I don't have the time to go back and look, but my guess is the number of pitchers who have made it through 6 complete innings against us this year can be counted on one hand. Over the course of a series, that is always going to greatly increase your chances of winning when the opposing team has to dip deeper and deeper into the bullpen. Of course, when you run into Zach Root or Kade Anderson that strategy isn't as effective, but don't think this staff is stupid enough to think it does. Schloss made a comment after the Thursday Arkansas game that they had a plan to be more aggressive against Root early in the count but he was just so good that there wasn't much they could do.
There is a fine line between being selective and being passive, and I think some of these guys are still trying to find that balance. For a team that leads the country in pitches per plate appearance, we are actually in the middle of the pack in terms of walks drawn in the SEC.