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Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:43 pm
Great season for the dawgs…not a troll intended in this thread (except maybe the high school field yall play on at home 
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In the regional and super, UGA hit 25 homeruns over 5 games, which produced something like 36 of their 54 runs. Get to Omaha…just 5 homeruns in 4 games. Run production drops by 7 runs per game.
It seems like teams that focus their offense around homeruns just don’t get it done in Omaha. Not to say that they can’t…Tennessee powered their way to a championship just a couple years ago and LSU hit for power in 23 pretty well. Just seems like more often than not, these teams aren’t the ones that get it done. Those types of teams can absolutely get you there as you often need to mash your way through a regional if your pitching staff isn’t on their game…it just feels like once you’re there, it’s just who gets hot at the right time at the plate or whoever has the all around team who can do it all combined with having deep solid pitching staffs. Usually need a little luck somewhere along the line too.
Oklahoma is 39th in homeruns this year but mashed an impressive 8 bombs so far in 3 games. North Carolina is 47th on the year and hit just 2 in their 3 games. So you got the team that has gotten hot and is mashing all of a sudden vs the team who is built to win without the bombs…built for the big park in Omaha.
Just a few notes on the past winners:
A current SEC team has won 7 of the last 8 championships - last non SEC winner was Oregon State 2018 (no champion in 2019). A current SEC team was also the runner up in 6 of those 8 years.
2025 - LSU hit 4, all by Jared Jones (39th in country)
2024 - TN hit 10 (led country)
2023 - LSU hit 7 (2nd in country)
2022 - Ole Miss 9 (12th in country)
2021 - Miss St hit 7 (55th in country)
) In the regional and super, UGA hit 25 homeruns over 5 games, which produced something like 36 of their 54 runs. Get to Omaha…just 5 homeruns in 4 games. Run production drops by 7 runs per game.
It seems like teams that focus their offense around homeruns just don’t get it done in Omaha. Not to say that they can’t…Tennessee powered their way to a championship just a couple years ago and LSU hit for power in 23 pretty well. Just seems like more often than not, these teams aren’t the ones that get it done. Those types of teams can absolutely get you there as you often need to mash your way through a regional if your pitching staff isn’t on their game…it just feels like once you’re there, it’s just who gets hot at the right time at the plate or whoever has the all around team who can do it all combined with having deep solid pitching staffs. Usually need a little luck somewhere along the line too.
Oklahoma is 39th in homeruns this year but mashed an impressive 8 bombs so far in 3 games. North Carolina is 47th on the year and hit just 2 in their 3 games. So you got the team that has gotten hot and is mashing all of a sudden vs the team who is built to win without the bombs…built for the big park in Omaha.
Just a few notes on the past winners:
A current SEC team has won 7 of the last 8 championships - last non SEC winner was Oregon State 2018 (no champion in 2019). A current SEC team was also the runner up in 6 of those 8 years.
2025 - LSU hit 4, all by Jared Jones (39th in country)
2024 - TN hit 10 (led country)
2023 - LSU hit 7 (2nd in country)
2022 - Ole Miss 9 (12th in country)
2021 - Miss St hit 7 (55th in country)
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 11:46 pm
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Posted on 6/18/26 at 5:06 am to NWLATigerFan12
We had trouble with the sun glaring off the batters eye, strange wind, and lack of contact. Credit to OU, with the wind last night ght, it should have been a HR derby but we couldn't hit shite.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 5:14 am to NWLATigerFan12
:)
Posted on 6/18/26 at 6:36 am to lewis and herschel
You had problems because you weren’t playing in a middle school stadium that’s smaller than a normal stadium.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 6:45 am to NWLATigerFan12
At Schwab field they measure success…one homer at a time.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:04 am to NWLATigerFan12
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Not to say that they can’t…Tennessee powered their way to a championship just a couple years ago
TN did rely on our offense that year, but our pitching was elite, too. We had a team ERA of 3.89 and a WHIP of 1.25
You dont win 60 games solely with offense
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:16 am to lewis and herschel
FFS own your shite dude. That wasn’t your problem. One or two dropped flyballs and mild wind doesn’t get your arse beat. In fact often th announcers would say.. no wind these last several innings when your guys would hit it to the warning track.
