BB G3 Final: Louisiana 9, Southern Miss 11

[sportsfanatic21]

Until the mindset of trying to strike out every batter you face changes, not much of anything else will

If there was ever a time to pitch to contact, this was the year. This team is exceptionally good defensively.

[sportsfanatic21]

Maybe someone can explain to this to me. We have a mediocre bullpen with limited choices due to injuries. That said, thank goodness we got quality starts earlier in weekend to save the pen. But knowing what we have, why do we continue to try and match up right on right, left on left when we are running out of able bodies? This is not the big leagues. If said guy has to face one guy that he doesnt match with, but the next 3-4 hitters he matches up with…let him stay in the game. How will he ever learn to maneuver a lineup. I just dont get it. So i guess if u a righty u just face righty’s in our system.

This times a million. That Right/Left thing is SO overrated. Even at the big league level.

[Dad04]

This times a million. That Right/Left thing is SO overrated. Even at the big league level.

Robe rarely (NEVER EVER) did the left on left switch. It's college baseball for FS.

OH OH let's put this lefty in with 4 IP all year....to walk the bases loaded on 4 pitches.

It didn't cost us any runs, but is not good. What cost us was using Rawls Friday with a 10 run lead

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The Ragin' Cajuns baseball team fell to Southern Miss in an instant classic season-ending game.

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[ManAboutTown]

Sorry, but I don’t think those 13 pitches made any difference in the whole scheme of things. With hind sight I would suggest that to be a rather myopic view point.

That’s because you don’t know a thing about baseball

[CajunVic]

That’s because you don’t know a thing about baseball

I’ll consider the source . . . paint any dugouts lately . . .

[LifeTimeCajun]

Until the mindset of trying to strike out every batter you face changes, not much of anything else will

If there was ever a time to pitch to contact, this was the year. This team is exceptionally good defensively.

I wonder if the coaching staff ever considered that?

[Big Buds]

App State defeated Troy. An outright third place conference finish was ours today. Instead we are the #4 seed in the tournament.

Brian

I’m confused because Troy is the 3rd place team. How did App beating Troy eliminate Louisiana from finishing 3rd?

[Turbine]

I’m confused because Troy is the 3rd place team. How did App beating Troy eliminate Louisiana from finishing 3rd?

It's not that Troy moved up with a loss, it's more that they didn't move down because Louisiana lost also.

If Louisiana had won they would have knocked Troy down.

I may be a little off on this, but that is my understanding.

[cajundiehard]

It's not that Troy moved up with a loss, it's more that they didn't move down because Louisiana lost also.

If Louisiana had won they would have knocked Troy down.

I may be a little off on this, but that is my understanding.

That's correct... Brian is just saying Cajuns could have been the 3rd seed had Cajuns won yesterday. But, since Troy and the Cajuns finished in a tie, Troy wins the tiebreak vs. the Cajuns by virtue of Troy's series win over the Cajuns.

I'm thinking SBC is a 4 bid league this year... Locks would be Coastal, Southern Miss, and Troy. UL and Texas State fighting for the 4th in the same side of the bracket. Whichever makes it to Championship Sunday may get a bid, assuming Coastal, USM, or Troy win the conference tournament. Texas State has a better RPI than ours, but could redeem themselves after their sweep at Russo by making it to Championship Sunday and probably get their RPI back into the Top 50.... Unfortunately, I don't see how Troy does get their RPI back into the Top 50 in the scenario where the Cajuns make it to the Championship - which means they would have 2 more losses prior to being eliminated - (would help the Cajuns in Quad 1 wins).