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Posted on 3/15/21 at 12:29 pm to Soda City Spur
Posted on 3/15/21 at 12:29 pm to Soda City Spur
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tomorrow's game against Mercer
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Posted on 3/15/21 at 1:02 pm to SCgamecock2988
Edited.
Thank you sir.
Thank you sir.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 1:41 pm to SCgamecock2988
WARNING - ***** incoming wall of text ****
ugly 3 games in Austin. 2/21 risp on the weekend through the 8th inning Sunday. have no idea if that improved in the 9th when USC plated 2 runs. 6 runs total in 3 games for Carolina.
Gamecocks hit 4 would-be home runs today, but only Clarke had one of his go over the wall. Texas' ballpark doesn't play like any other ballpark in the SEC, thank God.
Longhorns defense was timely all weekend killing any crooked numbers USC was close to putting on the scoreboard. Carolina's failure with risp only mounted the pressure our pitching seemed hell-bent to create for itself. Gamecock fielding on Sunday felt left out and joined the self-destructive efforts just for good measure.
there were some good individual performances and if Farr & Jordan can have Friday/Sat outings consistent with what they showed in Austin, USC will win some SEC weekends if the offense/lineup gets it collective shite together.
Brady Allen continues his reliability at the plate. I'd be fine if he actually hit 2nd in hopes of advancing a leadoff guy. Wimmer was 4/4 Sunday but is. I'd be interested in seeing him lead off a bit more. his speed/ability to bunt for singles - along with Allen's contact/speed behind him in the lineup could work in tandem well. Wimmer (6) & Allen (7) have 13 total doubles and 70 total bases combined.
the only games Clarke should catch are the mid-weeks from now on. Cino midweek looks as well. Burgess all SEC weekends / rest through the week.
Callil's anemic bat in the lineup has to be replaced to see if it sparks anything in the offense. Wimmer hasn't played SS yet and he's got 3 errors in 43 chances, but Callil's bat with runners on so far this year is a big concern. he's struck out 14 times compared to 10 hits (47 AB). Callil has walked just twice and only Fields has a lower on-base % in his 4 total AB on the season. I don't know how much run Wimmer got in fall ball at SS and it could prove be a disaster defensively, but Callil's bat in the lineup last year and so far this year is a known commodity. Wimmer's defense at SS is not - at least in a game. Davidson tuesday would be a good time to find out.
blind dart at the dartboard for tuesday's lineup...
Wimmer SS
Allen CF
Clarke DH
Sightler LF
Eyster RF
Satterfield 3B
Mendham 1B
Burgess C
Heinrich 2B
Satterfield was hitting over .400 as 7th/8th in the lineup in all his AB this season before he was moved up to the 2 hole on friday in Austin. he went 0/8 on the weekend vs Texas in the 2 hole. it didn't work so move him back down but he has to play over Milone's bat & 3 errors at 3B.
Heinrich only has 7 hits in limited AB, but at least has more hits than K's with 5. Eyster has always had a high K rate and leads the team with 19, but does have 17 hits, 9 for extra bases including 3 HR. of course the 2 walk-offs.
Burgess & Mendham both have on-base % near mid-300. Burgess has just 4 strikeouts in 31 AB to go with 7 hits. Mendham just one more strikeout than hits but is tied for 3rd on the team with 9 RBI.
Sightler has been outstanding with just 2 strikeouts in 36 AB and 14 hits. he's also walked 5 times and been hit by 2 pitches. he needs to hit behind Clarke for the foreseeable future.
the pitching is a whole other ball of wax, but if Carolina could consistently put up some runs the staff won't have to be perfect every pitch.
anyways - lots of words to say USC blew it in key moments this weekend and there are glaring issues the lack of competition hid prior to the Texas series.
ugly 3 games in Austin. 2/21 risp on the weekend through the 8th inning Sunday. have no idea if that improved in the 9th when USC plated 2 runs. 6 runs total in 3 games for Carolina.
Gamecocks hit 4 would-be home runs today, but only Clarke had one of his go over the wall. Texas' ballpark doesn't play like any other ballpark in the SEC, thank God.
