look on his face like like somebody stole his cookie while he was eating it without him seeing who did it. He left the game without throwing another pitch.

The stadium was electric.

[Dad04]

The stadium was electric.

The whole season till the last game. I think we get back to that at some point in time.

[CajunVic]

The whole season till the last game. I think we get back to that at some point in time.

Bianca used lots of clips from that super regional in his recruiting videos.

[ULvictory]

The whole season till the last game. I think we get back to that at some point in time.

The Regional and Super Regional weekends back in 2014 was probably the most fun I’ve had as a UL baseball fan. Plus, the Tigue was lit. I was much younger when we went to Omaha, so I wasn’t as “invested.” But between the excitement of being a National seed and the hype around the community, it still stings remembering that final out of the super regional.

I’m not sure how far or close we are to getting back there, but just imagine the atmosphere at The Tigue now with a larger capacity.