1B: hunter gilliam

[Ghost of Cliff Hagan]

unless i missed this, looks like the cats picked up a transfer 5th year 1b last night from longwood. plastiak replacement?

Hitting Statistics​

Career Hitting Statistics

Season	AVG	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB	PO	A	E	FLD%
2019	.253	51	42	162	23	41	4	2	4	21	.377	6	4	52	1	.295	1	2	1	91	15	6	.946
2020	.302	14	14	53	5	16	4	1	0	9	.415	7	0	13	1	.383	0	0	1	73	8	3	.964
2021	.267	46	46	176	25	47	10	4	3	31	.420	16	5	58	3	.343	1	2	3	315	27	5	.986
2022	.287	45	45	157	36	45	9	2	12	40	.599	29	6	44	2	.406	5	0	6	348	23	0	1.000
Total	.272	156	147	548	89	149	27	9	19	101	.458	58	15	167	7	.354	7	4	11	827	73	14	.985

 

[SeanCain]

unless i missed this, looks like the cats picked up a transfer 5th year 1b last night from longwood. plastiak replacement?

Hitting Statistics​

Career Hitting Statistics

Season	AVG	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB	PO	A	E	FLD%
2019	.253	51	42	162	23	41	4	2	4	21	.377	6	4	52	1	.295	1	2	1	91	15	6	.946
2020	.302	14	14	53	5	16	4	1	0	9	.415	7	0	13	1	.383	0	0	1	73	8	3	.964
2021	.267	46	46	176	25	47	10	4	3	31	.420	16	5	58	3	.343	1	2	3	315	27	5	.986
2022	.287	45	45	157	36	45	9	2	12	40	.599	29	6	44	2	.406	5	0	6	348	23	0	1.000
Total	.272	156	147	548	89	149	27	9	19	101	.458	58	15	167	7	.354	7	4	11	827	73	14	.985

Nice catch. It certainly appears he’s now a Wildcat based on his Twitter account.

 

[dtjr]

Longwood finished in the bottom 4 of the Big South.
The winner of the conference was Campbell who is playing in the Knoxville regional.

12 HR's this year is nice but looks like he could strike out a bunch.

 

[Aday117]

With what’s returning on the current roster and the class we have coming in, we have no choice but to load up on transfers again. Not an idea way to build a roster hoping guys from longwood somehow can compete in the SEC.

 

[167Hike]

Now I know we are going in hyperdrive with all the transfers but I thought it was somewhat commonplace to have a good handful of them in baseball. Thought this was used as a tool to help navigate the 11.7 scholarship rule?

 

[Comebakatz3]

Now I know we are going in hyperdrive with all the transfers but I thought it was somewhat commonplace to have a good handful of them in baseball. Thought this was used as a tool to help navigate the 11.7 scholarship rule?

I think that typically the idea is to supplement your roster with them. So getting them isn't bad, but ideally you don't rely on them all the time and you don't stack a roster with them. Especially in year 6/7

 

[TuckyFB]

 

[TuckyFB]

 

[TuckyFB]

I like that .406 OBP from this past season by him

It seems like a good addition/replacement for Plastiak

 

[SeanCain]

I think that typically the idea is to supplement your roster with them. So getting them isn't bad, but ideally you don't rely on them all the time and you don't stack a roster with them. Especially in year 6/7

If you’re using the portal to build your team annually, it essentially means your high school recruiting and development is not so good. Not a winning formula. As Comebak said, a couple are fine just not the whole team.

 

[maysvilleky]

What will his avg translate to in the SEC?

 

[OldRed]

Longwood finished in the bottom 4 of the Big South.
The winner of the conference was Campbell who is playing in the Knoxville regional.

12 HR's this year is nice but looks like he could strike out a bunch.

Well, he did say Plastiak replacement.

 

[Comebakatz3]

Well, he did say Plastiak replacement.

He has his work cut out for him if he wants to catch Plastiak

 

[JDeck2]

He has his work cut out for him if he wants to catch Plastiak

I disagree. Aside from the occasional, unexpected home run, there were entire weekends that would go by without Plastiak even putting the ball in play. Not THAT much to live up to at the plate.
Defensively, Plastiak did some great things.

 

[Comebakatz3]

I disagree. Aside from the occasional, unexpected home run, there were entire weekends that would go by without Plastiak even putting the ball in play. Not THAT much to live up to at the plate.
Defensively, Plastiak did some great things.

I meant that he has his work cut out for him if he wants to catch Plastiak in strikeout numbers.... where Plastiak broke the UK single season record. Seemed like Plastiak hit a home run or struck out, rarely anything in between.

He did become a very good defensive 1B though. Never seen us throw out so many people at 3rd on sac bunt attempt to the right side of the infield.

 

[OldRed]

I disagree. Aside from the occasional, unexpected home run, there were entire weekends that would go by without Plastiak even putting the ball in play. Not THAT much to live up to at the plate.
Defensively, Plastiak did some great things.

Uh.... I think we were referring to his strike out potential. At least, I was. Don't want to speak for Comebakatz3.

 

[Ghost of Cliff Hagan]

I meant that he has his work cut out for him if he wants to catch Plastiak in strikeout numbers.... where Plastiak broke the UK single season record. Seemed like Plastiak hit a home run or struck out, rarely anything in between.

He did become a very good defensive 1B though. Never seen us throw out so many people at 3rd on sac bunt attempt to the right side of the infield.

have to disagree a bit with the good defensive first baseman part, how many outs did he give away by not being able to read a fly ball in foul territory?

 

[Comebakatz3]

have to disagree a bit with the good defensive first baseman part, how many outs did he give away by not being able to read a fly ball in foul territory?

That is true, he was pretty bad at that. Which is kind of strange given that he should have been comfortable doing that as a 3B. Still, he did well fielding bunts and by the end of the year was pretty comfortable digging the ball out of the dirt/turf. I think he probably saved Ritter from a few throwing errors with those digs.

 

[JDeck2]

I just misinterpreted what you two were saying then. Lol. We are all on the same page about Plastiak at the plate then.

And yes, @Ghost of Cliff Hagan, I do agree his foul pop judgment was quite subpar... Lol. But I can recall numerous picks and stretches that saved us and, as CB3 mentioned, many plays on bunts where his reads and throws were fantastic.

 

[Ghost of Cliff Hagan]

fair points @Comebakatz3 & @Jeff12wb - just hated giving up outs in league play and watching them come back to haunt the pitching staff and lead to runs being scored instead of being out of an inning. at one point i thought darren headrick was going to throw his microphone out of the press box he sounded so frustrated.