Longhorns defense was timely all weekend killing any crooked numbers USC was close to putting on the scoreboard. Carolina's failure with risp only mounted the pressure our pitching seemed hell-bent to create for itself. Gamecock fielding on Sunday felt left out and joined the self-destructive efforts just for good measure.
there were some good individual performances and if Farr & Jordan can have Friday/Sat outings consistent with what they showed in Austin, USC will win some SEC weekends if the offense/lineup gets it collective shite together.
Brady Allen continues his reliability at the plate. I'd be fine if he actually hit 2nd in hopes of advancing a leadoff guy. Wimmer was 4/4 Sunday but is. I'd be interested in seeing him lead off a bit more. his speed/ability to bunt for singles - along with Allen's contact/speed behind him in the lineup could work in tandem well. Wimmer (6) & Allen (7) have 13 total doubles and 70 total bases combined.
the only games Clarke should catch are the mid-weeks from now on. Cino midweek looks as well. Burgess all SEC weekends / rest through the week.
Callil's anemic bat in the lineup has to be replaced to see if it sparks anything in the offense. Wimmer hasn't played SS yet and he's got 3 errors in 43 chances, but Callil's bat with runners on so far this year is a big concern. he's struck out 14 times compared to 10 hits (47 AB). Callil has walked just twice and only Fields has a lower on-base % in his 4 total AB on the season. I don't know how much run Wimmer got in fall ball at SS and it could prove be a disaster defensively, but Callil's bat in the lineup last year and so far this year is a known commodity. Wimmer's defense at SS is not - at least in a game. Davidson tuesday would be a good time to find out.
blind dart at the dartboard for tuesday's lineup...
Wimmer SS
Allen CF
Clarke DH
Sightler LF
Eyster RF
Satterfield 3B
Mendham 1B
Burgess C
Heinrich 2B
Satterfield was hitting over .400 as 7th/8th in the lineup in all his AB this season before he was moved up to the 2 hole on friday in Austin. he went 0/8 on the weekend vs Texas in the 2 hole. it didn't work so move him back down but he has to play over Milone's bat & 3 errors at 3B.
Heinrich only has 7 hits in limited AB, but at least has more hits than K's with 5. Eyster has always had a high K rate and leads the team with 19, but does have 17 hits, 9 for extra bases including 3 HR. of course the 2 walk-offs.
Burgess & Mendham both have on-base % near mid-300. Burgess has just 4 strikeouts in 31 AB to go with 7 hits. Mendham just one more strikeout than hits but is tied for 3rd on the team with 9 RBI.
Sightler has been outstanding with just 2 strikeouts in 36 AB and 14 hits. he's also walked 5 times and been hit by 2 pitches. he needs to hit behind Clarke for the foreseeable future.
the pitching is a whole other ball of wax, but if Carolina could consistently put up some runs the staff won't have to be perfect every pitch.
anyways - lots of words to say USC blew it in key moments this weekend and there are glaring issues the lack of competition hid prior to the Texas series.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 8:45 pm to 1801
Posted on 3/18/21 at 11:30 am to mikeboss550
So now we suck at everything (except women's basketball) again?
Posted on 3/18/21 at 11:35 am to mikeboss550
...quite fitting. we may need something a little more aggressive than a stick at this point. defibrillator maybe? I'd trade Parker Bangs for our lawn jockey. actually at this point I'd be okay swapping our whole staff for Powell, Coutlangus & Dyson up at NGU.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 11:18 pm to 1801
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:09 pm to SCLibertarian
Don't think we ever stopped. Fool's gold. Not sure how I fall for it every time.
Outside of football, anyways. It will take a lot for me to be optimistic about football again.
Outside of football, anyways. It will take a lot for me to be optimistic about football again.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 4:25 pm to CNB
This is going to be a dog eat dog season. Winning today helps. We took , what is arguably, the odds on favorite to win the NC to their limit this weekend. I see us beating Florida next weekend.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 5:22 pm to SOSFAN
Vandy's Fri and Sat night starters are going to go 1st and 2nd in the draft while Texas, last week, has a predicted 1st pitcher.
