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College Baseball Pitching
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:01 pm
This is the first season I have followed college baseball or baseball at all. I’ve watched some MLB and college in small amounts and gone to some games, but I don’t follow enough to be an expert. With that said, college baseball pitching seems to be terrible. I’m watching the Bama - Tennessee game and no one from either team can throw a strike. I just watched Tennessee load the bases on walks and hitting multiple batters. This seems to be a common problem among a lot of the games. I also don’t understand the reluctance to pull a pitcher. I was watching a GT game the other day and the pitcher threw the ball behind the player and then hit him on the next throw, he still wasn’t pulled. I’ve noticed pitchers in a lot of games being left in when they are losing big leads in games due to poor pitching. Is it this way every season or is this year just a drought of pitchers?
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Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:11 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Most good pitchers skip college and go into pro ball so depth is very very shallow in college
This post was edited on 4/23/26 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:24 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I wonder if many pitchers press and try to throw too hard and try to throw perfect corner pitches every pitch when playing at Tennessee. Because they know they are playing inside a toll booth, and any hard contact may be a homerun. That would certainly lead to more walks.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:24 pm to Ramblin Wreck
It is generally terrible and it is like this every year, but that's part of the fun.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 10:23 pm to Ramblin Wreck
There's some great pitching in college, but you have to tune in when they're pitching. If you just put some random game on you'll probably see some nonsense.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 10:33 pm to Ramblin Wreck
And it's a good thing the umps have a big strike zone in college, or it would be even worse.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 11:19 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Too bad you missed watching Paul Skenes.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 11:57 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Generally, the pitching that is next level is represented in Omaha. Middling and even lower guys always seem to have a guy that can compete, but most teams aren’t that deep. Elite teams have 4 legit starters, 2 or 3 really good change of pace inning-eaters, and a stud closer sometimes two reliable shut-the-door guys. Those are the teams that win 9/10 CWS. Then there are teams that find a guy that can’t do anything but shite gold bricks and carry the team. You can hid a lot of pitching flaws by being able to swing the bat. Jump on teams consistently and it changes the mindset. Dynamic game.
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