re: Alabama Baseball 41-18 (16-14) 2024-25

We aren't hosting. (Which Im fine with). No one (D1, BA) has us hosting today. Id rather be a #2 in a #12 or #13 region than a #16 host and have no chance in Supers.

Do schools still submit bids to the NCAA to host? Can’t imagine losing more money with our crowds . People (some of us who care) are going to be pissed when Vaughn leaves but we have nobody but ourselves to blame . Hope Byrne has a large Rolodex on baseball coaches

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In fairness, this is the first time in like a decade we have had a competitive team. As they have more success we may see people show up.

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We are three wins away from our 2nd super regional in 3 years

Maybe not a big deal for LSU, Texas, Arkansas, etc but certainly a big deal for Alabama considering the hell we’ve been put through to get here.

Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina out there busting bids too.

And I had people ask why I thought JJ did a poor job of developing pitchers. We don’t hit spots, looks like we don’t even try. Just throw it near the plate and take our chances! Everyone throws 90+ now, so location and movement are a must. Outside of Quick, we really don’t get either from anyone else.

Have you seen Carson Ozmer? He is the top closer in the nation. Fay, is a solid guy. He has simply been stuck with the scraps of the bullpen during his starts. Going forward, he will replace Zane Adams in the rotation and will get the Myers and other better bullpen guys backing him up.

In the SEC, which is practically high-A ball with composite bats, much of our pitching has struggled. But, against everyone else, with the exception of one slip up against Presbyterian, we've dominated.

With our out of conference record, we have a good chance to get out of our regional. If we play a super against a non-SEC team we have a good chance there as well. Of course, we also could stain the bed in post season. One never knows.

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Fay, is a solid guy. He has simply been stuck with the scraps of the bullpen during his starts.

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MSU - 3.1 innings - 2 runs - no decision
LSU - 3 innings - 1 run - no decision
Mizzou - 5.1 innings - 2ER - no decision
Vandy - 5 innings, 3 runs, this one the BP did fall apart quickly
Georgia - 4 innings - 6 runs
Florida 4.2 innings - no decision - Staton Error fricked us
SEC Tournament Missouri - 6 innings - W

Can’t really complain about the pen if you’re consistently exiting the game in the 5th inning.

He’s left the game with the lead like 3 times in the past 7 starts (unless I’m missing something).

LSU (3 innings), Florida (that sucked), and Missouri this week (win).

More at play here than the BP scraps.

I will say I never understood why Myers never relieved him on Fridays but I suppose it worked out.

Edit: He was great against Florida (they were down 3 starters) and I’m not going to put much stake in the Missouri game although he was pretty dominant. They just suck incredibly bad.

D1 Baseball has us there.
BA has us in Tallahassee

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BA has us in Tallahassee

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The more things change, the more they stay the same.

So does this mean we are going to give him a pass on all of the other transfers, the vast majority of whom didn’t pan out, and for the underclassmen, who have not performed well either? Since he hasn’t developed them.