As I stated, before the season, we are going to be facing the elite of the elite when it comes to pitching so we have to find ways to manufacture runs. We have to start fighting through at bats and atop swinging for the fences at the 1st pitch. Funny thing is this team reminds me of the Tanner pre 2010 seasons.
As I stated, before the season, we are going to be facing the elite of the elite when it comes to pitching so we have to find ways to manufacture runs. We have to start fighting through at bats and atop swinging for the fences at the 1st pitch. Funny thing is this team reminds me of the Tanner pre 2010 seasons.
Posted on 3/22/21 at 5:31 pm to SOSFAN
Spot on. It sucks to lose games, but we were always going to have an uphill battle. This is the best the SEC has ever been collectively maybe ever. Throw in a series at texas. That’s crazy
Posted on 3/22/21 at 7:58 pm to GamecockUltimate
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This is the best the SEC has ever been
You're a 100% correct. We just need to win enough to get into the ncaa tourny and playing this schedule will pay off if we do.
We just played the best team in the nation toe to toe. Come tourny time anything can happen.
A team we just recently beat in a 2 game series just took a weekend series from the #13 team.
This post was edited on 3/22/21 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 3/24/21 at 10:05 am to SOSFAN
In a delayed rematch,
Gamecocks 8
The Citadel 3
Gamecocks 8
The Citadel 3
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:38 pm to Lonnie Utah
somehow our all-world defensive SS managed to not score the go-ahead run B8 game 1 v FLA on a Wimmer double to the RF wall.
that's the latest in about 4 plays involving said SS that has absolutely killed Carolina tonight.
Kingston is foolish for continuing to ignore all the bad things that happen in a game against USC because 6 is in the lineup.
that's the latest in about 4 plays involving said SS that has absolutely killed Carolina tonight.
Kingston is foolish for continuing to ignore all the bad things that happen in a game against USC because 6 is in the lineup.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:59 pm to 1801
You failed to mention he was on second for that double to make it worse.... Then didn't call heinrich off on that popup that he dropped
Posted on 3/26/21 at 11:39 pm to mikeboss550
Wow what a win. 9-8 in 14 innings. We did our best to give it away. Need at least 1 more win this weekend.
Posted on 3/27/21 at 5:51 pm to SOSFAN
[quote]This is going to be a dog eat dog season. Winning today helps. We took , what is arguably, the odds on favorite to win the NC to their limit this weekend. I see us beating Florida next weekend.[/quote]
This team has fight in it. Taking a series from the #5 ranked team bodes well.
Imagine what we could do with a SS that could hit.
This team has fight in it. Taking a series from the #5 ranked team bodes well.
Imagine what we could do with a SS that could hit.
This post was edited on 3/27/21 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 3/27/21 at 8:52 pm to SOSFAN
I remember you calling a USC series win not long after game 3 in Nashville.
here's the up to date batting averages for Kingston's lineup today.
season avg / with runners is scoring postion -
.267 / .353 Allen
.377 / .409 Wimmer
.344 / .412 Sightler
.312 / .360 Clarke
.262 / .385 Eyster
.253 / .276 Mendham
.267 / .312 Heinrich
.263 / .375 Burgess
.192 / .143 Callil
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=327250
here's the up to date batting averages for Kingston's lineup today.
season avg / with runners is scoring postion -
.267 / .353 Allen
.377 / .409 Wimmer
.344 / .412 Sightler
.312 / .360 Clarke
.262 / .385 Eyster
.253 / .276 Mendham
.267 / .312 Heinrich
.263 / .375 Burgess
.192 / .143 Callil
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=327250
This post was edited on 3/27/21 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 3/27/21 at 9:10 pm to 1801
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192 / .143 Callil
I can't believe there isn't another option.
Posted on 3/28/21 at 11:35 am to 1801
Meh, who needs stats when you've got balls over walls!
This post was edited on 3/28/21 at 11:40 am
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