re: 2022 Diamond Dawgs / 36-23 (15-16) / Season ends in the Chapel Hill Regional

Marshall adds to the lead with a sac squeeze bunt, scores Tate

In the 8th now with Marsh in. Just whizzed 93 for a swinging K, has looked promising so far as a freshman.

We’ve got to figure out our Sunday starter because Brown is a bullpen arm right now; breaks down in the 3rd. Wagner is only marginally better. Preseason, I would think we would have enough fire power to accommodate but with both Ross and Childers out and Sully sucking wind on Saturdays, we can’t start Woods like we probably should because we need him to go long innings in our second games

At the plate, it’s an absolute mental thing with the team. Which means it can be fixed but that also makes it an epidemic of sorts. We are consistently getting in base and in scoring position but we piss our pants when it comes time to pull the trigger.

Well, hopefully we start getting it straightened out on Sundays and with the runners on base hitting…cause SEC play opens this week, and starts off with a team that was top 10 two weeks ago

So on that topic:

We’ve pitched a few freshmen so far this season (typically in relief; only Coleman Willis has snagged a start at Southern on Tuesday). Of those, Chandler Marsh has looked the best in 2 games.

Last year, we more or less lived and died by throwing freshmen arms into the fire (by necessity, due to injury) and they kind of responded well to the mental challenge when called upon (particularly Liam Sullivan). Disconcerting part is Woods/Wagner seem to have taken small steps forward from last year while Sullivan has fallen backward.

All this to say that freshman arms are total crapshoots and we don’t currently have a frosh Wilcox on staff who can just arm talent his way through our schedule so long as he locates his pitches reasonably well. Only real play right now is to hope Sully pulls it together on Saturdays so we can slide Woods into the Sunday spot. Or for Brown to turn a mental corner wherein we play dual starter games on Saturday/Sunday. Back end of the pen has arms but they do us no good if we can’t give them a game to command by the 7th+

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I've enjoyed the play by play and running commentary.

Keep it up and thanks.

8-1 dawgs through 2.5

Cole Wagner and Connor Tate each have bombs already

10-1 Dawgs through 5

lol

Love it. Great outing. Let’s go Dawgs!

I believe Collins leads the league in slugging pct right now and Anderson might lead in OBP (he’s north of .500).

I’m fine with guys flying out or even striking out. But you’d better take 6-8+ pitches in the process if you do. In the college game, running up pitch counts is offensive currency, a down payment on runs to be scored later.

There’s so much that needs to be cleaned up with replay in college baseball. Reviews need to be more conveniently located, umps need to be required to communicate the calls/decisions to the crowd, and there needs to be a limit on number of reviews in a game/per side

Rotation this weekend:

Friday - Cannon
Saturday - Wagner
Sunday - Brown

Sully out with an undisclosed injury but expected to return for Kentucky.

Acton should be back, sat out Tuesday with a hip flexor.

Buckle up, going to need offense to survive the weekend