We batted .143 this weekend. God bless our pitching staff.
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As I have watched the scoreboard this year and compared our players' batting averages against our opponents, I have been convinced of one thing. Adam Frazier may be the only person we have in the lineup that would be playing on a regular basis for other SEC teams. Other than him, some of our "hottest" hitters are batting below .250. Also, there have been several occasions this year where we have had multiple players in the lineup batting below .200. That is embarrassing for any level of baseball past little league. Thank God that our pitching is decent.
We batted .143 and they batted .228, but batting .228 gets you beat 2 out of 3?
We pitched lights out on Friday and they pitched horribly in the first inning on Sunday. That's why they lost 2 of 3.
We pitched lights out on Friday and they pitched horribly in the first inning on Sunday. That's why they lost 2 of 3.
I'm sure pat appreciates the assistance, though.
And FWIW, we give up 4.38 runs per SEC game. 4, on average would yield us a loss as well.
And FWIW, we give up 4.38 runs per SEC game. 4, on average would yield us a loss as well.
Looking at the stats, it's pretty clear we crowd the plate and take a lot of pitches. Are we doing so because that's Cohen's preference (small ball with dead bats) or are we just adjusting to our talent (no power to work with)? I would assume that if we didn't crowd the plate, we would have more room to work with and get our slugging percentages us a bit. Of course, with more room, we won't get walked/hit as much so our OBP may suffer.
I'm not advocating anything, I'm just curious what our approach to the game is since hitting is such a hot topic right now. I have been and always will be just a casual observer of baseball so I'm making very general observations here...
I'm not advocating anything, I'm just curious what our approach to the game is since hitting is such a hot topic right now. I have been and always will be just a casual observer of baseball so I'm making very general observations here...
I'd like to see the compiled Sunday run totals, but don't have the time nor the want to do it myself.
We need guys that approach hitting the way that cat does. That M17er is pissed when he steps into the box. He swings with anger.
The hitting has been bad and I, too, am tired of seeing guys watch third strikes on close pitches (Renfroe yesterday); BUT, I will take any damn win any damn way we can get it.
The hitting has been bad and I, too, am tired of seeing guys watch third strikes on close pitches (Renfroe yesterday); BUT, I will take any damn win any damn way we can get it.
If we had just an average offense we would be one scary team. The fact that we have won as many games as we have with our offense that couldn't hit it off of a tee speaks volumes for our pitching staff. I wonder if the league woudl let Cohen get about 30 feet off and underhand the ball like 6 year old coach pitch little league if we could do any better?
I believe our guys could definitely hit of a tee....Now the results might still be the same...weak ground balls and pop ups to short left center field. But I most definitely believe they could "hit" off a tee.**
their batting average sucked just like ours. They had a few scattered hits and by the time walks and hit by pitches are thrown in, we had a better on base percentage for the series. Nothing to write home about, but everyone complaining about the batting average act like they were hitting .350 for the weekend. They were just as bad as us and that's why they lost two of three.