Here are the pundits predictions for the vandy series:

[medearis]

<p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">The SEC opens up conference play this weekend with four schools ranked in the top seven in the country led by number 1 ranked Vanderbilt. The biggest series of the weekend features the number 2 ranked Florida Gators visiting number 7 ranked LSU. The other weekend matchups sees Georgia going to number six ranked South Carolina, eleventh ranked Arkansas visiting 26th ranked Auburn, Alabama going to Ole Miss, and Tennessee visiting the Kentucky Wildcats.<span id="more-34412"></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Mississippi State at #1 Vanderbilt</p><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Mississippi State enters the weekend with a respectable 14-4 record but have zero quality wins this season while having curious losses against Sacred Heart and Iowa twice. Jarrod Parks has been the top hitter on the squad with a .404 batting average with a homer and 18 RBI. Devin Jones has been the most consistent weekend starter as he is 2-2 with a 1.37 ERA in 26.1 innings pitched.</p><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Vanderbilt is rightfully ranked in the top five in all the major polls including being ranked number one in the country in the most recent NCBWA poll. They enter the weekend with a 17-1 record with the most impressive victories over Stanford in a three game set. Aaron Westlake leads the team in hitting with a .397 batting average as he has hit two homers driving in 12 homers. Anthony Gomez has also been solid in the lineup as he is hitting .347 with 15 RBI. The pitching staff has been led by probable 2011 first round draft pick Sonny Gray who it 4-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts. Relief pitcher Navery Moore has not been scored upon this season as he is 3-0 with two saves while having a perfect ERA.</p><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday: MS State Devin Jones (2-2, 1.37) vs VU Sonny Gray ((4-0, 1.71 ERA)
Saturday: MS State Chris Stratton (3-0, 1.65) vs VU TBA
Sunday: MS State TBA vs VU TBA</p><p style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Predictions
Brian Foley: Vanderbilt Sweep
Mark Rafferty: Vanderbilt Sweep</p><div>
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</div><div>We will win behind Stratton tomorrow, and be ahead of the curve coming out of the weekend.</div>

 

[jbulldog]

Stratton gives us a chance but our bats are pathetic; add to that the fact that we make stupid baserunning decisions when we finally do get someone on base and that equals 0 runs. We have to respect teams with a good defense; they will not choke when we do as Cohen says....play aggressive offense. Seems like we would rather walk or get hit by pitches than to go up to the plate and take our rips. I really do not think we will score this weekend. Imagine that.