I was not referring to you ... re: Etheridge.
Martinez certainly struggled today ... and it was unfortunate that he was close on a lot of pitches, but not quite there. In any event, you cannot walk the bases loaded with a 4-0 lead. But to be fair, he pitched ok vs. Troy. And he pitched extremely well against Southern Miss. These were his last two outings ... and combined in those he was 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP. And if you go back to his third to last outing against Coastal Carolina, he was our best arm on that Sunday ... 2 2/3 IP, 4H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HBP.
So his last three outings before today against Coastal, Southern Miss, and Troy ...
6 1/3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP
Those are some good numbers. So he was heading north for several weeks and turning in very solid outings. He did have a setback today. But the Cajuns will need his "stuff" against the elite hitting teams the Cajuns may see in the regionals. Hopefully he has his command when they do.
Brian