re: Thursday SEC Baseball

Just goes to show you how far really good pitching can take you.

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Georgia is going to find out real quick if they are elite

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Well, note to self for future seasons: 29-2 heading into the 4th week of SEC play does not qualify for elite status if the pitching doesn’t look as pretty as the general consensus wants it to (even if the offense leads the league in seemingly every meaningful category and the team has proven to be insanely resilient)

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sweeping Florida right now isn’t an accomplishment for anyone

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I think sweeping any SEC team on the road besides Missouri is an accomplishment.

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Georgia is going to find out real quick if they are elite

Not sure about that, Texas is really beat up and lost its best hitter.

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It should be a good series. But I wouldn't read to much into it either way, short of one team getting swept and looking really bad in the process.

Strong winds from the south on Friday is good for the hitting.

Stronger winds from the north Sat & Sun is good for the pitching.

I'll be really, really surprised if we get this series in over the weekend. They even cancelled Keeneland's opening weekend.

Some interesting matchups this weekend;

UGA-Texas for 1st place (with Tennessee). Chance for either to keep pace, or for both to fall back a bit.
LSU-OU. Chance for LSU to hang with the leaders and separate from the middle of the pack more. For OU, could be a statement series that they're legit.
Alabama-Auburn. Chance for Bama to move out of the middle of the pack, chance for Auburn to get back to or above .500 in the league.
South Carolina-Miss State. Both 1-8, this is basically a chance for 1 team to stay alive if they can sweep, which would likely kill the other team for the year.
Vandy-Florida. A Fla sweep would give them some new life and derail Vandy's hopes.
A&M-Tennessee. This should be a sweep for the Vols, but if A&M wants any hope at a regional they need to take this series and start winning more games.

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UGA-Texas for 1st place (with Tennessee)

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UGA-Texas for 1st place (with Tennessee and Arkansas).

There, I fixed it for you.

SEC Only Stats...top 5 only

Fielding pct
1. Georgia . 9 9 4
2. Arkansas . 9 8 7
3. LSU . 9 8 4
4. Florida . 9 8 3
5. Tennessee . 9 8 1

Batting avg
1. Arkansas . 3 2 9
2. Georgia . 3 2 4
3. Ole Miss . 3 2 0
4. LSU . 3 1 0
5. South Carolina . 3 0 3

Slugging pct
1. Georgia . 6 4 8
2. Arkansas . 6 1 3
3. Ole Miss . 6 1 2
4. Tennessee . 5 1 0
5. LSU . 5 0 8

On base pct
1. Georgia . 4 5 2
2. Ole Miss . 4 4 4
3. Arkansas . 4 0 9
4. Kentucky . 4 0 3
5. LSU . 4 0 1

Runs scored
1. Georgia 1 0 0
2. Ole Miss 8 7
Arkansas 8 7
4. Kentucky 7 7
5. LSU 7 3

Hits
1. Arkansas 1 0 9
2. Ole Miss 1 0 3
Georgia 1 0 3
4. South Carolina 9 4
LSU 9 4

Home runs
1. Georgia 2 9
2. Arkansas 2 6
3. Ole Miss 2 1
4. Texas 1 8
5. Tennessee 1 5

Earned run avg
1. Tennessee 3 . 4 6
2. Texas 3 . 6 0
3. Arkansas 4 . 3 3
4. Alabama 5 . 0 0
5. Vanderbilt 5 . 0 6

Opposing bat avg
1. Georgia . 2 2 9
2. Vanderbilt . 2 3 8
3. Arkansas . 2 4 2
4. Texas . 2 4 3
5. LSU . 2 5 7

Batters SO out looking
1. Oklahoma 3 1
2. LSU 3 0
3. Ole Miss 2 9
Arkansas 2 9
5. Mississippi State 2 7
Tennessee 2 7

Hits allowed
1. Texas 6 7
2. Georgia 6 8
3. Arkansas 7 1
4. Vanderbilt 7 4
5. Tennessee 7 7

Runs allowed
1. Tennessee 3 6
2. Texas 3 7
3. Arkansas 3 8
4. Alabama 4 8
5. LSU 5 0
Vanderbilt 5 0

Earned runs allowed
1. Tennessee 3 0
Texas 3 0
3. Arkansas 3 8
4. Alabama 4 5
Vanderbilt 4 5

Home runs allowed
1. Texas 5
Tennessee 5
3. Oklahoma 9
4. Arkansas 1 0
5. Alabama 1 1
Auburn 1 1

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Opposing bat avg 1. Georgia . 2 2 9
2. Vanderbilt . 2 3 8
3. Arkansas . 2 4 2
4. Texas . 2 4 3
5. LSU . 2 5 7

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Hits allowed
1. Texas 6 7
2. Georgia 6 8
3. Arkansas 7 1
4. Vanderbilt 7 4
5. Tennessee 7 7

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This really illustrates something key about the Georgia pitching situation: we aren’t getting shelled, our stuff is overall pretty good. It’s been the walks and the HBPs that have put us in tough spots throughout February and the first few weeks to March.

Over the past few weeks though, the location has been getting better and the free bases are starting to diminish. If that trend continues, this is going to be a monster of a squad to deal with come May/June