BB SBC Tournament Final: Louisiana 9, James Madison 10

[Turbine]

Early in the seaon opponents were off balance.

Later in the season not so much.

The bigger your body of work the more they can know what is coming next.

[RaginScotsman]

This really stinks.

Hard to believe that we still came home with hardware.

[cajunref]

We played average in College Station and Miami after huge SBC Tournament runs. We just got punched in the gut. These boys are going to respond. Just watch them make a Super!

Uh, no.

[Dad04]

Again that’s based off stats but go and look since the coastal series and see what our pitching stats are. LP also hasn’t been as dominant in that stretch also so has Morgan.

Slice up the season any way you want. Calling the staff with the 21st best ERA "Average" can't be taken seriously.

[sportsfanatic21]

Slice up the season any way you want. Calling the staff with the 21st best ERA "Average" can't be taken seriously.

Maybe the Cajuns are the only team out of all of those top 25 or so in ERA that had a worse ERA against the better teams they played, and a better ERA against the weaker teams.

But…I doubt it.

[Turbine]

Slice up the season any way you want. Calling the staff with the 21st best ERA "Average" can't be taken seriously.

It really can't, you are right, the entire body of work goes into those numbers.

[cajunfan79]

Maybe the Cajuns are the only team out of all of those top 25 or so in ERA that had a worse ERA against the better teams they played, and a better ERA against the weaker teams.

But…I doubt it.

Actually you can, Lamar is ranked #1 in the country in ERA with a strength of schedule of 207. But I guess they have a bunch of studs.

[Dad04]

Maybe the Cajuns are the only team out of all of those top 25 or so in ERA that had a worse ERA against the better teams they played, and a better ERA against the weaker teams.

But…I doubt it.

It's college baseball. The common mistake is watching MLB one day then college ball the next and making some sort of equivalency.

Some people have tried to equate top 20 D1 to lower level pro baseball, High A or AA.

College ball is much closer in quality of play to high school than AA. Not even close. That's why stats matter. Stats are objective. Calling a top 25 staff average is not objective.

[Big Buds]

Uh, no.

WTF do we have to lose, bro?! It’s not like they did any better the previous years. Maybe getting our asses kicked is a blessing.

[sportsfanatic21]

Actually you can, Lamar is ranked #1 in the country in ERA with a strength of schedule of 207. But I guess they have a bunch of studs.

Oklahoma is going to host

Lamar went to Norman and swept OU.

Their schedule wasn’t tough but they’re 42-14 against it

And I would bet that their team ERA is higher against the better teams they played than against the weaker ones. Which was what I said is normal…for any team.

Whatever host gets Lamar as the 4 seed is getting hosed

[cajunfan79]

Oklahoma is going to host

Lamar went to Norman and swept OU.

Whatever host gets Lamar as the 4 seed is getting hosed

Indeed they did and is a good accomplishment but gave up 10,7 and 3 in the series. All I’m pointing out is what I stated that since our schedule got more difficult starting with coastal our era hasn’t been as impressive.

[cajunfan79]

Oklahoma is going to host

Lamar went to Norman and swept OU.

Their schedule wasn’t tough but they’re 42-14 against it

And I would bet that their team ERA is higher against the better teams they played than against the weaker ones. Which was what I said is normal…for any team.

Whatever host gets Lamar as the 4 seed is getting hosed

They’ll also have to make it out their tournament, so far they’re 1-1. Otherwise not getting in

[sportsfanatic21]

They’ll also have to make it out their tournament, so far they’re 1-1. Otherwise not getting in

That’s true. And a shame. They’re a regional team but the RPI formula won’t allow it because of the conference they’re in.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Matters none. We're going to Omaha.

[goul1]

Correct we will be the bat boys.