Corndogs coming to Oxford. Big Series for both teams....

I started the State series thread and we got throttled. If we lose this one, I won't start another series thread the rest of the year.

This could be a turning point for both programs this season. The winner of this series still has a good chance to Host. The loser may not make the post season. It's time to find our grits. If we have any.

The end of this series marks the halfway point in conference play. And this is where we stand:

We have a chance in just about every game because of our arms. All three of our starters are healthy and they have really been pitching well for the most part. We have had a couple of bullpen meltdowns, but the arms out of the pen have been decent overall.

We are something like 4th in the conference in overall pitching. Rabe lost the first game of the State series only because Bianco left him in for the 9th after something like his 4th inning of work, instead of bringing in a closer. That loss was on Bianco, plain and simple. Our season looks different right now if we go 1-2 against State instead of 0-3. Borderline unforgivable brain fart by CMB.

We pitched well against a very good Florida offense. I feel like our pitching is steadily improving, including Elliott and Towsend.

We are absolutely atrocious at the plate. I think we are hitting like 250 as a team. 13th out of 14 teams barely ahead of South Carolina.

Our entire offense is built around getting a walk or a hit batter or two, and then following up with a big home run. If that doesn't happen, we have nothing.

I still think we have a chance to go 2-1 this weekend. LSU is almost as bad as we are at the plate. And they are horrific in the field with a ton of errors. This could go either way.

Good luck. See ya in Swayze. And go to hell LSU!!!