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Posted on 4/30/17 at 5:21 pm to finestfirst79
Shewmake homerun scores Foster. 7-0. I'm liking this.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 5:32 pm to finestfirst79
I don't like that homerun at all, though. Now 7-2.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 5:40 pm to finestfirst79
Ballgame! 7-2.
Now... this is where it gets messy.
Aggies win out (sweeping MSU, Arkansas, and Ole Miss.) Hey, it could happen!
Auburn loses at least once but preferably twice to Ole Miss. But NOT to LSU. That would be bad.
UK loses their last game to UF, plus one more against UT or UGA.
UF loses one to Ole Miss.
And that's how Aggies win the SEC. No problem.
Now... this is where it gets messy.
Aggies win out (sweeping MSU, Arkansas, and Ole Miss.) Hey, it could happen!
Auburn loses at least once but preferably twice to Ole Miss. But NOT to LSU. That would be bad.
UK loses their last game to UF, plus one more against UT or UGA.
UF loses one to Ole Miss.
And that's how Aggies win the SEC. No problem.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:06 pm to finestfirst79
I'm not overly worried about winning the league. We just need to keep winning series and improving the RPI. We may mess around and get a host spot.
The big innings were huge this weekend. Winning a road series vs a top 60(ish?) team relly helps the ole RPI.
The big innings were huge this weekend. Winning a road series vs a top 60(ish?) team relly helps the ole RPI.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:15 pm to Farmer1906
really strange how bad our RPI is relative to our record, and how good LSUs is to theirs.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:18 pm to Farmer1906
I wouldn't say I'm "worried" about it and a lot of improbable stuff has to happen because it is so tight near the top, but it would sure be nice.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:26 pm to finestfirst79
Our OOC is pretty rough outside of beating up Tech, and that series loss at Vandy was really, really bad. I haven't looked at the details around our RPI but I figure those are the dominating factors.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 10:54 pm to agalloch
Our problem is that we have played 15 teams outside of the top 200.
Some things are out of your control. You schedule a team like Pepperdine and expect them to get 30-35 wins. But when you schedule Brown & Bowling Green then it's your own damn fault.
Some things are out of your control. You schedule a team like Pepperdine and expect them to get 30-35 wins. But when you schedule Brown & Bowling Green then it's your own damn fault.
Posted on 5/1/17 at 12:03 am to Farmer1906
we must have a administrative connection with pepperdine or something. they are a decent program but shouldnt be the headliner of our OOC schedule, nor should fresno st. the annual ivy league and little league teams we open the season with is huge problem but after looking further, it seems our refusal to play on the road in non conf is what hurts us.
for instance, LSU has worse record but much better RPI and its largely due to playing maryland. they did play them in baton rouge but the reason maryland has such a high RPI is they have played almost half their games on the road despite winning less than half of them.
again seems like an administrative problem where we are more concerned about added revenue from home games than building our resume and that certainly wouldnt be a first for us.
for instance, LSU has worse record but much better RPI and its largely due to playing maryland. they did play them in baton rouge but the reason maryland has such a high RPI is they have played almost half their games on the road despite winning less than half of them.
again seems like an administrative problem where we are more concerned about added revenue from home games than building our resume and that certainly wouldnt be a first for us.
Posted on 5/1/17 at 7:38 am to Uncle Gunnysack
I would wager we played Pepperdine because it's a nice destination for the club. Their RPI the last 4 years were 114, 22, 103, 96. We probably expected a top 100 team, not a team outside the top 200.
It looks like we played Yale the wrong season. They were outside the top 200 last year and currently sit at 68 this year. But we knew exactly what we were getting into with Brown & BG. Both are just bad programs.
Our RPI would look worlds different if we found teams between 100-150 instead of 200+. We'll still continue to rise if we keep winning. We have 17 (3x), 18 (3x), and @35(3x) left on the schedule. That should be enough, I think, to push us up to around 20. I think that is the borderline where we have a shot to host.
It looks like we played Yale the wrong season. They were outside the top 200 last year and currently sit at 68 this year. But we knew exactly what we were getting into with Brown & BG. Both are just bad programs.
Our RPI would look worlds different if we found teams between 100-150 instead of 200+. We'll still continue to rise if we keep winning. We have 17 (3x), 18 (3x), and @35(3x) left on the schedule. That should be enough, I think, to push us up to around 20. I think that is the borderline where we have a shot to host.
Posted on 5/1/17 at 8:20 am to Farmer1906
So I noticed our pitching near the top of most categories in SEC play on Hawkeye's thread.
Our pitching was roughed up pretty good vs UK & Vandy. We started 1-5, but since then have gone 12-3. Here is what our pitching stats look like over that time.
