G1 Regional Final: Louisiana 2, Texas 4

[ManAboutTown]

The plays that went Texas’ way today required us to play a flawless game to beat them. We didn’t. Our pitching wasn’t flawless. Our clutch hitting wasn’t flawless. I believe Deggs sending the runner early could have been a momentum starter but he didn’t. Regardless, we just got beat. Get ready for tomorrow and win a game we are supposed to. We’ll see Texas again if we want to compete for this regional. Coastal thought they were done with us too.

And that is the difference. The crazy thing is that we’re playing our best baseball of the season. The margin of error is just so thin against teams with elite top end talent.

[CajunVic]

We still have a bullet left. I don’t see any game being won with 2 runs yet in the playoffs . . . .

[zeppelincajun]

If you watch all the other games, or have watched a bunch of non-Cajun games this year, or look at team statistics for 95+% of college teams this year, you’d probably see that walking just 3 guys in a game is a really good number.

Edit: I just looked it up. FOUR teams in the entire country walked fewer than 3 guys per game this season.

3 walks in a game is a great number. 3 in 1 inning is tough to overcome. We gave Texas 2 free bases to load the bases for their best hitter, and he made us pay. We only issued 1 other walk the rest of the game. In addition, not throwing strikes doesn’t always result in walks. Marshall’s run (Nezuh’s second actually) was surrendered by falling behind in 3 straight counts putting him in a 3-1 count and having to catch more of the plate than you want to. Overall solid performance. Devil’s in the details.

[Dad04]

We lost a very close game to two pitchers nobody will be surprised to see in the big leagues in 2 or 3 years. Texas needed not one but two Sportcenter top 10 plays to do it.

Our pitching kept us in the game and gave us multiple chances to win, which is all you can ask or expect. Nobody wins in college with two runs.

[CajunVic]

We lost a very close game to two pitchers nobody will be surprised to see in the big leagues in 2 or 3 years. Texas needed not one but two Sportcenter top 10 plays to do it.

Our pitching kept us in the game and gave us multiple chances to win, which is all you can ask or expect. Nobody wins in college with two runs.

You can’t put it any better than this . . .

[sportsfanatic21]

3 walks in a game is a great number. 3 in 1 inning is tough to overcome. We gave Texas 2 free bases to load the bases for their best hitter, and he made us pay. We only issued 1 other walk the rest of the game. In addition, not throwing strikes doesn’t always result in walks. Marshall’s run (Nezuh’s second actually) was surrendered by falling behind in 3 straight counts putting him in a 3-1 count and having to catch more of the plate than you want to. Overall solid performance. Devil’s in the details.

It was a 2 walks (1 from Marshall and 1 from Ethridge) and a single before the bases loaded double.

But I get what you’re saying.

Ethridge probably had some serious nerves working (which is completely understandable). He came in and went WP, walk, double, walk. And then settled in and retired the next four to end his outing/the game.

Either way, walking 3 guys and allowing 4 runs against that team is an excellent pitching result.

And without a 3-run HR being robbed, you have 5 runs. Another excellent result against the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.

As MAT (I think it was) said, once you get to this point, the margin is ultra slim. Texas made two great defensive plays. That was the difference in the game.

[ZoomZoom]

Looking like Maine tomorrow.

[CajunRage]

Brock has been so miserable in the clutch the last few weeks it feels like he's due for a big hit in this game

This was my fear when he caught just about every inning this year. He’s gassed.

[Dad04]

This was my fear when he caught just about every inning this year. He’s gassed.

Absolutely wore out. No doubt.

[CajunVic]

Today’s sun game surely didn’t help . . .

[zeppelincajun]

Nobody wins in college with two runs.

IMO this is taking the scope too far out. A 2-1 victory was very much a possibility today. We were right on the cusp of UT fans being the ones saying, “man if only we hadn’t fallen behind 3-0 to one of their best.” Pitching was absolutely solid today. Not taking away from that. The minutiae that wins and loses postseason baseball games is frankly what makes it fun. Just obviously not on night’s like tonight when it happens to your team.

[Dad04]

IMO this is taking the scope too far out. A 2-1 victory was very much a possibility today. We were right on the cusp of UT fans being the ones saying, “man if only we hadn’t fallen behind 3-0 to one of their best.” Pitching was absolutely solid today. Not taking away from that. The minutiae that wins and loses postseason baseball games is frankly what makes it fun. Just obviously not on night’s like tonight when it happens to your team.

Possible mathmatically, but not very possible. 2-1 games are unicorns anymore. They just are. Coastal is hosting with a team ERA over 6.