At least Bama fans have been quiet. We got beat, because Oklahoma and Texas were better. Simple.
I don’t know if you lost because your guys were nervous with the drug sniffing dogs outside the stadium or because the law enforcement was waiting to see where your guys got their chains from, but regardless you lost to a better team. Stop being a little bitch
At least Bama fans have been quiet. We got beat, because Oklahoma and Texas were better. Simple.
I don’t know if you lost because your guys were nervous with the drug sniffing dogs outside the stadium or because the law enforcement was waiting to see where your guys got their chains from, but regardless you lost to a better team. Stop being a little bitch
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:18 am to lewis and herschel
Other teams dealt with the sun and wind as well. Good season though.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 7:20 am
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:34 am to ukraine_rebel
Plus that park in Omaha can play so different game to game
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:35 am to lewis and herschel
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We had trouble with the sun glaring off the batters eye, strange wind, and lack of contact. Credit to OU, with the wind last night ght, it should have been a HR derby but we couldn't hit shite.
Thats some crazy mental gymnastics you have to do to get to that thought process
It's simple we've said it all along- LSU fans KNOW what it takes to win in Omaha and smashing homeruns (while it certainly helps) isn't what it takes to win games. Pitching, defense and timely hitting.
Remember when the entire SEC rant clowned on LSU for hiring BK? This is one of those full circle moments for the dawgs.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:41 am to poncho villa
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Thats some crazy mental gymnastics you have to do to get to that thought process
To be far I was watching the Georgia Super Regional, that was eccentrically a homerun derby, and the announcers were talking about how the trees provide a great back drop for seeing the ball. Then you go to Omaha that is already a tougher hitters park because of the size and wind conditions. It's like a 3 point shooting team being off in the Final Four because of the bigger stadium.
Also remember Texas essentially gave the first game to Georgia since Tinney (sp?) couldn't complete a strikeout.
Also, Georgia did hit some homeruns but how many of them were solo shots? Pop outs are bad outs.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 7:43 am
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:45 am to NWLATigerFan12
I don’t think it was the stadium. I think we just ran into some strong pitching and our bats went cold. Our batting average was the second lowest among the 8 teams.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:46 am to NWLATigerFan12
Some of us like to pretend that Foley Field doesn't help with the home runs, but we hit a good number of flyballs to right that would have been home runs at Foley. That would have significantly changed the momentum of the game. Oh well. Good luck Sooners.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:13 am to NorthGwinnett LSU
You had problems because you weren’t playing in a middle school stadium that’s smaller than a normal stadium.
Foley Field is the biggest dump in SEC baseball
Basketball arena a close second.
Foley Field is the biggest dump in SEC baseball
Basketball arena a close second.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:18 am to NWLATigerFan12
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(no champion in 2019)
Did you mean 2020? Vanderbilt won the 2019 CWS.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:22 am to NWLATigerFan12
Someone posted the data but OU has the biggest field in SEC. So we get less in-season homers compared to some others with much smaller fields
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:27 am to Rex Feral
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we hit a good number of flyballs to right that would have been home runs at Foley. That would have significantly changed the momentum of the game
Exactly.
When you swing for HRs in a park larger than you're use to and they don't make it out, you end up with fly outs. (Obviously)
Georgia isn't the first longball team in Omaha to get knocked off and certainly won't be the last.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:36 am to NorthGwinnett LSU
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You had problems because you weren’t playing in a middle school stadium that’s smaller than a normal stadium.
I know you didn't watch and are just shitposting, but it had nothing to do with this. We didn't even make contact with the ball, and got lucky to get the runs we did get. Our best players just disappeared at the plate. Had nothing to do with the size of the field.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:39 am to lewis and herschel
Oklahoma didn’t seem to have any issues. Dawgs had good season but Omaha plays big we tried to tell you. Power teams usually have trouble there with the big outfield and wind shifts
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:44 am to armtackledawg
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I know you didn't watch and are just shitposting, but it had nothing to do with this. We didn't even make contact with the ball, and got lucky to get the runs we did get. Our best players just disappeared at the plate. Had nothing to do with the size of the field.
Georgia struck out like 6 times? Are you saying that is a high number?
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