re: Official Alabama Baseball Season Thread | 32-26 (15-15)

I really don't get this team. But part of it may be just a lack of depth at pitching for midweek games. At this rate we will be 20-10 in league play this year, but 33-22 overall?

I thought this was another very good SEC series this weekend. The starting pitching was not quite as good but still solid. We are really missing Burrows. I think with him, we win last Sunday vs L5U and it could have affected this last game. The offense was surprisingly very good this weekend. It's great to win 2 out of 3, but I think when we are near the end of the season we are going to look back at these two opportunities we had to sweep and really regret it. I am planning on going to the Auburn game this week. I know we normally lose it but who know this might be the year. We have to start winning these midweek games so this is a good time to start.

The combined record of our two opponents this week is 26-23 (3-9 in the SEC). There's no reason for us to lose to Auburn.

At some point, we have to start stringing together 3-1 weeks if we want to avoid Tallahassee again.

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We are really missing Burrows.

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You hit the nail on the head with this one. The bullpen is being spent in games one and two and it hurts to not have a closer. Both of our SEC losses were games where we were ahead/tied in the 8th.

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There was no reason to lose to UAB either. Not only did Bama do that, but they got run off the field.

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I won't argue. I said last week this time that we couldn't lose to an under .500 UAB squad and we did. Truth be told, I have zero confidence in us winning the midweek game against Auburn. They've owned us in Montgomery.

My only point is that we have to play a full week. Relying on taking two out of three every weekend won't last once we get to Ole Miss, Arkansas, aTm, Miss State and South Carolina.

I could make an argument that we just finished two of our easier weekends on the season and only have two "easy" weekends left in Georgia and Auburn. After that, I don't see a series left on the schedule that I will go into expecting us to win.

A couple more observations from the past week or two

- I want Daniel Cucjen at SS until he shows that he cannot do it. Avant has made 7 errors this season.
- Conner Short being back is a huge boost to this offense
- Will Haynie seems to be getting consistent at the plate which is HUGE

Chance Vincent and Cody Henry preview Auburn

We are #21 in the new Baseball America poll.

Well it depends on how long he goes. If he goes 3 or 4 innings yes. If he goes 7 or something like that then no.

4-0 Auburn in the bottom of the 1st