Team ERA
1.99
Opposing Batting Avg.
.208
Batters Struck Out
135 or 8.68 K/9IP
In games we've won over the 15 game stretch it gets even better.
Team ERA
1.50
Opposing Batting Avg.
.196
Batters Struck Out
104 or 8.67 K/9IP
We've given up more than 3 ER in only 3 games. If our pitching continues then the sky is the limit. I did not realize just how good our guys have been doing even as close as I've been following it.
quote:
Team ERA
2. Texas A&M........... 3.49
Opposing Batting Avg.
1. Texas A&M........... .238
Batters Struck Out
5. Texas A&M........... 179
Fielding Pct.
2. Texas A&M........... .981
Our pitching was roughed up pretty good vs UK & Vandy. We started 1-5, but since then have gone 12-3. Here is what our pitching stats look like over that time.
Team ERA
1.99
Opposing Batting Avg.
.208
Batters Struck Out
135 or 8.68 K/9IP
In games we've won over the 15 game stretch it gets even better.
Team ERA
1.50
Opposing Batting Avg.
.196
Batters Struck Out
104 or 8.67 K/9IP
We've given up more than 3 ER in only 3 games. If our pitching continues then the sky is the limit. I did not realize just how good our guys have been doing even as close as I've been following it.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 7:20 pm to Farmer1906
HBU's starter just threw the hanging-est of all hanging curveballs, and Joel Davis promptly knocked it out. It felt like I looked at that thing for a full second before the bat hit it.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 7:20 am to agalloch
We did a nice job of taking care of business.
RPI Needs Report came out yesterday. It hasn't updated for today yet.
So top 16 is pretty much out of the question right now. Top 32 should happen, but it'll take going 5-4 in our last 3 series and not dropping the midweek vs Sam. It seems highly possible, but that just gets us into the top 32. I would think we'll need to be low 20s to host.
RPI Needs Report came out yesterday. It hasn't updated for today yet.
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Texas A&M
Remaining: 8 home, 3 road, 0 neutral
Current RPI: 31
ROWP: 0.615
Top 45:
1 home wins, 3 road wins
2 home wins, 2 road wins
3 home wins, 1 road wins
4 home wins, 0 road wins
Top 32:
4 home wins, 3 road wins
5 home wins, 2 road wins
6 home wins, 1 road wins
7 home wins, 0 road wins
Top 16:
6 home wins, 3 road wins
7 home wins, 2 road wins
8 home wins, 1 road wins
Top 8:
No way to reach the threshold.
So top 16 is pretty much out of the question right now. Top 32 should happen, but it'll take going 5-4 in our last 3 series and not dropping the midweek vs Sam. It seems highly possible, but that just gets us into the top 32. I would think we'll need to be low 20s to host.
This post was edited on 5/3/17 at 7:38 am
Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:29 am to Farmer1906
So if we win out we can't be top 8?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:32 am to Nguyening
Correct.
Updated after Tuesday's game.
Updated after Tuesday's game.
quote:
Remaining: 7 home, 3 road, 0 neutral
Current RPI: 31
ROWP: 0.627
Top 45:
0 home wins, 3 road wins
1 home wins, 2 road wins
2 home wins, 1 road wins
3 home wins, 0 road wins
Top 32:
3 home wins, 3 road wins
4 home wins, 2 road wins
5 home wins, 0 road wins
Top 16:
5 home wins, 3 road wins
6 home wins, 2 road wins
7 home wins, 1 road wins
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:34 am to Farmer1906
quote:
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (33-13, 13-8 SEC) vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (30-16, 14-7 SEC)
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,1000) • College Station, Texas
• THURSDAY: #15 Brigham Hill (Jr., RHP, 6-3, 2.62 ERA) vs. #48 Konnor Pilkington (So, LHP, 5-3, 3.10 ERA)
• FRIDAY: #12 Corbin Martin (Jr., RHP, 5-2, 3.13 ERA) vs. TBA
• SATURDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (So., RHP, 3-2, 3.52 ERA) vs. TBA
SCHEDULE Thursday, 6:32 p.m. • Friday, 6:32 p.m. • Saturday, 1:02 p.m.
TELEVISION Thursday & Saturday – ESPNU • Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Mike Rooney (color analyst)
Series starts tonight and we're on TV.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:48 pm to Farmer1906
RPI up to 29 per Warren Nolan.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 8:02 am to Farmer1906
When do we start the thread for all the "fire Childress" guys to eat crow?
Posted on 5/5/17 at 8:12 am to Old Sarge
Let's do that after we make it out of regionals.
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