2021 Razorback Baseball: Chasing SEC History

Just hope we can find some more consistent reliever outings other than Kopps if and when we get to Omaha

Lockhart was good yesterday. It’s big going forward that he can get us into the 5th inning. We got in a hole this past weekend with our starters not lasting.

We’ve gotta have Wicklander get into the 6th. We’ve gotta have Pallette get into the 5th or 6th.

Ideally Friday, we can get by with just Kopps. Saturday’s, you use Monke and then Costeiu to close out. Then that sets up Sunday(Game 3) with Lockhart, long relief Bolden(2-3) then hand over to Kopps in the 9th. This would still leave Vermillion, Morris for spot duty L vs. L or R vs. R matchup options.

The key to our bullpen is scoring more runs. These one run games stresses our pen. Zeb and Morris can give us quality innings but they aren't useful when there is zero margin for error.

This shouldn't be an issue in a regional since we should coast to a win against a 4 seed. Also not worried about a 3 game series because we do have enough pitching for 2 games.

The first part of the CWS is where I see us stumbling. I would hate to see Vandy, tenner and state in our side of the bracket. Even then we have a punchers chance.

I hate to see it and to post it...but I think Noland may be done.

Was really looking forward to him stopping football and going all baseball.

I know you've said you're new to following baseball, so just an FYI that more often than not, baseball players under DVH bounce back quite a bit. Baseball players' trajectories are the opposite of linear more often than not. Its a weird sport.

Kopps is a perfect example. TJ in 2018. Solid year in 2019 with a 3.89 ERA over 41.2 innings. Then 2020 he had an 8.18 ERA over 11 innings. Some commentary was that he was "done", "peaked", etc..

Connor has talent. He'll probably get some innings in the SECt. If he looks really good, don't be surprised to either see him in comfortable lead games through the postseason or be an ace next year.

Anything can happen. The probability distribution of outcomes in baseball is very wide. Thats part of the reason MLB plays 162 games. You have to increase your sample size to reduce your standard error.

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BennyAndTheInkJets

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I played baseball through Jr High and gave it up for fishing, etc.

Loved it, but wasn't really talented enough to compete.

Thanks for sharing, College ball is new to me as in the past 4-5 years. Have fell in love with it overall. Follow what several of you know to gain knowledge!

I'd start him and Wiggins in the SEC tournament just to see what happens since it doesn't really mean anything to us. If we win then great. Might pitch Lockhart if we made it to the finals but I'd like to not use our main guys.

I actually have faith in Connor. It’s all mental for him right now. The kid has the talent he just needs the sauce.

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Any thoughts?

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If Pallette is really out for the year we will need Connor and Zeb to step up and give us some good innings in the tourney.

I hope they can or this amazing season won't mean shite in the long run.